Crammed full of London Chinese, MaPo is serving up spicy and interesting Sichuan dishes in an…read moreunspicy and uninteresting location (Surrey Quays). A rather empty conversion of an old Vietnamese place on the main road gives an echoey room full of noisy contented diners and intriguing oily aromas. With no booking we had a short wait on NYE 2013 before getting our table for two and ordering coke and Tsinghua. The main menu was completely ignored in favour of the all-you-can-eat hotpot deal which weighs in at £18 per person. Spicy broth and clear broth came along with plates an plates of mostly frozen meat, mushrooms and seafood. Nothing tasted like good quality and the service followed the Chinese London pattern of being borderline aggressive, but hey, we weren't in Surrey Quays for fine dining and locally-sourced ingredients; we were here to stuff our faces with as much cheap and super-spicy stuff as we could. Deal with it. So bottom-less spicy hotpot does exist in London after all. It's not that good but still awesome that it exists. Don't eat for 2 days and then come here and don't stop eating for hours. That's how Elites do it!

The restaurant was a bit of a disappointment visually, the outside looks nice bit the inside is…read morevery plain and looks like if it wasn't finished in terms of decoration. The food quality was ok we had mini wok and Chrissy duck. The wok was "fun" because we got the good on an actual wok and it was large but it was a bit greasy bit that might be because we went with lamb option. The crispy duck was nice and good size. Surprisingly they have many milk shake options and they tasted very nice, definitely recommend them especially if you order something spicy.

This place seems to do a lot of take-away business, mostly delivered by guys on motorcycles…read more There were two tables in use when we walked in for late lunch. When we left, there were diners sitting at four other tables. The restaurant was clean and well lit. Service was efficient, friendly and personable. We were hungry and ordered too much food. They started us off with a three section sampling of Pickled Cabbage, Pickled Daikon and Carrot and Roasted Peanuts. We ordered: Grilled Pork Potstickers - 4 - good flavor, thin skin. I prefer more veg. Won Ton Soup - 4 - four Won Ton, cabbage, green onions in a nice broth. Had I not been hungry, I would have ordered Hot & Sour Soup with Won Ton added in. Hot & Sour Soup - 5 - Lot of stuff in the soup and it was both Hot and Sour. Alas, the soup portions are individual sized and I didn't order it. Egg Fried Rice - 2 - absolutely nothing special but we needed some rice to absorb the Duck juice and aubergine sauce. Roast Duck - 3 - it was okay but not nearly as fatty as it should have been. They made up for that by adding a gravy. The gravy flavor mixed in well with the Nappa Cabbage underneath the duck. That made the rice more palatable. Aubergine, Potato and Bell Pepper in Garlic Sauce - 4 - lose the potato and they have a winner. I'd rather have a slightly smaller portion than an unnecessary filler.

Racist lady. I am visiting London from the USA. I visited this place. First, no welcome. I waited…read morefor 30 seconds. The host completely ignored me. I asked for the veg menu. She had zero interest in explaining. She just threw menu at me and walked away. She didn't give damn to me also. I figure and felt that this place doesn't like color people in their restaurant. I walked away.

The views are unbelievable. Dark and moody ambience. Huge event space with lots of seating inside…read more Food was not bad.

Had a quick cocktail with a view at the bar in Hutong on a sat afternoon during Christmas…read more Great service, able to move seats to the window seat because let's face it you are paying for the magnificent London city view Cocktails are pricey as to be expected but tasty I always love the vibe and service at the Shard and make a point to visit whenever I visit London

We were here for huo guo or hot pot and whilst the tick-sheet is in Chinese only, they do kindly…read moreprovide an English translation on a separate sheet of A4. It was hard to keep track of the 44 dishes we ordered for our feast. Suffice to say, there was a mix of meat, fish, seafood, meatballs, fishballs, mushrooms, bean curd, vegetables, and of course noodles. The hot pot is £20/head (min 2 persons) and like Little Lamb, this deal allows each diner to select 5 hotpot items. As we were a large party, we were allowed to choose an additional four dishes (like we needed these) and as we paid cash, we also received a 10% discount on the food (but not the drinks). Service was good and my only grumble was that it was difficult to cook with a single hot pot for a party of eight. With hindsight, we may have been better served with two separate pots although that may have resulted in a less convivial atmosphere. I heartily recommend Royal Palace for hotpot. I'd also like to return here and check out some of their regional Chinese specialities. http://eatlovenoodles.blogspot.com/

The neighborhood around is a bit dodgy, isolated from the main roads and public transport. But this…read moreis surely a hidden gem for Xiang Cuisine, a Chinese cuisine even more spicy than Szechuan food. Food was served quick and in huge portions. The sautéed pickled beans with minced pork is a specialty, sour, sweet and bit spicy. Dry wok meal included the first five food on the menu, but you can add whatever else you want. It turned out to be not as spicy as I've expected and too oily for me, but it was overall good. King prawns and luncheon meat were in good quality. Strongly recommend the sliced fish with chopped hot pepper, which is a classic Xiang-style dish. Fish fillet was tender and the chopped pepper was quite savory. Shredded cabbage was only okay, but that's because the others were just too good. Both the restaurant owner and waitress were friendly and attentive. If weren't the remote location, I'd defo eat here very often!

