 | Shop 1, Wo Yick Mansion, 263 Queen's Road West, Western District 西環皇后大道西263號和益大廈地下1號舖  |
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| Shop 1, Wo Yick Mansion, 263 Queen's Road West, Western District 西環皇后大道西263號和益大廈地下1號舖 |
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| Guangdong | Chinese Restaurant |
| 114 vs19vs15 |
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No. of diners : 4 Average cost per head : $95 Corkage : nil Food quality : 8.6/10 Environment : 7/10 Service : 7.5/10 Value-for-money : 9.5/10 Overall rating : 8.51/10 Kwun Kei坤記 is a popular eatery in the Western District in particular winter time because of its famous rice cooked in clay pot. There food are generally delicious as well as reasonably priced. Having said that, do mind the service and dining environment was less desirable. a) Deep Fried Squid with Spicy Salt椒鹽鮮魷 ($60) – 8.5/10 
 Deep Fried Squid with Spicy Saltb) Sweet and Sour Pork生炒排骨 ($50) – 8.5/10 
Sweet and Sour Porkc) Pork Bone Soup in Pot招牌豬骨煲($128) – 9/10 
Pork Bone Soup in Potd) Rice Cooked in Clay Pot with Spareribs排骨煲仔飯 ($53) – 8.5/10 
The stove for the rice in clay pot
Rice Cooked in Clay Pot with Spareribse) Rice Cooked in Clay Pot with Preserved Sausages and Chicken臘腸雞煲仔飯 ($60) – 8.5/10 
Rice Cooked in Clay Pot with Preserved Sausages and Chicken04.2013 Supplementary Information: Q : When will I go again?A : On a cold night. Q: What will I next order? A : Rice in clay pot and the stewed lamb cooked in pot. Table Wait Time: 0 minute(s)
Date of Visit: Apr 03, 2013 Spending per head: Approximately HKD95(Dinner) Other Ratings: Taste 5 | Environment 2 | Service 3 | Hygiene 3 | Value for Money 5
Recommend 0 |
i had dinner with family here last winter.. but i want to write a review on it again coz the food was simply divine! this is no french food but all the dishes i have tried here are delicious ! oh maybe except the pepper pork bone hot pot.. i'm not a big fan of pepper.. but drinking the pepper pork bone soup in winter made us warm!i love food with stronger flavors n the food from kwun kee is just the type that i like. the claypot rice here were so good ! especially the 'yun cheungs' and eel..!!! we ordered other dishes like the taro with chicken pot which was really yummy too.. not to mention the price was quite cheap ! overall, kwun kee was a nice place for a group of friends/ family to dine at . 
Recommended Dish(es):
lamb hotpot,all claypot rice,taro with chicken pot Table Wait Time: 30 minute(s)
Other Ratings: Taste 5 | Environment 3 | Service 3 | Hygiene 3 | Value for Money 5
Recommend 0 |
 Before the coming of claypot rice, my friend and i ordered three more dishes: 粟米班腩,蔬茶煲 and 京都焗肉排 . They are equally delicious too!!!! I especially like 粟米班腩. The班腩 are very tender and it's so big that we're already a bit full after finishing the dish...  It's hard to pick a flaw for the food served here. Yet, like other famous restaurants who can always attract customers, Kwan Kee's service was not satisfactory, if not poor. Some waiters and waitresses there were a bit rude, giving us a rather negative impression. Of course, we're food slaves-- wherever there's good food, wherever we'll go. Hence, I'm sure we'll come back again  Recommended Dish(es):
煲仔飯,粟米班腩 Occasion: Valentine's Day Spending per head: Approximately HKD130 Other Ratings: Taste 5 | Environment 3 | Service 3 | Hygiene 4 | Value for Money 4
Recommend 0 |
I almost do not want to leave a review because I don't want to share this place with others since it lessens my chance of getting a table! If you do choose to try to eat here, come very early (right as they open). Or, plan on waiting for about an hour for a seat in the street. Also, when you go here look at a menu before you sit so you can decide quickly what you want. The staff has no patience for slowness. I have been here twice and have yet to be dissapointed by anything. If you order quick and act decisive the staff will treat you nice and bring you things you order quickly. It is quite fun to watch them shew people away for not making a reservation or for taking too long to order. The non claypot rice dishes are great and come out fast and piping hot. Their Bok Choy is very tastey. Prepare to order 1 or 2 of these dishes depending on how many people you have with you since your claypot rice dish will take about 30-45 minutes to come out. When it comes out copy the locals in the restaurant on how they prepare it. When the bottom rice hardens dig it up to the top! It is quite an amazing taste and is not to be missed! Be prepared for Hong Kong attitude but embrace it and you will have a great time here! The prices are cheap for food and beer. And, the flavor is unlike anything else. Best had on a cold night. 
