Returned here after a few years absenc. We had a big group so we ordered their set dinners that came with either crab or lobster with an option of two or four dishes. Our group was big enough that we ordered two sets, one with lobster and one with crab. The dishes were excellent for the price. Service was really good. Since my last visit, they expanded to the space next-door with many more large table. If you're looking for a reasonably priced family dinner, this is a good option with a great location. read more

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Came here with the fam and enjoyed the food we ordered. We're big fans of a tofu, mushroom and broccoli dish and this one was a hit. Fast service, cozy atmosphere, and staff were friendly. read more

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Came here for the first time and I would love to go back to try more items. We focused more on the Chinese dishes and I do want to come back for some of the baked dishes. Overall the service was quick, the food was delicious, and the pricing was pretty good. This is a great option in Vancouver for HK cafe. read more

Van Tea Cafe - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Good spot to get traditional HK cafe breakfast. Food is generally good, though a few items I've tried are only so-so. Breakfast combos offer good value and service is quick. There's also parking onsite which is a plus. read more

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Delicious food ! Reminded Me of Hong Kong flavor. Well price combo with lobster . Great services from the staffs read more

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It's official. I'm now completing a review for the original outpost of Van Tea. Another HK style Asian/Western fusion/traditional style restaurant. The Richmond location is the newer one. It's pretty standard. i know what to expect and it deivers. The seniors like it here. Figuratively, literaly, and physically. It doesn't stray far from the norm for them, and for me. Clean, seating for maybe 30-40, and can get busy during weekend lunch and dinner hours. Parking in the tiny strip mall and side streets. No more parking on E 41st. Worth a visit if this is your thing read more

Van Tea Cafe - Reminds me of my street food memories in HK. Missing a 搭檯 guest. - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Definitely my favorite cantonese restaurant on my trip in Vancouver. The porkchop in baked cream sauce was what I got. The porkchop was extremely crispy even when in cream sauce. The flavors were just right and not too salty. The ambiance was clean and elevated. The service was quick even when it was crowded. read more

Van Tea Cafe - Porkchop in baked cream sauce - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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My rating is heavily based on the item I ordered, which was the wonton noodle soup. While the portion was filling, the wontons were a bit dried out and the soup tasted very starchy. I also wish there were more vegetables. The noodles and wontons tasted decent, but it was nothing special. It was nice that there was complimentary lemon tea and the service was not bad. They also have a lot of other menu items, so I would come back to try their other food! read more

Van Tea Cafe - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Came for the afternoon tea special. Quality of the food was ok. Taste was average. Portion size was pretty good given that it's part of the afternoon deal for $13 a dish and came with a drink. Service was ok. Decor was nothing special. The place did feel cold a bit. This is not a fancy restaurant. Note that they do charge 50 cents for any take out bags or box. There is a small parking lot in front of the restaurant. I parked on the street instead. Yes it's free parking. read more

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Quick and friendly service. Restaurant was full with lunch service. Server even stopped to chat with my mom. Dishes were huge and so flavourful. Lot was full but adequate street parking. read more

Van Tea Cafe - Chicken & Salted Fish rice, Fried Rice Noodle with Beef, Crispy Chowmein noodle with Seafood - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Tried this HK style cafe for the first time with a friend for lunch. It was considered not too busy on a weekend. This place is tucked in and not very noticeable near Main and 41st. They have a great variety of authentic HK style dishes from snacks, sandwiches, curry, baked rice/spaghetti, noodle soup, to entrée dinner dishes. They have lobster, crab and free range chicken dishes. Hot and cold drinks are available. We ordered: - Club House Sandwich (chicken, bacon, ham and cheddar cheese) with crispy fries - Baked Rice with Chicken Steak in Portuguese Sauce - HK Style Milk Tea The food was very flavourful. It was the authentic HK style taste. The bread was toasted and fresh. The Portuguese sauce was nice, but the flavour could be more punchy. The portion is adequate. It's a good place to hang out with friends. The service was appropriate. The servers were friendly. There were a few takeout orders when I was there. The parking within the tiny strip plaza is limited, but free street parking is available. read more

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A typical HK cafe in the corner of an assuming strip mall at the corner of Main and 41st. The chicken steak combo was nicely made-crispy skin, thin and nicely cooked. The hash brown and over and easy eggs were not burned. The only issue was the ketchup on the table was really watery (probably from the refilling)-just remember to shake it before using. The congee was nasty as well and temperature was good. Service and cleanliness was to par and rounds out a nice breakfast experience. read more

