China Tang

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Tue Jun 26 2012

London dining doesn’t get much camper than China Tang. Sir David Tang’s flamboyant take on Chinese design (bold colours, shiny woods, giant paintings of carp) has met its match in the art deco temple that is the Dorchester, creating the perfect subterranean scene in which to be seen. Everything – including international sugar daddies with sexy dates half their age – is gilded and lacquered to within an inch of its life.

The food is mostly Cantonese, with roasted meats, stir-fries and clay-pot dishes all offered: using much higher quality meat than most Chinatown joints. Yet while the decor is splendiferous, the food is a mixed bag.

Char siu (deeply rich roast pork splashed with Shaoxing wine) was divine, but the roast duck had sadly soggy skin. And at prices this steep, beef with pepper should be more than just slivers of dull meat accompanied by a few grinds from a pepper mill.

To keep its globe-trotting clientele well watered, China Tang’s wine list has a larger than average number of by-the-glass choices. A grüner veltliner was pleasantly sharp when combined with the sweet Cantonese flavours. Another plus? The adjoining cocktail bar: it’s possibly the most stylish in London.

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Address:
China Tang The Dorchester, 53 Park Lane
Mayfair
London
W1K 1QA

Phone:
020 7629 9988
Website:
www.thedorchester.com
Opening hours:
Meals/dim sum served noon-midnight daily
Transport:
Tube: Hyde Park Corner tube
Price:
Main courses £12-£48. Dim sum £5-£8. Set lunch £23
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1. China Tang
  - The Dorchester, 53 Park Lane
    Mayfair
    London
    W1K 1QA
  - 020 7629 9988
  - www.thedorchester.com
  - 51.507156,-0.152695

Categories:
Food and drink
Facilities:
Eating and drinking facilities. Restaurant. Restaurant and bar facilities. Reservations required. Dinner. Accessible facilities. General facilities. Private rooms
Occasions:
Wow factor. Business. Drinks. Cocktails. Late night. Eating out. Fine dining. Romantic
Type of event:
Parties

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I went to China Tang restaurant to have dinner last week with my friends. We started with cocktails in bar which was amazing! The best in town. Later we moved to the restaurant, we ordered some dim sums, salt & pepper prawns, squid, Pecking duck and spice chicken & aubergine hot pot all dishes were excellent and service was friendly and attentive,we had a wonderfull evening, we will come back again soon.

ying liu Sun May 5
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Amazing food. good service. Exactly what the time out editors thought!

Roger Mon Jul 4 2011
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Very bad service, dirty waiters and cheap looking menus which is shame for this kind of "high end restaurant". Never going back there again...

Marina Mon Mar 21 2011
Rated as: 1/5
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