They pressure people to tip on their card and won’t accept cash tips and when you don’t tip they tell you you’re no longer welcome. People that work here are extremely rude and talk bad about people in their native language these are the type of people that make us immigrants look bad.
KIT
Tried this place out since it said Hong Kong cafe. Its nothing like a HK cafe. Its more like another Chinese restaurant. Prices on the menu are extremely expensive. Only somewhat reasonable is the rice plates. Food was ok but watch out on the drinks. Its price is out the roof, would not recommend paying $6 for a milk tea. Also watch out, the server / owner(as she has the attitude for it) secretly up your size so they can make that extra $1. Supposedly, its $5 + $1 up size. I don't recall I asked for that, but since I drank it, it a seal deal. At first, I thought how nice, such a large drink they gave me, then when the bill came, I found out way. Feel cheated, but my fault for not raising the issue when it seems out of place. I wouldn't recommend to go there as there are many better real HK cafe nearby. My bill came out to be $24 total including tips. They also accept credit cards with a min $20. Obviously, mine base was past $20, which by the way, is expensive for what I got. Also they bring over a little machine to do the transaction and force you on the spot to pay for tips. Its also has the pre-selection which 15% is min. No, they do not worth 15% tips in any manner. Sorry, this shop needs to do better if they should use the name Hong Kong cafe as their shop name.
Colin Rajah
Always loved taking food to go from here but this time stopped in for a quick lunch. Place was quite busy during a weekday but parking was not too bad in the lot in front.
Got the omelette fried rice, garlic romaine, and the salted egg fried mushroom. The latter was especially good and tasty. Service was prompt and friendly. And the place was bright and clean.
Will come back again when I’m in the area.
H Lee (Philseungfighting)
I’ve often visited Vietnamese restaurants around this area but never tried this one before. The main reason was that, from the outside, the windows and the area around the entrance looked cluttered and unclean. However, today, I found out my usual Vietnamese spot was closed, and since I was already hungry, I decided to give this place a shot. To my surprise, the interior was modern, clean, and well-designed, which was quite unexpected.
Once I got the menu, I was amazed by the sheer variety of dishes. It featured not only fusion options similar to what you’d find at a leisure café but also traditional Hong Kong-style dishes. There were so many choices that I spent a long time deciding what to order.
I ended up trying the stir-fried beef with ginger, onion, and green onion, which was excellent, as were the sweet and sour spare ribs. However, the seafood soup was far too watery, and the baked meat sauce spaghetti was disappointing. It seems like they’re trying to offer too many options, which might be diluting their quality. I think they should focus on their specialties and narrow down the menu a bit to refine what they’re best at.
Still, the sweet and sour pork spare ribs and the stir-fried beef were so delicious that I’ll definitely come back again.
John Lew
Pleasant place to have lunch. The food had good flavor quality and quantity.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Vilian Kossev
The food I ordered was good. The service was very bad. The waitress was consistently rude, everybody on our table was shocked. We left in disbelief certain to never go back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Albert Zhou
The chow fun was below average.
isaac M
pretty good
Percy Cheung
I think they charge $3++ for a bowl of steam rice on a neighborhood restaurant is excessive.
i love this restaurant. they were able to make the mapo tofu with no meat for me. they have great prices and this is my family’s go to chinese restaurant.
This may be an authentic Chinese restaurant (owners are Asian), but the food is EXTREMELY bad. I took my Chinese parents here and they hated it. The service was also rude because they literally stare you down while you eat, felt like they wanted us to hurry up and leave. Another negative was that we were one of the only tables eating there, since most people order take out.With most authentic Chinese restaurants, you will find a flock of Asian aunties and uncles chit chatting. I have been here to try the baked rice and that is okay, but if you are looking to try the stir fry items, it is WAYYYYY too salty. My family and I chugged so much water with every bite. To wash down the salt, we probably each drank 10 cups of hot tea. If you are looking to find real and good Chinese food that isn't too salty, please look elsewhere. Too much salt is NOT good for your cardiovascular health. Chinese cuisine is typically very umami-rich and low in salt.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sam Yang
The baked pork chop with rice was delicious!
Food: 5
Sean Lo
Friendly and fast
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lori G
Cantonese style restaurant that has been in San Lorenzo for many years. My family only wants to eat their favorites so one day our rotation will change!Our usual for family of 4 with 2 kids:Beef fried riceChicken chow meinEggplantGreen beansSometimes we’ll order chicken and vegetable, chicken/beef and broccoli, or orange/lemon chicken.Portions are returning to pre-pandemic levels which is a great sign.
