DG Cafe & Wine Cuisine  

I was early for dinner at St. George in Hullett House, so my wife and I decided to sit down at the outdoor terrace at DG cafe. The setting was very nice and even though it was cool (around 12 degrees) the cafe had installed outdoor heaters for the comfort of their customers.

We only ordered a couple of coffees and we were the only table occupied in the cafe which seemed odd for a Saturday night. We had chosen a table right next to the heater and had nudged slowly towards the heater as the temperature dropped. An astute front of house Italian (?) gentlemen noticed our movement and asked us if we wanted to turn up the heater which we agreed to and he did so accordingly. The coffees arrived and provided a lovely setting overlooking 1881.

Suddenly we noticed that the flame had dropped to about a third of its size, we turned it back up accordingly at which point a local waiter came rushing out and asked us not to tun it up as the gas would run out more quickly! I told her that the heater was for our use and my wife was cold and that we had turned it up because the low setting was not warm enough. She repeated her concern that it would run out more quickly if turned up to which i suggested to her that they replace the LPG gas as and when it did run out but that it was cold and that I would not be turning it down.

Flustered she left the scene and returned soon with the captain, another local female. This 'captain', the type in a black suit repeated her demand for us to turn it down or they would run out of gas, refusing to accept the fact that my wife was cold and that the heater was there for our use. She then made up another excuse from the top of her head and said that the high setting was a fire hazard! I told her to stop making up lies and that if the cafe wanted to save money on fuel they should either not offer the heater or seat people indoors. I offered to blow out my candle tea light so that the wick would also last longer. She then stuck her nose in the air and said 'well do what you want then' and left.

I have never encountered such cheapness nor rudeness in this kind of establishment. The other heaters were all on and yet we were the only table present. It stands to reason that their low occupancy is probably due to the rudeness of their staff and their desire to save a few dollars whilst letting their customers freeze.

What a crock.

Needless to say I will never go back. DG really did stand for Dogs and Garbage on this occasion.

Often walk pass 1881 Heritage and think DG cafe looks cosy and relaxing so we decided to give it a try even though there are quite a lot of bad comments on openrice

The restaurant serves breads with olive oil and vinegar but the breads are so small and doesnt taste nice at all.

Then we tried the pomelo scallop salad but they have not scallop available for the night so we changed it to prawn
The salad is AWFULLY sour and the prawns have no taste at all!Then we had a DG pizza which has a really hard crust, i'd say even worse than pizzahut
Risotto we had was too creamy too that we didnt like

Finally Tirimisu. It is not the traditional styled tirimisu but instead quite hard and is not moist enough >.<

I was surprised by the reviews from openrice, Dg cafe isnt a bad restuarant as most reviews described as.

Me and my friend went there at night time, the atomsphere was really good and beautiful!

We ordered -Seafood Platter $398
-Advacado & crabmeat salad $98
-Tiramisu $59

The seafood platter was a really good deal! It had half lobster, 3 snails, 2 oysters, sliced scallop and some japanese sashimi thingy~

The salad was fresh, my friend really liked the crabmeat coz it was chewy and fresh~

Tiramisu was in a really cute cup, it was yummy too ^^

Overall the food and the service was above average.

This afternoon, we went to the semi-new tourist attraction point, the "1881 Heritage" in Tsim Sha Tsui. We tried out DG Cafe due to its location.
We ordered a Tea set for two persons, priced at around HKD300 overall. This price is comparable to the five stars hotels for similar offers. But... please don't expect you get what you paid for. We were served by the "supervisor" already, as he called himself, with the attitude even less better than a McDonald's staff. Though the food is not bad, DG needs significant improvement in the service.

Beautiful area with the light display in the courtyard. Very pretty and scenic. I felt like I was in a magical land far away from Hong Kong.

The atmosphere that night was really good. The place was overflowing with customers and had to queue for a table.
The wait wasn't too long and was worth it. The atmosphere was nice and pleasant, with dim lighting. Quite romantic.

The highlight of the evening was of course being able to see the fireworks display without any interruption or having to wait outside in the cold. We got our own personal table outside and could literally see the whole fireworks display right from our table, while enjoying our food and wine.

Quite a magical experience I would say and at a very good price! If you wanted to see the fireworks from any other restaurant you would have had to pay a lot more just to see the same display!!! We were so lucky to have got a table because there were lots of people who wanted to come in during the display but the restaurant was cordoned off so we had our own private viewing.

The service was good and the atmosphere was comfortable. Definitely come here again with friends.
The manager was very charming and friendly.

Wei Wei is sim sim tattany had dinner with cushyj again!

We went Heritage 1881 visiting tattany and fill bobo.  We chose this restaurant because the environment seems romantic.  But I found that inside was not so romantic, just like fast food restaurant, quite noisy in fact.

We ordered:

1. Spaghetti Bolognese: the quality was similar to cafe de coral

2. Pork tenderlion with truffle mashed potato and apple sauce: pork was hard and quantity is to little

3. Apple pie with ice cream: I recommended eating at McDonald 
    
4. Lava chocolate cake: usually this cake comes with ice cream, hot and cold together, but they didnt provide ice cream and this cake not a lava, center no melting chocolate, disappointed!

The view is quite good but the tukka is bodgy!!

Wanted to try some restaurant at the 1881 Heritage, and saw this on Open Rice with the most variety and decently priced.

The atmosphere at the restaurant was quite nice at the door, but the dining area felt like a canteen.
The variety of the food was good.
I was kind of excited while ordering cause there seemed to be a lot of food to choose from and everything looked good! All decently priced too!
After selecting the food, I opened the wine list and I was shocked! The cheapest half botlle wine was $600?!! It totally doesn't match the price of the food nor the atmosphere!

