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Nº 360 in 736 in Oxford

Nº 11 of 31 Chinese in Oxford

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We were there in September and although there was no reservation, the staff made effort to accommodate 2 of us. We had the roast duck and vegetables and hot sour soup. Overall the food is good and the ambience is great for cozy family dinner. We enjoyed the food very much and thank you for such excellent service.

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Pearly Long . 2024-11-13

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Great Chinese food and service. Came for lunch a few times. Order the steamed fish (it’s huge).

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Jane N . 2024-11-09

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The restaurant is comfortable and spacious. The garlic white meat, braised tofu pot and hot and sour soup are all delicious.

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Ice Lo . 2024-11-02

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The store is really unique, the space is so spacious. After sitting down and looking at the dazzling menu, I was really excited. I wanted to eat this and that. I showed my true Chinese character and wanted to be excited. I ordered crispy duck, saliva chicken, and double winter chicken. Shrimp, Sichuan beef and egg fried rice, and a pot of Chinese hot tea, the dishes are all delicious together. Everyone says the food here is delicious. How delicious is it? It's really delicious. After trying it myself, I realized that everyone's reviews are not overly positive, especially the "saliva chicken", which is a thumbs up! Not a single dish was disappointing, every dish was wonderful, and I had a lot of fun eating it!

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Ryan Yang . 2024-11-01

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The food was very delicious and the staff were very nice

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Vanessa Karmann . 2024-10-29

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So delicious! Be sure to order the curry! The portion was so big that I couldn’t finish it and packed up two boxes. The roast duck was delicious, not dry or dry and very tender! The sisters serve very well! It’s not too expensive either! push one

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Yee Shin Chan . 2024-10-25

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Arrived and promptly taken to our table. The decor is marvellous and great atmosphere. Would highly recommend booking as it seems to get busy quickly on a Saturday night. Food was delicious and hot. Service was awesome. In short will definitely go back. Highly recommended.

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Starfleet . 2024-10-25

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The drinks were good but I felt a little bit sick after eating.

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Yize Wu . 2024-10-20

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The starters were delicious put my main course which cost £15 consisted of small amount of chicken and lots of dry chillies which I had to pick out to make the dish edible. the place was very busy on a Saturday evening which impacted on the service as different parts of the meal were bought at different times for £40 a head I would expect better food and service.

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Andrew Bates . 2024-10-18

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Great food and huge portions. One rice was enough between 2. Lovely staff and nice vibe.

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Josh Clayton . 2024-10-18

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Everything about this place is just wonderful. The best Chinese food we’ve ever had, so fresh and you can taste so many flavours. A shame we are only visiting, wish there was a place this good near us. I’d definitely recommend to come here for authentic delicious Chinese food! Service and general place was just fabulous, thank you!

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Sara Auty . 2024-10-16

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The person who is in charge of reservation and usher you to the table is very rude and agorant. He couldn't care less and ask you to wait even when you have a reservation. And others who came after you can get a table right away. Such biased and unfair treatment. Service is bad overall.

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Celina Chan . 2024-10-13

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The food was reasonable in portion and good for the duck that we ordered. The soup was not that great, could have been better. The ambience and service were good. i would go back to try other dishes that we didnt have the opportunity to try on that day.

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Goddess . 2024-10-06

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Me and my partner made a 40 minute trip we booked the table at 2:30 and it was all booked when we got there at 5:30 the gentleman behind the bar said that he never had our booking we asked to speak to the lady that we booked with showed him our phone call with the restaurant and still proceeded to ignore what we had to say and wanted us to wait for a extra hour without even knowing if we’d get a table or not and then I saw our booking on the sheet that he had in front of him for then him to say that our table had already been taken, so unprofessional and rude manored he was acting like it was our fault that he had made the mistake of giving our table away very rude and very unprofessional I run a business my self and this is not the way to treat customers for a mistake on there behalf I’d put 0 stars if I could

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House of fascinators . 2024-10-06

