An English Class Drama? (Wong Kei)

Member Name: sympatic

Product:	Wong Kei
Date:	11/10/09 (184 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheap food and free tea

Disadvantages: Can be noisy

Wong Kei is a bit of an institution in London, it is located at one end of the rather gaudy and tacky Chinatown area of central London in Soho, if you walk down the main drag of Chinatown from the Leicester Square end of the street and walk past the arch then straight ahead of you on Wardour Street you will find Wong Kei.

You do not go to Wong Kei for the finest Chinese dining in the capital, instead you go for the fact that it offers good basic, cheap Chinese food and a rather unique dining experience. Having said that the food is good and I can recommnd their Won Ton Soup and Szeuchuen Beef as if I want a quick but filling lunch while in London this is always what I go for.

The other thing you go for is to experience the very special style of service you get, it is a busy bustling place and the serving staff are rather curt and unsmiling in the place, it covers four floors and the curt greeting you always get is to beasked hom many and then you are sent up to the next floor, this interaction continues until you reach a floor that will take you then you are shown to large circular tables, this is commmunal dining, you get a seat rather than a table and part of the fun of Wong Kei is you get to dine with other people and it can be quite enjoyable.

The menu i pretty extensive without being too adventurous but they have a pretty good range of veggie options and the food is basically good. It is also affordable especially for central London with main courses around the £6 mark. It is certainly an experience and good fun in large groups where you might get a whole table to yourself.

Summary: Chinese food