Wong Chi Kei (WCK) is a congee and noodle restaurant that started life out in Guangzhou, then Macau before branching out to Hong Kong. This restaurant is placed in the ground floor of the New Town Plaza shopping centre in Sha Tin, where a lot of eateries are located. It was a busy Sunday lunch time but we managed to get a seat after a brief wait. I was with my fiancee and we chose two dishes to share.
The first was preserved egg and pork congee. The rice porridge was very smooth and the rice grains, whilst visible are not lumpy when put into the mouth. Preseved egg is a local delicacy and and is a common ingredient for this variant of congee. Because of it's black colour it may look like a rotten egg but it has the texture of a normal boiled egg. The pork was shredded and nice but some shreds could have been a bit more tender.
The noodles are home made and cooked to maybe just past 'al dente' but not too soft. They were placed above some pleasant prawn wonton and boiled Chinese vegetables. The shrimp roe is coarsely ground and sprinkled over the noodles, giving them a crunch and nice seafood flavour but it made me think that I was chewing sand. The noodles came with a broth that you pour over the noodles so that it's not too dry.
I also ordered a hot honey ginger tea, which was a very nice drink. The fresh ginger was spicy and worked very well with the sweet honey.
Because WCK is nestled next to other restaurants within a shopping mall there's a slight food court feel to it but it has it's own furniture and crockery to keep its identity. The place is clean, service is quick, price very reasonable and the staff friendly enough.
Food: 4/5
Presentation: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Setting: 3/5
Total: 13/20.
Total bill: 112.2HKD for two so about £5 a head.
I ate: Preserved Egg and Pork Congee; Braised Noodles with Wonton and Shrimp's Egg. I drank Honey Ginger Tea.
I wore: polo shirt and shorts.
Wong Chi Kei
New Town Plaza
Sha Tin, Hong Kong
http://www.wongchikei.com.hk/
The first was preserved egg and pork congee. The rice porridge was very smooth and the rice grains, whilst visible are not lumpy when put into the mouth. Preseved egg is a local delicacy and and is a common ingredient for this variant of congee. Because of it's black colour it may look like a rotten egg but it has the texture of a normal boiled egg. The pork was shredded and nice but some shreds could have been a bit more tender.
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| Congee (Rice Porridge) |
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| Noodles |
I also ordered a hot honey ginger tea, which was a very nice drink. The fresh ginger was spicy and worked very well with the sweet honey.
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| Ginger & Honey Tea |
Because WCK is nestled next to other restaurants within a shopping mall there's a slight food court feel to it but it has it's own furniture and crockery to keep its identity. The place is clean, service is quick, price very reasonable and the staff friendly enough.
Food: 4/5
Presentation: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Setting: 3/5
Total: 13/20.
Total bill: 112.2HKD for two so about £5 a head.
I ate: Preserved Egg and Pork Congee; Braised Noodles with Wonton and Shrimp's Egg. I drank Honey Ginger Tea.
I wore: polo shirt and shorts.
Wong Chi Kei
New Town Plaza
Sha Tin, Hong Kong
http://www.wongchikei.com.hk/
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