Good food, good service, and good ambiance. Ordered mapo tofu and received it quickly. read more

Wonderful Cafe - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - San Leandro, California

Food was extremely amazing and the staffs are accommodating!! Will definitely come again.

Very clean, fast service -Beef noodles (sorry I forgot the name lol) 4/5 not as flavorful as the other two dishes but the meat was cooked and seasoned perfectly. -calamari - 5/5 my favorite dish we ordered. Just enough crunch and salt! Seasoning is like typical salt and pepper squid/porkchop dishes. -Hainanese chicken: 4.5/5. I'm more into the Singaporean chicken rice with the sweet dark soy sauce. Dish is supposed to be cold fyi! The ginger scallion oil is perfect. Make sure to order rice because the dinner portion is à la carte We both got Hong Kong style milk tea. 5/5 delicious and strong! It is a sweet drink too fyi The restaurant looks super new and well kept. I can't wait to come back to try more read more

Wonderful Cafe - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - San Leandro, California

Service was good and the staff was friendly, but unfortunately the food was below average and didn't live up to expectations. We ordered the salt and pepper calamari, which was deep-fried but surprisingly lacked the salt and pepper flavor. It tasted pretty bland and the pieces were stuck together. The baked cream chicken and mushroom over spaghetti was also disappointing. There wasn't enough cream sauce, and the dish was mainly cheese. They also used two different types of mushrooms, which wasn't necessarily bad, but the overall dish lacked flavor and balance. The baked pork chop rice had a good amount of sauce, which I appreciated, but the flavor itself was lacking and could have used more seasoning. Overall, the service was good, but the food was underwhelming. Based on the dishes we tried, I wouldn't be in a rush to come back. read more

Love coming here on Sunday afternoons when we're already in the area. Pros: Super authentic HK food and experience. Huge fan of their iced lemon tea, their pineapple buns (though I think the butter is too much lol), and the mapo tofu (love that it's flavorful but not too spicy, and the tofu cubes are BIG). Also solid duck when they have it (you can get a straight up half duck if you're craving it). Service is what you would expect from a HK cafe place - when my white husband comes here without me he does feel a little fish out of water but you roll with it. Cons: Sometimes there's a long wait especially on weekends, since it's pretty popular amongst Cantonese families and Asian people in the area. Also not great for parties bigger than 4 in my opinion, because then you'll have to probably wait longer and put 2 tables together. Also sometimes there's mistakes in the ordering (like they've forgotten a side order of rice) but they're very accommodating when you point it out. 10/10 will be back read more

Wonderful Cafe - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - San Leandro, California

I finally decided to give Wonderful Cafe another tried and ordered to go this time. Called in an order at about 6:30pm, when I got there 20 mins later it was ready. Beef Chow Fun (乾炒牛河) had the perfect wok hei (鑊氣) smokey flavor that all chow fun should have. The beef was tender. Preserved Egg and Pork Jook (皮蛋瘦肉粥) had not flavor, It was very blend adding soy soy didn't!!! read more

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Saw this place on TikTok and decided to finally come try it! I was impressed by how fast the food was served. The beef chow fun probably came within 5 minutes after we placed the order. The baked pork chop wasn't too bad, but there was a strong pork meat flavor. The French toast was delicious!! The Iced Lemon Tea wasn't bad but it didn't have a strong tea flavor. read more

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Cute + homey atmosphere restaurant, the HK decor on the walls is very nostalgic. The staff is quick to take your order, and mostly leaves you to eat once you've been served. The food is pretty authentic, decent sized portions. I'd like to come back and try more of their other dishes. read more

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The place was clean and I liked the decorations. Service left something to be desired - just a lot of waiting around (for the food, for the check, for the to-go boxes...) while there weren't many customers and the staff were just standing around chatting. I had the pork chop spaghetti. It was good but the shape of the dish made it really difficult to cut the pork. Others said that the Singapore noodles were good but the Clay Pot Rice didn't come with a sauce so it was kind of bland. read more

