Yue Kee Roast Goose Restaurant - New Territories, Hong Kong

9 Sham Hong Road, Sham Tseng, New Territories, Hong Kong
Ph: 2491 0105

Last Visited: 2008

Food: 3 to 4 stars
Atmosphere: 2 to 3 stars
Service: 3 to 4 stars
Price: $$ to $$$

Although the restaurant says it’s been open since the 1950s, they have been known for their roast goose since way before that. My mom told me about how they, among other restaurants, first started as a food stall. From there, they gained fame, drawing more customers and giving good cause for a brick and mortar establishment. With a strong following, people have been going to Yue Kee for roast goose for many decades.

Being open for many years also means that the atmosphere tends to be a bit old school. The restaurant is clean, but these days, nobody would structure a facility this way and the décor would be more rich. Instead, it’s pretty bare bones, but the food is good.

- Roasted Goose - Of course, you can’t go into this restaurant without ordering a roast goose. First, the color of the goose is gorgeous – a beautiful mahogany color. The skin is crispy and the meat is tender. You can tell it’s a goose by looking at the head and seeing that the cheek bulges out. Otherwise, it would be quite easy to mistake it for duck in both flavor and texture. Delicious!

- Fish with Preserved Lemon - The fish looks like any other. Steamed and sitting in a bath of light and sweetened soy sauce, the fish doesn’t look that exciting, but the flavor of the preserved lemon made it absolutely wonderful. It was cooked just right without getting tough – I could eat this every night and probably never get tired. Who knew that the fish would be my favorite dish at a goose restaurant?

- Deep Fried Cuttlefish - I think this is fried cuttlefish shown in the picture. I know it’s fried seafood for sure. It came with Worcestershire sauce for dipping. Fried crispy, it’s tasty.

- Deep Fried Tofu - Pretty standard stuff, I wasn’t wowed by it, but the tofu was fried to a beautiful color.

While it’s not a restaurant that I would eat at every night, just because I hear eating that much goose isn’t exactly healthy, I would love to have that fish more frequently. Yue Kee is worth a trip to enjoy the roast goose, the fish with preserved lemon, and to participate in the history of Hong Kong and its former food stalls!