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[FOOD] 20141224 Chan Kong Kei 陳光記飯店 @ Macau


Chan Kong Kei is probably one of the more famous restaurant in Macau serving Cantonese style roast meat found in places like Hong Kong and Guangdong.

Running for generations and serving famous dishes of roast duck/goose/pork with their unique recipe of black pepper duck, this little eatery nearby Senado Square is often packed with locals and tourists. So make sure you are early to secure a seat.

Rua Do Dr. P José Lobo 19
南灣羅保博士街19號
Nearest Bus Stations: Avenida Do Infante D. Henrique
Telephone: +853 2831 4116
Opening Hours: 11:00am until 9:00pm

TO GO


The restaurant is actually located a few streets away from Senado Square and travel by foot is highly recommended. It is easily spotted by the main road, beside Luk Fuk Jewellery shop. Alternatively you can take any bus that travels through Avenida Do Infante D. Henrique Road.

Bus No. 3, 3A, 3X, 10, 10A, 10B, 11, 21A, 26A, 33, N1B, N3.



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You will be able to spot this yellow sign board sticking out far to grab your attention with a picture of a bald guy, Chan Kong.

The restaurant is packed during dinner time but luckily no queue was seen during my visit on Christmas Eve night. Service is mediocre and the waiter will assume you are Chinese tourist by conversing in Mandarin during order.


Ordering is pretty simple, just choose whether you want single, double or triple meat combination and to be pair with either white rice or bowl of soup noodle (wanton noodle). They also have congee, if you fancy one. The black pepper roast duck is their signature dish, hence, it is a must try.


I saved a few pieces of the duck meat before it completely submerged in the soup to preserve the texture before it became soggy. The duck meat is tender with hint of sweetness and black pepper. I ordered the soup noodle because the white rice looks too plain for me. Single serving of meat with rice or noodle combination costs MOP36 (RM15).

If you fancy some exotic dish like duck blood, you may also find it here in Chan Kong Kei with their signature duck blood vegetable. Well, I will skip that.



Good business, almost finish selling already.

SUMMARY


Another roast meat? I had a lot of roast meat during my whole Canton trip, the best being in Yat Lok in Hong Kong, followed by this in Macau. If you fancy some roast meat during your visit in Macau, Chan Kong Kei is a place you will find quality food at reasonable price.

Taste
☆☆☆☆
Good, but not as good.
Value
☆☆☆☆
Reasonable
Service
☆☆☆
Too crowded
Cleanliness
☆☆☆
Slippery floors
Opening Hours
11:00am until 09:00pm (Daily)
Wifi
Nil
Parking
Limited
Website
N/A

GPS: 22.192012, 113.541539
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[FOOD] 20141224 Cheong Kei Noodles 祥记面家 @ Macau


Cheong Kei Noodle is probably one of the more well known noodle house in Macau that sells wanton noodles identical to those in Hong Kong like the one I went - Mak's Noodle.

With more than 50 years of history and their unique method in making their noodles using bamboo stick to kneed the dough (a traditional method before the invention of machines), it is not surprise why this noodle house is so famous locally and internationally. It became a must eat in Macau by many travel magazines and guides.

Among all, their prawn roe wanton noodle and side dishes like the fish skin and fish cake are the most ordered.

68, Rua da Felicidade, Macau
新馬路褔隆新街68號
Telephone: +853 2857 4310
Opening Hours: 12:00pm until 12:30am

TO GO


Located walking distance away from Senado Square, Cheong Kei Noodle House is located at a small alley, in between two cookie shop. The tagging in Google Map was off from the exact location, so following my mark below will definitely lead you to the correct way.


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It was quite hard to find the exact location using the address and the Google Map's POI is way off from the exact location. However, with good sense of direction and natural instinct, it lead me to the correct location. 


There's no queue noted during my visit, as opposed to my expectation for a famous eatery like this. The eatery is old and small, with about 10 small tables for a total maximum capacity of less than 50 patrons.


Menu, newspaper articles, magazine reviews etc filled both sides of the wall, promoting their signature dishes. A small cramp space in the front, opposite the counter is where the chef will prepare all the orders.

Service is not stellar with the lady boss (I assumed) rushed for order. 

Signature Prawn Roe Wanton Noodle 招牌虾子捞面 @ MOP30 (RM13)

I ordered their famous prawn roe wanton noodle 虾子捞面 @ MOP30 (RM13). The serving is very simple, plain noodles in soy sauce, sprinkle with stir-fried prawn roe for flavouring. You will notice a very strong aroma of the prawn roe, identical to ebiko in sushi restaurants will fill your mouth during the first bite. Then, the texture of the noodle is slightly different from the Hong Kong variant. It is less tangy, and has a more coarse texture than the counterpart in Hong Kong, most probably due to the preparing method of using bamboo, hence the name bamboo noodle 竹升面.

Wanton Soup Noodle 云吞汤面 @ MOP26 (RM10)

I also tried their wanton soup noodle 云吞汤面 @ MOP26 (RM10). The wanton was OK and the noodle as the dried noodle above but I don't really like the soup base (still better than lousy Malaysian MSG soup). Probably due to higher expectations from those I tried in HK. Overall a good bowl of noodle but nothing much to shout about.

SUMMARY


Personally I think Cheong Kei Noodle is a bit overrated, probably due to less competition in Macau and also a few signature dishes like the prawn roe noodle and fried fish cakes etc. Given the price and quality, it is still an acceptable and decent meal. Recommended if you are a fan of wanton noodles and would like to try their prawn roe noodles. 

