They are very friendly and considerate, food are very good and like home food from HK. Fantastic!read more

We had some yummy shawrama and mezze platter the rose mint tea is so relaxing and soul soothing.read more

The Riverside is a curate's egg…read more The place is in a pretty spot next to the river and close to Caversham Bridge with some off-road parking. I wandered past the bar and into the restaurant area and lurked, but nobody attempted to greet or to serve me. There were two groups of people in the restaurant, but it looked like a private function so I wondered if the restaurant was full. I wandered back to the bar, and after waiting to be served asked if I could dine in the restaurant. The waitress disappeared to check, then cam back and said that would be fine. I sat near the window and was given a menu to look at. The service was slow and listless. I chose a glass of wine and a Tiger Prawn starter, followed by Kleftiko from the European -inspired menu which at least sounded interesting. Unfortunately it was about now that things started to go wrong. There appeared to be the remains of at least on, possibly two, private functions still using the restaurant. One was a group of gentlemen, who were drinking and chatting quietly. The other group was more problematical. I'd guess it was a family celebration of some kind: but the problem was that there were a couple of young children, up to around 5 years old, and the parents decided that they would turn the restaurant into some kind of play group. Over the next 40 minutes I had to listen to the children screaming, laughing, and dashing round the restaurant playing tag. One of the adults decided it would be a good idea to bounce the two children up and down on his knees: the children obviously thought this was great fun and were screaming, laughing and giggling. I tried scowling across the restaurant at the group concerned, but I think there view was they had paid for a private function and had paid to use the facilities, so if I didn't like it that was my problem. I felt I had paid to use the restaurant for a nice relaxed evening meal after a busy day's work. Basically the restaurant staff should have stepped in and asked the kindergarten to calm down, but they didn't. As a result I wasn't in the best of moods. The food was fairly good, but it couldn't manage to survive the mediocre service and appalling ambience. I'll give it 1* for service, 3* for food and 4* for location, so 3* overall is probably generous. I just hope I caught them on an off day

Liked the service and the food very much, I see a lot of people explaining their great experiences…read moreand placing only 4 stars, this place deserves more!

I've walked past this place dozens of times and finally made the decision to stop in for a late…read moredinner. Very large dining areas and if you step up to the bar area, you can see into the very clean and well kept kitchen. Menus on the glass tables with rather odd 'coffee-themed' placemats. Service was extremely fast and my Mixed Seafood Noodles and Vegetarian Spring Rolls were both delivered to my table about 4 minutes after ordering. The noodles were good, but they needed a bit of the chilli paste to bring out the flavor. The spring rolls were very hot and crispy, as they should be. The usual beers are available - Tiger, Tsingtao - plus a small selection of spirits. Plus canned sodas. This restaurant has been here for decades, as I learned when I engaged the very nice lady in chat. She said 37 years. Amazing. I read elsewhere that they had some fire damage in 2008, but you can't tell. The place looks great.

A "fancy" Chinese restaurant with tablecloths and full service, China Palace is a bit on the…read moreelegant side, but the prices don't show it unless you go with the whole lobster appetizer for £22. There are a few other items on the menu that could easily kick you into the stratosphere of spending. As long as you avoid those, all is well. Attentive service from waiters and waitresses dressed in black, the food was good. Hot & Sour soup was good, but a bit salty. I was a little surprised to find both peas and small prawns in there. The Singapore Fried Noodles was a large portion of curried noodles with prawns, red and green peppers and a dusting of sesame seeds on top. I had plenty to take home and it was just as good the next day. Interesting music playing on the hidden speakers. Chinese singers and lyrics, intemixed with... is that Pink singing "So What"? Slightly out of place. Would I return? Maybe. The Dim Sum menu is appealing!