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Me and my partner made a 40 minute trip we booked the table at 2:30 and it was all booked when we got there at 5:30 the gentleman behind the bar said that he never had our booking we asked to speak to the lady that we booked with showed him our phone call with the restaurant and still proceeded to ignore what we had to say and wanted us to wait for a extra hour without even knowing if we’d get a table or not and then I saw our booking on the sheet that he had in front of him for then him to say that our table had already been taken, so unprofessional and rude manored he was acting like it was our fault that he had made the mistake of giving our table away very rude and very unprofessional I run a business my self and this is not the way to treat customers for a mistake on there behalf I’d put 0 stars if I could

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Passenger45054030998 . 2024-10-06

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We enjoyed our dinner at this restaurant after a long day drive from London to Stonehenge, bath and Oxford. One of our best meals since we arrived a week ago. We would highly recommend this place as food was fantastic and delicious (even better than Singapore), service was great and ambience was fabulous (very spacious and clean).

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Serene Ng . 2024-09-29

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Food was amazing restaurant is Beautiful service was great would 100% return again

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connor youds . 2024-09-28

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Great service. Recommend the sweet and sour pork! The restaurant is beautiful and it was a nice space to catch up with friends and family.

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Diane Li . 2024-09-24

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Food was good. Unfortunately the service was not great. We had a party of 7. When the last starter came out,the rest of us had finished. As for the main course,we had to guess what was what as none of the waiting staff told us what was what. Probably won't be going back.

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Nigel Faulkner . 2024-09-17

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Apart from our meals were not tasty at all, it was quite crowded and our fairly big round table was not comfortable even for 4 people to be sat at (I don't know how?), the most shocking point was that we were charged for every plastic takeaway container and a plastic bag - will never be back.

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CassimaSK . 2024-09-15

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Celebrated my wife’s birthday with family here and absolutely loved the place. The food was excellent, prompt service and cozy atmosphere. You have to try the Crispy beef, black fungus and dim sums.

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Susheel Hadigal . 2024-09-07

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Very delicious food and it is beyond our expectations

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smallsmallholly . 2024-08-29

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Every time I drive an hour to eat there, the food is always delicious. I like Malaysian style food is worth recommending

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Cindy Teoh . 2024-08-27

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This is a huge restaurant in a residential area which we would never have found without Tripadvisor. It’s a 25 minute walk from the Leonardo Hotel. Although it was a Wednesday night, it was busy so I recommend booking. Service was good and food was excellent.

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N D . 2024-08-22

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Can't fault it, food was fantastic and staff are all really friendly and helpful. The restaurant is beautiful too.

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K Cooper . 2024-08-17

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I have been a regular at New Dancing Dragon for years, bringing both my staff and clients in for lunch and take-aways however my most recent visit was a bit of a disappointment. I was mis-sold a dish that had always been on the take-away menu. Paid without looking at the amount as it had always been the same since my first visit. When I was handed the receipt it was quite a bit more - when I mentioned it the waiter said with a chuckle "oh - we took it off the take away menu - so Ive put it through as al la carte - and thats more expensive... I probably should have told you....." Sadly no apology or offer refund. My advice here - is if you are a regular at the New Dancing Dragon, double check their new menu before ordering your old favourite, the prices have gone up, the portion size has gone down and the service is misleading.

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Nicholas M . 2024-08-13

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I have been a regular at New Dancing Dragon for years, bringing both my staff and clients in for lunch and take-aways however my most recent visit was a bit of a disappointment. I was mis-sold a dish that had always been on the take-away menu. Paid without looking at the amount as it had always been the same since my first visit. When I was handed the receipt it was quite a bit more - when I mentioned it the waiter said with a chuckle "oh - we took it off the take away menu - so Ive put it through as al la carte - and thats more expensive... I probably should have told you....." Sadly no apology or offer refund. My advice here - is if you are a regular at the New Dancing Dragon, double check their new menu before ordering your old favourite, the prices have gone up, the portion size has gone down and the service is misleading.

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Nicholas M . 2024-08-13

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I can only say one thing: everything is delicious. Really everything.

