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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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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