Mr Liu Chinese Restaurant

[Mick Mac]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Hong Hong is by far the best Chinese t/a in the

> area but is in the opposite direction to my place

> and food gets cold by the time I get home.

I like Magic Wok by the Plough.

[lavender27]

Has anyone tried Dragon Castle at the Elephant and castle?

[sweetgirl]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> sweetgirl Wrote:

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> > Sorry I may have missed something....

> > Where is Hong Hong please?

> >

> > Thanks

>

> It's a few doors up from the Cherry Tree Pub near

> Quik-Fit tyre place.

Thanks foxy,

[fishbiscuits]

lavender27 Wrote:

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> Has anyone tried Dragon Castle at the Elephant and castle?

Used to go there a lot. Not bad at all. Not been there for a while, though...

[Angharad_L]

@Sue

I'm not a huge fan of Pad Thai, but now I'm curious as to why you weren't as keen! I felt that their style was quite fresh and light though without masses of sauce so maybe that would be a factor?

My other fave is pad kra prao so will try that next!

[JoeLeg]

lavender27 Wrote:

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> Has anyone tried Dragon Castle at the Elephant and

> castle?

Really good. We mostly go for lunchtime dim sum, but the rest of the menu is worth it as well.

[goldilocks]

We haven't been for ages, but dragon castle always used to have great dim sum options. Have also been in the evening but love their lunch menus. Really easy to get to on the bus too!

[Peckhamrye]

Dragon Castle dim sum is excellent, we like it for dinner too.

[Sue]

Angharad_L Wrote:

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> @Sue

>

> I'm not a huge fan of Pad Thai, but now I'm

> curious as to why you weren't as keen! I felt that

> their style was quite fresh and light though

> without masses of sauce so maybe that would be a

> factor?

>

> My other fave is pad kra prao so will try that

> next!

The Pad Thai we had could certainly not be described as "fresh and light", more "bland, tasteless and stodgy"

There wouldn't be a sauce with Pad Thai.

May try once more with something else, as perhaps we were unlucky, but with a minimum charge of ?20 it had better be good :))

[KidKruger]

Pad Thai is cooked with a sauce comprising tamarind Water, fish sauce and sugar.

There are variations obvs.

But most of the moisture is cooked away - absorbed in noodles.

[Sue]

KidKruger Wrote:

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> Pad Thai is cooked with a sauce comprising

> tamarind Water, fish sauce and sugar.

> There are variations obvs.

> But most of the moisture is cooked away - absorbed

> in noodles.

Fair enough.

I don't consider something a sauce if it isn't actually coating the noodles :)

[binkylilyput]

Personally I often find Pad Thai kinda bland- it's like the comfort food of Thailand! I ordered it from Thai Corner and put 3/4 of it in the bin- it was yuk.

The pad thai I've had from Matoom hasn't exactly been light (as I say, I'm not sure it's meant to be), but it certainly had freshness to it, including crunch and fresh herbs.

I've eaten dim sum countless times at Dragon Castle- not bad at all

[KidKruger]

Cooked well it?s a tasty dish with bitter, sweet, salty and citrus sharpness (one decent example).

[DovertheRoad]

Angharad_L Wrote:

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> My other fave is pad kra prao so will try that

> next!

Oh Yes. Mine too. Beef with Thai Basil. It's so quick and easy to make it's a favourite in our house. SMBS sells great Thai basil if you need it. And this is the best recipe ever:

https://thewoksoflife.com/2015/06/thai-basil-beef-pad-gra-prow/

Enjoy.

[Sue]

binkylilyput Wrote:

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> The pad thai I've had from Matoom hasn't exactly

> been light (as I say, I'm not sure it's meant to

> be), but it certainly had freshness to it,

> including crunch and fresh herbs.

The only crunch in mine was from a few bits of carrot!

[jimbo1964]

So has anybody been to the new Mr Liu?

[sweetgirl]

jimbo1964 Wrote:

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> So has anybody been to the new Mr Liu?

Yes, what I ordered I wasn't impressed with at all!

[Angharad_L]

DovertheRoad Wrote:

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> Angharad_L Wrote:

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> > My other fave is pad kra prao so will try that

> > next!

>

> Oh Yes. Mine too. Beef with Thai Basil. It's so

> quick and easy to make it's a favourite in our

> house. SMBS sells great Thai basil if you need it.

> And this is the best recipe ever:

>

> https://thewoksoflife.com/2015/06/thai-basil-beef-

> pad-gra-prow/

>

> Enjoy.

THANK YOU! This is awesome. I was just thinking last night that I would LOVE to try and cook more Thai food at home.

If anyone has a recipe for a good Pad Kee Mao/Pad See Ew, I would love to know! :)

Also - re. fresh and light at Matoom, I think I was basing this off the samosas which were basically good quality chicken rapped in light pastry - deeeeeeeelish.

THANKS!

[KidKruger]

Pad see eew - decent recipes on YT already.

If you need another version PM me, I get all ingredients in Peckham.

Made it again on Saturday see photo.

[esme]

It?s reopened and looks amazing!

Always been one of my favourites tho of course nothing beats China town

[KateFord]

... and back to Mr Liu!

Some photos of the exterior and interior. It looks like the tablecloths have gone and it now has new flooring and decor.

I'm keen to know if any other regulars have tried the food and if it's the same/better/worse?

https://www.mrliu.co.uk/

[ED Light]

Same food, same furniture, new front.

Booooo!

[nina_maniana]

We usually just get take away from Mr liu but went in to try the dim sum lunch last week. Thought it was really nice (I don't think the food has really changed from what it was but I liked it anyway) and the service was absolutely charming.

[DulwichFox]

It shuts even earlier than it used to.

No longer practical to walk up to from the EDT and catch a late night meal.

DulwichFox

[wtj]

Went tonight and was really impressed. Will definitely go again