I used to be a regular at this joint, their food is good and affordable, especially their late night menu, lots of choices and variety. Lunch time there's always a line up. The service used to be okay but the last time I went I got really really bad service so I stopped going there for good.

I was a little dismayed when Taco Time (which use to reside here) closed up as it was a highschool hangout for my friends and I. After seeing Angel Cafe open up and seeing the steady flow of people inside I gave this place a try.

There isn't any other HK style restaurants on Fraser St. so the owners definitely caught on to an opportunity with the variety of cheaper dining on the strip but nothing like its kind. There's even a bakery attached next door.

Decor is nicer for this type of establishment. Seating is cramped if you dine in the middle sections.

Menu selection is large. I took a while to decide what I had wanted. My girlfriend and I settled on a Sizzling Beef w/ Black Bean Sauce Hotplate and a combination Beef/Chicken Chop dinner. Server was considerably more pleasant to give our order to compared to so many other asian places. Our dishes arrived quickly and piping hot. The chops where the usual. The accompanying vegetables were underdone, accidently or by design. The hot plate dish was quite tasty. The vegetables had a nice crunch to it however the beef pieces were smallish and skimp.

Service is quick and there was one employee (dressed in regular clothes) who was scanning the floor for empty plate and topping off your tea. Not bad.

A pleasant surprise in the neighbourhood. Definitely warrants future visits.

Superb quality for very very very little $$! From 11 or 11:30am until 6pm, and then from 9 or 9:30 pm until closing (11?), their "Afternoon Tea / Late night mini set specials" menu ranges from $4.95 to $7.xx. Comes with more than decent portions that are only the slightest bit smaller in volume/content (i.e., 1 chop instead of 2 to go with spaghetti/rice) than their regular menu that also offers specials that come with soup and hot/cold drink. The mini specials only come with a drink of your choice. The best value, of course, would be to order a lemon coke! Coke from a can! Real Coca-Cola branded! Not a spin-off cola! And no fountain syrupy pop variety. Friendly and quick service. Accommodating with slight menu changes, like to the noodle of your choice that wasn't offered or listed in the description of the item. Order in Chinese/English or by number! By number in any language works best. Or don't order the mini's, order the daily special of soup (choice of Russian Borsche or cream of smthing or other) + fruit salad plate or garden/tossed salad + garlic toast + 10oz prime rib + dessert of the day (whatever they choose from possibly day-old offering from their attached bakery) + drink of choice! All for just $13.99. Good enough to share! Beef comes with a sour cream and bacon baked potato or greens, a slightly baked tomato topped with cheese plus choice of spaghetti or rice! The best deal in town! More than enough to share if the other doesn't have a big appetite or just wants to order something smaller on the side. Yes, I am regularly going back! So tasty! The best baked pork chop with spaghetti in tomato sauce I've had anywhere so far! Been ordering that everywhere I go that offers it just to compare! And if you want to buy a cake from their bakery side, try the Black Forest! Delicious! I can eat a small one all by myself! The pig that I am!

Food: I had the chicken and shrimp fried rice with 2 sauces while my dining compadres had the chicken skillet with garlic sauce that comes with fries, the black pepper fried noodle and the house special fried noodle. The food was tasty and I believe everyone was satisfied - I know I was and I had leftovers for dinner later on! The best part was that our lunch, including tax, only came to $28! I think that was pretty reasonable considering the food was quite good and all of the meals came with a drink. Been here for dinner before too and they have this wonderful vegetarian fried noodle.

Service: It's HK cafe style service where they take your order, you eat and they don't bother with you for the rest of the meal. They don't ask you how the food is or if you need anything - if you want service, you have to flag someone down. Come to this place having this in mind or else you might be offended. The wait staff also have a hard time with english as well so it's much easier to just point to what you want on the menu, say it to them and then have them repeat it.

Ambiance: Nice comfy booths, relatively cleaner than other cafes I've been to. All in all not bad.

Will return as they have really great deals and the food is really tasty. Recommend others to come and try as well but remember that the service is next to nothing here but that's reflected in the low price.

I read the positive reviews on this site and decied to give Angel Cafe a try. The menu was extremely comprehensive and it took a while to choose, but I was impressed by the tasty food and low price. The lamb shank was excellent! My wife had the black bean and bitter melon chicken, which was a giant portion and perfectly prepared, and my friends had sizzling plate of beef and prawns and a beef curry. We all agreed that the food was terrific. Way better than Gloucester. The place is well-lit and clean, and the service was super. Plus they have a bakery next door, which seemed pretty good. We sampled the deserts too, and they were satisfying.

