Mandarin Hong Kong Cafe is a popular, reliable, and accommodating HK-style café located at 904 West King Edward Avenue in Vancouver,BC Food (5/5): Always great quality, featuring customizable drinks like iced lemon tea with adjusted sweetness and ice, complete with a proper spoon for the lemon. Service (5/5): Attentive staff who genuinely listen to customer requests. Ambiance (5/5): A bright, clean, and comfortable setting that provides a relaxed and pleasant space for any meal. read more

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i came by for a weekday lunch. Most tables were occupied but there were several still open so I was seated right away. The menu was sizeable as you'd expect from one of these HK style cafes. They served the usual fare. I ordered from the lunch special menu. For around $24 you get: a hot drink - $1.75 extra for cold a soup - choice of "Russian Borscht" which it really is not. Its just a hot bowl of tomato veg soup. Or some creamy option. an entree - i picked the ox tongue with tomato sauce and rice. I picked honey lemon water for the drink - as expected. no surprises there. 4/5. The soup tasted ketchupy but otherwise bland. Comes with a piece of buttered toast. 2.5/5. The ox tongue was nice and tender. The sauce was very sweet and ketchupy. Came with a side of niblet corn and some white rice. 3.5/5. Overall solid average. The venue was clean and comfortable. There is free parking in the lot out front - its in a strip mall on King Ed and Oak. There isnt much competition around here for this kind of food. Thats the main edge they have. There are much better HK style cafe's in town esp in Richmond but if you're around here and have a craving, its decent I guess. The pricing is just ok. Not a good deal by any means but out here I expect things to cost a bit more. read more

stopped by for a quick dinner and it was my first time visiting restaurant. It seems that a lot of the customers are regulars. Service was decent, typical of a hong kong style cafe restaurant. We ordered the rib eye steak with black peppercorn set, the spinach mussels and bacon penne as well as the wonton noodles. The rib eye steak set came with a soup, a garlic toast and a dessert. taste was decent and the steak was well made as we ordered medium rare. The spinach mussel bacon penne was a bit greasy (likely from the bacon) but the taste was good. I liked the texture of the wontob noodles. it was al dente and to my preference read more

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The restaurant has tables of 4, but most customers are solo or double. These tables can't be separated so there was a long lineup out the door. We ordered curry brisket with rice and a side of mexi fries. The curry was tasty with a nice kick, but I've had better around the city. Prices were high for a HK cafe. read more

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Food à la Hk style ... taste and prepped like you were @ TST, Hk but in our Vancouver backyard with plenty of free parking . Nice bright decor ... some fusion Brit and Portuguese, Hong Kong ... east meets west . Waitresses attentive and kept the free flow tea cups full ... no need to go to Richmond /Hongcouver .. just go to Oak & King Edward behind Talmud Torah School. ovey read more

Food. The Portuguese chicken rice was awful No flavour except flavour of sausage! Very little pieces of chicken , too much potato. The sauce was very brry bland , tasted like food coloring and flour. read more

Everything we tried from the dinner menu was delicious, but the Singapore style noodles were the table favorite. Great balance of flavors, just the right amount of spice, and the meat was perfectly cooked. Definitely recommended! read more

See my pics. There was actually more, but my trigger finger was slower than the chopsticks at my table. HK style restaurant with HK influences on western food. Think Gloucester Cafe on Cambie Street, or Vantea, or any of the other ones in the city. That's what this is. No surprises on the menu at all. I knew what it would be, except for one thing. It's not terribly extensive. That one came out of left field for me. I was expecting minimum 3-4 menus to confuse me. They only had two. Maybe it was because of the time I came? Late afternoon? Food was exactly as expected. No surprises nor real standouts. Al in all, quite decent. I'd venture to come back. My only hesitation would be the smaller menu. Service was polite and the staff very friendly. Wasn't terribly busy when I was here, and the place was clean. Parking in the strip mall lot as well as side streets. CC accepted. read more

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Remember this comfort food dish? A nice place where you can still hear yourself in a conversation (remember this?) AT your table/booth. read more