Taste
☆☆☆☆☆
Five star for the unique variant of prawn roe wanton noodle
Value
☆☆☆☆
acceptable pricing
Service
☆☆☆
poor service but still acceptable
Cleanliness
☆☆☆
slippery floors but clean utensils
Opening Hours
12:00pm until 12:30am (Daily)
Wifi
N/A
Parking
N/A
Website
N/A

GPS: 22.194752, 113.537480
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[FOOD] 20141218 Mak's Noodle 麥奀雲吞麵世家 @ Central

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Wanton noodles is probably the next thing you have to try in HK. The tangy egg noodles with juicy shrimp wanton will definitely satisfy your belly especially during cold weather. There are many wanton noodle eateries in HK and I went to one of the famous one known as Mak's Noodle  麥奀雲吞麵世家.

You will notice many different Mak wanton mee in HK, this is because they are all descendants of the founder, Mr Mak King-Hung, nicknamed Mak Ngan (麥奀). You may find more about the history of Mak's Noodle via Wikipedia. Currently, only the Central branch is operated by Mr Mak's son, known as Mak Chi-Ming, which is also the Branch that I visited.

Mak's Noodles has a few branches across HK which include Central, The Peak, Causeway Bay, Jordan, and Tin Hau (do pardon me if I missed out any).

G/F, 77, Wellington Street, Central, HK
香港中环威灵顿街七十七号地下
Nearest MTR stations: Central Station, Exit D2
Telephone: +852 2454 3810
Opening hours: 11am-9.00pm daily

G/F, 37, Leighton Street, Causeway Bay
香港铜锣湾礼顿道三十七号地下
Nearest MTR stations: Island Line, Causeway Bay Station, Exit A
Telephone: +852 2893 0006
Opening hours: 9am-10.00pm daily

Shop 1C, G/F, The Peak Galleria, 118 Peak Road, The Peak
香港山顶广场地下1C埔
Nearest MTR stations: Nil
Telephone: +852 2854 3871
Opening hours: 10am-10.00pm daily

G/F, 76B, Electric Road, Tin Hau
香港天后电器道七十六号B地下
Nearest MTR stations:  Island Line, Tin Hau Station, Exit A2
Telephone: +852 3106 2386
Opening hours: 10am-12.30am daily

G/F, 55, Parkes Street,Jordan
九龙佐敦白加士街五十五号地下
Nearest MTR stations: Tsuen Wan Line, Jordan Station, Exit C2
Telephone: +852 2302 0908
Opening hours: 11am-12.30am daily

TO GO


I went to the Central Branch as it is where the origin of Mak's noodle in HK and still operated by the son of the founder. Depending on where you are coming from, just hop on to the MTR to arrive at Central Station and exit D2. There are a few routes to get to Mak's Noodle within 10 minutes walking distance, just refer to the Google Map directions below. 


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There are a variety of choices that their menu can offer, but little that my tummy can accommodate. They have two types of noodles which is their well known tangy egg noodle and another chewy noodle knwon as Lai Fun (沥粉 - similar to our assam laksa noodles). Price ranges from HKD33 (RM15) up to HKD53 (RM24). Do note, they only serve soup noodles and no dry noodles (干捞) available at Mak's Noodles.


Table is small with maximum occupancy of 4 person, that too is considered very packed. Tea is served free and the service at Central branch is excellent, probably due to off peak hours during my visit.

Signatory Wanton Noodle 云吞面- HKD33 (RM15)

For the price you paid, you probably expecting a big bowl of wanton noodles. When the noodles was served, I was stunned for a second because the noodles was served in a normal chinese rice bowl size. First thought came through my mind, "mana cukup makan ni?? (where got enough eat??)". However, mind you that small bowl is fully packed with wanton and noodles, which is actually quite filling. Compared to our Malaysian style of serving, you probably have a big bowl with a lot of soup (tasteless MSG soup) and then the same portion of noodles (soggy noodles). OK, that's fair. Let's proceed with the tasting.


The serving is very simple and straight forward. Wanton noodles means wanton and noodles. No fancy char siew nor vegetable to decorate the bowl of noodles, unlike our Malaysian style where the hawkers will add all sorts of funny ingredients to make your noodle look like a rojak. 

First try will definitely be the soup because the soup base is the essence for a soup noodle. The soup didn't disappoint, it's clear and flavourful with hints of pork bone and dried fish. 

Next will be the egg noodles that the restaurant is famed for. The noodles was tangy and elastic, it gives you a crunchy texture when you bite through the noodles, cooked to perfection and not soggy like most of our Malaysian wanton noodles.

The wanton is wrapped with shrimps and minced pork, the wanton skin is also cooked just right and not soggy and soft. I enjoyed the noodle until the very last drop of soup. This is how cooking should be, simple yet detailed. Every important aspect of the dish is taken care of, which is what many of our hawker stalls failed to master.

The small serving is just perfect, it makes you satisfied but yet insufficeint, you want to eat more but having one more is too much. It lures you to come visit again another time to have more.

SUMMARY


Is it the best wanton noodle in HK? I don't know because I haven't tried all of it yet. But I can rest assured that this is a quality meal, cooked with attention and pride. Portion is not too big but just nice for a medium eater. Recommended to have a try in Central branch.

Taste
☆☆☆☆☆
simple and detailed
Value
☆☆☆☆
detailed expensive for the portion
Service
☆☆☆☆
better than average HK. Probably due to off peak hours
Cleanliness
☆☆☆☆
clean utensils and premise 
Opening Hours
11:00am until 9:00pm (Daily)
Wifi
N/A 
Parking
Minimal 
Website
N/A 

GPS: 22.283011, 114.154575
Please note that Google Map tagging is a bit off from the exact location. Please follow my GPS coordiantes.
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