Eating in CHINATOWN... I NEED YOUR HELP with this REVIEW!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- I've had so many of you asking me to go to a Chinese restaurant and do a review so since it will be one of my last few videos in London for a couple of weeks, I decided to visit the notorious tourist hotspot known as Chinatown. However, I need your help with this review today, as I'm a little bit puzzled... Please be aware that this restaurant has a zero hygiene rating, it was not on display in the restaurant from what I could see so I didn't mention it during the video.
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Here is a tip from a retired Chef. You will notice that sizziling dishes are always far more expensive on the menu than standard dishes with exactly the same ingredients. What is the difference? Well we put the cast iron skillet on the range flame until it is super hot, put the dish from a normal pan on to the skillet and when the server picks it up we pour a shot glass of tap water into the corner of the skillet to create the ""sizzle"". The server then rushes for dear life to the table before the sizzle dies( usually lasts about 3 minutes ). looks great for people who have not ordered yet who think "Oh that looks nice" and pay18 quid for a sizziling dish rather than a tenner for one with no sizzle.
You are paying for 40cl of tap water.
wow thanks for this tip! that's me not ordering sizzling dishes again!!
That's a really interesting tip and I will pin that to the top of the comments so everyone is aware not to overpay in future. Thanks for commenting this and letting me and everyone else know!
Dont need to be a chef to know that.
@@GaryEats yea something I never thought of either. kinda make me sad about restaurants taking the mickey
What a grift that is 😂
Gary, thank you for your honest review of this restaurant, in China town.
When they are charging £3.60 for a can of Coke, at least serve it in a decent glass with ice and lemon. Not a very big ask.!
The food looked very decent and presentable, but whenever served so quickly, one has to ask, how these dishes could be prepared so swiftly, unless they have a massive portions ready made
and simply tossed into a wok for final heat and garnishing.
Paying upfront is not a problem, since nowadays, some people will make excuses for going out for a smoke, never to come back again.
The production value of your cameraman and your fantastic presentation earns a 10/10 score. The restaurant given the pricing and drink in a can, earns at best 6/10.
I think I've been generous with the restaurant score, but now I've given it, I'll leave it as it is.
Looking forward to your next review in earnest.
Thank you my friend (sorry I don't know your name!)
I agree. That price for a can of coke is extortionate.
Spot on, also I like to decide if the service deserves a tip not the other way round
True - the battered chicken was probably sitting there already fried, with only the sauce needing to be made. And egg fried rice can be made in a minute or two by a good chef.
Aye, what a rip off! Hardly a Pint of Beer! As for the 'quick service' would go with your opinion = surely reheated in the Wok? (6/10 will go with too)
Odd one , lemon with the coke all to their own. Personally always ask for no ice as it takes up room in the glass and you get less coke .
It’s nice to hear a proper review of food, not just someone saying that everything is amazing. Really enjoying your vids, thanks.
Thank you! I try to be as honest as possible otherwise it's not really a review. Thanks for watching!
@@GaryEats come to Scotland, fantastic restaurants in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and in general. Thanks.
Will be coming up to Scotland in December :)
Your critique was spot on again and I think your score was fair. I can’t see any justification for spending that amount of money for three dishes and you have had better, even a Michelin star rated plate of food for roughly the same amount! Great video 😊
Thank you for another lovely comment 😊
@@GaryEats you’re very welcome 😊
Again spot on & why you are one of my favourite foodtubers! Quality looked spot on, the price was horrendous - you can get proper duck that's hanging in the window level stuff for very similar price with plenty of other dishes in Chinatown...you need to come Stoke & have a cheese, bacon, sausage Oatcake...the best breakfast food this side of Turkiye!
Really appreciate that Matt. Very kind of you - I will have a look!
If you are ever in Southend there is an excellent Chinese restaurant called Wings (in York Road). It's cash only but the food is exceptional. Lots of the local Chinese community eat there which is always a good thing and the menu is full of dishes you don't see in your standard 'British' Chinese restaurant. Great videos by the way. Really enjoying your content.
Sounds great and excellent to know. Really appreciate that Mark, hope you're well.