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Wanting a quick meal for lunch, we came by Van Tea since it was nearby and the food and service both could have been better. I ordered the DIY noodle with beef tendon, fresh fish slices and bean curd. The soup base had no fish flavour at all and there was a huge portion of oil noodles but the amount of toppings was minimal. It came with a little bit of napa cabbage as well. My friend who got the Chicken Cutlet and Chicken Wings with Fries noted that everything deep fried was quite greasy. Another dining companion got their fried noodles and its as also very oily with not too many toppings. Overall, the food really was not that good and the prices are not cheap either. I dont think a repeat visit is in order. read more

One of the many joys of life is post meals after games. This was recommended and it truly did not disappoint. I didn't know what to expect the menu would be like, is it going to be like a HK cafe or Cafe Gloucester with the stir fry dishes with a tad of British Influence like their "specials" or more like Happy Day that is like a smaller seafood restaurant with combos as some people don't like ordering family style. Decor was clean and spacious (Covid) Food, I'm going to own it... The first week I went 3 times. Sweet and Sour Pork was delicious with their house soup, others got set dinner mix and match and they mentioned it was flavoured very nicely. Other than the Salted Fish and Chicken stir fried rice was subpar, the milk tea was also lacking both hot and cold. read more

Van Tea Cafe - Sweet and sour pork combo - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Food is good very wide variety Combos are well laid out can have dim dim with bacon egg etc Entree are very delicious dishes Staff are v friendly I go for choice of noodles and choice of ingredients in heart choice of soups too Been there many times on Main Street Seems under new management read more

Food taste was great. We ordered the lobster package with chicken and prawn. Excellent value for money. Chicken was extremely tender and a must try. Service is typical ChaCanTan style yet efficient. Ambiance is a bite noisy but bearable. Always full needs reservation. read more

Great hk milk tea. Congee is decent and we really enjoyed the baked Portuguese chicken rice. The noodle soup is enormous just like all other dishes we'd tried. Staff is very friendly and lots of street parking if the lot is full. read more

This is one of the high quality Hong Kong cafes in Lower Mainland especially that it is a good restaurant in this neighbourhood. Customer service was great. The ambience was comfortable even though the exterior looked a bit crappy. Pricing is reasonable. The most important thing is that the quality of food in general is very well done. The best was the iced hk milk tea. They lost one point because the chicken that we ordered got lots of bones. The restaurant was a bit stingy on giving out more "meat". They could have used or given out some chicken breast and drumstick for the dish. After dinner, we were reading some of the reviews on Yelp. Someone also wrote that a dish of chicken that he ordered got lots of chicken bones as well. There is a very small parking lot behind the restaurant. There is also street parking. I would like to come back and try their breakfast and lunch. They have online order as well, so we can order online ahead of time and drive to pick up the food. Quite convenient! read more

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I don't know how long this place has been around, but it is refreshingly nice inside, and the food is good! HK style cafes are awesome. I love them. Unfortunately, not all of them are done right. Even if they are, it seems they have a hard time keeping up the standards and quality over time. Many older spots that started out good, deteriorate over time. From a management stand-point, they let things slip. So, keep it up! Good luck to you guys! I'm coming back! read more

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no. just...no. Their interior decor is newer and modern. Thats why they get 2 stars instead of 1. Parking - the little strip mall lot is full, and so is the street parking. Most of nearby street parking is signed for residents only, so good luck. Service was fine, as you'd expect with a HK cafe. I had coffee/tea mix, my usual drink order at these places. tasted watered down, and too sweet. Food: spicy noodle soup, one of those "chose your own" type bowls in the combo menu. Tasted a bit spicy, water, msg, and not much else. Noodles were a terrible texture too. Dont bother with their noodle soups. The worst offender was their claypot rice. That was such a joke. It deserves 0/5. They mention in the menu, 25mins cook time, and the waitress warns me of that too. no problem, thats expected. I choose the chicken and mushroom one. Pretty typical so far. 25 mins later, the dish comes out. Its in a decorative thin clay bowl that had been warmed. not a clay pot. a clay THIN BOWL. their soy sauce was flavourless. The chicken was heavily underseasoned, tasted extremely bland. the "mushroom" part of "chicken and mushroom" included less than 1 whole shitake mushroom. A mushroom was cut into quarters and i got 3 of those pieces. Plus a couple sprigs of choy sum. And the final nail in the coffin? The CLAY BOWL never got NEARLY hot enough, and did not STAY hot at all. by the time the bowl had cooled down, there was not a SINGLE grain of rice with ANY ounce of crispiness to it. Zero. it was a bowl of plain white warm rice. this was just plain offensive. im NEVER coming back here. If you cant even put clay pot rice in a clay pot, thats just pathetic. There are many, many HK cafe places in town that are MUCH better. avoid this place like the plague. read more

I like the Chinese cuisine here. The price is fair. One issue I have against this restaurant is that the waitresses seem to be pretty impatient with mandarin speaker while very polite and nice to Cantonese speakers. read more

Van Tea Cafe - Chicken and pork steaks. - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