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Jörn Holdt . 2024-08-08

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Here's the deal without a lot of details. The food was delicious. The service was extremely slow. But the biggest problem is the the noise level exceeds the limits of Dr. Earwacks. I mean it was loud. Our table was next to a wall, but portions were open so we got blared from another room. Now, if you can pick a time when the place is at 25% capacity you will have a nice experience. And if you don't care how loud it is you will have a nice dining experience. We did not enjoy it.

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Bribear . 2024-08-03

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The food was superb and well priced. We were slotted in without a reservation and we are so glad we went. Highly recommended.

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Dave Cotton . 2024-08-03

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The place was introduced by my brother-in-law's colleague,it is decent and quiet with a great atmosphere .The dish portions are fit for the price.The furnace control are well controlled.It is the place great for gathering and family and friend's dining

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Charlemagne Wong . 2024-07-28

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Great food and decent portion sizes,friendly atmosphere and well priced will return

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darren Hartley-Morgan . 2024-07-24

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Firstly, the food is superb, faultless in fact. The atmosphere and decor recall those old-school, elegant Chinese restaurants of yesteryear, familiar and comfortable. I always think this is a relaxing place to eat after a stressful week at work. The price is on the high side, so for us, it is an occasional treat place, but the quality keeps us returning. Takeaways are a bit cheaper, so we do that sometimes. Staff remember you and are always friendly.

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Steven Dey . 2024-07-21

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Good food in a lovely atmosphere. With a cosy bar area too

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Rebecca Macmillan . 2024-07-20

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Last two times there @around 7pm no duck available very unusual for a Chinese restaurant and no wonton noodle soup order taken in the evening,but can order won ton soup on its own!!!! Waited 40 minutes for our soup starters when realised the table next to us who arrived 15 minutes after us received their food,very annoying just had to get up and leave and will never go back. Don’t expect good service in this place

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Sina Jirbandey . 2024-07-13

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It's been 20 years since I last came here when it was a buffet style restaurant. As soon as we walked in I realised what a great place it was. Friendly, inviting and great service. We had quite a few dishes and all were really good. The atmosphere was lovely and on a Monday evening it was busy and lively. Don't hesitate to go here if you're reading this review...

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John Peachey . 2024-07-01

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A must visit for Chinese cuisine in Oxford, amazing food with a really good bar!

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Bo Bonghy . 2024-06-29

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Foods incredible! BUT… Very Expensive

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Rebecca Nelmes . 2024-06-28

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Slightly expensive but food is really good and served in huge portions.

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Nirosh Priyankara . 2024-06-18

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Was recommend this place for a special celebration and it did not disappoint! The food was absolutely beautiful, amongst the best I've ever had if not the best. The communication when booking was really good and they were so accommodating, going out of their way to help us celebrate. We will definitely return.

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Sarah L . 2024-06-18

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Great place for a sit down Chinese meal, waiter service. Not cheap but worth it. Big portions

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Elizabeth “Liz” Williams . 2024-05-27

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Tastes very authentic The dining environment is very good The service staff are very friendly and can speak Chinese Roast duck without firewood Braised Pork with Dried Plums is a great addition to rice There is an exclusive parking lot behind the hotel Just tell the service staff your license plate number. great restaurant

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Sha Sha (Shasha) . 2024-05-19

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Good environment Friendly service The food is delicious too There is parking space behind 👍

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Brian . 2024-05-19

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Food was nice, but was spoiled due to bad service which left much to be desired. Waiting staff were impatient and constantly asked us to order. We wanted to order 3 items initially and when we asked for more time the waitress said it was more convenient to put everything through in one order. Despite roast belly pork being shown on the menu several times we were told they did not sell it there. Also be warned they charge £2 for chilli oil which is usually complimentary in chinese restaurants.

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Thomas Ravenel . 2024-05-19

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Superb, really looked after Dad for his 89th birthday 🎂

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Laurence Reade . 2024-05-19

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Fantastic food great service best I have had in 5 years

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Charles Reardon-Smith . 2024-05-16

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Very good restaurant. Amazing food . Their shredded duck fried rice and Malaysian kung pao chicken were too good .

