Ding Hao Chinese

We'd eaten here on several occasions in the past when the restaurant was known by another name. Unfortunately, it's not as good as we found previously and there are plenty of other options to choose from. We found the food to be quite bland and under seasoned.

We came here for some dinner in-between the two Harry Potter Cursed Child plays. We took our chances amounts the sea of Chinese restaurants available and opted for this one. We're not experts on Chinese food, but to our palets it was very tasty. We had a set menu that was 3 courses that included a large selection of starters, a large crispy fried duck and a good selection of mains. Service was quick and the establishment was clean and well presented. There were a fair few Chinese patrons, which to my mind bodes well. The only very minor point is that it wouldn't do any harm if the staff were friendlier. A smile goes a long way. In the sea of Chinese restaurants available, we left happy with our choice.

Had a hankering for dim sum and so thought we’d try this restaurant. Many of the menus are very similar in Chinatown with trends coming and going. We noticed a growth in hot pot restaurants. We were taken upstairs as downstairs was filling up. We had jasmine tea to drink and ticked off our dim sum selection as well as ordering a hot and sour soup; won ton soup and a three meat on rice to share. The soups arrived together with the cold dim sum of chickens feet (boneless) in a Thai sauce and the duck tongues in lemon grass. We had pork and prawn dumplings, beef tripe in black bean and 2 kinds of cheung fun. The devious were tasty and portions large. The food was complemented by good service of the same sort of standard as most of the restaurants. The bill was about £45 and we definitely overordered.

My first experience of eating in China Town the extensive menu (I was hankering for Dim Sum) drew me in.Service was good enough the waitress had charm and I never felt rushed.Generous portions of food and I was feeling greedy so had the Prawns and chive dumplings, Barbecued roast pork buns and the Deep fried sesame crispy prawn.Tasty and inexpensive at £3.50 a dish.

We'd eaten in this restaurant a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it but this time we were disapointed. The restaurant is scruffy in terms of decor and furnishings and was more like a cafe or canteen than a restaurant. I had hot and sour soup which was very good and we then had main courses which were huge but of average quality and lukewarm which is not acceptable.Not a pleasant dining experience and poor value for money.