Cafe Orchid gets the Jeff H. best wonton noodles $13.95 in Millbrae award. Even before they close, their wonton noodles still hits the spot. It is a light meal and does the job. Noodles are OK but the star of the show is the wontons. There are six plump, good sized, filled with shrimp & pork, well balanced wontons in the bowl. Cafe Orchid did a good with their interpretation of the Hong Kong wonton noodles. It is close to the ones you get in HK. By the way, the ice milk tea $4.55 is also good. read more

Wanted to try this location since we drive by it everyday. This is a Hong Kong style restaurant food. We ordered: Baked oxtail with rice, the fish with egg corn over rice, the beef tendon over lo mein, beef tendon wonton noodle soup, and baked pork chop over rice. The baked oxtail was not bad. But for the price it's not bad. For drinks: we ordered the Hong Kong style milk and coffee tea. Not as good as when I was in hong Kong. But ok. I would definitely come back, but would try something different. Parking is in the back and service was ok. read more

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Surprisingly nice service, they keep this up and they'll lose authenticity points ;) Got the beef tendon lo mein. Thought the noodles could use more chew and more seasoning. There's parking in the back but there's some navigation involved. I wouldn't mind coming back but I'd probably be more likely to go to the HK cafe on broadway for ease of access and more comfortable seating. read more

Cafe Orchid - Beef tendon lo mein - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

HOT TIP: If you're in a hurry/have a time restraint and want to eat any of their baked items, call 30 minutes prior to arriving. Put in your order and tell them you'll arrive soon to dine in. They'll prep any baked items for you ahead of time. I almost only get their baked items so, I try to strategically plan when to call in. I've once waited my entire lunch time (all 50 minutes) because there was an oddly huge take out order ahead of us. Yes, their pork chop over rice in tomato sauce is 12/10 but don't sleep on their curry sauce! They have a parking lot in the back of house and 3 spots in the front. read more

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Always busy at lunch and dinner time. But they're efficient and quick with their service. If you like Hong Kong cafe foods, this is the place to go! They're one of the few restaurants left that still make really good food just like Hong Kong foods. read more

Cafe Orchid - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

This is well establish restaurant been operate quite sometime. It's small, clean, with little age but the food is good Here is my scoring card for this restaurant: 1) Location: ( 3 Point ) - Great location for customer to see and find. Great parking for street parking and side parking lot parking. 2) Decoration : (4 Point) - They still have the original decoration. Clean. 3) Price: ( 4 point)- The price is competitive but still a little bit pricey compare to other same stars and type food they serve 4) Quality and Taste : ( 3 point)- The quality is ok, food taste is good and portions are below average . ( must be inflation ) 5) Type of cuisine standard : ( 4 point) - The style of Chinese food they serve is pretty close to the way it was prepare in China.Not bad! But some dishes did have slightly modify to cater the customer's need Overall it's not bad and I thinks it's great to give it a try and let me know what you think. Go foodies Total max is 25 Score 18 Stars = 72% round up to 3 stars read more

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This is your standard HK cafe where you can find the popular food and drink items like HK milk tea, soup noodles, stirred fry dishes and more. Service is actually not bad comparing to other HK cafes or Chinese restaurants in general. I like their afternoon tea combo as the items remind me of my childhood growing up in HK. read more

Got take out on a Sunday afternoon. Pork chop rice was average. Curry beef stew was spicy and very tasteful. The steak was the special of the day. It's not as good as before . Not sure if it's because we had it take out instead of dine in. Milk tea was very creamy with probably evaporated milk and strong tea flavor. read more

Cafe Orchid - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

Decent place to get your HK cafe fix. Their beef brisket stew has a great fall apart texture and well seasoned. Was not a fan of the black pepper sauce that came with my pork chops, ratios leaned heavily towards worcestershire instead of a savory black pepper taste. Soy Sauce chow mein was well made, but a tad oily. Service is prompt and efficient which made for a nice quick lunch. It got pretty packed Thursday primetime, so be mindful. read more

This is my first time coming here to eat. The food here was delicious. The food was super fresh and hot. I ordered the curry pizza and fried chicken for appetizers. The curry pizza was really good and soft. It tasted like naan bread. The curry was not too spicy, which I liked. The fried chicken was super crispy and hot. The fried chicken came with crispy fries. The spaghetti was really tasty and flavorful. The pork wasn't too bad and it was alright. Waitress was nice and friendly. We were served right away and our food arrived within 10 minutes. read more

