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Nº 965 in 1574 in Tower Hamlets

Nº 26 of 56 Chinese in Tower Hamlets

CUSTOMERS TALK ABOUT DISHES WITH..lambfriedsichuanskewersnoodlesmustdumplingsoldchillifishspicypepperporkricepaychickenbeans

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A cost-effective Chinese restaurant I have been going to for 10 years. If you go when it's busy, the quality will drop, so I recommend going as soon as it opens. I highly recommend the dry fried sweet and sour pork, lamb skewers, and cold beef.

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Jay P . 2024-11-10

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✋🏼You can stop restaurant hunting now. This is the most underrated spot in London. At time of writing it has ~3.5 stars, which is the sweet spot for a Chinese restaurant (if you haven’t heard of this, search ‘Chinese restaurant 3.5 star theory’. Whether you’re looking for your death row meal, your newborn’s first bites, or a workday lunchtime spot - you won’t regret choosing My Old Place. (Maybe not for a newborn, because all lifetime culinary experiences would never live up to this.) Don’t get me wrong, service is awful, they talk to you like your dad did when he helped with maths homework. And don’t complain because it’s not decorated with cute waving cats. You’re there for the food. You must get sharing specials - I’m talking the Szechuan Fish bowl, or large tofu in soup sharing bowl. (I ate pescatarian but the meat kebabs are popular too.) You can’t go wrong, just look at what the regulars on the table next to you have ordered and get the same. Serving sizes are huge - it’s affordable and they don’t shove service charges down your throat. The photos attached are NOT the sharing dishes. Please get the sharing dishes. Lots of veggie options, allergy friendly, not halal meat.

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Alisa Hussain . 2024-11-09

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The service in this restaurant needs to improve. Prices are expensive for very mediocre quality food, mostly deep fried and greasy. The menu does not reflect the true price as it is hiked up when you get the bill. The lady waitress who works here needs to practice good hospitality skills and learn how to treat customers with warmth, a smile and friendly service. Better restaurants in the area, go elsewhere!

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mimi . 2024-10-31

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One of my favourite restaurants in london to which I have been over 38 times now. I recommend going in a group where this provides exceptional value for money. There are some amazing dishes such as the Drypot beef, lamb skwerers, spicy cucumber salad, and the long beans with minced pork is sublime. Also they do a lovely refreshing pint of Cobra. This is a no nonnsense place that has been around for decades.

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Daniele Napoletano . 2024-10-30

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Traditional Chinese Szechuan dishes 🌶 Szechuan style chicken & Dan Dan noodles were a favourite. Staff were lovely too

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Lian . 2024-10-30

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It’s been only 6 months since I lived here. But this is the best chinese restaurant ever. The price is relatively cheap compared to other restaurant and the taste is really authentic. Ah, it’s just full of love, I like chinese food. I’ve known this 3 days ago. This is the best. Please try to pork dishes.

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lico kr . 2024-10-20

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Went for Dinner, 6 x tiny spring rolls were £13, no vermicelli options unless in a pork soup. Shame as gluten free people would be able to have some sort of noodles, not just rice dishes. Quite prompt service, pleasant atmosphere, slightly near an housing estate block so not justified charging top dollar for location purposes and food we chose was not mind blowing. Lots of Chinese customers so I guess you have to know what to order to get top notch flavours.

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Shane Baleswaran . 2024-10-14

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This is my family’s favorite Chinese restaurant. The food in here are the best ever

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thu huong . 2024-10-06

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It's expensive, unfriendly, and the food is not tasty. Dim sam is only available at lunch time. Be careful.

