The Trafalgar is a British pub, located in the heart of Wan Chai. It is a bit of a dingy affair,…read morewith the least welcoming entrance way in HK (up the elevator to the 5th floor, which opens into the darkest corridor in the world), but once inside, it is a reasonably sized bar, with an outside terrace.
As to be expected, the bar serves a pretty standard range of beers, wines and spirits, which is no more or less than anywhere else in this area. However, it does come up trumps with the food. Look, it's not going to be the best gourmet cooking in the world, this is British pub food that we are talking about after all. It is mainly beige foods that have been baked or fried, but there is a very large selection of dishes that will make you pine for England's green and pleasant lands, including; proper steak and kidney pudding, fish and chips, bangers and mash, cottage pie, and a selection of true British delights like pasta and chicken parmigiana - ahem, err yeah!
The meals a-la-carte will set you back about HKD150, but the portions are generous. For the best value, come here for lunch, where a main meal with soup or salad starter, will set you back around HKD70. Again, it's not the best you will have, but for a tasty quick bite, it is perfectly good. Be warned, with such a good value meal deal, the HK office workers come here in their droves, so you should book for lunch.
My only gripe about this place is the serious lack of English speaking staff. Try asking for a lager shandy, and the spotty 12 year old kid will look at you blankly as though you have just ask for the secret to The Masons. Try and get the nice Filipino manageress to serve you. She at least knows the difference between the steak and kidney pudding , and the steak and kidney pie.
Last note, they have quiz nights on Tuesdays, which are always a good laugh, and loads of sports on the TVs. They sometimes project games onto the wall of the neighbouring building.