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I came here with two seniors and we chose this restaurant because of the accessibility requirement (no stairs, wide parking stalls near the entrance, comfortable seating). However, the seniors were disappointed because the food was too salty. We arrived close to 1:15 p.m. on a Saturday. The restaurant was quite busy and we felt quite lucky to have a table free when we walked in as we didn't have reservation. There is a disable parking stall right outside the restaurant; however, we did not have a disability parking pass so I parked at the 20-minute spot beside it to let the seniors get off first. They have walking canes and it was easy for them to walk to the restaurant entrance. This was the primary reason we chose this restaurant. We ordered fish balls with thick rice noodle, beef stroganoff with rice, and grilled pork chops. The last two were set lunches that came with soup, bread, and a drink. I chose the cream of mushroom soup. The soup was quite salty. The senior who ordered the fish balls with rice noodles also found it too salty, she needed to add hot water to the soup to dilute it. The beef stroganoff, especially the sauce, was also on the salty side. Of the three dishes we ordered, the pork chop was the only one that was not overly salty (it may be because the senior who ordered it is less sensitive to taste). More disappointing is how I felt after the lunch, I was thirty for the rest of the day, an indication that there might be MSG in the food. Other than the food, service was pretty good. The servers were efficient but not pushy, they were patient when taking orders from the seniors. In conclusion, I would choose this restaurant again only for the ease of parking and the accessibility. There are other restaurants that provides better value for money. read more

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I've had Mandarin HK cafe both for takeout and dining in and I will continue to return due to the great value and delicious food. Situated in a strip mall on Oak a couple blocks down from women and children's center, this restaurant offers a treat if you are in the hospital and your appetite is sick of hospital food! Decent sized portions, and friendly staff. read more

My girlfriend and I don't usually go to Chinese resturants as they are a bit pricier, since I wanted to introduce her to some Chinese cusines, I thought I'd bring her to this place that's commonly talked about on Facebook groups. This resturant is located in a strip mall, so it parking was very easy, we just parked right in front of it and walked in. The interior had quite a lot of room, each table had their own space that you wouldn't feel the tightness even if it was crowded. Since we both have small stomachs, we figured we should order one main on the lunch menu, an appetizer and a chinese lemon tea. The calamari's portion was way bigger than we expected, I'd say you don't get that big of a portion for that price in other chinese places. I really enjoyed it as I'm usually not a big fan of calamaris, they're either heavily battered or underseasoned, this one was flavorful and battered appropriately. After enjoying the appetizers, we were looking forward to taste the Grilled chicken with rice as the name sounded amazing in Chinese. However, it wasn't as flavorful, since it wasn't marinated chicken legs, so we only tasted the seasoning from the skin. Good thing it came with a garlic sauce that was more flavorful, we really couldn't just eat the chicken without dipping every piece into the sauce. Overall, we enjoyed how they have lunch deals which they change occasionaly, they come with creamy soup and a piece of garlic bread. We would come back again to try the other deals and they all sound amazing in Chinese. read more

Mandarin Hong Kong Cafe - Asian Fusion Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Came for late evening dinner and was able to order from their mid day/evening menu. Ordered the curry beef brisket and tendon on rice. It was quite tasty and has a good kick. Price were very reasonable especially for post Covid era. We also got the ice lemon tea for extra $1.50. Service was quick as we arrived just 15min before last call. We ordered and got our food fast and hot. We'll definitely come back and try other items as there were lots of choices on the menu. read more

First day arrived in Vancouver. Is late for lunch and we were hungry. Past by this restaurant and give it a try. Surprising this place is pretty good. I had the curry beef over rice. The beef was very tender and the curry got very good flavor.. Chicken wing fried to perfect, not overcooked and it is still very moist with good flavor. Iced coffee is also good. Service is just ok, but the food is good. And if I happen to be in town again, I would come back and try other stuff.. read more

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=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE Great choice for a HK-style cafe in mid-Vancouver - the quality might be a step back from iCafe and Gloucester, but it's not far off with reasonably good food and good service! === 2. FOOD Charbroiled AAA New York Cut ($17.50): 6 ounces of steak done your way with corn and a few carrots, and your choice of rice, spaghetti, or fries. Also included is a small piece of buttered toast, a small bowl of soup (Russian borscht or cream) and a drink of your choice. The toast doesn't compare the larger bun typically found in other HK-style cafes, and the steak is a little salty and peppery...but overall it's a decent dish. Fried Rice Noodle with Shrimp in Scrambled Egg Sauce ($17.50): it's a little small for the price by comparison to others; however, the taste is on point and possibly a little addicting :) === 3. SERVICE The service was pretty good (by all relevant standards), reasonably fast, and quite accommodating for the three year old and his dad at the table! === 4. ENVIRONMENT In the corner of the shopping complex, it's a relatively bright, open, and clean environment. Tables have been taken away in the middle during COVID; a number of booths and tables remain allowing for groups from 2 to 8+ (subject to health guidelines). Wheelchairs and baby strollers have no issue fitting in, and parking is typically available in the expansive shopping complex lot. read more

