Kungfu Kitchen 一品香 雷丁一品香 in Reading - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

THE best authentic Chinese cooking I have ever found in the UK. Delicious. This is a restaurant committed to offering "proper" food; real food, beautifully prepared. The dynamic owner, Joanna, will happily make suggestions of dishes to try based on listening to likes and dislikes, so everyone has a great food experience. After a recommendation I travelled almost 200 miles for a meal here - yes really - and honestly it was well worth the drive... thank you to Joanna and team!

The food was ok But the plate is very dirty so ask them to wash it again for you The service was horrible the guy who served the food was very rude and and kind

Should have listened to my Chinese colleagues and not gone there. Very poor service and even charge for tap water. I think the regulators should look into them.

Very bad service attitude when order meals there. Don't let customers having different options. Never come to this restaurant again. What is the most famous tea in China? The ten most famous teas in China are mainly green tea, including: Longjing, Longjing, Dongting Biluochun, Huangshan Maofeng, Lu'an Guapian, Xinyang Maojian and Duyun Maojian, all of which are very delicious green teas. The rest include Anxi Tieguanyin, an oolong tea, Wuyi Rock Tea, another delicious oolong tea, Qimen which is a strong black tea, and Junshan Silver Needle which is actually a yellow tea.

The best Chinese restaurant in Reading, without a shadow of a doubt!

food is amazing, however the service from the lady is very hot or cold. One day she is happy and friendly, the next she is angry and rude.

Amazing quality of food and amazing that Gluten Free is available! The owner is ever knowledgable about allergens and happy to adapt items on the menu to suit. I have only used as a takeaway and delivery but must come and have a meal in as soon as I can!

Braised pork trotters are delicious😋👍

The food is lovely and authentic. We really enjoyed it. We ordered Kung Pao Chicken, King Prawns with Chinese Mushrooms and Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings.

Proper authentic Chinese dishes, not a chow mein in sight! Always welcoming, Joanna is always fun and recommends great dishes to try. Don’t be squeamish, try something new. The special pots are interesting, love the Turkish cabbage. We always buy too much, then box it up to take home for another meal the next day.

Food was great and authentic. Generally large portions and full of flavours. Would highly recommend the food. However, one aspect really ruined the experience for us, namely the owner of the place. She would loudly and over-enthusiastically greet, help and tend to 'certain' customers, sometimes bordering on aggressive. As the customer on the next table remarked to me after her order was taken, "She's quite a character isn't she". I get that this type of customer service might be well suited for some because it shows friendliness and willingness to help, but others might prefer a more laid-back approach, and might even interpret her actions as rude or overbearing. We just found her to be especially loud and it ruined the atmosphere for us a little. More importantly, on the 'certain' customers, we noticed that the owner (ethnically Chinese) would only tend to white customers. As a fellow Chinese customer, we were seated between two tables with white customers, and the difference in customer service cannot be overstated. She would enthusiastically greet, help them and tend to their every need; but pretty much ignore us or immediately delegate her two other employees to serve us. We weren't 100% sure at first, but after observing her customer service to other Chinese and white customers around the restaurant, we noticed that she couldn't spare any of her time and attention to her Chinese customers and would rather be over-friendly to our white counterparts. At the end when we asked for the bill (to one of her employees), since she seemed to be the only one able to operate the register, she took a long time to get to it. She literally tended to every other white table before generating our bill, and again asking one of the employees to come to our table instead of herself. Weirdly, we were told we would get a discount if we paid cash instead of card (is this tax avoidance I'm not sure), but none of the white customers sat beside us were told this when they paid, and they paid with card. (And the owner brought the bill to their tables personally) I'm not sure what was going on, but that definitely smelled fishy. All in all, maybe there was a reason for the different ways we were treated compared to the white guests, but we definitely walked away feeling unimportant and deflated because of our skin colour. In conclusion, if you're white and don't mind a bit of over-friendly customer service, I'm sure you'll have a great time. If you're ethnically Chinese, I might suggest getting takeaway from there instead.

New location, same excellent food as always. A must visit

The most authentic Chinese food in all of Berkshire by a million mile! Also tailor to allergies, 10/10

Great customer service. The lady suggested some great dishes. Friendly atmosphere. 10/10 recommended.