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Aj5abhi . 2024-05-09

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We arrived, were seated, then ignored for 30 minutes. Attempts to get service were ignored. So we left.

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Andrew AJ Jones . 2024-05-07

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Unfortunately this review will be brief. We arrived, were seated. We waited 30 minutes for someone to take our order. Despite several attempts to get the attention of a waiter, we were ignored. So we gave up, and left.

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andrew J . 2024-05-07

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The food in this restaurant is really tasty and the portion was justified for the slightly pricey side. In my opinion, the quality and taste is better than most of the restaurant I had visited in London China town. The ambiance was pleasing and parking was easy. The downside to this restaurant is probably one or two of the waiting staff/ waiters/waitress. They are quite rude and resembles the waiters or waitress from New York China town. Being a restaurant serving some Malaysian dishes like the Kung Po chicken, and Kang kong (water spinach) balacan, I asked the waitress if they have “salted fish fried rice”, only to be rudely told that this is England and there is no such food as Salted fish Fried rice. That lady was really rude and don’t know her place. I then told her that we can get salted fish fried rice in Colindale London and even in Reindeer Cafe in Cricklewood. I often wonder why these service orientated business people ca be so naive and rude. sigh. Given the chance again if I am visiting area around Oxford, I will definitely visit this establishment, but will keep my fingers crossed on not meeting rude waitress .

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Hugo . 2024-05-01

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An actual life saver of a restaurant ! A quiet lunch with a friend turned into a horror story when, in a rush to eat the magnificent food they served, I choked on a piece of meat and found myself unable to breathe. An attentive waiter rushed to my aid and performed an exemplary Heimlich manoeuvre. His prompt action undoubtedly saved my life and enabled me to enjoy the rest of the meal [ once I had my breath back! ] Wonderful food and professional service in a peaceful and comfortable restaurant . We will definitely return and thank you so much to the amazing man who rushed to help me.

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Joy B . 2024-04-26

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me and Hubby. Go hear as regulars amazing/sweet sour lovely rice. Beautiful atmosphere

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claire verity . 2024-04-18

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Great place to have Asian food. Very nice staff, quick service, friendly atmosphere. We visit it every month and cannot wait to visit it tonight again!

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Tom Figur . 2024-04-08

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We nearly drove past this place and only noticed it because the outside lights were on. We're so glad we turned around. My partner is Chinese and I've learned to cook maybe 30+ dishes. The food at New Dancing Dragon is excellent (as are the service and atmosphere). When the majority of the customers are Chinese, you're in good hands. The spicy boiled fish is as good as we've had anywhere, the cumin lamb was excellent. The price was about 2/3 of what we were anticipating. But that's not the reason to go. This is proper Chinese food, perfectly prepared and served by a team who couldn't be more friendly. We went quite early (5pm) and had to wait until 5:30pm as they were about to have their own meal. Not a problem and they were actually really quick to get food on the table. Great service as it was nearly empty at that point. By the time we left it was filling up fast. I suspect it gets really crowded later. It should do!

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Steve . 2024-04-01

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Shocking experience. After call ahead and requesting a table for two families (9 in total), we were told that it was fine, and reserved it by phone under our name. When we arrived at the restaurant the manager immediately started looking at the kids in a way as if he didn’t want them in the restaurant (very well behaved kids I should add) and said actually sorry the chefs are finishing soon we don’t have time to serve you. We had just driven 25 minutes with friends who were visiting us on Easter Sunday. It was clear he just didn’t want to seat two families, and when I pushed him on this he just said I’m sorry there has been a mistake. Honestly shocking service. Don’t waste your time here especially if you are a family, you’re not wanted.

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T White . 2024-03-31

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Such a lovely restaurant. The duck pancakes were the best I've ever had and a really big portion 🦆

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Holly Thomas . 2024-03-27

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Great place, good atmosphere and friendly staff and last of all great food

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Darren L . 2024-03-23

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First time @ this place, Great atmosphere, food, music with friendly service. You can tell the owner is very dedicated in making this restaurant something special, jazz was played combined with great food and a bonus of having a private carpark for customers. Highly recommended.

