The Bay Cafe

39 W Main St, Alhambra
(626) 656-6211

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Peter Chun

Decided to try some take out here and weren't disappointed. Got won ton noodles and beef chow fun and both were really good and reasonably priced. Service as efficient. Hole in the wall feel inside but we'll definitely do take out again here.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Leslie Lin

Food is bland. Small portions. Worst is the service. Waiter hardly came to help us. We paid and left a tip on the table and the waiter stopped us on the way out, accusing us of failing to leave a tip. Very rude. I was very upset I already left a tip. Why should I add more tip for bad service?

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

M C

All day specials lunch promotion is a must have for savers and good taste šŸ‘…

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Kevin Garcia

made myself a deal: if this place didn’t charge me for extra rice, I’d give it 5 stars—here we are!

My fiancĆ© and I have been coming for a month and already visited 4–5 times. It’s quickly become our go-to spot thanks to consistently well-made food and fast, friendly service. There’s sometimes a slight language barrier since it’s authentic Chinese, but simple phrases or pointing work fine.

The 32oz Hong Kong-style lemon tea is a must—only $2.50 with unlimited refills, and they even let you take it to go. The menu is extensive, the portions are fair, and they don’t nickel-and-dime you, which is rare these days.

The only downside was a 30-minute wait for takeout once, but the Mapo Tofu was so good it made up for it. Restrooms are a bit rough, but that just adds to the authentic vibe.

Great food, great value, and a new favorite spot for us!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Betty Bet

Great place for quick Chinese food. And drinks! Lots of food to choose from and drinks!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Flo (Sumi)

Food was average, and the restaurant wasn’t very clean 🧹.
But at just $11 per dish šŸ’ø, it’s very affordable—great for a quick, budget-friendly meal.

Just a heads-up: this isn’t authentic Hong Kong-style Cantonese food, but more like northeastern Chinese-style cooking 🄢.
For example, the tomato and egg dish šŸ…šŸ„š was a simple northern-style version—mostly scrambled eggs with just a couple of tomato pieces (can see photo).
The beef with scallions and onions šŸ„©šŸ§… had a slightly sour flavor, which might not be for everyone.

That said, the staff were quite friendly and helpful šŸ¤, and the food wasn’t bad—it just didn’t match my personal taste.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Jonathan Cheng

It's a typical Hong Kong style cafe.
Good price and good food.

Amy

One of my go to restaurants. Food is always consistent and good.

Peter Chen

Fair price for Hong Kong style food. Good place to eat and enjoy Hong Kong style food.

Jimmy Hua

The price is awesome. Each dish can be low as $6. We had Brunch combo for $10.99. It’s not a 5 star dish, but the price, it certainly exceeds its value.

The location is close to Main Street and Garfield Ave where it is the center of Alhambra area.

This restaurant provides both authentic Chinese local food or typical American dish. U won’t go wrong to dine in this place. Because many elder Chinese already know this place, don’t get surprised if u see many elder Chinese dine with you.

Abel ā€œabelā€ Goy

The food is good but the waiters can’t really speak English well so you need to point at what you want and make sure they really know what you’re ordering

Haley

Food was pretty good and very reasonably priced.

Angel

Very unsatisfactory experience, I waited 50 minutes for a plate of fried rice noodles, and the waiter didn't help me to urge me after half an hour after taking my order. It was not until I kept asking that he helped me to check with the kitchen, and told me that they made a mistake in the order, and then wasted 50 minutes of my time for this meal. It's outrageous and irresponsible.

Vince Guzman

This is place is amazing and the food is great

Lisa Gunther

Good standard chinese food! If you're craving it, they have it!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 2

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