Tsui Hang Village

Had a pretty terrible experience here. Inattentive wait staff even by Chinese restaurant standards, which is fine if the food is good. It was alright, but very over priced. What sealed the deal was them completely forgetting the chicken dish we ordered and then trying to pawn off the mistake on the server, who they claim gave it to another table on accident. The manager gave little apology and said he’d remove it from our bill. He didn’t. We spent forever trying to waive sow our actual waitress who never once checked on us or even made eye contact after taking our order. She did make an appearance at the end to collect the bill, and also lamely blame the server for the mistake, also offering no apology, while collecting the automatically added 10% service charge. Maybe dim sum is their strong suit, as others seem to rave about it. Since dim sum relies on absolutely no service, that wouldn’t be entirely surprising. Different style of Cuisine, but Din Tai Fung is one floor down, charges no automatic gratuity, and provides great food and service. I recommend you go there or anywhere else.

Best dim sum I’ve ever had.
5 stars
Crispy bean curd cubes in spicy salt ($ 68 HKD) — coating almost like the coating of deep fried milk. Tofu consistency is smooth and if I didn’t know it was tofu, I could easily be fooled into thinking it was something else.
Crispy squid with spicy salt ($ 148 HKD) — tender squid. Super crispy. Lots of flavor.
Honey glazed BBQ pork — I am not sure how much this one was. Lean, but incredibly tender. Comes with beans that look like natto, but glazed with the BBQ pork sauce.
Steamed Black Truffle Dumplings with Wild Mushrooms ($ 52 HKD) — comes 3 in a order. Super intense mushroom flavor. One of my two favorite dishes of this meal.
Deep Fried Spring Rolls with Shrimps and Mashed Garlic ($ 52 HKD) — Thin spring rolls. Lots of shrimp and garlic flavor. Really good stuff. Crispy too.
Deep Fried Wonton served with Sweet and Sour Sauce — Crispy wontons. Good sauce.
Imitation goose — a la Chinese gluten. Crispy on the outside. Delicious.
Taro duck with applesauce — not sure what this one is called. It’s got deep fried taro wrapping on the top, a layer of boneless duck breast underneath, and a layer of applesauce and apple bits on the bottom. I’m a huge fan of Peking duck, but this totally takes the cake. My brother doesn’t like taro, and he knowingly had about four pieces of this. If I could, I’d bring it home with me.
Mango and pomelo sweet soup, as well as mango pudding were delicious, albeit small. Mango pudding had more mango taste than the mango and pomelo.
Almond tea — not actually a tea. More like a mildly sweet soup. Almond flavored milk with egg white drop. Subtly delicious.
4 stars
Steamed Fish Head with Ginger and Spring Onion ($ 52 HKD) — super tender. Not particularly strong flavor though.
Pork Knuckle and Ginger Stew ($ 82 HKD) — good sweet vinegar. Good portion for price. Pork knuckle had a touch of gristle. Pork was tender though. Hadn’t stewed long enough in the vinegar. Not quite dark enough.
Steamed Rice Flour Rolls stuffed with BBQ Pork ($ 48 HKD) — good, but BBQ pork wasn’t as tender as the standalone BBQ pork.
Chicken feet with ginger and green onion — quite tasty. I wish the chicken feet were a tad more tender, but for those who like their chicken feet with some chew, this one’s for you.
3 stars
Steamed Rice Flour Rolls stuffed with Crispy Dough Stick ($ 58 HKD) — crispy dough stick wasn’t crispy enough.
Siu Mai and Har Gow were nothing special.
Their award winning four piece siu mai with steamed pig bun filled with molten egg custard was cute, and I heard the pig bun was tasty, but the siu mai, once again, was nothing special.
All in all, 4.5 stars. Portions are a tad small, and prices are a bit high, but most of the food is outstanding and the service is incredibly attentive.

We came here for dim sum and it was probably some of the best I’ve had in my life. Everything was delicious, but it was crowded and we had to wait despite a reservation. We ordered a bunch of things we thought we would like, but one of my favorites was the turnip filled pastries. That was something I had never had before, and I loved it. We also got the usual bao filled with pork and some filled with custard. The dumplings were also delicious and I ate so much that I didn’t have anything for the rest of the day. We had a lot of tea with our food and ended up spending almost 2 hours here just enjoying the ambiance. I would definitely go back when visiting HK.

Yet another on my list of Michelin stared dim sum places in Hong Kong which I visited on a recent trip. This spot had a bib gourmand, and I was expecting a better place. Came for weekend dim sum, and the place was packed. They don’t really have small tables, so one person took up an 8 top :)
Ended up getting some dumplings (pork and truffle) and roasted duck and roasted pork. I got a small rice too. The duck and dumplings were okay, I’d had better around town. The pork was excellent. Not sure I’d come back with all the great dim sum options out there.