Haozhan

First time I have eaten in Gerard St for decades and what a very pleasant surprise! The room is very narrow but provided the quota of American tourists is low, just about avoids feeling cramped. The sevice is very efficient, quick, smiley and knowledgable. There house rose was perfectly drinkable, not a big wine list to chose from but reasonably priced and a thoughtful selection. The food menu has, a befits the background of the two main chefs, a Kakassan feel to it and it dosesnt disappoint. Crispy duck with pancakes was prefect, wafer thin pancakes and duck that was crispy without being dried out. Soft shell crab was fantastic. Signature dish of Champagne cod was spectacularly good, big thick juicy bit of cod, perfectly cooked.

Will definately be going back, highly recommend it to anyone.

Went here Tuesday night whilst cautiously wandering through chinatown looking for a quick bite to eat. Menu looked fairly decently priced (£9.80 for quarter of crispy duck compared to over £12 in other similar restaurants). Pleasantly suprised by the friendly, welcoming, knowledgable staff – the restaurant was good value for money coming in at around £40 for two (although that was just one glass of wine and a beer).

A good crispy duck, with home made pancakes and a not too sweet plum sauce, was following by a succelent steak dish and excellent special fried rice with large prawns rather than tiny shrimp. Complimentary edamame was a nice touch to start the meal in place of the usual greasy prawn crackers.

All in all good value. Has some old favourites on the menu as well as some new dishes to encourage you to try something new.