[Netfiend]

I was there arnd tea time .. 1630

and i forgot to add .. da waiter with the cheesy smile and who was more 'queenish' even offered me a slice of some toast and salsa which i declined ..

If both of us have the same opinion.. there must be something for sure ..

Aight .. BEWARE !

[Andrew W Scott]

Originally Posted by Netfiend

I was there arnd tea time .. 1630

and i forgot to add .. da waiter with the cheesy smile and who was more 'queenish' even offered me a slice of some toast and salsa which i declined ..

If both of us have the same opinion.. there must be something for sure ..

Aight .. BEWARE !

I was outta there around 14:45. Maybe I'll meet you in there for a coffee one day...just don't hold my hand, ok?

[Netfiend]

LOL ..

I will be thinking more than twice bfr going there ..
Now that my doubt seems to have turned into reality, i shall just believe in takeaways ..
Moreover i rarely go to TST unless for some appts .. am i glad ?

[Andrew W Scott]

Originally Posted by Netfiend

LOL ..

I will be thinking more than twice bfr going there ..
Now that my doubt seems to have turned into reality, i shall just believe in takeaways ..
Moreover i rarely go to TST unless for some appts .. am i glad ?

C'mon mate, it's not THAT bad! It's not like they're all drooling over you. I got the impression that once they determined I was straight they were just polite and kept their distance. Suited me just fine, as long as I got my coffee...

[justmehk]

Ever tried Zambra Cafe in Wanchai? Nice place and nice coffee. I always spend there an hour or two reading my book or doing some thinking.

[kombuchakid]

Originally Posted by Andrew Melb

First Cup is not on Chatham Road proper, it is just around the corner in Prat Avenue. Let's say you are walking south down the west side of Chatham Road (or if you prefer, down Chatham Road from HK Science Museum end towards Salisbury Road end, that's towards the harbour, on the right side of Chatham Road). On your right you pass Observatory Road, Granville Road, Cameron Road and then you come to Prat Avenue (not a big road).

Take exit A2 from TST MTR, which leads you into Humphreys Avenue.

Oh my eyes!!!
This truly gave me a headache-why not just say its at 49-51 Chatham Rd . exit A2 for MTR and leave it at that

Back in the gay unfriendly days there used to be a joint just off LKF where I used to Happy Hour regularly,but I never knew as the action always started later. Once I came home to learn that the place had been raided-that cured me of my happy hours.

[Andrew W Scott]

Originally Posted by kombuchakid

Oh my eyes!!!
This truly gave me a headache-why not just say its at 49-51 Chatham Rd . exit A2 for MTR and leave it at that

Back in the gay unfriendly days there used to be a joint just off LKF where I used to Happy Hour regularly,but I never knew as the action always started later. Once I came home to learn that the place had been raided-that cured me of my happy hours.

I'm sorry my detailed explanation gave you a headache. If you felt a headache coming on, or you couldn't understand the explanation, you were most certainly free to stop reading and move on with something else that you deemed more worthy of your time.

The reason I didn't say that it was at 49-51 Chatham Rd is because that is not where it is. That address is close to where it is, but that is the wrong address. Also your suggestion of "exit A2 for MTR" is the nearest exit, but it doesn't explain what to do once you leave that exit. It is easy to walk out of that exit but yet not find the place we are talking about.

I note that you have made some 1,375 posts on this website. That indicates to me that you have probably spent a lot of time in HK and therefore are very familiar with the HK layout and scene. Perhaps you can cast your mind back to the very first days or weeks when you arrived in HK, I am sure you would have appreciated very specific directions back then.

I have only been resident in Hong Kong 22 days, although I intend to stay here some years. In those 22 days I have taken wrong turns that might seem minor to the seasoned HK veteran, but that ended up in me getting lost for periods of up to 30 minutes before finding my way again. I am sure HK newbies can sympathise with this. And I am sure if you honestly cast your mind back to the very first time you tried to navigate your way around narrow and complicated HK streets you can remember a time you got lost simply because of some minor wrong turn.

I think it is far better to provide too much explanation than too little. I'm sorry if your head hurt by trying to understand.

I have received some good information from these forums which has helped me settle into HK nicely. I was merely trying to help by reciprocating and provide some useful feedback. If you particularly dislike my writing style, I'm happy to defer to you as a much more prolific poster and stop making contributions.

[kombuchakid]

Originally Posted by Andrew Melb

I have only been resident in Hong Kong 22 days, although I intend to stay here some years. In those 22 days I have taken wrong turns that might seem minor to the seasoned HK veteran, .

Point taken-But Kowloon still gives me the heebee jeebees. Recently I had to be at the Broadway Cinematheque. Got out at the correct MTR exit and walked the wrong way as I had the map upside down.
Now that was a headache which even a cold coffee from a charchanteng could not cure.

[esque]

Getting back to the coffee...

Just tried the coffee at the chocolate cafe on level 10 of Horizon Plaza, Ap Lei Chau, near the specialty Italian supermarket (as recommended earlier in the thread). Two enthusiastic thumbs up. So to summarize for those new to this increasingly lengthy thread, seriously good coffee can be had at:
1/ Eat Right, SoHo
2/ Horizon Plaza, Ap Lei Chau
And decent coffee in a cool atmosphere can be had at:
Epoch - the Illy Cafe off Star St in Wanchai

Not quite enough to fill a guidebook yet, but things are looking up.

[niccy]

Originally Posted by Andrew Melb

Ok, here is a chance to be educated. What is "Cha chaan Ten" coffee? I know 'cha' means tea in Chinese, is that anything to do with it?

And what is "Yueng Yeung"? Sorry, I am an ignorant gweilo. I've heard of Leslie Yeung

You're correct about Cha = Tea

Cha Chaan Ten - have you been to Tsui Wah right outside of LKF? Opposite to Yung Kee? That's a typical example of HK style Cha Chaan Ten, they always serve food in sets, menu tuck underneath the glass top of the table, you have to take the receipt to the cashier when leaving... i hope that all well-explained what a cha chaan ten is.

Yuen Yeung = Coffee + Ceylon tea (or any dark color tea) + milk/cream
only available in Cha Chaan Ten i think

Kafa (it has a camel logo, Morrocan Coffee i reckon) - I found it inside a building on Wyndham Street, sited in a big corner area at the lobby. and that building is right behind Marks & Spencer on Queen's Rd and Wyndham. I passed by today and found it closed on Sunday.