Covent Garden, Chinese Restaurant Guide

An “interesting menu” – with “the spicing just right” – is offered at this “great concept”, serving the cuisine developed by the historic Hakka Chinese community in Kolkata. The only complaint relates to the “very cramped tables” at its two venues, in Soho and Covent Garden.

Below the UK’s biggest casino (so over-18s only), this new basement Chinese venue sits on the fringe of Chinatown. It’s in partnership with Four Seasons, a veteran of the area known for excellent duck, which – in particular – is “spot on” here. In other respects, reports suggest the menu (quite short by the rambling standards of the area) is “well-executed if not overly exciting”. “Those who mourn Y-ming [a nearby old-timer that closed two years ago] will love it here, as although the atmosphere is very different, it’s so lovely to see William again!” (who was maître d’ at Y-ming for over 25 years). Top Tip – “it is open late, which post-Brexit is a real plus given that most kitchens now are closing earlier”.