Mr. Lancaster is absolutely correct. Wings is unusual for Chinese restaurants UK in that it actually serves Chinese food... not the typical rubbish British/Chinese dishes that no one in China has ever heard of. As a chef who specializes in SEA and Chinese cuisine its the only place I'd go to if ever in Essex, with the exception of Udom (Thai food but only for the 'street food' portion of their menu) literally four doors up on the same very dodgy street, or Hsinking in Colchester, if you want to try the best Japanese food in the UK.
(Wings) Not the most salubrious surroundings but very much worth a visit.
Lamo cash only , dodging tax much haha 😂
Hi Gary, suggestion on your travels "Miller and Carter". my favourite steak house.
Excellent review as usual. 🌹👍
Love the place. I will do a review of there soon as there's lots in the area. Thanks for watching!
A friend of mine once paid £7.90 for a Coke so you're doing good. Not surprised you had to pay in advance. I guess they must have had a lot of people eat outside and run off without paying. Meal looked very nice. Well laid out on the table. Cheers for the review.
More than welcome Geoff 😊
Gary - I totally agree with you as price is all important especially the cost of living in today's economic turmoil. What you could do is to break your rating in to say 3 distinct areas. Food, ambience and price - mark all 3 say out of 10 each and then work it out as a percentage as currently you're tending to give it one great big overall score which is not as subjective as splitting it in to 3 areas. Hope you find that helpful and keep up the good work! . . . . 👍😎👍
I really agree with you and appreciated your feedback. It's something that I'm going to look into doing in the future as in some places the food is excellent but pricy so it loses out on a 10 simply because of the price. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Great idea. I used to read a reviews site which split the experience into four categories and found it helpful.
Across the pond here. Could you go on a Pub food tour. Thank you! Love your channel 😊
A pub food tour is actually on my list of series that I would like to do... only problem is a lot of pubs have similar ownerships so the menus are the same. Thanks for watching!
Actually, as far as Chinatown goes, that looked ok. It's very hit or miss down there, including the service! As far as I know, I think if you sit outside they tend to ask you to pay up front. They do get a lot of runaways (not our ages Gary, we probably couldn't leap the barrier let alone run after a big meal, but younger customers lol !), especially later in the evening when groups have had a few. The prices are very inflated and no way value for money, but as you said it is Chinatown and central London and very much targeting tourists, not Londoners so much. I only know quite a fair bit about Chinatown because my wife is Chinese and she says the food there is pretty much the same average standard in all the restaurants. She even joked that they probably have one huge main central kitchen running underground the area that sends dishes up to all the various restaurants lol. Anyway, you wanted marks. Well, it's hard to do that when you haven't tasted it, but from the look of the food and minusing the extortionate price, I'd give it a 7.
I completely agree with your assessment of Chinatown. Thanks for the comments.
I was in there a couple of weeks ago while on holiday in London. I couldn’t believe how expensive it’s gotten. We also paid £50 for two dishes, two boiled rice , a beer and a small bottle water. It was never so pricey 5 years ago when I lived there.
Yep. It's overly pricy now Shawn. Thanks for watching!
Go to gold mine. Trust me its my cuisine
Another great clip Gary, but oh wow, did you pay for the pleasure or what, it was a great deal of money which i would suggest only a 7.
Your quite correct a family Chinese for four is about the same or less than what you paid.
I cant think of any Chinese restaurants up here in North Yorkshire, but like iv said before some great fish and chip shops in Whitby like The Magpie and Trenchards.
Also if you want a massive 32oz Haddock and Chips yes 32oz, you can get it from the take away at Murgatroyds in Leeds for just £17 (more if you eat in)
Chris.
Thanks as always Chris. I'm going to come to Yorkshire soon for some Fish and Chips. Cannot wait. Thanks for your score and commenting!
Hi Gary 👋 I have never heard of paying for the meal before you receive it! 🙄😳love egg fried rice 🍚 yum 😋 nice serves too!❤🎉🎉
What’s the surprise me on this occasion? Was not only I paid for the food in advance but I also had to pay the service charge in advance 😂😂❤️
Proper expensive!!! Nevernind the £3.60 for a coke... I'd say £5.50 for a bowl of egg fried rice is extortionate. Great video as always!