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amico F . 2024-09-30

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Since 2008, I have been dinning in this place. There are up and downs, I see mixed reviews. Not sure what people are looking for when they come to this restaurant, for me the food is the only thing that matters when I come here. The dishes are not as good as 15 years ago but still the best compare to other Northwestern restaurants in London. Some of their popular dishes are still great, just don’t order random new dishes, they are pretty bad. The place has been newly decorated but still feels a bit worn out, the lighting could be a bite better. The place smell of mold, I am sure that’s something it can be easily fixed. There was a stupid woman / waitress everyone talks about, I have also experienced my self, she is a truly wast of space, I am glad I haven’t seen her today. I hope the owner can keep it up and make some simple improvements.

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HFS . 2024-09-29

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I don’t understand why this place has such a low rating. Maybe because Google reviews are dominated by white people? Anyway if you’re looking for a pukka Chinese place service amazing food at good prices then this is it. Don't let the other reviews put you off.

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Cyborg Man . 2024-09-21

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Well, well, well ... service sucks hard, takes forever to be able to order stuff. Food and price comparison suck as well... so my suggestion is, if you want only Asian cuisine, then go to Spitalfields market or Brick Lane. If you are hungry and it doesnt need to be Asian food then go to a nearby pub, like The Goodman's Field price value over the top.

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Fred . 2024-09-17

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Large portions. Very tasty spicy food. Very busy with Chinese students and locals. Need to hire more staff. Recommend if you don't mind waiting. Authentic Sept 2024 update. Warning. It's true. Angry waitress still there from reading previous comments from others. Mum Asked for two glasses of water and got snared at. Really horrible service. Even her colleague was avoiding her. She really didn't want to be there. We were first in today. Sunday, after a walk around the market. Ordered the beef noodles and special Lo Mein and lamb and chicken skewers. Noodles were over boiled so mushy and flavours were bland and diluted. The lamb skewers were £2 each and bland. One chicken wing for £2 also. Not sure if they have changed chefs coz it tastes totally different from when I when there before. Will probably not go again and walk extra 5 mins to yeye's dumpling and noodles instead. Portion size was big but if the taste and quality is crap then why bother. Removing a star. 3/5

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Ray Fu . 2024-09-15

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Best chinese place in my opinion, like i said great food , service is better than most places. Trust its really good, bye.

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Amir S . 2024-09-08

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Best authentic Sichuan food in London! I absolutely love this Place.

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X Y . 2024-09-07

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Always very angry female staff……. Sweet and sour pork is the best. Noodle is too soft and bland.

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박민지 . 2024-09-03

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Definitely one of my favorite Chinese restaurants in the City, go there for lunch quite often with colleagues. We love their food as all dishes are flavorful and come in very good portion as well. Plenty of space in the restaurant but they still tend to get really busy during lunch or dinner time.

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Barilly Li . 2024-08-29

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Went here for a meal with my partner last week. I was looking forward to eating here and found the service to be quick and the décor was quite nice. I was also enjoying the food until it suddenly disagreed with me, and I had a sudden dash to their loo. The next day I ended up on a drip in casualty as I was unable to eat or drink anything since having a meal there. The Dr that I saw thought that the food may have been cooked in a different oil to which I was allergic. My partner also said that he did not feel 100% after but he did not have the reaction that I did. We are definitely not doing back there.

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Akkers1 . 2024-08-23

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Traditional Chinese restaurant with big portions.we the lamb on skewers as starters, beef in black bean sauce, pork in sweet and source and egg fried rice. Great tasting and reasonable price for the portion sizes.

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Graham Cave . 2024-08-19

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The woman with blue hair was unfriendly...the food was just so-so.

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haeun Jo (Joie) . 2024-08-12

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Excellent dining experience! Been the customer since 2016. The braised tofu in special sauce is a standout—perfectly cooked and packed with flavor. The service is quick and friendly, and the atmosphere usually inviting but gets quite busy during lunch time. Definitely a great spot for a satisfying meal. Highly recommend!

