Good Satay   好時沙嗲 

I came here yesterday for a casual lunch with 3 friends. I'd always looked at the good reviews on OpenRice, but never got around to trying it myself. We went for lunch, so there was no wait. I heard dinner can be a different story, though.

The four of us ordered the mee goreng, hainan chicken rice (half order), beef brisket curry, satay (2 orders) and beef bagus. I'd definitely recommend the chicken rice, as it was pretty close to what I'd eaten in Singapore. The beef bagus was my least favorite because there was a bit too much prawn paste (or fish oil? or something like that) mixed into the sautee.

Next time I go, I want to try the char kway teow! Haven't had that since I went to Penang last year. Must. Feed. Craving. Also, they have nasi goreng and nasi lemak on the menu too...Next time!

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Went there as part of Singapore-in-Hong-Kong meetup group. So with a Singaporean's tastebud, I would say, this place is highly recommended!

I find the food decently good. For the first time since my 9-months stint in Hong Kong, I manage to find good hainanese-style chicken rice and char kway tiao. Yes, no Thai chicken rice nonsense - like, FINALLY! The chicken rice chilli sauce isn't really up to the SG standard, but I'm happy enough with the white chicken. And yes, the rice is fragrant! *Slurp*

Beef Rendang is good, and so are the Satays. But if we have to compare with the taste found in Singapore, it's probably some distance away. And oh, Ketupat is missing. But well, to be fair, for the dishes in Good Satay's own style, I'm a happy customer.

Rojak is too sweet for my liking. And Bak Kut Teh? I believe the instant mix that can be bought from the supermarket is better. There are hardly any pork ribs to go around - I probably only spot 2 swimming miserably in the bowl? I wonder who ate them in the end. So these two dishes - disappointing.

Meal for 6 came up to be around $332 bucks. Good enough!

Recommended to try the food in Good Satay, but the lunch turned out to be quite disappointing. Menu as follows:
1. Nasi Lemak (Coconut Rice): the rice was too rich and sticky, the sambal prawns too un-spicy, and the ikan bilis a no-no
2. Chao Kuey Teow: the spiciness was tinged with sweetness
3. Mee Goreng: tastes surprisingly like the Chao Kuey Teow!
4. Chin Chow Ice: too sweet and too much santan (coconut milk)
5. Cendol: so bad it cannot be described with words!
6. Satay: Passable, but can be better marinated; the satay gravy was too bland

Overall, the food was a huge let down...should be more spicy with more chili!

I made a reservation here, and at first the woman said I couldn't reserve 7.30 because of the concert that was on that night.... I was quite annoyed so I asked ok what time can I book? then the woman said either 6-ish or after 8. By now i was annoyed so I just asked if i could book for 7pm and she gave in =P.

Upon arriving I thought to myself thank god I booked because this place was full except for the reserved table and there were already people lining up!

We ordered
sambal fried mee with seafood (squid + shrimp listed) $36
The noodles were like hokkien mee, stir fried with turmeric and sambal for flavour, and also had chillis, peppers and potatoes (why?!?), with a couple of pieces of seafood. It looked quite attractive as there was yellow, green and red.

Taste wise, it was quite spicy despite having asked for 'little spice', but still very enjoyable! It was not a dried-fried type of noodle but moist and very flavourful. I could hardly see/taste any seafood which was meant to be in the dish and found it very odd that they included potatoes... but aside from these small problems a very good dish indeed!

Prawn hot pot with vermicelli $60
This arrived sizzling/boiling when the waitress removed the lid. There were three large prawns (halved so six pieces total) in the pot, with lots of whole peppercorns which I had to remove annoyingly, and lots and lots and lots of vermicelli! I don't like vermicelli noodles which are straw-like - but these were not. they were fatter and rounder and more like 'glass noodles' than the chinese vermicelli = good! The broth although slightly oily was very tasty of the dried shrimp sauce. However, this dish can be improved by the addition of maybe a few pieces of veg (kailan or morning glory) and the peppercorns could perhaps be put in those sachets which can be removed before eating? rather than being scattered above and under the noodles....

