Summary: Rounding up to 5 stars because it deserves a higher rating than the other 2 Chinese…read morerestaurants in Denmark I've been to. Service starts out slow but gets better.
Attention Yelp... you deleted 2 other of my Chinese in Copenhagen reviews because your algorithm felt I was not a local. Usually, I'm ok with the purity of that, but as 1 of the 50mm huaqiaos I consider it a civic duty to the 1.4 billion ethnically Chinese population to QC our food globally and help other Chinese find a happy stomach while traveling. (Can you plz plz add back my reviews so I don't have to rewrite... plz plz?!?)
Rating notes: This place would likely deserve 4 stars, but I gave Royal Garden 4 and Magasasa 2, so I have to give Restaurant Canton 5. Portion sizes are average.
Pricing: Entrees are between 80-150dkk. If you're like my A-yi's (the actual A-Yi, not the word that now means maid) then you will probably be thinking WHAT? that's a lot! But CPH is expensive.
Atmosphere: It's pretty Cheesy old school Cantonese with the gold everywhere and lions in front, but I kind of think my mom would like it. Plus, if you're a Chinese tourist a little too confused to read the signs, this kind of helps you identify grub. Hence, I am a thumbs up. It's also very clean from what I saw on a slow Monday night. They have many 8 tops that all sport a lazy Susan. I've never understood why this particular invention has not caught on like other useful Chinese innovations like paper and the compass.
Service: She was really great once she got to me. There were 8 tables and about 40 people, which is a lot for 1 server. I waited a bit for water such that I almost left. Glad that I didn't. Once she got to me, she was very nice explaining what the"best of" was. I only took her up on one of her suggestions. She was also quite quick once she started serving me. Food came quickly, she checked on my regularly. Very efficient waitress. I can see if they only have 1 server it could be a problem though. The restaurant owners need to figure out how to increase staff or slowly monitor the number of tables to increase staff and avoid bad reviews.
The food: Delicious. There is a dim sum menu they don't share at night, likely because they don't have everything on it at night. As I was seated next to the menus, I just grabbed one and asked for the items I knew wouldn't cause a hassle.
Peking soup - The is the best one I've had in Copenhagen. Unlike there two sweet versions that make me sad, this one not only is the right flavor, but also has pickled cabbage and enoki mushrooms. Chef needs to slightly lighten his soup thickener or just add more water, but I'll give it 5 stars as the flavor is perfect.
The soup came with a little eggroll that was delightful. It seemed like the oil was very clean, which isn't always the case with Chinese restaurants. nice accompaniment.
Stir-fried Ho-Fan Noodles - This is Gan-chow Ngo Haw (Gan chai niu he) a typical Cantonese dish that was perfect in flavor. The chef seasoned the beef perfectly before stir-frying and also used fresh ingredients. He managed to cook it without excessive oil on plating. My only criticism is that he could go ever so slightly more al dente on the noodles, but that is personal preference so, 5 stars.
Chicken with veggies and peanuts is Kung Pai Chicken which is actually a Chinese dish called Gung Bao Ji ding. This is actually a Cantonese version of the Szechuan dish. Personally, 4 stars, not because you Canto-ized it. I think the restaurant is catering toward an audience that doesn't do extreme spice. As a result, they've removed the Szechuan peppers and pepper corns and replaced it with chili paste... if I had to guess Lee Kim Kee brand which is a Cantonese company that offers a lower hot spice level. I would continue to experiment with the spice level and possibly increase some of the savory aspects of the sauce to get a little more punch. It's pretty good right now, but it mellows likely more than you'd want when you add rice.