This is a food court in a Chinese mall so service on par but don't expect too much but price is alway amazing. Food court ambience... lol... Got the Hong Kong style French Toast - delicious. Exactly how it should be! read more

Mambo Cafe - Hong Kong French Toast - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

Whenever we go to St. Germaine bakery at Aberdeen, somehow we always ended up at their food court. Food court is bright with a high ceiling and gives off a modern vibe, even quieter than some dim sum restaurants. Baked pork chop rice at Mambo is a regular for me...a lil on the sweet side still good fo$15 Stir fried satay beef noodles from Leung Kee is the other order, a lil wok hei with decent amount of beef. Quite a big portion...enough for 2 smaller appetites. $14 read more

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Mambo Cafe has got to be one of the busiest stalls at the Aberdeen food court. After seeing the crowds of patrons and the employees frantically packing orders non-stop, I felt confident in choosing Mambo Cafe for dinner. Not wanting to choose anything particularly heavy, I ordered the Luncheon Meat & Egg on Macaroni in Soup. I would normally choose something with a bit more of a challenge to cook, but comfort food was calling. After waiting in queue for a while, I received my food and was very excited to dig in. My first taste of the dish was soup only and I was incredibly disappointed by the fake taste - the broth was obviously not cooked the traditional way with real meat. The egg was cooked fine and the macaroni was good, but there was nothing about this dish that elevated it beyond something you could get in a grocery store aisle. I'd revisit Mambo Cafe and give it another try with a different menu choice. read more

Mambo Cafe - Luncheon meat & egg on macaroni in soup - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

Ordered from Mambo cafe multiple times in the past and the quality of the food and milk tea (hot/cold) have been pretty consistent, as it's my go to whenever I visit Aberdeen centre. This time, I ordered the baked chicken cutlet on rice, with a cold milk tea. The default sauce for baked dishes unless specified is the tomato sauce, and mambos is definitely on the sweeter side compared to other HK cafes. The chicken was very tender but lack a crunchiness to it. The baked rice tasted pretty standard (rice with egg in it), nothing that will amaze you but a taste that you'll be used to if you've had baked rice before. The milk tea is decently strong and creamy, and on the sweeter side. I recommend ordering less sweet if you want a stronger tea flavour. read more

Mambo Cafe - Baked chicken rice with cold milk tea - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

My favorite food stall in Aberdeen center. I tried almost all their dishes. I like everything. Recommended if you like rice-based dishes.

Got a bitter melon with beef rice along with a spaghetti dish with beef. It was okay. Cash only. It is around $14 CAD for a dish. If you wanted a cup with water, they charge 50cents a cup. Really!? read more

Mambo Cafe - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

XO seafood fried rice is soooo good... lots of tender scallops, shrimp, squid and fish with roasty toasty XO sauce flavor mmm... pork over rice had way too much sweet tomato sauce to rice ratio.. it was just ok read more

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Mambo has been around for ages. They serve up HK Cafe Style food in the Aberdeen Food Court and there's always a line-up. Been slightly obsessed with their Baked Porkchop on Spahetti/Rice lately. Remember, baked items take longer for them to make so with lineup to order + waiting for food, it could take almost 30min so plan ahead. For +$1 more, you can add on a drink to most dishes. We normally get their iced lemon tea but its just ok, there's definitely other places in the food court that does this better. Tip: If you don't have cash (they are cash only) or you want to preorder so you don't have to wait there, they are on Fantuan. But it is about $1 more to order via the app than in person. read more

Mambo Cafe - Baked Porkchop on spaghetti and side of Lemon Iced Tea - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE HK-style cafe food, fast food-style, at reasonable prices, quickly served. That's something worth celebrating! === 2. FOOD On this day, we enjoyed the Scallop, Shrimp & Egg Swirl on Rice ($10.50): they ran out of scallop and so substituted beef. They didn't cheap out on the proteins and it was delish! Drinks are extra: hot is $0.75 and cold is $1.25. === 3. SERVICE Service was quick and fast in English and Cantonese. === 4. ENVIRONMENT It's the Aberdeen food court, meaning counter service cafeteria-style and plenty of tables atrium-style. Wheelchairs and baby strollers welcome, as are your wheels in the adjacent parkade. read more

Mambo Cafe - Menu (as of Nov. 29, 2020). - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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I ordered their PORK CUTLET ON RICE WITH TOMATOE sauce and their COLD LEMON TEA Food is good. The lemon tea isn't super sweet like some places. It has the just right amount of sweetness. The pork cutlet is crispy and not dry. The tomatoe sauce is ok. I'm not a huge fan of it. It doesn't have enough "tomatoe" taste to it it's a little bit sweet but not too sweet. Overall I was happy with my meal. The portion is just enough :) read more

Mambo Cafe - #35 Pork Cutlet on rice with tomatoe sauce - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

