Hang Fa Lau (Stanley) — Restaurant in Hong Kong Island

The restaurant is very poorly staffed so it's better if you go here knowing exactly what you want and quickly. We didn't, so we suffered a little bit but I don't blame them for being understaffed. The food still came quite fast, but the menu selection was severely lacking since they didn't have enough chefs. We just stuck with the easy stuff like sandwiches and baked goods, which were all good so if you like that, you wouldn't mind this place.

I did notice that the restaurant was pretty dirty. Maybe due to being understaffed, there isn't anyone who can properly wipe all the tables or clean up the floors. It was kind of gross, especially seeing old dried up food all over the table, on the chairs, and on the floor. But if you ignore these things...

Decided to eat at this diner in Stanley Plaza instead of the tourist restaurants opposite the waterfront and were we glad we did ! They have an exhaustive menu with all the traditional favourites we are used to, and we couldn’t resist the curry pork chops, stir fried beans with pork mince and beef with flowering cabbage (choi sum), washed down with hot milk tea and coffee.. pure nostalgia! Our bill including service charge was around HK$300 which is fabulous and the service was super friendly and attentive. Definitely...

Pretty much what you'd expect from a known cha chaan teng - a Hong Kong style east west cafe. The service is how things are locally, you may need to be verbal or gesture to get attention, which is just how things are.

Came late afternoon for a beverage and had a yuenyeung which is a Hong Kong mixed drink comprised of coffee and tea. I enjoyed the cold version which was surprisingly very good, refreshing and it hit the spot. Recommended if you want something affordable...