All reader reviews by johnmorr

Hong Kong

Went to the London Hong Kong today for lunch to celebrate my son's 35th birthday restaurant - chosen because he fancied Chinese and the Hong Kong was supposedly child-friendly - we have a 14-month old granddaughter. The food was good enough, and I suspect we'd have done better going a la carte than (for reasons of speed) choosing a standard menu (dim sum plus main courses). The portions were over-generous, but one can't complain. It was noticeable that most of our fellow diners were Chinese, which says something about the place.

Wouldn't have bothered posting this review had I not read the earlier ones last night and as a result approached the meal with some trepidation. Today the service was fabulous. Quick, attentive, good-natured and every member of staff wanted to interact with our grand-daughter. The staff seemed happy and working well together and when (inevitably) the little one dropped chopsticks and spoons on the floor they were instantly whisked away and replaced with no fuss.

From which I conclude either:

a) The London Hong Kong staff have taken notice of the criticisms here and raised their game - or:

b) You need to take a toddler there with you to get the best out of them!

I've given a 5 rating for food on the basis of what we had, but suspect it could be higher with a better selection from the menu - other diners seemed to be doing somewhat better.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 7