Fantastic food and ambience - friendly staff and authentic menu

The food tastes quite authentic and the ingredients are good. Some of the dishes are more delicious than those in China. A service fee of 10% to 15% will be charged at checkout, so you need to check it carefully. The attitude of the boss lady is up and down, it would be better if it was more stable 😉

One of the best dumplings I have had! We went to Kungfu Kitchen with zero expectations for an impromptu weekday dinner and had such a lovely meal. I can’t wait to go back and try more of their dishes.

We went there to have good time but lady serving us was very rude with kids. 😞

Able to get us a table even if we didn't book one. Friendly staff. Seems always busy. The food was delicious and there was a good variety of choices for vegetarians too.

Absolutely fantastic food and wonderful service - Jo helped us choose which dishes to go for and all were delicious.

This restaurant transported me back to my travels around China 14 years ago; authentic and delicious! They have a huge dedicated vegan menu, from which we have tried quite a few of the dishes over two visits to date. The salt and pepper white mushroom and beans is a standout winner. So light and crispy, yet not oily at all. The special pot potato, stir fried aubergine & fine bean, mock duck, hot & sour soup and stir fried potatoes, peppers & aubergine are also all delicious. The staff are all super friendly and happy to make recommendations - and there's a great buzz in the restaurant. You can tell most people are regulars. We can't wait to go back and try more of their vegan menu. 100% recommend!

Steering clear from this place. The Chinese waitress (female, short and big) constantly shouting, at one point, she’s screamed in the kitchen. All guests were so concerned and wondered whether there’s a murder was going on in kitchen 😅 awful food and over priced and over charged.

This place is terrible. I'm very surprised to see people are writing nice comments, and I don't think they are genuine. The food is awful and overpriced. The staff is very rude. They even charge for tap water!!!! I've never seen a restaurant which charges for you tap water, and then for all the bad service, they charge you gratitude fee. Never ever!

Had some takeaway from here, really nice friendly staff.

rude owner, below average food and unpleasant atmosphere, please improve!

Manager/owner shouting around. Food very salty too much msg. How people can eat that. Yuk

The food is of average quality, the lady boss communicates well with the guests, and the environment is clean.

Outstanding food and service from Kung Fu Kitchen catering at very very short notice for an event with 70 guests. Wonderful flavours.

Delicious authentic Chinese food with lots of dishes and dietary options to choose from.

Very helpful and polite server helped me with choosing a couple Northern Chinese authentic heat-level dishes. He was rightly proud of their food. Nice Mala on the water boiled fish and wonderfully savoury broth on the noodles. Stir fried fungus and greens to finish. Some of the most ‘authentic’ Chinese in UK to date. Mainly Asian patrons while I was there on a Monday lunch. Huge portions! Maximum flavour and good service. Great find for an authentic, inexpensive fix!

Great Discovery! Great advices from the owner. The food and the experience was awesome!

The manager was screaming at the staff the whole time all the staff was stressed and ruined the whole vibe The food was ehhh and was the wrong order but I did not say anything as I felt worried about the staff getting screamed at never going again and telling my friends and family to never go there

Have a been here a few times and each time we’ve had exceptional food, in a casual and lively atmosphere Staff are exceptionally helpful and clearly passionate about food, so leave it in their hands to pick a few dishes for you. Really great value, especially with a larger group where you can try a bit more of everything since the dishes were very large. Can’t wait to come back!

I think the restaurant is okay for most people. A lot of the traffic appeared to be returning customers. For us, the taste of the food paled in comparison to Chinese cuisine we have become accustomed to in different countries. For the atmosphere, it felt more like a corner-shop restaurant than fine dining Chinese. One very excellent thing was the staff. They were cheerful, helpful and quite professional.

The best ever, super Joanna. Great experience Dumplings better than Italian tortellini

Recommended by a friend and did not disappoint. Beautiful food, will be back!

Awful food and bad service, will not visit again.

Non-edible item (was taken out from my mouth) found in the meat dish as shown in the image attached. The staff whom I approached for clarification responded with the following words: "I don't know, what do you expect me to answer?" before promptly leaving without addressing my concerns. There was also another staff (does not seem to be able to speak English) coming to our table and asked us to picked up the food left in one dish to another dish ourselves in case she can collect the empty plate earlier. The restaurant with such service seem to be spoiled for a while by the nearby University (Chinese) students who normally complain less. As a big fan of Chinese food, I will not pay any further visit.

great service and good, always look forward to return

Glorious food, what a nice buzz in the restaurant! Can’t stop thinking about it. Want to return asap

Joanna's welcome and hospitality is wonderful! Traditional Chinese food which is tasty, fresh and plentiful. We will be back! Thanks for making us so welcome.

