[FOOD] 20141218 Yat Lok Roast Goose 一乐烧鹅 @ Central

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Canton style roast is very popular in Hong Kong which has expanded worldwide, carrying the name "Hong Kong Style Roast" to many countries including Malaysia. It is very common to find restaurants and stalls selling HK style roast meat such as char siew (BBQ pork belly), siew yuk (crispy pork belly) and roast chicken. However, it is uncommon to find the famous roast goose in Malaysia, hence my primary mission to HK is to hunt down the best roast goose around.

When it comes to roast goose (geese), the name Yat Lok is much recommended with its 1-star Michelin rated. The shop/restaurant is located few blocks away from Central Station, HK. You will see queue forming outside the shop during lunch and dinner hours due to the small premise.

The restaurant is famous for its variety of roast meat especially the goose. You may choose the type of meat you want, then to be paired with either rice or noodles. You may also add on blanched vegetable with oyster sauce to have some green.

G/F, 34-38 Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong
香港中環士丹利街34-38號地舖
Nearest MRT Stations: Central Station, Exit D2
Telephone: +852 2524 3882
Opening Hours: 10:00am until 9:00pm (Monday until Saturday)
                           10:00am until 5:30pm (Sundy and Public Holidays)

TO GO

Yat Lok Restaurant is just 2 streets away from Cental MTR station. Just hop on to the Island Line (Blue) or Tsuen Wan Line (Red) and exit D2. Walk along Theatre Lane, across Queen's Road Central to reach Stanley Street, then turn right until you see the signboard.



SPECIALITY



When locals are queuing up for daily meal, you know you definitely cannot miss this!

Roast Goose (Drumstick + Thigh) - HKD160 (RM73)


The goose is sold in halve or quarter basis. You may choose for the upper portion (breast and wing) or the lower portion (drumstick and thigh) if you opt for quarter basis. Of course, the lower portion commands a premium, HKD160 (RM73) to be exact versus HKD140 (RM63) for the upper part.

The goose is served with special plum sauce to enhance the flavour, you may try with and without the sauce to know the difference. Goose meat generally taste very much like duck meat except that goose has a stronger flavour and has more fat. 

The skin is grilled to perfection with crispy texture and tender meat (I'm not joking because the ones I tried in Guang Zhou did not come close to HK). Pricey? Yes, but definitely worth a try. Do come early before it's sold out.

Double Roast Pork Platter - HKD50~80 (Couldn't remember, thanks to the shocking goose price)

I did order an extra roast pork (char siew and siew yuk) to try and to compare the difference between Malaysia "HK" style and the real HK style. The pork belly generally taste much alike to our own variant here in Malaysia but the char siew is the one that is different. The char siew in HK generally is sweeter and red in colour as opposed to our honey style black char siew. 

I would prefer our Malaysian honey BBQ char siew instead of the HK style to be honest. You can also choose to add on blanched vegetable (usually is Choy Sam or Kailan) with oyster sauce at some extra cost below HKD20 (again, forgotten the price, thanks to the shocking goose price)

SUMMARY


Taste
☆☆☆☆☆
one of the best roast goose around
Value
☆☆☆☆
very expensive for a meal, but worth a try
Service
☆☆☆
busy staff, least service provided
Cleanliness
☆☆☆
slippery floor
Opening Hours
10:00am until 9:00pm (Monday until Saturday)
10:00am until 5:30pm (Sunday & Public Holiday)
Wifi
N/A
Parking
Minimum
Website
N/A

GPS: 22.282361, 114.155501

farscope

Malaysian lad, engineer by background, banker by profession whom passionate in photography, food and travelling.

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