GUGSU Reviews Summary

Category: Chinese noodle restaurant London

Address: 68 Whitechapel High St, London, E1 7PL, United Kingdom

Phone: +442076507601

Rating: 4.6
based on 135 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The beef, caramel chicken and green Thai curry are my favourites."
  • "The food was amazing! The mantarian chicken is a must."
  • "Food is very tasty."
  • "Amazing fresh tasting noodles, the flavours of the meat was delicious."
  • "Their beef item’s was juicy and tender."
  • "Each component was packed with flavour and could stand on its own with no issues."
  • "The caramel chicken is the closest thing I’ve ever tasted to American Sesame Chicken which I have spent years in the UK looking for."

Cons:

  • "The food was greasy and horrible so I threw most of it in the bin then bought a pot noodle."
  • "The sweat and sour chicken was not my favourite. I didn't like the taste of it."
  • "It tastes like they've accidentally poured half jar of sugar in the stirred noodle."
  • "Noddles taste disgusting and they were overcooked, bbq chicken disgusting too."
  • "Both utterly basic and tasteless along with cold, hard prawns and the worst sweet and sour chicken ever - it tasted like it had been deep-fried in Fanta."
  • "Sadly the food tasted a bit soapy."
  • "The chicken was dry in the green Thai curry."

Service

Pros:

  • "The girl who served me though was very accommodating and friendly so she can have the star and the food gets nothing!!!"
  • "Great service from Arti!"
  • "Araf and Raj are very nice and they gave us excellent customer service!"
  • "Awesome service."
  • "Staff was very professional, calm and approachable."
  • "Staff 10 Stars, really friendly."
  • "The two girls serving me were exceptionally polite and friendly, they were very helpful."

Cons:

  • "The service was slow but the staff was Overall friendly."
  • "The guy who was serving us when me and my boyfriend went was so slow."
  • "Everything was half empty, stale and the server was slow and strange."
  • "I’ve been there three times, and I can say that they are too slow."
  • "The management was seen speaking poorly to his staff, very unprofessional in front of customers."
  • "We won't be returning and certainly do not recommend this restaurant."
  • "The food is horrible, as is the service."

Portion Size

Pros:

  • "Always very welcoming and very generous in their portions."
  • "Options and size portions were decent, considering location and competitive choice for take aways in the area."
  • "Such a bargain. The jumbo is roughly ten quid and it is so fulfilling."
  • "We got two small build your own box and it was the perfect size."
  • "It's also very filling and the portions are a nice size depending on what box size you want."
  • "I had a medium box which was loads for lunchtime."
  • "The prices are a steal for the serving size."

Cons:

  • "When you paid £10.49, I expected to get the same amount of chicken or beef as other Chinese restaurants."
  • "The portion size for their boxes are also smaller than the chopstix sizes."
  • "I wish portions were bigger."
  • "They load tons of noodles when it comes to chicken they put just little bit."
  • "Although we paid to have the large boxes, it seemed it was mainly more of the rice/noodles and not as much of the beef/chicken."
  • "A large box probably won't fill you if you're hungry but it otherwise might."
  • "There’s a variety of food to choose from, only downside is that the portions are a bit smaller."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "The interior is also so nice and welcoming."
  • "I love the atmosphere."
  • "This restaurant beautiful decorations."
  • "Such a vibrant little spot and down to earth staff."
  • "We loved the graffiti style brick wall and fun furniture for decoration."
  • "The interior was clean modern and easy on the eye."
  • "The ambiance was cozy and inviting, with a comfortable seating area and soft lighting."

Cons:

  • "The interior is colorful fun but the restroom could be better."
  • "The place looks very creative but food wasn’t great I wouldn’t recommend it."
  • "The hole time I was sat there was a dirty tray from the previous customer on my table. Kind of gross."
  • "The atmosphere and the environment was good. The restaurant was clean."
  • "The service was nice, and the atmosphere was decent."
  • "The food was excellent and the atmosphere nice and cozy."
  • "Interiors? Talk about aesthetics, got to give it a 10/10."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Never fails to disappoint. High quality seafood, affordable price."
  • "Such a bargain. The jumbo is roughly ten quid and it is so fulfilling."
  • "The service was speedy and the price was good, definitely worth a try 😊"
  • "The price is more than reasonable!"
  • "Good value for money!"
  • "The meal-deal gives the box a very fair price."
  • "Cool environment, honest price, quick service, and delicious food."

Cons:

  • "When it came to the chicken, he proceeded to place one piece of chicken, and when I asked for more, he told me if I would like to double up to charge me extra even though he knew he put a single piece of chicken."
  • "They should pay me 1£ extra for choosing it."
  • "Beef wasn’t great and they charge 1£ extra."
  • "It serves nothing close to authentic Asian dishes."
  • "The price is totally off the mark as well, it should be half the price that it is based on the quality, or lack thereof."
  • "And charging extra for the beef which not even great."
  • "This was also expensive for how rubbish it was."

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