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2018-10-22
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As most of you know, everyday is Mother's Day, so I decided to treat my mom to Yum Cha for a different Chinese cuisine experience. This is our first time to this restaurant but we've always wanted to try it out. We were able to be seated earlier than my original booking at 11:45. We were warmly welcomed firstly by Ms Kalpana who was kind enough to answer all my questions relating to Asia Miles. She was very nice, patient and knowledgeable.Then we met another friendly face, Ms Bing. She was happy
We were able to be seated earlier than my original booking at 11:45. We were warmly welcomed firstly by Ms Kalpana who was kind enough to answer all my questions relating to Asia Miles. She was very nice, patient and knowledgeable.
Then we met another friendly face, Ms Bing. She was happy to serve our table throughout our time there. She was also informative as she shared a bit of background information of the restaurant as well as some tips on our choices. We could tell that she was proud and happy to be part of the team.
The food did not disappoint us at all. It looked and tasted delicious. You could opt for the lunch set or even just the dessert set. However, since it wasn't our first 'yum cha' experience in Hong Kong and we're not tourists either, we made up our own set of dishes from the main menus, including another set involving 2 appetizers and 1 main dish for $119. Best to read through the whole menu because we almost missed that option!
The atmosphere was bright and relaxing overall. Although we weren't pleased that despite the restaurant being fairly 'empty' at the time, the next pair of customers just happened to be our neighbours. They were quite noisy, which ruined the mood a bit.
Nonetheless, the food was great. The dishes came out hot and were delivered at a good pace. If you're particular about which dishes you'd like to eat first, you probably have to inform the staff as the first 2 dish that we had were the florette buns with a hint of red bean (condensed milk for dipping) and the custard-filled buns (the one and only, as marketed everywhere in Hong Kong). Though we did not mind, however when we do come for the next round, we'd prefer to have the dishes in order (hot apps > main > dessert).
Overall, we had a great lunch and we enjoyed taking photos right after. Many thanks to the Yum Cha staff in Central for giving us, especially my mom, another happy and brand new version of a yumcha experience. We'll be back again soon 😋
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