We had an impromptu visit on a wet midweek lunchtime, and took our small and well behaved dog since it was quiet day. Lovely welcoming staff, and the food here is fabulous. We have been here a few times now and it never disappoints. Having travelled in the Far East we had almost stopped eating Chinese food in the UK because it is so poor, but not here! This is the best and most authentic Chinese restaurant in Reading. Do take advice on what to order from the staff, and don't expect it to be the awful takeaway fare we are used to. Fabulous. We'll be back....

We used Kung Fu Kitchen for a work event catering for 100 people. The food was delicious!! I chose Kung Fu Kitchen because they were able to offer more authentic Chinese food; and they did not disappoint! We are very grateful to Jo and the rest of the team for catering for us and adapting to everyone's dietary needs (vegan, halal, gluten free). All of the food was finished and we ordered a good mix of spring rolls, vegan dishes such as braised aubergines, stir fried potato & aubergine, chicken in chili, cumin and coriander, sweet & sour chicken and a variety of vegan, pork and chicken dumplings. I'd highly recommend everyone to try their food if you get the chance to! I wish I lived closer so I could try more of their food!!

This place is the opposite of how you feel after ordering and eating a Chinese takeaway. Our server was so helpful. Everything was delicious! Great value. Family feel.

We were accepted as a late booking for Chinese New Year celebrations and they even waited for our late arrival before starting the Dragon Dance celebrations - exceptional customer focus! The food was outstanding and authentic and a large selection of items to choose from, certainly the best place in the area for Asian food and the service from management and staff was excellent. The flavours, taste, texture, heat (every dish served piping hot) and spice from Kung Fu Kitchen make the dining experience and we shall be coming back regularly. The pricing is well positioned and you won't regret quality.

It was busy when we went for dinner, The food was lovely, happy with the service,

The food is great. The tips on my bill were added automatically, a hidden service charge. I am not happy about that.

One of the most rude people you’re likely to be served by in your lifetime. Overcharges and hopes you won’t notice, then shouts at you if you do. Benefits from the fact that Reading Uni has a lot of Chinese students and there aren’t any other Chinese restaurants near the uni.

The restaurant has a chalk - written café menu outside, which includes English breakfast from £7.95. I had an English breakfast, and the bacon was rancid. It should have been thrown away and replaced. The sausages and beans did not seem very fresh either. It is unacceptable to serve customers sub-standard quality food, no matter if this is a restaurant specialized in Chinese food. If the owners do not feel capable of cooking decent English breakfasts, then stop serving them altogether.

This Chinese restaurant is very Chinese. Plates are big. And full. Go with friends. Order a selection. I say order, I mean request as we were very firmly instructed to change some dishes as we had not achieved the correct balance. All part of the fun, and the food was wonderful. Beer and wine were fine. But it is the authentic food that will draw you back. Any place that serves pig intestines with chili really knows their stuff. Now I'm not recommending that you order it, I didn't, but I was delighted to see it in the menu,

Very authentic and nice Chinese food, and friendly staff!!!

Nicee we good, but too salty. Service friendly

Best Chinese meal I've had for years. Steamed scallops, Fish fragrant pork, spicey shredded potatoes,spice dry fried green beans, stir fried lamb and Leeks. All good. Local beer too

First visit to Kung Fu Kitchen. Everyone talks about the food here and now I know why. With the help of the lady owner we chose a great selection for 4 people. Including scallops , Gizards , chicken, pork and more. Huge menu so if in doubt or unsure it’s better to ask. The food was excellent and the service we had from the owners made the experience that much better. Great selection of beer too. Worth a second visit as there is so much to try. Simple restaurant with great authentic food 😁👏👏

Our favourite Chinese restaurant by a country mile. Serves the best authentic Chinese food; so much better than 99% restaurants in London. You can try food outside of the usual westernised "chow mein" and eat delicious Dan Dan noodles, kung-fu pao chicken, mapo Tofu and Di xan xian (Aubergine, potatoes and peppers). Generous portions, tasty wide range of dishes and fantastic friendly hosts. We wished we were local as we'd be there every week.

Great authentic Chinese food. Delicious!

Food was good. They managed to squeeze us in on a busy Friday night when we had not booked by shuffling tables around. Order process a little slow . Waiter suggested we share aparticular dish, I declined to which he continued to persist that we share for a good minute before conceededing that was not what the customer wanted.