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Went here on a Saturday for an early dinner. We got ox tail stew, pepper steak, & a few other dishes. Everything was delicious. Parking in the rear of the complex was convenient. read more

When you so hungry during your lunch time and eat most of the bento box then you see this little thing cover by the leaf........ read more

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Cafe Orchid is a rarity in the type of cuisine style it serves. Original Hong Kong style of Cafe oriented dishes and drinks. We have tried many places that advertise certain dishes/item in the menu as HK style, but you know what, that's not always true. Just the HK milk Teas take time to prep itself and you know when the drink comes out super fast or it actually takes time for the staff to prepare. All I got to say is, regardless if it's easy to get here or find parking here( honestly, not an issue) you have to come here! DLLM, GO NOW! P. S. Sorry for the profanity read more

This is one of my favorite restaurants. It's not fancy or particularly special, but it's a place where you can enjoy a delicious, simple meal at a reasonable price with milk tea. I personally love the pork katsu and spaghetti combo, and I also enjoy the sausage macaroni! And now they even accept credit cards, including Amex! read more

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Food was Hong Kong style cafe. This is a small cafe. They do get crowded. We ordered the pork chops with spaghetti and Hainan chickens. Pork chops were tasty but the sauce wasn't good. Hainan chicken rice should be tasty not just steam rice. A little disappointed for the rice. Food was a little bland. It was our first time in this cafe. They do have a lot of variety selection in the menu. Totally recommended if you like to try new foods. read more

Cafe Orchid - Hanan chicken - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

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Cute spot near the BART/Caltrain station! Fish balls were pre-fried and tasty, and noodles were soft but not overcooked. read more

Cafe Orchid - fish ball noodle soup and salted fish fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

Baked crispy pork rice in red sauce plus their iced lemon tea or milk tea. Can't go wrong with that combo. We love how even when we order to go the order is still super hot. read more

Great Hong Kong food in Millbrae's the bake pork chop rice was excellent. Very tender and moist. The flavor was perfect with just enough tomato sauce. So your food isn't drowning in sauce. I like it this way. Only thing could be improved was the rice could be fried rice (at least in opinion). The service was quick for to go. Parking is too bad as you can park at the lot next door. read more

Cafe Orchid - B-3. Baked Pork Chop with Rice - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

Food is good and wholesome. A grilled pork-chop tea set (3:00 pm after) with drinks included for $14 is just good for me. I can skip my dinner. Service is acceptable for staying a couple hours to meet with friends. read more

Cafe Orchid is a HK style cafe located in a pretty nice area in Millbrae. It was super busy when we went, but it's a fairly cramped space! You're sitting almost shoulder to shoulder with other patrons, with just a small gap between tables. They have an extensive menu, and specials for each day. I ended up getting beef stir fried instant noodles and a milk tea. The milk tea was tasty, but the noodles were too salty for my taste. Not my favorite, but maybe the other menu items are better! read more

Cafe Orchid - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

Bug in my baked rice and when we told the lady, she said "oh maybe it flew in when you were eating". Clearly, it's baked into the rice and looks like it's been there for days. Terrible customer service and mediocre food read more

Cafe Orchid - Bug in baked rice - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

We decided to stop by this cafe for a late lunch/pre dinner snack. The restaurant is kind of small but we were seated very quickly. I ordered a baked pork chop over spaghetti and cream sauce but it took forever for the order to be complete and when it was complete, my order was totally wrong. It was very disappointing because the server repeated my order right after I placed the order. I had to wait another 15 minutes for my original order to arrive while everyone in my group had finished their food. The dishes were all pretty delicious and I will probably come back again in the future. It was just unfortunate that my order took a long time and was wrong. read more

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I've been in my Hk cafe phase so I decided to try this place out! I came here on a Saturday and was hopeful because it was pretty busy but I was pretty underwhelmed. There were lots of reviews and photos of the stewed oxtail and i was really looking forward to it but when it came out there were hardly any pieces of meat which was disappointing especially because it's one of the more expensive items on their menu. My boyfriend's beef stew was better and had more meat but the tomato sauce was super mild light orange in color. The iced Hong Kong milk tea was good but the lemon tea was watery. read more

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Very authentic taste of Hong Kong style cafe. By far the best one that I have ever had in the Bay Area. I have been coming back over and over, the quality of food and service have never disappointed me. I always recommend this Cafe. Curry is their specialty. Every else that we have tried are also great. You may park in that small parking lot, just don't park at the reserved slots. read more

