The Strand Café

Exquisite modern European & classic French cuisine were lit! I love the plating of our meals. A comfy seating, no stress kind of dining. Great staff! #iamkbonita #labonitaviajera #travellifestyle

The Strand celebrated Centennial last 2001. Established 1901, it is contemporary to Singapore's Raffles Hotel. A must in Rangoon now known as Yangon.

They call it a cafe, but it's both a restaurant and cafe. Or at least, I'm not aware of there being any other restaurant on-site. Anyway, I've had lunch here several times and have never been disappointed. The 2 and 3 course lunch set costs US$12 and US$19 (payable in Kyat) respectively. It's a bit steep to pay US$7 to go for an extra course so I always go for the 2-course lunch. A main (entree) and your choice of the starter or dessert is on offer. Water and plenty of bread with butter are served complimentary, but other drinks are extra. Service is quite attentive but not too intrusive. They take your order and once the food comes, it's delightful. Whether you choose a local or western option, the quality is superb as you would expect from a hotel of this caliber. Surprisingly, the prices are not too bad considering it's a 5-star hotel. Definitely a place I will visit again on my next business trip.

We had a classic high tea set which cost $20. You can share with your friend if you want. Coffee and Myanmar tea are limited. The other tea like Early Grey and some others are free flow. The food taste really nice and we love it. Although the staff are friendly, there were no one around the corner so we had to go out and call them to order and ask for bill. If they could check on the customers often, it would be better.

We went to the cafe for high tea. The cafe wasn't busy and we were seated right away. We didn't have reservations. The cafe is beautiful and styled more European than Burmese. We tried the Myanmar style high tea instead of the typical high tea. It's more expensive than a traditional meal for Myanmar. This costs us $18 each. The food itself was interesting to try and they accommodated a vegetarian diet. It was disappointing they only provided us with one type of tea. Many other high tea places I have tried lets you try multiple teas. The wifi worked well and the facilities were clean and modern. They accept credit cards as a form of payment. This was a lovely way to spend an afternoon out of the hot sun in Yangon.

Lovely for high tea. We had one Myanmar tea and one classic tea. The presentation was beautiful and the pot of tea was very large. The service was also very attentive. Four stars because some of the food was just mediocre. The Myanmar tea came with a course of white and black sticky rice, which had absolutely no flavor at all and did not deserve a place at high tea—it was like filler food. The cafe should work to refine some dishes a bit more.

High tea was entirely adequate but not special. The service was good and the tea was served in a big pot each, which was great. The food came out promptly and was definitely fancy looking. But if you’ve ever had high tea at another very nice establishment, you’ll be disappointed. The scone was very small and crumbled to pieces, so spreading cream was not possible. The sandwiches were good but not very imaginative — one was basically just a plain ham sandwich, and another was a strange asparagus and jelly concoction out of the 1980s. Good sweets overall, definitely the highlight. Perhaps I’m spoiled by high tea at other establishments, but at the price tag ($20 a head + tax/tip, ie 5x what other meals cost), I expect a little more wow.

Nice space in a grand old Building. But the food was average and beverages only ok. The staff where nice, but not friendly nor unfriendly! We had a set menu, and the food was mostly bland and quite uninteresting. The salmon was ok - good dish. The soup was not good - very bland. The lamb was ok - cooked nicely, presentes poorly and not supported with and sides that would make the dish pop! The desert was ok , much better than I expected, but still not amazing. Maybe the main restaurant is better but I cannot really recommend the cafe at least for a meal. It may be ok for a snack and coffee, but not up to pair with the grandeur of the building for a dining experience.