By chance I visited this restaurant for dinner as I was staying in the nearby Penta Hotel, a short…read more2 minute walk away. I was not disappointed. Every dish the waiters brought out was fresh and tasted excellent. Everything from crispy duck to quick fried king prawns, spring rolls and fried rice, BBQ spare ribs and much much more was very very tasty; some of the best Chinese cooking I've enjoyed for a long time. Next time I come to Reading, I'll stay at the same hotel just to be close to this Chinese gem!

Fancy Chinese restaurant a half block from the Reading rail station, Shanpan is on the first…read more("second" in American) floor of a three story building, with a Thai restaurant above. We were greeted at the door and shown to a table, where the hostess really wanted to take our drink order immediately. I hate that. It's not like the place was super busy and they needed to get us moving along. We both had Chinese beers, me a Tiger and my friend a Tsingtao. When she brought the drinks, we were still talking and catching up, so she came back a few minutes later. Appetizers and mains were ordered. Hooray, please let us talk, mkay? Chicken Satay to start was good, but the Spring Rolls were insanely hot. Like "let them sit for 5 minutes to cool off" hot. They were okay. When it arrived, my chicken and cashews was good. The cashews were nice and crunchy, the chicken pieces were tender and cooked well. I think it was a little on the bland side and perhaps a small dab of soy sauce would have kicked it up but there was none to be seen and the staff seemed to choose this moment to be invisible. When we had nearly wrapped up the meal, the manager came by to check on us, but we gave him the 'all good' response. The food was okay, the service was a little much. There are other Chinese restaurants in town.

I have tried several different chinese takeaways and this is definitely a table topper. The order…read moreis usually processed quickly with free delivery within a specified region, and free prawn crackers for orders over £10. Only wish the communication was better as ordering can be daunting with the language barrier.

We have tried many local Chinese restaurants/takeaways and this is definitely one of the best…read more Great food, never been a problem. Just wish they would listen to our request we don't want prawn crackers! LOL

I have been looking for a really long time for a good Chinese/Cantonese restaurant, and Dragon inn…read moreis now definitely one of my favourites. The food reminded me so much of when I stayed in Hong Kong. *** You can either order separate food from the main menu or go all in for a good fixed price. *** It's quite a small restaurant but that makes it very nice to eat in not too much noise and peace. *** The people who work there are super kind and nice too! Definitely 5 starts worth :)

Good Chinese restaurant, with a nice ambience. Used to be amazing but now just very good. Service…read morenot as good as it used to be. Has its own car park in rear and is easy to get to.

This was the second time I visited but the last time I left without any food and was during lunch…read moreservice. The restaurant is always so chaotic, the lady owner told me blank that she was too busy to talk to me. They all ran around like a headless chicken. We set there for 35 mins and no one took order even for a drink or offer us a glass of water. We asked twice if someone can take our order, it was always a promise of will be back in a minute. At 25mins a chap took half of our order then walked off. We could hear lady owner shouting at everyone in the kitchen in Gordon Ramsey style. So we left after wasting 35mins as had to go back to work and school pick up. No one even apologised to us. Similar experience on my first time visit but at least we got some food. The twice cooked pork and the shredded beef was both overcooked and dried. Sorry had to say I won't recommend despite all other reviews. They need more staff and less stress environment.

From the owner: Reading's Most Authentic Chinese Restaurant. Serving traditional specialities from all parts of…read moreChina.

I just tried it 1st time today, the food is fresh, delicious, less oil and more healthy, big…read morevolume. Can't wait to try all of our favourite dishes one by one !

Food is excellent as always, and staff very friendly. Not had a single dish here that I wouldn't…read morerecommend, by far the best Chinese locally. However, as the saying goes ' you get what you pay for' - and it certainly isn't cheap here. Be prepared to pay upwards of £25 a head without drinks.

Always a fantastic meal whether you eat in or takeaway. Food…read moreis always fresh and hot, and it's one of the few places i've found that serve proper chow mein - not that horrible watery msg gloop that most places serve. The crispy chilli beef and chicken chow mein is highly reccomended! A fabulous place.