I am back in Hong Kong for this lunchquest and visited a local restaurant Cafe de Coral in Saturday. They are a well established chain with a lot of branches around the city, serving fast, local based food competing against other similar chains and foreign firms like McDonald's.
This branch is located in an office building and Saturday lunch was busy, but not as much as it is during the week.
They operate in a fast food style way where you chose your order at the front counter, then make your way to the back of the restaurant to pick up your food at the kitchen counter. I went for a Shanghai spare ribs dish that was served with rice and ordered a Sprite as my drink. My money was taken and I made my way to the queue to collect my order. The queue was not large and there was a slight wait for my food but nothing too long. Quite a few seats were available and I sat myself down to eat.
The Spare ribs were coated in a crispy batter that was ok but the pork meat could have been seasoned a bit more. To the side of the pork were some fried string beans, which were nice and crunchy. There was also a Smoked egg in the plate, which did not that much of a smoky taste.
To accompany the meat was a bowl of Vegetable Rice with chopped pak choi mixed in with the rice to give it more character and colour.
I do come here to this branch and others quite often as they are dotted around Hong Kong. As they are popular a lot of things are standardised so the meals are very average but good value for money and served at a quick pace. Trays and dishes are plastic but they are clean, along with the setting of the restaurant. So overall, a convenient and decent eatery.
As I write this entry I am in Hong Kong airport waiting for my flight to the UK, where I will soon be in the illustrious company of LQ Editor in Chief, lunching with him!
Scores
Food: 3/5
Presentation: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Setting: 3/5
Overall: 12/20
Total Bill: $38, about £3.50
I ate: Shanghai Spare Ribs with Beans, Smoked Egg and Vegetable Rice.
I drank: Sprite.
I wore: Standard weekend Jeans & T-shirt
This branch is located in an office building and Saturday lunch was busy, but not as much as it is during the week.
They operate in a fast food style way where you chose your order at the front counter, then make your way to the back of the restaurant to pick up your food at the kitchen counter. I went for a Shanghai spare ribs dish that was served with rice and ordered a Sprite as my drink. My money was taken and I made my way to the queue to collect my order. The queue was not large and there was a slight wait for my food but nothing too long. Quite a few seats were available and I sat myself down to eat.
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The Spare ribs were coated in a crispy batter that was ok but the pork meat could have been seasoned a bit more. To the side of the pork were some fried string beans, which were nice and crunchy. There was also a Smoked egg in the plate, which did not that much of a smoky taste.
To accompany the meat was a bowl of Vegetable Rice with chopped pak choi mixed in with the rice to give it more character and colour.
I do come here to this branch and others quite often as they are dotted around Hong Kong. As they are popular a lot of things are standardised so the meals are very average but good value for money and served at a quick pace. Trays and dishes are plastic but they are clean, along with the setting of the restaurant. So overall, a convenient and decent eatery.
As I write this entry I am in Hong Kong airport waiting for my flight to the UK, where I will soon be in the illustrious company of LQ Editor in Chief, lunching with him!
Scores
Food: 3/5
Presentation: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Setting: 3/5
Overall: 12/20
Total Bill: $38, about £3.50
I ate: Shanghai Spare Ribs with Beans, Smoked Egg and Vegetable Rice.
I drank: Sprite.
I wore: Standard weekend Jeans & T-shirt
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