They pressure people to tip on their card and won’t accept cash tips and when you don’t tip they tell you you’re no longer welcome. People that work here are extremely rude and talk bad about people in their native language these are the type of people that make us immigrants look bad.
Tried this place out since it said Hong Kong cafe. Its nothing like a HK cafe. Its more like another Chinese restaurant. Prices on the menu are extremely expensive. Only somewhat reasonable is the rice plates. Food was ok but watch out on the drinks. Its price is out the roof, would not recommend paying $6 for a milk tea. Also watch out, the server / owner(as she has the attitude for it) secretly up your size so they can make that extra $1. Supposedly, its $5 + $1 up size. I don't recall I asked for that, but since I drank it, it a seal deal. At first, I thought how nice, such a large drink they gave me, then when the bill came, I found out way. Feel cheated, but my fault for not raising the issue when it seems out of place. I wouldn't recommend to go there as there are many better real HK cafe nearby. My bill came out to be $24 total including tips. They also accept credit cards with a min $20. Obviously, mine base was past $20, which by the way, is expensive for what I got. Also they bring over a little machine to do the transaction and force you on the spot to pay for tips. Its also has the pre-selection which 15% is min. No, they do not worth 15% tips in any manner. Sorry, this shop needs to do better if they should use the name Hong Kong cafe as their shop name.
Always loved taking food to go from here but this time stopped in for a quick lunch. Place was quite busy during a weekday but parking was not too bad in the lot in front.
Got the omelette fried rice, garlic romaine, and the salted egg fried mushroom. The latter was especially good and tasty. Service was prompt and friendly. And the place was bright and clean.
Will come back again when I’m in the area.
I’ve often visited Vietnamese restaurants around this area but never tried this one before. The main reason was that, from the outside, the windows and the area around the entrance looked cluttered and unclean. However, today, I found out my usual Vietnamese spot was closed, and since I was already hungry, I decided to give this place a shot. To my surprise, the interior was modern, clean, and well-designed, which was quite unexpected.
Once I got the menu, I was amazed by the sheer variety of dishes. It featured not only fusion options similar to what you’d find at a leisure café but also traditional Hong Kong-style dishes. There were so many choices that I spent a long time deciding what to order.
I ended up trying the stir-fried beef with ginger, onion, and green onion, which was excellent, as were the sweet and sour spare ribs. However, the seafood soup was far too watery, and the baked meat sauce spaghetti was disappointing. It seems like they’re trying to offer too many options, which might be diluting their quality. I think they should focus on their specialties and narrow down the menu a bit to refine what they’re best at.
Still, the sweet and sour pork spare ribs and the stir-fried beef were so delicious that I’ll definitely come back again.
Pleasant place to have lunch. The food had good flavor quality and quantity.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
The food I ordered was good. The service was very bad. The waitress was consistently rude, everybody on our table was shocked. We left in disbelief certain to never go back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
The chow fun was below average.
pretty good
I think they charge $3++ for a bowl of steam rice on a neighborhood restaurant is excessive.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Baked Seafood Spaghetti, Dry Style Beef Chow Fun 乾炒牛河
i love this restaurant. they were able to make the mapo tofu with no meat for me. they have great prices and this is my family’s go to chinese restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This may be an authentic Chinese restaurant (owners are Asian), but the food is EXTREMELY bad. I took my Chinese parents here and they hated it. The service was also rude because they literally stare you down while you eat, felt like they wanted us to hurry up and leave. Another negative was that we were one of the only tables eating there, since most people order take out.With most authentic Chinese restaurants, you will find a flock of Asian aunties and uncles chit chatting. I have been here to try the baked rice and that is okay, but if you are looking to try the stir fry items, it is WAYYYYY too salty. My family and I chugged so much water with every bite. To wash down the salt, we probably each drank 10 cups of hot tea. If you are looking to find real and good Chinese food that isn't too salty, please look elsewhere. Too much salt is NOT good for your cardiovascular health. Chinese cuisine is typically very umami-rich and low in salt.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The baked pork chop with rice was delicious!
Food: 5
Friendly and fast
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cantonese style restaurant that has been in San Lorenzo for many years. My family only wants to eat their favorites so one day our rotation will change!Our usual for family of 4 with 2 kids:Beef fried riceChicken chow meinEggplantGreen beansSometimes we’ll order chicken and vegetable, chicken/beef and broccoli, or orange/lemon chicken.Portions are returning to pre-pandemic levels which is a great sign.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fried Rice, Stir Fry Chicken with String Beans, Chow Mein
Not bad but no snacks. Parking is
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
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