When the boyfriend and I landed in Hong Kong, it was fairly late in the evening. So, we wanted to…read moreget something quick to eat and call it a night as we had plans the next day. The boyfriend's uncle recommend this spot to us. Tsui Wah serves a variety of popular and well-known Hong Kong-styled dishes and drinks, along with other items. The boyfriend and I shared our go-to baked pork chops over rice, and it was pretty good! Definitely better than what we get back at home. Surprisingly the serving size was generous, we were both full by the end of our meal. Additionally, the service was average and location was convenient for us. Overall, a pretty standard Hong Kong-styled restaurant, slightly comparable to an IHOP or Denny's. It's worth the try if you are in the mood for something quick and relatively affordable. They also have several locations throughout Hong Kong and Macau!

Gosh I wished there was a 24/7 HK-style cafe around here at home…read more It was later in the evening and this place was near my hotel. Love me some curry beef brisket, so I went for their Malaysian offering, which was a "signature dish" of theirs. While it was rich and creamy, the curry was one of the more spicier I've had. So if you're squeamish with heat, definitely consider something else. Other than that, the beef was plentiful and tender. The restaurant isn't the cleanest but it's passable. Service is non-responsive and you may have to wait long. The good news was that I only had to wait 15 minutes outside for a booth. The bad news was that these two girls in front of me decided to take more selfies in 10 minutes than should be allowed in a year.

Brought the whole family here to try HK breakfast since it was close to our hotel and is quite…read morespacious. We were seated immediately and they had available high chairs for kids. The staff were nice and prompt. We ordered their satay beef noodle set with scrambled eggs and herbed bread and hot milk tea while my husband ordered the set with the fried fish. LOVED the scrambled eggs! Cooked perfectly! Portions are quite good too and price is very reasonable. Would have wanted to return the next day but we opted to try other HK breakfast spots in the area to compare.

This is a cafe I usually like to visit when I go to Hong Kong. They are a very traditional and old…read morebrand that's been around for over 30 years, and expect lineups during lunch. Their menu offers a very good deal for breakfast sets at a good price considering the individual items would total more. The food comes very fast, and service is very prompt with getting your order and the bill as you can treat this place as more of a quick meal rather than dining. The portion of food is fairly big and I could never finish everything myself. Generally I find most of the dishes are pretty flavorful, but the must have is the traditional Hong Kong milk tea. There is a good taste of tea behind which makes it pretty rich tasting. However, for the cold version, I find it a bit sweeter. We are usually very full and yet don't need to hurt our wallets too much haha.

This review is only for the pineapple bun…read more I do not recommend. On multiple, multiple food review sites writing about the best pineapple bun in HK, Kam Fung made the list. Happened to be in wan chai today so why not- We got take out for two buns- one with butter and one without. But even before opening the package we knew something was wrong. Each bun was wrapped in plastic, but was so extremely heavy. How could a bun be so heavy? Opening it and taking a bite - it's like chewy raw dough. I'm not sure if it was really raw, but that's what it felt like. I couldn't finish it. I didn't even want to take a second bite, really. I'm actually very surprised at the good reviews on the bun here. Its one of the few times that Google reviews are more fair and accurate than Yelp reviews for me. Don't trust the lists!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't get this bun!!!!

This Cha Chaan Teng is really for old school HK'ers. I was not a fan of any of their "baos"…read more.. Their milk tea was not great either. It didn't have the milk tea flavor... Perhaps it's just not for my kind of tastebud... my younger son liked his macaroni in soup. My older one did not like his "bor lor yao"... which is the pineapple bun with a thick piece of butter... all the baos were very dense... and not fluffy like other ones we've tried. The only saving grace - the Chicken Pie! It's crusty and flavorful. Anyway, small shop, a few tables and you will be sharing with strangers if you're solo. They do pour the left over soups into a bucket right underneath your seats... so not quite sanitary... but you'll live. Bring lots of wet naps. Cash Only.

Good foods! I had…read morethree of their afternoon tea selections--Soup Instant Noodles with Pork Chop and Toast Bun, Mini Spaghetti Bolognese and Mini Fried Flat Noodles with Beef. With the exception of the spaghetti noodles that were baked, so it was dried and hard everything else was good. I will try more of their afternoon tea items. This place is a keeper. Ray out!

