Address: 51 Pimlico Rd, London, SW1W 8NE, United Kingdom
Phone: +442077305712
Rating: 4.5
based on 159 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food was amazing too; it’s hard to pick a favourite as the dishes come quickly and are all deserving in their own right."
"All the food was excellent and varied."
"The food is just amazing - you cover so much ground over what seems to be an endless stream of courses."
"Each dish was delicious, with excellent ingredients."
"The food is truly delightful, showcasing fresh and subtle Chinese flavours."
"The food was delicious."
"The food is incredible, everything from the soup to the Peking duck was superb."
Cons:
"Overall the food is gimmicky rather than creative, bland and whilst I appreciate it is a tasting menu, the portions too small."
"Even the crab and lobster main courses were subpar."
"Moreover, food is very similar with one another."
"The food didn't have any flavour."
"Most fish and meat dishes were just slightly over cooked and not a dish has stood out."
"The food didn't really live up to the standards you would expect for a £285 meal - it was clearly quantity over quality."
"The food was a lot of grease and oil on most of the dishes and everything felt a little sickening."
Service Experience
Pros:
"Service unbeatable."
"Service was personal and very efficient."
"Service from waiting staff was on the whole good and made some good recommendations for wine."
"Service is very good, and the pace of the dishes coming out is perfect."
"The staff are professional and their service is impeccable."
"Service was friendly and the meal was well paced."
"Staff and service were fantastic! Servers were knowledgeable and friendly."
Cons:
"Waiters and waitresses did not feel to have any training."
"Service can be a bit haphazard though, especially when they're busy."
"One of the waitresses had a tendency to throw plates and silverware at us, so they clunked on the table."
"The service was not good."
"The waiters had no finesse, they would barge in whenever they were ready to serve the next dish interrupting our conversations without any manners."
"We also found the service to be lacking as we repeatedly had to ask for water, and they would forget about it immediately."
"The service felt rushed and unprofessional."
Value for Money
Pros:
"It is very reasonable value for money when compared to similar 15-20 course tasting menus."
"Its not cheap but actually food alone is £70 quid per head which seems amazing value for what you get."
"Price is steep but for what you get it is great value."
"Very reasonable price, £65 per head, for a quality prefixed menu lunch."
"You can pick up some really lovely wines for £40-70 per bottle that would be 30-50% more for the same in most comparable restaurants."
"I’ve to say wines are very reasonably priced, or even cheap. 2011 Ornellaia is 290£."
"Great value for money."
Cons:
"Not worth your buck! For the price point of £84.60 (not including tax) it is definitely not worth the money!"
"You could eat exactly the same quality food in Chinatown. We have eaten like kings on dim sum dishes for around £30! Our meal including drinks was just shy of £200!"
"12% service (which I wouldn't like to be adding to my £366.00 bottle of wine)..."
"Given the price I don’t think I will ever go back."
"£90 per person for average food is not something I’d really want to do again."
"I was shocked when the bill arrived, £320 (£35 A bottle of wine) for 3 ppl, it is totally unacceptable."
"Totally overpriced. You are paying for the name."
Ambience & Atmosphere
Pros:
"Chinese food on a different plane, in a cozy surrounding."
"The restaurant is set in a lovely part of London."
"The restaurant has a very relaxed atmosphere."
"Restaurant is very small so it is intimate with a great atmosphere."
"Overall vibe of the restaurant was perfect, a great place for a special occasion."
"Really cool quirky little place! Loved the set up in what felt like a converted living room, and it had the vibe of being full of regulars."
"The room is small with tables close together giving a nice casual buzz to the restaurant."
Cons:
"The only down side is that once you have tried it a couple of times then you know what to expect and the 'surprise' element is not there."
"The ambience has once again ruined by the staff."
"The ambiance and setting was fine though not polished."
"Lacked atmosphere."
"The restaurant itself is roughly decorated with very tiny washrooms."
"But, it is not a top flight Chinese restaurant."
"The place looked like cheap restaurant in East London, with poor food quality, very similar to takeaway Chinese restaurant in the City."