With the Garddfann inn fully booked i was fast running out of ideas.
Taking a quick journey down memory lane I decided to come here. This time I booked to be on the safe side
At 17.30pm on the dot the Chinese doors swung open to reveal staff completing the finishing touches. We were the first ones in , and it felt uncomfortable at first in the vast dining room, but steadily this began to fill.
The waiters were all polite and young apart from one guy with a moustache...who was very serious. Opening up the menu revealed to me limited selection.
I mean in Manchester I am used to various seafoods and sauces ...but this contained the basics shrimp/prawn satay, kung po, chilli garlic , sweet and sour etc dishes.
In the end I chose the har kau prawn dumplings, hot and sour soup and prawns in black bean sauce with fried rice. My dad ordered the lemon chicken and my sister the satay.
Everything arrived with good timing, by this point the restaurant was full. The soup I found good, and the mains...but I was not amazed..this used to be my favourite restaurant growing up, but I felt I had out grown it...my dad and sister were content enough with the flavours and presentation.
To finish , they offered Orange or lemon sorbet served in its natural fruit casing..this was pleasant but a tad expensive for what it was..
Overall I had a little nostalgia, seeing the nicely carved Chinese table and koe fish swimming in the waiting area..but I found the rest unexciting.
This is not a bad place to come by all means, I just find it quite forgettable now. Oh and I dont remember seeing tseng tau beer on menu but they did have it when asked. read more