I had dim sum with a large group of friends at around lunch time. The place was packed, so naturally we had trouble finding seats. However, service staff were shoving past us and muttering about how we should stop blocking the way, though (as per how HK buildings are) there wasn't any other space for all 12 of us to stand and wait. After being stranded in the walkway for 10 minutes or so, they finally found us a table. It was meant for 4, but they simply added an extended table top and squeezed (literally) the 12 of us in.
Happily seated, the food arrived rather quickly. The bamboo tofu skin rolls were really good. But most of the other dishes were a let down. The Ha Gao was pasty and floury inside. The skin was too thick and a little over-steamed. I found the Shrimp Wanton rather tasteless. The mini egg tarts was 3/4 pastry, 1/4 egg custard. And it didn't help at all that the egg custard was tasteless, not a hint of sweetness.
We did order alot of food, perhaps more than we could finish. So the bill came up to about $200 per head. I found that amazingly expensive for dim sum that wasn't good. I've had fantastic dim sum for less than half that price. The worst part is I can't even say that I've paid that much cash for a great dining experience. Yes, the place was very old school, but that's about it. Service wasn't top notch, not enough to warrant that price. Really hope that the standard of the food was that low only because the place was packed. But in any case, I probably wouldn't go back again.
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