Bread &a Beast is another addition to the trendy hipster-esque vibe that Hong Kong is slowly developing. Décor is trendy, and minimalistic, combining dark colours with very bright ones. Overall, the restaurant offers a very pleasant atmosphere to sit in, for the customer that wants to step back for a second and relax from the busy, bustling environment of the city as a whole.
The service is friendly and helpful, but it is considered slow in Hong Kong standards. I personally don't mind it since the place has a very calming vibe, but some customers may for that reason consider the food to be bad, considering how their system (order at the counter) can take a few minutes for larger groups, so people waiting behind may wind up waiting a bit.
I ordered the Birdman sandwich and a lemonade iced tea. The iced tea was a bit too sweet for my liking, but overall it had a very pleasant lemon-y flavour to it.
The Birdman is good, but it does take a while (~10-15 mins I think?) but they are thoughtful about how they serve it. I like how they picked a crunchier bread to complement the fried chicken. The fried chicken was overall very succulent and tender, though I think they may have gone overboard with frying the chicken. I'm generally a fan of crispy chicken, but what they gave me was crunchy chicken, I.e. I felt that the crust was a little tougher than it needed to be. Then again, you can't please everyone; I know that some people like it that way after all.
With this place being a cafe, I ought to try the coffees and espresso beverages sometime. I'd expect that that's another place where they'd really shine. read more