Showing posts with label chinese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chinese. Show all posts

August 5, 2010

Dim T, 2 More London Place, Tooley Street, London, SE1 2DB (Second visit)

I am surprised with how I "may" actually become a regular to some restaurants. Emphasizing the word may as I'm always up for trying something new rather than going to same places. This time I had visitors from abroad, they preferred asian cuisine. London Bridge branch of this restaurant has a great view of Tower Bridge especially at night when it is lighted. Getting off the tube/bus at London Bridge you walk by the Thames on Queen's Walk in order to reach the restaurant which is good in both ways: On the way there you enjoy the promenade, on the way back it helps you digest all that food you have just eaten!
As starter: edamame beans (naturally good as it's hard to mess it up), duck spring rolls and satay chicken (both are disaster)
My guests have chosen crispy duck which is basically Beijing-style duck slices that comes with onions and pita. I go for udon noodle prawn teriyaki. Prawn was a bit blunt but the noodle tastes good and it is filling without giving you discomfort in the stomach.
I picked chocolate bento box as a dessert. Brownie and vanilla ice cream comes in a mysterious black box. I like these sort of little gimmicks that add to your dining experience. Some guests chose mango sorbet, I tried a bit as well, absolutely great. If you want something a little lighter you could choose this over brownie. And the picture is the fruit that went into the chocolate fondue dip :=)

October 11, 2009

Ping Pong Dim Sum, 45 Great Marlborough Street, Soho, London W1F 7JL

Waow waow waow! What a great dinner!

Totally packed on a saturday night, luckily we had reservation for our group. The atmosphere is humble for its elegant décor.
This place eliminated the one big problem in chinese retaurants i.e ordering the right thing on the menu, by giving out a card where you mark the buns you want.
The dough covering the steamed buns is almost see-through, very thin which without stuffing your stomach with carbohydrates makes you feel full.

Vegetarian sticky rice parcels are wrapped with bamboo leaves, very light and fragrant.
The only feature that the place lacks is the chinese wheel-type tables. They have round tables alright but it doesn't help much if you ordered 15 boxes of buns and that there are 6 people trying to reach them :)
The prices are reasonable for such high quality food. Definitely going there again!