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Alex . 2024-08-01

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Was blown away by how good the food was

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Char G . 2024-07-13

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Will like to make a complaint about your security guard to your manager tomorrow for discrimination against height age race ethnicity and for talking down against me. I am 21 years old. If I cannot come into speak to a manger I will make a formal complaint against the company and sue you for the security guard if he does not apologise/get fired

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Rayyan Osmani . 2024-07-10

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Low key, relaxed atmosphere. The food was delicious and enormous portion. Just knocked off a star because limited vegetarian selection. There are some reviews saying the service isn’t great but that wasn’t my experience at all. Smiley and friendly!

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Jamie Edgecombe . 2024-06-17

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Sufficient quantity, normal taste

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Y Zhou . 2024-06-11

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De zaak is ingericht zoals in china véél licht en vooral ongezellig. Het restaurant stroomde vol met Aziaten. Had een won tan soepje vooraf. Daarna een kipgerecht met véél véél pepertjes. Dat zou niet zo heet zijn, en dat viel ook wel mee. Maar teveel is ook niet oke.

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Fred vd Flier . 2024-06-03

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Authentic Sichuan cuisine, make sure you try some dishes that are not available at your local Chinese takeaway. I loved the Sichuan chicken, which is served cold, the beef skewers were also excellent.

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George C . 2024-05-20

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The place has amazing atmosphere, it suddenly takes you from a back street of Brick Lane and teleports you somewhere in China. But it deserves 3/5 stars only because it is extremely expensive and the service is not on par with it. That being said, most of the dishes on the menu are tasty and they are as authentic as they can be. Still, they lack a bit of taste, some need more salt or a bit less spicy. But they are authentic and a lot better than the one in Chinatown. At the end of the day, I'd probably come back again (for 3rd time), but I wouldn't come as frequently as I would if they fix the overpriced dishes or improve the quality of the food.

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Simeon Ivanov . 2024-05-20

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The portion is BIIIG as you see it on my photos. However, the one that I ordered was quite disappointing. It doesn't taste like how menu was described

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Jiyeon Cho . 2024-05-07

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Many Chinese restaurants are delicious, but they always feel a little uncomfortable after eating them. This is delicious, and I feel refreshed after eating it. Food should be clean and not overly processed or seasoned.

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Steven Z. . 2024-05-07

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Really good food, quite basic interior and service could be a bit more friendly

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Ruth Reynolds . 2024-05-04

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This is a pretty mixed place, the food is just a little bit disappointing compared to other spots in town (lamb and gizzard skewers no scratch on Silk Road for instance). Perhaps we ordered badly (we took the recommendation of the waiter inc. beef in chilli oil, chicken with Sichuan peppercorns and a green / long bean dish), but I'd say make the short walk up to Sichuan Folk which I think is great.

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Nick Partington . 2024-04-27

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I’ve been coming here infrequently for about 12 years but hadn’t been for two years until the other day. This used to be great sichuanese food at a reasonable price. The service was never good but the food made up for it. I was so disappointed with it on my recent visit- bland, poor quality produce and with premium prices now. I’ll be searching out alternatives from now on. Such a shame- the menu is also shorter and the service hasn’t improved. It was such a gem a few years ago

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neill Morton . 2024-04-14

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Great food and nice portion size, only have two people in the whole front of house so could be hard to get service when it gets busy

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Jing Fang Wong . 2024-04-04

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Despite relatively low score, I still decided to give it go. 3 stars and no more – food arrived fast in big portion, I actually found the service being pretty good. However, the food quality/taste was poor and too expensive for what it is. You will get much better value elsewhere.

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Nancy Wang . 2024-04-04

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It's not cheap, but the malamakchang, water dumplings, and kkwabarou were delicious so it was okay haha. But hygiene is good.. Scrubber iron has been released from Kwabarou. I made a new one right away,,

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Bomi Kim . 2024-04-02

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Good food. One of the better Chinese places around London

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Tharshan S . 2024-03-22

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Good food. But the place is not so clean

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Rush h . 2024-03-17

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Very bad service, average food quality.

