Hongkongers Debate Why Chain Restaurants Using Fully Pre-Prepared Dishes Are Still Packed
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On 17 October 2026, a Hongkonger posted on a forum, saying that some local chain restaurants use fully pre-prepared food, yet are still packed at lunch and dinner, and wondering why so many diners still patronise them. Netizens reacted in two ways: some said pre-prepared dishes are already common in the restaurant industry; others said the key is that the restaurants cut costs but still charge high prices, with mediocre taste and poor value for money, and angrily slammed them as "heartless". The matter remains at the level of online discussion, with no response from the restaurants involved or follow-up by regulators.
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有港人在討論區發帖，指本地部分連鎖餐飲全面使用預製食品，惟午市及晚市仍門庭若市，不解為何仍有大量食客光顧。網民反應兩極，部分認為預製菜在餐飲界早已普遍，另一部分則指關鍵在於餐廳降低成本後售價依然偏高、口味平平，性價比低，並怒斥「冇良心」。
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