Jinli China Town
About
Chinese
Location
Adress: 16-18 Newport Place, London, WC2H 7PR
Phone: +44 20 7734 5836
Reviews
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Ada C.
This is the sister restaurant to the original location off Leicester Square. It's more spacious and feels more upscale with high ceilings and more modern decor. The menu is also different here so don't come expecting the same dry/soupy hot pot options.
The food is good although I would have preferred the spiciness to be upped a bit. We had the Sichuan sea bass which seems to be the speciality of the house as almost everyone was picking through one version of it. You can dress it up with additional ingredients although the fish itself is already £38.
The highlight of our visit was the service. Our waiter was two days on the job and could not have been nicer. We wanted wine but because they are still a new establishment, they were only serving alcohol on the weekend. That said, he somehow got management to offer us two free beers with only a £1 corking fee for each.
Definitely on the list for another visit! -
Renner Z.
We had dinner here last night. It was not a good experience.
The food was just ok, not better than what you can get in most other Chinese restaurants. We have been to countless Chinese restaurants in the last 30 some years. I only write reviews on yelp when I feel strongly about it.
The service was horrible. The lady on the 2nd floor who took our order had no smile, and did not try to help at all with our order when the first two items we wanted were not available. Maybe it was because we did not order any drinks when she asked about it, so we won't spend enough for her service? She was smiling to customers at the next table who ordered big dishes plus a bottle of wine. We were just there for a meal after a day of sightseeing. However we did expect to be treated like customers.
Our dishes came without rice (the server did not ask if we wanted rice). We were not sure why, so we waited. Finally after about 10 minutes we asked a nearby male server about the rice. He said it does not come with the dishes so we ordered two bowls. We waited again. The male server apparently put in the order but forgot getting the rice. We saw him busy helping others to get wine glasses from the top of a shelf. We waited until he came by to remind him about the rice. We eventually got the rice 7-8 minutes after we ordered it. We ate only one bowl because the amount was ample in each bowl and it was overcooked and mushy. The two bowls of rice was £6.40, £3.20 a small bowl. That is pricy. In the US, only lower level, inexpensive Chinese restaurants charge rice separately, maybe $1 for a bowl. High end and nicer ones do not charge you for rice. So that was also a bit strange. For the quality of food I give it 3 stars, and the service 0 star. How could they mess up the steamed rice so badly but still charge for a premium price? We will be in London for a few more days. We definitely will not return to this restaurant.