I always get my favorite dish the 工作三明治 here the fries are fresh and hot I love that sandwich. I also got the salt and pepper wings which are also crispy and hot, the baked big brother rice is also so creamy and tangy at the same time. Love the quick food.Vegetarian options: Menu sectionParking: Large parking lot and not very busy normally.Kid-friendliness: Many parents which kids hereWheelchair accessibility: Enough space for my grandma to come here (she’s in a wheelchair)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Big Brother
Alex Hung
Best HK cafe I had in San Jose. Cannot wait to try more dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael D.
A wonderful service experience!! My family and I were first time visitors and upon entering we were kindly greeted, seated and provided a mug of nice hot delicious tea. Shortly thereafter we were welcomed by a young gentleman waiter who may very well be one of the best and kindest table servers I have ever met. The menu is extensive and overwhelmingly dazzles the eyes with choices to delight the desires of any appetite. The food comes out very quickly as we enjoyed Taiwanese Style Popcorn Chicken, Beef Brisket Noodle soup and a number of stir fried meat and vegetable dishes. Definitely made our repeat like list and will remain a solid choice for future occasions. Go on now, check it out and enjoy yourself!!
Iris H.
My go to order whenever I visit Venus cafe is their beef cube with egg tofu + sweet and sour chicken. It's always been consistent and very delicious to eat. Egg tofu is so soft and beef cubes are tender. Sweet and sour chicken is always crispy and battered nicely. This time I decided to try their salt and pepper wing & seafood chow fun. The wings are crispy and juicy. The chow fun flavor is good but noodle is a bit too soft and breaks off too easily. This is one of a local staple restaurants that I always like to visit. Recommend~~
Wendy H.
We were actually looking for another restaurant but stumbled into this one. We were seated right away. Service was prompt. They even refilled our tea without asking. Ordered beef chow fun, combo crispy noodles and baked seafood rice. The chow fun was done right. It tastes good. The crispy noodle was ok. I did not like the chunks of meat in there. The best was the baked rice. You can't find this in a lot of places so if you encounter this item, definitely get it. The rice is real comfort food. Portions are good enough. The rice looked small but that dish was deep. They also didn't skimp on the seafood. Restaurant was clean. So were the bathrooms. Would definitely come back
Jonathan L.
We stopped by NFC champ evening and it was pretty empty. It was about half full. There was no wait for a table of two. Also, we were craving to have some baked pork chop with rice. In addition, we haven't been here for a while. Therefore, we decided to stop by. We ordered the big brother with rice and also the black pepper chicken with spaghetti. It was a lot a food so we were able to make another meal out of it when we got home. We also got a "free" milk tea with the meal. The black pepper chicken was a bit on the salty side and you'll need to eat it with rice or noodle. But they certainly gave a lot of chicken. There are also some hidden treasures of tiny fries @ the bottom. The big brother itself tastes pretty good but might be a little on the sweeter side but I still loved it. The price also isn't too bad because we get about 1.5 meals out each dish. If we happen to be around the area, we would come back again. If you haven't already, I do recommend you trying this @ least once! Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I do!
Fiona C.
There's a QR code on the table where you can scan the menu, or they will provide you with a physical menu. If you are dining in, you will order through the staff. It's a casual cha chaan teng style with plenty of options such as baked rice, fried noodles, macaroni, and porridge. It's on the pricier side but definitely worth it for the food quality. Note that they have a daily special, which is usually more affordable than ordering a rice/noodle dish from their menu (check out the QR code; you will see the "Daily special" icon). It comes with a complimentary hot drink (or +$1 for a cold drink), which is a bargain. There are 5 options to choose from on the daily special, and it could be different every day. *Daily Special: Baked spareribs with fried egg on rice w/ white sauce. DELICIOUS! The spare ribs are deep-fried and coated with black pepper sauce. It's the best part of pork, and you can taste the fattiness from the meat. Well-seasoned and cooked to perfection (not over-fried, etc.). The white sauce is mixed with cheese and coated on top of the fried rice. Plus, mixing the runny sunny-side-up egg is just a wonderful flavor bomb! If you prefer something lighter, you could ask them to change it to plain rice. *Stir-fried beef & spaghetti w/black pepper sauce on a sizzling platter: Everything on a sizzling platter just tastes so much better because it adds an extra flavor from the hot sizzling plate and keeps your food warm. The dish has "wok hei" (aka the flavor from the wok). The beef is tender, peppery, and stir-fried with onions, bean sprouts, adding some crunchy elements to the dish. Hot milk tea: It's quite sweet..you might want to ask them not to add extra sugar if you prefer more bitterness. Also, they have an afternoon happy hour menu, which starts after 2:30 pm! It looks like they have many classic appetizers to choose from. I will come back next time and try it out.