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I visited during the soft opening and decided to give this place another chance a few months later. Unfortunately, the service was just as disappointing. We ordered the $88 meal for 3-4 people along with a few extra dishes since there were 4 of us and we were all very hungry. We ordered honey walnut shrimp, pineapple bun with butter, salt and Pepper tofu, popcorn chicken, pea shoots with garlic, stir fried eel with chili peppers, broccoli beef, seafood fried rice and beef chow fun. The iced lemon tea was good, but some of the food fell short--the popcorn chicken had no seasoning, and the pea shoots tasted old. The biggest issue was the service. Even though the restaurant wasn't busy and there was an empty table next to us, no one offered to help when our table became overcrowded with dishes but they did for another table. When we asked for a to-go box to make space, the waitress helped newly arrived customers to tables first and returned with an obvious attitude, blaming the issue on being short-staffed. It's understandable if it was short staffed but there were 2 other waitresses and you don't have to take your anger out on the customers. She never checked on our table afterward, yet continued checking on others around us. We also noticed dishes being delivered to the wrong tables. Getting the check was equally frustrating. After several attempts to get her attention, we eventually had to pay at the front cashier ourselves. Lastly, I also saw them give a table ice water and after she put it down and they said they wanted hot tea she took the 2 cups of ice water and poured it back into the water pitcher. That same pitcher would then be used to pour into cups to serve the next customer that asks for ice water. Based on two visits and similar experiences mentioned in other reviews, I wouldn't recommend this restaurant due to the poor service. read more

Wonderful Cafe - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - San Leandro, California

I have taken frequent abuse at many restaurants in the name of good food, but this place stands out for its sheer incompetence during a Thursday lunch rush. But, as my brother sagely noted, if the service is this bad and people are still here, the food must be amazing. Generally, that is the case, but we were both disappointed. We were both ordering takeout. For my brother's order, they charged him twice, then incorrectly filled the order, missing food items and both his drinks. When he asked for a refund of the double charge and for his drinks, they overcharged him for the drinks. Because they were out of the hot Hong Kong milk tea by the time they realized the mistake, they asked to substitute iced drinks, but then wanted to upcharge him for the ice. I ordered a char siu (barbecue pork) over rice lunch special and a beef chow fun lunch special, which you would think are among the easiest orders to fill at a Hong Kong-style cafe. The cashier put my order in as fried chicken over rice and beef and egg chow fun. Because one of them was not a lunch special item, I noticed that I had been overcharged and looked at the receipt and noticed that she had put in both items incorrectly. I had to wait five minutes for her to return to the register to remedy the mistake. Then I was informed that they were out of barbecue pork. She told the kitchen to change my beef and egg chow fun to beef chow fun instead, but did not refund me the difference in price. I okayed the change of barbecue pork to fried chicken over rice. It took us over 45 minutes to get our takeout. The food was fine, but I don't think it was worth the hassle of the restaurant experience. I'd recommend not going at lunch since it was so chaotic, and hope that if you try it, you have a much better experience than we did. Iced lemon tea was very good, and the one saving grace. read more

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I had a really nice early dinner at Wonderful Cafe. This Hong Kong style cafe is in downtown San Leandro near Pelton Center. Clean interior, spacious, lots of tables, and interesting decor. There was a QR code on the table, but the young lady brought over a menu and asked what I wanted to drink. I asked for Iced Tea, and she suggested HK Lemon Tea. Oh my, that Lemon Tea was smooth and refreshing! The menu had a lot of interesting dishes. Won Ton w/ Beef Brisket in Claypot looked good. I added thin rice noodles. To try and make the dish ideal, I made a few requests.....chop the beef into smaller pieces, and add some fatty pieces of tendon. The result was a very good meal served in a claypot. My favorite vessel for hot food. I would of liked more noodles, but the soup was loaded with pieces of beef and some with fatty texture. The plump wonton dumplings were filled with tasty shrimp. Green onions and cilantro added a finishing touch to the presentation. I had no problem finishing all the broth. I must return and try another claypot dish. Wonderful Cafe is a nice restaurant with a casual and pleasant atmosphere. A must-try if you're in the area. read more

