Oliver’s Super Sandwiches

If you’re looking for a general, across the boards review of Oliver’s, this won’t be of much help because there’s only one thing I eat at Oliver’s — and that’s their baked potatoes.
Okay, I have tried a little of some of their other stuff — I’ve had a bit of some kind of pasta which my mother ordered when I was younger, but I’ve never ordered anything but the potato here myself before. It’s not to say that their baked potatoes are amazing — they’re actually a hit-​or-​miss, but when they are a hit, they’re pretty good.
I usually either go for sour cream baked potato when I’m feeling a little plain Jane, or for the smoked salmon and egg salad one when I feel a little hungrier. When I say that they’re a hit or miss, it’s because sometimes, the potatoes are served freshly baked and steaming hot, so all is well, but sometimes, it’s served just warm, making the taste of the potato quite underwhelming. In my opinion, a baked potato that’s eaten just warm is a baked potato that’s wasted. There’s no fun in eating a baked potato that’s only at room temperature.
But on the occasions where the stars are all aligned and the universe has decided to cut you a break — i.e. the potato is served hot, it tastes really, really good. The sour cream is cold so it tastes great against the hot potato. The smoked salmon and egg salad one is actually better in my opinion, though they’re quite skimpy with the smoked salmon — expect tiny pieces, and not a lot of them too. The egg salad tastes pretty good and there’s an even mix between the whites and yolks.
Overall, it’s hard to say that the potatoes here are amazing because sometimes they’re served at room temperature and therefore not so good. I don’t have much to say about the other items on the menu, of course, but since this is kind of a fast food place I wouldn’t expect things like the pastas and the sandwiches to be fantastic.

Locating next to the escalator and the shuttle bus stop, Oliver’s Super Sandwiches is very accessible and it may be quite a nice choice when you feel hungry. Getting there is easy. If you walk out from the Sha Tin MTR Station, just walk forward, you’ll cross a number of shops on the two sides. When you arrive Zara, take the escalators downstairs to the Entrance Arena. The restaurant will be on your right hand side. If you come from the Sha Tin Town Hall, go to the ground floor where you can find some artistic sculptures, then go inside the New Town Plaza and you’ll find the restaurant on your left. There isn’t any wall to divide different restaurants in that area, so the restaurant looks spacious and you feel comfortable to have a meal inside. The single couches are quite comfy to sit on.
I went there to have a brunch with a local friend whom I met in an international camp. It’s been almost two years since we were in the camp. We finally met! For the brunch, we ordered Specialty Scamble Breakfast B14 — Sun-​dried Tomato Scrambled Eggs, Chipolata Sausage, Diced Potatoes and English Muffin. The scrambled eggs were smooth and creamy. I particularly loved the use of herb of sun-​dried tomatoes as the seasoning. The flavor of the diced potatoes was nice but not too strong. The quality of potatoes provided by Oliver’s was always great. The sausages and muffins tasted fine as well. Besides this breakfast we also ordered Pasta C2 — Norwegian Smoked Salmon & Clams Linguine in Creamy Dill Sauce. The sauce was quite creamy but its taste wasn’t that outstanding. The linguine was just okay. The smoked salmon and clams was alright but there was still room for improvement. Generally speaking the food in this Oliver’s was quite satisfactory but the price would be more reasonable if the sauce of the pasta were with stronger taste and the seafood was fresher. Anyway I probably will be back!