We ordered the French Toast. The put the small piece of butter on the side of the container instead of putting it on top of the toast. It melted and crept underneath the toast soon afterwards. The French Toast did not look as good as the photos on google. They put minimal ingredients inside the toast (no peanut butter? no condensed milk?). We discarded it. read more

Delicious HK Style cafe! Had been here many times before and always ordered the Pork Chop and Chicken Steak on Rice 香煎鴛鴦扒飯. It's served with gravy and corn with diced carrots. It has been consistent throughout these years so far. read more

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Mambo Cafe is not to be missed when you're in Aberdeen, why? Their food is fresh, delish and cheap that I can satisfy HK cafe craving (eg.baked pork chop or Portuguese chicken on rice). Pork chop comes out baked with rice inside, whereas Portuguese chicken comes with rice and sauce in separate containers. Their Baked Porkchop is a must try on the menu. I really liked Portuguese Chicken Rice it can feed for 2 meals as I have a small appetite. A guy can eat it all and never feel hungry afterwards. Iced Tea is pretty good as well. If you're worried about portion control make sure you take half home for lunch. I had Portuguese Chicken Rice on my recent visit and it was troublesome finishing all the food on my own (plus the staff gave me too much rice when I asked for less rice). Bortsht soup is 50 cents once you order your food there. I'd love to try their soup next time. read more

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One of my go to spots at the Aberdeen food court. Cash only! I ordered the baked seafood rice with iced milk tea. The dish took a while to be ready so feel free to walk around until your number is called! read more

Mambo Cafe - Baked seafood rice - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

This food court restaurant has curry lamb brisket! Big yum! The order came with a good amount of rice in a separate container. The bowl of lamb curry was just spicy enough to hurt a lot of people but perfect for me, it could have stood to have a little more salt but hell , salts supposed to be bad for you so what the heck. I'm starting to find a lot of food courts in the malls and in the supermarkets. Good deal on great food here in vancouver. read more

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Great place for cheap HK style cafe food. I tried the baked pork chop on rice and the curry beef on rice with an iced milk tea. The baked pork chop seems quite popular here. It's freshly made, very hot and the portion is big. The pork chops do come with bones though. The curry beef was also pretty good but I thought the flavour was more on the mild side but still delish and I can't really complain since it's in the food court. Would recommend for comfort food! read more

Mambo Cafe - Curry beef on rice with milk tea - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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This place has the BEST HK style baked pork chops with rice. Well to be fair, that's the only thing I order from them. The wait is never too long (about 10-15 mins) but it's so worth it! I always order to-go. The sauce, meat and rice were well portioned. And their milk tea was good too! read more

Mambo Cafe - Simply the best! - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

Place is good. Probably the best in this food court. Fair prices. Good fairly healthy. Best place in the Aberdeeen food court.

I tried almost every food stall at aberdeen and this was one I tried a long time ago so today I was craving fried food and thought I would give it a go again. I remember I used to get the fish and chips here and I really liked it. However, this time I got the pork cutlet with rice. I was kind of disappointed because nothing was good in this meal. The sauce was really bland and the pork cutlet was really tough to chew. Overall not really worth the money in my opinion. The good thing is that the wait was short even though it was a busy evening. read more

Mambo Cafe - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

Baked Seafood on Rice and the Baked Pork Chop were good. But DO NOT get the Beef, Shrimp & Egg Swirl on Rice -- it's basically a container of rice with a few pieces of beef and shrimp. And the few pieces of beef were tough like Mike Tyson. Disappointing. read more

I had a horrible experience. I was #12 and they were calling #22. I had been waiting there the whole time watching them give other people their orders first when they ordered the exact same thing. I heard one of their workers literally ask why didn't they serve #12 first because it's the only number in the 10s when the rest of the orders are in the 20s. I couldn't hear the answer, but after that, I went up to the register to ask for my order. They said soon, and only then did they give me the next ready order. It might not seem like a big deal but it sucks when you're eating with other people getting different foods at the food court, and you come back to the table when everybody is done with their meal. read more

Came here for some HK-cafe goodness. Parking in Aberdeen is available, but horrendous, as you probably know. I had the pork chop instant noodle soup, and a cold lemon tea. The dish was quite reasonable, at $6.50. Soup was nothing special (think of what you get at most wonton places), but did the job. The pork was done well, and wasn't soggy. Overall it was on the plain side, but this is comfort food. Hit the spot. The drink was decent in a typical way. read more

