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    Eastern & Oriental Restaurants

    3.3 (6 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Asian Fusion
    Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Forbidden City - Szechuan Spicy Chicken

    Forbidden City

    2.6(5 reviews)
    3.0 mi
    ££

    The final straw…read more... My family and I have been going to to this restaurant since it opened. The food was great as was the service so we continually returned. But over the last few years the good staff left, the gentleman owner became over bearing and intrusive, table confusions, empty plates / rubbish not cleared up in a timely manner and service was slow, even if the restaurant was practically empty... The final straw came when we booked a table for 8 people for our very special family occasion, of which two members had travelled in from abroad, which they do so once a year and we managed to get everyone together for the first time in a long time. We asked for the big table by the window, by the front door and this was confirmed to us. We were even called on the day of our booking to reconfirm that we were still coming, which we confirmed and also confirmed about the specific table we booked and staff confirmed that this was all ok and booked for us. When we got the the restaurant we saw that our requested table was not free and was currently being used by a Asian family of over 10 people, eating the duck course, so they had not even had their mains yet. We spoke to the staff and they said that their other staff member gave our table away! Even though we booked in advance AND even though they phoned us on the day of our booking to confirm as above. The staff said they could make up a table for us, which would be disjointed tables and sorry, that is not good enough as that is not what we booked! We have had random tables slapped together before which was not inclusive to certain family members, leaving some of us isolated from our family on another table.. not ideal and not what we wanted to do again. We wanted the table we booked and confirmed in advance and again on the day when the restaurant called us! We looked around at the other tables and we saw miserable faces, which I would guess was from people still waiting for their food which they ordered quite some time ago...some which I have experienced for myself in the past on a few occasions regardless of the restaurant was full or not...staff looking flustered and on a sinking ship. An empty table was full of discarded pancake basket containers, drinks glasses and plates. We turned around, left and went elsewhere. Fortunately another Chinese restaurant were able to fit us in last minuet and were extremely accommodating. Especially on such a special occasion, which was tainted and spoilt by Forbidden City!

    The food here is excellent. The set price eat as much as you like menu is extensive and is superb…read morevalue with the crispy fried duck being top notch. It can get crowded so it may be advisable to book in advance. On the downside when it gets busy the kitchen is rather slow and you might have to wait some time for your food. The table service is friendly and helpful. We thought the price of drinks was slightly over the top. It is well worth a visit

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    Ascot Orientals

    Ascot Orientals

    3.0(2 reviews)
    3.4 mi
    £££

    We decided to try Ascot Oriental on the strength of Hardens. We had some friends visiting and…read morewanted to take them out somewhere a bit more special than our usual Chinese (Beijing in Horsell or Guildford) and we couldn't get into Thai Terrace at short notice. From the menus on Ascot Oriental's web-site, we thought it sounded like they did something a bit different with more interesting ingredients than the run of the mill. Sadly the menu descriptions were where the positives ended. Service was OK-ish. Our tea was replenished quickly but there was zero warmth or sense of being welcome. At the end they plucked the bill folder containing (my card - sticking out so that they could see) the table without looking at us and whisked it away rather than bringing the machine to the table. When they realised it was a card, they tried to take it to a different table and have them pay for our meal :-) Errors like this can happen but this was just symptomatic of the way the staff (including the proprietor) went through the motions. We chose the mixed hors d'oeuvres which consisted of seaweed, vegetable spring rolls, sesame prawn toast, chicken satay, spare ribs and some gyoza type pork dumplings. All standard fare bar the gyoza. These were basically OK but nothing special. The problems (which became themes throughout the meal) were quantity and value. This starter was £9.50 a head and had precisely one of each item (part from seaweed of course). Each spare rib was about 10 cm long and must have come from skinny pigs. The sesame prawn toast was a quarter slice of toast per person from a particularly small loaf. The amounts were so small that we and our guests felt uncomfortable and awkward lest we were depriving someone else - hardly the special occasion for which we had hoped. We followed this with crispy duck and pancakes. This was fine and as one would expect but at £12.50 for a quarter duck on the pricey side. They do a number of more interesting sounding mains, but it seems the skill is mainly in the menu writing. Sauteed lamb with ginger and spring onions was tasty. The fillet beef in oyster sauce was also tasty but fillet steak strikes me as a needless indulgence when meat is being marinated anyway especially as this pushes the price up to £16 for a small dish. Other dishes were OK (nothing more) but noticeably on the small side (even the Singapore noodles). A special note must go to the Thai green chicken curry. Now, it's possible that this is more authentic and those that I have had before have not been, but it was IMHO dreadful. It wasn't green, and had barely any flavour save that of coconut milk (had they run out of green curry paste?). I didn't spot any mini aubergines or anything else which would suggest Thai green curry. Unfortunately this was another abject lesson in what we've known for a long time but occasionally forget. Food in some of the more affluent parts of Surrey is typically poor value and often of low quality. If you're in this area try Siam Gallery in Virginia Water for Thai which is a bit better or hoof it to Beijing in Horsell for mainly Chinese (with some Thai dishes) where we eat regularly without disappointment - I'll get to writing a review for that place sometime, but try the Sunday buffet (which is actually cooked fresh to order but all one price - excellent).

    This in my view is the best Chinese restaurant in the locality. Fabulous soft shell crab and cod…read moreloin with yellow bean sauce, more sophisticated than a run of the mill Chinese, but reflected in the price too........ very nice tables in the conservatory if you have a party of 4+ Good, attentive staff who - just as in all Chinese restaurants - are quick to top up yr wineglass !

    Eastern & Oriental Restaurants - chinese - Updated May 2026

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