Cafe Orchid
Millbrae, CA · Chinese restaurant
- Address
- Cafe Orchid, 9 El Camino Real B, Millbrae, CA 94030
- Phone
- (650) 697-3988
- Website
- smorefood.com/order-online/cafe-orchid-millbrae-94030-8ueonl32?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=website
- Status
- Closed · Opens 11 AM
Cafe Orchid is a restaurant located in Millbrae, CA. It is one of 73 restaurants listed in Millbrae. Its 4.1-star rating matches the Millbrae city average of 4.1 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.
Hours
| Saturday | 11 AM–9 PM |
Customer Reviews
Wanted to try this location since we drive by it everyday. This is a Hong Kong style restaurant food. We ordered: Baked oxtail with rice, the fish with egg corn over rice, the beef tendon over lo mein, beef tendon wonton noodle soup, and baked pork chop over rice. The baked oxtail was not bad. But for the price it’s not bad. For drinks: we ordered the Hong Kong style milk and coffee tea. Not as good as the one I had in Hong Kong, but ok. I would definitely come back, but try something different especially since there is parking in the back.
I love this site! The food is authentic and the service is warm. You can not go to the wrong place if you see so many HongKong people dining inside. And the portion is good that an adult man can easily be fed up and the price is quite reasonable.
6/26/2025 update: Posted new menu photos. No kitten roaming in the dining area today. We had the baked pork tenderloin spaghetti $15.25, wonton soup $13.25 and a stir fry beef satay rice noodles $14.50. Everything tasted great. This was more of a revenge meal as the wonton soup I had on the day before was terrible. Food taste even better when you had something bad. The older waitress is back. She is pretty awesome. The kitchen was really slow today. It took over 30 minutes for my baked pork tenderloin spaghetti to come out. 3/27/2025 update: Weird lunch today. While we were eating, a kitten rubbed up against my friend's leg under the table. It surprised us. I didn't know this was a cat cafe. Apparently, it ran out from the kitchen. The waitress quickly captured the kitten. The other weird
I went to eat here with a friend of mine. He told me that this is a good example of traditional Cantonese food. I was not familiar with Cantonese food and he described it as Chinese comfort food. Kind of like food that you would go get at your Chinese grandmother's home. I don't know how accurate this is in the grand scheme of Chinese food, but it seemed accurate to me. It was Saucy and tasty and kind of like beef and gravy that I would get as a kid at my grandmother's house. Definitely different than most Chinese restaurants that I have had in my life. I recommend giving it a try. The place is no frills, but the service was great and the staff was super friendly. Take a bit of time to look at the menu. They have a lot of things to choose.
#2 This is one of my favorite restaurants. It’s not fancy or particularly special, but it’s a place where you can enjoy a delicious, simple meal at a reasonable price with milk tea. I personally love the pork katsu and spaghetti combo, and I also enjoy the sausage macaroni! And now they even accept credit cards, including Amex! #1 Simple and delicious Hong Kong-style café!! Cash Payment ONLY!!
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