Hainan chicken was 70% bone and 30% meat. No other place was this stingy. The chicken oil rice was tasty though.Their curry beef brisket was nice. So overall 3 star.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
carrie ao
Food is good but not hot enough.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Jason Mak
After a sat afternoon badminton session, I along w/ my gf and friends were gonna have a chill dinner at Blue Ocean Cafe in the same plaza (New Kennedy Square).When we parked, we noticed that Blue Ocean was absolutely packed so we walked around the plaza and noticed that this resto had replaced Chef Papa Tea & Noodle Bar.Curious, we decided to try it. The interior has remained unchanged. No decor, lighting or layout changes.The food is completely different though. Chef Papa, the predecessor in this unit was a Deer Garden copycat resto. This new resto is very much an HK cafe serving up some fusion dishes as well.Most of us got rice dishes. One of my friends' gf got chicken yakisoba which was just ok. If you come here for dinner I would HIGHLY recommend ordering a rice dish.Red wine braised beef brisket omurice: The brisket was tender, the potatoes were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the egg was the perfect runniness and they give you a GOOD amount of sauce.Curry beef brisket omurice: The curry was tasty and flavourful. The brisket was, again, very tender. Potatoes crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.Baked portuguese chicken rice: The chicken was tender and the sauce was interesting. My friend said he wished they topped him off w/ some cheese but usually that's extra so it's fine.Hainanese chicken rice: My friends and I thought this chicken rice was just slightly above avg. For some reason, a lot of ppl I know (outside of my friend group) love to use Phoenix Restaurant as a barometer for good hainanese chicken rice. I highly disagree w/ the notion that their chicken rice is good but if I go along and use them as the measuring stick for avg, I would say this chicken rice is above avg. The rice was properly cooked in the chicken oil but it definitely could've used even more aromatics. I know the community is divided on whether or not the chicken should be boneless for this dish. My friends and I happen to rate it higher when the chicken comes boneless. This one came bone-in so it already didnt go into the top-tier off that factor alone.Pork chop in gravy w/ rice: My friend who ordered this said the pork chop was juicy and not overcooked. He also thought the gravy was better than your typical HK cafe gravy sauce.Fried wings: Yea, the batter was a little too thick and there wasn't enough seasoning on them. But they were juicy and the wings were plump and meaty.Like I said above, the yakisoba was ordinary and not something you should try for a first time. Some other caveats I'd like to point out. The portions are MASSIVE. Part of the reason I'm giving 5 stars is the bang for buck value. For $14.50 or $15.50 (current avg price for a rice dish, at the time of this review), you get a giant rice dish and the quality is strong. The egg for the omurice is also cooked just right and not overdone. The seasoning was on point and food comes out fast as well. I've got a big appetite and even I felt satisfied after eating.I was reading Philip L's review and he mentioned that this spot is actually opened by the same owner of Blue Ocean Cafe (right across the plaza) which is a pleasant coincidence. Imo, this spot totally smokes Blue Ocean out of the water. I awarded Blue Ocean a 3 star rating because there is literally nothing special about it from food to value.One thing they did kinda mess up was our drink orders but that's fine (I ordered a milk tea w/ zero sugar and it came w/ sugar even tho the cup said "no sugar" lol, my friend also didn't order a coke but they brought him one).I will definitely be back. This HK cafe is now on my repeat visit list due to the sheer value.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Curry Beef Stew Rib Brisket Omurice, Omurice with Beef Brisket in Red Wine Sauce
Zoe Liu
Hainanese chicken rice ??♀️ (The rice is very delicious, and the garlic sweet and spicy sauce is very flavorful. The chicken is lean because it is free-range chicken? It is a bit hard, not my type, but the sebaceous aspic part is still very goodPineapple oil??♀️??♀️Overall very satisfying, looks good and tastes delicious
Robert Wu
fair price and good quality
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Victor Chen
Mid food, the main breakfast combo was just a continental breakfast but the scrambled eggs were good. HK Milk tea is what you’d expect, but there are flies everywhere inside and servers are rude
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Ivy Ng
Lovely little HK style cafe. Reminds my parents of home. Big portions and good quality. Lots of comfy booth seats. There can be a bit of wait during peak dinner times. But great place good staff service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mamma Special Baked Pork Chops Tomato Cheese Sauce with Fried Rice, Chicken Steak with Gravy Creamy Scramble
Noel
Nice decor, clean environmentService is acceptable goodMilk tea is average standard, waffle and fry chicken is nice.
The BOGO 50% iron plate dinners are pretty good for what you paid. The service could be better but they are really busy on Saturday. Overalls recommended to try.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Leslie Chan
Got attracted to the buy one get 50% off. Great value and also pretty good food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Janet C.
Love their seared meats on hot plate. The meat is juicy with generous sized portions and the vegetables are so fresh. Their combo set includes a drink and dessert. Couldn't finish such a huge meal and so happy to have leftovers for a second meal !
Anthony F.
This is a HK style restaurant so don't expect amazing service or decor. The service is prompt and efficient and atmosphere is clean and adequate. Food is excellent and the value is there. I would recommend to try them if u r into this type of cuisine. Their HK style tea is great as well. Will try again. We go in and 5 and tables were plentiful but filled up at 5:35 on a Saturday. So come early.