London. Thing how high their costs are.
Thank you very much!
There used to be buffets for £10 there ( or even less).
Hi Gary. Another excellent review. The food looked very nice but, as you said, that was very expensive for a Chinese meal (bearing in mind that I live in North Wales and I'm not used to London prices). Given the cost I'd rate that at 6.5 out of 10. By the way, if you ever do a feature on North Wales I can give you some places to try.
Thanks for watching Gerwyn. Yes too pricey
Hi Gary, just discovered your channel and am enjoying it. Great work. I watched another review around Teddington and wondered if you have tried the Naturally Chinese restaurant in Surbiton. I have been there with some Chinese friends for dim sum and they thought it was good.
Welcome aboard! Really appreciate it. I haven't but is that the authentic Chinese restaurant?
@@GaryEats it is called Naturally Chinese and is on Brighton Road in Surbiton. My Chinese friends seemed to enjoy it and I think they know more than I do (about Chinese food)
7.5! Another great review Gary. Nice to see China Town as background. Cheers and thanks.
Thank you for your lovely comment
Gary I'd rather have tried a all you can eat Buffet ! 15-20 quid you can get them for in Chinatown and as good or better than what that looked ! Terrible prices Nate ! Cheers Gary mate ! Paul ! South Tottenham ! 👍👊🏴
There was one next to me Paul, wish I'd gone there instead but I will say the food was excellent.
@@GaryEats well I'm always up for quality over quantity Gary ! Have a great weekend mate ! 👍👊
Looks nice Gaz but £46 for a 2 course meal n a can o coke is way over the top me n the missus can go to our local Chinese restaurant and get a banquet for 2 and a bottle of wine for less than that so it’s only a 3/10 for me pal great vids keep it up 👍
Completely agree Simon, mentioned similar in the video. Thank you, have a great weekend!
If you’re going to do Asian food in London again, I’d definitely recommend going to Bang Bang on Edgware Road in Colindale, it’s a wonderfully diverse eating hall with vendors from the whole content of Asia and although not cheap is very good value. Atmospheric but not theatrical and vibrant as a location
Thank you for that recommendation, I've heard of it before and I will take a look!
Yes. Definitely try that. The Hakka Chinese stand serves the biggest portion of food I’ve ever had in UK.
Still need to go there bang bang
I used to go to the food court at Yaohan Plaza/Oriental City all the time before they knocked it down and built Bang Bang in its place. I miss the old food court's relaxed atmosphere. Bang Bang has more variety but is very noisy and a lot more expensive. I only go occasionally.
@@luckyboy4766 agreed, it was better before and I found the supermarket and other shops incredibly relaxing to browse. Really miss the feel of the old place.
Hi Gary. Used to visit this place with some mates back in the day
Cannot remember paying before the food arrived - very strange. Excellent channel.
Thank you Alan. I think they must have changed it over the years due to people running off. Thanks for watching!
Beef looked better quality than the usual stuff you get at a takeaway. £15.80 is steep but your paying a bit for location. The real kick in the gonads is paying £3.60 for a can of coke!!!! I’d give it 8/10 as although overpriced,it did look good quality
Keep up the good work Gary
Appreciate that Steve. I don't think I've ever had to pay £3.60 for a can of coke! The food was good though - thanks for watching!
Beef is always sh..shoddy in a takeaway. That looked good. Agree with you.
You have answered your own question. I totally totally agree with you. Back in the day. I say 4 - 5 years ago. A meat dish lemon chicken or whatever was £9 odd but now £12-13 for it is expensive!
Indeed Chris.
Great blog, great food, expensive. Agree with your score. Tourist trap. But, it was quality!
Totally agree! Thanks for the kind comments :)
@@GaryEats maybe a comparison with a cheap buffet? Whenever I get cheap Chinese beef it has the consistency of shoe leather, or, rubber. Yours looked real good. Thanks.
Great review Gary. Chinese is my favourite it looked good and you are in London so the price weĺl done👍don't understand the bill before the meal though with service charge
Me neither Craig. Really appreciate your kind comment. Thanks for watching!
