• Phoenix Palace

     
  • Dim sum at Phoenix Palace is classic and dependable: har gau were perfectly steamed and prawn and chinese chive dumplings were full of flavour. Hot and sour soup was impressively spicy and packed with prawns, bamboo, chilli and mushroom. Some dishes were faultless: a perfectly simple and flavourful chinese broccoli with ginger, for example. However, a few à la carte offerings promised more than they delivered. A chef’s special of whole chicken cooked in Shaoxing wine was bland, as if the seasoning had been overlooked; we had to add soy sauce to coax out any taste at all. In contrast, a bitter melon omelette injected a jolt of flavour into proceedings with a truly bitter tang. Regional dishes were sad imitations of the real thing; mapo tofu (beancurd in a minced beef sauce) was gloopy and timidly flavoured. The large multi-level dining room is all mirrors, wood and jigsaw frames, giving a sort of 1980s stylised Chinatown feel. Rudely named shooters on the drinks list – Phoenix Pussy, Blowjob, and Slippery Nipple – suggest that someone here has an odd sense of humour.

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  1. Posted by John on 20 May 2009 17:44

    I have dined here for several years and it has never failed to impress me. It is excellent for dim sum or a la carte and for hosting big dinners. I will always return as long as they stay open, service is great and management is excellent :)

  2. Posted by Shelly Dean on 26 Oct 2008 21:12

    I thought it was great service, food and toilets. I would suggest lemon chicken. Shellyx

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  • Details

  • 5 Glentworth Street, Marylebone, NW1 5PG
  • Area: Marylebone
  • Tel: 020 7486 3515
  • www.phoenixpalace.uk.com
  • Category: Chinese
  • Travel: Baker Street tube
  • Times: Meals served noon-11.30pm Mon-Sat; 11am-10.30pm Sun. Dim sum served noon-5pm Mon-Sat; 11am-5pm Sun. Dim sum £2-£3.80
  • Price: Main courses £6.50-£25. Set meal £20 per person (minimum 2)
  • Credit cards: AmEx, MC, V
  • Services:
    • Available for hire: Separate rooms for parties, seating 10 and 20
    • Child facilities: Babies and children welcome: high chairs
    • Function room: Separate rooms for parties, seating 10 and 30
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