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We're not usually in the San Leandro area, but our friend knew about this Hong Kong style cafe (Cha Chan Teng). It seems they have a bunch of locations in Asia too. Spacious, clean restaurant with good service. *** OUR PICKS *** STIR FRIED CAULIFLOWER WITH CURED MEATS ~ cauliflower still crisp and delicious mixed with cut up cured sausages and pork belly. Flavorful and prepared on point. 5/5 HAINAN CHICKEN RICE ~ tender and tasty chicken, but the rice was plain and not seasoned with ginger and scallions or chicken broth. I prefer it seasoned but the sauce was on the side and I guess you can put the ginger scallion sauce on the rice yourself. The sauce was less salty than most restaurants. And it also came with bok choy and peanuts. 4/5 BAKED PORK CHOP WITH RICE ~ this was our friend's ginormous dish. He enjoyed the pork chop and sweet tomato sauce. There was a good amount of cheese too! 5/5 BAKED PORK CHOP WITH SPAGHETTI ~ pretty much the same as the one with rice. The taste was spot on and a solid choice if you like HK style baked cheesy pork chops. I tried some of this and it was good. 5/5 HONG KONG STYLE FRENCH TOAST ~ A bit sweet but you can always ask for the sweetened condensed milk on the side. This was doused so it was definitely a dessert, even though it was given before our lunch entrees. It was delicious, just sweeter than I would like. The side of the toast was crispy too. 4.5/5 I'd like to try other items on the menu, so I would definitely come back the next time we're in this area. Every dish was a hit! read more

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Food's not what i expected. Is different from existing photos on yelp. Will not order from this place again. read more

Wonderful Cafe - "滑蛋牛肉飯" Scrambled Egg Over Rice / 滑蛋饭 From Wonderful Cafe 8/21/2026 - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - San Leandro, California

Came back for another meal on Saturday and while I'm upping my rating slightly overall, there are still some pros and cons. Pros: - Maybe a week or two after my first review, they started upgrading the interior and added cute new cane back chairs and stools, cute signs and posters, and got plates, bowls, and cups to match the signs they put up. They also added some new plant life. - The mapo tofu and Mongolian beef are delicious. The latter in particular was one of the best examples of this dish I've ever had, and I've ordered a lot of Mongolian beef in my life from a lot of different restaurants. Unlike most places, this wasn't mostly onions with a stingy amount of beef; it was the opposite, and the flavors were so, so good. I loved that they included bell pepper. And that smokiness from the beef in the ho fun was present in this dish. The mapo had a generous portion of ground pork throughout and plenty of numbing spice. - Great potstickers here. The wrapper was thick (not too thick), had a good chew, and was filled with juicy pork. Six to an order. Cons: - Service is a mixed bag. The waitress who greeted us was miserable and all but threw our menus at us when we sat at the table she gruffly pointed to, barking "HERE" as she slid them roughly to us. One of the rudest greetings I've ever encountered anywhere. But the woman who brought us our food and helped us the rest of the meal was a sweetheart and very kind. - The same issue persists with the wait staff dropping off your food and then never coming back around to check on you. Flagging someone down also continues to be a hassle. - The Hong Kong condensed milk toast was a huge disappointment, mostly because it tasted strongly of oil -- specifically, old oil -- more than anything else. It was the first thing I tasted in my first bite and all I could focus on for the few more bites I took before leaving it unfinished. The peanut butter filling was delicious and so was the condensed milk on top, but whatever was going on with the oil situation completely ruined this for me. This second visit was much stronger than the first overall, particularly where the food was concerned. But the service will likely never be very good here (if it wasn't ever at Le Soleil and still isn't here a couple months after opening, I have no hope for any improvement), and getting served an oil bomb dressed up as condensed milk toast just wasn't acceptable. But going in with tempered expectations for service and avoiding the toast are all easy things to do on our next visit. read more

