Jinli Flagship Branch Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Dishes tasted just like the most authentic Sichuan (Szechuan) restaurants in China."
• "The classic beef and black bean chow mein was lovely with tender pieces of beef and perfectly-cooked noodles."
• "The duck hotpot was delightful, plenty of tender meat with chili oil and chilies."
• "The beef chow mein was amazing and the lemon chicken was great as well as the sweet and sour chicken."

Cons:

• "Both of us felt unwell that evening and the same thing happened after we recooked it with other vegetables the next lunch."
• "The fish was fried to be very crispy and absorbed the sauce but it was not fresh."
• "The prawns with asparagus were delicately seasoned but slightly boring after a while."
• "The chicken kung po not so great, tasted slimy and the chicken was a bit odd in the way it was cut."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Service is relatively fast, the head waiter is very rude for no reason while the others are much better."
• "Service was fast and staff very friendly."
• "We were searching the area for somewhere to go and we basically flipped a coin and went here and did not regret it."

Cons:

• "From the get-go, they asked to take our order 3 minutes after we sat down when we hadn’t even had the chance to scan the entire menu."
• "Before we managed to finish our starter plate, a quick succession of waiters attempted to steal the dish from under our noses."
• "Whilst we indulged in our duck pancakes, the waiters began to fold up tables and put up chairs despite there being an hour until closing."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "This place has a very lively atmosphere and you can tell it's a very popular restaurant in Chinatown."
• "The setup is quite nice, very traditional Chinese, some thoughts into the design, spacious seats, and big table."
• "Nice ambiance in the restaurant, very quiet on a Sunday late evening."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere is extremely noisy."
• "I would give it 1 ⭐️ for the bad food but as the venue looked nice, so I give it two stars instead."
• "The tables and seats were uncomfortable and crowded."