"Chef!" <four_aces1964@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> No, Chinatown, it doesn't have a shopfront as such -looks like double
> garage doors opened up which lead into a small courtyard with a mini
> fountain. It's opened by the same brothers (or one of them at least)
> who opened GarLayWah in the 80's (one of the better sil choi
> restaurants at the time) before they went mainstream and opened China
> China amongst others dotted around C/town.
Oh... i think that restaurant is now called imperial china, we see a lot
of
well dressed people entering it, it's even got a bouncer in a black suit
at
the gates if i'm not mistaken at busy times. Not too sure about the food
in
there, never been inside before.
> Haven't been to Yauatcha so I can't comment.
Apparently it's very good but it isn't traditional yum cha, so don't
expect
hargow or siumai to be the normal variety & costing £2 a basket, it's more
like £4 a basket with extra trimmings. Check out their website & download
the sample menu. Done some background reading & their sister restaurant
Hakkasan's head chef (formerly from Singa****e's ritz calrton) was voted
best
headchef last year? or something like that.
> I have been to Weng Wah
> House though in Belsize Park, who I think are the people behind
> Shanghai Blues.
I wonder if they have any connections to WengWah in HK, we ate there on
our
last visit, not the new restaurant but their old noodle shop & bakery,
great
Lai Cha & Kaffee ; ) & the waiters still wear white tunic top jackets,
it's
like stepping back in time.
> Personally, I think Chinese food in the UK has a
> ceiling level to which the price doesn't always reflect the quality as
> there's not the market for it. Anyone tried China Tang? I heard mix
> reviews about the place and a amusing commentary of their opening bash
> by Michael Winner.
Oh... you must be reading the Sunday times then if it's michael winner ; )
i
Googled & found these for you, should put your mind at rest ; )
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/food_and_drink/reviews/article317884.ece
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/food_and_drink/reviews/article319828.ece
http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,1596418,00.html
DC.
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