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    S & E Cafe

    3.3 (264 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Moderate noise
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    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Jolens V.

    The food was a little bland. They have a sauce that comes with the claypot . I didn't add too much. The service is very good and friendly. There is a lot of regulars that come. The place is clean. It is accessible to the 28 and Taraval muni.

    Lori T.

    Foods were decent. Ordered clay pot rices but bit wet/soft. Soy sauce for the clay pot rices were bit water down. Ordered a few dishes on the side, portions were good but tasted ok.

    Becky V.

    Big menu lots of items to pick from whether noodles, baked rice or spaghetti, or meats! Food- -Baked HK style pork chop over spaghetti wifh white sauce is pretty good! The cheese over the sauce is extra tasty -prime rib available on Saturdays, despite it being on the menu with no limitations written, you must call ahead to reserve. Not available when I went on Sunday and asked for it. Would come back to try -rib eye was ok, could have used more salt - tea is complimentary

    Spaghetti
    drew w.

    We had a birthday party and got the vip room. They had karaoke and the room was spacious and gave us the opportunity to be a bit loud. Food was delicious especially prime rib and the chicken wings. Paul the owner was nice

    Portuguese sauce rice
    Bill P.

    Order: Baked pork chop tomato sauce rice: lacking the tangy tomato flavor that brings the dish to life, pork chop were tender, albeit chewy. It was plain rice and not the fried rice with egg Pork chop rice Portuguese sauce: garlicky, curry type sauce, 1/3 of the pork was fatty. Lemon tea: strong tea flavor, balance of tart and sweet. Would get again Food is decent. Interior was well lit, order came out quickly. With the decent selection of hk style restaurants, this place is not known for their tomato sauce pork chop rice. they do a lot for the community as they're part of the CHAMPSS food for seniors program.

    Steak
    Levi O.

    This place is uber San Franciscan. Awesome Cantonese and American staples. Owner is awesome and the price is fair. Also they have a really cool karaoke setup for all the uncles to jam out to their Hong Kong classics. I'd come for that alone!

    Onion ox tongue, ox tongue with tomato sauce, pork chop with meat sauce
    Elaine Y.

    Walked in at 5:40pm on a Saturday, should had been a tell tale sign. It's been at least a couple years since I've ate here so I wanted to reminisce. Big mistake on my part; the menu has been completely sparred down. Completely removed their soup options, and their drink menu is completely scaled down. Then I tried to order their prime rib special that they had posted on the wall. The waitress said it's actually not served until 6pm. Given it's only 15 mins away from this point, I told her I can wait. Then she replied saying they don't actually start preparing and cooking the prime ribs until 6 so it'll be awhile before it can be served, recommending me to order the filet minion instead. Sounded ridiculous to me as prime ribs can take awhile to cook up, if they don't fire it up now, they don't intend to actually serve until 8pm? Their flyers also dont show it's not served after 6pm. I end up ordering their onion ox tongue with spaghetti which also comes with a side of vegetables. The vegetables are the blend of frozen corn, peas and carrots, didn't even bother touching that. My husband tried all the dishes we ordered and he said everything is bland. I tend to eat things on the bland side so it tasted okay to me, just not great. Staff was friendly and courteous, just not the same from what it use to be. There's a few other HK style cafes nearby so the competition is too high for us to return. What a shame.

    Baked fish with spaghetti
    Sandra F.

    My friend and I had dinner there and I got the baked fish with spaghetti. There was a tv and few people there.

    Kenneth K.

    This place has great CantoHK cuisines; and exceptional prime rib and rib eye steaks. The steaks are super delicious & succulent. Amazing rack of lamb - cooked to perfection! Actually our family members liked the prime rib here at S&E Cafe more so than the House of.. something rather on Van Ness street!

    Salted fish and chicken fried rice
    Tiffany W.

    Tasty Cantonese food spot on 19th and Taraval! We ordered the Hong Kong style rice rolls (delicious starter!), salt & pepper pork chops, dry beef chow fun, salted fish & chicken fried rice and chicken with butter melon for takeout. Everything was flavorful and everyone enjoyed the meal! Ordering was easy and server was friendly; the food was ready in good time. Additional tip--this restaurant can also make catering-type of orders for large groups of people.

    The tea is good
    Jacob C.

    Menu changed , not much Hk style food anymore ! No red bean icy drink 紅豆冰that made me feel disappointed! I ordered a seafood with scrambled eggs rice , some seafood on the plate was good cuz it had some shrimps and few scallops but sauce was bland ! Only 1 waitress works there for serval tables, sometime u have to wait for service! Service isn't good !

    Rib eye steak with black pepper sauce. 10/10!
    Rosie W.

    4/5 for the rib eye steak. Don't come here for anything else. I'd much prefer cafe bakery for the rice and pasta dishes.

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    Been here a few times, food was nothing special. The service was bad and probably won't be coming back here.

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    The food was delicious and good portions too. Servers were friendly. Definitely will come back to try more items.

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    I got an order of chow mein here yesterday that was so disgusting I threw the whole thing out! It cost $18 and tasted like dirt!!

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    Food is good for the price. Portions are generous. Ambience and decor needs work. Plenty of seating. Nice staff.

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