Kui Tan Field Report : HongKong Cafe

• Mospeada

  11 Jul 06, 13:28

  Hongkong cafe seems to be the "In" thing in Singapore nowadays...
  
  Adding to the growing numbers of HK cafe in Singapore is the one at Orchard Cineplex, which I have just tried.
  
  Located at the second level of Orchard Cineplex, it is not difficult to find, with the striking deco...
  
  The service was good..perhaps it is newly opened..lets hope it can sustain the service level, but i would appreciate if the staff can recommend me which are the "zhao pei" dishes...
  
  Nonetheless, I ordered the authentic HK dish - Wanton Mee..and the authentic drink - Ying Yong
  
  Waiting time...15 mins...
  
  The drink came before the food. If you have been drinking the ying yong from yat kun or other local stores...u are going to foresake those for this...it is good...but...if it can be a bit warmer, it would be nice...cos towards the end of my drink, i realised the sugar did not melt totally.
  
  The moment that I have been waiting for...HK wanton mee....
  
  i was abit disappointed when i 1st saw the wanton mee...cos the size of the wanton is not as big as those in HK...
  
  the taste...the soup tasted nice....the char siew...the pieces of char siew literally melted in my mouth into little meat floss...yummy...
  
  despite the size of the wanton...the taste was good...the shrimp taste fresh..and yes...u can actually tell that there is shrimp in each wanton....not just shrimp paste or simply pork in local wanton...
  
  as for the noodles...it was a bit lumpy...
  
  overall experience...i would give it a 3.5 out 5....cos there is more i have yet to try....
  
  
• Mospeada

  11 Jul 06, 13:41

  oh yes...one more thing...the name of the HK cafe is Xin Wang Hongkong Cafe....
  
  paiseh...1st time writing field report....
• Mospeada

  11 Jul 06, 13:56

  next trip...i will try out the pork chop baked rice....looks good
• Princess livia

  11 Jul 06, 13:57

  wah mossy soO hard werking worx...good jobs..!!
  
  nexttyme bring mie along to try la..
  
  but no pork pls..
• Mospeada

  11 Jul 06, 13:58

  Originally posted by Princess livia:

  wah mossy soO hard werking worx...good jobs..!!
  
  nexttyme bring mie along to try la..
  
  but no pork pls..

  sure....
• Princess livia

  11 Jul 06, 14:02

  seems lky nobody replying eUu worx..>.<
  
  
• Mospeada

  11 Jul 06, 14:03

  Originally posted by Princess livia:

  seems lky nobody replying eUu worx..>.<
  
  

  i think cos this is a field report..so no one is replying
• Princess livia

  11 Jul 06, 14:08

  haha den i eply fer wat arz??
• Mospeada

  11 Jul 06, 14:21

  Originally posted by Princess livia:

  haha den i eply fer wat arz??

  u reply so this thread will move up and get other pple atten mah...
  
  but dun let ah mos see
• Princess livia

  11 Jul 06, 14:24

  i think ppl will prefer keep queit n watch e romantic show behind lo..
  they dun wan ta ruao let us .............
• Mospeada

  11 Jul 06, 15:55

  maybe i shd go in armed with a camera...
• tiggersgd

  11 Jul 06, 15:57

  Originally posted by Mospeada:

  as for the noodles...it was a bit lumpy...
  
  

  read till this part...sianz 3/4.
• Mospeada

  11 Jul 06, 15:59

  Originally posted by tiggersgd:

  read till this part...sianz 3/4.

  i hope they can improve....
• MosPosterior

  11 Jul 06, 16:00

  Originally posted by Mospeada:

  i hope they can improve....

  Ah mos.. btw alot of people meh?
  Why must wait for 15 mins so long??
• Mospeada

  11 Jul 06, 16:04

  Originally posted by MosPosterior:

  Ah mos.. btw alot of people meh?
  Why must wait for 15 mins so long??

  not much people...let me see...abt 16 including me...
  
  new start up...a bit slow i guess....i might visit them again next week to update the report
• tiggersgd

  11 Jul 06, 16:05

  Originally posted by Mospeada:

  i hope they can improve....

  come to think of it, noodles play a big part in wanton mee. esp if the mee is instantly handmade.
• Mospeada

  11 Jul 06, 16:07

  Originally posted by tiggersgd:

  come to think of it, noodles play a big part in wanton mee. esp if the mee is instantly handmade.

  oh yah....i almost forgot....the noodle is not the normall yew mee u get in normal singapore wanton mee...tis those HK style yew mee...finer version
• Mospeada

  11 Jul 06, 16:24

  
• Mospeada

  11 Jul 06, 16:44

  Food 3.5 / 5
  
  Variety 3.5 / 5
  
  Ambience 3.5 / 5
  
  Price - 4 / 5
  
  Service - 3.5 / 5
  
  Overall - 3.5 / 5
  
  These rating are as of 10 July 2006 and will be updated once another field trip is made
• tiggersgd

  11 Jul 06, 16:47

  Originally posted by Mospeada:

  oh yah....i almost forgot....the noodle is not the normall yew mee u get in normal singapore wanton mee...tis those HK style yew mee...finer version

  ok, but still the mee is lumpy...chef's skill not up to standard in the area of mee?
• Mospeada

  11 Jul 06, 16:47

  Originally posted by tiggersgd:

  ok, but still the mee is lumpy...chef's skill not up to standard in the area of mee?

  i will do another field trip again next week....to test on other items...
• Mospeada

  11 Jul 06, 18:13

  here
• OasisBlue

  11 Jul 06, 18:24

  pls tell me some locations of hk cafe
• Mospeada

  11 Jul 06, 18:28

  Originally posted by OasisBlue:

  pls tell me some locations of hk cafe

  there is one at marine parade, one in marina square, one at singapore expo (Macau food) and one stall at Suntec (Macau Food, just outside carrefour)
  
  i will report more once i have more info
• tiggersgd

  12 Jul 06, 11:36

  holland V as well...near to the public car n MSCP