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2012-02-13
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I've actually tried dinner at this small restaurant once with my colleagues. The sharks fin and abalone were good at very reasonable price. However, since the dinner was quite a while ago, I couldn't really remember what I had. This review will focus on the takeaway lunches I've recently tried on two occasions. On each occasion, the place was crowded for dining-in. However, you could jump the queue if you order take away. I tried the lotus leaf steamed rice on the first occasion and a steamed ch
On each occasion, the place was crowded for dining-in. However, you could jump the queue if you order take away. I tried the lotus leaf steamed rice on the first occasion and a steamed chicken plus roast pork rice the next day.
After waiting for about 15 minutes outside the restaurant, the rice finally arrived. The lotus rice was pretty big but It wasn't aromatic at all. It's basically soy sauce fried rice with some chopped abalone and pork. I can't recommend this.
I decided to give this restaurant another chance before writing a food review on OpenRice so I tried it the next day. After all, the restaurant is famous for it's chicken so I ordered a chicken and roast pork rice. (文昌雞拼焼肉飯). This was much much better than the lotus rice I had the other day.
Basically, the chicken was meaty and tender. I believe the chicken was marinated with some spice and salt then steamed. It's quite tasty . I can see why this is the signature dish of the restaurant.
The roast pork was also pretty good. It's crispy and not too salty. The meat was tender too. Also worth mentioning was the rice. You'd be surprised at how many restaurants don't cook their rice properly at lunchtime. The rice at Ming Yuen was cooked properly with the right timing. The rice box was about 8 x 6 x 2 inches - quite small compared with a typical lunchbox in Hong Kong but the quality was good.
The soup which accompanied the lunch set was nice too. It wasn't just MSG laden water but a properly boiled soup with winter melon, chicken, pepper and almond. The chicken meat was pretty tender.
Although the size is not big, at HK$46 for a whole set and ONLY 3 minutes' wait (I've actually timed it), it’s another worthy option for lunch - just stick to the chicken during lunch time.
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