Kungfu Kitchen 一品香 雷丁一品香 Reviews Summary

Authenticity and Cuisine Variety

Pros:

• "Really nice authentic Chinese place with great halal options."
• "Sensational, mouthwatering food with lots of tasty vegan options."
• "Authentic dishes with great ambience and excellent service."
• "Food was authentic, tasted better than I could remember having in the far east."
• "If you're looking for authentic food that you could actually find in a restaurant in China, get booking a table!"
• "Authentic Chinese food! Freshly prepared dishes with authentic ingredients."

Cons:

• "If you're looking for typical British-Chinese takeaway food, this isn't the place for you."
• "This is a so-so Chinese restaurant. The taste is close to other old style Chinese restaurants, in English variation."
• "Some dishes are not bad, but cannot say delicious."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "Excellent service by very efficient staffs."
• "The staff is very friendly and gave us great suggestions."
• "Serving staff were super friendly and is super child friendly."
• "Really interesting staff who want to help educate you on the menu."
• "The service is always fast, the waiters are always very helpful."
• "Jo and Steven are fantastic hosts - so friendly and always happy to give tips about what to try on the menu."

Cons:

• "Order process a little slow."
• "Waiter suggested we share a particular dish, I declined to which he continued to persist."
• "The restaurant is always so chaotic, the lady owner told me blank that she was too busy to talk to me."
• "The staff replied the tap water is free, but the glasses are not. This is absolutely absurd."
• "On my second visit totally different. Both her and her husband and the family was rude ignorant."
• "When we first went to this place the lady owner very friendly. On second visit totally different."

Food Quality and Taste

Pros:

• "Food for the soul, which leads to food coma. Everything was authentic and delicious."
• "The noodles, rice or the meat - yum!"
• "Beef brisket soup noodle was extraordinary."
• "The menu is great lots of new things for me to keep coming back and trying."
• "The food was incredible, and the portions are HUGE."
• "Absolutely love this place! The food is the best."

Cons:

• "Some of the meals, like Crispy Chicken Stripes, had too much salt in it!"
• "Usually order 5 or 6 dishes for family takeaway. Both portion and container sizes have noticeable shrunk."
• "Also on meat dishes more padding of peppers & onions evident so reducing the value for money."
• "Food was good but have noticed on last 2 visits that both portion and container sizes have shrunk."
• "The only comment I would make is that the rice was stodgy. I personally prefer less sticky rice."
• "The twice cooked pork and the shredded beef was both overcooked and dried."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The prices are reasonable."
• "We thought it was a little pricey at first but then realised it's because the portions are HUGE."
• "Decent value for money and the menu is surprisingly good with some traditional dishes."
• "The food is super delicious and the owner is the sweetest most lovely person ever."
• "Yummy Chinese halal food which is a difficult combination. Really good service."

Cons:

• "We are charged with a £0.5/person of a 'glass charges' except the one who ordered a drink."
• "Food still good quality but have noticed on last 2 visits that both portion and container sizes have noticeable shrunk."
• "This is the first time we heard about this charge, and I feel this is very dishonest."
• "We tried to ask and confirm again if the tap water is offered for free."
• "The most ridiculous is the 'Water Glass Charge' of £0.5. Service charge is also more than 10%."

Ambience and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Great ambience and excellent service by very efficient staffs."
• "Simple no frill environment but food was authentic."
• "Overall, a friendly place with great atmosphere. 👍"
• "The atmosphere is really something special - we were made to feel like the most important people in the world."
• "Wonderful family atmosphere so bring along yours and your friends too."
• "Fantastic family atmosphere and amazing team of staff!"

Cons:

• "While it is not much to look at from the outside, the restaurant has some of the best Chinese food I've eaten."
• "The restaurant is always so chaotic."
• "We could hear lady owner shouting at everyone in the kitchen in Gordon Ramsey style."
• "Restaurant has an extensive menu but service was pretty fast. It makes a real change from going to a chain."
• "The lady owner very friendly. On second visit totally different. All our food was on the table except for my husbands main dish."