On our wedding anniversary, we decided to treat ourselves to a dinner at the Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant in dowtown Tunis, in the Belvedere area.
We passed in front of it many times before but never actually went and tried it out.
It’s a small nice cosy place, decorated with a lot of chinese paintings, lanterns, fans, writings, …etc.; No chinese people though, unless they’re back in the kitchen somewhere.
The food was pretty good, although their “sweet and sour” was a bit light, lacking the beautiful sting that it should have, but all in all, it was a good meal.
I really liked the Wonton soup with shrimps. I was hoping they had Shark fin soup as I really liked that (Ok all you animal rights and environmentalist people, I know it’s unfair, but they taste as delicious to us as we do to them :P)
The prices are just a bit expensive, but well for a change in taste every once in a while, I guess it’s ok.
This is not meant as one of those Chinese take-away places after all.
Oh nice, I didn’t know there was a chinese place in Tunis, and I like the decoration of the restaurant. I wonder though if they use porc in their sausage?
Yeah their decoration is nice.
And they have a number of pork based meals on their menu, so I guess they do use pork in sausages too.
i went to this restaurant months ago and will never come back ! : the meat, supposed to be chinese, is in fact a “tunisian version” of asian food. Forc example : the noddles supposed to be the original ones (other asian restaurants in tunis serve the original ones) are in fact industrial pasta made in tunisia ! An other example : what was supposed to be “chinese ravioli” that was brought to us was so badly coocked that they looked like… nothing ! Besides, this restaurant is very expensive knowing that it doesn’t serve genuine chinese food. The only good point is the decoration which looks pretty good and the welcome, sympathic although food is bad.
anyway, happy wedding birthday AquaCool and Subzero 😉
Seems fantastic, we should set up a meetup there, what about the fees ?
Still worth a try next time we’re in tunis.
Just wanted to have an idea about the menu and prices, do they have a web page or a link where we can find that information ??
And by the way, i dont understand why chineese food restaurents are the one of the most expensives in tunisia while here in the US they are the cheapest :)) May be cause they have more chineese people than we do (in case we have at all)
I think every Chinese restaurant should have oriental waitresses and a Chinese hostess or maitre d’, preferably young and attractive (the waitresses, that is!!). Please don’t think that is sexist, but practical; just look at your impression. You seemed disappointed that all the Chinese were in the kitchen! I inferred that you thought, also, that Chinese waitresses would have added to the ambience. (Oh, I often wondered why they all use RED as a color; turns out that RED means HAPPINESS in China!
Wanting young pretty Chinese waitresses is not sexist, it is business. (a la Godfather)
Chinese food is a favorite of mine; my good friend, Lok. owns a Chinese restaurant- also called the Shanghai – and the best times are when they have a celebration, like Chinese New Year, and they close the restaurant early and have a private party. Then, they cook authentic Chinese foods. My friend Lok says that what they normally serve on their menu is chinese-AMERICAN food, adapted to US tastes – a little sweeter, prepared a little differently. I have learned to appreciate the taste of authentic Chinese foods.
Glad you had a good dinner!! And Happy Wedding Anniversary to Cool and Cooler!
hale
K-pax, maybe we were lucky to order stuff that turned out pretty ok.
Anyway, I think it’s obvious that there are no Chinese involved in it and that it’s a bunch of Tunisians using Tunisian materials to make the dishes. We kind of knew that when my wife got “Rishta” (A kind of Pasta) instead of noodles, lol…
Karim, it’s a nice place, but it’s a bit expensive.
Not really a meetup kind of place, I think.
Koffiekitten, I’ve tasted better chinese food in my life, but well you could try it out unless I find a better Chinese restaurant before you come 🙂
Nomad, I don’t think they have a website. Anyway, the prices are a bit expensive and the food is ok. Again, I’ve had better Chinese food in my life, but well this is the only Chinese restaurant I found in Tunis up to now.
As for why these restaurants are expensive, well it’s because they don’t have much competition.
Hale, first of all Thank you 🙂
As for the restaurant, on second thought, I think this one doesn’t even have Chinese chefs in the kitchen.
But I do believe the food would be a lot better if it was made by Chinese chefs, and the whole experience would be a lot better if it was served by Chinese waiters, no matter the gender.
I love Chinese food too 🙂
Hey!
Where can I buy soy sauce In Tunisia? Did they have soy sauce at this restaurant? Sorry…weird, I know…but I have to know! Thanks : )