
Historical version 11 of Olde China Hand, EC1R 4RQ (view current version)
- 8 Tysoe Street, EC1R 4RQ (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
- oldchinahand.co.uk
Real ale pub in Clerkenwell near Sadler's Wells.
They used to serve dim sum; but according to the BITE comments below, the dim sum chef left at the end of April 2008 and they now serve Mexican food instead (according to londonelicious, the chef is actually Brazilian).
Food used to be served weekday lunchtimes and every evening except Saturday, but we don't know if this is still the case after the change of chef.
Bob visited one lunchtime in March 2007. The beer was relatively decent. They had Asahi on draft as well as the real ales. The dim sum was pretty good if not a little bit expensive compared to other places. Some of this is explained by the portions being made of four things instead of three and indeed by it not being the New World. I was quite full after having spent about £20.
The decor is quite sparse with funny wooden tables and chairs.
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