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2009-11-17
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Went for a hike in Shek-O with friends and ended up at Shek O Chinese & Thai Restaurant afterwards based on a friend's recommendation (I also double checked it on my Openrice Iphone app beforehand to make sure). My initial impression was any place that is called "Chinese & Thai" can't be all that great but with no unhappy faces on Openrice I decided to give this place a go. Environment: Pretty laid back and bare bones like most restaurants in Shek O. I consider these more like Chinese store (士多
Environment: Pretty laid back and bare bones like most restaurants in Shek O. I consider these more like Chinese store (士多) or dai pai dong (大排檔) style. Basically you are not paying for the decor. It's not uncomfortable in any way but you shouldn't expect too much from a beach area restaurant (if you want more go to Stanley).
Service: The waitress was accommodating and friendly. Food came quickly and my only minor gripe was they forgot our garlic with pea shoots dish. By the time we realized we were already pretty full so we just told them to forget about it.
So after gathering information amongst friends who had been there before we decided to order the following:
Appetizer Sampler: Comes with chicken wrapped in pandan leaf, shrimp cakes, fish cakes and spring rolls. My major gripe with this dish was the shrimp/fish cakes were only 'warm' while the other 2 appetizers were piping hot. The shrimp/fish cakes tasted 'ok'. Definitely would have helped if they were served hotter. Springs rolls were great. Good flavor and really crispy skin. Chicken wrapped in pandan leaf was also pretty tasty. Maybe next time I might just order the spring roll & chicken appetizers separately instead of ordering the sampler.
Shrimp Tom Yum Soup: I quite liked this. Soup was flavorful and the right amount of sourness. A solid choice.
Deep Fried Bean Curd: Decent. Probably doesn't require the additional salt to dip it in since it was already quite salty.
Pad Thai: Surprisingly good. Definitely will order this again.
Chicken & Beef Satay: Pretty decent but I felt was a tad overcooked (a little too chewy in texture).
Mixed Vegetable Fried Rice: Ordered this for my vegetarian friend. He said this was pretty decent.
Yellow Chicken Curry: We ordered a milder curry for people who couldn't eat spicy. Was decent but nothing spectacular.
Overall the food was pretty decent with a few standouts. The final bill came out to $80/each!!! I just thought that was quite a steal considering we drank quite a bit. Definitely will come back next time I am in Shek O.
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