clumsywaiterMetro VancouverSince August 4, 20105 Reviews
(2.4)- Food
(2.6) - Service
(2.2) - Value (2)
- Ambiance
(2.8)
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(2.4) (2.6) (2.2) (2) (2.8)This used to be one of the better "tea restaurants" in town. - it's clearly gone downhill since the reno and the introduction of the HST.
Firstly waitress, don't look at us all P****D off that we have to translate to the non-cantonese speakers in our group what we are ordering. that type of service works in HK but not in Canada.
Their mini-meals are very tiny, not enough for even one person. Ordered the ubiquitous Baked Pork chop rice to test out the quality of the restaurant. It's average. I think the same dish is better at Seventh Heaven Cafe in Aberdeen.
The mixed - grill doesn't even come on a hot plate, what's the deal with that? It's a staple for the dish to come on a hot plate and you drizzle the sauce on your food.
Food is full of MSG, better drink lots of water afterwards.
I recommend for a more authentic experience, better stick with Lido. or for bigger portions go to Honululu.
This is a small quaint country style cafe in West Vancouver. I had the Eggs Benny, the english muffins were toasted really well, and the hollandaise sauce is very good. only complaint is the potato wedges were overdone. I don't live in West Van so maybe these prices are normal however for $14 it seems steep.
Their Chinese style Breakfasts are the best value
(the one with an omlette, egg and ham etc). Their food is consistently good. This is one of the few places that serves instant noodles with your choice of soup. most places don't have that i.e. Gloucester, Copa etc.
The egg tarts and pineapple buns are to die for!
Decor is so so, but then again it's a tea restaurant.Parking is iffy at the best of times, try parking in Aberdeen and walking over.
If it were any more authentic, it would be located in Hong Kong than in in Richmond.
I can totally agree with the previous poster...about the paradox of love and hate.
I had to try this after the Cafe had won best "tea restaurant" in the Chinese Restaurant Awards.
The first few times the service was very good from one waiter.
The latest time we had the set dinners with soup, a dish and rice.
Don 't know what it was but even asking for a refill of tea meant the waitress giving you the stare of death.
As For the ambience, this is a "tea restaurant". All the high end furnishing and atmosphere,won't make up for anything if patron's can't even ask for tea without getting stared down.
This restaurant was opening up on the Main Strip and I finally gave it a try. The decor seemed inviting so we walked on in.
The Gomae was oversauced with sesame sauce. The Nabayaki Udon was way overcooked, and the rolls were just so so.
Best to stick to Shiro next time or make the trek down a few blocks to some of the other sushi restaurants in the area