Fried morning glory with sambal $30
The veg was the first to arrive and as I was extremely hungry I ate quite a bit of it! It was actually really tasty and well-cooked. I hate it when they fry morning glory briefly with lots of oil so all i can do is chew and chew and chew... I think this veg needs to be simmered for a period of time to soften - which they did here!

A very good experience indeed. Staff were efficient (in seating guests and taking orders and delivery of food), not particularly nice but not rude either!

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   singaporean mee
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   prawn vermicelli pot
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   fried morning glory with sambal

Went here today for lunch with my friend and tried out their famous Hainan Chicken Rice!

I was attracted to their interesting menu! It rhymed and made me laugh!

The atmosphere of the restaurant was pretty quiet when we turned up, which was around 12:15pm. It started to get very crowded at around 1pm!

we ordered the hainan chicken rice! There came soup, rice and hainan chicken! The rice was my favorite as the oil was just right and the hainan chicken was delicious! Very soft and tender! Definitely good for value - $36!

my friend ordered a side dish - chicken satay ($20ish) it was again very delicious! I just had one slice of chicken satay and the chicken tasted soooo soft, so soft that I couldn't even distinguish if it was chicken or pork! It was really that good! The sauce was also excellent, sweet and yummy!

my friend then went for the dessert - black glutinous rice with cocoa~ it was not of a big portion ($12), but definitely delicious~ nice black glutinous rice: soft, crunchy and yummy!

All in all, it was a good meal: cost around $74 per head. Service wasn't particularly good coz we went there pretty early. It was rather short of staff at the beginning, but then at around 1pm, it got better!! Definitely worth going!

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   Interesting Menu! Made me laugh!
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   Very good for value - Hainan Chicken Rice!
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   Chicken Satay - pretty good!

Tried here roughly 4months ago! The PRICES of food here are mainly in the $35-50 range so its quite affordable. How's the Quality?

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CHICKEN AND BEEF SATAYS:
When I visited here in June, I've just eaten some really bad quality satays from 沙嗲軒 SATAY INN in Northpoint outlet... Compared to that 1st Trip - the satays here had slightly more Lemon Grass and Gingery (or Galangal) herbs influence but ultimately, the marination, seasoning and grilling flavour were still bland and there was absolutely no Chargrilled associated Aroma with the satays here. In other words, the Satays while OK were not classifiable as GOOD, it cannot compare to most street stall offers in Singapore or Malaysia, where they attack your senses from multiple angles!

There was no offers of syrupy Pineapples or Pineapple mince here too, and the much hyped-up Home-made Peanuts based Satay Chili Sauce was not 惹味 nor aromatic either, also lacking the 'prawns paste' umami in the equation. NOTE: A revisit to NORTHPOINT 沙嗲軒 later on in July saw a big resurgence in their Food and Satay quality, perhaps improving after getting bagged by so many Openrice members - so don't write off that shop totally. I haven't re-reviewed there yet so take my last review there as passed its use-by-date please!
SCORE: 3.2 out of 5

炒蘿蔔糕:
The Quality of this dish seems to be really low indeed locally in HK, which is surprising considering Fried Turnip Cakes are also a staple food in Cantonese cuisine and we're pretty good with them! The 好時沙嗲 version was definitely the No.1 Version I've so far experienced locally and remains the case even after having this meal 4 months ago!

Its not to mushily floury and came fried with a bit of Wok-Chi - it has a good eggy coating with dark caramelised soya sauce and 'frozen' prawns and sausage bits, plus a hint of Chili. But ultimately - this was way too sweet rather than 爆香了同惹味, in fact it tasted like it was saturated with too much palm sugar! Relatively speaking, this might be good in HK but honestly, its still way below overseas standards - which might sound very mean but unfortunately, its just the truth the way I see it honestly!
SCORE: 3.8 out of 5

HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE SET:
The Soup was ok-good, with lettuce added in to make the chicken stock refreshing but it had MSG in it - that was very obvious as there's little herbal influence nor chicken sweetness.

