88 Hong Kong Roast Meat Specialist (Tyrwhitt Road)

叉烧烧肉饭 is always my go-to order at many roast meat stalls, and more than often, one meat will turn out great while the other is mediocre. I managed to find a good balance of deliciousness over at 88 Hong Kong Roast Meat Specialist. The biscuit-like skin on the roasted pork is highly addictive and nicely salted while the char siew is nicely charred and even better if you get the burnt ends or cuts with a nice fat-to-meat ratio. I would recommend to cut down on the sweet braising sauce that the staff will add on top of the meat, and savour the flavours of each meat as it is.

roasted pork is one of my favorite meats. but sadly, this place didn’t quite hit the mark despite being highly raved. the skin wasn’t that crispy and the marinate of the pork was not quite there. it wasn’t a bad plate, just that it was nothing spectacular.

my friend also commented that standards seemed to have dropped from the last time she tried.

The roast meat over here is highly raved and we ordered all meat available so that we don’t miss out on any. Our combo platter includes roast pork, char siew and roast duck drumstick.

The roast pork is thickly sliced with layers of tender, juicy meat and fats with crispy crackling skin. The char siew was chunky and juicy with a nice caramelised glaze and a charred exterior. I read reviews that their cuts are usually fatty hence I requested mine to be less fat and leaner cut. It was extremely soft and tender, not dry and tough at all. The roast duck drumstick was well seasoned, not gamey, tender and juicy with a crispy golden brown skin.

I would suggest pairing those meats with noodles over rice. The noodles are cooked al-dente, well flavoured with hints of pepper, pork lard oil and crispy pork lard. It’s just too difficult to decide which is the best but I’ll say the porky wins the ducky.

3 Meat Combo Platter 》$20 (Incl Noodles & Rice)

I have always been a fan of wantons and soups. So this dish was an utter delight to me. A bit of the oily side, both the broth and wantons were flavourful.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Oh! The char siew pork was so very tasty. It was melt in the mouth with just the right amount of sweet and spice. It think it is a must have.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3 meat combo for 2pax @ $16
Vegetables @ $5
Rice @ $0.50

Very good and flavourful meats. The charsiew is our favourite and we think it's been roasted multiple times to achieve the flavour it has. The siew yoke is nice too but has a bit too much fats. The roasted duck is also just nice.

The veggie though is just boiled like how it's usually done at such places, the sauce and garlic bits give it a nice taste and texture. And we had nai bai which are shorter stalks so easier to bite also.

We also love the rice here, it's a bit dry which is how we like it and the sauce has a unique and really nice taste to it.

Will definitely be back.