Mandarin Kitchen

Some connoisseurs of Chinese cooking suggest that Mandarin Kitchen has long since lost ground to newer competitors, but this doesn’t seem to have had any noticeable effect on trade &, even if you’ve booked, you may still have to queue a short while for your table. This restaurant reportedly sells more lobster than any other in London, a fact attested to not only by the large groups of Chinese families tucking into shellfish feasts but the number of ways in which you can order it, from lobster sashimi to the best option, steamed & served with garlic & spring onion sauce on a bed of the softest noodles you may ever taste. Roasted baby squid with chilli & garlic is another favourite while elsewhere the long menu yields endless variations on sea bass & turbot, Dover sole & red snapper, prawns, oysters & eel.