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Dragon Castle
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Ever since it opened in the unpromising surroundings of the Walworth Road in 2006, this smart restaurant has been wowing the critics and delighting its customers. The menu includes Anglo-Canto stalwarts like lemon chicken, but also a thrilling range of more authentic dishes, deftly cooked. Shortly after the Chinese New Year we ordered a seasonal special with an auspicious Chinese name (rendered in English as ‘the whole world is your oyster’) – a delicious braise of dried oysters and silky hair moss. From the main menu, the ribbony jellyfish with cucumber was crisp and refreshing, and the green mussels with Thai basil, garlic and chilli turned out to be a piquant oriental version of moules marinière. We also enjoyed a skilful stir-fry of roast duck, fresh lily bulb and celery, and a clay pot of silken beancurd with chicken and salt-fish. Service on our visit wasn’t as consistently good as the cooking, and the salubriousness of the dining room was let down somewhat by the stacks of unused chairs near the entrance. Don’t let the location put you off, though – this is one of the most enjoyable Cantonese restaurants in London.
Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2009
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- 100 Walworth Road, Elephant & Castle, SE17 1JL
- Area: Elephant & Castle
- Tel: 020 7277 3388
- www.dragoncastle.eu
- Book online
- Category: Chinese
- Travel: Elephant & Castle tube/rail
- Times: Meals served noon-11pm Mon-Thur; noon-11.30pm Fri, Sat; 11.30am-10.30pm Sun
- Price: Main courses £6.80-£22.80. Set meals £14.80-£33.80 per person (minimum 2)
- Credit cards: AmEx, MC, V
- Services:
- Available for hire: Separate room for parties, seats 60
- Child facilities: Babies and children welcome: high chairs
- Disabled: toilet
- Function room: Separate room for parties, seats 60
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My friends and I went to Dragon Castle last Sunday for their Yum Cha lunch (20/09/2009), and though their food was okay, their service was terrible.
We tried to talk to the manager about it, but he was told us that he was very busy.
I'm a yum cha fanatic and have had much, much better yum cha else where in London, and the rest of the world (Hong Kong, Sydney, Seattle, San Francisco etc). My experience has taught me to expect abrupt service, but Dragon Castle has the worst service I have ever encountered.
I won't be returning for very average food and below average service.
I have been a regular at the Dragon Castle for over three years.
I have defended the restaurant even though it’s not in the nicest of neighbourhoods and throughout all of last winter when their heating system broke down for a period of several months. I use to be loyal...
BUT not after the treatment my friends and I received today.
There is a new head waiter there, and he was extremely rude and abrupt.
Firstly, they lost our reservation, and he didn’t apologise for it. Then they allowed two tables of the same number of people as my group go in a head of us, though they didn’t have reservations (I heard them state they number in their party as well as respond in the negative when asked if they had a booking).
When I questioned him, he again didn’t apologise, but said that he was working on it.
After waiting for over an hour we finally got our table. The food was the same as always, which is good, but it doesn’t compensate for the ill treatment. I won't be returning.
this far by the best chinese restaurant in london, i recommend this restaurant to anyone who wants to go for a good night out. the service is very good also the food is reasonably priced + the portions were huge!!
best restaurant ever!!
The food we ordered was delicious, being chinese I thought this was the best place for authentic cantonese cooking that we've been to in London. I would recommend the snapper with corianda and soysauce which is very resonably priced. Must go again, great for functions even though the location is abit grim but once inside the food and service makes up for it!
What a revelation! After China Town, here is another stunningly good Chinese. Superb food and ambience, very attentive service. One of the top 5 Chinese restaurants in London without a doubt. The freshest ingredients of the highest quality, food lovingly made and presented. Many layers of taste, lost of spice and wonderfully explosive flavours. The most delicate dimsums in London. Excellent in every respect
The Restaurant was great, we went for a birthday meal with the children.
The portions were huge
The food here is fantastic, they have some very interesting and authentic dishes. It makes a nice change from the formulaic menus in other chinese restaurants. In particular the dim sum menu is excellent and very fairly priced.