I was keen to try Cupping Room again after almost 3 years but was let down and reminded of why I didn't return earlier. The iced latte was watered down and tasted quite bland. Not sure if it's the coffee beans used but it was not strong. To try something new, I picked the "Coco Chanel" (HK$50), which consisted of a mix of iced matcha, coconut milk, and a shot of espresso. The coconut milk on the menu threw me off because I was expecting like coconut shavings plus regular milk as the words "coconut" and "milk" were typed out on separate lines. When the drink was served, I thought it would taste as good as it looked. Perhaps, I am not used to the taste of coconut milk mixed with coffee and matcha, or the coconut milk they used, but it left a strange aftertaste in my mouth. As the ice melted, it tasted more and more like liquid kaya jam. Don't get me wrong, I love kaya toast, but this drink was not for me. The coconut taste overwhelmed everything else, felt a bit "heaty" and sickly sweet. I could not finish it in the end. read more

The Cupping Room - Coco Chanel and Iced Latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Hong Kong, HK

The Cupping Room is one of the best coffee shops in Hong Kong in my point of view. The Wan Chai branch has a paired down menu when compared to the ace real branch. Coffee: 4.5 stars Food/pastries: 4 stars Environment: 3.5 stars Overall: 4.25 stars Recommendations: green matcha croissant, any milk based espresso drink(latte, cappuccino,etc) However, the quality of the coffee here is still top notch and no real drop in quality difference from the central location. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the Wan Chai area. read more

The Cupping Room - Cappuccino - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Hong Kong, HK

I have mixed feelings about the Cupping Room. On a rainy Sunday afternoon, my party of two did not have to wait; however, the space was full and we did share a table, which we didn't mind. Café: - Espresso (HKD30) - White regular (HKD38) - Brioche french toast (HKD108) From what we had heard the coffee here is supposed to be very good. While I thought the white (a latte) was good, it wasn't special. My friend seemed happy enough with his espresso. The brioche french toast was pretty delicious. A caramelized banana comes with it, as well as a scoop of mascarpone. The combination of everything in one bite was quite nice. We really wanted the avocado toast but by the time we got there it had sold out. This is not a working cafe. Free Wi-Fi as with most places in Hong Kong, but it is quite noisy and I didn't notice outlets. This place is best for brunch. read more

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Not bad in general. It is a great location for a nice chat with friends. I love the simple design of the cafe. I feel completely comfortable with the black and white colour tone as well as little potted plants. I have been here twice. First time for the spinach pasta lunch set and second time for the all day breakfasts. I rather have the spinach pasta than the all day breakfasts. The pasta was al dante and the cream sauce taste good. The full brekky and avocado on taste breakfast sets tasted good, crunchy toast, poached eggs and so on but not particularly surprising for me. The drinks, hot chocolate and cafe latte were creamy with beautiful coffee art. read more

The Cupping Room - Lunch set:) - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Hong Kong, HK

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****Ok first off if your a model or tall be careful not to bang your head on the ceiling of the second floor**** The staff didn't really know how to respond when I mentioned it.. Eggs Benedict was filling, good quality bread and nice salmon. Also really liked that they put some fruit on the plate. But classified restaurant makes it better.. The orange juice was freshly pressed. Cafe latte takes too long to make. Staff - straight forward and friendly. read more

The Cupping Room - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Hong Kong, HK

I went AGAIN on Friday lunch and I just went on Wednesday. I ordered the exact same thing which was the pesto mushroom pasta. O M G. it is so yummy and creamy, ugh i wish they could give me two bowls of that stuff. there is an upstairs for seating as well, its is very cozy and minimalistic which is really nice. There was a line out the door when I left as well! YUMMMMMMYYYYYYY read more

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Delicious and well priced! The food was fresh and house cured salmon - DELICIOUS. Rwanda Single Origin - butter and walnut tones were also perfect! Only 5 tables but wasn't crazy busy... Good vibe! read more

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I came for the coffee, but stayed for one of the most beautiful and delicious poached eggs on toast dishes I've ever enjoyed. Perfectly poached eggs atop thick bread, along with a generous spread of fresh avocado, ricotta cheese, and radishes... all in a presentation that was near artful. It was so good that I went back the next day to have it again, only to find out they were out! Ah well - can't blame the masses for having superbly good taste, right? The good news is, The Cupping Room specializes in a smattering of delectable egg dishes and offers them all day long. They also make a fantastic flat white which instantly brightened up a cool, cloudy morning. Seating is quite limited, but those poached eggs on toast are well worth the wait for a seat. Now please excuse me whilst I drift off in a daydream coveting those poached eggs...! read more

Very overpriced, slightly pushy staff. Espresso was extremely sour--I understand sour is kind of a thing now, but this was way over the top. Coffee was okay. Not sure why The Cupping Room is award-winning. Perhaps the other locations are better, or perhaps HK's coffee game is just so-so. read more

The Cupping Room - extremely sour espresso, also very expensive - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Hong Kong, HK

I am a big fan of The Cupping Room in Central, but not so much in Wanchai. Went there on a Saturday afternoon. Sort of in a rush, but I had 30 minutes and I was near where I was needed to be, so I sat down with my brother and ordered a latte. Waited for 20 minutes, still no latte, but if I waited 10 more minutes, I would be "latte" to my appointment nearby. So I decided to change my drink to take away, to which they responded "oh we will charge you an extra shot because it is take away." That didn't make sense to me but I was tired anyway and an extra shot won't kill me. So another 5 minutes went by and I had to go up and ask for it again. They said they will "make it soon." After looking around I noticed a cup of latte on the counter, and found out it has been sitting there for 5 minutes. So in the end, I was late, with a cup of cold coffee, and a little disappointed. read more

