8 Gerrard Street,
Chinatown,
London,
W1D 5PJ
0872 148 1849
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Had dinner here on sat. Duck pancakes starter was good (can you go wrong?), but the main was average at best. Flavoursome enough, but the quality of the chicken wasn't the best. Service was attentive and pleasant. I've had better, I've had worse.
Can't think of a worse Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, or even London. They probably have the most impolite manager who doesn't give a damn what you think. The other staff members were okay, but the manager's so rude and dominating (giving you tea without even asking you what you want to drink; when you ask to change to another table after sitting for a few minutes he said no and went off).
Portions are really small (especially the roast duck - DON'T order that unless you want to pay 15+ quid for 8 pieces of meat), and the so-called 'innovative' dishes to me means 'inauthentic' and 'weird'. If you want some decent Chinese food, anywhere else in the area is better.
The food here is delicious, innovative and beautifully presented. Definitely one of the best fusion restaurants in London. It is one of the more expensive places in chinatown but is worth it - even if you only ever go once. Wonderful.
We ate here today- Sat 13th Feb 2010- the food is good, smallish portions, but tasty. However if you like polite, decent service, go somewhere else.
Especially the manager, who should be leading the way, but seems unable to smile!
In all honesty though, if you can ignore that, it's good dining.
I went here on Sunday 25th January. I had read some reviews saying it was ok, but that it used to be better. I had the worst meal I ever had in any restaurant. As I dont eat meat and they have no proper vegetarian options (which is also I think unusual for a restaurant in London), I ordered Tofu minus scallops.
The tofu was served cold alongside cold rice and tasted like cold egg. Yuck! The food my friends ordered was not as bad as mine, it was just ok no one was impressed, however we took a late booking and were very put off by the three waiters standing in the corner pressurising us to finish throughout the whole meal.
They shouldn't accept late bookings if that the case. The only thing i can say for this place is the presentation of the food was good.
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