Now, I really like big open restaurants, and this is such a rarity in HK, especially around Soho,…read morewhere they cram in 17,000 diners into a venue the size of a phone-box. How pleased am I that I have now discovered Cafe Deco in the Peak Galleria? Happy enough to swing a cat around, which would be amazingly easy here (just a turn of phrase before I get lynched by the animal lovers)!
The restaurant is extremely large, covering two floors of the Galleria. Most of the tables are placed along the floor to ceiling windows, and offer amazing views across Hong Kong. They have a generous terrace with dining tables, and the same amazing views. For the parents, there is a kids area, but no changing facilities in the gents toilets, only in the ladies. However, in the gents we do get a bathroom attendant, a dear old fellow who is generous with the paper towels.
The food is pretty good. The menu is rather eclectic, covering Western, Indian, Japanese, American, Italian, and local seafood. There isn't a great deal in each section, but enough to choose from. I had a rack of ribs that was large, tasty and quite reasonable at HKD238. The burger was around HKD170 and very tasty and well prepped. Other highlights were the dosa (Indian pancake), and the moules marniere, which was mistaken a number of times for margarita pizza.
On the topic of service, the staff were friendly and courteous, but not the best at understanding, especially given that we were in such a tourist hotspot. The service was a little bit slow as well, it seemed that only designated people could do designated things, so if you asked the incorrect person to order, they would have to find the right person, you get the idea. However, they were like hawks when it came to fixing problems. We ordered some fries for a kids meal, but they came a bit over salted. Just as we were discussing whether or not to send them back, the waiter was already there offering to replace them with his apologies. That's the way I like it!
I thoroughly recommend Cafe Deco, the food is not the absolute best ever, but really very satisfying. The venue is large and spacious, has amazing views, and after your meal, there is a lobby area where you can enjoy coffee or digestifs.