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I was looking for a place for a late night dinner (9:15pm) and found Wonderful Cafe. A small metered parking lot on the side and metered street parking. The interior is like a Chinatown decor and style. Two kiosks to order (takeout only?) from. Two separate single user men & women's restrooms. The service was friendly and patient. They spoke Cantonese and English mostly, but the owner spoke Mandarin. He realized we did not speak Mandarin so he spoke in English. He was very friendly and during the slow times, he went to visit with each customer's table and checked on how everything was. Steamed Pork Patty with Salted Fish Steamed Rice - served plain with blanched broccoli over steamed rice. Add your own soy sauce if needed. Beef Chow Fun (dry fried) - flavorful with whole stands of rice noodles and tender beef. Sweet & Sour Pork - a good crispy fry on the pork pieces and a tasty and authentic sauce. (I forgot to take a pic and we ate half and all the bell peppers before I realized I didn't take a pic) HK Milk Tea - a slightly different taste but still good. They have been in business for only a short time ~ 4+ months. We shall be back. Support your local business. read more

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The beef brisket was tender and flavorful. The stir fry beef ho fun was not too oily. Popcorn chicken was crunchy and paired well the side of sweet and sour sauce. There was no wait for a Saturday afternoon. read more

My family and I love Hong Kong cafes, so we were excited to give this place a try. We went around noon for lunch on a Friday. There are a lot of metered parking in the street, but they were all taken, so we parked at the metered parking lot a little down by Baskin Robbins. The restaurant is a good size, might seat about 30-40 people. It was pretty busy because most the tables were occupied or needed to be cleaned from the lunch rush. Service is great! Everyone was so nice and friendly. We were greeted and seated right we away. They have a lot of options on the menu, as do most HK cafes, but we stuck to our usual items and dishes that we saw were popular on yelp. Pineapple bun w/ butter- Meh, lacked in flavor even with the butter. It was also a bit pricey at $3.99. Garlic ribs- was not as pictured because it was not battered, but came out with batter. The batter was thick and fell off the meat, so in the end, it was just pork ribs. Flavor was just okay. Beef Chow fun- delicious! Would Come here just for it. Nice balance of noodles, beef, and veggies. Unlike other places that add too much onion ans bean sprouts to compensate for noodles. Baked Pork Chop over Spaghetti- you would think that all cafes would have this item down, but this was the only place I have eaten at that i do not like. We were able to tell it was not the usual creamy tomato sauce we are use to. It looked and smelled like sweet and sour pork chop, so we asked the waitress if it was a mistake, but apparently that is how they make it. Like i mentioned before, we have been to many HK cafes, and this was a first like this. We really really wanted to love this place, but unfortunately it was just okay. If it were not for the wonderful service and beef choe fun, I probably would have just given it 2 stars. I am open to coming back one more time be ause of the service in hopes of finding better dishes. Maybe we just did not order the right items. read more

