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| - I think that I agree with some of the reviews here: there is lots of competition if we're talking about HK-style cafes in the area and I think Little House has a slim chance of contending.
When I first looked at the prices, I was a bit surprised because it looks pricier than most, but hey, maybe the portions will make up for it (they didn't). Initially, I wanted the "rice noodle in soup with fish and beef balls" from the afternoon tea menu - they didn't have it because they said they ran out of the balls. Mind you, afternoon tea starts at 2:30 and I was there at 3:00...
Anyways, here is what we actually had:
1. Vermicelli with Satay Beef in Soup ($6.95):
This is served with a coffee or tea an I for a lemon water. The portion was smaller than most HK cafes. There was also a small handful of a thick noodle that wasn't vermicelli - they probably mixed it by accident? There were maybe 3 slices of beef in the whole bowl of noodles; this was such a disappointment.
2. Tuna Fish Sandwich ($5.95):
This was toast I could've probably made at home because the portion was so small and the amount of tuna? It may have well have been butter - that's how thin of a layer it was. For the price I'm paying, I expected much more tuna than what I got!
3. Beef Brisket Curry Combo ($10.95):
We clearly were not full after those two meals so we ordered the curry, which came with a soup and a coffee/tea. I was surprised that this portion size was average and the curry actually tasted like curry. However, the amount of beef brisket we found? Not much. It was all curry sauce with lots of onions... even the carrots and peppers were scarce in comparison! This was not satisfying at all.
In the end, I do have to give them an extra star because their service was not bad (even though it was clear she didn't speak English). Nonetheless, I would not come back for the food because one, there's not many seats to begin with, and two, there's just not enough flavours and consistencies to draw me in.
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