"Chef!" <four_aces1964@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Hi DC,
>
> is this a new restaurant?
It's been there for around 2years i think? on the corner of shaftsbury &
wardour st. maybe next time i should try saturday or a weekday lunch when
it's not so busy, maybe the kitchen turnover will be better.
> I know Sunday lunch service is very busy
> throughout Chinatown as it's 'family gathering' time for the catering
> community. Timing is crucial for dim sum as it's the type of dish that
> doesn't like to stand around -that's why I avoid the trolley places,
> unless if they have a quick turnover.
no it's not a trolley dimsum, the order form (all in chinese) & a pen is
on
the table, just like some places in HK. the problem was too many large
tables with family, most were waiting for relatives or friends to arrive
so
weren't ordering yet but once ready, they expected food asap, so i guess
the
kitchen were kept on it's toes for quite a while.
> Another
> place I use to frequent in C\town where the dim sum was very good was
> the 'Chinatown' in Lisle St., but haven't been for a number of years
i don't recall a restaurant on lisle street called Chinatown, do you mean
HongKong on lisle street?
> since I started going to the Peninsula. Their steamed stuffed fish
> belly is quite the biz, even better than Maxim's.
there's been a few more dimsum/chinese restaurants opening up over the
last
few years, all on the more up market side. The best example is Yau'yatcha
sister rest. to hakkasan but someone i know got invited to one called
PingPong(i laughed when i heard the name), they were served dimsum at
night/dinner, some very unconventional ones like duck dumpling? i just
shook
my head saying oh no! ; ) not traditional! Hahahaa. i also found this
http://www.shanghaiblues.co.uk/
in holborn. It looks like they're trying
to
copy yau'yatcha by the prices & dishes like salmon dumplings with
goldflakes. the website says the headchef is from China though.
DC.
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