That hot plate looked half empty, theres better value ones there, great video Gary ty
Thank you Jodie! I will say the portions were actually quite decent. Have a good weekend.
Another decent review Gary, not been here since it got a 0% hygiene rating, shame I didn't see this video beforehand as would of said and you wouldn't of gone!
Also love in the background showing the great musical: Les Mis 👍🏻
Yes, not good at all to hear that. I think it's got better now
The more extensive the menu the lower the quality, usually. Never been there, but I can promise you we won't visit the place. But as usual, a great honest review, mate! Keep up the fab work, mate! 🍾🥂 PS. Not too fond of Chinese.. sorry mate
Completely agree with this. You will be excited to hear about a review I have coming up... check out the community page when you get a chance. Thanks for watching!
No problem, we all have our own tastes!
Hi Gary. Went to Gerard’s Corner last Tuesday and sat inside based on this video. Lovely meal and very reasonable for London prices and location. Thanks for the recommendation. Keep the video’s coming 👍
Thank you Craig,I’m pleased you had a good time and thank you 😊
Note to self, "stop watching Gary Eats when it still an hour till your own dinner"
I'm sorry for doing that to you Ben but thank you for watching :)
Yep, he sure does a good money shot! Mmmmm
Another good video mate
Thought you was giving the gilet a rest
Thank you! The gilet is basically super glued to me, haha. Won't be on in my video after next!
I'm really unsure how to score too. I think price is really important and £3.60 for a coke & paying upfront says it all. I used to work near Chinatown and only the buffets charged in advance (& they were fairly good in their day). Its hard to score.. I agree with you Gary... So I will read all the other comments instead & decide that way (lol). Another great review.
Hi Stephanie. Thanks for watching. I agree, it was a very difficult one for me to score and was a bit put off by paying for the service before even being served!
Slowly catching up on your back catalog Gary, 😁😁😁😁, one thought thy price was a touch expensive, but when it was served . . . It looked fantabulosa . . . Starving at dinner time down 🥝🥝🥝under, 🍺🍺🍺🍺cheers from below stairs Gary 👏👏👏👏
Appreciate you going back and watching the videos.
The sweet & sour chicken looked delicious I’d give it 8/10 but the price for what you got was quite high. So 5/10 for value for money. You should try so,e Chinese buffets.
As for trying places outside London, the Eastern Eye Indian restaurant in Newton Abbot, Devon does an awesome delicious -all you can eat- Indian buffet on Sunday and Tuesday evenings. Very reasonably priced. Exeter has some nice Chinese and Lebanese places.
Thank you very much! I will be travelling around the country albeit Devon is on the list yet, it will be in the future. Thanks for watching!
Should have tried Mr Wu next door. Very cheap! 😀
Done the wrong one! Thanks for watching!
@@GaryEats Cheers mate. Thanks for all your work.
you should have gone to the Chinese streetfood tent on Berwick Street. Would have cost a fraction and the food is superb
Im sure they'll be much better Chinese restaurants/street foods that will be cheaper than this place haha. Thanks for watching!
Gary I love your channel! I'm in the USA hoping to see you over here across the pond sometime soon! Come to Pittsburgh, PA!
Maybe one day! Thank you!!
Not too surprised by the price in a tourist trap but the food does look nice
Agreed. Thanks for watching!
Absolutely fantastic video Gary, pity the prices are not a lot better. I know one you can get a lunchtime meal for just under a fiver, I am surprised because Chinese can be great value for money.
Thank you very much my friend!
Loving the channel. Great ideas for places to go!
Thanks so much!
Hi, the food looked tasty enough, but the price was a little steep. That said, you did know the price before you ordered! I'm sure there must be very tasty but inexpensive Chinese places in London, perhaps you could do a lunch for less than a tenner mini-series?
That's a very good idea, Michael. I will have a think and get back to you. Thanks for watching!
@@GaryEatsI got reply from Harrods about you!
The food looked lovely!
Food looked lovely
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Another excellent review Gary , food looked delicious, I thought £3.60 fir a coke was a lot ,I would give it 8/10 ❤
Thank you very much!
