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entrance sign of AC3 Bistro on 7th floor

AC3 Bistro is a cafeteria located on the 7th floor of Academic 3 Building in City University of Hong Kong in Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, with an area of about 1500 sq.ft. It began service in mid 2013, providing mainly Western food under affordable price i.e. below HK$50 for a meal set with capacity of around 250 diners. Service is available from 07:30-21:00 on Monday to Saturday and is closed for self maintenance on Sunday and public holidays.

Food Served

AC3 Bistro, which is based on a ‘pay before enjoy’ principle, similar to franchised fast food restaurant Cafe de Coral, is divided into two serving stations:

• A cafeteria counter that includes all-day meal set with provision of scrambled eggs, toast and either one out of two types of pastas including one beverage. Students and staffs can also order food like grilled spring chicken, carbonara in creamy sauce, linguine bolognaise, baked rice with various choices of sauce and toppings from pork chops in tomato sauce to sole fillet with broccoli in creamy sauce. On top of that, pizzas with toppings like pepperoni, olives, pineapple, hams and more are presented. With additional prices, green salad, creamy soup and regular drinks of either brewed coffee, Hong-Kong-style milk tea, fresh orange juice and more are offered.

snacks booth in AC3 Bistro

• A snacks booth that provides baked potato in various sauces and toppings like baked beans, corned beef, bacon and cheedar cheese, tuna and egg salad, roasted chicken, sour cream and more, while combination of two fillings is available with additional price. A variety of pastries are available like American hotdog, bagel, Ciabatta, croissants, Panini, sandwiches, white baguette with various ingredients inside. Beverages like brewed coffees and tea are available while desserts such as New York cheesecakes and Movenpick ice creams with three choices of flavor are offered under lower market prices.

Price

Cafeteria counter:

• All-day meal set: $30 including one beverage
• Pasta set: $48-$52
• Grilled spring chicken: $38
• Pizza set: $49
• Baked rice set: $32

Snacks booth:

• Baked potato: $21-$27
• Continental sandwich: $27-$29
• Salad: $28
• American hotdog: $28
• Movenpick ice cream: $15 per scoop
• Additional drink for hot coffee: $5

Type of Customers

• Unlike canteens in Academic 1 and 2 Building that include a variety of diners from high school students in Kowloon district, office associates from Festival Walk and certainly students and staff from the City University of Hong Kong, AC3 Bistro which serves mainly Western food in acceptable price and quality, is composed of a relatively larger proportion of international students, followed by local students and staff, while people from outside the university are rarely seen to have meals in AC3 Bistro.

Facilities

The settings of tables and chairs are mainly divided into four types, allowing students to choose according to the number of people or own purpose.

long tables that allow a group of diners to share meals together

• The majority of seats are consisted of long tables with small round chairs which can accommodate around ten people on the same table. Students who are no matter alone or with a group of friends can sit on both sides of the table like the style of "speed dating" and in a fast-food shop.

circle table that accommodate around 6-8 people at a time

• There are totally eight dining tables, each in a circle shape together with a semicircle shape of sofa to accommodate around four to six people at a time. It allows students to launch short chic-chat with friends as the circle shaped table enables their conversation.

bar tables with scenery of Festival Walk in Tat Chee Avenue

• The third type of seats is “bar-tables” which are mainly occupied by foreign students who long to have a drink with pals as the design is similar to the bars that are commonly found in Western countries.
• The last type is tables and seats in a “card position” which is suitable for two people like couples to sit on and have their meals. As the “card-position” seats are placed at the corner of canteen, they are relatively quiet, which is alike to western restaurant.

There is a glass floor right next to the “card-position” seats as well as the “bar-table”seat. It allows diners to enjoy the view of Tat Chee Avenue outside the canteen as well as the U-circle of City University of Hong Kong with blossoms along the stairs.

Ambience

The design of AC3 Bistro is in a relaxing European style, similar to cafeteria like Delifrance. Diners can have choices of dining inside the cafeteria or chilling outside at the balcony area with better ventilation and scenery. Alongside dimmed lights with soothing background music as well as comfy sofas, diners are able to sit back and enjoy their meals.

Service

• Two cashier counters in case of peak hours

food counter having two lines for diners to queue up

• Food counter with two lines which one of them is specifically designated only for all-day meal set diners

self ordering system that enhances efficiency

• Self-ordering machine under Octopus card payment
• Pizza delivery service after order is made
• Take-away boxes available for free

tray collection station in AC3 Bistro with workers doing cleaning up job

• Tray collection stations with workers doing cleaning up work
• Recycling point
• Tableware and seasoning self-serving point