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Y Q . 2024-03-17

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There was shortage of staff and very unfriendly services. However, food was overall good. Plating & dishes have been changed.

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YOUNG CHOI . 2024-03-16

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Overall, everything is delicious. It's delicious. Compared to the large space, there are few people working in the hall, so it takes time to take orders and pay, so I recommend coming with plenty of time.

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JR Lee . 2024-03-11

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When I first walked in to this restaurant, I feel like I was in China.. some rural area.. It is a very old traditional Chinese decoration restaurant . Food is average, not really amazing, generous big portion tho but it is very oily too. Service is okay, if you visit here, please don't expect you will welcome with smiling 😔 face . the restaurant is quite huge, sometime you need to raise hand to get attention or walk to the counter.

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Deric Chng . 2024-03-10

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Came here last night to celebrate my friends birthday, I can confirm, It is the kind of restaurant suitable for large gatherings. The meal tasted good particularly the fermented potato, spicy chicken and black fungus and I ate until I was full but this morning I had an unsettled stomach which is rare because when I lived in Paris I ate many rotten vegetables so my stomach linning is strong. This is the main reason I would not return. I think what was fun about it was the location in an unsuspecting basement door and Staff are very friendly with good atmosphere but food was not outstanding and had a complicated after effect. Also the meal was very expensive, every one at my table spent £36. I would have liked to spend £15-£20. I would rate this restaurant a 6.5/10.

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Alex Compton . 2024-03-08

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Food was nice but it’s bit oily. Service was super slow - ordered two portions of egg fried rice they only came when almost 80% of dishes were finished. Same happened to the tap water we asked for as soon as we sat down - they really need few more servers during peak hours.

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Chiu Cathie . 2024-02-28

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The service at My Old Place in London is lightning-fast, giving a taste of efficiency akin to dining in Hong Kong. The food arrives promptly as well. Our group enjoyed every dish we ordered, though one member mentioned the Guobaorou (sweet and sour pork) used to be much better, but it was satisfactory for me. As a Berlin resident, I am envious that there is a Chinese restaurant in the middle of the city. I had very high expectations for the Kkoobarrow (it was originally much more delicious, but my companion who came often said it was a bit soggy that day), so I was very slightly disappointed, but the stir-fried Gongsimchae, mapo tofu, and stir-fried eggplant were really, really, really delicious! Above all, the servers worked so well and were so fast that I felt relieved. The draft beer was also delicious. I think I'll go again next time I go to London!!

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Hwajung Hur . 2024-02-25

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Very very expensive. 36 gbp for rice, morning glory and a chicken dish. Should be 15 pounds tops.

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CN . 2024-02-17

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I think it’s fair. Some of the dishes are good, some are below average. The sweet and sour pork is really nice, much better than other restaurants nearly. However fried rice is not that good, the taste is not rich enough and bit too oily…

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Jane Wong . 2024-02-17

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Food portions are ok and some dishes, the quality is ok. One dish was very salty. Squid starter was good. Dishes are expensive for a non salubrious restaurant. But the service was poor. And then they have the audacity to charge 15% service. Will we visit again… probably not.

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RichardOldfield . 2024-02-16

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Everything about this place is gross. Horrible food, even more horrible service. 🤡

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Michael Medovnikov . 2024-02-10

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Modest chinese food frequented by local clients.

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Roberto P . 2024-02-09

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La comida está muy bien tanto en cantidad como calidad y precio. No obstante ten cuidado si pides un plato que ya mencionan que es picante, la camarera me dice que se le puede decir que pongan menos picante porque en mi caso creo que se han pasado un pelín. Recomendable. Los servicios están correctos. Hay que bajar unas escaleras, pero tiene barandilla.

