Mayflower Chinese Restaurant (五月花菜館) Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Been a few times now and the food is really excellent."
• "Food was excellent and authentically 'hong kong'."
• "Had magnificent glass noodle beef in satay sauce and seafood tofu with rice. A really tasty and wholesome meal."
• "The best Chinese food I have had. Main clientele are Chinese so that says something....as others have said, portions are large but it is that tasty you will want to eat it all."
• "Very delicious authentic chinese food."
• "All dishes taste nice and authentic."
• "The Dimsum was fairly good. It seemed to be cooked fresh and was fairly tasty."

Cons:

• "Food was bland and expensive."
• "The rest of the dishes were really bland and tasteless… no seasoning whatsoever!"
• "I don't remember a worse restaurant experience. The food had absolutely no flavour and everything it was really oily."
• "Special fried rice was a disappointment."
• "Typical for a Chinese in the UK. Greasy food with no nuance."
• "There was hair in my rice 🤢(which was cold)."
• "Had a takeaway which I understand having the food traveled to us will affect the food however the chow mein looked and tasted like it had been under a heat lamp or hot-held for a long period of time."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was very efficient and the food came quickly."
• "The service is fantastic and the food is delicious."
• "Staff were lovely- good, friendly service and food was very tasty."
• "The staff are very friendly and the foods were served very quick on a busy night."
• "Service was quick and the food is tasty and reasonably priced for the portion sizes, we were able to bring home what we didn't eat."
• "The staff were very friendly and welcoming."
• "Service is friendly."

Cons:

• "Customer service disappointed me the most."
• "Absolutely terrible service. We wanted to try some food but they were too busy wiping glasses."
• "Horrible staff and service had to wait 1 hour for our food."
• "Additionally, most of the staffs were quite rude."
• "Service was so bad, we had to ask for our plates rather than side plates."
• "The service was awful."
• "The staff we have was less than knowledgeable about the food and the restaurant menu."

Value

Pros:

• "The value is pretty good."
• "Well worth it when dining as a group since the prices per head reduces and you can try more variety."
• "Price is reasonable."
• "Great Chinese food at a very reasonable price."
• "Excellent value, though. And tupperware was provided so that the excess didn't go to waste."
• "Pricing was very reasonable as well - we'll definitely be back!"
• "(VERY) Big portions in regular prices, great service, kind waiters and merchants, delicious food (recommending sweetcorn soup with chicken) stylish look of restaurant, maybe a bit old but charming. Over 270 positions in menu!"

Cons:

• "They charged almost 3 pounds for a can of coke."
• "I think the portion is too small given the price."
• "But the small bowl of chips was £6.30 !! Meal for 2 was nearly £60. Far too expensive for what it was."
• "The food is alright, over priced for what it is."
• "This place is a total rip off...needed a quick light meal so went in for vegetable fried rice which I thought was £5.80... ate my meal which was rice and a few veggies and was amazed to find it cost me £9.50!!"
• "It was very expensive for was it was."
• "They charged 10% for services but their services are not suit the price I was charged."

Ambience & Location

Pros:

• "The inside is attractive and spacious so don’t be put off by location."
• "Beautiful food, great service, lovely atmosphere and very clean."
• "A place with a 'real Cantonese kitchen' vibe."
• "The restaurant gives you the Cantonese feelings with decorations and music."
• "Lovely Chinese restaurant in the bustling heart of Bristol."
• "A casual restaurant in a hidden away location. Great atmosphere and always a treat to visit."
• "It’s a good atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Location - quite difficult to find the car park, apparently it's part of premier inn car park."
• "I don’t understand the fuss, this place is in a desperately awful location, and the decor is ordinary."
• "The surrounding area is dodgy looking as hell and the interior design seems stuck in the 70's."
• "First of all, the place looks dodgy especially during evening/night time."
• "The outside of this restaurant isn't very appealing with resident characters in tents outside, (just off the bear pit, and very central to Bristol, not far from the bus station)."
• "However, the space between tables is narrow, which made me feel a bit uncomfortable."
• "The place could do with slight improvement of the drinks menu, interior design and cleanliness of the bathrooms."