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Small Chinese restaurant on Queensway in [[Locale Bayswater|Bayswater]]. It specialises in roast meats, particularly Cantonese-style roast duck. In this, it's in some degree of competition with Four Seasons, down the road at number 84; according to a couple of the reviews linked below, Gold Mine was actually opened by the ex-barbecue chef from Four Seasons. Inside, it's long and narrow, with a low ceiling, basic decor, crammed-in tables, and very little natural light. A mirrored wall in the back section helps to open up the space a little. [[Kake]], [[Leon]], [[bob]], and other Perlmongers visited on a Thursday lunchtime in December 2009. Arriving at 1pm, there was a short wait for a table even when we thought there were only four of us; however even when another four arrived, we weren't kept hanging around for too long as a large round table became free and they squeezed us in around it. We shared a couple of orders of roast duck, a plate of crispy roast pork, a plate of seasonal vegetables, and rice/noodles. The roast duck was very good, moist without being overly fatty. [[Kake]] was pleased with the sauce, since it wasn't too sweet; [[Leon]] points out that the sauce at Four Seasons is sweeter, which some people may prefer. The pork was disappointing and inconsistent; some pieces had chewy skin rather than crispy crackling, and the meat was very dry and hard in places. Seasonal vegetables — large, nicely chewy mushrooms on a bed of greens (looked like gai lan) — were fine. The rice was also fine; not mushy or dried out at all, perfectly good. Including tea all round (not sure if this was charged for) we paid £12/head. Note: [https://www.chowhound.com/post/roast-meats-seasons-wardour-street-branch-chinatown-london-735179?commentId=5926631 according to Chowhound], they also do a "grandma style" roast pork, which is stirfried in chillies and garlic and isn't on the menu. [[Kake]]'s verdict: This is not somewhere to linger over a meal, and I suspect the rest of the menu may not be worth bothering with, but I would happily eat more of that duck. Accessibility: One step up to get in. Toilets are down a flight of stairs with at least one bend in it (not sure about handrails). See also: * [https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/restaurants/you-wont-find-many-riches-at-gold-mine-7394676.html Evening Standard review] (Fay Maschler) * [https://www.chowhound.com/post/london-chinese-style-roast-duck-queensway-bayswater-828315 Chowhound thread] * [https://rwapplewannabe.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/gold-mine-chinese-bayswater/ An American In London review] * [http://luscioustemptations.blogspot.com/2008/08/bank-holiday-gold-mine-bayswater.html Luscious Temptations review] * [https://tamarindandthyme.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/bayswaters-gold-mine/ Tamarind And Thyme review] * [http://bellyrulesthemind.blogspot.com/2008/11/gold-mine-bayswater.html The Belly Rules The Mind review] * [http://cooksloweatfast.blogspot.com/2010/01/gold-mine-102-queensway-london-w2-3rr.html Not Another Big Menu review] * [http://cooksloweatfast.blogspot.com/2011/02/gold-mine-bayswater-102-queensway.html Another Not Another Big Menu review] * [http://access-eat.blogspot.com/2010/08/gold-mine-102-queensway-w2-3rr.html Access Eat review] * [https://buzzarfood.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/duck/ Food Fight review] (and comparison with Four Seasons — scroll down for the Gold Mine part) * [http://web.archive.org/web/20120419184659/http://theskinnybib.com/2011/02/14/duck-of-bayswater/ The Skinny Bib review] * [http://www.fifteenpickles.com/2011/02/04/chinese-new-year-dinner-at-goldmine/ Fifteen Pickles review] * [http://lizzieeatslondon.blogspot.com/2013/03/gold-mine-bayswater.html Hollow Legs review] <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], [[Leon]], [[bob]], and other Perlmongers, December 2009. Opening hours taken from the Time Out website, December 2009.</div>
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