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Cristina Glaría . 2024-02-04

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Don’t miss out the sweet and sour pork. While the texture might subtly shift in softness or chewiness with each visit, the overall taste is consistently satisfying. The generous portions, though sizable, proved perfect for three people. Overall, everything is delicious! 전체적으로 다 맛있어요. 꿔바로우는 꼭 시키세요 다만 갈때마다 맛이 조금씩 다릅니당

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YeaJi Kang . 2024-01-22

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Classico ristorante cinese con portate grandi. Niente di speciale.

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Alessio Mancinelli . 2024-01-20

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Food was good, particular highlight was the prawn toast. Basic choice I know, but a good barometer of the rest of the food to come. Service is charmingly moody. Great little spot!

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Victoria Allen . 2024-01-19

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Basically no service, food took 1h to serve, chicken tastes unfresh

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Harris Dixel . 2024-01-17

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Horrible sweet and sour sauce - very artificial taste. Other dish was tasteless.

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Karolina . 2024-01-16

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一家什麼菜都賣的餐廳:有東北菜,有辣的川菜,還有燒烤。味道還不錯,就是價格偏貴了

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Matcha Frappuccino . 2024-01-12

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Pretty good food, but the service and atmosphere wasn't great. I don't expect great service from an authentic Asian restaurant (usually the meaner they are, the better the food). The atmosphere was the worst as it smelled like cleaning solution as soon as you walked into the restaurant. Food wise, we got plenty of dishes (if not too much) like the beef hot pot, the beef noodles, aubergines, and a 1/4 duck. I liked the noodles and aubergines, but the duck was too dry. The beef hot pot was tasty, but a bit too greasy.

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Stephanie Hoang . 2024-01-07

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We visited as a family and the food was very salty. I dare'nt complain as the service was so miserable and the waitress had such a bad attitude.

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Kerry89 . 2024-01-06

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What a shame that this restaurant has gone downhill .... prices have gone up (£70 for a juice, 2 mains and 1 bowl of rice) and the food quality has gone down, small menu, very greasy and beef chewy. Used to go a lot but won't be going back again.

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Reenie . 2024-01-05

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作为一个土生土长的中国人,这顿饭吃得真恶心。 我点了锅包肉和鱼香肉丝,超级不正宗。。

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YM J . 2023-12-30

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Something doesn't add up.... we had 3 dishes all at about 15 per dish plus 2 plain rices and 2 teas which is an extra 8 pounds should be 53??? You get 10% discount for paying cash but we were charged 68.20??? Even with a 12% service charge, it doesn't add up... No receipts and this is not the first review for miscalculation. Surely something dodgy is happening here?

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Tim Bradowski . 2023-12-19

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The food was delicious, and the quality was mostly good. But the waitress had the worst attitude I’ve ever experienced from a restaurant server. She made many snarky, passive aggressive comments, and looked fed up like she didn’t want to be there at all. And the thing is — we did nothing to incite this behaviour! Her attitude was atrocious from the moment we stepped foot in this restaurant. I would have left a 4 or 5 star review if we had just had a nice enough waiter.

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Kaleb McHugh . 2023-12-09

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Attendance here is for the food so don't expect great service or atmosphere. That being said, food was absolutely fantastic and worth the visit.

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Suzanne McIntosh . 2023-12-06

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We booked a karaoke room. Service is excellent. All the food we have ordered are delicious, including preserved vegetables fish, aubergine with mince pork, salty fish chicken pot and dim sum. We enjoyed the food very much.

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Kammy Chong . 2023-12-06

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从没见过这么歹毒的干锅鸡,这哪里是干锅,是油汪汪的一片。整道菜都是火锅底料的味道,水平和刚学会做饭的人无异。建议改名叫红油捞鸡。

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Zhang Lingwei . 2023-12-04

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Food was pretty decent, but on the greasy side. The service was quite bad, as the waitress had an attitude. We asked to split the bill between 4, and as we were in a rush we didn’t think too much about the charge. However after we left, we realized it was unreasonable to charge us £39 EACH for only 4 dishes and rice, even with a service charge of 15%. We rung them up and they admitted they had miscalculated the price, by a total of £77 extra!!! We were only supposed to pay £19.55 each between the 4 of us. We had to walk back to the restaurant to get the money back in cash. No idea if this was a mistake on the server’s part, but if we hadn’t caught it they would’ve gotten away with it. Should’ve asked them to refund the 15% service charge as well. Not a fan of how they run their business here. Be sure to double check the bill.

