The Yuan — Restaurant in Hong Kong Island

Feels like a hole in the wall Cantonese restaurant that serves solid and creative spins on dishes.

All time fave is their roast chicken, they actually pull it apart, deboned it and have pomela integrated into the mix. It's very rare to enjoy Cantonese food with a cooked + fresh flare.

The lobster e-fu noodles was also solid, the lobster was super fresh.

Beef cubes was solid, but I feel like they have other things here that are more exciting.

I loved their greens, they added some fermented greens, adding a nice contrast.

Finally, their eel, some loved it others were okay. It's got a tight texture - so reminded me of a fishy chicken!

We also ordered a 'dun' soup, which...

Fair food, cramped dining area, casual atmosphere, average service, clean restaurant.

The food was served hot and with good presentation. The style of cooking was Cantonese home cooking. The taste was fair, and the quality average. The portion size was decent. The servicers were polite and efficient. The dining are was cramped and very basic. The prices were about the same as in the U.S.

The only down side was that some of the wait times between dishes were long.

Overall, an unimpressive meal.

-- Tourist...

Pretty awesome Cantonese fare. Old school cooking but served in smaller portions suitable for smaller groups. The lobster rice broth was flavourful although I think the crustacean was frozen. Golden promfret was well done with the distinctive HK soya sauce flavour. The vegetable in fish broth with bean curd skin is balanced. The broth was surprisingly mild but then any stronger would overwhelmed the mushrooms. Service is friendly, both the taller girl and the spectacled one. The third wasn’t...