Dragon Castle

114 Walworth Road, London, SE17 1JL - View on a map
08719610103.

Details
Overall 7.3
Food 7.8
Service 6.8
Atmosphere 6.8
Value 7.8

what the critics say

Guardian

Matthew Norman - 7/10

Saturday, November 08, 2008 - In its way, Dragon Castle's presence in so dispiritingly hideous a centre of urban deprivation is just as incongruous as finding Jim's sitcom crumpet on the bridge of the USS Enterprise. Certainly it's a shock to walk through a door on such a gruesome main road and be greeted by a gently splashing fountain, and to find an ocular feast of red paper dragons, tassel-strewn lanterns and golden chandeliers so luminescently vulgar, they'd be asked to leave a Las Vegas casino on grounds of taste.

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Dragon Castle is absolutely brilliant. We first went with the intention of having the famous dim sum on recommendation from a friend, but just missed the 5pm deadline. Still, the food was so good that we went back and were astonished by how tasty and what excellent value the dim sum menu was. Our waiters were kind and helpful, and the sommelier gave us free samples of lychee and rice wine to taste. The setting is truly beautiful and makes you forget the architectural eyesores nearby (soon to be gone in any case)!
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Sum Dim Fan
Overall rating 9 stars
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Monday, June 25, 2007

Unbelievable!!!!

I was very suprised by this place, even though friends have been trying to get me to go for months. I feel ashamed that it was my location snobbery that stopped me visiting here in the first place. Whilst in the vague area yesterday (sunday) I decided to brave parking my car and test the dim sum.

I was so suprised - i think it is possibly the best dim sum i have tasted in London!

The place is huge and rather ornate - but the food rocks. Everything is so fresh and light - no claggy sauces/grease. We had about 7 dishes and drinks (not alcohol) and it was £18!!!!!!! with service for 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will be visiting a lot more - and its big enough to get a big gang together.
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former area snob
Overall rating 9 stars
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 10
Monday, June 04, 2007


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