San-ka-la in Cantonese means off the beaten path, in the middle of nowhere. However, this place is in fact an easy 15 walk from the Causeway Bay MTR station.
This restaurant is related to Mak's Beer, a well known local micro-brewery, which doesn't have a taproom at its facility. I was looking to try some of their beers, but when I ordered a flight, the waiter came back to inform me that of the four I picked off the list, 3 were actually not on tap. He proceeded to give me a revised beer list with many items crossed off. Needless to say that's somewhat disappointing.
I would have given this a 3, but the staff is really nice, he happily went back and forth to bring me samples to try. I also like the decor. With a wide open entrance, the place is bright, airy and inviting. I won't mind being back to enjoy some beer with food, hopefully by then this relatively new establishment has a better handle of things. read more