[DocBird]

Been mulling over my favourite places to eat outside - preferably in fresh air (well, relatively) - in Hong Kong

Here are some:

Pak A, east of Sai Kung: top coastal hamlet, with couple of great seafood restaurants

The Stoep, Cheung Sha, Lantau: top location, fine food (Greek [or, so they don't get over-upset, vaguely Mediterranean] and related, ok-yah! [junk set seem to love it]); what about the place next door? - haven't made it there yet, maybe more local style

Cheung Chau waterfront; row of seafood restaurants, good prices, local character (well used by fishing families - a true thumbs up)

that lane off Lan Kwai Fong, with Malaysian, Thai etc, guy with the quiff to outdo Elvis (didn't say I meant just in the wilds! - tho preferable)

Cheung Sheung, Sai Kung: hilltop noodle stall, food hardly gourmet, but what a place

Ham Tin, Tai Long Wan - rather better food than Cheung Sheung, not in itself worth crossing the ridge for, but what a location

Yucca de Lac: nice place as I recall (haven't been for years), overlooking valley with Sha Tin; but food bland Canto?

former Peak Cafe terrace: a tad pricey for what's on offer, but add in the ambience, esp evenings, and it's worth a trip. If you can get to a table.

Po Toi seafood restaurant(s) (Ming Kee, especially): top spots after a bit of hiking and/or swimming (you don't just trough here after lazing around on a junk the whole morning, do you??)

Shek O: especially the Chinese-Thai place (I've tried a couple of others, the Chinese-Thai still seems the best)

thumbs-downs to:
Victoria Harbour sides: pathetic there's nowhere good I can think of for waterfront meal n drink (remember Blake's Pier, I think it was? - food a tad grotty, but a fine site)
Po Lin Monastery - haven't tried for a while, but when last there, it was like fast-food slopped out by monks - with not even a "would you like noodles with that?"

whaddya reckon?

[tangy13]

any idea how to get there to cocacabana?

[DocBird]

last time I was at the Stoep, I had Greek salad

I rest my case


... and make quick exit before anyone mentions eating French fries in McDonald's (the Fenwick Pier one, naturally - on harbour front, I think the only McD in HK with beer)

[DocBird]

just found the Stoep business card; says "mediterranean & south african cuisine"
I must've missed the zebra steaks, the gnu burgers, and the springbok sandwiches

[goodfood]

And the Boboti ( curried mince served with yellow rice and raisins) and the Tomato Bredie ( beef chunks in a tomato-based curry) and the crocodile steak ( which I haven't had but I know is priced at $95).

Originally Posted by DocBird

just found the Stoep business card; says "mediterranean & south african cuisine"
I must've missed the zebra steaks, the gnu burgers, and the springbok sandwiches

[lucia]

there's also a thai restaurant in hong kong park that has outdoor seating. anyone know if the food's any good?

[tjlegg]

My wife and I used that Thai restaurant in Hong Kong Park for a buffet lunch for our wedding. It was pretty good, though I'm not sure I'd base anything off a buffet.

Another popular outdoor spot for Thai is The Forest on Peng Chau. A lot of Disco Bay folks come over for lunch and hang out and drink and watch the big screen TV.

[lasez]

The snooker table is still there!

There are 2 other restaurants next to Forest. One is Typhoon Shelter...serves pizza, buffalo wings and indian food etc. But Forest seems to draw the most crowd.

Originally Posted by Paul

They also have a full-size snooker table at The Forest (or at least they did when I was last there a year or so ago).

[tjlegg]

Originally Posted by lasez

The snooker table is still there!

There are 2 other restaurants next to Forest. One is Typhoon Shelter...serves pizza, buffalo wings and indian food etc. But Forest seems to draw the most crowd.

Actually the Typhoon Shelter no longer serves Indian food, since their Indian chef left. (quite the shame, since he was really good.) And the Typhoon Shelter is owned (at least for now) by the same guy who owns The Forest, so you can order food from the other restaurant when dining outside.

[DocBird]

Cheung Chau now has couple of Indian restaurants with outdoor tables; both left from ferry pier: Morocco's been around a while (more Nepalese??); and a new spot amongst the main row of seafood places. Morocco's better, say some folk I've spoken to.

Stanley restaurants also deserve mention perhaps - along the waterfront street that closes to traffic (Sundays and public hols?); some tables outside, even indoors are mostly open to the world.