Always Have Tea and water
Looks quality and fairly generous on the portion size. I would pay beforehand but not at that price. It's just too expensive. 6/10
Cheers
Fair comment. Thanks for watching!
I must add to what you said, Gary that to me that looked like enough food for two people so that alone changes the total. Now 20 quid person in LONDON Chinatown is not exorbitant. Of course one could find a Chinese meal in a suburban town for less but you wouldn't get the pleasure of being in London Chinatown. Your choices looked delicious if you can tell by just looking. I never order sweet and sour dishes but seeing your sweet and sour chicken I will try that in April when we are visiting. Thanks for the great review, Gary.
Thank you for the excellent comment Ron thank you
Food looked good Gary but the price was steep. Don't like the idea of paying before you get to taste the food.
Very true and agree with you. Thanks for watching!
I think we have all read about some people who eat and then skip paying the bill by leaving the table. Times change restaurants cannot afford to put up with evasive customers.
Nice one Gary lad, keep up the good work
Thank you my friend. Have a good weekend!
I just checked..this venue has a 0 hygiene rating a 0!!! 😮 Wow! £46 for a bit of beef, a few chicken balls and rice. I agree no matter the taste can not justify the price. Fair enough if you in Harrods or something
My god, you're right. 0 for hygiene in October 2022. You'd think they'd be closed down with a zero rating. Or maybe they were and have since reopened but it's still a zero on the Food Standard Agency's website. Either way, I hope they had cleaned up their act for Gary's visit. Shocking that a restaurant could get a zero score. Urgh!
@@Staggercfc it's awful isn't it. I thought they would close them with a 0. Unless like you said they have upped their game.
Thank you for making me aware of that Kerry. I've checked myself and you are indeed correct so I've added it to the title to keep people aware as it wasn't displayed on the front of the restaurant so I didn't know. Thanks for watching!
PS. Check my Harrods video. It wasn't good there either!
@@GaryEats aww thanks for your response. I have seen your Harrods video too. Really enjoying your channel. 😍
No problem. Really appreciate that!
I'd recommend Golden Pheonix next time, they do similar dishes but excellent dimsum for something a bit less greasy. You are right about the area being a tourist hotspot but there are a few places like the one I mentioned that are popular with locals (usual bring my parents there)
Thanks for the tips!
Looks like it has a 0 food hygiene food rating. Major improvements required. I definitely would not go there. Visited London a few years ago with a Thai friend. went to a different restaurant in china town (can't remember the name) the worst Chinese meal I've ever had, had about 2 spoonfuls of an horrendous chicken with cashews and stopped eating. Usually judge the restaurants we visited by the state of the toilets, my friend warned me not to visit the toilet !!
I went into the toilets... not good. Funny story, there were actually food inspectors in the restaurant as I was there but it was after the video!
On looks alone I'd give the meal 8/10 but with a service charge before you've had an y service (what a cheek !) I'd bring it down to a 6 . So expensive there though (London prices I guess) cos here in Adelaide we'd pay half that price at our fav Chinese & that would also include 3 spring rolls & a bag of prawn chips !! Amazed also at the price of a glass of Coke - are they having a laugh? All comments aside Gary, thank you for another great video and I can't wait to see where you go on your travels around the UK.
I wish I lived in Australia. Appreciate that Robert, glad you're enjoying all of my videos and continuously leave nice comments. Thanks for watching!
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All those meals Gary and no weight increase ? Well nothing you admit to!
Yes I agree that seems over priced. Even though it's in China town . So I would give it 6 out of 10 . The drink was extortionate and also a check getting the customer to pay upfront for customer service.
A good score, Mark. Thanks for watching!
Yummy 😊😊id love to be eating that now the beef sounds so good looks amazing and who doesnt love sweet and sour fried rice looks delicious although i prefer a bowl of broken rice with asian food i hadnt eaten all day and sat down with a cuppa and this pops up now im salivating i pay before meal at my fav Vietnamese cafe which is amazing food to😊😊😊😊😊😊
Don't forget to get east end pie and mash and liquid
I will do. No problem, coming soon...