Claypot Rice with Spare Ribs
Chicken (bone in) and Veggies in ClaypotTable Wait Time: 0 minute(s)
Date of Visit: Dec 03, 2011 Spending per head: Approximately HKD65 Other Ratings: Taste 4 | Environment 2 | Service 3 | Hygiene 3 | Value for Money 5
Recommend 0 |
Been here at last! What a shame that I, having lived in the Western district for twenty years since i was born, have never been to many of the most renowned restaurants/eat-outs in the district. As i was scrolling down the list of restaurants with the most smiley faces, I spot Kwan Kee. Been there for a takeaway order of the lamb pot but never a eat-in as the place was always crowded, especally during autumn and winter time. Since the weather is changing and its significantly becoming warmer, we decided to place a bet for that the place would be less crowded. We even booked a table in advance. The place was 80% full as we arrived at around 8. Quickly orders were placed and i started insepcting the interior of the shop: it was genuinely local and even the tables were irregular, the chairs were mismatching each other, and the four walls of the shop was full of posters carrying names of dishes they offer, making customers to literally 'look around' while ordering for food. The staff were mostly middle-aged and were chatting with each other, too, in quite a loud voice. 
One thing that you cant miss is the 飯焦(burnt rice) on the bottom of the pots. They could be esaily stratched off with a spoon an just with some light efforts, toy could get a whole back of crispies which textured like potato chips. The irregular sprnikes of soya sauce has added a savoury taste to the crispies, making them even moe delicious to have. At this point i just cannot understand why people are gooing to places like wing hap sing which serves baked rice with no burnt rice in the bottom at all. The crispy rice is the essence of the dish and i enjoyed hearing the happy pops in my mouth as i bit onto the pieces of krispies. 
Other comments: 
The place was economical to eat at - our dinner costed only $301 and was very cheap considering the dishes we ordered. But given the popularity among both local and trans-district customers, it would definitely be safer to secure a table by making a prior reservation-but as i have said, be prepared for a not-so-polite, if not rude, response from the other end of the phone. Recommended Dish(es):
貴妃雞 Date of Visit: Apr 14, 2011 Spending per head: Approximately HKD100(Dinner) Other Ratings: Taste 4 | Environment 2 | Service 2 | Hygiene 2 | Value for Money 5
Recommend |
Went with a group of six guys. Great food, excellent value. We ordered 4 claypot rice, 2 lamb shank pot and 4 other dishes... and we only spend around $150 each. Consistent with other reviews, all of the food are really tasty. Service and cleaniness are not ideal but at this price... can't complain. Recommended Dish(es):
Claypot rice,煲仔飯 Date of Visit: Dec 15, 2010 Spending per head: Approximately HKD150(Dinner) Other Ratings: Taste 5 | Environment 2 | Service 4 | Hygiene 3 | Value for Money 5
Recommend 0 |
Went back this night and ordered few other dishes. The chicken, 1/2 portion was too salted, the texture was good - juicy and tender. However, they just put in too much oil and soy sauce. The home-made ginger sauce was good though. The brocoli and guropa dish was good. It came with wok-hei, very hot. Once again, too much salt putting in even though we did order this dish with less salt  Overall, it was okay. 
looks okay
Table Wait Time: 10 minute(s)
Date of Visit: Jul 14, 2010 Spending per head: Approximately HKD100(Dinner) Other Ratings: Taste 4 | Environment 2 | Service 3 | Hygiene 4 | Value for Money 5
Recommend 0 |
Came back again to his popular place - you would have to book everytime you wanted to check in. There is always a little queue during the peak hour 7:30PM onwards till 9PM. We were lucky this time, we only waited for about 15-20 minutes and we were given a table for 2. We ordered the famous clay pot steamed rice - we had the preserved Chinese sausages - the twins, i.e. the pork one and the one made of liver. We also had pork ribs. This one would wait for about 15-20 minutes for the production time. At the same time, we ordered /tried their home-made chicken 'gui fei' chicken - our 1st time experience. Wow, it came in with nice presentation, simple and basic and it's tasty and fresh. We also ordered fried 'go tu' fish with salted/garlic taste - it looked so nice and it was crispy. The vergetable -simple dish with soup was good too. Our rice - the clay pot came, it looked beautifully and once agin, its taste was good. We love it - not too dry, not too wet. Just right. We will come back. 
