Baby Cafe

We tried their kimchee shrimp pasta, shrimp and eel fried rice and Haninanese chicken. The highlight of them was the shrimp and eel fried rice. Flavorful, good portion of shrimp and eel. It even has tobiko mixed in!Having traveled to Singapore and had the best chicken rice there. I wasn't expecting much from the hainanese chicken. However it wasn't too bad. The rice was flavorful and chicken was good enough. My least favorite was the kimchee pasta. Quality was good but it's just me that I don't really like kimchee flavored hot food. Other ambiance was nice and bright. Service was on par.

I was so excited to have a place that does hong kong dishes that you can't get at every chinese restaurant. Some of the items I was most excited to try was the Portuguese chicken rice dish, hk milk tea, salt and pepper chicken wings, and HK toast. Unfortunately, I may had too high of expectations because the food was ok, but not something I would rave about. My favorite thing I had was the milk tea and the hk toast. Portuguese chicken rice: lacked depth of flavor and felt like it was Alfredo sauce mixed with a bit of curry sauce. The Portuguese sauce I've had at other places had more flavor. Chicken was juicy and tender though.HK milk tea: make sure you get the one with baby ice mold in the drink! The ice is made of more milk tea so your drink doesn't get diluted as the ice melts. HK toast: delicious,butter fried toast with condensed milk, it's a must try!Wonton noodles: the broth was better than gigantic wonton restaurant down the st. The wontons were okSalt and pepper chicken: chicken was juicy, however the salt pepper flavoe didn't penetrate all the way though the meat.

Overall: if you're looking for a Hong Kong style restaurant that hits the spot then come to Baby Cafe. They have your classic lemon teas, baked spaghetti pasta, and everything in between. Food: we tried the baked spaghetti, Portuguese chicken cutlet over rice and the beef noodles. All the flavors were reminiscent of Hong Kong style food. The flavors being creamy and a bit sweet that really accentuates the British Chinese fusion. However, the food does come at a price slightly above even Boston standards and the quality of the food feels a bit too upscale for your typical grungy Hong Kong style restaurant. Ambiance/service/decor: as we went for lunch it was fairly empty but the decor was giving upscale modern Chinese restaurant. If that's your vibe then this is your spot but if you're looking for your hole in the wall honestly HK food then continue looking.

When you're feeling a bit of chicken and rice, come to Baby Cafe! LOCATION: Baby Cafe is located on a busy street so prepare to hunt parking spaces. There is a very small lot in front of the restaurant but it's almost always full. INTERIOR: There are a quite a few big tables to accommodate larger groups. It's pretty spacious inside. The decor is clean and there are large windows that make the space feel larger than it is. MENU: The menu is huge and has so many different options to choose from. FOOD: Get the chicken! The chicken is so tender and soft and pairs perfectly with the chicken rice. A surprising dish that was the crowd favorite is the beef chow foon. The dish had good wok hei (iykyk). I'd recommend skipping the tomato pork chop rice - it was a bit watery and not too good. DRINKS: The milk teas were good and highly recommend. SERVICE: Hit or miss - we went twice and had different experiences.

I found this place through TikTok and the reviews seemed quite decent so we decided to try this place out for dinner. It was a weekday and we were seated quite quickly. The decor is quite modern and nice, good for Instagram photos.The menu is extensive and has all the classic HK cafe favourites like baked rice dishes and stir fry noodles. They also have more traditional dinner dishes good for sharing. We tried a lot of things:Sizzling Ground Pork Japanese Tofu - this was a fan favourite. I love the egg tofu.House Beef Stew - this was a bit of a let down. The cut of meat was poor and it was too salty.Hainanese chicken half with rice - the chicken was deboned and nicely flavoured. The rice also had a rice chicken flavour, but it was way too oily - oil actually dripped off the bottom of the bowl when I tipped it. I had to mix it with regular rice when I ate it the next day.Sweet & Sour Pork Chop - The table didn't like these very much. The flavour was off from what I typically enjoy about this dish.Pepper and Salt Chicken Wings - nicely fried and good flavour.Crab Rangoon - wasn't my favourite, but I tend not to like them anyways.

I'd been wanting to try Baby Cafe since they took over this location, and even despite all the mediocre reviews. We came on a Sunday right around 6pm for dinner and it wasn't too busy. It eventually filled up a little more but the service was always quick and friendly. We both got drinks and were pleasantly surprised at how big the glasses were. I ordered the Honey Green Tea, which even came with jelly. We split the Salted Fish Chicken Fried Rice and the Honey Walnut Prawn, which were both good. The fish was salty as expected, and the prawn and walnuts were perfectly paired.We ended up with leftovers and happy stomachs. I might be interested in coming back, if anything for how big the drinks were.

This review is for Baby Cafe takeout. Dropped by to order some dry beef chow foon take out. As most folks know, ordering dry beef chow foon is a good indicator if the restaurant kitchen food has the "wok air", which is achieved from high heat cooking. Unfortunately, baby cafe didn't have that critical wok air taste so the beef chow foon was just missing that key attribute. The wide rice noodle was still cooked thoroughly and was nice and chewy. Takeout took a while though but that gave me a chance to observe the interior which was actually very nice due to the tree ambience style decoration. I will definitely try eating inside next time but not ordering the chow foon.

Big and beautiful space, I was able to get seated fairly quickly for Sunday dinner time. The workers are very nice and service was quick. For the food, there were dishes that were absolutely 5 stars and others that didn't 100% hit the spot which was why my review was balanced to 3 stars. My top contenders and dishes I recommend are the hainese chicken (so juicy and flavorful), green beans and beef, and the braised beef noodle soup. These were really good and had the classic flavors of a hong kong cafe. I rated the baked spaghetti and pork dish more mid tier. The spaghetti and sauce was very good but the pork was a little dry and chewy. My least favorite was probably the bibimbap. The bowl lacked flavor and the sauce / flavor provided was only gochujang which made the dish overly spicy. I will also say that the prices are definitely a little on the higher side for a hong kong style cafe. However still glad i got to try the place!

Went early for and didn't have to wait for seating.Clean and relaxing cafe with a lot of Hong Kong bistro classics. The vibe is nice and while not exactly the super affordable option as a HK cafe, the nostalgia food options are there. Or transport yourself outside of Boston for the HK cafe feel and food.

Went there for an early weekday dinner so we got seated right away, but it was definitely not empty. The restaurant has plenty seatings and cute interior. The place gives off chill and ambient vibes. Service was a little spotty in my opinion although they were not busy and there were staff just standing around in the background.I ordered the classic Hainan chicken rice and my partner got the eel and shrimp fried rice. The dishes came out quickly. The chicken itself was so good- very tender and flavorful but the rice fell off short. The scallion oil definitely adds to the rice. I also tried the eel and shrimp fried rice and it was unexpectedly really tasty. The portions are on the larger side as well as the price which is on the higher range. There are various items on the menu as well as desserts.It is an okay place, but nothing too memorable. Maybe I should try other things on the menu if I come back next time.-5.9/10