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Aria Hsia . 2023-12-03

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Mein Chinesischer Arbeitskollege hat mich hier ausgeführt - ein echt tolles Erlebnis! Das Essen ist in der Tat ausgezeichnet, lecker gewürzt mit ausreichend grossen Portionen und ist innerhalb von Minuten auf dem Tisch! Wer hier ein angenehmes Candlelight-Ambiente erwartet ist hingegen am falschen Ort: Das Interieur ist spartanisch gehalten, die Menuekarte ist abgenutzt und klebrig und es wird bei zunehmender Belegung immer lauter. Der Fokus liegt in der Tat auf das Essen! Wir haben grosszüging bestellt trotzdem waren wir erstaunt, dass die Rechnung zu zeit bei über GBP 100.- lag - kein Wunder - es wird automatisch ein "S/C" von 15% draufgeschlagen!

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Stefan Ehrbar . 2023-11-24

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10几年的老店了。 烤肉和锅包肉很推荐。 偶尔会有锅包肉不稳定的时候。总的来说很好吃。 伦敦卖烤肉的第一家店吧

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Tong Zhu . 2023-11-02

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Tasty Chinese foods, lots of options, enough amount to share and a reasonable price. Worth to queue!!! I think there are no gluten-free options.

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E CHUNG . 2023-11-01

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Very good food. Sizeable portions

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Nick Vitchev . 2023-10-27

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The food are tasty. Very authentic. The only thing is one of us feel uncomfortable afterwards. As one of the dish is very spicy and only him have that, we don't know is the dish or other reason.

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Papes S . 2023-10-20

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Some of portions are really sizeable... But we felt too much salt or other taste makers (may not be good for overall heath vs taste)

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Dhananjay Vaidya . 2023-10-18

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The food is below average and not authentic at all! Especially the GUO BAO ROU is awful! Tofu was Chinese takeaway style but with £14 price tag Skewer was okay but £2 each Staff was quite nice! Ended up paying £43 for all this! Won't return!

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M W . 2023-10-17

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絕對不是倫敦排名前10的中國餐館,食物非常油膩,也放了太多味精而且非常得鹹 我認為在我這個正宗東北人的眼裡,這家店絕對算不上正宗的東北菜,不會再來 豬油味太重了

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Gou Ding . 2023-10-15

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If you like to be over-charged, chase for your order and cold dish, or shout to each other, this is your place. Worst experience throughout. Charged me 20% as service charge ??? Which I only found out when walked far away. They deserved only 0% and I should have asked to remove it. Understaffed, we got one dish that came without rice until it got cold we started to eat, and the rice only came when the dish was finished half way - it was even cold fried rice and not prepared fresh, and took them so long?? The second dish never came and had to chase again but we just didn't want to stay longer. Asked for water and never came, asked to change the table as we were right in front of the door with cold air, was ignored and they just gave the table to new customers, when there is downstairs they could have seated us there. Another table was not happy with their service and messed orders either. The seatings are all in one place so the noise and chatter were just too much, people have to shout to hear each other.

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Effy Lee . 2023-10-12

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Really Chinese restaurant in London, you can find here quality food and plenty of dishes. I put 4 stars because it is a bit expensive compared to the other restaurants.

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Silvia Misthara . 2023-10-11

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Authentic, tasty, fresh food. Efficient, no frills service.

