Celestial Court Chinese Restaurant

I was staying in the hotel and had time for a quick lunch before departing Hong Kong. I opted for the set menu since it was a mix of dim sum, soup, entrée, and dessert. I think it was pricey for the quality. The dim sum was fairly banal. The sweet and sour soup was bland. The entrée was a duo of shrimp and beef with a side of fried rice. The shrimp was good. The beef was excellent, tender and had a delicious sauce. The fried rice was not flavorful. I didn’t end up eating everything and skipped dessert. You can find better cheaper options than this place.

This place is overpriced and the food is not very good. Do yourself a favor and take a walk to eat at local restaurants. I did not have high expectations for this place but it underachieved. The only reason we eat here was cause we were staying at the hotel. First the service failed as it was not busy at all and the service and food was so SLOOOOW. Waited 12 minutes before someone took our order, then the food almost took 30 minutes to come out and we didn’t even ask for it to come over at the same time. They are just so slow. They are like the TSA at the airport, Thousands Standing Around.

Wonderful dim sum & Chinese cuisine
Comfortable, good service
Love this place
Home away from home

I usually don’t like to eat in hotels especially in America, but in Hong Kong, I feel like eating in hotels is where I can find somewhat-​hidden semi-​precious gems. I was staying at the Sheraton on this trip and inside this hotel itself I’ve eaten at 3 of their dining options.
Celestial Court on the 2^nd floor has zero view that I know of, unlike the Sky Lounge upstairs that gives a bird’s eye view of Victoria Harbor. The food at CC is its selling point. I’m no connoisseur when it comes to fancy Chinese food in HK since I either grab and go, eat at cheapy places or just go where I’m told. I was told to come here for a good meal and I was not told wrong.
The most memorable presentation here was the baked crab in a crab dish. Where can I get one of these?
I’m a sucker for crispy bird’s nest (fried noodles of a shell with whatever stir-​fried on top) so I try to order that whenever I see it. This one was A-​OK.
Unlike Man Ho in Admiralty, the décor and table setting is pretty plain Jane and also noisier, but that’s totally fine — I’d come back again and try their dinner options.