Monga Dessert Lounge is very well known as a late night hang out spot in Box Hill. They are open until 3am every day and serve Hong Kong cuisine for every meal of the day, including dessert and supper. They even offer different board games and playing cards on their menu, which has definitely contributed to their popularity as a late night hang out spot.
Tomato & tom yum seafood noodle soup
The food served at Monga Dessert Lounge can only be described as sub-par. The tomato and tom yum noodle soup was cooked poorly at best. The noodles were mushy and falling apart, while the soup was completely off balance, with far too much tomato and no tom yum flavour.
Swiss chicken wings & egg with homemade soy sauce and rice
Green tea creme brulee with cheesecake
Durian fritters with durian ice-cream
Durian pancake wrap
Durian puff pastry with durian ice-cream
Sago with coconut milk, mango & mango popping boba
All of the desserts we ordered were disappointing in one way or another. The dishes had many bad points to them, including soggy puff pastry, ice-cream which was frozen solid and covered in ice crystals, inexplicable drizzles of strawberry sauce which ruined the dishes, as well as just a general lack of flavour. As bad as I have made things sound, there were a couple of good points to the desserts, such as the fried and crispy durian fritters and the green tea creme brulee, which both had good texture and a more concentrated flavour.
One of the things that I have noticed about the service at Monga, is that when I visit with English speakers, the service is worse than when there are only Cantonese speakers with me. Other than the language barrier, the service is also extraordinarily slow and drink orders are often forgotten or mixed up.
Although Monga Dessert Lounge is a fun place to relax at any time of the day, I cannot recommend visiting just for the food, as there are far better places to visit in Box Hill at any time.
Food Rating 4/10
Overall Rating 4/10