Kam Fung

When I first went to this restaurant I thought will they cook what and how I would like to have my meal? It turned out that the staff were really friendly and joking nicely I was so pleased that I went and I will definitely go there again and will bring my family there too.
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Margaret
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Food 8 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Thursday, April 03, 2008

Lots of sugar, salt and msg but hey you get that in most chinese restaurants - i loved it as its one of the few pleasures to have a massive slap up meal when we live in a climate of being too careful with our diets etc and then i find its price is just excellent

the place is small but the staff are attentive and polite

Also lots of single yellow lines outside so after 630om there are easy places to park close to the place!

- got for it!
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Jimmy Chung
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Food 7 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Thursday, July 05, 2007

This is a terrible restaurant. The menu in English is more expensive than the menu in Chinese - even though some of the dishes are exactly the same.

The staff are rude and chase people out of the restaurant.

The quality of food is good, but expensive, especially if you don't speak chinese.
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Andrew
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Food 6 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 2
Saturday, May 05, 2007

get a Cantonese or mandarin speaking friend to go with you. i never order anything on the menu they give to English people. those have been adapted to suit typical western taste. we get a different menu written only in Mandarin and as far as i am concerned the dishes there are great and some even surpass dishes from restaurants back home. Hai-nan chicken rice and Crispy lamb and rice in the Mandarin menu highly recommended.
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JInya Huang
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Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Sunday, February 25, 2007

On our continued hunt for a decent Chinese within walking distance of Angel, we seized upon the great reviews of this place. It was reassuringly busy for a Monday night, but the food was fairly average. I wanted to try the Szechan specialities mentioned in reviews here, but I could only see Sizzling Szechan Spicy Chicken, which was quite sweet and bland, so we went for more traditional Chinese restaurant staples. The crispy duck was more burned, and the accompanying vegetables were dry as if they'd been sitting about. Salt and pepper squid was oily and also rather bland, and beef in chilli black bean sauce was unusually tough and, again, quite bland. The rice was dry. The portions were immense though - one starter and one main between two would have been ample. If anyone can tell me what we ought to have ordered to have enjoyed the same experience as all the reviews below, please do (bean curd aside, which is a step too far).
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Felix
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Food 5 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 6
Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Kam Fung is one of the Chinese Restaurants high on my list for great food. The Szechwan dishes are excellent and they can really use some hot chillies if you ask for it. The per dish price is a little more than normal but the quantity is a lot. A good place to go to with a group of friends as then you can select more dishes. Dont leave without trying the stuffed beancurd, its excellent. The staff are excellent and helpfull. You can continue to enjoy the standard of foor here as the head chef is the owner and the service is great as his wife looks after serving your needs during the meal.
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Leslie Almeida
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, January 17, 2007

At last - a Chinese take-away which I am really pleased with. A quick saunter around the corner from my flat and I can pick up the one of the finest take-away meals I've had the pleasure of eating (and presumably eating in is just as good).

Food portions are enormous, which goes a great way to mitigating the fairly high prices (7-9 pounds generally, though given the area this would usually be standard for normal-sized portions) and the breadth of the menu is impressive. All of the dishes we have ordered have ranged from being relatively unremarkable (only one dish, I cannot recall which, failed to blow us away) to superb (beef brisket hot pot, roasted cantonese duck, royal thai pork). Staff are always friendly (and very intelligible, which makes communication easy), though I cannot much comment on their efficiency besides handing me a bag and taking payment.

Well worth using as a take-away, and if eating-in is remotely comparable then it's certainly worthwhile making a visit.
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Gareth Rees
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Monday, December 11, 2006

Kam Fung is on my list of "If I am nearby I need to go" restaurants. The Chilli Shredded Beef is bliss. The service is great, and if you are stuck for what to choose the great staff are happy to offer assistance. Don't be put off by the look of the place - all the concentration goes into the food, and if you order take-away then you will be given fruit to round your meal off. All in all well worth seeking out.
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Nic Gaffney
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 10
Thursday, October 12, 2006

The Kam Fung is a haven of Chinese loveliness, tucked away in Red Lion Street, Holborn. This little gem of a restaurant offers delicious and oversized authentic dishes at great value for money. The waitresses are proficient and extremely friendly, but be warned... If you tackle their lunchtime set lunches, allow a couple of hours in the afternoon for a snooze. My particular favourite is the "Kung PO Chicken" without peanuts - Delicious. Make sure to book ahead to avoid dissapointment.
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Tony Dance
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, September 20, 2006

I am an absolute devotee of this place and try to go each week. The staff are very friendly, the food absolutely fine (in that absolutely disgusting, hot, satisfying, highly coloured, incredibly highly sugared, hate-yourself-afterwards, chemical-fix, London Chinese restaurant way) and the service sharp. I wish I would stop going. The lunch specials are great - Kung Po Chili Chicken (with enough food colouring to paint the town red) and yes, the Nasi Goreng, a gloriously greasy mess I cannot stop ordering. Avoid anything involving lemon sauce - it really is like having Fairly Liquid poured over your food. Otherwise recommended. And if you manage to finish your lunch and you will not need your dinner.
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Neil
Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, January 03, 2006