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Good quality Cantonese food - their ingredients are higher quality than other tea restaurants. Good service and washrooms are clean which is rare for Chinese restaurants read more

So it is located in a strip mall. Checked our vaccine passport, good. Sat down. Food is a weird mix of foods. There is one page of chinese noodles, a section for curry (i am betting it is all yellow curry) and pasta dishes and steak. I came in wanting Mandarin and basically just fried rice or feied noodle dishes. Waited a long time to get our water, we were very thirsty. Ordered a noodle dish and there was plenty to take home after sharing between two people. Asked for chinese chilis and they brought me a dish of Franks Hot sauce? Im not sure how to rate this place. We got barely any service or attention after we ordered. read more

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Went here with my mom today. She got the lobster soup and I got XO seafood noodles. The noodles were some of the best noodles I've ever eaten. I ate more here than I have in a very long time. Get these noodles bc they will change ur life; they put so much scallops , shrimp, squid, octopus in here it will shock you!!!! The lobster soup was excellent too with a giant puff pastry on top read more

Mandarin Hong Kong Cafe - XO seafood noodle - Asian Fusion Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Glad to have better HK style café in my neighborhood. It's related to Amigo Richmond. I prefer quality rather than quantity. Mandarin HK café served a bit better ingredients than other but the portion of dish just a bit small. I like this place coz they have a big parking lot and I can go Safeway for groceries shopping after lunch. read more

Been here twice and the place never fails me Hong Kong cafe style restaurant but very clean,service is always excellent,A big place and always busy,multi cultural clientele but of coarse mostly are asian and chinese. Not a typical hong-kongers cafe,pricing is a bit more in here but for me you always pay for what you are getting. my recent visit to the place was a dinner,from my friend place in west 42nd i dropped by the place to get a big meal and my cravings really is chinese foods,when i am browsing the menu i decided to try the paella.The server told me the waiting time is almost 20 minutes,i am hungry but this one really appeals on taste buds so i waited. It is worth the wait,it is a delicious sea food paella,very rich flavor with big shrimps ,clams etc,the rice tasted perfect for me.excellent meal for a super hungry like me. The place is located along king Edward with other restaurants and other businesses sharing the big parking lot.Just for information there are two kinds of parking with in...one is 2 hours and the other one is 20 or 30 minutes only so be careful a lot of people got the ticket already. Clean simple place,decors are minimal,sometimes less is better,clean tables and chairs. Service is excellent chinese servers here speak good english....somewhat amazing in vancouver chinese restaurants. they have tv and ,wifi free,Wash room is clean,busy place but the noise level is average, i would say it is best for group and family,good for kids Accept cards and cash definitely i will be visiting again with friends. read more

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An attempt to elevate HK cafe food that sadly is overpriced and simply doesn't taste all that good. Their food is average at best, but their prices are 50% higher than most other HK cafes. They don't have a particularly good selection either. It's clean and bright inside and I'm sure there are enough wealthy regulars to keep this place afloat, but I don't feel that this place will ever get all that busy. The menu and prices are pretentious and a desperate attempt to be different for the sake of being different. I ordered a $15 curry chicken that was too spicy, had a plain tasting sauce, and overcooked chicken. The service was lackluster and not appropriate for a restaurant that wants to push an elevated dining experience. read more

This restaurant is the good one of Hong Kong Style cafe.I order 3 courses dinner set that can select clear or creamy soup in the first course, in second course I choose Ribeye Canadian Prime grade medium rare that so good, smoky, crust out side and juicy inside very tender in texture.The other one I choose Pork shop steak that is good too, third course can select banana crepes or black sesame pudding and pairing with milk tea or coffee. read more

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We stopped by to have a Charbroiled NY Steak and a Seafood with Spaghetti dinner last night. Well prepared and reasonably priced. Clean seating and bathroom. Good quality restaurant for the value. I give the cafe a definite 4. read more

