H.K Diner Restaurant

Still One Of The Best I Been To In London. Best After Midnight With My Mate.
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suze
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Thursday, October 16, 2008

some things never change in chinatown restaurants. unfortunately I was brought the western menu with all the weird westernized sweet sour variations and I didn't get to see the chinese menu given to chinese customers with all the interesting stuff. thankfully, I ate some decent roast duck but the vegetable we ordered was just bland and uninspired...the bill obviously also left a lot to be explained. half a duck, some cheap veg, two portions of steam rice and two non-alcoholic drinks did not add up to their round figure of 30 quid no matter how many times we tried. it wasn't worth having an argument over though so I just won't be coming back....
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Eytan
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Food 5 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 3
Tuesday, September 23, 2008

this is my favourite lunch spot. food is great. there's an authentic chinese menu if you want "real" chinese food or all of your normal western favourites. trendy interior - no lazy susan and tacky decor - and relaxed and young atmosphere. popular with students and packed with chinese (which is always a good sign...) services is efficient and sociable. my favourits is the spicy chili chicken.
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Stephen
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Thursday, August 28, 2008

Only went in because they had bubble tea, decided to have dinner there, as we were all starving. what a great little place. good food excellent price. now we go at least once a week. try it out.
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mandy
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Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Sunday, August 10, 2008

I went to this restaurant with a friend from Taiwan, and two friends from Japan. We ordered 3 milkshake drinks and one hua cha (flower tea). We recieved the drinks quickly, by a miserable looking waitress and the bill quickly followed. They had added the tip onto the bill and we decided to take it off. At the base of the menu it clearly said " VAT added" and on the bill " recommended tip".

The waitress came to take the money, and was not pleased with us removing the tip. The manager then came across to berate me also. He asserted that it was compulsary and kept on saying I didn't understand (presumably because I am English) He eventually decided to speak in Mandarin to my mate with the hope I wouldn't understand him (I snatched small pockets of the conversation) My tea was taken away from me and the argument about the bill continued. The manager also took away my reciept presumably to stop me complaining to the Office of Fair Trading.

The manager is a liar, and he prays on vulnerable people who don't know the rules about tips etc. Not impressed at all. Having said that the milkshakes looked nice!
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Food 6 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 3
Monday, May 19, 2008

Went to HK Diner, after i was told about it from friend ,they said i should try it out when i am on holiday, so here what i thought about the trip.

"The meal was truly spectacular, hot, freshly cooked, beautifully presented, of the finest quality and was comlimented by the excellent staff.

Being in the profession myself working in the far east. I am always sub-consciously looking for things to criticise, but I can assure you it was a perfect evening, and I can only confirm that it's reputation as the premiere real Hong Kong style restaurant stands true."
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Johnny Connell
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Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, April 20, 2008

Food and Service very quick, but you often have to wait for a table. Waiters and waitresses need a course in etiquette. They glare at you if you don't vacant your table as soon as you finish. Ok it can be busy but give the customer a break.
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Bee - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Friday, April 11, 2008

This is probably one of the best chinese restaurants in Chinatown. The food is fresh and delicious and good value for money. I do agree with the reviews about the po faced service which is haphazrd at best.
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H
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Food 9 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Saturday, February 23, 2008

Decided to try it out after reading the reviews. A little dissapointed though, we were hurried to the downstairs tables which resembled a sterile cafeteria in contrast to the buzzing seating upstairs. Staff were friendly though and service was very quick. Meal sizes were much larger than usual and were very nice. I must admit I was curious about the toikets after reading an earlier review and I must agree, although they were no the worst i have seen they were not up to restaurant standard. Overall, it was very reasonably priced, good food, fast service but nothing spectacular.
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Carlie
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Food 7 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 9
Thursday, January 31, 2008

HK Diner is almost the same as in HK - practical waiters with bloody serious faces. We couldn't get a table until most of us turned up. We were hurried to leave just because we turned up before the peak period where there were less hungry people. Food was fantastic while service sucked big time.
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Su-May
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Food 8 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, January 30, 2008