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Sidewalk Cafe opened it’s third outlet in Tin Shui Wai last month and if you’re in the area and looking for western cuisine it’s a solid place to go. With so many new restaurants opening each month finding something unique to catch diners attention is increasingly hard. Chef Hans option… a 1 metre pizza. No that’s not a mis-print Sidewalk Cafe’s signature pizza is 100cm long and a healthy 30cm wide with three different toppings ($268). A real table filler and tasty too – it also easily passes the how does it taste cold the next day test. Sadly for take away orders it’s sliced into three sections for ease of transport. There’s also a range of traditional 9 and 11 inch circular pizzas.
The rest of the menu offers a wide range of dishes from soups and salads, to pastas, risotto, steak and suckling pig. Portions sizes are good, with dishes well presented. bc tried the Baked Potato Wedges with meat and cheese ($42) a good filling starter with the potato nicely cooked and soft inside. The Baked Lasagna ($88) was enjoyable, cooked al dente and served with tomato sauce on the side. Personally I’d have preferred a few more herbs and spices in both parts of the dish but that’s my western tastes buds talking. The Pan Seared Barramundi Fillet with Spinach and Clams ($118) featured a generous portion of fish and half a dozen clams served in a white sauce on a bed of spinach. The fish was nicely cooked but the white sauce a little simple and thin.
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Sidewalk’s signature dessert is the Golden Snow Mountain ($68) a towering, it’s much taller than a can of soft drink, mass of toast, cream, ice-cream and fruit. It’s fun and designed to share. One word of caution, as with many restaurants in Hong Kong, some of the desserts and specialty drinks include that overly sweet artificial cream that you either love or hate. If you don’t like it (like me) then thankfully there are more than enough options to choose which don’t include it.
There’s a wide range of set lunches, teas and dinners which incorporate dishes from the main menu plus a soup/salad and a drink. If you want to share dishes you can as the portions are big enough. At Sidewalk Cafe you can have a good filling meal in a comfortable relaxed environment for $100-$150/person and up. A 1 metre pizza, love it!
Sidewalk Cafe
L128 Tin Shing Shopping Centre, 3 Tin Shing Street, Tin Shui Wai
Tel: 2682 8260. 7:30am-11pm daily
Other outlets:
Shop P8, Podium Floor, Telford Plaza 1, Kowloon Bay.
Tel: 2756 2218. 7:30am-11pm daily
Shop 503, 5/F The Spot, Sheung Shui.
Tel: 2868 2733. 8am-10:30pm
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