For a Hong Kong Cafe, this place is better than most. Of course if it's price you're thinking about then this place may not favor as good a rating as you'd like. If you're not so worried about pricing then you might just enjoy some of the meals here. Today I tried the lunch special pork chops with pasta and corn. It came with a small bowl of soup, your choice of borscht or creamy corn. I tried the latter and was pleasantly surprised. The soup was good. When the main dish came out. I was happy with what I got. Probably a bit too much food for myself these days, but I managed through my two thinly sliced pork chops, seasoned pasta and veggies. Of course not quite Keg quality, but for an HK cafe, better than average. Service was very nice. They speak Cantonese and English. I'm sure they have someone who speaks Mandarin as well. All of it leads to a very good 3.5 stars. We did also get some chicken wings which were just average. Would I return? I already have. So yes it's decent. Sometimes I'm just hankering for HK cafe food and this place seemed to fill that spot. They pass the audition. Typos written free of charge with this review. read more

Mandarin Hong Kong Cafe - Lunch pork chop special corn soups, wings, beef m rice with egg swirl - Asian Fusion Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Very clean and modern food is decent borscht is lovely baked pasta is very good i like that its not busy so its more quiet than other cafes and has lots of parking read more

Still I would say this is the best place for a nice bowl of noodle or rice noodles in soup!! The flavour is classic which is hard to find nowadays even in HK!! read more

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Went in on a weekday at around 6pm. Only 3 tables of customers. Food is good. A bit disappointed that they don't have option to serve the steak on sizzling hot iron plates like other hk style restaurants. Crepe was pre-made, may be I should have chosen another dessert. read more

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This is a new Mandarin Hong Kong Cafe that recently opened up on this strip mall (this used to be LA Grill). They really renovated the place and it looks bright and spacious enough for groups and couples. Still, the place is a hit or miss with food and price. Some good points are lots of free parking and it is open from 11am till 11pm. However, the price is a bit higher for a Hong Kong style cafe and the portions are smaller than what you would get at other places. The fresh fruit salad with prawns was just okay and so was the Hong Kong Style Russian Borscht soup. The baked fresh oysters with Bearnaise sauce was yummy, but pricey. The baked wild salmon walnut crusted was above medium but small in portion and so was the grilled pork chop. However, the roasted rack of lamb was done just right. Like I said, a hit and miss place. read more

The food is a bit pricey for an Hk style cafe ($50 for 3 people). I like the food here a bit more than the Amigo Cafe they opened in Richmond though. I didn't particularly enjoy my Spaghetti Bolognese. It was sort of average. However I did enjoy my mom's 炒貴刁 (don't know what it is in English). read more

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Had a craving for some HK cafe food and happened to be in the area so thought I'd give it a try. Glancing in the restaurant, it looked pretty decent. The decor is basic but nice. The tables are nicely spaced out unlike some places where you pretty well sit almost shoulder to shoulder. Service was not bad for this type of restaurant. The waiting staff was polite. As it wasn't too busy, service was fairly quick. That's about all of the good points for this restaurant. Other than a wider variety of menu selections, items were way overpriced. I sometimes don't mind paying a bit extra if the quality of the food makes up for it. Unfortunately, this wasn't the case. The food was very bland and ho-hum. I've had HK cafe food in other places that charge much less and was much better. Basically, pretty unremarkable food. My recommendation: If you have other choices in mind, then I'd go elsewhere. read more

Very good hours during covid19. The food is consistent and meat and ingredients are of high quality. One of the few good hk cafes in Vancoiver! Convenient location with big parking lot. read more

New HK Café on Oak and King Edward Ave. Family and I decided to give it a go this Sunday evening. It was not busy. Atmosphere is very bright. Good place for conversations over dinner. It's spacious. Food comes out quickly and waiters and waitresses are kind, prompt and polite. I ordered the 8oz New York steak combo. Came with soup. Dessert. Drink for $26. Not bad. The NY steak wasn't the best. But it certainly wasn't the worse. This place is recommended to try for Chinese versions of Western dishes. Had the Lobster soup as well. And that was good. The drinks took a long time to come out, and for the evening that we went, it wasn't even busy that night. Not sure what the hold up there was. read more