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I've wanted to try Wonderful Cafe since it popped up as 'hot and new' on Yelp. It's always a hit or miss with Chinese restaurants for me, but I had to try at least once to form my own opinions about the place. The clay pot rice was what enticed me. I tried this on a Friday night, around 5:30 PM with my partner and brother. It was pretty early when we got there, so we got to pick whichever table we wanted to sit in. I like that the booth tables have partitions in-between some of the seats so there's some privacy and space if it gets packed. The lady who took our order was really friendly. She made some suggestions and said to call her back when we've looked over the menu. We shared: - Salt and Pepper Tofu: This was nicely flavored crispy tofu bites! All sides of the tofu pieces were crispy from frying, but had that soft tofu texture on the inside. I only wished they added a bit more toppings to it, or maybe some sort of simple dipping sauce to elevate it. - Clay Pot with Chicken & Mushrooms: Clay pots take ~15-20 min to prepare, but I'm looking forward to trying different toppings for their clay pots next time because this was well made! We let it sit for a bit after it was served in case it needed a bit of time to crust up on the bottom. And it turned out so well! We got a lot of crispy rice. But I think the best part was the mushrooms in there. It retained a lot of moisture and had nice earthy flavors to it. Chicken pieces were tender! - Fish Maw and Morel Mushroom Stewed Chicken: A nourishing, clear, soothing broth after a hard day's work. This was amazing. The chicken pieces in here were also very tender. Fish maw pieces and morel pieces were used very sparingly, but that's a bit expected I suppose with how expensive those ingredients can be. - Pickled Cabbage Fish Soup: Dang, this pot was unexpectedly huge. We asked for just a tad spicy since it can be adjusted, but that heat builds up quick, so I didn't have the soup. There were a lot of ingredients in there though. Plenty of soft, tender slices of fish, mustard greens, lotus roots, clear noodles, and mushrooms. A very shareable dish if your party likes spicy food. - Three-Delicacy Noodles: These noodles were good, but also mediocre. There's mild 'wok hey' to it and flavor was nice so it's still good, but ingredients varies based on what's available in the kitchen especially for protein. We asked specifically what is in this dish since we didn't know what 'Three-Delicacy' is and our waiter educated us a bit on this. - Bonus order: Pineapple bun. My partner wanted one after the waiter came out to let us know that the kitchen just came out with freshly baked buns! I only sampled the crust and it was delicious, just like how I remember it to be as a kid. Very nostalgic. This place is really cute. I think they're going for the HK 'Cha Chaan Teng' style and their decorations are on point with that. I also really loved their plates and wares as they're all themed. I think the service here was really nice. One of the ladies even greeted a customer with 'hello friend!' and most of the customers that came in later in our meal were of elderly population, which I think is a good sign, imo. They know where the good stuff are at. All in all, we really enjoyed our meal here and I'm glad something local like this is around! read more

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Food is good but it takes a long time for it to be ready The pineapple bun is made in house so it takes even longer. You get it hot right from the oven with the crispy sweet tops. Noodles is fire with the aromatic of the wok. Season well The garlicky pork ribs make your mouth watery Service is slow and a bit disorganized. read more

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Absolutely terrible experience. After a long, disorganized wait, we were seated and placed our order. Minutes later, we were told that two of the four items we ordered were unavailable. No apology, no alternatives, no effort whatsoever to salvage the situation. Then they came back again and informed us that one of our two remaining entrees was also unavailable. So after waiting all that time, only one dish we ordered could actually be made. What exactly was the point of seating us and taking our order in the first place? To make matters worse, we could clearly see nearby tables eating the exact items we had ordered, which is why we chose them. Apparently they "ran out" only when it was our turn. The complete lack of organization, communication, and basic customer service was shocking. The attitude we received only made things worse. Frankly, the entire experience left us feeling unwelcome and treated differently from other customers. Management should explain how a restaurant can be out of most of an order during a Saturday lunch rush and still think this level of service is acceptable. read more

Went on a Saturday which I believe was the grand opening day. It was packed around 12:30, but luckily we got a seat by the window. Service was a bit slow but understandable as they work out the kinks. Tried the beef chow fun, eel and pork patty clay pot rice, pineapple bun, hot yuenyang milk tea and iced HK milk tea. The chow fun was too salty and didn't have enough wok hei but was pretty oily. The claypot rice didn't crisp on the bottom at all which was disappointing. They have two types of eel but it didn't have a description on the difference .. the more expensive one is the saucy eel you'll find at Japanese restaurants. I believe the other eel is the type with smaller individual eels which is what I wanted. It would've been nice if it was clarified on the menu. The drinks were just ok and a bit too sweet. They forgot to give me my iced HK milk tea, and they comped it for us at the end due to a mix up. The pineapple bun was overhyped as I've seen it mentioned a lot in reviews... it came out warm but wasn't anything special - the bread wasn't fluffy enough and was on the hard side. I'd try this place again but with lower expectations. They have a big menu so there's a lot to explore. Hopefully they improve on the quality and service. read more

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We had the stir fry beef ho fun to go and the beef was tender. The food was a bit oily and it was nice to chow down on then while we were famished in the middle of the day. Service was fast and prompt with the takeout order. We're happy we got to try this restaurant in the area ! read more

