Song Cafe

Greeted right away by server and asked for how many, we were meeting my cousin and his wife so we thought they were there already. The waitress said go ahead and check further in too see, but they weren't so we told her for 4ppl and she told us to take a table at the back which was located by their service station.

She immediately gave us menus and then brought us tea. Once my cousin arrived and we figured out what we wanted she took our order. Gave us our additional 2 place settings as there were only 2 there at first.

The 1st thing to arrive was my beef Brisket and vegetable noodles soup(I opted for flat rice noodle) their isn't any option for different noodles listed but most hk style cafes you can get the option of noodles your want. Ex) rice vermicelli thick or thin, flat rice noodle, etc..
The Brisket was very tender and had good flavor. I've been to many hk cafes and some places the Brisket isn't tender or you don't actually even get proper Brisket. The flat noodles were heated just right and soup broth with the Brisket sauce was flavourful.

Second to arrive was wife's meal combo, she got cream soup first and then her set meal which she chose to get fish filet and chicken wings with fries and onion gravy.

Third was the house special chow mein which had sliced chicken, fish, shrimp, mushroom, squid, imitation crab and bok choi. Very decent flavor crispy noodle with enough sauce in the middle for the saucy part. I think the imitation crab isn't needed probably just add a couple more fish slice or mushroom would be better. Overall decent flavour and wonderful mouth feel with the crunchy and saucy noodle. Each order came with your choice of drink listed on menu. I got two hk style coffee/tea, wifey got a milk tea.

Definitely a solid hk cafe with all the menu items needed to be successful. Taste of all the food was solid, no particular superstars but just decent solid known cantonese style flavors. Would absolutely go back if in the area.

My second visit to Song Cafe in a week!

Returned to try the lunch special - Chicken Curry Chop Rice. ($19.95CDN)

The first bite of the thick curry sauce took me back decades to the legendary Green Door, the back alley cafe in Vancouver's Chinatown. So many great meals with good friends many years ago.

Fragrant and tasty, today's curry is thick with onions, potatoes and carrots. The tender chicken is sliced for easy eating with chopsticks or spoon and fork. Rice on the side. I love this old style, to me, Chinese curry.

The Hong Kong style tea with milk was delicious. Last visit I had the almond tea.

Today, every table was filled with happy diners over the lunch break.

Please drop in to Song Cafe. Wonderful friendly service, owner Gloria on the floor over the lunch service.

I plan to eat my way through the menu!

Sit at the window- the North Shore mountains are resplendent in the mid day sun! Located at Heather and West Broadway, above the cannabis store. Enter on Heather Street, go upstairs past the three blue globes, and enter for a great food experience.

Lunch specials come with soup and hot drink. Large portions!

Song is my new favourite lunch spot! 99BLine stops right out front. Parking is a challenge.

We recently visited Song Cafe (formerly i-Cafe on Broadway), a newly opened Hong Kong-style cafe in the Fairview neighbourhood. The menu at Song Cafe is quite extensive, offering a variety of dishes, each accompanied by a serving of soup and a hot beverage - a standard Hong Kong cafe combo.

On our dining table:
* Singapore Laksa Seafood Noodle Soup
* Clubhouse Sandwich with French Fries
* House Special Soup
* HK Style Coffee Milk Tea

The food is satisfactory, and the pricing is reasonable. While it meets expectations, there seems to be a slight lack of flavour in some dishes, leaving room for improvement.

Food: 3/5 Can Try!
Service: 4/5
Kids: 4/5 Yay! They have kid's menu
Price: $30-50 for two (lunch)
Presentation: 1/5
Parking: metered parking on the street
Would I Return: Maybe

Visited on a Sunday ~2pm and was excited to try songs cafe for the first time since their opening. It was quite busy at the time, with a few open tables to be seated immediately. The restaurant is also on a 2nd level with a view of the mountains which added vibe points.

They had typically HK cafe dishes on their menu and so I wanted to try dishes I am familiar with. The lunch menu came with a drink and choice of borscht or cream soup.

For my drink I ordered a cold milk tea (cold drinks are $2 extra), which tasted very smooth and strong. The drink was also quite large, which is definitely a good problem to have, but I would've preferred the option of a small or large size drink for a different fee. The cream soup tasted average, with chunks of fish in the soup.

For my main, I ordered cheese baked meat sauce chicken chop spaghetti and I was impressed! It came out with a layer of baked cheese on top which was visually appealing. The chicken cutlet was very tender and flavourful, and the sauce wasn't too sweet. Other than slightly over cooked spaghetti noodles, I was pretty happy with my dish.

Given the proximity to downtown Vancouver, I would return again, however the prices are more expensive than HK cafes in Burnaby/Richmond.

Tried Song cafe since it changed from iCafe. The inside looked fresh and the food was way better than iCafe! Albeit a bit pricey, each dish comes with a soup (not pictured - I got borscht), and a hot drink (or add $2 for a large iced drink). The borscht was hearty and not too salty. I also enjoyed the baked Portuguese chicken rice as it wasn't too sweet or creamy like other places. It had a good mix of curry and coconut sauce. The chicken was also very tender. The hot Lemon tea was good but nothing extraordinary from your typical hk cafe. Staff was friendly and helpful. Overall I would come again, as it's a tasty hk cafe and close by too!

Food is good! Well-trained chefs.
Good and friendly leader on customer service.
Accept customers suggestions!

so this is the old iCafe under new ownership, still operating as a HK cafe. I came on a weekday for dinner time. Place was NOT busy.

My party of 2 ordered 2 dishes:
beef rice noodle soup
baked rice with chicken and tomato

each dish was around $20, and each comes with a soup on the side and a hot drink. You can add a bit of $ for certain other drink options, as usual with HK cafe type places. Soup choices were the usual HK "borscht" which is basically a tomato-based vegetable soup, or some kind of creamy soup. We both chose the borscht which was fine, tasted light, and hot ovaltine, also fine.

The food IMO was solid. Doesnt blow you away, but kind of exactly what you'd expect. The only difference from other HK cafe places is it tasted less salty, less MSG-laden, and you could even call it a bit bland. I actually prefer this, and did not feel super thirsty afterwards like I often do after a HK cafe meal. I liked it, and the food is easy 4/5. Some people might call this less flavorful, but it just felt healthier (or maybe, less unhealthy...). Again, this is a HK cafe, meant for a quick meal. this isnt fine dining.

The place itself has been renovated. New furniture, floors, even the bathrooms were re-done to some degree. Very clean, pleasant place to have a quick bite. The city view being on the 2nd level is a nice perk.

Service was good. The staff were friendly and quick. For a place like this, its perfect.

As many people have mentioned though, the parking situation is atrocious. We completely lucked out as there was an open free street spot directly across their main entrance (only free after 6pm). But otherwise, you have to go further south on Heather, near VGH for street metered parking, or find a private pay lot somewhere. I can imagine this being a problem during peak hours.

There arent many HK cafe type places in this area, so if im around here and had a craving, would happily go back provided I can find parking. Pricing is maybe a tad higher than their competition elsewhere, but this is west broadway, so its expected and i dont mind. The extra cost is well worth it to save a long drive elswhere if you're in the area. If im not in the area though, this place is not worth going out of my way to eat at. IMO they deserve a solid 3.5 stars, but you cant choose half stars here and they are better than 3.