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Mambo Café offers a variety of HK food - from rice dishes to fried noodles to curries to baked entrées to sandwiches. They used to come with a soup or hot drink but now there is an additional cost of $0.50 for hot drinks and $1 for cold drinks. I've tried their curries and they are good. But my main dish I order is the Baked Macaroni with Bolognese Sauce. The wait can be from 10-20 minutes depending on how busy they are but it always comes piping hot. The sauce is sweet and savoury with lots of baked cheese and pieces of ground meat. The macaroni is al dente too. I really enjoy their milk tea too because they are one of the only places that have a very strong tea flavour. Overall, Mambo is great to satisfy your HK Café cravings. Cash Only! read more

Mambo Cafe - Macaroni with Bolognese Sauce - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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Great consistent fried noodle items. I usually order the Chow Kwai Diu, or Singapore rice noodles (the one with flat noodles). This place is cook to order so it's nice, fresh, and steaming hot! The con is then the wait time, but that's why it's fresh! You can't have fast, good and cheap. Speaking of which, the price sneaks upward every now and then. My noodle is now 8.95 + 0.50 for the HK Style Tea. But I still find myself darting towards that most of the time, unless I have a sudden craving for the Japanese tonkatsu or the deep fried chicken wings at "the other places". read more

I love coming here specially for this. Out of all the places I've eaten at in Vancouver this has the best spam and egg sandwich at a killer deal of ($5.75) with a drink! * There sandwich here is definitely an amazing one. The sandwich is huge, and super filled! The crust if cut off and even then the shape isn't squished nor is it small and flimsy. I prefer mine not toasted, as I like the softness when you bit into it! The egg is the perfect combination with the sandwich, and it's cooked perfectly. Not too over cooked where it's dry and not too undercook where it's slimy. Perfect ratio of in between. The meat itself is good too. I prefer spam and it had 2 nicely cut pieces of spam on each side! (Many places cheap out on it, luckily not here!). * The iced lemon tea is included in the combo, and it's delicious I asked for not too sweet and it was the perfect ratio! And they use 2-3 lemon pieces instead of 1-2 which is nice. * I love coming here for their spam and egg sandwich and I'll continue to do so forever haha. -------------------------- read more

Mambo Cafe - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

I could eat at the food court in Aberdeen mall every day of my life, and I would be perfectly fine. There is so much good food there at great prices, and so different from the usual Subway, KFC, etc. Mambo cafe is my go to place, as they have Cantonese style food cooked fresh to order. Literally everything I've had tastes great, from the curry to the chicken to the beef. This time I got the beef satay, while my friend got the fish and chips. The beef was great, really tender and the portions were big as usual. The fish and chips were surprisingly good as well, with 2 large pieces and a plate full of fries. The fish was also nicely coated and not to oily. Paired with their classic iced lemon tea, how can I not love this place? read more

Mambo Cafe - Beef satay - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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Aberdeens foodcourt is definitely one of the nicer ones here in Richmond, and IMO it beats Parker place that's just down the street. There's always a bunch of good Cantonese style (mostly Hong Kong cha chaan teng) food options and Mambo is one of them! This place was pretty busy (probably the second longest line up after Bubble Waffle cafe) when I was there. I ended up getting the beef tomato egg on rice with a cold lemon tea. The food was pretty tasty although I would like to have seen a little bit more sauce on the rice, especially for $12 bucks. Pricing is however comparable to the other restaurants in the foodcourt. Overall, great place for a quick meal. Definitely should at least try going here once. You may be able to get better food at a full restaurant, but for a food court this is definitely one of the better options I would say. read more

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Mambo Cafe is located at the food court at Aberdeen Centre in Richmond. Mambo has a Hong Kong cafe type restaurant menu. There were a number of dishes that interested me here and I ended up ordering the Portuguese chicken. I had seen this dish before at Cafe Ori in Bellevue, but had no idea what this looked like or consisted of. It turns out this is a baked curry like dish. Anyway, I did not expect that this dish would take so long to be ready. It was at least a 20 minute wait before it was ready, not exactly a fast turnaround time for a food court eatery. Overall, I was a bit underwhelmed with the dish. I would have liked a better mix of dish to rice ratio. There was also more veggies than chicken in the dish. In addition to the entree, I got a Hong Kong milk tea, which was just okay. Prices here were pretty good for what you get. Considering the number of eateries choose from in Richmond, I probably should tried elsewhere in hindsight. Mambo Cafe is okay, but I would have liked to have seen quicker service. read more

Needed some good HK staples to and thanks to Yelp we had some great food. The baked pork chop rice and baked spinach and fish filet cream sauce spaghetti lived up to pics. For Cold drinks you need to add $1.50 each but it comes in a large cup so worth it. Will come back again. read more

If you go on the weekends, be prepared to wait. The Baked Pork Chop, as mentioned in other reviews, is great! Not the best mind you, but pretty impressive for a food court. The pork is huge, and the sauce is tangy/sweet. I also tried the Yuan Yeng fried rice, which wasn't fried rice at all, but just plain white rice, with a cheese/tomato sauce drizzled on top. The portion was large, but it tasted really bland. read more

