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Small Chinese restaurant on Queensway in [[Locale Bayswater|Bayswater]], opened in May 2008, sister restaurant of the [[Noodle Oodle, W1D 2DW|original branch]] on [[Locale Oxford Street|Oxford Street]].  It used to be known as Inn Noodle, but rebranded to Noodle Oodle in 2009.

Like the original branch, the decor and service are functional rather than elegant, and there's a strong focus on hand-pulled noodles, made by a chef who works on a counter facing the front window to provide entertainment for passers-by.  However, it differs from the original branch in that in March 2009 it removed pork from its menu and went halal; see [http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/restaurant-news/2009/mar/pork_free_inn_noodle.htm this Foodepedia article] for more.  A visitor known as SingaporeGuy tells us that there are no longer any pork products used in the kitchen, and all their meat is now sourced from halal butchers.

[[Kake]] and [[Leon]] visited on a Tuesday lunchtime in April 2009 to try out the new halal menu.  Arriving around 1:30pm, there was no problem finding us a table.

Steamed vegetable dumplings (&pound;3.20) were a little disappointing.  The filling consisted of lots of spinach and pretty much nothing else; a bit more seasoning would have been welcome.  Pan-fried chicken gyoza (&pound;3.50) were OK, but the wrappers were overly thick and again the filling was underseasoned.  Chicken and vegetable dumplings in vinegar and chilli oil (&pound;4.80) were the best of the lot; nothing wrong with them at all, and [[Kake]] would happily order them again.

[[Kake]]'s verdict: Wouldn't make a special effort to come here again; there's a lot of other options in the area.  The halal aspect could be handy for some, though.

Accessibility: A step up to get in, and toilets are down a flight of stairs.

See also:
* Kake's photos of the new halal dim sum menu (as of April 2009): [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/3426903521/ page 1], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/3427716364/ page 2], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/3427720358/ page 3]
* [http://bellyrulesthemind.blogspot.com/2008/11/noodle-inn-bayswater.html The Belly Rules The Mind review]
* [http://bellyrulesthemind.blogspot.com/2009/04/return-to-inn-noodle-bayswater.html Another The Belly Rules The Mind review]
* [http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/inn-noodle-london-2 Yelp comments]
* [http://www.london-eating.co.uk/35462.htm London Eating comments]

<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]] and [[Leon]], 6 April 2009.  Opening hours taken from sign in window, October 2016.</div>

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