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Mike Goldstein . 2023-10-03

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地道东北菜 连旁边老外们都光盘了,我们点多了,打包带走第二天又饱餐一顿

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Emily Zong . 2023-09-27

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Unfortunately has gone incredibly downhill since COVID. Chonqing style chicken, once one of their best dishes, now is dry and chewy with little flavour. Dan dan noodles used to be silky and delicious - now bland and tasteless and were a struggle to finish. Even the chili and sour sliced potato, once a mainstay, has gone way way downhill in terms of flavour. Stewed Aubergine was good, pork dumplings were good as usual. Service was always pretty mediocre, but now it feels outright aggressively bad. Waitress just stared at us unresponsively multiple times with great annoyance when we would order or request anything. I wouldn't care if the food was as good as it used to be, but when the food is bad it adds insult to injury. It really is a shame as it used to be fantastically tasty sichuan and northern chinese food, and that can be less common to find on the eastern side of the city.

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D C . 2023-09-16

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A great establishment in Shoreditch, a place to get some authentic food that is served quick and delicious. Good for big and small tables. The service is welcoming and attentive. We ordered quite a bit but came to decent price.

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Kyra . 2023-09-14

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Had kung-pao chicken takeaway so can't comment on atmosphere of restaurant etc. Service was great, friendly and very quick. The food was lovely. Recommended and will visit again for sure.

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Martacus . 2023-09-06

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A succulent Chinese meal. They know their judo well.

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Jerome Han . 2023-09-06

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Absolutely fantastic meal, the best Chinese food I've had in a very long time

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Paul Harrison . 2023-09-05

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1. The food quality was okay, but the Peking duck was quite dry, to the extent that it seemed like it had been reheated in the microwave multiple times. The service was average, not particularly good, and didn't justify the mandatory 15% service charge, which felt rather high. 2. What left us very unsatisfied was the feeling of being misled. The menu advertised Set A at £28.50 with multiple dishes (though it stated "minimum 2 persons"), and when we ordered, we even asked the server if £28.50 included all those dishes, to which she surprisingly said yes! When the server brought all the dishes to the table, we even jokingly mentioned that £28.50 seemed like too much to finish, and she just chuckled and said 'yes, it is.' However, when we checked the bill, it totaled £88.90. She explained that Set A at £28.50 was per head, and since there were two of us, we were charged twice. Of course, the bill also included two £4 drinks, totaling £8, and an £11.50 noodle dish. 3. Nevertheless, this ambiguous pricing approach seemed rather deceptive, and I would advise anyone dining here to clarify and double check the price and menu. The business practices seemed questionable.

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Quest54758164508 . 2023-09-02

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1. The food quality was okay, but the Peking duck was quite dry, to the extent that it seemed like it had been reheated in the microwave multiple times. The service was average, not particularly good, and didn't justify the mandatory 15% service charge, which felt rather high. 2. What left us very unsatisfied was the feeling of being misled. The menu advertised Set A at £28.50 with multiple dishes (though it stated "minimum 2 persons"), and when we ordered, we even asked the server if £28.50 included all those dishes, to which she surprisingly said yes! When the server brought all the dishes to the table, we even jokingly mentioned that £28.50 seemed like too much to finish, and she just chuckled and said 'yes, it is.' However, when we checked the bill, it totaled £88.90. She explained that Set A at £28.50 was per head, and since there were two of us, we were charged twice. Of course, the bill also included two £4 drinks, totaling £8, and an £11.50 noodle dish. 3. Nevertheless, this ambiguous pricing approach seemed rather deceptive, and I would advise anyone dining here to clarify and double check the price and menu. The business practices seemed questionable.

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Brian Tse . 2023-09-02

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I like the food, but the service was appalling and also they charge a "mandatory" 15% service charge for their appalling service. When I asked the staff, who was quite rude, if she could lower it (service in the UK is usually a discretionary 10% or 12.5%) she said no. We didn't even get tap water. Would not recommend.

