Reviews Food Factory

You can tell the chefs and owner know what they're doing. Brisket is tender and tasty broth is perfect and the texture noodles is just right! People are willing to pay for good food nowadays and it's capturing the right market.

Situated a bit out of the way in the Rose Lane food precinct, the planning and effort to get here was a bit more than our usual office lunch places. But I can say that the trip out was worth it. Their menu largely revolves around BBQ meats with either rice or noodles. There is also a tempting big pot of offal visible in the kitchen which is a common sight in Hong Kong. Don't recall seeing anything like this in Melbourne or even in Sydney! As such for my first visit, the offal was a must try for me. Paired with silky kway teow / wide flat rice noodles it was satisfying in both taste and presentation. The various types of offal such as lung, stomach and tendon was neatly laid out on top of the noodles. The chilli oil was self service at a nearby counter. 
My colleagues ordered the roast duck and the roast pork and all were happy with what they ordered. The duck was fresh in taste and texture and the skin of the roast pork was crunchy.
One downside of this restaurant would be the vegetarian options. I felt sorry for our vegetarian colleague when only a single menu item could be offered that was vegetarian. It was basically vegetables on rice. I think it would be nice to put one or two vegetarian friendly items on the menu so they are not left out in big groups. Steak restaurants still have vegetarian options right?
I found the HK milk tea to be a bit of a let down. It wasn't as strong and as smooth as the ones I have had in HK and the price is not cheap either. I'd rather have boba outside after the meal next time.
The price is higher than other places, but you get quality. We will definitely be back! The only problem will be deciding whether to have offal again or the roast meats! droooool....

The food here is wonderful!
Taste, service all very good.
The only downside is the price. It is probably not the cheapest in the CBD. But the quality is one of the best!

Definitely coming back for more.

a hidden gem on this side of the city: extremely authentic Hong Kong classic home food dishes. even their takeaway did not disappoint. there was a decent number of guests dining in on a Tues night- plenty of seats (no out door seating). prices were fair given the quality of food was high- eg the dumplings/ seafood balls tasted home made (not factory mass produced), the wantan noodles texture was QQ (appropriately chewy-bouncy), hofan noodles were silky smooth. soup was umami savoury and sweet without any excessive saltiness. the egg waffles were fresh, fluffy on the inside and delicately crispy on the outside (without being hard). i’ll be back to try other dishes. casual ambiance. efficient and professional service. it could possibly rival, if not beat, any other casual style HK cafe eatery in Melbourne!

So far it’s one of the top list HK-style cafe 茶餐廳 I have visited. I ordered fish ball 手打魚蛋noodle soup、wonton 云吞in soup、prawn dumplings 水餃in soup and BBQ pork take away. Very much appreciated fish ball 手打魚蛋that not so many places to offer. Prawn dumplings taste good but cooked too much. Wontons missed a flavour of 大地魚 which is the soul of wontons. Without it similar taste to prawn dumplings. And I don’t know if it was my mistake or something wrong with ordering website I order wonton and prawn dumplings each 3 pcs before I would order frozen one to take away. But it turned out 2 prawn dumplings. I talked to a few waiters and at the end the restaurant agreed to change the prawn dumplings to wonton for me 😊 I appreciated their services to customers. Will visit again when I miss HK-style food next time and try other dishes offered in the restaurant.

Best Char siu I've had since Hong Kong both tender and juicy highly recommend if you're craving authentic Hk food also milk tea was lovely and staff very friendly