Dim Sum in a hot pot place? Or is it hot pot in a dim sum place? Typically in Asia, it's best to…read morestick with a niche, but in the case for Budaoweng (BUTT-DOU-WONG 不倒翁), they've defied the odds and somehow managed to do a great job at both. Couple the fact they're located on one of the highest floors of iSQUARE (#1), this means one can enjoy their food and a view at the same time. Let's start with the dim sum. It's all very good. I have to give them kudos for high quality renditions of spring rolls, egg tarts, rice noodles crepes, shrimp dumplings, Malay sponge cake, and number of other items. The tea is good as well and for the most part, everything is high quality. Speaking of quality, the hot pot presentation is definitely IG worthy. More importantly, the broth for the Chinese herbal and mala were very clear and full of flavor. Sure, their a la carte ingredients are a tad spendy and somewhat portion challenged, it is still completely legit. Reservations are always recommended at places like this. There is no hard dress code per se, but I wouldn't recommend coming here dressed terribly. Service is always very good and super courteous. I would highly recommend coming here in a group because hot pot and dim sum are best enjoyed with others. ____________ (#1) A beastly mall in TST: http://www.yelp.com/biz/ECraV3C99IfQIrE_hCB9Ng

Seated by the window at the booth with view. All the dim sum dishes was amazing! Service was very…read moreattentive! Love this place. Will try to come back before going back to state.

The first dim sum place I went to eat right after I got off the plane. Quality was good. The pork…read morebun was very good. Soup of the day was delicious. Overall a good dim sum place but not something I'm super excited about and probably not the best in the HK dim sum realm but being deprived of awesome dim sum in LA, I'm pretty happy with this first meal!

Damn that Michelin guide poster in the elevator! If I hadn't seen its prestigious status in the…read moreeyes of snooty pretentious critics of the francais type, would I still have fallen so incredibly in love with the flavours of the dim sum here? Do I possess a reviewer's worst enemy? SUBCONSCIOUS BIAS? Nah. This place is actually good, for real. I'm actually a bit taken aback by the $$$$ rating here. Disclaimer, I didn't pay for my lunch here, but I would think its prices are in line with the rest of Dim Sum, albeit higher end dim sum. But still, Dim Sum as a food type isn't that expensive to begin with. Maybe the dinner menus tell a different story. I have Dim Sum several times a month in Canada so I thought I knew what a har gow or egg tart should taste like. Thanks for shattering that illusion, Fu Sing. The shrimp in the har gow was incredibly bouncy, the crusts on the tarts were smooth and buttery, and the spring rolls were delightfully crispy and flavourful. How did they do it? How did they transform these staples into dishes that are clearly worthy of higher praise in the form of a Michelin freakin recommendation? I don't know. But it's really good. On top of the staples, I tried some new things like a coconut based warm jello cake. Don't knock it til you try it. And they serve dessert here at the end? Whaaat? Sure, I was stuffed but how can I pass up free Chinese desserts like tong yuen (glutinous balls filled with goodies like sesame and peanut paste), sweet pumpkin soup, and mango pomelo dessert? Seriously! Yeah they might've taken awhile for our warm jello cake to get to us, but flavours like these trump the service mishaps. If this is my first run into Dim Sum in Hong Kong this time around, the bar has been raised unfortunately high. How am I going to eat at other Dim Sum places now? How do I go back to the land of snow and ice and eat its Canadian counterparts. THERE ARE TOO MANY CONSEQUENCES FROM THIS ONE LUNCH. (23/100) - 2017

Service was a bit choppy for us and after ordering they told us they ran out of tofu so we had to…read morehunt for a new dish. The restaurant is fancy inside with elegant decor. The best dish here was the fried shrimp with salty egg yolk! Yum!! We also tried the sweet and sour pork, green beans, and black pepper beef which were cooked well and not overly saucy.

I'm normally a huge fan of lei garden. The food here is amazing for how light and healthy it is yet…read moreso delicious. The food taste and quality easily exceeds my expectations of a 5 star restaurant; however, the reason why I'm giving this joint 4 stars is for their service towards foreigners. We brought our friends here for brunch, some of which are white. The staff treated us so much worse than the times we come here with family. To give you some examples: we were ignored for many parts of the meal with our food delivered very sporadically. we had to ask multiple times to make simple requests. They tried to serve dessert in the middle of our meal, when we asked them to bring it back later the server yelled at me for not making t clear when ordering. This is absolutely absurd! At asian restaurants, this is always assumed since they do not have a separate dessert menu like most western restaurants. A high end chain like lei garden would normally not mess this up. Furthermore, admitting to the mistake would have been fine, but their wait staff yelled at the customer! TL:DR Come here for the food, come with low expectations for the staff, or come here with a local hk family

The dishes get ready very quickly, and the taste is really good. The waiters record our order and…read morethe corresponding price accurately.

Sister Wah is a landmark beef brisket store that has been recommended by the Michelin guide for…read moremany years. There is always a line. Store is small so expect to share a table with other guests. My favorite is the braised turnips. The beef brisket a little tough. The fish skin is a must order. This time we also got a bowl of veggie rice.