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Adrian Tang . 2024-03-18

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It was Mother’s Day they have two menus Available on the website, when finding in we realised these was different how ever our child only eats one thing and we asked if it was possible to get it made so he could eat while we was dining and this was unable to be done no request was able to be actioned we was told to drink our drinks and leave

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Eileen Smith . 2024-03-11

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Fried noodles with shredded pork are better Shrimp dumplings and siomai, salt and pepper frog okay Salt and pepper pork chop average I don’t recommend the barbecued pork buns. They are average and don’t have enough fillings. The portion size of Yangzhou fried rice is relatively small and average. The saliva chicken tastes like ice cream 25 pounds per person when dining for 5 people The price is relatively expensive Unlikely to help again

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K Li . 2024-03-03

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Been years since we last visited and came back down for a birthday meal, was looked after by the staff and the food was delicious! Glad to see some things in north Oxford haven't changed

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John Eddie . 2024-03-02

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17 of us for a family meal, was good food, service was okay, food came out in small parts, good size portions

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Graeme Dowson . 2024-02-24

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Went for Chinease New Year. Good food, large portions. Very good service. A little on the expensive side.

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Stephen Mason . 2024-02-22

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The waitress was rude, not knowledgeable and was actively trying NOT to help. She surprised us with a min. per person, which she wasn't even sure if it's 25 or 30 pounds. When we asked her questions about the dishes (one of us was GF and one was vegan), she basically said nothing is GF and tried to run away as soon as she could. In the end, the vegan got a dish with egg and the GF got steamed flavorless vegetables. After we requested, they tried to add some sauce to the steamed vegetables, which only made them worse.

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Shaked Keidar . 2024-02-19

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Great food! Really enjoyed... but booking is a challenge. On their website, they don't have a booking system, and when you send a message it bounces back... and then they don't answer the phone!

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David M . 2024-02-09

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Before coming here to eat, someone said this was the best Chinese restaurant in Oxford, but I was skeptical. Simply make a note. In terms of decoration, this is indeed one of the most beautiful Chinese restaurants I have seen in the UK. The service is also very good. Roast duck in open oven: The duck is very fat and the skin is very crispy. Occasionally a piece of meat was a little salty, but overall it was good. Black pepper beef with broccoli: Very well seasoned, not spicy but very flavorful, not salty and bland like some Cantonese restaurants. Fried conch slices: Very tasty but not impressive. Mushroom and cabbage sum: The taste, texture and seasoning are very good. Whether it is worth the price of 17 pounds is a matter of opinion. Braised pork with pickled vegetables: a shocking turn of events. First of all, the presentation does not look like "buttoned" meat, and secondly, the meat is cut so thickly that everyone at the table was stunned. But in fact, both of them are okay. The main seasoning is salty... 31 per person, overall a pleasant experience. Come back when you have the chance to explore other dishes.

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Huiling Zhang . 2024-02-05

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I went to the New Dancing Dragon for dinner on a Sunday evening. The food was quite good, except for the egg fried rice which was a bit lacking. However, in every piece of fish, in every drop of aloe Vera water, in every duck, excellence was embedded into the scrumdiddlyumptious food. Service was also good, nothing special but nothing wrong with it.

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Yifan Wu . 2024-02-04

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Excellent Chinese restaurant, very good service. Recommend lamb with spring onion, shredded chicken rice and chinese tea!

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J . 2024-02-03

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A little bit expensive but the refurbishment looks great and the atmosphere is also good. Not sure if it changed the service fee and if it is voluntary to pay the service fee.

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Jialu Xu . 2024-01-30

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Great food, the staff are very friendly and attentive.

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Tony Cowdrill . 2024-01-28

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Dine in and take out - best in oxford

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Andy Davidson . 2024-01-06

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We visited here on my son's birthday and had a family celebration. The service was excellent and very accommodating, and the food was delicious. Would definitely come again.