All in, I would say this place is good value for the money. I will be back!

Having moved into a new home down the street from the Angel Cafe, and a recommendation to try it from a neighbor, I ordered food for take out on a regular basis for a little while.

Every time I went there they made me sit in the entrance and barely spent any time taking my order. I always had to wait from 30 to 45 minutes for the order and it was barely given with any courtesy, the nasty male waiter usually gave a rude look like it was too much trouble to give me food I had paid for

They never allowed me to sit in a booth and never offered even a glass of water or tea very rude

At first I thought the poor service was rare but as I continued to be a customer of take out food, I realized that it was something more. I cannot say exactly but here it is:

Now, I am not of Chinese origin and I am plainly caucasian in my appearance, but that has never stopped anyone from serving me before. I am not claiming racism but it did seem strange that as the disagreeable infamous waiter was seating many Chinese or other Asian customers he smiled and generously gestured for them to take a seat, quickly bringing tea, water and menus to their table. However when the man encountered me waiting he barely acknowledged me and more than once I left the restaurant after 20 minutes of waiting without anyone meeting my eye.

One night, desperate to buy my daughter some food after a long night away from home working, I stopped there and another waiter was working. He stated that I was entitled to free soup with the meal and gave me an additional menu I had not had access to before.

Thereafter I began ordering soup with the meal, stating "it is included right?" but it was a hassle.

Then I also found out that I was entitled to tea or iced tea as well.

In fact, when I ordered in person I was usually put at a small table near the dirty dish station so that as I ordered I could even see leftover food and garbage not 3 feet away and the floor is filthy there so is the washroom in fact the place may be infested with rats for all I know

I had good food from there for a while and then they just started getting sloppy and it tasted burnt and the soup like someone pissed in it or put dirty dishwater in it. The quality went very low until we were eating "mystery meat" from the texture and taste it was not even like real pork or beef or chicken. Who knows what it was.

The last time I went to the Angel Cafe I sat there for 20 minutes no order was taken meanwhile about 6 couples were seated and a family and they were all served promptly

I guess I know when I am not wanted but they deserve a very poor review in return - DO NOT GO TO THIS RESTAURANT THERE ARE PLENTY OF BETTER ONES FOR THE MONEY IT IS NOT CHEAP AT ALL

I threw out most of the food from the last few orders and then although it might still turn around in future decided to go to another restaurant instead, there are plenty in the neighborhood

I have visited Angel Cafe numerous times. Initially, it seems to me that it's just another HK Cafe joint, but recently I realized that the malaysian dishes here are quite good. Perhaps the cook is from there? Or has previously worked at other malaysian cuisines? Yet, I find that their laksa noodle in soup is really good and their red curries are different compared to other HK cafes.
The value is quite a bargain. For <$7 for a mini-set meal which comes with a drink. And during weekends, I notice the owner for Honolulu cafe (on Main) drops by in the late evenings. I wonder if Angel Cafe is a sister restaurant to the Honolulu Cafe.
One thing to complain about is the service here varies. I usually make a visit here once a week and the manager (I assume is the gentlemen) have mood swings. With that said, I still will continue to be a patron of Angel Cafe for their delicious malaysian dishes!

The Hainanese chicken was traditionally prepared as you find it in Asia. The price was 10 dollars which is a good value for half a chicken. The chicken was colder than it should have been, kinda like it just came out of the fridge. The taste and texture was good but Cafe D'Lite easily has the victory especially because Cafe D'Lite serves the chicken de boned and with a tastier sauce. You can even get the chicken a Cafe D'Lite without the skin.

Try their brisket on noodles, its amazing.

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A Hong-Kong Style Cafe.. good food. bake pork chop rice is very good. the chinese dishes is suprisingly good and also the pot of lamp is tasty. .Perhaps best known for their "afternoon tea time / happy hour specials" that offer smaller portions of meals that come with a choice of cold or hot beverage.

Went there for lunch with two friends. I had the mee goreng while both the others had the Malaysian chicken curry on rice and the stir-fried vermicelli with swirled egg sauce. I was totally impressed with the taste and the quality of the food considering the prices were between $5.95 to $6.50 and this included a cold drink at no additional charge. The portions were generous, definitely beats a Extra Value Meal at McDonald's. Restaurant was pretty busy so we had to wait 10 minutes for a table although the food came fast once we ordered.

Service was pretty standard for a HK-cafe. We had to flag a server if we wanted something. Just don't expect 5 star service for 1 star price. Will definitely be returning.