A Cafe
1234 Robson Street
Vancouver, BC
In yesterday’s post, I mentioned about my epic fail on trying to go to Gyuu Don Ya. Guess what, it wasn’t one single instance of fail… In one (of several) other instances, I went there just to find out they were *still* wasn’t open (though, oddly, they had a note saying apologizing for not opening that day and should be open “tomorrow”). Oddly, their official opening day is today… That is despite I was there last week. Yes, feel to call it wacky…
Anyway, in that one instance, I had an accomplice: PO, whom have tagged along in several lunches. Since we had to go back to the office, we stopped by one place where PO has dropped by to get takeout. He mentioned it was quite decent so that was good enough reason!
For some reason, that place reminded me of Flaming Wok… Yes, that “Chinese” restaurant. Oh, wait, that place used to be Flaming Wok. What the #!$!@#$ I am getting myself into! However, I soon realized Flaming Wok it wasn’t. Instead, it was something more on the lines of a HK style cafe. The oddity was that they have a sign outside listing dim sum dishes. Errrr… While I am sure that is to entice some customers, no, I wasn’t going to order that… Instead, I went for the HK style dishes and, had the option of drink or cup of soup. In my case, I went for the later.
When I was served that cup of soup, I had to smirk a little bit. See, I did not ask what was the soup so I knew I was taking my chances. And, when I was served this version of egg drop soup, instead of pushing it aside, I actually wanted to know how this would end up. And it ended up being quite acceptable. Sure, it had cornstarch to give it some consistency but, otherwise, I can particularly think of a flaw (though, of course, that is considering expectations were low to begin with).
As for PO, instead of a cup of soup, he chose for a drink. I did not take a picture of that because, well, it is just a glass of syrup, milk and ice…
Now, as for what PO ordered for lunch, he went for eel ramen (not exact dish name but best describes it). For a moment, I thought those noodles could have been that of instant noodles. Still, PO had it without complaining too much but still pointed/remembered it wasn’t as bad …
As for me, I decided to order one of those dishes you always find in HK cafes: curry, more specifically, beef brisket curry. Served with some rice, I found the curry to be bland and slightly chewy. As seen above, given the size of the plate, it would have been unlikely anybody will complain about the amount of food on the plate… But, alas, if it have had a bit more curry taste. Past that issue (unfortunately, the main issue), the rest was a decent meal.
One thing both PO and I completely overlooked was their lunch menu. While we did not order it, on our way out, we saw a customer eating one of such orders and… Let’s just say she was enjoying the stereotypical beef brocoli, some greens and a spring roll (among other dishes). Then again, that is what people requests…
Overall, if you have had HK cafe type food, you will have a really good idea of what A Cafe has to offer. And, despite it is reasonably priced (dishes were under $10), the uphill battle, though, is Hon’s a couple of blocks down. As for myself, I won’t mind going back, except there are a lot of places yet still to explore.
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