Fairwood Cafe in Newark

Review №1

2023-07-31 19:55:39

The go to late night place for Cantonese food in the Hayward Newark area. Very yummy food - this was the beef chow fun and a pineapple smoothie(?). Beef is wonderfully tender, the gravy was very good (I am a dry chow fun guy myself but partner likes the gravy). weve been here multiple times. It gets pretty busy after 10 some nights. Parking is easy, in the shopping center lot. Easy access to HWY84 and the Nimitz.

Review №2

2023-03-14 20:32:37

Authentic Cantonese diner food with friendly service and reasonable prices. My go to order is always the baked pork chop rice, and it did not disappoint. The chow fun was also some of the best weve ever had. Bonus points for being open until midnight!

Review №3

2023-08-18 20:30:53

An authentic Hong Kong-style bistro. Quality and quantity of food are good, service is amazing (HK-style). It gives you a brief experience of visiting HK. Cash only btw...

Review №4

2023-09-11 18:54:07

There was a piece of glass in the carry out. We were there last evening. I ordered combo A, had half of it, then packed the left over to bring home. Next day, I tried to finish the left over and felt something when chewing.I could not believe that was a piece of glass in the food. I thought it might just be a piece of rock sugar. No, the hammer couldn’t break it.

Review №5

2023-07-29 01:31:50

Service was better than the food😄My kid liked the Hai Nan chicken though.

Review №6

2021-07-15 07:37:42

Okay, we were lowkey sussed out by seeing an Asian restaurant serving so late at night but decided to try it since it couldn’t be worse than our other options of In N Out or McD’s at 11PM. But to our pleasant surprise, this place was pretty great! I was impressed with how extensive their menu is. Not only do they serve a multitude of Asian/Chinese dishes, but they also offer breakfast dishes like crepes, eggs, as well as fries and nuggets! We visited on a late Tuesday night and the restaurant was pretty busy so we took that as a good sign.The portions were huge for such decent pricing. We got the beef chow fun (amazing!), veggie crunchy stir fried noodles, and black pepper steak dishes. We also got the mango milkshake which was good but extremely sweet. We didn’t have to wait very long for our food to come out at all.HOWEVER : I will note that one of us ordered the beef ramen and got very very ill shortly after (intense sweating and nausea)… definitely steer clear of this dish 🚫😷Otherwise, the rest of us had a great experience and were pleasantly surprised. Hopefully this business continues to make great food available late night all while keeping decent prices!

Review №7

2023-06-11 23:46:20

Loved the food. I missed the Hong Kong style milk tea and toast. The only issue was that they only accept cash.

Review №8

2022-11-15 16:38:43

I was craving Hong Kong style cuisine so my kid and I decided to have lunch here on Friday around 1:30pm. We were seated immediately and the server was kind to give my kid a juice box. I ordered baked pork chop with rice to eat there and salted fish & chicken fried rice to go. The server gave us complimentary tomato soup and garlic bread which were good. We waited around 15 minutes as expected for baked item.The portion for baked pork chop was generous. Even after sharing this dish with my hungry kid, we still have some leftovers. The sauce was tomato based and on the sweeter side - which I like. The pork chop pieces were tender yet crispy on the outside. My only complaint was the pork chops were a bit thinner than from other restaurant. The gooey cheese were perfect to complement the dish. The fried egg was perfect (esp. the crispy edge!). The fried chicken was good too. Overall, it was delicious!The salted fish & chicken fried rice was delicious as well. The rice had the perfect firm texture as in Chinese fried rice. However, I wish that there were more pieces of salted fish as it was a bit lacking. Overall, it was good food and Ill be back to try different menu.The restaurant is cash only. It was located next to McDonalds (across 99 Ranch).

Review №9

2023-07-29 19:56:12

I got the cutlery chicken steak. I didn’t know it was going to be fried and it taste more like duck and had a weird taste to it overall.I told the lady I didn’t like it, and she was visibly upset (eye roll) and then started talking smack to her other co-worked. When I went to the cashier (her co-worker) I told her “I don’t know what she wants me to do, I didn’t like the food.” I was hungry, and I seldomly return food.I wouldn’t go back. Lady made me feel uncomfortable.

Review №10

2023-02-11 18:46:10

Pretty good and cheap breakfast and lunch. All three items take less than $20.