A decent Hong Kong style restaurant
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chicken Steak
Great food, descent price. Nice decor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hainan chicken was 70% bone and 30% meat. No other place was this stingy. The chicken oil rice was tasty though.Their curry beef brisket was nice. So overall 3 star.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Food is good but not hot enough.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
After a sat afternoon badminton session, I along w/ my gf and friends were gonna have a chill dinner at Blue Ocean Cafe in the same plaza (New Kennedy Square).When we parked, we noticed that Blue Ocean was absolutely packed so we walked around the plaza and noticed that this resto had replaced Chef Papa Tea & Noodle Bar.Curious, we decided to try it. The interior has remained unchanged. No decor, lighting or layout changes.The food is completely different though. Chef Papa, the predecessor in this unit was a Deer Garden copycat resto. This new resto is very much an HK cafe serving up some fusion dishes as well.Most of us got rice dishes. One of my friends' gf got chicken yakisoba which was just ok. If you come here for dinner I would HIGHLY recommend ordering a rice dish.Red wine braised beef brisket omurice: The brisket was tender, the potatoes were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the egg was the perfect runniness and they give you a GOOD amount of sauce.Curry beef brisket omurice: The curry was tasty and flavourful. The brisket was, again, very tender. Potatoes crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.Baked portuguese chicken rice: The chicken was tender and the sauce was interesting. My friend said he wished they topped him off w/ some cheese but usually that's extra so it's fine.Hainanese chicken rice: My friends and I thought this chicken rice was just slightly above avg. For some reason, a lot of ppl I know (outside of my friend group) love to use Phoenix Restaurant as a barometer for good hainanese chicken rice. I highly disagree w/ the notion that their chicken rice is good but if I go along and use them as the measuring stick for avg, I would say this chicken rice is above avg. The rice was properly cooked in the chicken oil but it definitely could've used even more aromatics. I know the community is divided on whether or not the chicken should be boneless for this dish. My friends and I happen to rate it higher when the chicken comes boneless. This one came bone-in so it already didnt go into the top-tier off that factor alone.Pork chop in gravy w/ rice: My friend who ordered this said the pork chop was juicy and not overcooked. He also thought the gravy was better than your typical HK cafe gravy sauce.Fried wings: Yea, the batter was a little too thick and there wasn't enough seasoning on them. But they were juicy and the wings were plump and meaty.Like I said above, the yakisoba was ordinary and not something you should try for a first time. Some other caveats I'd like to point out. The portions are MASSIVE. Part of the reason I'm giving 5 stars is the bang for buck value. For $14.50 or $15.50 (current avg price for a rice dish, at the time of this review), you get a giant rice dish and the quality is strong. The egg for the omurice is also cooked just right and not overdone. The seasoning was on point and food comes out fast as well. I've got a big appetite and even I felt satisfied after eating.I was reading Philip L's review and he mentioned that this spot is actually opened by the same owner of Blue Ocean Cafe (right across the plaza) which is a pleasant coincidence. Imo, this spot totally smokes Blue Ocean out of the water. I awarded Blue Ocean a 3 star rating because there is literally nothing special about it from food to value.One thing they did kinda mess up was our drink orders but that's fine (I ordered a milk tea w/ zero sugar and it came w/ sugar even tho the cup said "no sugar" lol, my friend also didn't order a coke but they brought him one).I will definitely be back. This HK cafe is now on my repeat visit list due to the sheer value.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Curry Beef Stew Rib Brisket Omurice, Omurice with Beef Brisket in Red Wine Sauce
Hainanese chicken rice ??♀️ (The rice is very delicious, and the garlic sweet and spicy sauce is very flavorful. The chicken is lean because it is free-range chicken? It is a bit hard, not my type, but the sebaceous aspic part is still very goodPineapple oil??♀️??♀️Overall very satisfying, looks good and tastes delicious
fair price and good quality
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Mid food, the main breakfast combo was just a continental breakfast but the scrambled eggs were good. HK Milk tea is what you’d expect, but there are flies everywhere inside and servers are rude
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Lovely little HK style cafe. Reminds my parents of home. Big portions and good quality. Lots of comfy booth seats. There can be a bit of wait during peak dinner times. But great place good staff service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mamma Special Baked Pork Chops Tomato Cheese Sauce with Fried Rice, Chicken Steak with Gravy Creamy Scramble
Nice decor, clean environmentService is acceptable goodMilk tea is average standard, waffle and fry chicken is nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
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The BOGO 50% iron plate dinners are pretty good for what you paid. The service could be better but they are really busy on Saturday. Overalls recommended to try.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Got attracted to the buy one get 50% off. Great value and also pretty good food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Love their seared meats on hot plate. The meat is juicy with generous sized portions and the vegetables are so fresh. Their combo set includes a drink and dessert. Couldn't finish such a huge meal and so happy to have leftovers for a second meal !
This is a HK style restaurant so don't expect amazing service or decor. The service is prompt and efficient and atmosphere is clean and adequate. Food is excellent and the value is there. I would recommend to try them if u r into this type of cuisine. Their HK style tea is great as well. Will try again. We go in and 5 and tables were plentiful but filled up at 5:35 on a Saturday. So come early.
Nice Hainan chicken
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4