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Mr Chow
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Since it first opened in 1968, Mr Chow has remained one of London’s most eccentric, and most expensive, Chinese restaurants. The food may be Chinese, but the black-suited waiters are resolutely European, and the room – with its immaculate leather banquettes, white marble floor and metallic drop lamps suspended over every table – would be at home in Milan or Turin. Many of the people who eat here are rich, or American, or both. Most of them have come for what, at £40 a head, must be London’s priciest peking duck. We try the more accessibly priced ‘gambler’s duck’ which turns out to be just another name for good old shredded crispy duck. Better is a subtle shredded velvet chicken with cucumber and chilli. We also enjoyed the delicate prawn dumplings, some baby pak choi with ginger and garlic, and the perfectly crisp shallot pancakes. At 9pm every night, the chef puts on a noodle-making display, which receives rapturous applause, even though most of the audience have seen it many times before.
Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2009
Time Out reviews restaurants anonymously and pays for meals. Of course, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or independence of user reviews.
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- 151 Knightsbridge, Knightsbridge, SW1X 7PA
- Area: Knightsbridge
- Tel: 020 7589 7347
- www.mrchow.com
- Category: Chinese
- Travel: Knightsbridge tube
- Times: Lunch served 12.30-3pm, dinner served 7pm-midnight daily
- Price: Main courses £12.50-£25. Set lunch £25. Set dinner £35; £40 per person (minimum 3)
- Credit cards: AmEx, DC, MC, V
- Services:
- Available for hire: Separate rooms for parties, seating 20, 50 and 75
- Child facilities: Babies and children admitted
- Function room: Separate rooms for parties, seating 20, 50 and 75
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Great / fantastic food, good service, staff are busy but attend to your every need. Toilets need to be redecorated. Good spot to see celebs. I prefer the Beverly Hills resturant, nevertheless one of the best chinese resturants in London.
This is a fantastic restaurant. Staff adds to the ambiance and makes the entire dining experience a very special pleasure. Try the glazed prawns with walnuts or squab with lettuce wrapping.
condisending staff, correct. Ill mannered staff, correct. cramped restaurant, correct. front house manager big head, correct. big illuminated sign in middle of floor saying 1968 - does not mean date established, acutally means date it was decorated. I'll leave you to make your mind up.
Couldn't agree with the previous review more. The arrogance and attitude of the staff is truly abysmal for what is anover-priced, average Chinese restaurant. Like him...never again!
Made the mistake of eating here last week. Anyone who desires pedestrian, overpriced and tasteless "Chinese" food served by condescending and obnoxious waiters in a setting where the decibel level is so high you can't hear the person next to you should try this place! Four of us were crammed into a corner on the most uncomfortable chairs ever made. Never again. At 294 pounds, a total ripoff!
Chinese food for people who know nothing about Chinese food at the most ridculous prices-£5 for a portion of plain rice, £12 upwards for main courses. Drinks also are in the same league-£11 for a glass of Pinot Grigio. Service was good by smartly dressed waiters.
We had a very disappointing experience here last night for 4 people The food was poor and cold, the service terrible, the first guest was served soup 10 minutes before the 2nd guest and the 4th guest had to wait more than 20 minutes for her food
The food was not good or tasty and cold, it was really shambolic and I would not recommend this over priced restaurant to any one it is a most over hyped place as well as very noisy
Average food which is ridiculously overpriced. No special atmosphere
The form the bill is written is humiliating. Why should I solve a puze trying to put some icons and figures together? I wish their cook were so
inventive as the bill-maker.