Harden's survey result
Summary
“You get no airs and graces and wouldn’t spend hours here”, but this Chinese dive on Kensington’s main drag provides “great value food that has luckily survived in an expensive area” since the 1950s. “Long may it continue!”
Summary
“No-fuss” Chinese dive in posh Kensington that’s “filled with surprising high-end customers, particularly given its shared table design” and beyond-retro 1950s decor. “The cheap food’s always the same: consistently delicious and freshly cooked – long may it continue in this expensive area”.
Summary
“No-fuss” Chinese dive in posh Kensington that’s “filled with surprising high-end customers, particularly given its shared table design” and beyond-retro 1950s decor. “The cheap food’s always the same: consistently delicious and freshly cooked – long may it continue in this expensive area”.
Summary
For Chinese chow as cheap as chips and chock full of flavour, this small, 1950s-style dive on posh Kensington High Street is just the ticket – it’s not a foodie fave rave, but a ‘good-nosh-for-not-a-lot-of-dosh’ kind of joint.
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Restaurant details
Prices
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Wine per bottle | £18.00 |
Filter Coffee | £1.30 |
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Service | 10.00% |
31 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5NP
Opening hours
Monday | 11:45 am‑10:45 pm |
Tuesday | 11:45 am‑10:45 pm |
Wednesday | 11:45 am‑10:45 pm |
Thursday | 11:45 am‑10:45 pm |
Friday | 11:45 am‑10:45 pm |
Saturday | CLOSED |
Sunday | CLOSED |
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