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Summary
“Killer dim sum combinations make for an experience not to forget” at this three-storey canteen-style import from NYC in Covent Garden, famous on Instagram for its prawn dish that looks like the ghosts in Pac-Man. Even some fans, though, query “why is it so expensive? The food’s great and fun and adventurous, but simply too pricey!”
Summary
“Killer dim sum combinations make for an experience not to forget” at this three-storey canteen-style import from NYC in Covent Garden, famous on Instagram for its prawn dish that looks like the ghosts in Pac-Man. Even some fans, though, query “why is it so expensive? The food’s great and fun and adventurous, but simply too pricey!”
Summary
A fun spin on Chinese cuisine – with an Instagrammable dim sum prawn dish that looks like the ghosts in Pac-Man – this canteen-style import from NYC (where it’s famous) has quietly arrived on a three storey site in Covent Garden with very little publicity, and a recreation of its no-bookings policy. In an initial September 2018 review, The Evening Standard’s Fay Maschler suggests prices are a little “ballsy”, ’specially as Chinatown is only a stroll away.
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Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £9.95 |  |
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| Brunch | £68.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
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| £9.00 | £26.00 | £12.00 | £8.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £29.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
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| Service | 12.50% |
9 Russell Street, London, WC2B 5HZ
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑4 pm, 4 pm‑7:30 pm |
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