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Jessica Chen . 2023-09-01

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Best authentic Chinese food that I have had in London. Very different from your corner Chinese takeaway. Very attentive to allergy information. Would thoroughly recommend

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Samrat Mukherjee . 2023-08-25

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Absolutely my favourite Chinese in the Area Great job Guys x

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Paraskevas ioannou . 2023-08-24

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Authentic restaurant with authentic food and services. When I say authentic I mean authentic and don’t expect to have the nicest or the friendliest staff. Still highly recommended.

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Ho Me . 2023-08-21

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Food was somewhere between average and above-average. The spicy popcorn chicken was really good, but chicken with chilli oil was way too sweet, too much sugar clearly - also i also expected cucumber slices coming at the bottom of the chicken so was a bit surprised they didn’t have them. Lamb skewers were below average, the texture of the meat was too tough, but the seasoning was alright. 辣子雞很棒,不過口水雞太甜了。。。而且不帶黃瓜 有點失望 羊肉串兒的肉好難嚼喔,不過調味方面還可以的

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Teresa M . 2023-08-15

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Old and taste has changed. But the bad service never change...

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Steven Lim . 2023-08-14

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I specially loved their Mapo Tofu with white rice.A dish that I can’t miss every time I visited this place! Also recommend their 锅包肉😋. Have to say it is authentic northern Chinese dish and they nailed it. Always my go-to place when I’m around the area if I crave for some comfort food.

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Sandara Grey . 2023-08-12

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Accidentally found a restaurant with a lot of Northeastern Chinese dishes, something I'm used to and something that's quite hard to find in London. Disanxian (aubergine, potato, sweet paper) is great.

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Nick Trubitsky . 2023-08-10

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We went there every once in a while and are happy it has been keeping up the good food taste and portion. And it the only place I can eat pig’s intestines:) It’s better than many chinese restaurants in London.

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Me Me . 2023-07-31

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说实在的,做的口味一般,菜量可以,毕竟价格在那,环境就像中国国内二三线城市的小饭馆一样,对于支持中餐的人来说,也没啥太好的选择了

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Eric Lee . 2023-07-30

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Best Sichuan food in central London. Service is just OK. Canteen atmosphere.

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Ian Posner . 2023-07-28

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Extremely rude staff, horrible food taste, very unhygienic place, worst service ever!!! I saw the reviews and went to this restaurant. 1. Ordered 1 hot and sour soup which had overpowering taste of soy sauce and tomato ketchup. I tried 1 spoon and left it as is because taste was unbearable. 2. Ordered Beef in chili oil and rice, dish was as if someone poured the entire salt box in it. 3. I saw the kitchen staff tasting the ingredient directly with bottle touching their mouth and then pouring in the large vessel for preparing the food. I complained to the manager for the overpowering salt in my beef dish, he brought spoon and digged in the beef dish and told me it’s not salty. I said I find it very salty and then it’s impossible that he is not finding it salty. Manager said in a very rude tone that even if I am not able to eat more than a spoon, I have to pay the full amount. How can a restaurant manager really dig into a customer dish and say that customer is not right. Especially when customer complained as soon as the dish arrived. It’s extreme case of horrible customer service. They have either bought the ratings or the actual chef left and they are sitting on those ratings with their horrible customer service and rude behavior. Never ever ever go to this restaurant if you respect yourself, your money, taste buds and humanity in general. Owner is probably not aware of how rude these guys are and the horrible service or they are all same gang not bothered by the customer.

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Bikki S . 2023-07-20

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This is the sort of authentic Chinese dining experience I like. Not much catering to British preferences (although they do have duck pancakes) and service is not perfect. Our waitress spoke poor English but tried to be helpful. Food was very good. Out of three dishes the beef and prawns were superb - 10/10. Let down by the disappointing pork dish (can't remember what it was). At lunchtime it was full of Chinese City workers which tells us something. I'll be back

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Grant LeSage . 2023-07-20

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no service, low portion, long waiting time.

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Liu Anjie . 2023-07-19

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