If you're familiar with Singapore, you will know that Katong is a neighborhood west of Downtown,…read moreknown for their laksa. I didn't know that until I visited Singapore last month as I tried Katong Corner in July. We ordered the Hainan Chicken Rice, Char Kway Teow, and Beef rendang. The chicken was delicious! But my qualm is the rice that accompanied the dish. You can taste the chicken in the first bite of rice, but for some unknown reason, it had a very strange plastic-y kind of after taste that did not sit well on my taste buds. I tried to mask it with the soy sauce, chili sauce and ginger condiment and it only mediated that odd after taste ever so slightly. The Singaporean-style Char Kway Teow came with a large prawn in the center. It looked very impressive, but how did it taste? It was a solid plate of noodles, with a variety of thick and flat noodles, but the prawn was overcooked. After tasting this dish, I realized that I preferred the Penang-style CKT with a little spice kick and fried egg. To each his own. On the other hand, the Beef Rendang was very tender. If I return, I'd definitely order this again. We were served four large beef patties and the rendang sauce was 5 stars! Probably best in HK that I've tasted. I can't wait to try their other dishes, especially their Laksa and Singapore chili crab.

They have a great lunch special, a Hainan chicken rice set lunch is only $88, including a free…read morebarley water drink. There are other varieties such as laksa, beef rendang, nasi goreng and char kuay teow. No wonder it is so packed at lunch time, we waited almost a good hour for a table. The hainan chicken comes with three sauces. The chicken is good but not tender enough - I think it's more to do with the breed of chicken then the cooking. The bak kut teh (rib soup) comes piping hot on a stove, and has a rich herbal flavor and lots of ingredients in it. I love the laksa noodle has a strong flavor, and the satay are tender and juicy. The lunch set comes with a barley drink, which is so delicious, I managed to drink half of it, to the brim of bursting my belly. Overall, good quality food for at a fair price, fast service.

The restaurant is located at the Causeway Bay Fashion Walk. I went there specifically because of…read moreHainanese Chicken craving and it did not disappoint. Our party of 2 ordered the set menu for 2. It came with a fruit salad, a soup or choice, prawn with rice rolls, satay, hainanese chicken, veggies and chicken rice. Definitely lots of food to share but reasonable price ($HK 599) compared to ordering them ala carte. Everything was tasty and ambience was intimate for a good dining experience. Service level can be improved as nobody came to check on us after the food was served and the server was kind of rude when I asked for a takeout box for the leftovers (by the way, it was $3 surcharge). Overall, i would recommend the restaurant for hainanese chicken.

I'm from the US (Cali, SGV--IYKYK)...with that being said, we have an incredibly popular Hainan…read morechicken place that can't be beat, price-wise and food-wise. However, the variety of food here is great and flavors are actually quite nice. The hainan chicken portions are very tiny though, so don't come if you have a hungry hippo American appetite (lol), or order two dishes. Also keep in mind that any meat from the soups you order will be completely dry and crumbly from simmering in the broth for so long--meaning you're ordering strictly for the soup, not the stuff in there. I will say that the beef brisket noodles are really good and that is probably worth the most bang for your buck if you come here. Lastly, this place is quite pricey--on par with US prices and more expensive than US hainan chicken places. You're basically paying to say you went to a "Michelin" restaurant.

I will recommend this Singapore- Malaysia style noodle shop based on my two times lunch visit, the…read morefirst time at their Wanchai store (closed) and recent visit at their Tin Hau store. The lady in store told me that here is opened & operated by a Singapore-Malaysian. Then, may be this is a reason and why I feel it tastes like no others and good. The cold served shrimp noodle is extraordinary. The side shrimp soup is nice, too. It may be a bit too salty to me but you may like its rich and full body texture. I know they have 'hai nam' 海南雞飯 chicken rice too, I will try again. Thank you for reading Thank you,

Found this place on an app called openrice. Ordered 3 bowls of noodles. Left 3 full bowls of…read morenoodles on the table. (They use chow mein for their noodle soups). The broth was not good... Ordered drinks 3 different times before they arrived - after the food came... 3, 3, 3. The drinks were the best thing about this place: hot barley water, iced ribena, hot honey and lemon.

