Fairwood Cafe

This is my new favorite restaurant in Newark now. Everything about our lovely lunch was an enjoyable experience. The service was kind and patient with my mom and I as it was our first time here. The spring rolls, potstickers, black pepper beef bell pepper rice plate, pork chow mein, seafood fried rice and red bean icey drink was delicious. One of the servers was an amazing singer on karaoke and the staff all eats together family style. It’s a laid back and fun atmosphere. Would return with friends, family or dates in the near future. 😊❣️👍✨

Named after a popular chain fast Hong Kong style food restaurant. This little Hong Kong style cafe brought me the nostalgia of Cha Chang Tang in the malls of the local housing estate in the 90s. There are a vast variety’s of Hong Kong style dishes with a cheaper afternoon tea set option at $13.50 which included a drink. The portion of the afternoon tea set was generous enough which fills up my husband’s huge stomach. Sauce of the backed black pepper chicken smelled just like what we had in Hong Kong with fried rice, though my husband said the cheese made it a bit too salty. My dish was a unique stir fried salted fish and chicken rice noodle, which was a mixture of egg noodles and rice noodles I have not seen in other places in the Bay Area. The salted fish was just right though I think more chicken would be appropriate. The portion was so big that I shared with my husband and still have one full box to take home. The overall service was excellent cus the server offered me the option of warm water or ice water when she knew I’m not ordering any drinks. After an hour, we had the after taste of MSG that made us extremely thirsty, but I think this is somewhat unavoidable in the majority of Chinese cuisines.

I'm looking for a Hong Kong style restaurant in the area. Fairwood Cafe showed up in my search with good reviews, so we decided to have our dinner there. I like the restaurant layout. It matches my memory of how a Hong Kong style restaurant should be. The food is pretty good. I love the best Hainan chicken and salty fish chicken fried with two kinds of vermicelli. The lady who served our tables was super attentive. I know I'll be back again soon.

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 we've ever had. Bonus points for being open until midnight!

Update June 15 2025 Fathers day Breakfast - Everywhere was crowded so we went here. Never been here in the morning and they have a breakfast menu from 9:00 to 11:00. My partner says it is a modified version of the Hong Kong menu. So aside from the soup you see here, they also have porridge and other foods but it's a pretty simple menu. Only six different choices. They have a brunch menu after 11:00 and apparently at includes savory crepes. So something to try next time. But the big thing is if you are really stuck looking for a place for Father's Day, give Fairwood a try. Or any Sunday when Denny's, IHOP and other cafes are packed. Update, 1/17/25 Happy New Year! Back at Fairwood for our comfort food fix Mine is P25, bok choy and rock cod, partner got vegetable beef chow fun with gravy. Both delicious. The beef is perfectly tender, not overdone. Fish and bok choy is enough for two so I will have leftovers for tomorrow We also got the complimentary vegetable soup and bread, and at the end, small dishes of ice cream. Vanilla and mango tonight. Love this place. 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). we've 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. This is CLASSIC Hong Kong fare because on they have a lot of interesting choices influenced by the colonialism of the UK and Portugal. If you try the other side of the menu there's all sorts of interesting dishes. Tonight a seafood omelette and French fries, and partner got dry beef chow fun. They have other fun stuff to try.