I was thinking 3-3.5 stars after my visit but I turned it to a 4 on my way out because the waitress made my day. I'll explain further after the jump.
Pros:
Lots of choice in terms of specials
Good prices and portions
Excellent service
Cons:
No brisket at 1pm?
I came with my GF and baby over the weekend because we were going to do some shopping over and T and T next door after. Walking in, the place looks pretty nice. Kinda new-ish feel to it.
They have a lot of choice for their afternoon tea, and lunch specials. Most HK style cafes usually have about 15-20 items for their specials. I swear this place had at least 100 or so. I came in with something in mind to order but after seeing the amount of choice I had, I rethought a couple of times on what to order.
So here's the thing, beef brisket is a common item at HK style cafes, I would say 20% of the menu has some sort of brisket in it. So on a Saturday afternoon to run out of brisket makes me scratch my head. I could understand a more obscure item running out. Oh well, first world problems. I did feel like brisket too.. lol.
I ended up getting the salt and pepper pork chop on rice and my GF got the a baked rice. We both got HK style mike teas. Both dishes were very good and portions were big. I got a lot more pork than I thought I would get. The pork chops were some of the best I've had in a while. My GF liked her dish as well.
The waitress was working alone but she was great. She had an arm cast of some sort so she was a trooper. It didn't slow her down at all. She was very friendly throughout our time there.
Here's the thing, I'm all about customer experience. If you make it a memorable visit, that scores a lot of points with me. On my way out, the waitress said to me "So, you're a father now!" I had my baby with me and I didn't get why she said that. Then she said "Do you remember me?" Right then and there, I remembered who she was. She used to work in another HK style cafe I frequented a couple of years back.. I went there once a week then. I hadn't gone there in more than 5 years since I moved away. I was amazed she still remembered me. We chatted a little bit more after. It was a nice experience and it made my day.
All in all, a nice little place I will be going back to next time I'm shopping for groceries there. Our bill came out to about $15 WITH taxes and tip incluided. Lunch for 2 with drinks for $15? I'm sold.