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flyingporcupine . 2024-01-02

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A birthday meal for partner & and family. Very helpful staff. Very organised restaurant. Food was amazing. Fresh, plentiful & we bought loads home! Took a cake up earlier on the day and this was bought out at the end of the meal with the staff singing happy birthday. Would love to return.

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Missybilly . 2024-01-01

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احلي مفاجأة لو جالنا دعوة لزيارة المكان ..مصر بتحبكم

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Elias Ibrahim . 2023-12-31

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Very good food and great place 👌

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Armando Molla . 2023-12-30

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It's the first time for me with friends to visit this restaurant. The welcoming service was horrible, not even a smile from the reception and the one who took orders. We ordered four dishes, only the roast duck was good the rest were small in portion and one was salty. The waitress asked if we needed to take away the leftover while we were still chatting. She kept on checking our table, seemed she wanted us to leave. It was not full, many empty tables. Not long, she put a bill on the table but we didn't ask for. We four hadn't meet up for years, our chat wasn't over. Anyway, we paid and left. On the whole all front staff was without sincere approach, atmosphere wasn't warm without smile, the food wasn't delicious and the cost especially dim sum was high comparative with London's. No more again!

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Ho Ky . 2023-12-29

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Our favourite Chinese in Oxford. Lovely decor, delicious food and they always find a table for us if we walk in.

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Emily T . 2023-12-29

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Tasty Chinese foods, especially the lamb chop pot😋👍🏻

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Wilkins Ng . 2023-12-21

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I really enjoy eating here. It's so refreshing to go to a real restaurant with its own charm and atmosphere. The food is very tasty and I find the staff are friendly and attentive 😀

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graeme turkington . 2023-12-18

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Food was delicious with “wok hei”. Can compare to Hong Kong local eateries. Spacious seating with clean and stylish interior. Staff were friendly and proactive. Must come again!

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Winnie Au . 2023-12-16

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This restaurant is a classy establishment with tasteful decor and waiters and waitresses posted all around, making it very easy to flag someone when you need anything. There are lots of large tables for seating groups, so I think this is perfect for work dinners or birthday or large family dinners. The menu is extensive and includes foods I've never seen before or don't come across often, including frog leg dishes and grilled squid (as opposed to your typical fried calamari). There are also your typical Chinese dishes such as dim sum, roast duck, etc. if you're feeling less adventurous. I had the crispy wantons and Malaysian frog leg hotpot. The wantons were in the shape of a wrapped candy with the filling in the middle, which I found very clever and creative. I appreciate that they provide both a fork and chopsticks, so there's not the embarrassment of asking for a fork if you can't use chopsticks. I know a few people who get embarrassed about asking for a fork and so avoid East Asian restaurants, so this place would be perfect for them. The portions are very generous - I arrived very hungry, but was already stuffed after eating the appetizer and a third of the hot pot. I wish I'd had room for dessert, but alas, I'll have to wait till next time. I love that I was never rushed, and they let me sit as long as I wished after paying the bill. The food comes out fast and the place has a calm, gentle ambience while being well-lit via skylights. Lovely atmosphere, but is kid-friendly. Vegetarian options are labeled on the menu, and the music is just the right volume. I will absolutely be coming again.

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Jinia Haldar . 2023-12-10

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We come often with family and as a couple and Colin always really good to us and gives excellent service, definitely one of the reasons we come back everytime. Colin is a one of if not the best waiter and we love coming back to see him and for the food!!

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Ella Bettles . 2023-12-10

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Best Chinese with tasted in years we were a group of 11 who had numerous dishes every single one of them was tasty such brilliant value for money. We all were very impressed...10/10

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Tracey Jones . 2023-12-06

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Dancing dragon is a big restaurant. Good place for big groups, we we're celebrations, birthday party. Chinese food was great. And a great selection of drinks for all of us. The dancing dragon staff were Excellent they could not do anything more for us. Thank you for a great night.