We wanted some dessert so it was nice to see a new hong kong shop open in the area. Decided to try out their dessert. There was a bit of language barrier as most of them only spoke cantonese. Red bean ice w/ ice cream (3.7/5): The dish was nice and refreshing. The ice cream does add a nice touch to the dish. Some draw back was that the ice wasn't fine and it was still in the whole cube, making it hard to eat the bean. Also, since the ice was big, the ice cream was stuck on the ice and was hard to mix in. I would definitely come back to try the savory dishes in the future. read more

Wonderful Cafe - Red Bean Ice with Ice Cream - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - San Leandro, California

Wonderful Cafe, is quite wonderful actually. They are a brand new little cafe with very friendly service and their food comes out pretty fast! If you're craving for your traditional Hong Kong style cafe, this is the place for you! From their Lemon Tea & Hong Kong Milk Tea, to their French Toasts, and their Classics Beef Chow Fun you guys must come try it here! They also have clay pot rice, which not a lot of places specializes in; Make sure you use the soy sauce on the table for the clay pot rice to had extra flavor! I would skip their chow mein, since it's made out of ramen and not the traditional stir fry noodles. The seafood curry surprisingly has a little spicy kick to it, so it's not really your traditional Chinese curry. We had a party of 15, so they were able to sit us comfortably! If you have a big party, I highly recommend you calling ahead, so they can prepare the tables for you ahead of time and expect you! There are a lot of parking nearby, but there is a plaza next to it, their meter SAYS it takes card, but if you read the meter closely, it says QUARTERS only. So if you park in the Pelton Center, either use your phone to pay with the app, or bring Quarters! read more

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Such a solid spot for comfort food, with nice and friendly service that makes the experience even better. The spam and egg fried rice hits just right, light and not overly salty, the Mongolian beef has a subtle kick and comes over crispy rice for great texture, and the pineapple bun with butter is warm and delicious. Definitely one of the better Hong Kong cafes in the area. I'll be back! read more

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I'm all about a good deal so when you have misleading marketing, I'm going to have a gripe with you. One time I was in the area for lunch, and I saw this restaurant popped up on my feed as having incredible lunch deal, items listed along with a drink only for 15.99 each. Included for offering are roasted duck over rice and chasiu over rice. AMAZING. I went in with such excitement just to be told they didn't have it. No problem, since I'm already there, I'll just get something else. Two stars instead of one because the salted fish fried rice was legit. Now I had a sneaky suspicion that this whole lunch deal was just a tactic to get people in the establishment, then deploy the typical bait and switch scam. Because if you really consider the fact that most people's lunch break with limited time, if they are already here, they would just order something else if their desired item is not available, instead of looking elsewhere for lunch. So to test my hypothesis, I called in a couple of times to ask if they have roasted duck over rice for lunch special. Three separate times were all different weekdays of the week and all different times of the lunch special time range. Once I even called as soon as they opened for lunch. And of course, they didn't have it across all three times. They didn't have some other items that's probably more costly/expensive too. This enraged me enough to write this post. I also looked further into the inflated 4.6 star rating that did not match the quality of food from pictures I've seen across the board. Most 5 star reviews are 2 sentences and one paragraph. This is the result of false reviews on Yelp. As a certified foodie, I encourage fellow yelpers to verify actual reviews before flocking to restaurants with "high ratings." It's only the least you can do to save your hard earned money from the predatory low effort restaurant owners. You deserve so much better. Trust me. Peace. read more

This new Hong Kong Cafe is amazingly good. This is my 5th time here and each time the food is on point for a Chai Chaan Tang. The location is also great and plenty of parking. I ordered the regular: Cold Lemon Tea, Cold Milk tea, Dr Chow Beer Noodle, Butter Pine Apple Bun, Peanut Butter French Toast, Fried Calamari, Fat Char Siu, all so good. This place reminds me of Hong Kong. Coming again soon. read more