Ryan D.
Great place! Try the popcorn chicken. Always the best in the area; after a pickup from the airport would definitely hit the spot!
Rose C.
I've ordered from here via doordash a handful of times and the food always arrives very hot and fresh. The servings of the baked portions are very large and are usually two meals for me! The other day my hubs and I decided to chance going in person. Nobody greets you when you walk in - you generally just make eye contact with someone and they'll gesture to where you can sit. It seemed to be the Sunday lunch rush because we didn't get water or tea or menus, but that's ok because the menu was on our phones via QR code. We ordered the baked half and half, and then the Portuguese bake with fried rice. Both arrived promptly and then eventually we got some tea which was hot and comforting. The food was good as usual - my hubs demolished his entire plate and I ate maybe 1/3 of mine. I highly recommend the Portuguese fried rice. It's so creamy and good. It is loaded with carrots, celery, potatoes, onion, and pieces of sausage with a generous serving of pork chop with no bone. Overall, good food and OK service - just very chaotic and busy during lunch.
LeeLee C.
This place used to be very busy and but any more at lunch rush. We were greeted and complementary soup was served. I like their soup that is not spicy compared to the same one offered in Top Cafe. We ordered Guilin noodle soup, white cream sauce over baked chicken rice, white and red sauce over baked rice, and 3 treasure rice (egg, ham and sausage). Other than the rice noodle, everything comes slow. If you order their clay pot rice it's a 20 mins wait, so I was thinking baked rice should take less time but I was wrong. Food tasted good, no complaints. Tea was also refilled and overall friendly service. Lunch special is $17.50 with coffee or milk tea.
Good Cantonese/Hong Kong style food you can find within the area. Business is always good that says a lot about them!
Benjamin Depew
I ordered online and waited the 20 recommended minutes to show up for my order of 2 items. When I arrived the staff seemed confused about the status of my order. They asked me to wait 5 minutes in a booth. It took 20 until my food was ready. Then I got home only to find out the noodle type I asked for (and paid an extra dollar for) was not in my soup.
Food: 4
Service: 1
Vilian Kossev
Good Chinese food, enough parking.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Beef Chow Fun
Hannah Gwon
I had a pleasure dining at Venus Cafe. It’s an authentic Hong Kong cuisine place. Not a fancy place, more homey. It’s an amazing combination of Asian flavors with an European twist. We ordered pork and chicken and both were great. Def coming back to try other menus.
I always get my favorite dish the 工作三明治 here the fries are fresh and hot I love that sandwich. I also got the salt and pepper wings which are also crispy and hot, the baked big brother rice is also so creamy and tangy at the same time. Love the quick food.Vegetarian options: Menu sectionParking: Large parking lot and not very busy normally.Kid-friendliness: Many parents which kids hereWheelchair accessibility: Enough space for my grandma to come here (she’s in a wheelchair)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Big Brother
Best HK cafe I had in San Jose. Cannot wait to try more dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A wonderful service experience!! My family and I were first time visitors and upon entering we were kindly greeted, seated and provided a mug of nice hot delicious tea. Shortly thereafter we were welcomed by a young gentleman waiter who may very well be one of the best and kindest table servers I have ever met. The menu is extensive and overwhelmingly dazzles the eyes with choices to delight the desires of any appetite. The food comes out very quickly as we enjoyed Taiwanese Style Popcorn Chicken, Beef Brisket Noodle soup and a number of stir fried meat and vegetable dishes. Definitely made our repeat like list and will remain a solid choice for future occasions. Go on now, check it out and enjoy yourself!!
My go to order whenever I visit Venus cafe is their beef cube with egg tofu + sweet and sour chicken. It's always been consistent and very delicious to eat. Egg tofu is so soft and beef cubes are tender. Sweet and sour chicken is always crispy and battered nicely. This time I decided to try their salt and pepper wing & seafood chow fun. The wings are crispy and juicy. The chow fun flavor is good but noodle is a bit too soft and breaks off too easily. This is one of a local staple restaurants that I always like to visit. Recommend~~
We were actually looking for another restaurant but stumbled into this one. We were seated right away. Service was prompt. They even refilled our tea without asking. Ordered beef chow fun, combo crispy noodles and baked seafood rice. The chow fun was done right. It tastes good. The crispy noodle was ok. I did not like the chunks of meat in there. The best was the baked rice. You can't find this in a lot of places so if you encounter this item, definitely get it. The rice is real comfort food. Portions are good enough. The rice looked small but that dish was deep. They also didn't skimp on the seafood. Restaurant was clean. So were the bathrooms. Would definitely come back
We stopped by NFC champ evening and it was pretty empty. It was about half full. There was no wait for a table of two. Also, we were craving to have some baked pork chop with rice. In addition, we haven't been here for a while. Therefore, we decided to stop by. We ordered the big brother with rice and also the black pepper chicken with spaghetti. It was a lot a food so we were able to make another meal out of it when we got home. We also got a "free" milk tea with the meal. The black pepper chicken was a bit on the salty side and you'll need to eat it with rice or noodle. But they certainly gave a lot of chicken. There are also some hidden treasures of tiny fries @ the bottom. The big brother itself tastes pretty good but might be a little on the sweeter side but I still loved it. The price also isn't too bad because we get about 1.5 meals out each dish. If we happen to be around the area, we would come back again. If you haven't already, I do recommend you trying this @ least once! Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I do!
