In the area and with a craving for some Chinese food we turned to Yelp. After an initial bum steer to a long gone restaurant (c'mon London, get Yelping!) we ended up here, half expecting it to no longer exist it was a reassuring sight when we spotted the signage from across the road. We wandered it and were greeted and seated immediately. It was around 6pm and fairly empty, as I would expect for a Monday night I guess. The decor is fairly simple but clean and works well. Expect some bamboo and a few canvasses hanging on the walls depicting a tourist's eye view of China. We had two menu options, Chinese and Japanese. We were all about the Chinese but I had a look through the Japanese just out of curiosity and it looked pretty good. Our drinks order was taken promptly and we ordered starters and mains after being given a few minutes to peruse the menu, with some complimentary prawn crackers while we made up our minds. Starters were good value, bigger than I expected. I would have probably ordered to share if I had realised. No sooner had we finished we were asked if we were ready for our main. I figured this meant it was ready so we may as well have it rather than let it sit but then only half our order came out, with the rest appearing in bits and bobs over the next ten minutes. Food was nice, rice portions are big enough for two to share. Once we had been served it get a bit like we had been abandoned though. In the end I had to flag one of the staff down to get another drinks order in, even though they were constantly passing by our table and we had long since finished ours. Not a bad meal experience all told, but not one worthy of a huge detour for. read more

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Was attempting to try the nearby Malaysian restaurant Kopi Tiam. However noted that at least on Saturday is only opened in the evening. Bummer. A bit earlier up the road towards Highbury and Islington station, we spotted this Chinese restaurant and decided to give it a try. The restaurant was nice inside. Warmly lit. Quite narrow but with plenty of seating. We chose some seats and ordered some Kung Po chicken with steamed rice, Singapore Fried Noodles and Prawn Balls with Sweet/Sour Dip. About 15 minutes later food started to come out. The Singapore noodles were impressive. Very tasty and plenty of veg, however limited amount of prawn/chicken/roast pork. Surprisingly it was cooked quite dry and not as oily as I was expecting. Next came my Kung Po chicken. Basically this is a spicy sweet and sour dish. It was excellent. Lots of chicken, veg and cashew nuts. Supported perfectly by the fluffy white rice. Then finally the prawn balls. These were less balls, more sticks of tiger prawns fried in batter with a sweet and sour sauce on the side. The sauce no kidding was black and I was sceptical. After dipping and removing my prawn from the dip, what coated my battered prawn more resembled sweet and sour sauce. Still made me feel a little ill at how artificial this was. It tasted fine in a way that luminous shiny red radioactive looking sauce does. On the menu were also some dim sum and sushi dishes. That surprised me, but given how good the other dishes were, I might just try the sushi some time. There was only one member of staff out on the floor, but given the place wasn't that busy we were never kept waiting for anything. Would definitely come back or order take-away from here. read more

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Yay for random discoveries! My friend and I snuck out of a birthday gathering at nearby beer garden Alwyne Castle to get some grub...we weren't familiar with the Highbury/Islington area so we went on a blind hunt to find something cheap (but not PFC Chicken cheap). We landed at Oriental Gourmet. We thought it would be a hole-in-the-wall, but we were escorted to their main dining section towards the rear which put our lowly expectations to shame. The place acccctually looks suitable for a dating spot. In hindsight, it was a bit suspect that we were the only customers there at the time, but I soon realized it's everyone else loss. On to the Food: I ordered the Special Fried Rice (with King Prawn, Roast Pork, Chicken and Peas) for £5.95. My mate had the Chicken and Pineapple Fried Rice for £4.95. ***Food Arrives*** "My, what hefty portions!" we both said in some way. ***We Try Our Food*** "OMG, this is sooooo good," we both exclaimed. What.a.deal. The whole dish was fresh, tasty, and more than worth the £6 price tag. The service was great as well, and when one of the staff members wanted to tell us the resto was closing in a few minutes (we were just chatting it up at our table after we finished our meal), she did so gracefully. This is an underrated, excellent find for Chinese; if you live nearby I highly recommend it! read more

Does not look like much from the outside, but the deco inside is quite exotic, making it a warm atmosphere. Both the japanese menu and the chinese one look great and offer variety, yet I can only speak for the Sushi, for we had 3 platters of delicious sushi that night. All three were served on a beautiful plate that Japanese-born gourmet would not dislike. The service was very friendly, and we were given good advice by our waiter. A quiet little place that deserves more visits by Yelpers ! read more

I've had disappointing takeaways before and didn't bother to review but on this occasion it was so bad that I feel angry. I ordered three dishes, one of which was ok. The next dish was tasteless overcooked noodles with hardly any vegetables. To pay over six pounds for soggy bland noodles with one piece of brown broccoli, one sliver of carrot and one mangetout was incredibly cheap of the restaurant. The final dish was not what I ordered and was absolutely disgusting, in terms of both taste and smell. The sauce was slimy and sickeningly sweet and the meat was grey and dull tasting. If you had delivered something mediocre I wouldn't of cared but this was just awful. read more

way better than i expected! i got the set meal deal for 2 (even though i'm just one fatty) and it was loads of food - definitely enough for three even. it's a sweet deal: 16 pounds for pork spring rolls, sweet and sour chicken, black bean beef, 2 orders of fried rice and stir fried veggies.. the woman on the phone was very nice and even let me change one of the dishes in my meal for another one i liked better, which i didn't think they were going to do for me. YAY! also - the delivery boy was totally cool about having to buzz for like an hour, cause my buzzer's broken. i'll definitely order from here next time i want a cheap chinese delivery (which won't be for ages cause i have so much leftover from today) read more

This cheap Chinese restaurant has two extensive menus, one of familiar Anglo-Chinese dishes and one of more authentic Szechuan stuff. Our chicken with cashew nuts from the former was a bit oily and bland, but our pork tripe with chillis from the latter was phenomenal. In any case, the best thing about this restaurant is the owner, who was unbelievably friendly and considerate throughout. Their credit card machine wasn't working when I visited, so I had to stroll down to a cashpoint nearby; it was a sunny evening and I wouldn't have given it a second thought, but the owner was so apologetic that he ended up giving us one of our main courses for free. Left with numb lips and warm heart. read more