快樂．順景 (銅鑼灣)

Happy Cafe opened a while ago. A basic cha chaan teng but a joint venture between 快樂餅店 Happy Cake Shop (an old school bakery from Wanchai) and 顺景茶餐厅 Shun King Tea Restaurant, an old school cha chaan teng from Wanchai that had closed down. Both decided to combine their forces and create a cha chaan teng with a bakery outside in Causeway Bay.

Menu is in English and Chinese. There is no 10% service charge and you pay on your way out. They offer basic cha chaan teng classics.






I decided to get the regular set with a Chicken Leg in Swiss Sauce and Stirred Instant Noodles ($58). Set includes a drink, scrambled egg, slice of ham and a daily bread. The daily bread was a mini pineapple bun which was actually the best item. Buttery and soft. Not dry. The egg on the other hand was  a bit dry. The ham was just regular ham.


The noodles didnt have enough sauce so it was a bit on the dry side. The leg also a bit over cooked and the meat was dry. It didn't have enough flavour as well.

It seemed the best item was the bread but I don't think I'd be back. There are far better cha chaan tengs in the area.

很得輝 (大角咀)

Boyfriend was watching a youtube program where they were introducing various places that served really good fried chicken thigh. One place was Restaurant Awesome. It was located in Tuen Mun. Open very late at night, it had a huge following among motorbikers. But as Tuen Mun was very far, he filed it as a place that he'll probably never try.

Much to his surprise when he found a branch in Tai Kwok Tsui.

It's geared for takeaway but there is a lone table if you wish to dine in.


Menu is in Chinese only. There is no English and no 10% service charge. They serve other items other than fried chicken.




On one side there are a variety of seasonings.

We got one fried chicken thigh ($34). It was pretty big! Very crispy as they used panko crumbs to give it an extra boost of crunch. Extremely juicy as well. Everything is made to order so there is a bit of a wait.

楊恩記麵家 (西環)

It was late and we noticed this place that served simple bowl of noodles with some people ordering a whole stick of fishcake. We found it a bit weird and decided to give it a try.Menu is in Chinese only. There is no English and not 10% service charge. Noodles are basically $40 and you can have two choices of ingredients for an additional charge.

But this was the odd thing we saw a few tables eating. A whole fish cake, sliced.  On the menu it is $50-65 depending on weight. Ours came to $70. Personall, I think a bit over rated. It was ok. A bit too soft for my liking. There wasn't a lot of fish taste and it was over powered by the taste of pepper.

Boyfriend ordered the beef brisket noodles ($40). A lot of tendon was given but there wasn't a lot of flavour. The brisket was a bit tough and chewy.

I had the fish balls and fish dumplings noodles ($44). The fish balls were too soft and mushy. It also was over powered by too much pepper so you couldn't taste much fish. The fish dumplings, on the other hand, were really good. Skin had a good amount of bounch and it didn't taste too floury. 



For a fish ball noodle place, I have better places. It was too mushy for my liking. I like my balls to be more firm and bouncy. There was also too much pepper as well. Portions were a bit stingy as well. I definitely won't  be back as there are better places in the area.

金東大小廚 (筲箕灣)

Shau Kei Wan on weekends is very busy with a lot of hikers and people heading to the beach who also decide to stop here for a bite to eat. Usually they choose the two famous beef brisket noodle places. But the other restaurants? Often over looked.

We decided to try one that is not on the radar.  Kam Tung Kitchen is a Chinese restaurant serving a lot of dishes often found in nicer Chinese restaurants. Things like abalone and that type of thing. But at lunch they have a lunch menu.


The menu changes daily. Menu is in English and Chinese and comes with a drink. Cost? $60 and there is no 10% service charge.


We shared two dishes. This is the Rice Served  in Shrimp and Chicken Soup. The soup was had a rich umami taste. Lots of fresh shrimp were found along with some tofu puffs that soaked up the soup flavour. 


Claypot Fried Rice with Shrimp and Shrimp Paste was hot and bubbling. The rice wasn't oily and it had some shrimp taste but it wasn't too salty. It smelled fantastic as well.

A decent price with good portions. It was enough to share between the two of us.  Service is fast and it seemed this place had more of the residents in this area dining.

美中·鴨子 (荃灣)

M&C Duck is Maxim's more mid price range Chinese restaurant. This is their more modern version of Peking Garden. Offering sets and prices at a more reasonable cost. We had never tried it before  but it's often quite busy. As I had a craving for Peking duck, we decided to give it a try.

Menu is in English and Chinese. You order by scanning a QR code that is also bilingual. They also have a pre-meal snack that will be added to your bill. This was tofu puffs, peanuts and cucumbers and extremely spicy.The Steamed Minced Pork Dumplings Stuffed with Supreme Soup ($78) was good. The skin was very thin and didn't break. Lots of soup and the meat filling was juicy.
A smaller version of the Mandarin Fish is offered here. They used a smaller fish (I think a croaker?). The meat was moist. The sauce was a bit more on the sour side and there was plenty of it.Pan Fried Minced Beef Cakes ($25 each) were larger in size than expected. The meat filling was juicy and just spilled out when you bite into it. The outside was crisp and firm.Finally the Peking Duck came! We ordered half for $198. It comes with spring onion and cucumbers and a sweet hoisin sauce that was way too thick and gluey.The duck skin was crisp and thin. Some meat was also provided as well.The wrappers were also very thin and not too delicate. It held everything together so nothing fell apart.

Food was ok though the Peking duck does take a while to be served. I think we finished everything and was still waiting for the duck. Prices are reasonable enough. I just wasn't a fan of the pre-meal snack that was forced upon you.