I absolutely love this place!! It has legitimately the best Chinese food I have ever had, far…read moresuperior to what I normally eat in the States. We stumbled upon this place in the late evening, and our host was incredibly gracious and helpful. The made-to-order buffet was an excellent choice! I couldn't recommend this place enough.

BAO Borough This is…read morea sister restaurant of the Michelin Bib Gourmand BAO, but it's not the original that earned the distinction, and that showed unfortunately. The dishes were all good, but none were particularly excellent. I had: Aged Beef Rice (£14.75) - Incredibly salty, but I like it like that. Classic Bao (£5.50) - Good, but not distinctive. Meat was a bit dryer than it should, and bun wasn't soft and hot. Beef Short Rib Bao (£6.50) - I preferred this to the Classic pork bao and it was quite good, but again, not distinctive. Grilled Cucumber Salad (£5.50) - A nice side dish, but was swimming in oil, so not as healthy as we hopped. House Salad (£5.50) - Mostly kale with some dressing, a nice addition to get some greens. Service was a bit chaotic, it was sometimes unclear how we should order or from whom. At last call, we asked if we needed to order dessert now, and one server said we could order that later, but when the time came, we were unable. The setting was a bit compact, and most of the chairs are stools with no backs. I feel like this place was designed to be half the price, but the Michelin designation spoiled that. It'd be hard to leave full for under £35-£40 without drinks, and for that pricing, I'd at least like a proper chair and elbow room.

So yummy! The wait staffs are very friendly and helpful…read more The interior reminds me so much of the little restaurants in Taiwan! Very casual setting and we all sit on stalls. Beef rice: great potion of beef but it's pretty spicy - not just from the black pepper but i think they also added chilly oil. If you can't take spices, perhaps ask if they can take it easy on the chilly? Baos: I've tried all of them and I love them all. The bun is very soft and spongy with a bit of sweetness to it. I could have it all day everyday. Roasted aubergine: wow! Please order this. It's like an Asian version of babaganoush! The fried dough is a fried version of their bun - so yummy.

Popular Chinese restaurant with a quick turnover…read more They have a lunchtime meal including two courses and a soft drink for £6.80. They also have beer (I think Carlsberg) and wine. Not the best quality Chinese I've had but certainly good value for money. Get there early to guarantee a seat. They also do takeaways.

I wish Yelp would let me give this a 3.5…read more This is Reasonably-Priced-Chinese just over London Bridge. We tried several different dishes and while they were perfectly serviceable we didn't think they were substantially better than the take-away-only place around the corner from us. So if you want to eat your prawns in blackbean sauce at a restaurant table and be served your dinner, you can do it here; but don't expect anything spectacular. The loose-leaf jasmine tea was Yummers, though. The atmosphere is a little claustrophobic because the tables are set so close together. Also, we found the constant entrance/exit of people picking up take-away orders to be very distracting while dining.

Fabulous service! The manager William was very attentive and good with recommendations. Great lunch…read morespecials!! A treat while waiting for our car repair a block down. Highly recommend!! Dim sum is yum some!!

Poor service, food was mediocre. Chinese food in San Francisco, CA is so much better. No free hot…read moretea refills; if you want another pot of tea, you have to pay the regular price and what was very upsetting was they did not put a fresh bag of tea (I was watching them). They threw away the original tea bag and filled the pot with only hot water. Our second pot of tea tasted like hot water with small traces of residual tea from the original bag they discarded. That was highway robbery. I also ordered dessert when we placed our dinner order, they never brought it, so no dessert. I made them reverse the dessert charge from our tab. Lastly, it took 20 minutes to get someone's attention to bring us our final bill so we can pay. I don't know what all the hype is about with this restaurant, but I am giving my unfiltered, honest review based on my experience.

This is a very old restaurant with new name and new deco, under the same management. I hoped it can…read morebe refreshing or just to be consistent since there are not many Chinese restaurant in this area after all. I have to say it was amazingly unstable cookery, careless prepared food and declining quality. The chef do not have BASIC skills to manage the taste. For example, I ordered 'Sweet & Sour yellow Fish' and it taste only sweet. Their 'Garlic oil sea weed' taste overwhelmingly salty. The pork slices in their cabbage noodle are so thick! Fundamentally disappointed, and I throughly believe it is management issue lack of skills to run a kitchen. Hopeless!

We had a lovely Friday lunch here after attending the Changing of the Guards. The restaurant is…read morestunning and service was first rate. Total team effort, dedicated to high level service. My wife and I both ordered the dim sum lunch special. Good mix of dumplings. Asparagus. A bun. A stuffed rice roll. A spring roll. Mushroom chow fun. All good. The mushroom chow fun was probably my favorite. My son ordered a chicken dish with a sweet lemon sauce. That was different and very good too. 4.5 Stars.

Lunch BBQ set menu is tasty and quick for those of us going to a theater matinee…read more The duck is pretty tasty with rice and asparagus along with the pork trotter slices as an appetizer. Hot and sour soup was also nice. Great service. All in all, I think it's a good value pre theater. I was in and out in about 45m.