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3-min walk from Exit D2, Central MTR Station
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Telephone
25235464
Introduction
An elegant, beautiful teahouse serving many types of traditional English and Chinese teas. Offers dim-sum and Chinese desserts.
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Awards and Titles
Best Guangdong Restaurant (2012)
Good For
Business Dining
Group Dining
Opening Hours
Today
07:00 - 22:00
Mon - Sun
07:00 - 22:00
Above information is for reference only. Please check details with the restaurant.
Talking about traditional Chinese restaurants, there are not that many remaining in town. One of the most famous is Luk Yu Tea House in Central. We have visited many years back, and today we return to Stanley Street to experience the historic vibe once again.Seated at a small booth on the side, the décor is dated but give a good glimpse of the ambience of traditional tea house, with high ceiling and hanging fans, wooden chairs of hard surface, and also the large mirrors on the walls with Chinese calligraphy and paintings while at the same time there are some Western stained-glass panels. A true testimony of how different cultures are integrated in HK.To start, we have Double Boiled Pig’s Lung & Almond Soup 杏汁白肺湯 ($150 small portion). The staff has helpfully recommended us to go for the small portion as it would be too much for the normal serving. The soup is their signature, really delicious with rich almond taste, while the pig’s lungs are washed thoroughly and without any weird taste. With also some dried pak choi and finely shredded mandarin peel to add sweetness and fragrance, it is a must order and no wonder we see almost all tables are having this.Next comes Fried Sliced Pigeon with Ham 燒雲腿鴿片 ($420). The sliced pigeon is fantastic, seasoned well and cooked perfectly to preserve the tenderness. The ham on the side provides some savoury and sweetness, not salty in fact. I also like the straw mushroom and bell peppers added to give some contrast on the bite and making the dish even more delicious. Another dish I recommend.The Braised Frog with Pomelo Skin 柚皮炆田雞 ($360) combines the two ingredients we like. The pomelo skin takes a lot of effort to prepare, and here it is done well, soft and good in taste, without any bitterness. The frog is a bit tough on the bite for me though. With also some shiitake mushroom, the overall taste is still very good but probably is not the most popular dish.The final dish we have is Pan Fried Pork Patty with Lotus Roots 香煎蓮藕餅 ($280). A pleasant surprise, the pork patty is very good, with the lotus roots finely chopped to give a nice crunch on the bite while the patty is pan-fried beautifully to golden brown. Also, it has a milder seasoning than most restaurants, making the patty more refined and delicious. Even after the other dishes we manage to finish all eight pieces. Another must order in my opinion.There are only two desserts available, Walnut Soup 合桃露 ($75) and Egg White Almond Soup 蛋白杏仁露 ($75). The walnut soup is rich in flavours, apparently made in-house from scratch. It is of appropriate sweetness to make us feel fulfilled but not excessively indulgent. The egg white almond soup is equally good, also of the right sweetness. Although we are full to almost bursting, we do not regret ordering these sweet soups.I heard from social media there are some bad experiences on services, but I honestly feel the staff here are all friendly and helpful, serving us soup and refill water in the teapot diligently, answering our questions about lunch booking for dim sum, all without any hint of impatience or dark faces. The bill on the night is $1,637. It is not cheap but considering the quality of the food and the unique experience, it is worth a visit for both locals and foreigners.
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Chef Ecy’s Dining Experience:🥰 Food | Ambience | Service | Easy Access | Restroom Cleanliness | Wheelchair | Cake Cutting Fee | Corkage Fee🙂 Easy Parking | Price😠 Pet FriendlyThis is a very traditional Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong for many years. I went there when I was very young with my grandparents and family. All the decoration, furnitures & even the dishes, cups etc… are the same. They are famous for their chinese tea, that‘s why the name of the restaurant is Luk Yu Tea House. The waiters’ uniform is still the same too…. It is easy to access there by MTR, take exit D2 from Central MTR station and walk 3mink to Stanley Street. The entrance is at street level, so wheelchair has no problem. They don‘t charge cake cutting fee but they charge a bit if you bring your own wine, only $50. It’s a very good deal. If you drive, they have no valet parking and there is some difficulty to find meter parking around but there is public parking lot farther away at City Hall or Man Yee Building or New World nearby but have to walk back with a distance. They have restroom inside the restaurant, it‘s a bit small & old but clean. They have many cleaning ladies take care of the cleaning service at the back. Talking about the menu, there are lots of traditional and famous dishes you can choose. Price is relatively higher as expected and will charge you tea fees per person. For sure, you have to try their tea. I ordered 普洱, it‘s so good. It‘s very smooth and easy to drink comfortably. They have a lot of signature dishes like prawn toast 蝦多士, 杏汁豬肺湯, fried spare ribs 咕嚕肉, 炒鴿片, 炒鮮奶, 蛇羮 etc etc… Their portion is big and so delicious. The taste is not salty at all, just right and not much MSG. 蛇羮 is served very hot and tasty, but the ingredients are cut so thin and hardly see what they are. I couldn’t even find the snake meat at all. Anyway, the taste is very good. The food presentation is so so and they use the traditional clay plates to serve. The food quality maintain the excellent standard. The waiters are polite and very friendly. They are very interactive talking to guests during the meal. My overall dining experience feel very comfortable and I enjoy the meal so much!
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上個星期特地打電話訂位， 訂的是今天一月28號， 上午11：30. 結果和朋友一早開開心心抵達， 才發覺沒開。。。那要是不開， 為何還接受訂位， 那如果接受訂位， 不開是不實應該通知一下？ 完全沒通知。。而且發覺不只是我， 還有一些顧客也一樣， 到了門口， 才發覺他們今天已經開始休息。這樣的服務態度有待改善。。
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今次真係中晒伏，啲嘢食普通，服務態度勁差，跟住以為自己好高級，但係成間茶餐廳咁嘈。叫佢加茶好似阻住佢咁，問多一兩句又唔耐煩。垃圾到冇得再垃圾嘅餐廳，大家千祈唔好嚟。餐廳都好食過佢。
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上星期嘅平日晚市嚟幫襯（第一次），雖則環境係帶些少古色古香，所以啲卡座都十分唔好坐，樓面叔叔都算友善。諗住啲食品索價高，水準都應該有翻咁上下啦（基本要求吧，開咗幾十年）。一食個咕嚕香肉（二百幾蚊），心諗乜料，啲皮大部分唔掛汁，唔脆偏乾硬，豬肉有豬臊味，仲要係唔熱（微溫）！蝦多士用原隻蝦，熱辣辣方包炸得酥脆，個汁都惹味，算ok。餐牌唔見有價錢，見幾出名都照嗌，原來成三百幾蚊，難怪了。另外點了半隻雞，等咗大半個鐘有多，先被通知漏單，當時得幾枱客🌝。最後收銀阿姐（疑似老闆）都係黑口黑面，冇尾音，講句多謝都嘥氣嘅態度，令我要上嚟寫個差評👍🏻
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