Yung Kee Restaurant, Wellington Street, Hong Kong

Yung Kee (鏞記) is one of the most famous restaurants in Hong Kong. Founded in 1942, the restaurant is located on Wellington Street in the Central District; and is fame for its roast goose, barbecue pork, and perhaps for their expensive price as well.

Roast goose at Yung Kee Restaurant

Dined at Yung Kee in Oct 2007 during our Hong Kong visit. We already knew about the price, but we had promised ourselves to spend a bit more on one of our meals for fine cuisine, and we picked Yung Kee.

We ordered some iconic Hong Kong food… roast goose, roast quail, fried rice-noodle with beef (乾炒牛河; cau ngau hor), some veges and century eggs (皮蛋). The century eggs were served as starter and are the best I have tasted.
The roast goose was superb as well. The goose was served in typical Hong Kong style, with cooked groundnuts and fermented veges. The meat was tender and the gravy blended very well with the meat. Top class.
The fried rice-noodle was just ok.
I was quite disappointed with the roast quail though, which was dried and tasteless. I am not sure if roast quail should taste that way as it was the only roast quail I have had in Hong Kong… and I didn’t like it.
The bill was above HK$400 for 3 adults… a bit expensive but I think it’s worth the splurge.
Address: 32-40 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong. [Official website]

Yung Kee Restaurant… century eggs, roast quail and fried beef-rice-noodles