Mango Mama

Terrible food and “fresh press mango juice”. The “fresh press mango juice “ has to add $2.5 when u order food, so disappointed as they call themselves Mango mama, it tastes like mango Syrup mix with water, Del Monte mango juice taste much better than that. Food is normal. I think the owner has changed.

Ordered a mango cake for almost $19 and got a ‘smaller than a palm’ size of a cake with dried pancakes and not fresh whip cream. According to the owner, ‘mangos from Philippines’ makes that cake so expensive and no need to put a size of the cake on the menu because ‘they have many customers and they all know the sizes’. You gotta feel sorry if you are a first time visitor.

This place is a great family owned business. Their mango are delicious, but at a premium price. We ordered the shaved ice, and the hot coconut milk with sago mango mochi. The shaved ice was probably my favourite, portion was larger than expected and I felt that instead of typical condensed milk, they put mango juice to add the sweetness. This gave the ice great flavour, the mango poppers added some texture and who doesn’t like mango ice cream. They also had fresh mango chunks in there as I believe that’s their specialty. This is a shareable portion in my opinion, and it’s a mango lovers dream - it’s very mango strong. Perfect sweetness and it’s mango done in a variety of ways. As for the hot coconut milk with sago mango Mochi, you can tell the ingredients used are very simple. The dessert had a strong coconut milk flavoured base, didn’t seem diluted and wasn’t too sweet - it gave me a healthier vibe. The mango did add sweetness, along with the sago, but maybe if the mochi was sweeter it would’ve helped. I’m sure you could ask for a bit of syrup to do the trick, but it depends on how sweet you like your dessert. This is a good choice for someone who likes simple desserts that aren’t too sweet - that’s my preference! If you’re craving mango, this is definitely the one stop shop for you. They have mango in so many different ways and are actuslly most known for their mango cakes, which are so good! I’ve ordered a few in the past! 🥭

When you live in Richmond and you’re too lazy to go drive down to Vancouver for Hui Lau Shan, @mangomama’s got you covered. This cafe located across from Aberdeen centre offers a wide variety of Cantonese-style 糖水 desserts. (What are you even supposed to call “tong shui” in English?) They have options like mango sago, shaved ice, and even bird’s nest soups. Flavour-wise, I prefer this place over the other mango dessert options available in the city because of its consistency in fresh mangos. Some of the other places I’ve tried have served some really sour mangos in the past The prices are however on the higher end and the service is basically non-existent, but worth visiting every once in a while to satisfy that Hong Kong dessert craving