Mr Kong

Reviews

• Another great Chinese Restaurant in Soho

  Reasonable prices and tasty food make this restaurant worth a visit.

  1750

  Margaret P.
  Review Date: 12/01/2009 Report review
• Give it a try

  Yeah ok, it's a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown - but don't worry, I'm not about to claim it's the best one there or that 'you know it's good because there are always lots of Chinese diners there'. But I will tell you that it's a good, reliable and reasonably cheap option in a sometimes confusing and dubious (and expensive) part of town... so feel free to read on if you're curious.Upon entering it feels a little no-frills’ish but not worryingly so. It’s clean and bright and smells divine. Mr. Kong himself is usually there to greet you with a grin and show you to a brightly table-clothed table in one of the three dining rooms; the one in front, the one in the back or the one upstairs. I prefer the front room as apparently do most diners as it usually fills up first (but sit as far away from the front door as possible, the draft is killer). It's always bustling and has a friendly, professional vibe. There is the odd tourist/theatre-goer, but it’s mostly local diners - many of whom have been coming for years (I eavesdrop).The menu is vast, but not overwhelming and service is swift (but not unnervingly quick). The ingredients are fresh and authentic. Admittedly I'm a little boring when it comes to ordering Chinese and I also tend to opt for seafood or vegetarian but if you're looking for a safe and tasty choice for your first visit the crispy seaweed, hot and sour soup, vegetarian crispy duck (you can not tell it's not meat, I promise!), sweet and sour king prawn and the hot saki are some personal favourites. Meat-eating experimentalists, fear not - the menu is rife with adventurous options to fill your foodie boots with. And the bill doesn’t hurt either, so you’ll even have money left over to spend in the wild west end afterwards.

  Curlynewf
  Review Date: 07/11/2008 Report review