apbremer Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Recommendations,please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Radius ?If local then not much choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKruger Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Silk Road Camberwell, though from a different region in China than other restaurants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beulah Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 +1 to Silk Road (Uighar restaurant I think) and there's also Wuli Wuli further along towards Camberwell Green which do some OK Szechuan (proper spicy) foodThere's also an OK dim sum place on Old Kent Road called Hong Kong City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlafindle Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Silk Road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringTime Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Wuli Wuli and Silk Road - probably Silk Road is the best around here. Gets busy in the evening. Great food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seenbeen Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 I've given up around here- the last time I had my favourite- Spare ribs- they tasted like they had been dipped in bog cleaner. Waggamamas for me everytime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimifantasia87 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 the one on the end of hindmans road - me and my brother go every friday! never lets us down :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbiscuits Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Yeah Silk road for Xinjiang style food. (not sure if it's Uyghur-specific or not, as they do have pork on the menu, but it seems geographically correct).Wulli Wulli is OK, the Szechuan section is small but it's not bad at all. The rest of the Anglo-Cantonese type menu is fine, for that type of food.Hong Kong City dim sum is not bad at all, if you've ever had dim sum in Chinatown then it is basically the same thing. I think in the evening they do fixed-priced all-you-can-eat menus, but I've never tried it... it might be fine, I have no idea.. lots of onions, one imagines.Wagamama is not really Chinese... it's more sort of Japanese-ish with a handful of pan-Asian type dishes. I don't even think they have any branches in south London. FWIW I think it's nothing special, but it is consistent... if you find yourself in a shopping mall or a random high street, it's a pretty safe bet. They deserve credit for bringing katsu curry to the masses, although it should really be pork... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beulah Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 ^I don't like Wagamama eitherDragon Castle on top end of Walworth Road was also ok for Dim Sum although haven't been there for ages.Are there many great Chinese places though outside of central London? IME they all tend to be generically bland and aimed at British palates.Some good vietnamese places here and there though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKruger Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Silk Road: I think the guys running the place are Han Chinese, not Uighers. Though the Xinjiang province is where the Uighers mainly are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beulah Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 I stand correctedIt's very nice either wayIn fact that street has some other real gems: FM Mangal; the cheapo Shawarma wrap place; and the amazing Nandine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeRambler Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Don't overlook 148 on Lordship Lane. Ive only been twice but thought the food was excellent and good value. In town i think Phoenix Palace baker street has the best food. Hakkasan also has good food but place is a bit wanky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 RyeRambler Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Don't overlook 148 on Lordship Lane. Ive only been> twice but thought the food was excellent and good> value. In town i think Phoenix Palace baker street> has the best food. Hakkasan also has good food but> place is a bit wankyWhere is 148 on Lordship Lane?Wuli Wuli is OK.Not keen on Wagamama (though as said above it isn't Chinese). I think it's gone way downhill since its early days ( but I haven't been there for years, so maybe it has gone uphill again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulwichFox Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 148 Chinese is the old Mr liu restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Oh ok thanks.Shan't be going there then :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabag Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 DulwichFox Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> 148 Chinese is the old Mr liu restaurant.I?ve been a few times. There?s some fresh veg dishes done well here. I like the crispy seafood noodles.It?s run by a guy who used to work in Won Kei in China Town and the food is quite similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulwichFox Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 148 Chinese148 Lordship Ln, London SE22 8HBHours: Thursday 5:30?10:30pmFriday 5:30?11pmSaturday 12?2:30pm, 5:30?11pmSunday 12?2:30pm, 5:30?10pmMonday ClosedTuesday 5:30?10:30pmWednesday 5:30?10:30pmPhone: 020 8693 8266I used to use Mr Liu (which stayed open late) because of its proximity to my house.Food would still be hot when I got home. They were really friendly.148 Chinese closes early. 10.30 on week days.You need to get there earlier to place any order for Take AwayToo early if you have been to the Pub and want a late Chinese meal.Eta:Did try it once. The food was poor. not as good as Mr Liu was previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satellite Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 "work in Won Kei in China Town and the food is quite similar."Cheap and full of MSG then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabag Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Satellite Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> "work in Won Kei in China Town and the food is> quite similar."> > Cheap and full of MSG then?Never had an msg issue with either. That?s a bit of a perpetual myth around such food. I?m not saying it?s never used, but ?full of? along with ?cheap? has a certain dismissive ring to it, no?The WonKei reference is more towards a Hong Kong style of Chinese restaurant.And like any restaurant, if you don?t want a certain ingredient, like MSG, just tell them. But I like 148, they try hard and make some nice dishes. Their Char Sui is home made on the premises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbiscuits Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Beulah Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Dragon Castle on top end of Walworth Road was also> ok for Dim Sum although haven't been there for> agesYeah. I've not been for ages either... TBH mainly because we find Hong Kong City easier to get to. But it used to be quite good. I believe they actually had a dim sum chef making many of the items himself (usually dim sum is bought in), but not sure if it's still the case or not.If you want dim sum that's a bit fancy... A Wong in Victoria is quite something.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satellite Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Seabag Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Satellite Wrote:> --------------------------------------------------> -----> > "work in Won Kei in China Town and the food is> > quite similar."> > > > Cheap and full of MSG then?> > > Never had an msg issue with either. That?s a bit> of a perpetual myth around such food. I?m not> saying it?s never used, but ?full of? along with> ?cheap? has a certain dismissive ring to it, no?> > The WonKei reference is more towards a Hong Kong> style of Chinese restaurant.> > And like any restaurant, if you don?t want a> certain ingredient, like MSG, just tell them. But> I like 148, they try hard and make some nice> dishes. Their Char Sui is home made on the> premises.I was referring to the restaurant in chinatown which was known for rude staff and huge plates of food, see belowhttps://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/restaurants/rude-awakening-at-wong-kei-7431958.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabag Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Satellite Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Seabag Wrote:> --------------------------------------------------> -----> > Satellite Wrote:> >> --------------------------------------------------> > > -----> > > "work in Won Kei in China Town and the food> is> > > quite similar."> > > > > > Cheap and full of MSG then?> > > > > > Never had an msg issue with either. That?s a> bit> > of a perpetual myth around such food. I?m not> > saying it?s never used, but ?full of? along> with> > ?cheap? has a certain dismissive ring to it,> no?> > > > The WonKei reference is more towards a Hong> Kong> > style of Chinese restaurant.> > > > And like any restaurant, if you don?t want a> > certain ingredient, like MSG, just tell them.> But> > I like 148, they try hard and make some nice> > dishes. Their Char Sui is home made on the> > premises.> > > I was referring to the restaurant in chinatown> which was known for rude staff and huge plates of> food, see below> > https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/restaurants/r> ude-awakening-at-wong-kei-7431958.htmlSo what?s your point?That article was from 2001, it mentions the changes, but little else and nothing about MSG in the article. I?m wondering if you?ve ever eaten there?Or is this a place that you?ve just heard about, and assumed it was poor quality, because it?s ?cheap? and therefore it?s assumed to be ?full of MSG?Lazy conformation bias is a dangerous thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 There is nothing wrong with MSG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabag Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 rahrahrah Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> There is nothing wrong with MSGI agree per se, but it?s bandied around dismissively, often as a cultural bias. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/may/21/chinese-restaurant-syndrome-has-msg-been-unfairly-demonised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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