The trouble is that with a menu that size most of it is frozen. That's majorly expensive.
There's no decent Chinese restaurants in Chinatown. Most of them overpriced and tourist traps. Enjoyed the vlog though
Agreed. Like to try everything once and this will go down as nice but not returning. Thanks for watching and your kind comments.
Dumplings legend is good but expensive
At last, I found a review from you of a place I've visited!
A friend and I had lunch here before we went to a matinee at 1 pm.
Paying first was *good*, because we were watching our time, and the restaurant became very busy, very quickly.
It wasn't cheap, but she arrived in London at about 11 am, so we couldn't stray too far.
I wouldn't eat here if you wanted a Chinese meal per se, but for our purposes, 7/10.
Fair enough and I’m also glad you’ve been here!
Hi Gary. The food looked tempting, especially the beef with the crispy onions. But at £16, despite the location, I'd feel a little cheesed off. The chicken again looked appealing and the £12.50 was a more reasonable price. Certainly the rice was overpriced and the cola was way too expensive. I understand a joint like this has high overheads but I think I'd leave it for the tourists. The speed with which it was delivered to your table (5 minutes) would have worried me but you said it all tasted good so fair play. I don't understand the advance payment of the bill unless it is, as you suggested, due to 'runners' but I can't see it. I think it's just a policy they have where they grab the money as quickly as possible and there's no way back for the punter in the case of complaints about the food/refunds etc. The sour icing on the cake was the advance service charge! So... decent looking grub, but as I say, I don't imagine many in-towners eating there and it's a tourist place.
Food : 7/10
VFM : 4/10
Dining environment : 6.5/10
minus a point for the naughty advance service fee. Unless my maths are wrong, I make that, with the deduction, an overall score of 5.5.
Lovely review that, you should take over from me haha. I completely agree with pretty much everything you've said but I would say the food was a little higher. I don't think I've ever had to pay £3.60 for a coke before!
Appreciate you commenting and have a lovely weekend.
They instantly lose one mark for adding their own tip to the bill.
Fair comment. Very off putting. Thanks for watching!
Try the Four seasons in Gerard street have the roast duck off the bone with crispy pork on rice with a bit of chilli oil very good mate
Thanks for teh recommendation Paul!
Food looked good but its got to be 0/10.Paying for food before you even receive it ? I Dont think so.
I once saw two people do a runer after they eaten their meal in china town so that’s probably why
Really? Fair enough.
This really put me off.
We went for dinner in China town and it was poor and expensive.
You really need to know exactly where to go rather than take pot luck.
Excellent review Gary.
Thanks for watching and have a good rest of your week
That's a lot of cash for what you are getting. I'm going to be conservative because the quality looks great but the price isn't. 6.5/10.
This is exactly what I was thinking. Thanks Philip!
@@GaryEats Thanks Gary. Do get yourself up north soon. I know a lot have asked you already.... but the quality to quantity ratio up here is a lot more balanced.
Me and the Mrs went to Young Cheng Buffet around the corner in Wardour St on Saturday Gary. It was £15 each to eat in and as much as you like. I thought the food was very good and a great selection with no service charge.
Yes, I've heard of that one Michael!
Service & Chinese restaurants is an oxymoron ....
It would be interesting to see what the other places nearby were charging for the same items. Food looked great and obviously tasted great but for me i wouldnt set foot in there again. Anyone charging that much for a coke is a joke. 7/10 all in for me.
I walked past quite a few and some were much worse. Fair rating Simon!
Another fantastic looking meal. Thank you for sharing Gary & crew.
Chinatown is not only a cultural hub but also a significant tourist attraction
known for its colourful festivals, diverse food offerings, and unique shopping experiences.
Chinatown London stands out for its blend of traditional and modern elements.
London's Chinatown has moved multiple times due to a number of factors, including:
Bombing during World War II
Slum clearance (Queen Mom saying, Get Out!)
Post-war immigration
Growing popularity of Chinese cuisine
Changing restaurant culture
Ethnic neighborhoods
I would give it an 8.7 out of ten. It is a nice location.
