HI Tea Hong Kong Style Cafe

Reviews

• Kitty H.

  star star star star_border star_border 2 October 2026

  Tried it when it first opened ( a couple years ago?) and didn't like it.  Now I was told food has improved. So we gave it a try again.  Ordered takeouts x 3 times.  Generous portion.   Meter parking up front.    Free small Parking lot at back shared with keyfood/ restaurant/ dollar store etc.    you can go through the back door.  
  
  - 黑椒牛柳絲炒意粉Shredded beef black pepper fried spaghetti.    $8.95.  Thumbs up!!!! Also tried it with Mei Fun.  米粉。 Aldo good but spaghetti is better
  - 咖哩牛腩飯。Beef stew curry sauce over rice.   $7.95.  Thumbs up!!   1 out of 3 times was short on sauce.  Little dry. Other two times was great.  
  - 肉絲炒麵shredded pork  with pan fried noodles.   Sauce was served to the side.   Sauce was too salty and it has a weird taste to it.   Totally thumbs down!
  -粟米班塊飯Fish Filet with sweet corn over rice.   I was told by friends not to get anything with white sauce but I didn't listen.   They were right! The white sauce was too thick and corn starchy.   Thumbs down!!!!
  
  Conclusion:  will return.  Definitely try to first two items above.  Call ahead for pick up.

• Emily C.

  star star star star_border star_border 23 September 2026

  This small shop serves plenty of Hong Kong style foods for cheap prices. The food is just alright but it's quick and easy, making it a casual breakfast or lunch. In the mornings, they typically have combo sets of noodles/porridge/sandwiches, eggs and a drink. They also have Chinese bakery buns which are decent. The taste is just alright but for the price, it's not bad.

• Ping F.

  star star star star star_border 21 September 2026

  Order food, eat food, leave in a timely manner so that you can free up some seats for the next diners.
  
  Decent place to get some quick cheap HK style breakfast. Ordered the Hi-Tea combo $6 (beef satay over rice noodles, buttered toast with scramble gees and ham and a milk tea) which is available all day long.  Noodles were good, the beef satay (curry) was flavorful. I didn't taste any msg. The food itself was a good portion, not too skimpy. HK style Milk tea was delicious, tasted like they actually brewed it.
  
  Overall I would go back for a quick meal.

• Jessica L.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 6 September 2026

  My first time having breakfast at a Hong Kong Cafe and it did not really live up to my expectations...
  
  I went early so there were plenty of seats and it was not crowded. I ordered Breakfast Set B, Breakfast Set C, 2 coffees, and a pineapple bun. When the cashier was taking my order, she asked what kind of meat I wanted with each Set, but I was not sure what she was talking about at first and she had an attitude towards me. That threw me off a little.
  
  Then, we sat down to wait and the food was ready pretty soon. I had Set C, which was a ham and egg sandwich and oatmeal. The sandwich was ok, nothing special, and I could definitely make better oatmeal than them! As for Set B, which was buttered toast with ham and 2 eggs, it was alright, but again nothing special. The coffee had to be the best because it was not too sweet; just right.
  
  The portion sizes are decent for breakfast, but I would choose Cafe 48 over this for sure!

• peter C.

  star star star star star 5 September 2026

  Fat peter rating system
  Standard yelp
  Why you go : every chinese person goes
  Best HK tea shop hands down in Queens
  convenient on and off
  
  Return: yes - I will.