Beijing restaurant is the second branch of Beijing restaurant in Horsell, just north of Woking in Surrey. A drug company rep has held meetings at both venues, which I've attended This Guildford branch copies the formula of the original restaurant by offering a very upmarket stylish dining experience. There is a lovely big car park out of the back of the restaurant. The doors are guarded by stone lions, Chinese symbols of luck. As I entered, I was struck by an elegant waterfall feature and large fishtank. The decor is modern with lot of dark background and clever lighting. The food ordered by the rep has been classical Cantonese 'old favourites'. However, it is beautifully presented with carved vegetable adornments.The food is also well cooked with those familiar flavours faithfully replicated. I may return one day and order more challenging dishes to see if the kitchen can produce something outside of that designed to please the western palate. I think they should be able to meet this challenge read more

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Went to Beijing for the Sunday Buffet (£19.50 pp), the buffet includes unlimited starters and mains that are all made-to-order (no buffet line here!). The decor is very nice- pretty fish tanks, chandeliers etc. We'd made a reservation and were seated after a few moments. The menu had many selections- unfortunately as far as the mains go the selections tended to repeat (chicken, tofu, beef, lamb in pepper sauce all listed separately {which made the menu look bigger although there were still many options}) we opted to order mixed starters for the table to share as well as duck for the entire table. Portion sizes were reasonable for the mixed starter. The ribs were on the sweet side however I enjoyed the Sesame Prawn Toast as well as the aubergine. The duck was a very generous size- it was the best part of the entire meal. The mains were not too big nor too small. We ordered a bunch for the table and picked at each dish. In my opinion the mains were not very authentic- the sauces tended to be a bit too sweet or a bit too salty. However the tofu in sweet and sour was nicely crisp (the sauce was too sweet for me). Overall- the service was average, the duck was quite good but Beijing lacked in authenticity. I won't be running back anytime soon but The value isn't bad for the amount of food. read more

Beijing Restaurant - Duck - Chinese Near Me - Guildford, SRY

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I finished my dinner and was waiting outside for a Uber and I had to go back in for the toilet but they didn't let me

Third time at this restaurant, and thought it would be nice to bring my local friend to experience chinese food, therefore going only on sunday as they offered the buffet option, allowing us to have a variety of options. The first time i was there, I was immediately offered the buffet option upon requesting, but this time when requesting the option, I was told by the waitress with pony tail and fair skin that it was catered to "white people" and it would be too sweet for my liking. However, I insisted on the buffet option and she went to speak to the "manager", which took like 5 seconds, before coming back and saying that the option was not available for us. While we looked at the menu on deciding what to eat, we decided to try again with another waitress to ask for the buffet option, and while she did want to give us the menu, as she walked away, she exchanged looks with the first waitress and never came back. The first waitress came back and gave us the menu unwillingly and walked off, which initiated negativity to the experience. While we eventually got our buffet option and food, we could not help but feel like we were unwelcomed, as servers avoided our table, and even when they came over, they gave us horrible attitude, by slamming the food on the table and clearly showed distaste to me and my friends. The double standards in this restaurant is simply unacceptable. Why would you promote the buffet option, serve the "white people" as your staff calls it and rejected the Asians who opt for the option? The whole experience was just horrible, even when we asked for the bill. The bill was placed on our table and it took us to stand up and walk to one of them serving at a table(which is not our job?) , before being able to have someone bring the card machine (which is so damn easy) to pay our bill. WORSE THING IS - SERVICE CHARGE IS MANDATORY (despite uk's optional law), they need to review this especially when it was a horrible experience. Even when I called the phone line given on a name card (address to Tammy Wong - Manageress), it was not the person who picked up, it was probably a staff and we were told that she was not in. The fact that majority of the staff were Asian and the service given by them to fellow asians are so trash, while they were all pretense and smiles in front of the locals, just irks me so much. How does a restaurant live up to its ethical responsibility when they are like this? This is exceptionally unprofessional, and it ruined our night and appetite. If any of my friends or like any one ask or even myself, I would not patronise this restaurant and tell my friends that unless you are local, they will be racist to fellow asians. from now on, BOYCOTT BEIJING RESTAURANT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Went there on opening night, so may be not a fair reflection but you would think they would put their best foot forward. Food was okay, not great enough to rush back and not great enough to plan an immediate return. Just no dish that was worth recommending Service was pretty slow (I had to go to the kitchen twice and the bar equally as many times), although the staff was nice. Decor is tacky neon, what can I say. read more

