2010 Hong Kong Mini Restaurant Reviews

We recently finished up our latest culinary tour of China in the Summer of 2010. Hong Kong is a world class city full of great food. Most of the Chinese food was superior to that in the San Francisco Bay Area and even Vancouver, BC Canada.

Here are some quick mini reviews of places we ate at, so you can understand how Hong Kong food compares, and so you select the best places on your visit. We have full reviews for places we deemed important enough;

2010 Hong Kong Mini Restaurant Reviews, Lung King Heen, Lei Garden, Yung Kee, Chuen Kee Seafood, Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao, Conrad Nicolini’s Sunday Brunch Buffet, Harbourside Buffet and Yan Toh Heen.

If a restaurant does not have a website, we link to their Openrice page.

Manor Sea Food Restaurant – 富瑤酒家

Highly rated with a 4.1 on Openrice and recommended by fellow food bloggers, this seafood restaurant created high expectations but failed to deliver. They even charged us for their peanuts!

Hits: Panfried shrimp, stir fried noodles, Choy sum

Overall rating (Stars) – 2.5

Food Rating – 2.5

Service Rating – 2.5

Atmosphere Rating – 2

Value – 2

Guide: 0 = poor, 1 = Fair/Average, 2 = Good, 2.5 = Very Good, 3 = Excellent , 4 = Extraordinary

Come Back – No

Manor Sea Food Restaurant

Shop F-G, 440 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

2836 9999

OpenRice

Hoi King Heen – 海景軒

Very Highly rated with a 4.2 on Openrice, and located downstairs In the Intercontinental Grand Stanford, Hoi King Heen serves up top notch Cantonese Chinese food for dinner. One Michelin star in 2011.

Beggar’s Chicken

Hits: BBQ combo plate, Braised short ribs with papaya, beggars chicken, Hung Siu tofu.

Overall rating (Stars) – 3.5

Food Rating – 3.5

Service Rating – 3

Atmosphere Rating – 3

Value – 2.5

Guide: 0 = poor, 1 = Fair/Average, 2 = Good, 2.5 = Very Good, 3 = Excellent , 4 = Extraordinary

Come Back – Yes

Hoi King Heen

B2, InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong, 70 Mody Road,

Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

2731 2883

OpenRice

Tao Heung – 稻香

An unexpected high quality dim sum restaurant with bargain prices (HK$6.80, $9.80, $12.80, and $15.80 per dish) near our hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. It was recommended by the doorman and was full of locals. It is one of the few that opens early at 7:30am and even gives a discount on dim sum before 11:30am. (Check out by 12:30pm)

Only rated 3.3 on Openrice, but good enough for us. Multiple locations.

Hits: Har gow, sesame balls, Chicken congee, pork buns, sugarcane juice, Lotus wrapped glutinous rice.

Overall rating (Stars) – 2.5

Food Rating – 2.5

Service Rating – 1.5

Atmosphere Rating – 2.5

Value – 4

Guide: 0 = poor, 1 = Fair/Average, 2 = Good, 2.5 = Very Good, 3 = Excellent , 4 = Extraordinary

Come Back – Yes

Tao Heung

3/F, Carnarvon Plaza, 20-20C Carnavon Road

Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

2367 1328

OpenRice

Sugar Dessert House – 甜品屋

We are big dessert fans and are always looking to satisfy our sweet tooth. Sugar is a tiny, hidden away place that satisfied our cravings.

Hits: Waffles, shaved ice, red bean ice.

Overall rating (Stars) – 2

Food Rating – 2.5

Service Rating – 1.5

Atmosphere Rating – 1.5

Value – 2

Guide: 0 = poor, 1 = Fair/Average, 2 = Good, 2.5 = Very Good, 3 = Excellent , 4 = Extraordinary

Come Back – Maybe

Sugar Dessert House

Shop G2, G/F, Delite Mansion, 3 Granville Circuit

Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

2739 9959

OpenRice

Hang Fa Lau Dessert – 杏花樓甜品

This restaurant is conveniently located and has some excellent desserts. We tried the breakfast here and found it cheap but pretty marginal.

Hits: Double skim milk pudding, Hawthorne Berry almond milk, mango grass jelly, mango grapefruit and Sago

Overall rating (Stars) – 2

Food Rating – 2

Service Rating – 2

Atmosphere Rating – 1.5

Value – 3

Guide: 0 = poor, 1 = Fair/Average, 2 = Good, 2.5 = Very Good, 3 = Excellent , 4 = Extraordinary

Come Back – Yes for dessert

Hang Fa Lau Dessert

Shop A, G/F, 9 Lock Road,

Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

2366 4720

OpenRice

Chao Inn – 潮樓

We needed a place for dinner at the airport and found this place, open late, and upstairs in terminal two. Food is average at best. Go to Maxim or Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao instead. Beware that they have other locations in Hong Kong.

Hits: lobster with emein special.

Overall rating (Stars) – 2

Food Rating – 2

Service Rating – 2

Atmosphere Rating – 2.5

Value – 2

Guide: 0 = poor, 1 = Fair/Average, 2 = Good, 2.5 = Very Good, 3 = Excellent , 4 = Extraordinary

Come Back – No

Chao Inn

Unit No.6P033, Passenger Terminal 2

Hong Kong International Airport., Chek Lap Kok

3197 9098

OpenRice