翠華茶餐廳 Tsui Wah Cafe Restaurant Review

To most Hong Kongers and tourists in Hong Kong, Tsui Wah (翠華茶餐廳)is a well known Cha Chang Teng (茶餐廳). In Hong Kong, you can find at least one Tsui Wah near you.

This time in Hong Kong was no different, I went into a Tsui Wah

Tsui Wah's signature fish ball soup

Tsui Wah's Signature Fish Ball Soup with Fish Balls and Fish Cakes $38 HKD (approx. $4.90 USD) 

According to their website:

TW Special in Fish Broth

翠華招牌魚湯

Ingredients (to choose... we can choose 2): Dace Fish, Shrimps, Fish Balls & Fish Paste

(鯪魚球, 魚蛋, 蝦, 魚腐)

I chose Fish Balls & Fish Paste/cake.

Impressions 

• Very rich soup/broth base
• Fresh and nice texture
• fish balls were "bouncy"
• fish cakes were not oily and was soaked in fish broth

The broth was made from fresh fish, and you can tell immediately because of the richness and flavourfulness of the soup. I highly recommend this soup... it is healthy (fish soup is healthy) and it satisfies your hunger. The fish balls and fish cakes were incredibly tasty. I liked how the fish cakes were drenched in the broth, so it added to the tastiness of it. The fish balls on the other hand was very chewy or "bouncy".

Iced Lemon Tea

Iced Lemon Tea $21 HKD (approx. $2.50 USD)

Impressions

• Quenches thirst
• Made from strong tea blend
• Sugar and lemons were right amount

I liked the uniqueness of the tea blend and they added the right amount of sugar/sweetener to enhance the taste of this drink.

Hot Almond Milk with Egg white drink

Hot Almond Milk drink $22 HKD (approx. $2.80 USD)

This is a very traditional Hong Kong drink. And this particular drink (from Tsui Wah) was recommended to us by one of our family friends. They said that they loved the strong taste of Almond.

Impressions:

• Very hot
• Takes 30 mins to cool
• Strong egg white and almond flavour

First, as a precaution, please let this drink cool down slightly... it is HOT!... after testing for approximately 30 mins, I was finally able to drink this without a spoon!

I loved the rich almond flavour... it was so delicious! The egg white was surprisingly not as overcooked as I thought it would be (still hard but not rough). 

Verdict:

I was quite impressed with the quality and prices for Tsui Wah Cafe. However, like most Cha Chang Teng cafes in Hong Kong, you wouldn't expect there to be much service. On the other hand... you can pay with an Octopus card! Extremely convenient!

score: 8/10
website: http://www.cafetsuiwah.com/fish-broth-39770282713199521015.html