London China Town Restaurant

We went to the London China Town restaurant for a pre theatre dinner at £19.95 per head. There were seven of us and we sat at a round table in the middle of the restaurant. We had a great meal. It was a shame to rush it so we could get to the theatre. The food was great, starters then duck and then main courses, very tasty. The staff were friendly and very helpful. One of out party had his arm in a sling and they dished up his food for him without being asked. We all enjoyed the food and ambience - for 6pm on a monday night too! We all said we would definitely go again.
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Gail - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Tuesday, December 09, 2008

We used to go to this restaurant regularly. The last two visits have been marred by rude and lazy management. Food is so so. We won't be going again.
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Food 4 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 2
Sunday, November 30, 2008

I was impressed by the friendly service in this restaurant. Not only that, but great food and value for money has made this one of the hotspots when i go out with my friends for Chinese food.
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Diane - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The food here in this restaurant was great - it arrived promptly, was hot, and had great taste. The prices weren't bad either and I'd say, it's great value for money. The service was good too, the waiters and waitresses look nice and sharp and had nice smiles when showing us to the tables as well as when serving us (this is actually quite rare compared to other Chinatown restaurants). They also responded to us promptly when we raised our hands to ask for something. It's a great restaurant and I would definitely come back with my friends and family.
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Tsubasa - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Thursday, August 28, 2008

Went here with my parents and girlfriend over Christmas, not impressed.

The food was OK (at best) and reasonably priced, but that's about as good as I can say. The service was appalling, orders were late, omitted, food arriving lukewarm and our table routinely ignored.

We refused to pay the service charge (typically snuck in hoping that you won't notice) and the waiter didn't kick up too much of a fuss - obviously not wholly unfamiliar with this situation.

I know that Chinatown is not renowned for its service, but the place was hardly teeming with punters and they still seemed incapable of coping.
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Bob Cantona
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Food 5 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 5
Friday, January 04, 2008

The service was appalling. We had to ask for our drinks several times and had to request for our main course dishes to be cleared away after our desserts had arrived. However, they couldn' take our money quickly enough. We refused to pay the service charge and was told to 'get the f*** out of here'!
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Food 5 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 5
Wednesday, January 24, 2007

We had dim sum and as we started after 2:30 the prices vere reduced. Very good value for money.
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Han chan
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Food 8 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Monday, July 17, 2006

Service

I went last year and the service was rude, with some sniggering at the way i ate (I knew this because i am Chinese and heard what they said but since I did not speak a word of it to them, they thought I knew nothing of the language).

Overall, it seemed very rushed with a waitress waiting beside us whilst we finished our last dish so she could prepare the table for the next customers.

Food

However, the food was fine.

Cost

It was rather on the expensive side, about £45 for the 2 of us.
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Ying Ying
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Food 8 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 5
Monday, May 08, 2006

Had a great meal. Between 2 of us, we had 9 dim sum and 1 lot of noodles and it was only £36, now that is value in London. Still full now and that is 5 hours later. Service was great.
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 10
Sunday, March 26, 2006

Diabolical is about the only word that would summate this hovel! My dear friend Mangus and myself had taken a stroll to China Town where we often dine at HK Diner (superb). However owing to their current refurb and our insatiable desire for chinese cuisine we found ourselves in 'London Chinatown'.

The initial welcoming smiles were deceptive and by no means a reflection on the service we were about to recieve.

On to the food - totally uninspiring from the (cold) crispy duck to their unique take on sweet and sour pork which substituted meat in exchange for water chestnuts. I'm not even going to mention the contents what i was told was soup!

Customers at London Chinatown be warned you will need lots of money - money to spend on beer!
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Brucey
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Food 1 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 2
Tuesday, January 24, 2006