The host were both welcoming and friendly great food 😋 plenty of it great atmosphere throughly enjoyed the evening

Joanna is so knowledgeable about allergen, gluten free and celiac. If you have allergies I definitely recommend this place as the staff are so helpful. Great service and food.

Wow,what a hidden little gem,,visited on Monday with an elderly client and Co worker,we were made to feel welcome and the staff were so helpful and friendly, as for the food ,absolutely amazing, authentic and totally addictive, what true chinese food should be ,will be back as often as I can,thankyou Kung-fu kitchen,Joanne and all your staff x

Best Chinese food I've ever had. Large vegan menu too!

Great restaurant with fantastic service! Will come back again!

Authentic Chinese restaurant with great food and great staff. I would happily recommend this to anyone who enjoys Chinese food or wants to try something new.

Usually order 5 or 6 dishes for family takeaway. Food still good quality but have noticed on last 2 visits that both portion and container sizes have noticeable shrunk. Also on meat dishes more padding of peppers & onions evident so reducing the value for money. Also less noodles in noodles only dishes. I guess these are ways of keeping the prices unchanged, but feel a bit cheated with less food to eat !

Best chineese meal I have ever had. Restaurant a bit chaotic but was busy. Food excellent

First visit to Kung-fu Kitchen tonight and happy to say it is definitely worth a visit, fresh food full of flavour. If you are after an authentic Chinese meal then you will not find better anywhere in reading. Be aware not to over order as portion sizes are enough for 4. The owners are very friendly so ask for some recommendations to guide you on what to eat. Cant wait to go back.

This is a so-so Chinese restaurant. The taste is close to other old style Chinese restaurant, in English variation. Some dishes are not bad, but cannot say delicious. The most ridiculous is the "Water Glass Charge" of £0.5. Service charge is also more than 10% which does not seem to have extra services.

We had a friend gathering tonight, other than the dishes ordered, one of us ordered a drink, and the other would just like to have tap water. At the end of our meal and check the bill, we found we are charged with a £0.5/person of a 'glass charges' except the one who ordered a drink. This is the first time we heard about this charge, and I feel this is very dishonest, as no one mentioned about that when we ordering the drink or requesting for the tap water. We tried to ask and confirm again if the tap water is offered for free. The staff replied the tap water is free, but the glasses are not. This is absolutely absurd. For the righteousness, I won't recommend this restaurant.

The restaurant serves authentic Chinese food. Every dish we had was scrumptious. The restaurant is welcoming and the service is excellent. Always serving with a BIG smile. Our family's most favourite restaurant.

Lovely food, big portions, attentive service!!!

Authentic Chinese food! Having lived in China (great Chinese food everywhere) and London (can find it if you look hard enough ) was absolutely overjoyed to finally find genuine Chinese food in Reading. Having sampled other "Chinese" restaurants in the area, tried Kung Fu kitchen and got the real deal. Freshly prepared dishes with authentic ingredients. My wife and I had the pork in sweet bean sauce with pancakes and two spicy beef dishes. Each was delicious. Service was excellent and rapid. Top notch.

If you're looking for typical British-Chinese takeaway food, this isn't the place for you. If you're looking for authentic food that you could actually find in a restaurant in China, get booking a table! The food was incredible, and the owners are hilarious. We thought it was a little pricey at first but then realised it's because the portions are HUGE, and the prices are totally justified.

Without a doubt the best Chinese food I've ever had in the UK. Real and authentic, huge portions sizes. Would go every day if I could.

If you want seriously delicious food in a home-like setting, this is the place for you! Sweet & sour aubergine and salt & pepper tofu were big highlights. The family owners made it feel extra special for our birthday meal. All round great time

Amazing Chinese food - I can't recommend the crispy aubergine enough. Everyone working there is fantastic - friendly and so helpful. I don't live in Reading but very much look forward to coming here again when I can :)

The food taste and portion size are average. There is no comparison with Chinese restaurants in London. The waiters are warm and friendly. I was very shocked that there was a charge of £0.50 per person for the use of cups! ! ! It’s the first time I’ve encountered such a restaurant in the UK in several years🤪🤪🤪

Sensational, mouthwatering food. Super flavours and excellent variety. There are lots of tasty vegan options to choose from. Bubble tea is delicious, too. Hidden gem in Reading, can't wait to return again!

There are various options to choose from. We ordered veg dumplings, udon noodles and Dan Dan noodles. All tasted good. Looking forward to go again to try other dishes

Excellent food, great staff, really easy booking for a large group, food came out quite quick.

