Randomly found this place behind the stalls on Li Yuen Street West. It totally has an old school look and feel to it. Including the wait staff who plop down your order on the table with force, especially when they are busy. If you are early and they have time they are really nice, else it is like how it is portrayed in old TVB series.
The prices are good, especially the breakfast menu if you order before noon. You get a soup noodle thing with eggs(scramble or Fried), and toast(or pineapple Bun depending on meal). I'm really not sure how people manage to eat all this food. Taste is good, just about comparable to other Cha Chaang Tengs.
It gets super busy at lunch with lots of office workers...
Read moreIt's more than just Swiss stuff here!For those who is not familiar, Swiss chicken is a method of cooking the chicken tender and favourful with sweet soy. Amazing on its own or on rice. My wife and I actually went several times: the morning tea set was good and quick; the lunch was so so because of the cramped tables and her Portugese sauce was rather tasteless (that's the last missing star); the snack was great we had the Real HK style french toast and milk tea. All in all it is worthwhile to frequent were I to live there. PS the food came so quickly we just devour them without a chance to snap...
Read moreThere are feelings of nostalgia as diners take in the retro decor of Swiss Cafe. This popular cha chaan teng offers Hong Kong comfort dishes.
The satay beef instant noodles set we ordered includes a pineapple bun, scrambled eggs, a burger patty, and a drink. For HKD$54, it was tasty, and the portion was big enough to feed 2.
We also ordered the spaghetti with the very addictive Cervelat Sausage and pork patty with black pepper sauce (HKD$56).
Swiss Cafe is popular with office workers in Central, so it's best to avoid the lunch period if diners want a less...
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