Foodie Paradise

Happy Chef Western Food
466 Crawford Lane
11am to 10pm daily

Ratings: 6.0/10 

Along Crawford Lane, there’s not only the lip-smacking Hill Street Tai Wah Pork Noodles, there’s also great western food located in the same coffee shop. 

According to ieatishootipost, the owners of Happy Chef have just returned from a 15-year stay in Sydney, hence explaining the Australian flavour in the western food that they sell at their stall.  The Sydney Morning Herald also voted their restaurant in Sydney as Sydney’s top 10. 

There is a great variety of western food sold at Happy Chef.  Chicken Kiev, Pork Cordon Bleu, BBQ Pork Ribs, Fish and Chips…the list just goes on.  When I first looked at the extensive menu at the stall (which is made up of delicious photos of the various food they sold at the stall), I was shortly lost for words because I got no idea what I should choose.

In the end, I tried the BBQ Honey Chicken and the Country-Style Baked Fish.

BBQ Honey Chicken 

Country-Style Baked Fish 

One thing I have to rave about Happy Chef is the lovely garlic bread with sesame seed that it serves along with each order.  The bread is very delicious.  I could definitely have lots more of that bread!

Besides that, each order also comes along with fresh vegetables (made up of carrots and French beans) which I felt had a homemade taste.  That’s another highlight of the meal because most western food stalls that I tried (i.e. those in food courts or coffee shops in general) often served salads that either are slightly staled or tasted like canned food. 

I also loved the BBQ Honey Chicken.  The chicken is tender and tasted very good.  For the Country-Style Baked Fish, although the fish was fresh, it tasted salty.  Without that salty taste in the fish, I’ll have adored the Country-Style Baked Fish a great deal, since freshness is one of the most important quality when tasting seafood.  However, I have to point out that the stewed mushrooms that came along with the fish tasted great.

Another part of the meal that I didn’t like that much was the slightly soggy fries that came along with the meal.  I am very particular about my fries, since I’m such a fries lover.  Hence, if the fries are crispier, I’ll love Happy Chef even more.   

However, I’m very sure of one thing.  I’ll definitely go back to Happy Chef to taste the rest of the items on the menu, because my first Happy Chef experience had been an enjoyable one.