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Thank you very very much for all the information team PG tips
Love Chinese food - you should try Happy Seasons in Manchester Chinatown. There’s always a queue outside & I’ve never been disappointed.
Very nice
Food looked really good Gary but the price was very expensive.Albeit that was 2 meals you ordered,it did look very tasty. Cheers👍
Very true, thanks for your comments!
Great video
This placed seemed much better than Lido. Granted the price was very high. But if I’m out simply for a meal and not to “dine” my rating is only based on the quality and taste of the food
I preferred Lido and thank you
The portions looked great and well presented but expensive for only 3 dishes!! and quite big service charge etc. I think with chinese food often the best value for money is a good all you can eat buffet or a local one near where to someone lives perhaps?? as central london is very expensive alot of the time?
I think that’s a great idea Sally 👌
Gary Gary! Yes it’s because you don’t run off! Should have tried Golden Dragon just a long the road. I went 2 times a week when I worked in London.
Thanks mate.
Pricey but does look good enjoy gazzer keep the honest reviews coming
Will do Darren
I would probably give it an overall 6. In the US you would get the same thing with probably 75% of the quality for the same money. But the portions would be 3-4x the size. Whenever we grab to-go it is 2 items that feed us for 2-3 meals each.
Thank you very much. I found it strange that I was charged service charged before I got any service.
@@GaryEatsyea that is odd. I don’t think I have even been charged for food before receiving it unless it was an all you can eat place. Plus, in the US there are tips but no service charge so that could not happen.
Hoping you try out wings international cuisine in Hull some time. Tomahawk steakhouse in beverley is also nice.
A long journey Tom but I will be coming up next year!
I would say 6/5 out of 10, the food looks great, but v expensive…and the bill situation….there was a £9.95 eat all you can buffet next door. And deff please don’t come to Orkney, our takeaways truly suck because they don’t need to try. Great review again Gary m8👍👍
Top man Johnny
I love your reviews. You need to try Wong Kei, it’s also in Chinatown. The soups are superb. It’s a cash only establishment.
Is that the one with the bad service?
No frills service, but not rude. Pound for pound I rate their food
Hi Gary ...Nothing to jump up and down about with excitement. Any Chinese cook / mum .dad can cook just as good considering the amount of MSG they use plus the velveting techneque.
For the price the servings were very small and should have been able to feed 2 people.
Yes you got ripped off i'm affraid
7/10
Many years ago I used to love drinking in De Hems and then eating on Gerrard Street. My other half and I ate at Wan Chai Corner a couple of times in 2018 and the food was awesome. I also love the Ping Pong restaurants, they used to do an all you can eat deal, DimSundays, it was quite wonderful.
Sadly, its a sign of the times. Central London is soooo expensive now for business owners due to the cost of the rent. Unfortunately, those costs get passed onto customers. I live in the London suburbs and recently went to a local Spanish restaurant for a friends birthday - the restaurant charged £9-12 for a starter and £18-£35 for a main course! The food was nice enough but the portions were tiny and after dessert + 1 soft drink + service charge, it was over £50 a person.... 😞A friend of mine went to a Korean BBQ restaurant near Covent Garden recently and that was even more expensive with mains costing £25-£45! London is a tough place to live these days in terms of cost of living.😞
Agreed Caroline!
2 mains was ordered which is really for 2 people and factor in Central London prices then the cost wasn't surprising.
Fair comment. Thank you for watching!
If you're in Central London, you're always paying a secret "tourist tax" some call it which is inflated costs due to the location that you're in compared to your local. Standard Sweet & Sour dish at a Chinese takeaway is usually around £6.50 which is what I pay and it's far better if not the same as what you'd get in Chinatown.
Highly recommend Wing Sing, South Woodford, E18 if you would like a set meal for less than what you paid for just 3 dishes and it's on the Central Line also!
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If you are in south east London call in at the Miso in Beckenham High Street. Competitively priced, generous amounts and good service. Also branches in Orpington and Bromley.
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Much appreciated! Really kind of you.
You seem quite familiar with South West London, so chinese wise, when I lived around there, The Emperor on Stonecot Hill was my favourite. Worth a go. Bastard to park though.
