Joe Bananas

Typical overpriced Wan Chai bar popular with Guilos and choked with cigarette smoke from the entirely open front which lets all the sidewalk smoke right back into the bar. Shitty music, decent drinks, too many fellow Guilos — just like you’d expect in Wan Chai.

Back in the day when I used to work in Wanchai– Joe Bananas was a home away from home for many different reasons.
We went to it for lunch– they used to serve a 98 HKD buffet which considering you are actually in Wanchai makes it incredibly cheap. You may start think that the food will reflect the price and… you would be half way there. I would say that they do serve some surprising items (such as roast beef in thin slices) but some of the other items do seem a little bit tacky such as spring rolls and sausages. However, given you always get a table, its near to the office and you get a full three course meal with a drink– you can’t really complain. They never pushed you to return the table by a certain time and I believe they also do this deal over the weekend with a lot more alcohol involved– please check the store for details.
We went to it for drinks– Joe Bananas is pretty much an institution in the Wanchai area along with Delaneys, Meis Amis, Dusk till Dawn and a number of others. Its an expat orientated environment though locals could also thoroughly enjoy themselves over a few drinks and with the usual gaggle of girls standing just a bit too close to you for comfort. The band and everything else completes the Wanchai experience and of course if you are really keen they also have t-​shirts available.
Why would I rate it 5 star? As far as its foibles went I still went there everyday– my house is messed up but I still love it. Same theory.