There's a QR code on the table where you can scan the menu, or they will provide you with a physical menu. If you are dining in, you will order through the staff. It's a casual cha chaan teng style with plenty of options such as baked rice, fried noodles, macaroni, and porridge. It's on the pricier side but definitely worth it for the food quality. Note that they have a daily special, which is usually more affordable than ordering a rice/noodle dish from their menu (check out the QR code; you will see the "Daily special" icon). It comes with a complimentary hot drink (or +$1 for a cold drink), which is a bargain. There are 5 options to choose from on the daily special, and it could be different every day. *Daily Special: Baked spareribs with fried egg on rice w/ white sauce. DELICIOUS! The spare ribs are deep-fried and coated with black pepper sauce. It's the best part of pork, and you can taste the fattiness from the meat. Well-seasoned and cooked to perfection (not over-fried, etc.). The white sauce is mixed with cheese and coated on top of the fried rice. Plus, mixing the runny sunny-side-up egg is just a wonderful flavor bomb! If you prefer something lighter, you could ask them to change it to plain rice. *Stir-fried beef & spaghetti w/black pepper sauce on a sizzling platter: Everything on a sizzling platter just tastes so much better because it adds an extra flavor from the hot sizzling plate and keeps your food warm. The dish has "wok hei" (aka the flavor from the wok). The beef is tender, peppery, and stir-fried with onions, bean sprouts, adding some crunchy elements to the dish. Hot milk tea: It's quite sweet..you might want to ask them not to add extra sugar if you prefer more bitterness. Also, they have an afternoon happy hour menu, which starts after 2:30 pm! It looks like they have many classic appetizers to choose from. I will come back next time and try it out.
Great place! Try the popcorn chicken. Always the best in the area; after a pickup from the airport would definitely hit the spot!
I've ordered from here via doordash a handful of times and the food always arrives very hot and fresh. The servings of the baked portions are very large and are usually two meals for me! The other day my hubs and I decided to chance going in person. Nobody greets you when you walk in - you generally just make eye contact with someone and they'll gesture to where you can sit. It seemed to be the Sunday lunch rush because we didn't get water or tea or menus, but that's ok because the menu was on our phones via QR code. We ordered the baked half and half, and then the Portuguese bake with fried rice. Both arrived promptly and then eventually we got some tea which was hot and comforting. The food was good as usual - my hubs demolished his entire plate and I ate maybe 1/3 of mine. I highly recommend the Portuguese fried rice. It's so creamy and good. It is loaded with carrots, celery, potatoes, onion, and pieces of sausage with a generous serving of pork chop with no bone. Overall, good food and OK service - just very chaotic and busy during lunch.
This place used to be very busy and but any more at lunch rush. We were greeted and complementary soup was served. I like their soup that is not spicy compared to the same one offered in Top Cafe. We ordered Guilin noodle soup, white cream sauce over baked chicken rice, white and red sauce over baked rice, and 3 treasure rice (egg, ham and sausage). Other than the rice noodle, everything comes slow. If you order their clay pot rice it's a 20 mins wait, so I was thinking baked rice should take less time but I was wrong. Food tasted good, no complaints. Tea was also refilled and overall friendly service. Lunch special is $17.50 with coffee or milk tea.
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Good Cantonese/Hong Kong style food you can find within the area. Business is always good that says a lot about them!
I ordered online and waited the 20 recommended minutes to show up for my order of 2 items. When I arrived the staff seemed confused about the status of my order. They asked me to wait 5 minutes in a booth. It took 20 until my food was ready. Then I got home only to find out the noodle type I asked for (and paid an extra dollar for) was not in my soup.
Food: 4
Service: 1
Good Chinese food, enough parking.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Beef Chow Fun
I had a pleasure dining at Venus Cafe. It’s an authentic Hong Kong cuisine place. Not a fancy place, more homey. It’s an amazing combination of Asian flavors with an European twist. We ordered pork and chicken and both were great. Def coming back to try other menus.
Food: 4
Authentic HK food, quick delivery, nice
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wonton Noodle Soup, Noodle Soup