Cafe Orchid - Curry Pork chop over rice - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

I enjoyed my baked pork chop rice compared to other HK cafe style restaurants. Their tomato sauce had a good balance between sweetness and tartness. Although it was a tad watered down but the flavor was better than others. On the opposite, their stir fry noodle and dishes were not so good. The curry beef stew was tough and the meat was very chewy. Worst of all, steamed white rice was dry and lumpy. It tasted like 2 days old rice. Lastly, they only accept cash. read more

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love the food. love the waitresses. but what's up with the lady feeding human restaurant food to the dog she carries around in a purse??? this must be a health code no-no, right? read more

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Cash or Venmo only. Small HK cafe style place. We came on Sunday for lunch and the place was pretty full, with ~10 minute wait. Typical Chinese restaurant service. Food was pretty solid. We ordered the baked oxtail, beef chow mein, baked spaghetti with meat sauce. My husband loves the baked dishes so we'll probably be back to try more things. read more

Cafe Orchid - Baked Oxtail over rice - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

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A great cha chaan teng restaurant. This place really satisfies my craving for this type of food. Good milk tea - strong but not too bitter, the right amount of sweetness. Wonton noodle soup was tasty and the beef chow fun had good "wok hei". This will be my go to spot when I go to the airport. read more

Authentic HK style dishes and milk tea. You will not be disappointed. When you approach to the restaurant, slow down and turn when you see a small sign "parking in rear". There are no parking spaces in front of the small shops. read more

Cafe Orchid has been a part of Millbrae for as long as I can remember and I decided out of the blue to try it out again. It's definitely a HK style restaurant that has had it's fair share of struggles during the pandemic, but seems to be doing well as of late as I see locals often visiting. Parking is definitely difficult and the entrance to the small parking lot behind the restaurant is a bit poorly designed. It is also easy to miss since there is only one lane in and out of it. I thought the service was pretty good despite what others have said. It depends on your experience, but I've had no issues with it so far. They definitely encourage you to use cash rather than card for payment. I recently ordered the Baked Pork Chop with Rice ($13.95). It won't blow your mind, but it was good and hit the spot. Coming into a cafe like this that was definitely my expectation. I like how the edges of the pork had a bit of a crisp and it was tender all around. The sauce had a pretty nostalgic taste to the other tomato sauces that I had growing up eating HK style food. You will also be dissapointed if you are expecting this to be some gourmet tomato sauce because that isn't really the norm for HK style baked pork chops. So tone down the pretentiousness a bit! It's still some good food. They also give a ton of rice and this dish definitely fills you up. The only downside is the location, but otherwise this is a solid spot for Hong Kong style comfort food especially for Millbrae. read more

Cafe Orchid - Baked Pork Chop with Rice ($13.95) - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

This place, like the people before me mentioned, has lackluster service. We felt the portions were small, too, and the quality, especially for the oxtail stew, was subpar. There were way too many bones, not enough meat, and they threw in chopped up hotdogs to compensate for the lack of oxtail. The Hong Kong milk tea lacked sugar, and when we asked for sugar, they said they didn't have any. So it was straight up strong. The porkchop rice was small, with lower quality porkchop meat. The sauce, my friends said, reminded them of spaghetti O's. That wasn't a compliment. Basically, it tasted cheap. The Hong Kong tea mixed with coffee had sugar and was strong. My friend said the spaghetti was horrible. Like cheap dollar store spaghetti noodles. Slippery and gummy. The rest of us had rice. They were stingy with the rice, too. For the price and quality and taste, it wasn't a winner for us. Cash only. I don't think we'll be back. read more

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Cash/Venmo only! I ordered the baked spaghetti with meat sauce, which was delicious. Since it was baked, it did take awhile to come and my friend finished his food before mine came. I was able to eat half and save the other half for another meal. I also tried a little of my bf's pork chop with rice and the pork chop was really really good. I'll be back to try more things. read more

Cafe Orchid - Baked meat sauce spaghetti - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

Cafe orchid is the best HK style food in bay area! Thank you Carol for the red envelope! read more

Cafe Orchid - Thank you Carol for the red envelope! - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

