Wan Chai Hongkong Tea Room

Food is decent. The restaurant has many seats and a good location, but the staff were slow to serve. One has to queue, yet three staff were talking just a few steps away. When I indicated I needed two seats, they simply pointed with their fingers in a direction. During ordering, they didn't provide the paper and pencil; I had to walk over to collect them myself. At the cashier, when paying before the food, they kept confirming items I hadn't ordered. It turned out that, while it's good they recycled the papers, they hadn't properly erased previous pencil orders. This made the ordering process quite messy. Overall, it's not a great dining place because one tends to get irritated eating there, despite the food being decent for its pricing.

Suddenly craved Hor fun. Not many places in JE have it. Remembered I could get it here, so I tried it out. Compared to the type of Hor Fun I had when I was young, this is full of gravy and without the wok hei. Priced at $12.50, I must say the price reflects the quality of the ingredients, not the taste. They use good, I think, tiger-type prawns instead of the grass prawns that most other stalls use nowadays. There are fresh scallops and typical HK Kai Lan, though I prefer the smaller, traditional type of Kai Lan. The Hor fun is warm but not hot and lacks taste, almost plain. So, in a nutshell, for many who prioritize quality ingredients, this is good. But if you're seriously looking for the 古早 (traditional) Hor Fun with wok hei, go elsewhere.

Sorry, but the food here is terrible. For the price, I expected more. The beef brisket noodles in soup were small and didn't taste good. The dry shrimp noodles were overcooked and had too much MSG and salt. I don't recommend this place and will not be dining here again.

It was my first time visiting this restaurant, and what was very interesting was that cold drinks must come with ice cream; the price remains the same even without the ice cream. This design is quite unique. The taste of the food does not match the price. The waitress (an older sister-like figure) was very friendly and warm, but the service at the counter could use some improvement.

It has been a while since I've been here, and I was shocked to discover that the quality of the food has dropped so drastically. The noodles were clumped together despite our showering them with the soup provided. The wontons and dumplings had not much taste except a "frozen" taste, making it obvious that the shrimp they used were frozen. The overall experience was disappointing, and we will not be back.

I came after 3 PM, craving wanton noodles. I popped into the Wanchai Hong Kong Tearoom. I ordered one dry noodle and one soup noodle. The broth was naturally sweet but not flavourful. The dark-coloured broth could be deceptively appetising. The noodles were springy and cooked al dente, and the wanton was plump with a medium-sized whole prawn, though it lacked juiciness. Both the dry and soup versions were equally savoury enough. There was no need for further condiments, except for some preserved green cut chillies. The coffee was good, but the yuan yang was a bit diluted to our taste. The kaya toast was average, not toasty enough, and the bread was chewy. Overall, the food could have been served even warmer/hotter to uplift diners' appetites. There are many food choices in IMM. You may want to browse through them before deciding if you want to try this tearoom.

If you have better dining options, it’s best to skip this place. The food was average at best, but the real issue was the service. Around 70% of the staff, from the counter to the floor, were noticeably below standard.

Ordered their Wan Chai Signature Fried Rice ($10), which came with a wintermelon soup. The fried rice was average, nothing special. Also tried their prawn paste chicken; it had good prawn paste flavor, and the texture was crispy and juicy inside. Would recommend trying other dishes.