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Red Mezz
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House of Tang Chinese

  • May 16, 2008
  • Rated 5 of 5 by Red Mezz from Inverness, Scotland
House of Tang Chinese

We arrived in Hong Kong fully planning on taking advantage of all the cheap little food places in the city and noodle bars and markets. We spent a bit more than we had originally planned on our hotel (and so glad we were that we did) that meals were meant to be cut back to even the score.

The problem with that logic was that by the time we arrived in Hong Kong airport it was 3 pm in the afternoon - and we had been on a plane since 9 am the morning before. Real food had become something of dreams that we had once remembered, and the collection of airport bits and pieces and plane food that had made up our sustenance in the past 24 hours was starting to make us feel insubstantial indeed.

More over - by the time we got through customs, got our baggage, booked the shuttle bus and took the one hour drive into the city to the hotel the sun was setting and many of the shops were closing up. We were shattered and dirty and the last thing we wanted to do just then was wander around the city hoping we could find something to eat.

Our wonderful room and warm shower enticed us entirely - and before we knew what we were doing we were happily phoning down to the reception to reserve a table in the hotel's Fine Chinese restaurant, The House of Tang.

Utterly aside from the fact that if you are in a hotel in Hong Kong and have the opportunity to eat somewhere with a name as spectacular as 'House of Tang' - you should take it, it was easy and one of the best meals we had in the city.

After a luxuriant shower and shedding our backpacker persona amidst the sound of Hong Kong television (which is delightful) we redressed and made our way down to the restaurant on the second floor of the hotel.

It was virtually empty when we arrive (ah - the benefits of travelling in the off season...) and we were seated immediately.

As with everything else in Metropark Kowloon (and Hong Kong entire) the service was impeccable. My time in the UK has obviously lessened my standards for what service should be - as I found myself in amazement at their speed and attentiveness.

Though the menu isn’t' cheap compared to other places you can eat in Hong Kong (and there are many, it must be said) it was well, well worth it for the lack of hassle on the night we arrive, the pleasant welcome it gave us to Hong Kong - and the wonderful food we got to have.

The food was spectacular. It cost us about 25 pounds each, so a pricey meal for us, but not only did we get excellent quality Chinese food with fantastic service, we also got to eat with proper chopsticks.

Not to mention that as a guest of the hotel you get a discount at the restaurant, which made it much more affordable for us.

The staff were very helpful in explaining what the food we were unfamiliar with was - and we topped the evening off by sharing a Chinese beer with the meal.

We went back to our room stuffed and happy - and never regretted the money spent for a moment.

If you can afford to splash out one night, House of Tang is a good place to start.

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