Stopped into this random cha chaan teng in Mong Kok for a little snack and pick me up in the form…read moreof their HK egg tarts and HK coffee milk tea. The egg tarts were perfectly flakey and crunchy with a silky soft, slightly sweet and eggy interior. The HK Coffee Milk Tea was definitely on the stronger side with a heavier coffee kick. They had small two person-only tables so no need to share if those are available. This cafe is located near some popular shopping streets and markets but deep enough in Kowloon where nothing is in English, however it helps to have someone who speaks Canto. :) I love these cafes for their fast, no nonsense service and they certainly live up to it.

The breakfast here is SUPER filling. The food is good but not amazing which is why I'm giving it 4…read morestars instead of 5. The meat with the noodles was okay, the cubed pork was hard to chew. For a cheap spacious chain store I think the quality is worth it.

I lovingly refer to Tsui Wah as the Denny's of Hong Kong. And I mean that in the most endearing of…read moreways. Tsui Wah is a chain that is peppered throughout Hong Kong and Kowloon and is one of the most reliable places in town; there is something for everyone here. Even though my relatives laugh at me when I say this is one of my favorite places in HK, I have to say, I really appreciate that this place is welcoming of all people, especially us foreigners. The entire menu is in Chinese and English with pictures of all of the items.This means anyone and everyone can come in and taste iconic Hong Kong dishes and not be intimidated. There is something to be said about that. The time of day is irrelevant here, the menu remains the same all day and you can order whatever you want, whenever you want. The most important thing to get here is the milk tea, it is iconic HK and the TW version is one of the best. The hot version comes in a signature TW cup (which I wish they sold, I really want one!). If you're feeling fancy, you can even order it in a champagne-like bottle, appropriately set in a bucket of ice. Their other iconic item on the menu is the pineapple bun (bolo bao) with a thick slice of butter, which comes out nice and hot so the edges of the butter start to melt... mmm! My favorites are the fish ball vermicelli noodle soups w/tom yum soup base, thick toast with butter & condensed milk, their signature chow mein (a perfect mix of savory gravy soaked noodles and nest of crispy edges, they do it well here), baked spaghetti bolognese, and their sizzling combo meat platter (which my sister has referred to as the viking platter due to the pile of meat). If there are too many options and you can't decide, the first two pages show you all of their bestsellers so choose from there and you are good to go. On occasion, they do change and update their menu items but the staples are always there. Almost everything is under $100 HKD (the sizzling platters are just above $100 HKD) and even if you order a dish + drink, you'll still be under $100 HKD. They previously only accepted cash & octopus cards, but now accept credit cards. The staff at this location deserves five stars! There can often be a line outside the door, but they can get people in/out pretty fast, even the food comes out really fast. We always ask for a booth and they are happy to have us stand aside to let others get seated first while we wait for a a booth. Whenever I try to order, they patiently accept my limited Cantonese, pointing at the menu, googling pictures of what I mean to say on my phone, hand gestures and requests for no bean sprouts. Hey, I try my best! And they do not judge me, so thank you! If you are ordering to-go and they notice you've been waiting for awhile, they will come check your ticket number and follow up w/the status of your order. Really nice people here. Perfect for a late night bite or cheap eats all over town.

No one should really love a HK cafe this much, especially when it's a chain and located smack dab…read morein a semi-touristy section of Tsim Sha Tsui. Yet, I love A Plus Kitchen for their semi-diverse menu, quality execution, and overall good service. I find myself coming here time and time again with little to no disappointment. English names and Chinese ones almost never correlate in other countries, but I don't find this to be much of an occurrence in HK. A Plus Kitchen is really 讚記 (or Chan Kee) but what's in a name really? An easier moniker for the nearby tourists means there is a likelihood for more businesses. Yet, I don't ever really see many tourists here if at all. If it makes a difference, the menus are in English and Chinese. I do appreciate their breakfast options for being plentiful and affordable, but their dinner hour is where it's at. Unlike a lot of HK cafes out there that only do the usual HK style western breakfast + noodle / rice options for lunch and dinner, APK steps it up with a full fledged menu full of Canto classics like water spinach with chilis and tofu (椒絲腐乳通菜) or white chopped chicken (白切雞). I am usually here for their fish tofu claypot (班腩豆腐煲) and shrimp with egg (蝦仁炒蛋). The dinner set comes with rice and choice of drink, which ranges somewhere between $59-78HKD. The evenings are packed full of people every night. They don't include a service charge in their prices and it is strictly cash only.

Came here for breakfast when I was in zombie mode due to jet lag. Service was brisk and efficient…read morejust like any other Cha Chaan Teng, but the cleanliness did seem above average. Menu was very visual and most choices were already mapped out in set/combo format, which essentially means they throw in a drink (up charge for cold). Ordered the congee & noodle combo, and both items were pretty much decent. No complaints but nothing to write home about either. Par for the course.

