Never thought we would be trying Chinese food in Spain, but we wanted to check out the Chinatown in Madrid to see how it compared to others.
One step into the restaurant and a few yellow flags - no Asian customers and the staff didn't speak Mandarin. The decor is pretty interesting with the walls plastered with street views of Hong Kong. No issues with service - we spoke to the servers in English.
The food:
Arroz con ternera, gambas y huevo a baja temperatura - Egg with beef and shrimp over rice - I imagine this is HK comfort food, but it really hit the spot. It's like a beef omelette on top of rice with gravy.
Menu de gallina a baja temperatura con jengibre - Slow Cooked Chicken with Ginger - gently poached chicken with ginger scallion sauce. I thought this was super tender and tasty. My mother in law thought they didn't use the right kind of chicken which has firmer meat.
Verduras chinas salteadas con tofu fermentado - Ong Choy with Fermented Tofu - stir fried vegetables, but fermented tofu is very pronounced in the dish. I still liked it, but about half my family didn't like this unique addition.
Empanadillas de pato con foie flambeado - duck dumplings with foie gras - interesting idea but maybe goes a step too far. The end result is heavily sauced and the filling is loosely held together (instead of a meat patty).
Pata laquedo estilo Beijing - Peking duck - most of the elements were pretty good like the meat, hoisin, green onions, and cucumber. What does this dish in is the skin is not crispy and the wrappers are on the dry side.
Milk tea - this was super watered down, maybe because they cooled it down with ice - not recommended read more