鼎味叉燒冰室 Top Flavor Barbecued Pork Cafe (Hung Hom)
Top Flavor Barbecued Pork Cafe (鼎味叉燒冰室) is a Hong Kong-style cha chaan teng in Whampoa, Hung Hom, about a 1-minute walk from Whampoa MTR Station Exit A. This branch is NEW — it opened recently and has accumulated 10 Google Maps reviews with a 2.4-star rating, plus 2 OpenRice reviews. Reviewers praise the generous portion sizes and reasonable prices (afternoon tea sets around $35 per person), but many criticize the food as overly salty with inconsistent quality. Popular dishes include the signature char siu, Singapore fried rice, olive vegetable and pork floss fried rice, and French toast. The chain also has branches in North Point, Wan Chai, and other Hong Kong neighborhoods.
Raging Eye Says...
Customer sentiment is deeply polarized, balanced between those appreciating the generous portion sizes and those horrified by the erratic seasoning and poor culinary execution. While the cafe offers decent value for budget diners, it suffers from inconsistent kitchen standards and aggressive over-salting.
Critic's Verdict
Visit only for a cheap, high-volume afternoon tea snack, but avoid the main dinner menu unless you enjoy aggressive over-salting and culinary inconsistency.
- •Generous, high-volume portion sizes relative to the affordable price point.
- •Efficient, modern ordering systems and convenient location near Whampoa MTR.
- •Frequent complaints of excessive salt levels and poor ingredient quality in savory entrees like the sand ginger chicken.
- •Unreliable execution of noodle dishes, specifically regarding overcooked textures and bland flavor profiles.
Black and White Cube French Toast
Praised for its fluffy texture and indulgent topping combination, despite being slightly oily.
Cheese and Egg Sandwich
Valued as a reliable, crispy, and well-priced afternoon tea snack when toasted.
Singapore Fried Rice
Noted by delivery customers for maintaining acceptable quality levels consistent enough for repeat orders.
Must-Try Dishes
Menu & Pricing
HOT TAKES
"Newly opened so the environment is bright and clean. Breakfast set is reasonably priced. The scrambled eggs is silky but others are quite normal. The bun is not even buttered, while the satay beef instant noodles is poor with tough and flavorless beef, and overcooked noodles."
2026-08
"I ordered Singapore fried rice and olive vegetable and pork floss fried rice for delivery. I was satisfied with the quality and would order again."
2026-09
"So badly it deserves a proper review! First, the only redeeming quality is the surprisingly generous portion size for the price. But besides the portions, everything else is terrible — the food is extremely salty and the quality is poor."
2026-09
"周末下午茶到紅磡鼎味叉燒冰室，港鐵黃埔站A出口步行約1分鐘。店內以四人卡位為主，空間偏小，周日下午人流不少，可要求不搭枱，門口自助機取號。掃碼點單，但轉特飲調整需找服務員。支付方式多樣。黑白配粒粒西多士$32，口感鬆軟，淋上朱古力醬及煉奶，甜香濃郁，惟偏油。芝士雞蛋雙拼三文治$32，烘底加$1，香脆可口。熱奶茶奶香順滑，茶底不夠厚，回甘稍欠。紅豆冰加$5，清甜解渴。下午茶人均約$35，性價比合理。避雷：西多士偏油，奶茶茶底偏輕，繁忙時段空間擠迫。整體不過不失，適合快捷下午茶。"
"Went to Top Flavor Barbecued Pork Cafe in Hung Hom for weekend afternoon tea, about 1 minute walk from Whampoa MTR Station Exit A. The shop mainly has four-person booth seats, space is rather small. There were quite a few people on Sunday afternoon; you can request not to share tables, and there's a self-service machine at the door to get a number. Scan code to order, but changing to special drinks requires finding staff. Various payment methods. Black and white paired French toast $32, soft texture, topped with chocolate sauce and condensed milk, sweet and rich, but a bit oily. Cheese and egg double sandwich $32, add $1 for toasted bread, crispy and tasty. Hot milk tea has smooth milk fragrance, but the tea base is not thick enough, lacking in aftertaste. Red bean ice add $5, refreshing. Afternoon tea per person about $35, reasonable value. Avoid: French toast is oily, milk tea base is light, space is cramped during busy hours. Overall not bad, suitable for quick afternoon tea."
2026-09-21
"難食到真係要好好寫寫負評😂😂首先講講唯一的優點就係晚餐份量真係好足，出人意料的好大份。不過除咗份量足之外一無是處，個沙薑雞一睇就係打咗好多激素、又大又肥十分之唔新鮮，味道同沙薑雞差好遠。另外個涼瓜炒蛋，廚師直頭灑咗一把鹽冇炒散，完全勁咸，椰菜腩肉煲都好鹹，我真係好少喺香港可以食到咁鹹嘅食物😂😂😂"
"So bad I really need to write a proper negative review 😂😂 First, the only good thing is the dinner portions are really generous, surprisingly large. But besides the portions, everything else is terrible. The sand ginger chicken looks like it's been injected with hormones — big and fat, very not fresh, the taste is far from proper sand ginger chicken. Also the bitter melon scrambled eggs, the chef literally sprinkled a handful of salt without scrambling it properly, extremely salty. The cabbage pork belly pot is also very salty. I rarely eat such salty food in Hong Kong 😂😂😂"
2026-09-18