Good stuff. Thanks mate, I'll check it out!
Why don’t you mention they cook with MSG (monosodium glutamate) which makes the food tastier, but is not particularly good for you?
Because I did not know Dan
Ok we think 8/10 for the food . however fride rice over priced ... sizzling dish only sizzled for a min or 2 ..VFM well the coke was crazy price !. And paying service charge before serving..nuts 🙃.As a retired chief ( yup another lol).A tourist trap for sure ( I've eaten in China town and never paid before service so VFM 4/10..all the best keep rocking 👍🎸
I will keep rocking, thank you very much! Lots of retired chefs in my comments, I feel like an amateur in comparison haha.
The only Chinese I've had in the UK was in Cardiff at the Happy Gathering. Odd thing happened. My Aunt asked for a pineapple juice and an enormous mug of juice arrived. The waiter thought she said " a pint of apple juice" and I laughed, but my Aunt was not amused! The meal you had here looked like Cantonese food. There is so much more interesting Chinese regional food. Try Sichuan. Spicy but interesting!
I will Hannah I agree bad choices on this one, but funny story about your Aunt
Oh Gary next time you are there - track down The Experiemntal Cocktail Club - it’s a speakeasy at 13a gerrard street so you walked right past it but you wouldn’t know as it’s just a black door - you have to stand outside and eventually someone lets you in. It’s an amazing bar like going back in time - so in a way it’s like Mr Foggs round the corner from Sexy Fish. So it’s styled like an old gentleman’s club. Well worth tracking down next time you are in China town in London - 13a Gerrard street! Experimental cocktail club.
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Looked ok , but very unsure of paying for the meal before trying . My score would be low for the way they charged you ! So it’s a 6 from me! You give a good review.🙏🏼🤩👏😁💙
Thank you again. You're right, the bad part was having to pay beforehand. Thanks for watching!
The Buffet's are good value - the one next door to where you were used to be great - limited menu same 17 dishes all the time but cooked well
Another commenter has said to avoid the buffer place haha. Each to their own I suppose, thank you for tips and commenting :)
@@GaryEats Its Pre Covid since I ate there so things change I guess - Great Channel by the way
Hi Gary have been to china town plenty of times. As you said there over heads are very high. The prices were very high. 3.60 for a coke crazy. Score 4/10 at best
Thank you very much that’s really appreciated, John
Another great video. But very odd too pay your meal before the meal . Also service charge too . Nice food .. But not worth that cost. But then again it’s London. Every thing is expensive 🍺
Sign of the times unfortunately... looking forward to trying elsewhere!
I think people have done a runner without paying when sat outside. I've never had to do this whilst dining inside. Looks tasty, went on a bad date there years ago and never been back
Yes they have
Afternoon Gary up China town quite a l as go to a comedy club nearby. Been passed that Chinese restaurant many times. Bit pricey but it would be as where you are especially for tourists. I think I would give it 6/10 due to the price.
"I'll see you guys shortly", always sounds like a threat to me! 😅😅
Lol sorry!!
Sounds like a nice combination my goodness prices are high do you get a fortune cookie after the meal
Was hoping to get some super powers from the coke along at that price. Thanks for watching!
In nz we would pay around $2.50c which is £1.25 GBP for a can of coke
The seems expensive to me but I guess that’s Chinatown prices nowadays. It used to be cheap years ago. Me and Hubby Joe spend around £45 on a Chinese takeaway and get two nights dinner from it and that includes starters!!! £3.60 does sound extortionate for a can of Coke!
6/10 for me as the beef looked great. Not a lover of sweet and sour as it’s always way too sweet for me.
I was recommended the sweet and sour chicken and then I picked my own dish, it wouldn't be my go-to either. Thanks for the comments Fiona!
Perhaps in future do 2 prices one for the food and another for price / value for money coz as you said Gary £45 is a family and friends bill,,,,,LOVE THE REVIEWS
Budgie Butler from Bognor Regis
Hello Budgie a good point thank you 👍
This place looks phenomenal!!❤❤❤
Pleased you liked it