When the food came, we were very disappointed.
The quality of the food is very average, and for the price, I would actually consider it expensive!

The service was poor, waitresses weren't attentive, and we actually saw a few rolling their eyes when serving other customers.

We have decided that DG probably stands for Don't Go!

I popped to DG Cafe and Wine for lunch recently, chosen purely because it had outside seating and it was a nice warm dry day.

I had a hankering for comfort food so I opted for a pepperoni pizza, and my buddy went for the Full English breakfast. Our wives both chose Eggs Benedict (what actually turned up was Eggs Royale, if we’re splitting hairs).

Now let’s get something straight … this isn’t fine dining. All the same, my pizza was above average – thin, crispy base, plenty of cheese, no skimping on the pepperoni. The Full English was ample, with all component parts cooked well (it even had real) sausages). And the Eggs Royale was good, with perfectly poached eggs and a generous quantity of smoked salmon.

One criticism from the wife was that the hollandaise sauce, which should be thick and umptious, was a bit thin and reedy, and the whole thing would have been better served a few degrees warmer.

The girls shared apple pie with ice-cream and crème brûlée for pud, which they both thoroughly enjoyed.

The bill for four was $823 including a couple of soft drinks each. Not brilliant, but not bad, all told.

Went to DG to meet some old friends for afternoon tea today.

My friend ordered a tea set. I remember vividly that there were a club sandwich, chocolate cake, scones, smoke salmon w/ a bit of cavier on top, cheese cake, etc. w/ the set. It also comes w/ two drinks (coffee or tea). I didn't taste the food, but they look so dry and not as fresh, so I didn't have the urge to try any of them. And for me, I ordered a cafe latte, and it tasted like water. You just can't smell the coffee even when it's in front of you. Also, it was around 5ish when I was there, it was dinner time for the staff there, and they took a big table just right by the front door, each one of them carrying a big bowl of rice w/ something in it (can't see clearly), but it makes us (the customers) feel like we are eating in some 大排檔or some cheap chinese restaurant. What a scene!!

Then I ordered some warm water for me and my friends, my friends' water were ok, but somehow, for mine, maybe they use some molded cloth to dry it and the water stinks. My friends smelled my water and they agreed w/ what I said.

Goosh! I would never good there again!!

Went there last week with a group of my friends and our consensus is that we will never go to this place again.

First the place itself. We had a window seat overlooking Salisbury Road. The inside deco was okay but because the way the interior was structured (very open with no columns), it was actually quite noisy and for various moments during the evening, we thought we had gone yum cha at a Chinese restaurant.

Secondly, the food. The entrees and the main dishes were okay, nothing special. Portion were small. The dessert were a BIG disappointement!!! We ordered the molten chocolate cake (I think they called it something else. Anyway, when we ordered, the waiter confirmed that it is soft centred with the cholocolate flowing out of the cake). Well, the cake we got was like an extinct volcano - no chocolate lava. In fact, no chocolate taste. Basically an overcooked tasteless chocolate cake. We also ordered the creme brulee and apple pie. The creme brulee was very watery and the apple pie is just an apple pie. Well, let me put it this way - I had more enjoyment eating an apple pie from McD than what I had that evening.

Thirdly, the service. Bad. The waiter speak neither English nor Chinese, although they pretend (or supposed to) speak English. They weren't exactly rude, but not much manner either. When we wanted to make a complain about the dessert, the waiter either pretend who can't understand us or had no idea what we are talking about, or just didn't care. Basically they did not want to hear our opinion or find ways to address our concerns.

It's my first time to visit the restaurant and it was my partner's birthday. Then,I booked a table for 2 people for dinner celebration.

1. Nce Location with Nice View
It is located in Heritage 1881 in TST and you could see the whole street view of Ashley Rd. and YMCA in the restuarant.

2. Food Quality is JUST OK

We order Margarita Pizza with around 8 slices. Quick served the food BUT the temperate of pizza is not hot enough .
**Pizza in Pizza XXpress V.S DG Cafe
For comparsion,the taste of Margarita pizza in Pizza XXpress in Ashley Rd. is so much better than that in DG cafe. But its more expensive than DG, which is around HK$130 in Pizza Xpress.
Chicken Risotto:
The rice is a bit hard and the portion likes the size of palm.

3. Pushy Customer Service
We ordered 3 drinks during the dinner (Coke, Cranberry juice, Passion Paradise) but the waitress still asking us if we still wanted to order extra drinks, coffee & tea once we finished the drinks and was kinda annoying and disturbing. The waitress just stood nearby our table while we were tooking pictures and tried to approach us and asked us to order more drinks during the whole dinner. Maybe they were trying to be helpful but we just found it unease and annoyed. It just didnt let us to have a peaceful moment or some romance for me & my partner.

4. Not Well-trainned Hostress/ Waitress
When we asked for any freebies for birthday customer and the hostress replied with overraction 'NO ! we could only arrange a candle on top of the dessert if you order some desserts ' . Yeah I could understand that but still it would be better if they know how to firstly say a 'Happy Birthday' to the birthday customer(s) instead of a 'NO' and being overracted, right ?
I heard the same thing that they told to another birthday customer when they asked for freebies for the birthday ones. It's kinda disappointed us.
**Birthday Arrangement in Deco Cafe V.S. DG Cafe
At least, Deco Cafe (The Peak) would put on your name and candle on the birthday dessert even you have to pay for the dessert but still its worthwhile and could be touched in your heart.