WORST SERVICE EVER. A couple of months ago, I stoped by for a quick coffee run with my sister and that was already an unpleasant experience. Today, we decided to give it another shot since they do serve good coffee. We were a group of 4, my sisters plus my mom, and how I wish we didn't give this place another chance. Why you may ask? 1. As soon as we entered we were greeted with not a hello. But a... "Are staying in or getting to go? You can't eat that here." I happened to have my takeout from Pololi with me which I wasn't even planning to eat. I am well aware that it's rude to eat food from outside and I wasn't going to do that. I don't mind being told but there's always a proper way to say it. From the onset, I felt they didn't want us to stay at their place 2. They asked us how many we were and I said 4. There were 3 empty tables which can sit 2 people each and they told us we have to proceed to the 2nd floor. And so we did. However once we got seated upstairs, we asked why can't we can't sit downstairs and to no avail we did not get any proper explanation. 3. We were excited to order but because of this service only 2 of us decided to order. One cappuccino and one pasta. After 5 minutes, another server comes in handing us the cappuccino for my mom. The server then tells us that they have a rule that there's one order per person and that we couldn't share. So we needed to order two more?! I have never heard of such a thing anywhere. It was like they're telling us just leave and don't dine here. We wouldn't mind doing this had they told us from the very beginning. In the first place, we all would have ordered if they just welcomed us properly. And that was the last straw. We just couldn't stand it and left the place! The most rude servers were not even apologetic the entire during the whole situation. We were just extremely disgusted and disappointed. To the management of this place please train your staff in this branch. I understand that there could be a language barrier but in this day and age that is not an excuse. There's always a way to communicate better without being rude to customers. How do you expect customers to come back if this is how you treat them? I hope you guys would address this. read more

My first choice for brunch in Wanchai. The best coffee in town with my favs - eggs benedict and avocado on toast. (I'm a big fan of avocado) Champion of breakfast - yes they are! One negative review is the coffee size is too small for me! read more

The Cupping Room - Avocado on toasts with poached egg. Latte on the side. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Hong Kong, HK

I must say this place was underwhelming. I ordered the full brekky and when the waitress delivered the order and I started doing my thing - aka taking photos, the waitress came back and halted me just when I was about to dig in. There was another girl at the communal table who ordered the same thing. She came first so she should get the food first. Fine. Then they started fuzzing about the eggs. I liked mine over easy but the guy who took my order actually never asked me how I wanted my eggs cooked and this order came with 2 over easy eggs. The other girl wanted the eggs well done so I said I don't mind and I will take this one. Save everyone the trouble. (Srsly, if someone already started sniffing on my food and the waitress said it was a mistake and wanted to give the food to me, I don't think I would like that). The waitress insisted on sending the order back and cook everyone a new plate. What kind of logic is that? After some time, the waitress brought this same place back to me. Needless to say, my food is cold by now. WTF. Did I mention we were seated in the second floor of the cafe and walking up and down that narrow stairs is quite a hassle itself already? And then there was another incident about switching tables... I came with four other friends and when we arrived, only the communal table was available and we were seated like we were at a bar - so talking was almost impossible, if not very uncomfortable. We told the guys we would like to move to a smaller table when it frees up. We didn't even mind to be very cozy with our friends. Nope! They insisted on giving the table to a party of three. This place has a lot of potentials but I don't think I will return. read more

The Cupping Room - The cupping room full brekky - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Hong Kong, HK

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This place has terrible service, and food is just so-so. I usually come here with my girlfriends because it's a very girly brekkie place. My fiance also took me here, because he said the coffee is like number 1 coffee. I am not a coffee connoisseur, but I know my taste buds. It is good if you like the sour kind of espresso, but I like the Italian kind of coffees - with a smoother finish, or however you want to call it. Anyway I'm not here to talk about the coffee. I am here to talk about the food and the service. First of all, you have to get the water yourself. But they add a service charge. "..." Secondly. My two girlfriends and I came here for their lunch set. We all ordered the salmon with quinoa kale salad. Two of the salmons came roughly 20 minutes into ordering while the third salmon came in roughly 45 mins after ordering. In fact, they gave us a pasta first but we told them that's not what we ordered. Then, they came back with the third salmon. Halfway into eating the salmon, my friend pulled out a hair from in between the salmon meat and the salmon skin. She told the waitress and said, instead of giving me another plate, I'll just not pay for the meal because there is a piece of hair in my salmon. GROSS right? So the waitress went away with the plate and came back with the same plate and said, No we can't give you this food for free because you're basically finished with this meal. EXCUSE YOU? There is a piece of hair in my salmon, I could sue you. So that's my review. I hope they fix the attitude of their staff and fix their food cleanliness. I would not recommend people coming here because, ugh, gross and unacceptable. No thank you very much. Also, don't boast about your coffee like that. Not everyone has the same taste in coffee. Just like wine, some people like red some people like white, some people like merlot some people like pinot noir... Coffees are all the same. read more

This place is overrated. Nothing special about their coffee and it's overpriced. I'd rather go to Starbucks.

Really nice place. A bit pricey for their food. Service was good but they charge you extra to have jam...quite odd.