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Worst service ever and waited over 30mins for one simple noodle dish. They took later orders earlier than ours and it was not explained. There weren't that many people ahead of us. Very unreasonable. Will never go again. read more

Mambo Cafe - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

My favourite stand at Aberdeen foodcourt with wide variety of HK cafe style food. They have the most consistent Hong Kong style drinks compare to other stalls and also has a bigger cup. One of my favourite dish in HK style cafe is baked pork chop on rice and In my honest opinion, mambo cafe knocks it out of the ball park. The sauce is perfect and it's with fried rice. Their consistency is always on point with their food. I have been coming here for past 3 years just for their baked pork chop on rice. Price got a little more expensive with a steady $0.50-$1.00 over the years however it's still the best baked pork chop on rice in Vancouver. Comes up to $11.05 now with a big drink, but it's still better than the HK style cafe restaurants out there in Vancouver. read more

Mambo Cafe - Baked Pork Chop on Rice! - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

If you're looking for comfort HK food, this is your place to go! This is my boyfriend's go-to when he is craving baked rice (which seems to be the popular dish here), so I decided to try it myself. I went on a weekend day and the lines were long. Luckily there is an adequately spaced waiting area in Aberdeen so everyone was not crowded around. If you are ordering baked rice, make sure you give yourself about 10-20 minutes as it takes time to make and they are always very busy. There are the typical HK staples available such as French Toast, [insert meat] steak with rice and sauce of choice, and many others. The baked Pork Chop on Rice came in a huge portion; I wasn't able to finish it! The iced drinks are what you would expect from your typical HK cafe. Make sure you bring cash as it is cash only! read more

2.5* It's good for food court food and good value. But still missing maximum flavour that you will get at diner hk cafes 8.50$ gets you a full meal and drink. You'll be stuffed. read more

Mambo Cafe - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

Had been on the road for almost two weeks. Saw a girl in the food court eating baked macaroni. This is comfort food for me. Asked her where to get and she pointed me to this place. For about $7, you get a huge portion of macaroni in bolognese sauce and a drink (extra for iced beverage). Macaroni was a little mushy, but still comforting. Sauce is also a little sweet which is the Chinese style (I think it is ketchup) which is how my dad used to make it. Brought back memories. This place offers all the Hong Kong cafe comfort foods: rice dishes, noodles, toasts, etc. and hot or cold drinks. read more

Good food for the price, the russian style soup is so good it finished in two minutes (that's why the bowl is empty), they carry hong kong style cafe. P.S. must try their honey lemonade! * important notice: you will get very bad customer service with the owner, a 50 something age man with glasses. You got charge if ask anything extra ! :-) read more

While my friends and I were at the Aberdeen Center... we had a debate: should we do dimsum at Fisherman's Terrace or should we eat at the food court so we don't take up so much time? In our group of five, my friend and I wanted dimsum, while the other three wanted fast food. We obviously got outvoted. My friend and I decided on the Mambo Cafe -- she wanted wonton noodles and I wanted a steamed pork with preserved vegetable rice dish. We figured it looked good and those dazzling television menus can't sway us wrong, right? However for whatever reason there was a huge backup and we ended up waiting 45 minutes just for those two items plus our drinks. And they got my drink order wrong. I wanted a cold milk tea (and paid extra for the ice), but they gave me a hot one. And on top of that, our food was really bland. I guess irony kinda sucks for my three other friends -- they were so vehement on maximizing time by eating at the food court it actually took about the same amount of time had we just done dimsum in the first place. read more

Can u tell i love to eat at Aberdeen Center?! I only come to Mambo Cafe for one thing and one thing only...The Baked Pork Chop!! This dish is so tasty, its got rice breaded fried pork chop topped off with sweet tomato sauce and cheese mm can u handle that?!?!? and the funny part is im not even a big fan of HK style food! This dish passes my taste buds of love! read more

Sometimes cheap food court food hits the spot and Mambo Cafe seems to hit the spot every time. It's cheap, quick and authentic. Almost all the selections are food court tasty. I would eat here once a week if I could. read more

This kiosk/stand (? what do you call restaurants in a food court?) is located at the Aberdeen Centre food court. Serving your typical Hong Kong style cafe dishes, this kiosk/stand is one of our favourite places to eat at whenever we're at the mall. Along with your typical dishes, the prices are also pretty standard. Baked Porkchop on Rice - $7.50 (5/7) Typical dish. Typical tastes. Typical expectations. We've had better elsewhere, but you can't really expect much from food court food. The rice to porkchop ratio is poor, but there's lots of cheesy goodness. The one good thing about this place is that you DON'T have to wait 20 minutes for this baked item, unlike most Hong Kong style cafe's. Ratings: Food: 5/7 Service: 6/7 Value: 5/7 read more