I came in for breakfast twice during my stay in Hong Kong. Each time I walked in, the staff asked…read moreme how many and let me sit anywhere. Although it was busy on my first visit, it didn't feel overwhelming, nor did I feel rushed and herded by staff. Orders are done through the QR code on the table, but my phone service was wonky that day and one of the employees was very nice and took my order. That did lead me to panic ordering the HOTTEST egg toast, but that's my own fault and I surely paid the consequence. I like spicy food, but that lacked flavor and only burned. They have a big menu, including vegetarian options and famous HK bakery items like egg tarts and pineapple bread. The regular egg toast is delicious, a heaping serving of creamy eggs over thick toast. Then of course I had to try the famous Hong Kong Milk tea, which was also delicious. It's made with a full bodied black tea and has a rich earthy flavor. No sugar added so it's not sweet unless you make it so. When I was finished, I paid at the register and was on my way.

Chose a random Hong Kong cafe to get my macaroni fix. This one's a chain with a location also in…read moreCanada I believe. Menu is quite large and mostly breakfast items. We got a char siu macaroni soup, bolo bao, and truffle scrambled egg toast. There was a lot of egg on the toast but the truffle tasted more like a dark chocolate crumble? Not sure if that's what it was supposed to be but still appetizing. Macaroni soup was delicious. I just enjoy pasta in soup. Lol. The bolo bao was a bit of a disappointment due to the bread being cold. I don't know if there was an option to just tell them we wanted it hot. Also ordered Hong Kong milk tea but the waiter misheard even though he repeated it and sent a sweet tea instead. Not bad for a comfort food spot.

Is this place worth coming to? I think so... once you can find it. Tip; it's in an underground…read morebasement mall two doors north of the infamous Chunking Mansion entrance. Go all the way to the back. They really try hard to lose you.... The interior is very classic HK style with tiles, a bit cramped. They are friendly but there is a minimum now and much more $ than other cha chaan teng's. The toast is the star. It is fried perfectly, very light and crispy but not too fried. Spread the melted butter and put lots of syrup on top and dig in. The milk tea is good though I had a hard time telling it apart TBH from say Kam Wah's which was also very good.

Reunited with the love of my life!!! Lan Fong Yuen takes the cake for milk tea in Hong Kong for me…read more Me, having the worst sense of direction I was thinking it was the same location I went to couple months ago. I kept following the GPS and at one point got so irritated because it said I arrived. Looked north, south, east, west-- arrived where?! After 10 minutes of walking I passed by a building and what do you know, it had Lan Fong Yuen and a bunch of other restaurants listed with their respective suite numbers. And of course, it was a completely different location from the one I've been to before. It was great though because I actually got to sit in and order some food this time. Place looks like a retro, older cafe that you see in TVB dramas. It is definitely more spacious than other places in Hong Kong so plently of seats available. Servers do speak some English to where communicating and ordering wasn't a problem. I also appreciate how there was a menu with photos! It always help to have visuals for people not familiar with certain dishes. Anyhow, we ordered the classic iced milk tea, crisp bun with butter, and thick toast. The crisp bun did come out burnt on the edges, which was a little offputting when it first got set on the table. But it did not taste burnt or affected the taste in anyway. I preferred the thick toast a little more, I think it's just overall texture of it being more soft and perhaps visually more appealing. My parents said they liked the bun more though. What I found was really sweet was one of the ladies was walking around, kind of paused for a bit before coming up to our table and pointed the syrup and signaled for us to pour it onto the toast. After we did it she smiled and gave a thumbs up. She knew we were foreigners and not knowing how to properly eat it and wanted to help us despite the language barrier. It shows that LFY really does care and want the best experience for their customers. Because you know, not many will do what she did. Having the mentality of "not my business, why should I care?" Or "I'm not the owner/manager, it's not my responsibility" (I'm pretty sure she wasn't as she was in uniform and in Asian cultures, usually the person at the register is the person in charge) I think that experience will stick with me for a lifetime. Oh and how could I end the review without my beloved iced milk tea! It tasted as wonderful as expected, not too bitter and not too sweet. It came out with the restaurant's cup and not the plastic to go ones with their signature. I was a little disappointed because now I won't have a pretty Instagram shot. I know, first world problems. But I saw a table with those cups so I think my feelings are justified. After finishing everything, I had ordered another iced milk tea to go so that solved my issue. As I'm writing this, I really want some LFY now. Well, till next time Hong Kong!