Food can be tasty, but portions are pretty small. Not worth the cost.
by preciouz29
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peacenchemicals
the beef noodle soup, beef tendon, and baked pork chop rice lookin PHENOMENAL
Tony4Live
Whats the address? Cant find it.
bce13
As a country we’ve done nothing to combat economic inequality. I paid $15 for a tuna sandwich yesterday. Ugh and sigh. Looks tasty tho…
Lettucedrip
What was the best dish? Chifa is so fun, need to try this place!
getwhirleddotcom
Portions do look pretty dinky. was that really the whole sea bass dish or did you already eat some?
kittenpotatoes
I’m sad to say I did not enjoy my experience at Monarch. The restaurant is beautiful, the service was decent but I did not enjoy the food at all. My expectations for the food were elevated HK/canto style cafe, a nod to traditional preparations with more refined flavors and better ingredients. Maybe my own expectations is where I went wrong?
Lemon black ice tea was watery and cloudy. Diluted and didn’t taste like tea – the opposite of that quadruple brewed, clear, sweetest black tea you get at HK cafes.
Bolognese.. sigh, this was my highest hope and biggest disappointment. I love HK cafe style Bolognese. Hearty, unctuous mystery meat sauce, sweet, salty, tangy atop overcooked spaghetti, baked together with generic cheese until bright deep orange pools of grease surface. Monarchs version was a decent Bolognese sauce over thin egg noodles and shavings of p. reggiano. The sauce didn’t stick to the noodles and there was no way you could mix it in.
Sweet and sour pork.. it had diced kiwi. The dice was uniform but WHAT? KIWI
Adding… Also tried the crab corn chowder. There was no discernable corn and the emulsion broke. It tasted ok, portion is very small and not really suited for sharing.
Anyway, just my experience. Everywhere is worth trying once, just don’t have your hopes up like I did.
Flag-it
I like how you order mass food for dinner. Would be a good friend with your choices also.
Curious how the kiwi went over on the pork. Never have I ever.
Chewbaccas_Bowcaster
I’ll be surprised if this place lasts a year in Arcadia. SGV has so many authentic HK restaurants that taste better and is portioned reasonably. I’m always interested when chefs try to elevate certain foods, but this is an example of a chef taking advantage of people who are either unfamiliar with the cuisine or those who want an instagram spot.
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the beef noodle soup, beef tendon, and baked pork chop rice lookin PHENOMENAL
Whats the address? Cant find it.
As a country we’ve done nothing to combat economic inequality. I paid $15 for a tuna sandwich yesterday. Ugh and sigh. Looks tasty tho…
What was the best dish? Chifa is so fun, need to try this place!
Portions do look pretty dinky. was that really the whole sea bass dish or did you already eat some?
I’m sad to say I did not enjoy my experience at Monarch. The restaurant is beautiful, the service was decent but I did not enjoy the food at all. My expectations for the food were elevated HK/canto style cafe, a nod to traditional preparations with more refined flavors and better ingredients. Maybe my own expectations is where I went wrong?
Lemon black ice tea was watery and cloudy. Diluted and didn’t taste like tea – the opposite of that quadruple brewed, clear, sweetest black tea you get at HK cafes.
Bolognese.. sigh, this was my highest hope and biggest disappointment. I love HK cafe style Bolognese. Hearty, unctuous mystery meat sauce, sweet, salty, tangy atop overcooked spaghetti, baked together with generic cheese until bright deep orange pools of grease surface. Monarchs version was a decent Bolognese sauce over thin egg noodles and shavings of p. reggiano. The sauce didn’t stick to the noodles and there was no way you could mix it in.
Sweet and sour pork.. it had diced kiwi. The dice was uniform but WHAT? KIWI
Adding… Also tried the crab corn chowder. There was no discernable corn and the emulsion broke. It tasted ok, portion is very small and not really suited for sharing.
Anyway, just my experience. Everywhere is worth trying once, just don’t have your hopes up like I did.
I like how you order mass food for dinner. Would be a good friend with your choices also.
Curious how the kiwi went over on the pork. Never have I ever.
I’ll be surprised if this place lasts a year in Arcadia. SGV has so many authentic HK restaurants that taste better and is portioned reasonably. I’m always interested when chefs try to elevate certain foods, but this is an example of a chef taking advantage of people who are either unfamiliar with the cuisine or those who want an instagram spot.
lmao you’re paying for the plates…