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Simon Vass . 2023-12-03

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The food was fairly decent, but the service was absolutely terrible, bad attitudes, stares and not allowing everything, not even the cake for our friend's birthday. The drinks were very very overpriced and i couldn't even bring my own water and water inside the restaurant was 5£ a cup which was so overpriced, if you want good food visit there but do not bring drinks.

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Ryan Cheng . 2023-11-26

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Nice place + my wife likes Chinese food

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Derrick Llewelyn . 2023-11-23

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Dear New dancing Dragon Bar Restaurant, I am writing to express my deep dissatisfaction with the experience my family and I had at your restaurant today. Despite being understanding of the need for a peaceful dining environment, the treatment we received was both insensitive and distressing. My autistic child, who finds comfort in expressing himself through singing, was asked to be quiet during our lunch. I attempted to explain the situation to the staff, particularly to the manager, but unfortunately, there was a lack of understanding and empathy. I believe that every customer, regardless of their unique needs, deserves respect and consideration. The incident not only left me frustrated but also deeply disappointed in the customer service provided. I expected better from a place that prides itself on hospitality. I urge you to educate your staff on handling diverse customer needs and to foster an environment that is inclusive and accommodating. No family should feel unwelcome or singled out for circumstances beyond their control. I hope you take this complaint seriously and consider implementing changes to ensure a more compassionate and understanding approach in the future. Sincerely, Anita Bastos

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Anita Gouvea Bastos . 2023-11-19

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Had yet another wonderful meal here. My mum and I came for a nice dinner and as ever haven't been disappointed. The squid with garlic and chilli is by far the best one I ever had. The slices are big, juicy and soft. The balance of chilli and garlic is perfect. The Mongolian beef is my favourite dish by far The staff could be a bit more attentive but I think it is a cultural thing

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Marta Goral . 2023-11-11

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Such a great place to dine! We go here quite often and have had no issues. The food is good and service aswell! Colin is fabulous he always looks after us and is a really great server and assest to their team! What a great place!!

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TyronexJordy . 2023-11-08

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The food was great, very tasty. The restaurant looks very nice inside. The service ruined it all. Rush with order, with food and bill. The attitude of the waitress made us uncomfortable. With proper service easy 4 or 5 stars.

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Maciej Roszka . 2023-11-05

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We visited the restaurant for dinner last night. The food was really delicious and the restaurant has a nice ambience however the service ruined our experience totally! From the moment we sat down we were made feel really uncomfortable by being rushed to order. We did not get time to look at the menu properly and the waiter was pointing at his watch saying something I was not able to understand. Then when we finished the waitress was so desperate to clear our table quickly that she spilled my wine and did not even bother to apologize or top it up and simply walked away. We were appaled by their attitude. I cannot remember when I experienced such a bad service.

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Sylwia Januchowska . 2023-11-05

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We had a nice dinner at New Dancing Dragon restaurant. The food was tasty with a gentle mix of different flavours. The restaurant has got a nice atmosphere with low lights. However, the feeling of rush is generated to you by the fact you have got a limited amount of time to sit in (2 hours) and the way the service treats you. As soon as you get your seat, you will be asked to order your drinks. We did not even have the chance to view the drinks menu. In the end, you will get the bill just a few minutes after finishing your food, without even asking. That was like a sign they want you to leave.

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Γιωργος Ζερβακης . 2023-10-29

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Good food at reasonable prices for Oxford

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Ian Ford . 2023-10-28

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The restaurant looks beautiful from the outside and has an inviting interior. Initial impressions were good as it was busy (and had lots of Chinese guests which I took as a sign the food would be good) which was very encouraging on a Tuesday night. The initial drinks service was incredibly slow. I had to request drinks three times as we were well into our starters before they arrived. The servers ranged from unfriendly, to rude and seemed to give certain tables preferential treatment. The weak customer service made it a slightly uncomfortable experience and it was hard work getting more drinks, sauces, the table cleared etc. The food itself (and I eat in a lot of Chinese restaurants) ranged from below average or very poor. The barbecue ribs were fatty and disgusting in a horrible sauce and the crab and sweetcorn soup was scalding hot, bland and contained very little crab or sweetcorn. The rice was clumpy and overcooked and the sweet and sour pork really poor… huge clumps of fatty pork… I actually had to spit some of it out and left most of it. Very disappointing as had high hopes. We will not be returning and will be recommending that friends and family give it a miss.