Wonderful Cafe - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - San Leandro, California

We used to go here often to enjoy Le Soleil and miss the ambiance, and variety of Vietnamese and Chinese dishes. We decided to give the new Wonderful Cafe a try, and were happy to see a familiar face with the server from Le Soleil who still works there. Service was excellent and they were able to check on us frequently because there were only a few tables with diners. Our server made recommendations to help us order. First we tried the three fried rice noodles which was filled with green onions, and is what I love in noodle dishes. The three types of noodles in this dish made it especially delicious and was a perfect blend with the veggies. When the cured meats clay pot, with crispy rice was served, we enjoyed it so much that we scraped the crispy rice from the bottom of the clay pot to enjoy every bit of this clay pot! The pork belly combo with juicy cured sausage was addicting! The chicken with shiitake mushrooms clay pot had soft chicken that I loved eating with the crispy rice also. My four stars rating is because of the garlic chicken wings that were dry and not flavorful. We do plan to return to try their other items, especially their sweet and savory menu items. read more

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Wonderful Cafe opened recently where Le Soleil was 3 months ago. Seating arrangements about the same. Wall colour painted from brownish to green & vanilla sans decor. 6ish tables occupied. 2 servers on floor. seated myself. Female server asked what I wanted. I told her I wanted to eat in. Gave me a menu, tea also served after I ordered. Later I asked her who's the owner. She said it's her lst day. She didn't know. Was informed by her all workers were Cantonese speakers. All the patrons were also Cantonese speakers. All enjoying food. Looked like 4 people worked around kitchen. Offerings (Chinese with several dishes that weren't): mostly Hong Kong ish-roasted meats, vegetables, afternoon tea time menu, baked rice/pasta, French toast, snacks; Cantonese-boiled fish, claypot rice & noodles, Dudu claypot, rice dishes, stir fries, clay pot, stir fry vermicelli & rice, -ish for HongKong since porridge (jook), morning specials & afternoon specials are not on menu, a standard in Hong Kong style cooking. Bites: Beef Brisket Claypot rice (16.99) -10ish minutes later Eel rice claypot showed up. Ate a bite to confirm & returned it. Though pricier, not a fan of eel. Beef Brisket Claypot came 7 minutes later. -lotsa freshly steam long grain with several pieces of leafy thin tender Chinese greens, 10ish pieces of various shapes beef briskets. -beef briskets had strong coating of commercially sourced Che Hou Sauce (fermented soybeans, garlic, ginger, sesame paste, various spices..) -large pieces beef briskets were chewy, not tender. Needed more braising time). Small pieces with fat and/or skin were tender. -has a slight bitter aftertaste. Source unknown. 3.75 stars: Kinda chaotic:YMMV. Quality: Good-not all entrees created equal. Quantity: reasonable. read more

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Found this place after searching for "cha chan teng" on Google Maps! We got there at around 5:45pm on a Friday night and the place was not packed at all. We were seated quickly and given menus to review. We scanned the QR code to order but they also swung by to ask if we wanted to order with them. The menu was so extensive, we had a hard time limiting ourselves! We ended up with a clay pot rice (made it half chicken half chinese sausage for $2-$3 more) a baked pork chop over spaghetti, a simmered soup, veggies, and half a hainan chicken. Goodness they were all amazing. My family kept complimenting each dish after every bite. This might be our new favorite spot. Their clay pot was PERFECTLY crispy rice, even my aunt who doesn't eat crispy rice kept asking for more. We'll have to come back to try their small bites and snacks! read more

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I honestly feel like I got scammed! I was craving hainan chicken and wanted to try out a new restaurant. Ordered the hainan chicken rice. The chicken did not have any hainan taste to it. All it had was a bright yellow skin, looking like they just added food coloring to give the appearance of hainanese chicken. Very disappointed with the rice since I thought I would get hainanese flavored rice. They just gave me white jasmine rice that was hard as if it was left to sit out on the counter for hours. Overall this restaurant is a one and done for me. It seemed like they just boiled the chicken and gave me rice, both of which I can easily do at home. They should rename the dish to steamed chicken with rice. read more

