Chuan C.
Yelp
This is a new Chinese Cafe and Lounge. They focus on Chinese lounge/street food, dessert, hot/cold drinks, alcoholic drinks, and cocktails. The vibe is dark inside like a bar-lounge, and it has modern decorations. They plan to have various game nights, too. It was recently soft-opened on 2024-12-16. We went there on 2024-12-22.
They have a Cafe Menu (afternoons) and Lounge Menu (evenings). During the soft opening, we were allowed to order from both. Luckily, there were a group of us (we shared most dishes). We were happy that there was a two-month period where the government decided there would be no food/drink taxes charged, so we saved on the 13% taxes. Yes, we stayed there for a very long time! There were lots of leftovers to take home.
You order items from their online menu via a QR code. We found prices slightly higher than average.
During the soft-opening period, for a limited time, all evening food items are 20% off! And you will receive a special gift if you ask the server about it.
We ordered the following from the Cafe Menu:
1. Iced HK Style Yin Leong ($5.45).
2. Iced Smores Latte ($8.49).
3. Hot Matcha Latte ($7.49).
4. Iced HK Milk Tea ($6.99).
5. Hot Peppermint Mocha ($7.49).
6. Matcha Sando ($8.99).
7. Black Sasame Crepe Cake ($11.95).
8. Peach Mousse Cake ($7.45).
9. Mango Mousse Cake ($7.45).
We ordered the following from the Lounge Menu:
1. Beef Skewers ($7.99).
2. Lamb Skewers ($7.99).
3. Pork Belly Skewers ($6.99).
4. Curry Beef Balls ($10.99).
5. HK Fried Chicken Leg ($10.99).
6. Bulgogi Fries ($10.99).
7. Cucumber Salad ($5.99).
8. 6 Share Plate ($31.99).
9. Fried Instant Noodles + Beef ($9.99).
10. Clams ($10.50).
11. Chicken Karaage ($9.99).
12. Haku Essense Cocktail Tower ($59.99).
13. Tokyo Drift ($15.99).
14. Sake Bomb ($8.99).
All the drinks and food from the Cafe Menu looked beautiful and tasted great.
The food from the Lounge Menu allowed us to give a big dinner. It didn't disappoint! They were all very delicious. We ate most of it.
The Cocktail Tower was huge, bigger than expected! There was a tap at the bottom to pour our the cocktail. It had 9oz of liquor in it, but it didn't take very alcoholic. We only finished about 40% of it; too bad we are not allowed to take home the alcohol due to the law.
The Sake Bomb was quite interesting. A staff member would strike a handheld gong several times while encouraging a person to drink the sake, which is in a small shot glass, held above a glass cup with two chopsticks. The drinker would bang on the table, making the chopsticks vibrate until the shot glass falls into the glass cup, which has Sapporo in it! Then you would drink the entire mixture in one go. Quite loud and entertaining for the entire restaurant!
The customer service was very good. The food came out much faster than expected; though when we went, there were not many customers.
Despite going there about a week after the restaurant-lounge opened, the food and service were good. There were no disappointments.
There is plenty of table seating. Each table has a dice game called Liars Dice.
The restaurant is wheelchair accessible. There is one gender-neutral washroom. This is free parking in the mall's parking lot.
Review 2025-001