Hong Kong Tea Bar

5 stars every time. I travel from the states and by chance stumbled upon this place about 10 years ago and since then take an entire day of my trip from the states every time I visit the UK. And it’s quite the trek- 7£ & 25 mins on the train and a walk to the hong king tea bar but worth every minute, step and penny. My favorite is the salt and pepper squid! (#60). Thank you for your dedication to food and service!!!

I love recommendations and when my colleague told me about it, I had to try. My partner brought me here as it was our treat day and girlll, I had fun. I was satiated. I ordered the THREE ROAST. Im asian, i love my rice (egg fried rice for this dish) and it is topped with roasted duck, crispy pork belly and char siu. My partner opted for chow mein but I told him to get the STIR FRIED BEEF HO FAN. It didnt disappoint him. "Simple and done well" was his comment. It came with a generous serving of tender beef with some bean sprouts, spring onions and the noodles. The wok hei was there. We had to order more meat and that meant SWEET AND SOUR PORK RIBS. This isnt the tender fall off the bone ribs but its cripsy on the outside and you have to pull the meat off the bone. The sauce was great and it had a decent amount of meat to bone ratio as well as vegetables. It was lunch time, felt thirsty from walking under the scorching sun. Their HOMEMADE LEMON ICED TEA did not disappoint. I think they used black tea, some sweetener and added in fresh lemons. Very refreshing with crushed ice. They serve it with a straw and a spoon so you can crush the lemon as you slurp down this lovely bevvy. ☆They take card and cash payments. ☆Loo was our of order when we visited. ☆We didnt have to make a reservation. ☆They do takeaways 20pence per takeaway tub. ☆Food came out fast and hot. ☆5-10minute walk from the portsmouth and southsea train station ☆Star rating☆ Price 5/5✨️ Food 5/5✨️ Ambiance 5/5✨️ Service 5/5✨️ Location 5/5✨️

08dec21: I am giving a review for the three delivery orders that I have had in the months of October and November 2021. I really enjoy the meal Beef Brisket with Dry Ho Fun, very flavorful. So yummy! I usually purchase two of this meal each time I order online from Hong Kong Tea Bar in Portsmouth. See photos below. The first time that I had ordered ever from this restaurant, I purchased and tried the Chicken in Honey Sauce, Shrimp Fried Rice, and Beef Brisket with Dry Ho Fun. My delivery arrived very quickly like less than 20 minutes. All of the food was good. But the Beef Brisket stood out to me (what I wrote above). The second and third times that I had ordered, just the two Beef Brisket meals, the delivery took much longer. One of my orders didn't arrive until almost two hours later (I had to call to find out where my order was, this was a Monday or Wednesday), which I had pre-ordered a little bit before the restaurant opened. So I am thinking that the Beef Brisket had to be prepared and cooked, maybe? I would have given 5 stars but the very late meal delivery will have me give 4 and a half for Hong Kong Tea Bar. And I will continue to purchase the Beef Brisket with Dry Ho Fun while I am in Portsmouth attending my MSc degree programme. :)

Always been a huge fan of HKTB. Been coming here for years and not been let down. Dont let appearances put you off, the food is tasty and well priced. Although i was disappointed to find that they no longer serve duck! Especially as it's still on the menus. Only when you go to order it, you get told it hasn't been available for ages and they point to a tiny hand written sign on the till as if it's you being stupid.