Saikei Chinese Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was quite delicious and authentic here."
• "The staff were great, the food was really tasty, the beer was cold and the bill was reasonable."
• "The food is excellent and I would have given it 5 stars."
• "The service was great and the dim sum were excellent!"
• "Very good dim sums freshly made to order."
• "Every dish was tasty & good size."
• "Food is delicious and service is good."

Cons:

• "The food was awful I spend almost £68 I wish I could request my refund the food was rubbish, oil not fresh disappointed."
• "Both dishes extremely poor. Prawn toast was sour - definitely not fresh fish used - left it didn’t eat it."
• "The food was not only over priced for the quality but some even was cold."
• "The food was very oily, roast duck and pork was extremely dry."
• "Food quality was so poor. Seafood noodles, overcooked, oily and cooked in a rush."
• "The dim sum is decent enough but way overpriced for the portions you get."
• "The food lacks care, it seems like they have given up."

Service

Pros:

• "Great food & service."
• "Service is good is good and reliable."
• "The staff was nice."
• "Staff are friendly!"
• "The staff are friendly and efficient."
• "Service was top class, better than Chinatown."
• "The staff are friendly and attentive."

Cons:

• "The manager was no help at all and was completely useless."
• "The manager was no help and was extremely rude."
• "The service was bad and the waiting time is just unacceptable."
• "Service charge came with poor service."
• "Service is terribly slow."
• "Service is definitely failure with not enough staff."
• "The service was atrocious! Nobody greeted us at the door."

Price

Pros:

• "Very good price, cosy atmosphere and parking on site."
• "Can be pricey but with the quality of food you receive then you won't complain."
• "Prices do reflect London pricing but I feel it’s reasonable for the quality."
• "Good prices for dim sum in London."
• "Price is somehow reasonable in London style."
• "Price was reasonable."
• "The dim sum is good and with most of the dishes around £5."

Cons:

• "Everything is overpriced."
• "The food was not only over priced for the quality but some even was cold."
• "Visited on Saturday for lunch. The food prices has gone up drastically for dim sum and almost doubled in price!"
• "The price has gone up tremendously. A dimsum platter is min £5 to £7 that came with miniature size dimsum(much smaller compared to those days)."
• "However, prices have increased by at least £1 to £3 per dish."
• "Very disappointed at the over pricing, won't be going back."
• "The food is greasy and cooked without any love and everything is overpriced."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Loved the old school canto vibe of the restaurant."
• "Very open and big restaurant. Good for to eating out, work parties and weddings."
• "The place is also very dated but you go there for authentic traditional style dim sum, not a fancy candle light meal ;)"
• "Great dim sum with a wide selection of dishes."
• "Service and atmosphere was great."
• "Dim sums were average and the restaurant is bright and airy."

Cons:

• "Inside it is big and very bland! Imagine a hotel function room with round tables scattered about and you get the picture. Totally lacking any atmosphere."
• "The restaurant itself is a bit dated in its decoration."
• "The decor was quite outdated and looked thrown together."
• "The restaurant is starting to show it's age. Some area need a refurb to keep it looking nice and welcoming."
• "Carpets were dirty with a foul smell."
• "Restaurant itself is run down and in dire need of a refurb."
• "The decor was very old and dated."

Parking

Pros:

• "Get your parking validated, and get in early to avoid queues."
• "Would highly recommend going if you can drive to Greenwich!"
• "Parking is free, you have to enter your reg number in a iPad at reception."
• "Free parking when eating here, just tell reception your car number plate."
• "Large restaurant with parking outside. Accessibility is great for wheelchairs and prams."
• "Ps: they also have parking."
• "Plenty of (pay online) onsite parking - instructions are clearly displayed outside, around the restaurant & on the menu."

Cons:

• "Was fined for parking on site."
• "Unfortunately there is now a car parking charge so be prepared to park & pay."
• "We were bullied into paying £5 for parking for a simple error in the system 10 seconds walking in due to “restaurant policy”, but this policy wasn’t publicly displayed anywhere in the restaurant."
• "Only one let down is Parking. Which used to be free for customers but now you have to scan & pay."
• "Parking is quite expensive around £3-ish and the minimum parking time is 6hours which is unreasonably as lower 2hr parking option should have been available to motivate more people to come."
• "Car parking is very limited so we had to park at the Odeon and make our way over."
• "Parking will cost £3.50 for 6 hours, no other options."