I've been here multiple times and it somewhat satisfies cravings for HK style food when I'm in the area. The portuguese sauce in the Baked Chicken and Rice dish wasn't flavorful enough compared to other places i've had, and the beef chow fun didn't have enough wokhei. Otherwise, nice little restaurant with seats and decent service. The HK style milk tea was also mediocre, it tasted a little bitter. There are a few restaurant parkjng spots available in the front and back, but there is street parking. read more

Cafe Orchid - baked portuguese chicken with rice (top) and H.K. Style Beef Chow Fun (bottom) - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

The patrons gave you the 80s feel. It's like a Time Machine. Food is acceptable. I think you guy there because of the homey feel than the food. The milk tea is highly concentrated, the smell of brewing ceylon tea is elevating. read more

Came in during a storm. The owners were very kind and gave us extra napkins to dry off. Service was nice and attentive. It's quite small inside. This is definitely a mom and pop shop that everyone in the area loves to enjoy. The food was good and felt like home. read more

Cafe Orchid - Hk Chow Fun - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

Solid HK restaurant right by the millbrae Bart station! Note: cash only! I got the baked fish over rice and thought it was pretty tasty but I think the fish may have been coated in a batter which I wasn't really used to. It seems like their pork chop over rice is really popular though so maybe I'll have to try that one next time instead! Portion sizes were large as well but just a warning that the baked rice dishes take about 20 min to make. Staff was friendly and the restaurant was clean - would recommend! read more

Cafe Orchid - Baked fish over rice - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

Rediscovered this spot today because we were in the mood for a nice cup of Hong Kong milk tea and and Hong Kong style comfort food. First things first, parking is a little tough. They have a small parking lot in the front and back I believe. Honestly we just parked in the Commerce bank lot since it was pretty empty and most of the stores were up for lease. We ordered the Hong Kong milk tea, beef stew noodle soup with wonton, fried chicken wings and baked porkchop with spaghetti (not pictured bc we got hungry and totally forgot to snap a pic!). The Hong Kong milk tea hit the spot, a tad bit too much condensed milk but didn't mind it. The beef stew noodle soup with wonton was a great choice for the stormy weather today. Wonton pieces were big, beef was tender, overall a hearty dish. The chicken wings were a little disappointing. Don't get me wrong, it's definitely the Hong Kong style chicken wings you but presentation was not the best. It definitely looked like they just tossed left over fries from someone else's order onto the plate. I felt like the baked porkchop spaghetti was okay, I've had better but it got the job done. Overall a spot we'd visit again if we don't feel like driving to San Francisco for Cafe Bakery or something. read more

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6 of us tried it once based on a neighbors recommendation but don't know if I'd go back so soon. The menu has way too many things to choose from which is good but took to long to get served. I can't remember what I ordered but mine was the first to be served to me while my friends had to wait 20 mins for their plate. By then I'm done eating and they're just starting on theirs. 2 gals taking order and serving and too overwhelming for them as I sat and watched them. Food was good but it won't be a place I'd run to for a food craving. read more

I was referred to 蘭苑 Cafe Orchid by my sister. She was referred by her friend who lives in Los Angeles and frequently visiting Millbrae. Wow. This place is famous. We were shopping in San Bruno and suddenly we crave for Cantonese food. I believe the reason for the long line was because it serves big portion and costs very reasonable. There was a short wait around 1:30 pm. We studied the menu outside for a quick service, because we were hungry. The menu is very organized and I immediately spotted Hong Kong style spaghetti. Yum. I have been dying to try this at a restaurant in Houston that always ran out. It's not a good idea to try everything within reach. We both ordered milk teas: Hong Kong style 香港奶茶 milk tea and 鸳鸯茶 tea & coffee. They used condensed milk to sweeten and silly me, I forgot to stir. Besides 烩猪扒意粉 braised pork chop spaghetti, I ordered "Curry Pizza" (hahaha that's roti canai with curry sauce). It was so greasy and tasted like scallion pancake without scallions. The curry sauce was very tasty and mildly spicy. My sister ordered her usual 海南鸡饭 Hainan Chicken. I actually liked it from this restaurant. The meat was really tender and sauce was tastier than other restaurants in south bay. We both love soups. I ordered 羅宋湯 Russian Borscht and her chicken dish comes with soup of the day already. My soup tasted sweeter than I expected and kind of water down minestrone. I'll skip this next time. I read a few reviews screaming about CASH ONLY. Right, I don't see credit card symbol on the menu nor on the window. However, there is credit card sticker on the next door massage parlor, which happens to be so close to the door when opened. So, I was glad that I had enough cash in my wallet. read more

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