HK-style cafe in the middle of the city. Parking is available in the tiny strip mall lot, as well as on the street (40th Avenue). The inside looks like it's been renovated recently. Nice and clean and modern. Staff were friendly and efficient. No complaints. Food portions could be a wee bit bigger, but the taste was great. I had the Hainan chicken rice and the pieces were tender and not greasy, which is rare. Served with chicken fat rice and a few cucumber slices. A bunch us also shared some vegetables and they were also tasty. Definitely will be back at some point. Recommended. read more

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I stopped by Van Tea Cafe since it was the only food nearby where I was and I was really impressed! I got the braised e-fu stirfry noodles with mushrooms and an iced milk tea and it came out pretty quickly. The portion of the noodles was really big and there was quite a variety of mushrooms. The flavour was a bit bland but still tasted really good. Only downside was they only accepted cash read more

Van Tea Cafe - Braised e fu noodles with mushroom - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Old school HK cafe style on main st. Finally, after Mui garden and hono closed a few years ago. Was told the previous cooks from Honolulu opened this joint. Pros: - free street and parking lot parking - Renovated new and clean - old-school breakfast combos comes w drink, toast, French toast, or hash browns before 11:30am! So much food - friendly service and quick food prep Cons: - food is just average but it's a good deal for what you're paying for read more

Pleasantly surprised! Great potions, fresh ingredients and satisfied the HK cafe cravings! Would recommend if in area read more

I'm a sucker for Hong Kong style cafes, so whenever I get to try a new one I'm always pretty excited. Came on a late night after some exercise. They had a happy hour menu available, which is a pleasant surprise as not every HK style cafe offers one anymore. Basically a smaller size of their main dishes served with your choice of a hot drink, at a discounted price. The restaurant was still fairly busy, with two large groups of patrons and a sprinkling of couples and singles throughout. I ordered a Baked Ox-Tongue Rice (it's good, trust me!) with a hot almond milk drink. (Aside: I tend to order the Baked Ox-Tongue Rice a lot at HK style cafes. Why? Because it's a staple in HK cuisine, and it can quickly give me a pretty good idea of the quality of food at the establishment) The food took a little longer to come than usual, but it is to be expected for a baked rice dish. First impressions of the dish are great - very clean appearance (even the ceramic dishware was fairly clean, which was impressive as they usually are pitted with burn/char marks throughout), not overloaded with cheese, and a healthy portion size. First bites however left more to be desired. I immediately noticed that the rice was just plain white rice, rather than the typical egg fried rice - which is a total game changer when it comes to flavor. The dish was also heavy with undercooked onions, and the ox tongue pieces were small and barely distinguishable from the rest of the dish. The tomato sauce itself was fine, but the rest of the constituents made this meal quite underwhelming. Overall, I found myself disappointed with the food considering how photogenic it was. The almond milk tasted OK. However, there are some other strong redeeming qualities for this restaurant. The first thing that struck me about the restaurant was that it is...unusually clean. The dining area is well lit, the menus aren't wrinkled and falling apart, the tables are relatively unmarked and the upholstery shows little to no signs of wear. Almost every other HK style cafe that I've visited has issues with at least one of the above, so it was very pleasant to find one that didn't have any of them whatsoever. Service here is also fairly good. The servers I found to be friendly and polite, responsive to requests and just overall pleasant. This is again another departure from my typical cafe experience - which makes me wonder if the level of service is inversely proportional to the tastiness of the food. One may never know. Pricing here is also slightly higher than average, but still relatively reasonable. There is ample parking from a small lot in the back as well as plenty of street parking. Overall, I wouldn't resist coming back here. Not my first choice for a HK cafe, but if you're looking for a good clean location to introduce someone to HK cuisine for the first time, it's not a bad place. read more

Van Tea Cafe - Baked Ox-Tongue Rice - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

New HK style cafe opened on 41st & Main Street and only 10 mins walk from my house. I definitely need to check it out if it can become my favorite cafe. We went there at 6ish on Saturday, they were so busy and we got seated after few minutes wait. The menu selection pretty small but standard, they have noodles combo, stir fried rice and noodles, curry and entree dishes. We ordered few dishes to try and food very mediocre. Beef brisket curry with rice - Beef brisket just ok but the rice pretty good. Half of Hainan chicken - It's not authentic Hainan chicken, tasted like Chinese steamed chicken. Stir fried beef with flat rice noodles - sliced beef under-cooked and flat rice noodles like soak in oil. Besides price reasonable and good portion of dish, the only reason to make me return next time coz no MSG and so close to my house. read more

