The best restaurants serving Chinese food in Charles Dickens Portsmouth South East

The sweet an sour chicken balls had thin soft batter. The house special fried rice, had hard under cooked vegetables, tuff in edible beef, bland and tasteless. The Chicken chow main was tasteless. Sorry to say, the best was the complimentary prawn crackers. Needless to say I won't be returning.

Simple, unpretentious decor, unobtrusive service, and plenty of Asian clientele- all good signs. However, if you have food allergies, be VERY CAREFUL here; my dining companion ordered pork and radish dumplings which were mostly full of peanuts, with a strong fish taste too. I'm not sure if he even got the right order, given the ingredients. If not, this was an error that could have potentially landed someone in hospital or worse. If so, then there's a huge discrepancy between the item on the menu, and the reality. I'd strongly recommend all allergy sufferers to make their allergies known BEFORE ordering, and double check the ingredients, which are not listed on the menu. We couldn't help feeling a little let down by expectation v reality, but with such an extensive menu, we'll maybe steer clear of the dim sum next time just in case.

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We entered the restaurant while it was fairly empty, only sbout five couples. Shortly afterwards a group of eight arrived and sat at a round table. The group comprised five Chinese, two babies and a brit. The brit asked one of the waitresses where he could change the baby. She pointed ta a double seat where people awaiting takeaways sit. He proceeded to change the nappy in full view of our table. Judging by the smell it was poo as well as urine. The toilets were upstairs but he never went up to wash his hands. At the end of their meal, he paid the bill holding the card machine with both unwashed hands. The waitresses later held the card machine. Had there been any germs from the nappy on his hands, they would have been transferred to the machine, to the staff, to the customer plates. It doesn't bear thinking about. The table of eight were served long before anyone else in the restaurant, even though many had ordered before them. We had to twice ask for chopsticks and twice asked for a second pot of tea. The food arrived in dribs and drabs, not together. It was hot but the serving dishes were cold. How hard is it to warm dishes? The food was nice however although expensive, for example £15 for two bowl of won ton soup! At the end of dinner they cleared away the dishes but the bits of food and sauce on the table were never wiped away. The service was slow partly because of the huge number of takeaways being sold. In every Chinese restaurant I've been in, I've ordered a pot of Jasmine tea and all subsequent pots have been free. Here they charge for each small pot. The final insult was a 10% service charge which was not mentioned in the menu. Won't be returning.

I was looking for somewhere to eat, and the waitress greeted us at the door and warmly invited us in. She was very communicative in describing dishes and hospitable. Will certainly return.

The food is always amazing, portioned and priced well and very quick. Nice area to wait in and lovely staff. Could not be happier to have this as my local Chinese restaurant!

It's ok The staff were ok. Food was ok. There's a big variety when it comes to the food, all sorts to please everyone really.. I'd be careful of cross contamination though if you have any allergies or intolerance. It's a lovely setting but the food itself is mediocre at best. I dont think we would return to be honest but I do see why people go as it's a relaxed atmosphere and good for families.

Chicken, chilli and spring onions was more like chicken in onion gravy. Very poor! Sadly I’ve paid for this food for months and the latest delivery has been atrocious !