I have booked from overseas a month before with deposit. The communication with restaurant was…read moregood. Roy was quick and courteous. Service was 5/5! The location was easy to find but it was confusing to get to the right floor. Even when the address listed as the 3/f of the hotel, you have to find the specific elevator to access that floor. The hotel elevators did not have access to the restaurant and there were no sign to let customers know about that. All of the guests at my table needed to get on multiple elevator rides to get to the restaurant. The suckling pig was very tasty! The best I have had. The turtle soup was good but I didn't find it as impressive as other dishes. The sea cucumber were also amazing and tender. The only complaint I would have is that normally Chinese restaurants provide dessert at the end, with the expensive menu, this place didn't offer any. It left a void in the experience.

Food: 5/5 Service: 5/5…read morePrice: 5/5 Atmosphere: 5/5 Really delicious upscale restaurant that specializes in suckling pig. The service was incredible and the food was amazing. Everything we got was delicious. It is a little pricey, compared to other restaurants in Hong Kong, but totally worth it. You do have to order the suckling pig in advance so make sure to give them a call or message them through WeChat / WhatsApp. Suckling Pig: *5/5*: The skin was perfectly crispy and fatty. They serve it with fluffy steamed bread (mantou) with hoisin sauce and sugar on the side. It sounds weird putting sugar on it, but definitely recommend trying. They serve five dishes with the pork: crispy skin, pork meat, soup, pork intestines, and forgot what the last one was. Walnut Shrimp: *5/5*: The shrimp pieces were huge and fried perfectly. This was one of my favorite dishes. Do wish it was a little sweeter but that's just my person preference. Loved it! Stir Fried Lobster: *5/5*: If you love lobster, this is a must order. The sauce was perfectly coating the lobster and it's so so good.

The food is good but it depends on what you get. The ambiance is NOT romantic or quaint in any way…read more I'd come back but I wouldn't go out of my way for it Food: GET THE ROAST PORK BUN. This is the best roast pork bun I've ever had - hands down. Otherwise, why are you here? It's what got them their Michelin star. I got the ha gow, ha cheurng (rice noodle wrap with shrimp), fried noodles. The waiter said don't bother with their short ribs or radish cake. Price: pennies. For 5 dishes it was 10 USD. Cheap af. Ambiance: it's like eating on the subway train when the floor is wet. Do not go to the bathroom unless it's #1. You've been warned. Bring your own napkins. Service: slam dunk service - all business. In and out in under 20 min. Wham bam thank you ma'am

This chain definitely earned their Michelin Star. It was affordable and delicious. My friends and I…read morecame here and basically ordered their whole menu. I have nothing bad to say about all the items that we had. Each one of us paid about 80 HKD and was able to try 13 different items. The quality of everything was top notch and comparable to bougie dimsum in America where each dish would be $5-$7 USD. The item that stood out to me was the bbq pork bun. The breading was soft, bbq pork was tender and full of flavor and the top was sweet. Overall I thought that the flavors and texture were spot on and made this a wonderful plate. Can't wait for Tim Ho Wan to come to America. Hopefully they retain their pricing as well.

Some of the best beef noodles you can get. It's a small bowl but really packed and filling.read more

Part of Hong Kong legends are 90 year old noodle shops. When I think of this, I think of Kau Kee…read more When I'm in Sheung Wan (because it's where my hotel is) and I want a casual meal that's no fuss but tasty and comforting, I think of walking 10 minutes to Kau Kee. You might even hear me say it's THE place for beef brisket noodles. Other (likely amateur) things tourists like me say: My favorites are the broth, flat noodles and on occasion, tendon. I think most people would go for the broth or curry. E-Fu noodles seem to be the most popular, often being sold out. Once they even sold out of broth. I'm lucky or an unpunctual eater or very late to the Kau Kee club as I've never waited in a line. Know that long queues have been said to be the welcome. The first time I visited was thanks to its Michelin recommended status. At the time of writing this review it has since been awarded the Bib Gourmand. The experience was quintessentially Asia. The two of us sardined on a table with a family of four who were either local or no stranger to the land and culture. Normally patrons respectfully dine quickly in silence and leave. This group was indeed quick with typical stoic expressions but also gifted us a smidge of their efforts when looking up from their bowls for the slightest seconds, pointing at their drinks: cokes with lemons, wordlessly suggesting we try some and gesturing their hands to show us how to. Lemon first on the ice, coke poured on. Of course we copied and it was the most extravagant part of our meal. ;)

This place is one of my favorite dim sum spots in Hong Kong! No frills, just simply delicious. The…read moreBEST item on the menu are the BBQ pork buns. They are not the white steamed ones that most places served. They are baked to perfection! The buns are crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, and they don't skimp on the filling. The filling itself is already so mouthwatering. They have unique dim sum options too like quail egg shumais, or black truffle shumais. All in all, I will definitely return if I ever find myself on this side of Victoria Harbor. Service was pretty fast! The ambiance is nice and cozy. Not a ton of seating, but we lucked out on a spacious booth.

The ambiance is casual & kinda cool in this little place but the dim sum itself could be better…read more They seemed to be made well ahead of time and either re-heated or just cold. The egg tarts, while tasty, were sunken in, usually a sign that they have been sitting for a while. The location and the atmosphere would be the reason to come here. Not the food.