The CHICKEN whilst very 'smooth', was completely tasteless despite upgrading to a Thigh (FREE and only if available!). It has frozen chicken taste and no real chicken essence, the skin and meat had no herbal taste whatsoever.

The Rice meanwhile was also highly disappointing. Mainly of fried garlic taste, it carried none of herbs taste such as Turmeric or Lemon Grass, and most importantly it had no chicken stock nor chicken oil taste. It was mainly Garlic Oil taste and aroma wise.
SCORE: 3.5 out of 5

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IN CONCLUSION - This restaurant is very cheap but very plain, its also not very authentic nor street stall exotic enough in taste. On a personal note and having said that objectively - I don't eat really heavily flavoured food everyday as I like both weak, medium and strong dishes on rotation so as not to overwhelm and numb the palate day-in and day-out, therefore I would come back to eat here if I wanted a lighter version of a Singaporean meal and enjoy it.

AUTHENTIC UNBIASED RATING : '3'
PERSONAL, PLAINER FOOD DESIRABILITY RATING: '4'

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   Satays were boringly plain. Average. Not Exotic.
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   Too Palm Sugar Cloying. But Relatively Best in HK.
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   一味得過滑. Soy Sauce not good either.

What makes this restaurant gain so many smiley faces? The food quality is really not good let alone the environment. We ordered 炒蘿蔔糕, 咸魚炒飯, Laksa, satay & veggie...not even one of the dishes could be qualified as good.

炒蘿蔔糕 was not hot enough and very moist;
the size of the 咸魚炒飯 was extremely small and the salty fish was not the regular one we had for fried rice;
Laksa was ok but no surprise at all;
satay was kind of mushy;
lots of residue in the veggie (炒通菜).

We were a party of 4 and the total price + 10% service charge was $193 which means $48.30/person. It's not considered cheap at all. With this price perhaps I could have something better than that. I will definitely not go back again.

a hot spot for satay, chicken rice, and shrimp noodle in soup. it is tucked in the second floor of a beat up office building, dinning room is quite small, but there are other tables set up in small office room across the restaurant for overflow customers. i had the satay, 6 sticks, ($39) only, it was way too dry, not as i expected.

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I haven't really try out Malaysian food since back to Hong Kong. My bf brought me there. Actually it locates exactly near my workplace..anyway, I think it is ok while my bf said that this is the best he has tried in Hongkong already! what a pity!huhhh

The laksa is too creamy with extra coconut milk which is not what I look for coz I really like hot one.. the coconut milk just over the taste of the basil taste. the vegies wasn't good. Can't blame though coz I think it is not a season veggies just now. but it is not HOT which is supposed to be!

and the padong beef..is a fail. just a curry beef. not geniune one.

the Satay meat roll is quite good. I like that! taste best with the chicken and pork

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   laksa
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I had read many good reviews here about this restaurant and 海南雞飯is one of my favourite foods, so of course I had to try it! Technically it wasn't my first meal, I had arrived in HK the night before and ate at the restaurant downstairs in TKO (can't remember the name). But this was my first meal out of choice!
Really like the food here. Although the chicken was cold, but the hot soup and oil/veg rice went very well with it! I'm from the UK, so can't comment on whether the chicken had 雞味or 雪味, I just know it was really nice! The sauces were very tasty too! We also had the laksa (very creamy, not too hot), a seafood noodle (i can't eat seafood, but it looked nice) and the mixed satay. Satay was nice, really liked the dip, but I can't figure out which one was which meat...
Not easy to find this restaurant, seating really cramped, need to be very thin to eat here(!!) and the toilet is most inconvenient...