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Service has gone way done one waitress we had didn't understand our cantonese order and still wasnt sure what i ordered after we told her 4 times i wanted plain noodles next time i paid with a hundred at the till for a small bill and the cashier rudely said that doesn't include tip i said i'll put it on the table but i wanted to say f u bitch if she wasn't such a total hag i would have tipped more as our server was actually very good ruined my experience so i will avoid going there hopefully she wont work there in a year or two and i can go back then Wonton soup Noodles were overcooked egg noodles not the firmer wonton soup noodles one is supposed to use read more

My family came here for dinner and it was alright. The food was not bad. It's average and edible. Prices aren't that cheap though for east Van. It's a pretty busy little restaurant. It is located where the penny lane pub used to be. They renovated it and it's much brighter and cleaner. The decor is cute and feels clean, and the service is not bad. You can order noodles, rice dishes and dishes to go with rice. If you order dishes to go with rice, you automatically get the daily soup. I would go back if I want Chinese food and don't want to drive far. There's parking in the area which is a plus. read more

Food: 4/5 Brownie points for not cutting corners Among the wealth of HK cafés in Vancouver Van Tea Café separates itself by covering the basics. A bright, relatively clean washroom? Check! Nice napkins and utensils? Check! Floor that doesn't have mould between the tiles? Check! Easy parking? Yup! They even have a back room for larger groups and reservations AND microwaveable, recyclable plastic take out containers. The straight forward approach of this HK café is wildly refreshing. They do not subscribe to the large portions//low prices method of Angels, nor do they have some sort of western twist à la Copa and Gloucester, just good quality Chinese food in a well lit, not overly cramped restaurant. HK milk tea and coffee are as good as any. I will be back to take some pictures. read more

Absolutely unbeatable value! Steak + pork cutlet + chicken steak + spaghetti + soup + drink for $19.99. Shocking!! Their steam clay pot rice is under $13. No wonder the place's packed on a Friday night. My only gripe is some of their foods are loaded with msg. I can't pinpoint exactly which ones, but me taste buds know it's there. read more

Van Tea Cafe - 3 meat dinner combo - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Another solid cantonese food place. The chicken cutlet was juicy and tender, and the curry beef brisket was aromatic with a slight hint of spice. The beef could be slightly more tender and fattier and the potatoes a little softer but it was still pretty good and this problem is solved when you reheat the leftovers. The bean curd and broccoli dish was okay but nothing special. read more

My family have been coming here weekly and enjoy the variety of their menu. They have HK cafe items and noodle soup you can choose what you like. The staff are friendly. Surprised when we go there for Wednesday or Thursday dinner they are so busy! I think that is a good sign. read more

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It's nice to have a good HK cafe option in the Mount Pleasant area. The decor is modern and the service is friendly. They even asked a few times if we were enjoying the food, which usually doesn't happen because the servers are too busy. I like the fact that there's free parking in the small lot outside too. Typical cantonese diner comfort foods like congee, noodles, pasta and rice. We ordered beef with fried rice noodles which had excellent "wok hay". The lettuce beef wrap was a generous portion and was enough for two meals. The meat was moist and not salty. Of course, some meals come with a free drink. Bonus! This could become our new favourite HK cafe. Already planning a second visit for dinner to try the lobster and sticky rice special for $38. read more

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Found a new HK Style cafe to try and found out that I walked in the day before its official opening. We ordered a variety of dishes including a curry chicken over rice, beef and lamb satay, and fried chicken wings with fries. All in all, Van.Tea Cafe is an honest HK style cafe with tasty options ranging from baked rice dishes to soup noodles to Cantonese dinner dishes; definitely worth a try if you're in the area. The portion sizes are generous and that goes for the drink sizes as well. Will be back to try other dishes soon. read more

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Great hk cafe in the Oakridge area. Very clean atmosphere and good food aswell! We went here for dinner on a Thursday night and it was quite empty. Main dishes came with a complementary daily soup which was nice but overly salty. I would recommend the chicken with ginger and green onion. It's nicely seasoned and the meat is so tender. The only slight inconvenience is that they only take cash and debit. read more

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Cannot use credit or debit cards from outside Canada . Went there for nothing. The low rating only reflect the lack of payment flexibility, don't know how the food or service is. read more

Good cheap food with amazing service. For the price can't complain. Over all ain't too bad. The ambiance is average nothing fancy.

Super friendly place. English isn't the first language but you will be treated with old Hong Kong style hospitality. Very authentic place indeed. Highly recommend for genuine Hong Kong influenced Cantonese cuisine. read more

Van Tea Cafe - Main page of to-go menu dated 12/21 - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Not bad for a new restaurant, with a lot of customers coming in and out ... there was a special for lobster in glutinous rice but it seemed a bit too much food for us. So we ordered a curry rice and laksa noodle. I added an avocado smoothie with my noodles. The curry was full of flavour and worked well with the duck. Pretty of rice to finish the sauce. I really liked the laksa, as the flavours were so genuine and delicious! I ended up packing my soup up and to make more noodles as home. read more

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