I really enjoyed my meal at Ancient Moon and was really close to giving five stars rating. The…read morerestaurant serves Singapore and Malaysian dishes that are tasty, affordable and some of the best you can find in Hong Kong. The restaurant is a pretty small spot and is best to come with a smaller group of people. Service is quick and efficient which makes it perfect for a quick lunch. Food: 4.25 stars Value: 4.5 stars Service: 4.25 stars Environment: 3 stars Overall: 4.25 stars Recommendations: Malaysian bak ku teh, teh terik, laksa, nasi lemak They serve hands down the best bak ku teh I've had in HK. The broth is ridiculously fragrant and if you like garlic you will love this soup. The meat is tender and is really a great dish. The laksa here is solid with a delicious creamy broth. Wish there were some fish cakes which would have really added to the dish. Nasi Lemak is also great...fried chicken was nice and crispy. Don't forget to order the drinks. Both the Hk style and Singaporean drink options were great. Lemon ice tea just as good as a local shop and the teh terik was awesome. The only dish I didn't like that much was the chicken rice. The poached chicken is served with a gravy which is odd and if it added to the dish I wouldn't mind but I didn't like it much. Also, the rice was too wet and clumped together.

I absolutely LOOOOOOOOOVE this place!!! The most delicious food ever and the portions aren't…read moreoversized! We came with a group of 6, we each ordered our own dish and a drink. Plus 2 appetizers for the table to share. Total was just $100HKD each!! There is a photo for everything on the menu (except appetizers and drinks) so you can pick by photo! Which was what I (illiterate Chinese) did. I chose curry noodles: taste like laksa ramen, super flavourful and mildly spicy. It's not spicy if you enjoy spicy. There is a lot of food inside this bowl of soup, it's not just plain curry and noodles. Highly recommended. I had a taste of my friends' dish and they were all really really good. The two appetizers we shared were extremely delicious. Both are curry and pancake bread. The bread is very soft and already good, to dip in FREAKING DELICIOUS curry. Omg The yellow one is mango curry. It's sweet mango like dessert but with curry flavour. As strange as it sounds, it was soooooo good together. The red one is plain spicy and thin curry (not creamy like the yellow one), honestly you can make this a meal by ordering rice on the side. It's so good!! I want to drink it! Service is nice!!! The restaurant is extremely small and we had to wait a little bit at 8pm to be seated. If you come as 1-2 people, you'll be seated right away. However for big groups, tough luck! But definitely risk your luck because it's SO GOOD.

This is the best Thai food I've had anywhere. The flavors are so refined and special, and the…read moredishes are a step up from regular thai cuisine. Like our red curry had roasted duck. It was full of flavor from the basil and lemongrass and lots of different vegetables in there too. The steamed fish was exquisite! Topped with marinated lemongrass, ginger, and celery, it was sooo good. It came with a red sauce that was vinegary, fishy, sweet, and spicy with a floral hint that I couldn't get enough of. I will probably come back again tomorrow :) because their desserts looked amazing too.

If you're out in Wan Chai at a loss for what or where to eat, I would definitely recommend Sun…read moreThai. It is by no means the cheapest Thai place in the area, but it provides fantastic service with food quality that matches it. I should advise however that step free access is not available at this location. Aside from that the restaurant is very pleasant to be in, featuring a very welcoming blend of modern interior design alongside some traditional aspects. I've been here many times and as auch tried quite a number of dishes here. The green curry is very good. It's a bit spicy even when you ask for a mild one, but it's still very flavourful and coconutty. If you're worried that the chicken would dry out in the curry, that isn't going to be a problem here. I've had a green chicken curry and a chicken coconut soup, and in both instances the chicken was still tender and succulent. Salads are also really good here- I'd like to highlight the mango salad in particular, where they make a salad with shredded pieces of unripe mango. While it may sound very unpalatable, they complement it very nicely with a sweet dressing and the nite that served as a topping. Barbecued pork neck is good, and so are their sides like a soft shell crab Thai spring roll- you get a really chewy outer layer, some crisp vegetables and some very crunchy pieces of soft shell crab, all of which is made so much better when you add their fish sauce. The pad Thai and skewers were good, but nothing too special. They got the textures and flavours right and that's about it. Desserts and drinks are pretty good. I tried the young coconut, which was nice, as well as their other coconut based beverages that feature scented jellies inside. The pandas water chestnut pudding and multilayer coconut pudding are good, though if you don't have much of a sweet tooth, there's a chance you won't like the multilayer pudding too much.

Had major laksa cravings, but then changed my mind at the last second to try their prawn mee, as it…read moreis less likely that I'll find this dish in Canada. Service is subpar; I waited sitting patiently for a while without being served. Overall, I guess you could say that service is up to HK standards, where the waiters don't really treat you with any smiles. I ordered a prawn mee with less spice, prawn and squid wings, while my sister ordered one with normal spiciness, prawn and shredded chicken. The flavours were so rich and fishy! You could really taste the shrimp flavour, and the entire red coating on top of the broth is from the shrimp head (the shrimp is boiled for hours to make the broth). Very delicious! My pho noodles were overcooked and therefore very short - they would break apart at the touch of my chopsticks. My sister got the mixed noodles (thick yellow noodles with rice noodles) and found it interesting. A very filling and satisfying meal! We were lucky to not have to wait in line, but the shop filled up quickly and there was a line once we left the building.

