Kitchen One Roast Goose (Causeway Bay) — Restaurant in Hong Kong Island

I chanced upon Kitchen One from a random IG post about a year ago, and although I have a natural aversion for anything that’s heavily promoted by KOLs on social media, the glistening roast goose skin and glassy char siew on a bed of rice pulled me in (if you must, check out their geotagged photos on IG). Hence, when the opportunity to revisit Hong Kong came, Kitchen One was the first on my list without a doubt. And I have to say that this non-negotiable did not disappoint.

I visited the restaurant at 12pm on a Friday and got a seat almost immediately. For a party of 2, we were pointed to a table for 4, where you were expected to sit side by side. A makeshift divider comprised of an opaque paper stand separated us with another party of 2 on the same table. Service was alright - not overly friendly but not rude. You could even chat with them too - just use your discretion and not do it during peak hours. In my experience this is already good for HK’s standards.

Unfortunately for us who snacked too much after breakfast, our stomach capacity only allowed us to squeeze in a bowl to share. We ordered a combo of Roast Goose, Soy Braised Chicken and Char Siew - which came on top of a bed of rice and complemented by a side of pickled greens. Portion wise, it’s pretty generous for a single diner.

Roast Goose: Juicy, tender and savoury. The bones were skilfully chopped, so there were no shards present in your bites. The skin was thin and crisp with the right amount of flavour. No gamey odour. Absolutely loved it with the plum sauce. Just divine.

Soy Braised Chicken: Gorgeous shade of brown on the gelatinous skin with a deliciously savoury and slightly sweet note. The rich, deep brown shade of the skin suggested that it was probably sitting in its marinade for an extended period of time, but the meat was still moist and not overcooked. Not sure if it was a technique or ingredient thing, but it resulted in the most exceptional Soy Braised Chicken I’ve had. I enjoyed this the most by smearing the scallion and ginger condiment on the meat and savouring it with rice!

Char Siew: Not sure about others but Malaysians use the adjective to describe the ultra fatty melt-in-your-mouth Char Siew as ‘glassy’. And this was the epitome of it. Thick cut Char Siew ‘pun fei sau’ with caramelised burnt ends. Different from a lot of other Siu Mei shops that sell thin lean slices.

The pickled vegetables may not be the defining factor of this dish, but played an important part in making the entire bowl stand out from the other Siu Meis. Unlike the usual blanched Kai Lan, the pickled vegetable had a salty flavour and crunch to it that helped cut through all the fat in the dish.

Spent around ~HKD200 in total with one Iced Milk Tea. Would definitely return with an empty...

Overview Nice food prestation Dry and not tasty roasted goose Fatty and not tasty BBQ pork Impolite staff service

Having learnt good comments about Kitchen One, tried their roasted goose and BBQ pork when passing by CWB at noon.

Very nice presentation of goose and pork in a 6 inch bowl, clean and tidy. A mixture of roasted goose and BBQ pork with rice is priced reasonable at CWB.

Roasted goose was crispy but inside was very dry, more importantly no tast, a little bit better than eating meat after boiling for soup. Perhaps the goose was not fresh and frozen a long space of time.

BBQ pork was coated with a burned layer of maltose. Inside were very soft but not tender, like eating rotten meat, again no taste and being frozen for a long period of time.

Comparatively, Yung Gor and Ki Gor roasted goose are far more better than Kitchen One. Aside from food quality, their size of food and rice are also bigger.

It is understandable most staff working in restaurants are under intense pressure during lunch hours to efficiently use of seats and pushing customers to eat faster. However, it should be mindful to do it politely and don't let customer feel...

This was our first time trying this restaurant, drawn in by the high ratings on Google and social media but we were hugely disappointed by the service.

We arrived at 8:20 PM on a Wednesday (they close at 10 PM) and were told at the door that only roast pork was available—no goose, no noodles, no vegetables, no side dishes. That was fine, so we were seated and ordered two roast pork over rice, the only option offered.

The dish itself was extremely salty and underwhelming—literally just roast pork and plain white rice, with nothing else on the plate. The pork was also gamey, which made it even less enjoyable.

Shortly after, another family speaking Mandarin was seated. We overheard the waiter tell them there was still half a goose left. Since we had arrived first, we asked if we could have it. The staff hesitated and said, “You want it?”—but ultimately ignored our request and served it to the other table.

Extremely disappointing experience. We won’t...