M Cafe - Coquitlam

All this social distancing is making us crave comfort food. We decided that the menu at M Cafe lent itself to fulfilling some of that craving. While we often look forward to the stereotypical curt service at Hong Kong style cafes (actually some of the friendliest service we have experienced has been at HK cafes), we were glad that they were at least offering take out.Located just a few blocks west of Coquitlam Centre, M Cafe has its take out service elevated to a science! I was totally impressed! We got home and began carefully assembling separately packaged ingredients into dishes. The first that we figured out (and devoured) was a soup combination with sate beef, fish ball and ramen noodles in Laksa. This frankly inspired combination was delicious. Its been a while since we had laksa and this was coconutty and rich!Next up was the considerably less confusing, Lotus Leaf Wrap with sticky rice and assorted Chinese sausage and meats. I love the slightly tobacco flavour that the leaf imparts. Black Pepper Shredded Beef with Pan Fried Noodles was another tasty dish. The black pepper sauce was very good with just a bit of bite. There was lots of beef and even more of the noodles. These were of the crispy sort which I wasn't expecting but they soaked up the sauce and made this into a wonderful thing.Finally, we had one of their lunchtime stone hot pot specials. This was Sliced Lamb Szechuan Spices with Spicy Szechuan Sauce on the side. It came over rice with a fried egg which fared well considering that it was first transported then eased into our serving bowl. More importantly, this was also very tasty. Just a nice hit of spice but not the peppercorn thing that we were sort of hoping for. Somehow, we had three dishes that came with drinks and I had not checked the options properly. Remember to do that if you decide to get take out from here. The menu has a myriad of possibilities.BTW, all this food came to less than $50 and Marie and I were fed for lunch and dinner.

This place serves fresh food, and has fast staff. If you ask them something to be delivered before anything else they’d try. Some says couldn’t bring a coffee inside but be respectful and ask if it’s ok to bring one rather than walk in with one. Sometimes they don’t care and sometimes they do. It’s all about asking permission as this is a restaurant where they serve what you most likely can bring from outside

Standard Hong Kong cafe menu. The place is a pretty good size with lots of tables and seating. We ordered the Fried rice noodle with egg and beef, deep fried pork chop on rice, and the grill set with steak and pork cutlet. Along with the grill set, we got the lobster bisque and jumbo size drinks with each meal. The lobster bisque was tasty and to our surprise, it came with pieces of crawfish...quite a few of them. Fried rice noodle was also tasty and up to standard. Same with the baked pork chop on rice. We only ordered the small size for $11 and was pleased with the portion size. Last to arrive was the grill set menu. The steak was definitely larger than other hong kong cafes i’ve been to so i’m quite pleased with the portion size. We ordered it with the wild mushroom cream sauce which was well done. Overall, i was satisfied with the food and would come back again to try other items on the menu.

Welcome to my blog where I share my opinions on being an adult and post my reviews of stuff I buy and things I eat. Feb 15 BIRRY EATS: M Cafe The Best Place for HK Style Breakfast. If you're a follower of mine on Instagram @BirryRam), you'll recall my stories during weekend mornings where I am eating breakfast at M Cafe. One of my all time favourite meals is the macaroni in soup with ham in combination with two eggs, two pieces of spam, and a French toast sandwich. This type of food represents my childhood and my roots of Hong Kong.

The menu is really confusing because there's way too many dishes and types of cuisines to choose from. I ordered the double boiled soup with hot clay pot braised beef tripe, brisket, daikon and rice combo. It was quite tasty and the soup had chicken feet, peanuts and papaya, similar to how my dad used to make it. The hot clay pot beef was pretty good but needed more time for braising because the daikon was still hard. Overall, it was a decent meal. My husband ordered the seafood linguini and there was a good portion of fresh tasting seafood. It actually tasted better than the seafood linguini from the Old Spaghetti Factory. I ordered a House Special Noodle for take out for my mom and she said it was very tasty but portion was kinda small compared to other places. It came with a hot drink and she got the HK milk tea.