HK Eats - Ovo Cafe

For the past few years, I have noticed that Hong Kong is adapting the western vegetarian health eating routine. There are plenty of Chinese vegetarian restaurant around Hong Kong but I find that their dishes are quite greasy.

Anyway, since I am all "hands up" on vegetarian food a friend of mine decided to try this new place that opened in Wan Chai Market. Wan Chai Market has been newly renovated and there is a place called Ovo Cafe just opened. It is currently a very popular place for locals.

Ovo Cafe Entrance

My friend and I arrived there at 6:30pm, as soon as we arrived there were 4 people behind us. It wasn't that pack. By the time it was 7:00pm more and more people started to wait in line.

The whole atmosphere is base on a garden design. Once you enter you will be surrounded by a lot of greens and flowers. The whole cafe smells with fresh plants and flowers. It gives you a very relaxing mood.

Calm atmosphere

Ovo Cafe only sits about 25 seats and it is a half self serve service. The staff there are all very helpful and really nice. I guess it is partially because of a relaxing area. Once the staff have taken to where you will be seating, they will provide you their menu. 

Vegetarian menu

They do not provide a long list of food selection which I think it is good because they can focus on making the food taste better. All the food on the menu are vegetarian. On each food listing they will provide G,O,M,E at the end to allow customers know what kind of ingredients are there.

G - Garlic
O - Onion
M- Milk
E - Egg

Once you have made your decision go up to the cashier and place your order. A number card will be provided and you will have to collect your own utensil then head back to your table and wait for the staff to serve the food to your table. 

Order at the Cashier. Utensils on the left.

The following are the dishes we ordered:

Ovo Green Salad. Everything inside the salad tasted very fresh and looked very fresh. It has a good texture and everything balanced very well with the balsamic vinegar as the sauce. The presentation of the salad looks pretty good too. The dish is big enough to eat as 1 serving or share it with friends.

In the menu there were only 2 choices of pasta so, we ordered 2 of them to try out.

Tagliatelle with aubergine tomato & mozzarella mountains

The pasta was not al dente, it was towards on a bit soggy side so, I think it was over cooked. The tomato sauce tasted fresh. The egg plant was a bit over cooked as well as the skin was kind of chewy. The stuffed tomato mozzarella was alright. If only, the pasta wasn't over cooked I think this dish is a winner. 

Linguine with king oyster mushroom with miso sauce

A Japanese style pasta. The tasted a bit plain. My own tasting there wasn't enough salt or probably that is how it is suppose to be since this cafe is all about eating healthy. I am a fan of mushrooms so, I have no complain on the oyster mushroom. It was the same, the pasta wasn't al dente. I think the restaurant cook should carefully time their pasta. This can be cooked at come easily!

DELICIOUS!!! Mixed vegetables with goat cheese wrap

This wrap was my favourite. The tortila was crispy and warm. Crunchy fresh vegetables with a great goat cheese flavour. For those you aren't a fan of cheeses this might not be for you. If there wasn't any cheese inside, the wrap would have tasted bland.

SUPER FRESH!!! Fruit juice - Orange

The restaurant provide a large variety of drinks but since I wasn't interested in any of them, I chose the daily fruit juice which turned out to be orange juice. It is definitely juiced right out from an orange and not out from a carton! So, THUMBS UP on that! Absolutely not over sweeten and taste just like you were eating an orange!

Overall, I would suggest everyone to go try the salads and the wraps! All their veggies are fresh and organic. It is perfect to sit down with friends having a good healthy lunch or dinner. Incorporating some healthy food in our body helps instead of having heavy meaty proteins daily.

Where is Ovo Cafe?

Openrice Reviews: Ovo Cafe

Opening Hours: 
Mon - Fri: 11:30AM - 10:00PM
Sat, Sun & Public Holidays: 10:00AM - 10:00PM

Ovo Cafe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OVOCAFE.green
Email: tastegreen@ovocafe.com.hk
Telephone: +852 2527 6011
Address: G/F, 1 Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

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