Wonderful Cafe - Hainan Chicken Rice - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - San Leandro, California

The Ovaltine lava toast alone is worth the trip Found my new favorite Guangdong-style cafe. Ordered three things and couldn't stop smiling. Beef brisket wonton noodle soup - Brisket so tender it melts, wontons bursting with juicy shrimp and pork, and that deep, comforting broth. Noodles had perfect chew. Pineapple bun with butter - Warm, crispy crumb topping, cold salted butter slab inside. Sweet, salty, buttery perfection. No notes. Lava milk custard French toast - This is the showstopper. The outside is generously coated in Ovaltine powder (that malty, chocolatey touch is genius). Cut into it and warm, silky milk custard oozes out like lava. Crispy, creamy, nostalgic, addictive. Never had anything quite like it. Everything was generous portions, under $17 each. Lemon tea is legit too - strong and refreshing. Fast service, cozy vibe. Can't wait to go back and try their satay beef noodles. Highly recommend! read more

Wonderful Cafe - Wonton Noodles with Beef Brisket - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - San Leandro, California

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If you are looking for authentic clay pot rice, this is the place. The owners are Toisanese, which is an area known for delicious clay pot. The rice crisp is better than all other clay pot rice places! The eggplant sizzling clay pot is my favorite here. I also enjoyed the baked rice with pork chop and the eel clay pot rice. The lava toast is super yummy!! I come back here whenever I crave it. The place is clean and can feel lively when busy. I recommend this place for their authentic clay pot and their Hong Kong toast dessert :) read more

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HORRIBLE & Awful Experience with this Cafe. ZERO STARS Run Run Fast and DO NOT Waste your Time & Money here!!! The Owner use Very Cheap Quality MEAT and Keep Raising the Prices. You're in San Leandro not in San Francisco and cheating all your customers. Shame on the owner being GREEDY and they need to be Shut Down ASAP!!! read more

I would definitely say check out the menu before coming here because I kid you not, it is EXTENSIVE! Things ranged from your typical stir fry Chinese dishes to your HK cafe dishes and believe me when I say they were all bangers! I tried several different items but the stand outs to me were the; Beef chow fun- Hard to mess. Had very decent wok hay, or char flavor that you can only get when it's cooked over a high heat in a wok. Flavorful, beef was tender. Delicious Spicy stir fried pork intestines- Super flavorful, had a large amount of the wok hay flavor here as well. The intestines didn't have any remaining odor which is a sign that they were cleaned properly. The spice was perfect. Spicy, but not burn your throat on the way in type spicy. I ate heaping amounts of rice with this dish. Overall, a very solid experience and I can't wait to try the afternoon tea items here! read more

This is a pretty good Cantonese place. The butter french toast was soo good. The baked rice took a while to prep but was delicious. The staff all spoken rapid Cantonese so you know this place is authentic. read more

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There were 4 of us all ordered different kinds of clay pot rice. 3 orders came and they forgot the last order. When we asked why it's taking so long they said I'll put in the order now. So instead of waiting we order a quick wonton noodle soup. This was the worst bowl of wonton noodles. They used Napa cabbage as the vegetables in the bowl. Now who uses this vegetable for wonton noodle soup?? read more

I am ordering to go from the restaurant..when I pay,the machine set up automatic charge 18% service charge..I try to stop signing change to no tips and the cashier quickly take tablet away..I asks why do I pay tips for to go..she said it's already charged she can't do anything..please beware of the restaurant when you order to go..I will never go back! read more

Wonderful Cafe - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - San Leandro, California

Service was good. All the servers were very nice. The eggplant clay pot was good. I was surprised that they have the Ovaltine Milk Lava French Toast which I don't think I have seen it elsewhere in the Bay Area. It definitely will taste a lot better if they don't reuse cooking oil which gives the toast a bitter aftertaste. Comparatively, the food was not as good as the HK cafes in Castro Valley and Oakland. read more

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