Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 2 and Version 1 of Royal Palace, SE16 2PP
| Version 2 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| == Line 0 == | == Line 0 == |
| Chinese restaurant in [[Locale Rotherhithe|Rotherhithe]], a couple of doors down from [[Surrey Quays Station]]. |
Chinese restaurant a couple of doors down from [[Surrey Quays Station]]. |
| == Line 6 == | == Line 6 == |
|
[[Kake]] and [[doop]] visited on a Wednesday evening in April 2009. There were a fair few other people in, mostly on the younger side, and everyone except us was speaking Chinese. The flatscreen was showing some kind of talk show with the sound on (in Chinese). Neither of us reads Chinese well enough to decipher a menu, but our waitress was kind enough to help us order from the Chinese menu. We suspect she may have gone for the "safer" options, but we still ended up with some reasonably tasty food. |
[[Kake]] and [[doop]] visited on a Wednesday evening in April 2009. There were a fair few other people in, mostly on the younger side, and everyone except us was speaking Chinese. The flatscreen was showing some kind of talk show with the sound on (in Chinese). |
| == Line 8 == | == Line 8 == |
|
Our first dish was chicken cut into small pieces but still on the bone, cooked with dried red chillies, fresh herbs, and soy sauce. Despite being described to us as "spicy" it wasn't really; it was pretty flavourful for chicken, though. We also had a dish of braised greens with tiny enoki mushrooms; this again was perfectly pleasant. We accompanied this with boiled rice and a portion of boiled handmade dumplings, both of which were fine. Along with a bottle of wine between the two of us, our bill came to £20/head. |
Neither of us reads Chinese well enough to decipher a menu, but our waitress was kind enough to help us order from the Chinese menu. We suspect she may have gone for the "safer" options, but we still ended up with some reasonably tasty food. |
| == Line 10 == | == Line 10 == |
|
This visit was promising enough that [[Kake]] dragged some more people along for another try on a Wednesday evening in June 2009, including [[claud]], who actually reads Chinese. We ordered a sumptuous array of dishes, and were overall quite pleased. Handmade dumplings <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/3598206947/ photo]</small> were again fine; although not the best [[Kake]] has ever had, they could well be the best available in [[Locale SE16|SE16]]. Sea-spiced aubergine <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/3598169009/ photo]</small> wasn't overly greasy. Pigs' ears <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/3598954692/ photo]</small> were served sliced thinly in a cold salad, and had a pleasing chewy texture. Water-cooked beef <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/3598894114/ photo]</small> had plenty of Sichuan peppercorns, though the numbing (ma-la) effect of these was less pronounced than [[Kake]] has noticed elsewhere. Ma po tofu <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/3598930254/ photo]</small> was great, with a soft but not slimy texture to the tofu and plenty of flavour to it; even [[bob]] liked it. |
Our first dish was chicken cut into small pieces but still on the bone, cooked with dried red chillies, fresh herbs, and soy sauce. Despite being described to us as "spicy" it wasn't really; it was pretty flavourful for chicken, though. We also had a dish of braised greens with tiny enoki mushrooms; this again was perfectly pleasant. We accompanied this with boiled rice and a portion of boiled handmade dumplings, both of which were fine. |
| == Line 12 == | == Line 12 == |
|
Our final bill <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/3599142080/ photo]</small> on this visit came to £11/head for ample food, plus £10/head for the drinkers. This really is very good value. |
Along with a bottle of wine between the two of us, our bill came to £20/head. |
| == Line 14 == | |
|
[[Kake]]'s verdict: I will be back. The lack of English translation of the interesting menu is a bit offputting, and the ambience and decor are very basic, but I'm very happy to have found somewhere to get non-formulaic Chinese food just ten minutes' walk from my house. |
|
| == Line 23 == | == Line 21 == |
|
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], [[bob]], [[claud]], Flick, and Mike, 3 June 2009.</div> |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]] and [[doop]], 8 April 2009.</div> |
| == Line 25 == | == Line 23 == |
|
category='Chinese Food,Restaurants,Sichuan Food,Takeaway' |
category='Chinese Food,Restaurants,Takeaway' |
Chinese restaurant a couple of doors down from Surrey Quays Station.
Royal Palace is one of those slightly frustrating Chinese restaurants that have two menus; one enormously long one with all the usual Anglicised staples, and another one written in Chinese that you'll only get offered if you ask for it (or perhaps if you look sufficiently Chinese). The Chinese menu includes what were described to us as Sichuan and Northern Chinese specialties.
Inside, the decor is quite basic, with plastic tablecloths and a flatscreen telly in the corner, though they have put a few pictures on the walls to cheer the place up a bit. It's actually a reasonably-sized space, though, and could probably seat 30 or more.
Kake and doop visited on a Wednesday evening in April 2009. There were a fair few other people in, mostly on the younger side, and everyone except us was speaking Chinese. The flatscreen was showing some kind of talk show with the sound on (in Chinese).
Neither of us reads Chinese well enough to decipher a menu, but our waitress was kind enough to help us order from the Chinese menu. We suspect she may have gone for the "safer" options, but we still ended up with some reasonably tasty food.
Our first dish was chicken cut into small pieces but still on the bone, cooked with dried red chillies, fresh herbs, and soy sauce. Despite being described to us as "spicy" it wasn't really; it was pretty flavourful for chicken, though. We also had a dish of braised greens with tiny enoki mushrooms; this again was perfectly pleasant. We accompanied this with boiled rice and a portion of boiled handmade dumplings, both of which were fine.
Along with a bottle of wine between the two of us, our bill came to £20/head.
Accessibility: A couple of shallow steps up to get in from the somewhat uneven pavement. It's all on one level once you're in.
See also:
List all versions