yummy chicken - home-made paste!
crispy fried 'gou tou' fish, yummy
clay pot rice with sausages - twins and ribs
okay - vegi in soup
Date of Visit: Apr 30, 2010 Spending per head: Approximately HKD98(Dinner) Other Ratings: Taste 4 | Environment 3 | Service 3 | Hygiene 4 | Value for Money 4
Recommend 0 |
We arrived at 5:30pm and although the tables were empty inside the restaurant, we were told they were all reserved and that we were lucky to get table outside, which I don't mind, just don't sit too far out onto the street or the cars turning in might bump into you. First up, deep fried squid which was light crispy and simply irresistable. Then it was the steamed eggplants with garlic, and the eggplants were steamed just right - not too hard and not too soggy, and with just the right amount of garlic. We ordered 2 claypot rice for the 3 of us - eel and frog's leg, beef with egg (for the less adventurous mate). Both were cooked just right, and the crispy rice at the bottom was not burnt as some of the other reviewers mentioned, seriously a bit of charcoal won't kill you (instantly). There were 4 pieces of eel which were very fresh, and all 4 legs from the poor frog. The beef was good, but nothing spectacular. 3 more TsingTaos and the bill came up to $223. Service wasn't bad, as long as you go with the flow and not upset the woman in charge of setting up the tables. Date of Visit: Dec 26, 2009 Spending per head: Approximately HKD75(Dinner) Other Ratings: Taste 4 | Environment 3 | Service 3 | Hygiene 3 | Value for Money 5
Recommend |
winter comes, Its the time to having 煲仔飯! ho ho ho I always dinner here because they realy making good 煲仔飯! 椒鹽鮮魷 are another good things to be order. Tast are very good! And if anyone wants to try 坤記. Please book the table before going, no booking, no cooking! Because I've seen they reject all the walk in customers yesterday night. And they leave with un-happy face. I can understand why they do that. Because every table's dining time in there are more than an hour. They have only 10 tables, And all tables have been booked by follow. Are there any walk in peoples will wait by around 2 hours for dinner? So in another point of feel. They just don't want them to wait too long. If realy want to try their 煲仔飯, Ring up and make a booking. Spending per head: Approximately HKD75 Other Ratings: Taste 5 | Environment 3 | Service 3 | Hygiene 3 | Value for Money 3
Recommend 0 |
To be fair, the 小菜 & 煲仔鈑 there is ok, but that is not the reason I write tonight... I am sure all of us reading this believes the idea that we don't just "EAT TO LIVE"! Why we like to eat? Simply, great food makes us happy. Traditional 色、香、味, are of course the key to Master Dishes, but "食德" is equally or even more important! There are quite a number of aspects to "食德", what I want to point out today is Service Attitude! I haven't been to a restaurant' with that poor service for a very long time. 上上下下雇員的態度 there (from the Employer --> Cook --> Servants) really is 一絕! I don't want to get down to individual incidents (since there are many). Just 2 main pts: 1. Their attitude to general customers are poor (very inpolite) 2. They don't admit error when happened (and argue back) From their poor attitude, I wonder... they must hate their job, then why is the restaurant still here, and why do people still comes? Good quality food of course is why we are here. But if the 過程 is unhappy, do you think you can still enjoy the food???  Spending per head: Approximately HKD60 Other Ratings: Taste 1 | Environment 1 | Service 1 | Hygiene 1 | Value for Money 1
Recommend 0 |
Kev (Non-member) |
I went to try out this place at around 6PM this evening with my wife and we went there so early because I know it's usully very crowded at later hours. I asked the old bloke there if there is seat for two and he asked if we have reservation and if not, then we dun need to think about eating here tonight. The way he said it was kind of half scolding and we feel like we are beggers. This fucking shit place, I dun know why anyone would go there even if the food is delicious. I hope this place will cloe down soon due to it's poor service and all the impolite staff are out of a job!! Other Ratings: Taste 1 | Environment 1 | Service 1 | Hygiene 1 | Value for Money 2
Recommend |
Arround this district, I guess this is the only one which provides good chinese food to us. I recommend people to dine here if they don't mind to wait at least 30 mins fr the long long queue. Spending per head: Approximately HKD80 Other Ratings: Taste 5 | Environment 2 | Service 3 | Hygiene 3 | Value for Money 3
Recommend 0 |
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