My all time favorite for Hakka Chinese food. Very surprised that they are not full on a Saturday evening. Service is very good. The restaurant feels like a higher fine dinning rather than a regular Chinese restaurant. Food quality is always excellent. But I would recommend you to check out their special menu online and pre-order when making the reservation.
Hakkasan Bistro Cafe, a family-run dining establishment, was opened in 2007 by a mother and her two daughters. We were warmly welcomed by the Hakkasan Bistro team to attend their specially organized Hakka Inspired Feast and Wine Media Event.
I was kindly invited by Yvonne, the Managing Director of Hakkasan Bistro for a Media Event of complimentary dinner at Hakkasan and wine tasting/tour at Canada Berries Winery (formerly Sanduz Estate Winery). Hakkasan, a modern Chinese eatery in East Richmond’s industrial area was established in 2007. It was definitely located in an area where you wouldn’t expect a restaurant. They underwent a nine-month restaurant makeover in 2013 and relaunched as the restaurant it is today. Hakkasan serves quality authentic Cantonese dishes with a new diverse menu selection, including Hakka inspired soul food, in addition to our tasting menus.
“Hakkasan” is a little bistro offering authentic Hakka-inspired soul food and Cantonese dishes prepared the “Wok Hay” style. They are a family-run establishment: a mother and her two daughters. They are best known from their multi-course tasting menus. Having family ties to the Hakka people and growing up hearing my relatives speak the dialect, I was highly curious to try the cuisine for myself. I am sure I have had some Hakka dishes growing up, but I wouldn’t be able to tell you this from that. I wanted to learn more and I wanted to start with food from “Hakkasan”.
Hakkasan Bistro Cafe, like its name implies, employs the cooking style of the Hakka people, also known as China’s gypsies and nomads. On the map, they originated from the southeastern Chinese provinces of Gaungdong, Fujian, Jiangxi and Guangxi. Some hallmarks of Hakka cuisine are stewed, braised and roast meats.
Hakka cuisine is a traditional rustic cooking style of the Hakka people, China's gypsies and nomads, found mainly in the southeastern Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi and Guangxi. Stewed, braised, roast meats, 'texturized' contributions remain central to Hakka cuisine; the cooking style emphasize simple but tasty dishes that focuses on texture.
As I’ve previously mentioned, I grew up in Richmond with super white parents. So despite the plethora of amazing Asian cuisine residing right outside my door, I never ate any Asian food growing up other than your stereotypical western fare (I will still defend the deliciousness of lemon chicken to my death though). And although my tastes expanded after I moved out on my own in my early twenties, I’m still woefully uneducated when it comes to many types of Asian cuisine. Hakka cuisine is just one of the many. So when Hakkasan Bistro in Richmond invited me to attend a media event at which they’d be serving a ten course meal including many Hakka specialties, I jumped at the opportunity to expand my culinary horizon. I invited Dexter along as my plus one, and off we went into the depths of Richmond’s industrial district at the northern end of No. 5 road.
I came here for a ChineseBites media dinner where a group of us was able to sample their signature dishes. What did I order?. Chef’s Signature Pork & Snow Fungus Soup in Young Coconut. The soup is served inside of a coconut, which made the broth taste amazing because of the mild coconut flavour.
tasted amazing and my personal favourite was the Gooseberry. Their staff was very informative in. terms of their history, their products & you can definitely tell how. passionate they were about their wines. I highly recommend checking them out. because they only sell their fruit wines at their Richmond winery. I will
I loved the odorless garlic half lobster with jasmine rice. The garlic is processed to maintain its natural flavours but still be breathe-friendly. I especially loved the presentation of the dish. In addition, the jasmine rice itself was flavourful having absorbed the juices of the lobster.
Hakkasan is a great lunch place for small groups. It can easily sit 6 to 8 people. They have a good lunch menu and the food is flavorful. Parking is usually pretty good. Bathroom is reasonable clean. The interior is a bit mishmash.
They have a counter for take out food.
Great restaurant, lovely environment and very tasty food! They have a wide selection of dishes and constant promotion of new items that definitely worth trying. Parking is also very convenient as it is located away from busy traffic, making a trip much easier. The servers Yvonne and Stephanie are also very helpful and attentive. They speak fluent English, Mandarin and Cantonese therefore communication is never a problem. I will recommend this restaurant to everyone.
The ambience is very warm and comforting. I really enjoyed the Sea bass, Black bean chicken, and honey garlic spareribs on my last visit. I eat here at least 5 times a month as I work close by. They have great grab and go options for people working close by.
The location is quite out of way if you
don't know the area. It's located North
of Bridgeport on No. 5 Rd in Richmond.
Intimate and charming , which is good.
Being Thursday and a rainy night only
less than 12 people during dinner time.
Anyway, the soup came first, chicken
with gourd quite good. The gailan with
beef. The gailan crunchy and the beef tender and very good. The steam, salty chicken did not disappoint me either.
Two more baked rice dishes also good.
The lady is quite charming and this is the first ever I got a business card given to me in the restaurant.
Delicious dishes with ingredients like foie gras, and lobster. Definitely worth a visit for high quality different dishes. Some items requires a days notice in prep
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