| C Teoh |
20 July 2005 |
Stayed at Kingsway Hotel - Macau, Macau.
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Walking will be the best way to get around in Macau. It's just five mins walk from the jetty, 10 mins from Senado Square and around the hotel, you can find various types of food (where one of the best Macaunese restaurant is just behind the hotel). In Senado square, one must try "Wong Chi Kei" restaurant for Canton noodles and another small restaurant before "Wong Chi Kei" for deserts such as boiled cow's milk. Very good.
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| D Clevenger |
06 June 2005 |
Stayed at Westin Resort Macau - Macau, Macau.
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We live in Hong Kong so we are able to travel to Macau frequently, but this is the first time we have stayed overnight. The Westin Hotel has a wonderful shuttle service that leaves on the 1/2 hour from the ferry pier and from the hotel which is quite convenient. You can then take a taxi or walk to anywhere else you want to go. If it's hot, take a taxi to your main destination and then walk around. It's really inexpensive. Take your time in Macau and see all the sights, especially the fort and nearby ancient church ruins. It's a great place to wander. If you stay at the Westin (or are out that way), you can walk on the beach to Fernando's, a 15 minute journey (or take a short taxi ride). Fernando's is a great (famous) Portuguese restaurant If you take taxi's in Macau and don't speak the language, a map with pictures helps. They are free at the ferry terminal and airport. Showing the driver pictures of the location is much better than trying to give street names (we have found).
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| C Oxley |
24 May 2005 |
Stayed at Mandarin Oriental Macau - Macau, Macau.
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Restaurants in the Sands Casino are excellent. However, because of very poor signage, they are underutilised. Portuguese food and wine is de rigueur in Macau. Try A Lorcha, the Hyatt hotel, the Sands Casino and the Litoral - all excellent. On a clear day visit the Macau Tower - superb views of the Pearl river estuary, Zhu Hai etc. It is almost impossible to avoid casinos, but if you want to, visit Hak Sha beach and the Westin hotel and tour the very many historical sites. Old Macau is being swamped by the new, so hurry.
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| R Lyon |
26 April 2005 |
Stayed at Pousada de Mong-Ha - Macau, Macau.
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Travel on the peninsula has to be by taxi (congestion is always the down side to Macau but go to Taipa and Coloane by bus). Fernando's by the beach at Hac Sac is fabulous and A Lorcha food is wonderful but be warned the portions are huge.
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| D Adkins |
01 April 2005 |
Stayed at Kingsway Hotel - Macau, Macau.
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Macau is an enchanting little ex-Portuguese colony where East meets West. Stroll through Senado square and down to the tip of the peninsula for a tour of the asian Portugal. Everyhting is within walking distance (if you like walking!). Wonder at the flashing floating casinos and the incense filled temples. View the city from Monte Fort and eat delicious Cantonese/Portuguese fusion food. Try Pavillions supermarket (Avenida de Praia Grande) for delicious cheeses and wines and The Landmark hotel's bakery (Avenida de Amizade) for hot crusty breads.
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| J Winter |
08 January 2005 |
Stayed at Ritz Macau, Hotel - Macau, Macau.
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Taipa Island - can be skipped without regrets, ugly buildings. Go right on to Coloane - a nice outing, especially when combined with Lord Stow egg tarts fresh from the oven, washed down with lovely natural yoghurt.
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| M Milenovich |
04 January 2005 |
Stayed at Pousada de Sao Tiago - Macau, Macau.
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Splendid, low key, fine French restaurant worthy of recommendation: "La Bonne Heure", Travessa de S. Domingos, no. 12AB (tel: 331209).
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| P Leong |
30 December 2004 |
Stayed at Emperor Hotel Macau - Macau, Macau.
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Across the street from Emperor located in front of the Kuan Yin statue are many nice restaurants with great food for reasonable prices. Oxtail stew is a MUST TRY for me. Located near Lisboa Casino in a side alley is The best Portugese Tart in Macau (Margarets' Cafe).
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| D Mcguire |
29 December 2004 |
Stayed at Beverly Plaza Hotel - Macau, Macau.
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We were only here for one day and night so did not see overly much. We visited the Lisboa hotel and Casino and also the Landmark hotel and Casino which were within walking distance together with some very nice chinese style shopping streets and local eateries. Also tried Paia grande restaurant about 5 mins by taxi to try the local specials and had a thoroughly enjoyable evening.
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| H Issenberg |
09 December 2004 |
Stayed at Lisboa Hotel - Macau, Macau.
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Macau is developing into a tourist destination, beyond just gambling casinos. It is easy to walk, with interesting sights.
NAPE has a row of convivial bars along the waterfront, within walking distance of most hotels. Margaret's, near the Lisboa, is a terrific bakery cafe.
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Traveller's Tales: Restaurants and eating places in Macau
