Mido Cafe :: 美都餐室

The man was reading all about Lan Fong Yuen (蘭芳園) and the closing and then the not-closing of Lin Heung Tea House (蓮香樓). The thing is, the man likes the Hong Kong style cold milk tea and wouldn't mind a cup from these eateries, he wouldn't want to queue up for it.

I don't fancy milk tea or dim sum. While I've visited all these cha chaan teng (茶餐廳) and didn't mind the experiences or their food, I don't exactly have this thing about eating there each time I'm in town. I'm not fussed that it's closing down because I have no memories or sentiments about them. I rather go to a less crowded and quieter cha chaan teng in a residential area and have a meal or a snack in relative peace.

The man has not been to Mido Cafe (美都餐室). Neither has he heard of it. I wouldn't bother to regale him with tales of Temple Street and Yau Ma Tei of the old. Hurhurhur. When we went, the crowds and tourists didn’t know that Lin Heung wasn't closing down after all, so the queues all went there. Mido Cafe was blissfully quiet at 下午茶.

We've had lunch. We came here to snack. YET, the man happily ordered an ox-tongue tomato rice (茄汁牛脷飯). WIN LOR. He took two bites and promptly wolfed everything down. I took a spoonful and was suitably wowed. I've never ordered this here. The ox-tongue was tender, and the tomato gravy was tangy and not totally sweet. It was pretty delicious!

I had space for a milk tea, and a pineapple bun (菠蘿包). With a generous slab of butter, of course. Mido Cafe's pineapple bun is more savory than sweet, and it's about the rare few places that I would eat a 菠蘿包 at.

I'm quite fond of Mido Cafe. It holds memories because when I was a small imp, the grandparents took me along on their visits to this cafe. The grandparents were very fond of this cafe and would always stop by whenever they were in the city. Mido Cafe has fed me many plates of satisfying 餐肉蛋飯. Nobody shouted at me all these years. I can deal with curt. I ain't that friendly anyway. Hahaha. I would be a wee bit nostalgic if this cha chaan teng closes down.