Wai Kee Halal restaurant — Restaurant in Hong Kong Island

Wai Kee is located inside the Bowrington Road Cooked Food Centre together with a few other restaurants on the first floor of the Bowrington Road Market in the Wan Chai and Causeway Bay area. You can either take the elevator or a walk up a set of stairs on the side of the market building. Most importantly, Wai Kee is Muslim friendly as the food served are all “Halal”.

The Bowrington Road Cooked Food Centre a bustling food court. You see people and waiters running around and shouting. Once you are seated, a waiter will walk up to you and prod you to make an order immediately. You will not have the luxury of time to read through the whole menu. Meaning - you have to look up the Wai Kee menu in advance online to know and order on the spot what you wish to eat. Watching the high turnover of the tables in the food court, it is definitely a fast-paced dining. And do expect to have to share a table with other people.

The waitress left and returned with the Roast Duck with Rice I ordered within a minute. The roast duck was already sliced and chopped up, and nicely laid out over a plate of rice. Every piece had three layers – the skin, the fat and the meat. The skin is very glossy and crispy. The fat was thin and of a fair amount. The meat was fairly tender. Each piece gave a crispy, fatty and meaty experience in your mouth. And it is very tasty and delicious. The rice was a bit dry and sticky but it was tasty after absorbing the flavors from the roast duck.

I love roast duck. I have eaten them a lot when I was in China, during my past visits to Hongkong and in Malaysia. In my humble opinion, the roast duck with rice served in Wai Kee was definitely a winner. It was served in a good portion, enough to fill you up. For HKD$47 per plate, it was a fair price for a great Wai Kee roast duck experience.

Wai Kee is also very known for its Mutton Curry with Rice. I will definitely give it a try at another mealtime during my 5 days stay in Hongkong.

My humble opinion - If you are looking for fine dining, to have a quiet meal and comfortably seated all by yourself, either alone or with family, then this food court is definitely not for you. But if you are looking for a great delicious roast duck experience, I definitely recommend a visit to Wai Kee. Not just for the roast duck but to experience the hustle and bustle in a food court...

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