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VCPSAA . 2023-10-24

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Went for my birthday meal with a bunch of friends. The place looks amazing but that’s about the only good to come from it, the staff were incredibly rude to my friend being blunt, dismissive and walking off mid conversation. Food is quite expensive so I expect some decent quality but no, first off my usual Chinese dish they didn’t have which is fine it happens, found something I liked on “Plate dishes” and they told me that was only for lunch. The menu doesn’t say anything about it having to be lunch or dinner and if that’s the case then why not have separate menus to avoid confusion? Afterwards I ordered the crispy shredded beef, bbq ribs and egg fried rice. The running joke of the night was us calling my crispy shredded beef instead crispy shredded crisps because there was absolutely no beef inside and been fried for way too long felt like I was eating twiglets! The ribs were cooked well but the bbq sauce was bland and not sweet at all. Great news though the dogs at home had a good treat when we finished as we brought them all the ribs due to no one finishing more then 1 each and we ordered 4 portions. Sad really. Was so excited to come here and they let me down bad on my birthday. P.s parking is horrible too, I recommend finding somewhere to park and walking.

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Kyle Minnick . 2023-10-23

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Servers are rude and grumpy. I have eaten at this restaurant loads of times already. The food is delicious, but the waiters do not speak good English, and they are very impatient and rude. When visiting with an allergic guest, they were pissed when asked what could be prepared without contamination. Out of their incredibly long menu, just one dish has been signaled as safe. Unfortunately, the dish itself was not very good. They made my guest uncomfortable, and he felt unwelcomed in the restaurant.

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lionher . 2023-10-21

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We visited the New Dancing Dragon on Sunday 24/07/22. We were recommended the restaurant by a friend, who said the booking was not likely to be necessary as it was a reasonably large restaurant and we weren't planning to arrive at a peak time. We arrived at 16:00 to be told that the kitchen was not open until 17:30. This information was not shown on their restaurant, google maps, or even their signs outside the restaurant. Given that there were no other restaurants nearby, we decided to wait until the kitchen opened and sat with drinks. The table service was friendly albeit sometimes blunt by some servers. The food was delicious. For five of us, we ordered five main dishes, two portions of rice, and two portions of noodles to share. As their portion size was very generous, we had a lot of food left over, and I told it home in a box for lunch the next day. I'd recommend ordering 3-4 main dishes for five people. We notice that they have customer parking behind the premises. Overall, it was a good experience and reasonably priced. My big critique was that the kitchen opening times are not clearly displayed anywhere. 3/5 stars.

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Ashley . 2023-10-21

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I booked a table and there was anyway a terrible queue. Someone has gone for waiting too much. The allergens was not indicated . I'm allergic at milk and they said me that there was JUST ONE dish safe for me (in 7 pages of menù). I took that, and it was not different from hospital food. The waitress was also annoyed about a simple request: pay attention to contamination for allergens. Worst service ever. Never more

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Y3243RIleonardos . 2023-10-15

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Had yet another wonderful meal here. My mum and I came for a nice dinner and as ever haven't been disappointed. The squid with garlic and chilli is by far the best one I ever had. The slices are big, juicy and soft. The balance of chilli and garlic is perfect. The Mongolian beef is my favourite Chinese dish so far.

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MartaG848 . 2023-10-14

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They say that a clientele indigenous to the style of food is a good sign and if this restaurant is anything to go by that is true. There are of course lots of Chinese people in Oxford it being a university town and on the night of our visit at least 50% of the customers were Chinese which added to the ambience of the place. As some others have said, the service did seem a bit rushed but the food was absolutely fantastic - probably the best Chinese/ Cantonese We have ever had. I think the food is not toned down to the English palette as much as your average Chinese restaurant which is a good thing. I can whole heartedly recommend this restaurant without hesitation

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SpennyBD23 . 2023-10-13

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