After prolonging my visit to Ritz Cafe for a couple of years, I finally decided to give it a shot. The "A" on their window assured me that it wouldn't be that bad of an experience. I wouldn't give it an "A" for their food, but it was pleasant and worth another visit.
The main reason why the restaurant was appealing to me at first was its Hong Kong style dishes. HK style may be a bit ambiguous to some people, but to me, HK style cuisine is simply a conglomeration of Chinese and Western menu items. Something as simple as having a cup of milk tea with a ham and egg sandwich can tempt you into a restaurant like this. They serve rice noodles, congee and typical Chinese dishes, but you can also find items such as baked pasta or spaghetti with Chinese toppings.
Despite that, we opted for Chinese dishes, but I am more than willing to try some of their HK style menu items next time.
We started off with a Chicken satay. It was more on the greasy side, as it was oozing with grease rather than the lighter grilled chicken satay, but it was still tasty.
The beef stew rice noodle casserole was probably our favorite. Rice noodles were soft and the beef stew was tender and flavorful. It was also a generous portion with a good amount of one of my faves, daikon radish.
I wasn't feeling too well that day, so I opted for a lighter seafood noodle soup. Unfortunately, it was too light ... just bland. The broth had no flavor whatsoever, so I had to add white pepper ... a lot of white pepper.
My bf had the Singapore rice noodle, which was okay. The chicken in the stirfry tasted a bit off to him, but it was a good enough dish.
Overall, I'd give the food a 7.5 out of 10. Service was good, other than our waiter mixing up one of our orders. The decor was plain but the good part was: we caught up with our Olympics on their flat screen TV.
Worth another visit. Next time, I will go for the HK style items.
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