Tried both the laksa curry and the signature prawn noodles. The laksa was good but can't hold a…read morecandle to the prawn noodles. While being a very light soup, it is absolutely packed with flavour. One can imagine that they must really cook down a ton of prawns with just the right blend of spices to make this soup. In some ways the flavours remind me of a good Cajun-style crawfish boil. Definitely recommend trying this if you are in the vicinity.

I want to eat Laksa noodles, so we decided to go Rempah at Wan Chai again. We ordered one Laksa…read moreNoodle and one Kaya toast. The soup is a very rich laksa flavor. The highlight is the kaya toast. Usually the Kaya toast we had before is the Kaya sauce with a piece of butter, but this one is Kaya cream. We will definitely come back again for Laksa or Shrimp noodle.

tl;dr A bit on the pricier side, the laksa they offer was flavorful, with fantastic texture on the…read morenoodles. Food - 4.5/5 * Ordered their nonya laksa. The presentation was great, the soup was flavorful (And NOT overly salty - It was perfection.) Noodles texture was just perfect. * The only complain that I have was the shrimp - While the texture was great, it was flavorless. * Normally, I'll give it a pass if I were elsewhere in the world, but this is HK and having had much tastier shrimps in the same trip, the shrimp that came with the laksa just missed the bar. * Having said that, it's still a great dish.

It was always told to me that Nam Ah (South Asia) was the standard when it came to…read moreIndo-Malay-Singaporean cuisine in Kowloon. It makes sense after all, Nam Ah has practically outlived most of the businesses on Ashley through 50+ years and might have the roomiest interior, along with the nicest decor of the bunch. But after a couple of recent visits, it occurred to me the flavors were decent at best, not enough to warrant an immediate return. That's not to say things at Nam Ah were bad per se, but it hasn't won over my group of dining companions and I for the times we've gone. The menu is understandably catered to the Hong Kong and western palate, which includes random dishes from Portuguese Chicken to Borscht. The staff was sadly not in tune with a lot of Southeast Asian choices (such as roti canai, mee goreng, etc.) because they actually don't exist on the menu. Thankfully, through a myriad of random choices, we were able to convince them to create something similar to it. The end result showed it wasn't their strong suit, so it's hard to fault them for that. So instead, we focused on things they were known for. Hainanese Chicken ($85 for a quarter, $138 for a half), Pork Satay ($70), Char Kwayteow Noodles ($75) and a bowl of their Seafood Laksa. The reactions all around were shoulder shrugs, but being that we were hungry enough we still ate most of everything for the benefit of the doubt. I've had better Hainan Chicken at smaller, less distinguished places, but at least the presentation was on point. I would like to think Nam Ah has had better days or perhaps the times have changed in a way where this cuisine has become more accessible than ever. While I'm not opposed to a return visit, I'm really hoping they'll revamp their selections to where not only all of SE Asia is represented in some way, but tastes like it too.

Came here for dinner. An asian take on western food…read more So I made the mistake thinking this place was going to be the same as Noodle-Lah. It's not. LOL. They only had one SOUP noodle dish : Laksa. So since i was craving soup, I ordered Laksa...OHhhh myyy sooo spicy! Hit the back of my throat like a train wreck. Mushroom Soup: Just ok. Salad: ok. Steak: ok. So, everything is just ok. OH, and they don't have Wifi for the purpose that they believe you should talk to each other instead of being on your phone. Good for them! =)

food is just ok, the grilled fish and chicken were slightly over cooked. environment is…read morecomfortable. nicely decorated interior. great client service. value for money. look forward to seeing substantial enhancement in food quality, it shall then deserve a 5-star rating.

Reasonably priced Malaysian set lunch. HK$68 for a main and drink, add HK$3 if ordering a cold…read moredrink. We had the laksa noodle and nasi lemak with sambal prawns. Both were decent and very close to authentic Malaysian flavour. The nasi lemak could do with more coconut milk- it also seems to be missing pandan fragrance. For a Malaysian cuisine quick fix, this place is pretty good.

Malay food with an authentic presentation and taste! affordable price (lunch set with drinks…read moreHK$60-70) . Recommended items: Laksa Noodles, Malaysia Bak-Kut Teh w/ rice