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| - This is a slightly better version of your typical HK style cafe, still shouldn't be expecting more than what's the usual. It's clean and not too squishy. It is expected that service may be a little slow and you need to be a bit more assertive when making sure you're on the waitlist for a seat or that your food is ordered correctly/still coming. If you're coming during lunch hours or afternoon tea, expect a long wait. The waitresses here are very nice, not the typical loud and rude.. you know. Definitely works in your favour if you can speak Cantonese. Their service isn't too slow in comparison to other HK cafes, I honestly feel like it's on the faster side actually. OH and they do have a card machine. It's rare that a hk cafe takes debit because most of them are cash only.
The prices are average, and usually includes a cream or borscht soup, your decently sized entree, and a drink. You'll probably spend between $7-12 per person depending on if you're coming for lunch or their afternoon tea specials. I've tried many different items on the menu but the ones that I usually go for are the Malaysian ox-tongue curry, fish cutlet/chicken wings/steak with fries, or a baked rice (which is served on fried rice, not plain white rice). I usually get the cream soup which is a hit or miss because I don't like their carrot one, but I do love their mushroom one. Their iced lemon tea and milk teas are sooo goood! I also love the way they fry their fish cutlets and fries, it's better than some other hk cafes. Their afternoon tea portions are slightly smaller which is expected, but their lunch portions are huge (I never finish it). However, I do want to mention that I love Hainanese Chicken but this is the one place I won't order it from. I've had it here 3 times already and yeah I seriously don't like it. It's very small, dry and lean... tastes like chicken breast but it probably isn't, I have no idea. The ones at Phoenix and Fav Cafe are 100x better. If only they can execute this dish better, I'd come more often. All in all, it isn't as bad as some people claim it is. You just have to come here with the right expectations.
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