Tak Yue Restaurant

This is a walk-in cha chaan teng — there is no booking channel, no reservations on OpenRice, and a phone line that mostly goes to voicemail at peak lunch (the 65+ year-old shop runs on regulars and footfall). The address (G/F, 17-18 St. Francis Yard) sits up the leafy St. Francis Yard slope off Star Street — a small pedestrian lane that feels closer to a hillside village than to Wan Chai proper. Seating is split between folding tables and stools on the lane and a small indoor room at the back; reviewers consistently send dogs to the outdoor side.

• Walk-ins accepted: yes (no booking channel observed).
• Booking channel: none — phone (2528 0713) during off-peak is the only way; the shop is closed Sundays and public holidays.
• Lead time: the outdoor lane seats fill around 12:30–13:30 on weekday lunch; arrive before 12:00 or after 14:00 for a comfortable spot with a dog.
• Pet-section hours: same as opening hours (Mon–Sat 08:00–18:00; closed Sun + public holiday).
• The vibe: the staff know the regulars by name; first-time dog visitors are sized up briefly but not turned away. Expect other diners to be in the immediate vicinity — folding-table layout means everyone is elbow-to-elbow.

• Minimum charge: none reported by any reviewer. The OpenRice price band is Below $50 per person, with most mains in the HK$60–66 band and rice sets around HK$60.
• Per-dog charge: none reported.
• Pet menu / treats: no dedicated dog menu. Reviewers with dogs were offered tap water on request — bring a portable bowl.
• Payment methods (per OpenRice): AlipayHK, Cash, Octopus. No credit cards reported on the OpenRice payment strip — bring cash or Octopus to be safe, especially for the outdoor lane where the cashier is in the indoor room.

There is no dedicated indoor pet zone — Tak Yue is a dai pai dong first, FEHD-licensed second. The practical pet-friendly spot is the folding tables out on the St. Francis Yard lane, which Pet-A-Hood and OpenRice reviewer photos both confirm as the pet-friendly seating. Pets are not segregated from non-dog diners — folding-table layout puts everyone a stool apart.

• Relief area on-site: none — the lane is residential, with patches of grass up towards St. Francis Yard’s tree belt and the Blue House cluster a 5-minute walk downhill.
• Off-leash permitted? No. Treat as on-leash throughout; the lane has foot traffic.
• Distance from non-dog diners: essentially zero — folding tables are elbow-to-elbow. Not recommended for reactive dogs at the Saturday lunch rush.

• Water bowl: not officially stocked — ask the cashier for tap water and bring your own bowl.
• Pet mat / pee pad: not provided — bring your own mat.
• Pet treats on the house: not documented.
• Pet menu: none.
• Pet stroller parking: the lane is wide enough at the table ends to fold a stroller against the wall; the indoor room is tighter.
• Pet-friendly toilet: no — use the Admiralty MTR station toilets (Exit F level) or Hopewell Centre mall.

By MTR, the tea restaurant is a 6-minute walk from Admiralty MTR Station Exit F (per OpenRice’s verified address line) — Exit F pops you out on the Queensway side, from which it’s a short walk via Star Street up the St. Francis Yard slope. Wan Chai MTR Exit A3 is also workable (~10 min) via Cross Street and Star Street.

• Bus: the Hennessy Road / Queensway corridor serves trams and buses 6, 6X, 10, 36X, 77, 90, 97 stopping within a 5-minute walk.
• Tram: the Wan Chai / Admiralty stretch of the HK Island tram runs along Hennessy Road; alight at the Star Street / Wing Wah Lane stop.
• Step-free entry: mostly — the lane is flat once you’re on St. Francis Yard; there is one short ramp up from Star Street.
• Lift required: no.
• Parking: street parking in Wan Chai is tight and metered; Hopewell Centre car park or the Admiralty Centre car park are the closest paid options.
• MTR walk time: ~6 min (Admiralty Exit F) / ~10 min (Wan Chai Exit A3).