Very busy and a really interesting menu with some genuinely authentic Chinese dishes. Joanne is really helpful and informative and the rest of the staff are lovely too.

‼ ️Please note‼ ️ This restaurant actually has a cup fee of 0.5 pounds per person, and the rice is listed as 2.5 per person but it is actually 2.5 per bowl. Others do not charge more. We did not expect this cup fee. Stir-fried green beans should be renamed as stir-fried tender green beans. These green beans are not very tender and are not stir-fried at all. The boss lady said that it sounded good because she was enthusiastic, but if she said it didn't sound good, she said she was too talkative.

Simple no frill environment but food was authentic, tasted better than I could remember having in the far east. Serving staff were super friendly and is super child friendly. Beef brisket soup noodle was extraordinary.

When we first went to this place the lady owner very friendly. On second visit totally different. All our food was on the table except for my husbands main dish we we waited. Then asked where his main dish was. They told us that they staggered the food. I pointed out every thing was on the table going cold and I wanted to eat with my husband. Both her and her husband and the family was rude ignorant. Shouting down remarks to us in front of the rest of the restaurant. I refused to pay. And was treated with the police. I informed them that it would be a civil matter. My husband paid. I would not have paid. But he just wanted to get out. We left all the food

There not many places where you can find food like this. Come with some friends, make sure everyone orders something different - the funny waiter will help you ;) - SHARE & ENJOY!

Food for the soul, which leads to food coma. Went for a team dinner & tried a lot on the menu & every thing was authentic and delicious. The staff is very friendly and gave us great suggestions. Loved it! The noodles, rice or the meat - yum!

Fantastic food. Possibly the best Chinese I've had! Service was wonderful too. The staff we met (brother and sister) were attentive, welcoming and brought their own lovely humour. Highly recommended.

Hands down the best Chinese takeaway we've ever had. A great family run restaurant with a great team x

This was the second time I visited but the last time I left without any food and was during lunch service. The restaurant is always so chaotic, the lady owner told me blank that she was too busy to talk to me. They all ran around like a headless chicken. We set there for 35 mins and no one took order even for a drink or offer us a glass of water. We asked twice if someone can take our order, it was always a promise of will be back in a minute. At 25mins a chap took half of our order then walked off. We could hear lady owner shouting at everyone in the kitchen in Gordon Ramsey style. So we left after wasting 35mins as had to go back to work and school pick up. No one even apologised to us. Similar experience on my first time visit but at least we got some food. The twice cooked pork and the shredded beef was both overcooked and dried. Sorry had to say I won't recommend despite all other reviews. They need more staff and less stress environment.

Food was insane, sweet and sour fried aubergine was to die for.

A proper Chinese restaurant serving real Chinese food. The menu is great lots of new things for me to keep coming back and trying. Really interesting staff who want to help educate you on the menu and give lots of advice on the food.

From the outside this looks like yet another Chinese Takeaway, albeit with prices higher than most. Looks can be very deceiving. I’ve been to China several times and dispaired of ever finding authentic dishes from the South of the country. Not any more - this is authentic cooking with the numbing peppers and chilli heat I was looking for. Don’t go here for Sweet and Sour Chicken and beef Chow Mien. Go for the dishes you won’t see anywhere else and expect your taste buds to tingle afterwards. Very highly recommended.

This photo sums up my experience

Absolutely amazing authentic chines food, and completely nut free to boot!

I cannot express quite how fantastic Kung Fu Kitchen is. We'd heard from friends and colleagues that it was brilliant, but genuinely, it was so incredibly delicious and the first time that my other half has been able to have Chinese food as he has a nut allergy. We genuinely just got home and are working out when we should go again. Absolutely 10/10 amazing.

Best Chinese food I’ve ever had in my entire life! Love the spicy food, lots of veggie options, and great staff. Very cheerful and friendly!

Thank you Joanna and Team for the amazing service today. Really nice authentic Chinese place. My husband and I really liked it. We would highly recommend your place. Great halal options (beef, chicken and lamb all halal).

Good place to dine in for a family.

The food here is trash, the service attitude is the worst

This is absolutely the best Chinese restaurant in the M4/M3 corridor.

Went in for lunch. Staff was welcoming and friendly. We ordered 4 main dishes. 2 of them were quite salty. Hot spicy prawn with rice and the noodle was salty. We struggled to finish it off.