Chung Wah Restaurant — Restaurant in Bengaluru

We visited Brigade road last week for shopping and were desperately looking for a nice Chinese place for lunch, when Zomato gave us a suggestion to visit 'Chung Wah'. 'Chung Wah' being a famous restaurant chain in Bangalore needed no introductions and we immediately decided to step-in there for lunch.

Reminiscent of peculiar Chinese decor, aroma and setting, 'Chung Wah' is one of the very few places in Bangalore which serve authentic Chinese (with tastes & flavors slightly modified to cater to the India palette). Dim lighting through the beautiful Chinese lamps hanging through the roof, Chinese paintings and artifacts add another dimension to the experience.

We were very hungry and didn't bother much to order the appetizers, straightaway jumping to main-course. We ordered our favorite Luóhàn zhāi (Lo Han Chai), also famously known as Buddha Delight - a popular Chinese dish that consists of various vegetables and other vegetarian ingredients cooked in a soy sauce based liquid. To accompany the Buddha Delight, we ordered a serving each of Shanghai Fried Rice & Szechwan Vegetable Noodles. The order was served in no time and everything was super delicious. On top of this, the restaurant staff was very hospitable and served us with a big smile, even suggesting their select vegetarian recipes that we could try.

A must visit place to try out one of the best Chinese food in town, you will not be...

First of all, I Would like to begin by saying that this review is in no way a reflection of food & service by chung wah. Today 11-04-2025, I came here for dinner with my family. This is the first time my parents visited as well. After having dinner while leaving the premises around 11PM, the security guard suddenly blocked our path while taking out our car from parking. When i rolled my window down, it was clear that the guard was drunk... When I him, why he blocked us, he said we need to pay parking charges. Being a frequent customer of Chung Wah I was aware that there's no parking charges from 7PM onwards for chung wah, still I asked him how much is the charge, thinking that some rule might have changed. The guard said, give me anything. Without replying I rolled up my window glass, amd was about to leave, and he hit my window with his hands. Thanks to God that the window didn't crack and nobody got hurt. But my parents were shocked and said they will never come here. I left without arguing as the guard was drunk, and I didn't want to make a scene. So, it's a humble request from a loyal customer to the owner of chungwah to kindly have a word with the concerned authority, and take necessary action on the security guard, as these kind of instances leave a bad impression on people visiting...

A typical old school Chinese restaurant in the heart of Bangalore. Has a wide variety of food and a great set of staff.

Ambience: (4/5) Situated in the floor below ground, it has ample seating with both smaller and larger tables. It’s got some nice design elements to point to its Chinese theme, but mostly is more of a functional space. The entire place has a nice rustic and vintage feel to it.

Food: (4/5) The food had some great elements and some elements that could have been better. The chicken satay was nice, expected it to be more spicy, but it still have a nice unique flavour. The two soups we had were (1) Manchow and (2) Tom Yum. The soups were Perhaps a bit of a disappointment. Though the flavour of the flavour of the Tom Yum was alright, it was no where near where usual Tom Yum should be. The friend wontons as well as the veg ones were nice. I do have a bias and preferred the fried one more. The chung wah fried rice was also good. And finally the two best things of the meal were (1) Jasmine Tea and (2) The Darum dessert of friend noodles with honey and ice cream. Both were absolutely brilliant. Very well made and helped end our meal on a high.

Summary: (4/5) Typical restaurant for Chinese food which is good. But don’t miss out on the tea...