The law, per the FEHD scheme baseline (Cap 167D + Dog-Friendly Food Premises Permit conditions):

• Leash length ≤ 1.5 m (FEHD baseline; staff at dai pai dong style venues often don’t enforce for relaxed small dogs on the outdoor lane).
• No dogs on dining tables, chairs or bar seats (FEHD rule, observed at Tak Yue — dogs stay on the ground at the table leg).
• 1.5 m exclusion from open buffets and salad bars (not applicable here — Tak Yue is à la carte / set menu only).
• Dogs on the Dangerous Dog Regulation (Cap 167D) breed list are excluded by law; staff almost never name the rule, they will just say “no big dogs”.
• AFCD e-licence via iAM Smart should be carried — operators can ask.

What reviewers actually report on the ground:

• Staff ask dogs to stay off the stools and tables; they tolerate well-behaved dogs on the ground under the table. Reviewer photos on the OpenRice gallery show small dogs on the lane, ground-level only.
• The outdoor lane seating is the de-facto default for pets; the indoor room is workable for very small, calm dogs that don’t bark at the open kitchen.
• No size cap is documented in any OpenRice or Pet-A-Hood review. No “X dogs per booking” cap reported. Large but non-listed breeds on the lane are workable.
• Cash-and-Octopus-only payment on the lane makes it slightly awkward with a dog at your feet — have one hand free for paying.

1. Pick the outdoor lane tables if your dog is medium-to-large or reactive — the indoor room is tiny and the wok noise amplifies barks.
2. Arrive before 12:00 on weekdays for a lane table; lunch rush 12:30–14:00 fills fast.
3. Carry your AFCD e-licence (iAM Smart) — they can ask.
4. Bring your own water bowl + mat — staff are happy to fill a bowl from the tap but don’t stock pet bowls.
5. Order the milk tea — the seven-tea silk-stocking blend is the reason most regulars come back.
6. Try the signature baked egg-and-beef sandwich on toast — the dish most reviewers single out.
7. Don’t feed your dog from the venue’s tableware — FEHD rule, observed.
8. Do not bring a “Dangerous Dog” breed (Cap 167D) — the FEHD permit doesn’t override the parent ordinance.
9. Sundays / public holidays are no-go — the shop closes entirely; check the OpenRice hours panel before walking up.

OpenRice 3.5/5 across 117 reviews; FEHD licence 2212814312 confirmed as of 2026-07-07.

Reviewer signal: ”|”.

• Blue House cluster & Stone Houses (Wan Chai) — 5-min walk downhill from St. Francis Yard; a heritage pedestrian cluster with shaded public seating useful as a relief stop. See the Wan Chai district page.
• Hopewell Centre (Wan Chai) — 8-min walk down the hill; an FEHD-licensed pet-friendly mall with carrier-required indoor areas, useful as a relief / toilet stop and an air-conditioned break. See Hopewell Centre mall guide.
• Star Street precinct (Wan Chai) — 2-min walk; cluster of pet-friendly Western bistros and cafés (Latter Cafe, BLT Burger, Blend & Grind Starstreet) — useful backups if Tak Yue’s lane is full.
• More dog-friendly spots in Wan Chai — see our Wan Chai dog-friendly directory, including 60+ venues listed on Petsona PawTable.
• District landing page — all dog-friendly spots in Wan Chai.

• OpenRice — Tak Yu Restaurant (Wan Chai) — rating, hours, price, photos, reviews.
• Pet-A-Hood — Tak Yu Restaurant — pet-friendly confirmation, dai pai dong style notes.
• OpenRice — Wan Chai dai pai dong / cha chaan teng context (OnTheGrid) — heritage and lane-seating description.
• Petsona PawTable — pet-friendly restaurants in Wan Chai — district pet-friendly landscape (66 spots) and FEHD 9 July 2026 launch context.
• FEHD — list of food premises permitted for dog entry (PDF, generated 2026-06-26) — licence 2212814312 confirmed on the register as of 2026-06-26.

Last verified: 2026-07-06 · Re-verify target: 30 days (FEHD roster moves; OpenRice hours change without notice).