Mandarin Hong Kong Cafe - Asian Fusion Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Overpriced HK food. Do not come here if you're expecting normal HK food because everything starts at $15+. A basic beef rice noodle will cost you a fortune! It's hilarious. Go to Chinatown for Chinese food and it'll cost you from $8-$10. Do not get fooled by this if you're not Chinese. End of discussion. read more

I like this place! Added bonus is that it is in my neighborhood. Sure, the prices are a bit high and the food isn't the best but this place is quintessentially a Hong Kong cafe. The decor reminds me of the HK cafes I went to with my dad as a child in Chinatown with the booth seating and the orange padded chairs. Food is standard set menu with your assortment of rice, noodle and sandwiches. Today I got the AAA steak set complete with a 5oz steak in a black pepper sauce, pasta (or rice), soup and a drink. Pictures to come. read more

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A brand new HK-Style restaurant taking over the mantle of LA Grill, the former occupants of this suite. Other than Safeway, this is the brightest store on the plaza side of Safeway, so parking galore! No cash? NO PROBLEM! TD is right beside it, and they take all plastic except AE! Lets see, either we were early or there is no special tea menu, so we had to live with the regular menu. =( But like what many of people have already said, a quick glance at the menu, the price sticks out like a sore thumb. many if not all of the items were atleast 10-15% more expensive than their contemporaries like Gloucester, Coppa, Soho, etc. At the front of the menu is the chef specials, which were more modestly priced and incl. a slice of garlic bread; your choice of soup; the meal; your choice of dessert; and a hot/cold beverage. I found out about this place when my friend texted me that their food was really good, better than our usual places, so this prompted an investigation that exact same day. The interior was very modern and very bright. At first when we arrived, it was sorta empty, but by the time we finished, most if not all the tables were taken. My friend and I decided to try the pork chop meal which was recommended to us by our friend earlier. As with many new restaurants, people often dont know what to order, and that goes the same with me. Half way through our meal, the people who sat down beside us started to look through the menu and decide what to order, and commented that our meal looked very appealing. Needless to say, their experience and our experience was quite similar. The garlic toast is well....a piece of toast with some garlic butter. And for soup, I had the trusty Chinese Russian borscht. The soup was hot! and fairly large, didnt expect it to be so big compared to other places, left a good impression and quality. Then "It" arrived....holy crap it was huge, 2 large flats of porkchop, a heaping cup worth of corn and vegetables, and a nice bundle of spaghetti. boy did it look good. The porkchop was relatively soft and 95% meat, not bone. The corn was sweet, the zucchini was grilled, and the carrots were....carrots. The spaghetti was cooked al-dante, and mixed well with the sauce, which was some sort of onion cream sauce. It was not overpowering, just the right level of saltiness, and just enough to coat all the pasta and flavour the porkchop. Eating everything on its own, there was flavour or seasoning, which in my mind is a good practice and attention to detail. There were 3 desserts to chose from, an almond, black sesame, or mango pudding. I chose the black sesame, and my friend the mango. I was looking forward to the dessert but felt slightly disappointed that it was not as sweet as i hoped it would be, maybe it was just my palate after eating such flavourful porkchops but nevertheless, it was somewhat bland, but I actually didnt mind it as much. The staff were nice, spoke English and Chinese, and had a mobile card reader with tap technology. Honestly, from just 1 dish, i can tell its a great place for food, but with such high prices, I dont think I can justify myself coming back on my own accord. Maybe in a couple of months time, their prices would change for the better, but for now, its a maybe. An Expensive Three, out of Five. read more

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decent service decent food/ depend on what you get it can be bland (some things I can make at home) bad presentation but can't expect much rewipe your utensils family friendly convenient location alot of parking if I had to choose 1 dish: cream soup would i go back? Probably not read more

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I went to this place a couple of times with my parents and friend. It's a great place to have lunch or casual dinner. When I was there for lunch, I always ordered their lunch special, which includes a decent portion of meat with rice or spaghetti, soup and a drink. The dishes always tasted great and better than other local Hong Kong cafe in the area. I would recommend this place for it's excellent in their dishes and service. read more

Hot drinks are really hot! Overall foods have high quality with good portion. Highly recommend their signature African chicken. Services are good as well. read more

Very disappointed with it! It is day and night compare to their chain restaurants in HK and mainland!

Very Good ...... NO Complaints ... Price is OK For Quality of Food .. People Complaining about price goto On lok on Hastings or Penny's Lol ... read more