This is a new restaurant that took the place of what used to be a dreadful run-down pub called The Royal. Same building but radical renovation. It was completed a few months ago and I finally visited it late November 2010. The four of us were impressed by the décor, and the food was superb. We elected for a 4 course set menu for 4 persons @ £27.50 pp which included a lobster course (2 lobsters between 4 persons) I mention this to give you an idea of value which I felt was very reasonable indeed. Look at their web-site for photos - both inside and out. Recommended read more

Beijing Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Guildford, SRY

I was a big fan of the restaurant in Horsell and was hoping they'd open a branch in Guildford when I lived there as there are no great chinese restaurants around. Same great food and service - plus the most important thing is it's consistently good. Everytime I've been there the food has been great and I'd highly recommend a trip. I'd recommend the Sunday eat as much as you like buffet - which isn't the usual walk up and select mass cooked food, it's an a la cart menu so you can pick and choose your dishes from a large selection. I'd recommend the chilli and salt dishes, or the ho fun noodle dishes. The only disappointing thing for me is I moved out of Guildford in June and i would've been within walking distance! Damn! read more

Our favourite Chinese and definitely one of the best restaurants in Guildford. It's a fairly new place but they've got it all right by now. In a few months we've been there regularly, have had home deliveries for the Friday evening takeaway, and will definitely go back. The food is really good, the portions are huge, but you can take the leftovers back home. I would be hard pressed to recommend one dish though, I have tried a fair few ones already but yet have to be disappointed. The only problem we've ever had was to make up our mind when faced to the very long menu... Our orders always came very quickly. The service is first class, imagine that before you leave there's always a couple of waiters who make sure they reach the door before you do, so they can offer you mint sweets and lollipops for the road. Our waiters also provided advice and recommendations and accommodated our specific requests (remove or swap things around) without a hint of a problem. The place is obviously new, mixing very modern with traditional in a tasteful way (I definitely wouldn't call it tacky, but I suppose it's a matter of taste), and there's a lot of space, they haven't reached the point you'd need a reservation yet. Nice extra, there's a large car park just at the back of the building so you'll never have to drive around or walk too far. Finally, the place turns out to be on the pricier side, with starters around £6-7, mains around £8-10 and a side of rice for £5-6, but I don't mind paying a little bit more if I'm going to have a great experience. Besides, the portions are definitely large enough for 2 so for a takeaway you can halve the final bill and yet have leftovers. My advice: give it a try, see for yourself. You'll be happy you did. read more

Most authentic Chinese restaurant in Guildford. The food is fantastic and the atmosphere is lovely. Unfortunately the service can leave a lot to be desired, we had to ask for the bill four times before someone understood/brought it to us, and waiters were frequently bringing food to the wrong tables. The more senior waiting staff were, however, very willing to accommodate for allergies and despite the minor things mentioned above, I would go back. read more

Oh dear, hair in the food. Was exchanged but waiter got very agitated when we tried to reduce the service charge. Will certainly not visit again, expensive food and rude staff. read more

Deco is one of the best amongst Chinese restaurants in Guildford (there aren't that many sit down ones here, really). The food will taste great to persons who have not been to the average London China town restaurants but this will be a reasonable alternative outside of London. A word of warning: if you are ordering white rice, it is very pricey for a very small bowl. I have been there once, not likely to go back. If you are looking for a place that looks the part and has ok-to-reasonable food, Beijing Restaurant is the place. If you are really looking for a good value authentic Chinese place (but with no-frills deco), then go to So's kitchen in Woking. read more

A bit dubious given previous poor reviews, but we chanced it on a busy Friday evening. Booked ahead, no problems with getting a table although it was BUSY. Car park full, not brilliant parking in residential streets around - could become a problem if the derelict site next door gets redeveloped as a Sainsburys. Anyway. Staff delightful, friendly and efficient, food was generously portioned, very well cooked and served hot, thoroughly enjoyable evening. Decor a tad Modern and stark, with orange ceiling lights and LED lighting everywhere, but not painfully overdone. A very enjoyable evening, reasonable value for money, and next time we have a celebration we'll use it again. read more

on entering the restaurant was greeted by a not so friendly member of staff who seemed very rushed. Food was lovely but do object to being watched over constantly whilst eating our food and then being charged a 10% service charge for the poor service. Staff should be reminded that politeness costs nothing. Would not recommend for the service alone read more