Restaurante Thong (中餐馆） — Restaurant in Madrid

Restaurante Thong is a casual Chinese restaurant that offers a decent menu del dia (lunch menu) with good value for money, making it an affordable option for a quick midday meal. The pricing structure clearly appeals to the local business crowd, as evidenced by how very busy it gets during lunch with corporate customers seeking convenient, budget-friendly dining.

However, the poor quality food significantly undermines the value proposition. Despite the attractive pricing, the kitchen fails to deliver on flavor, freshness, or proper execution of Chinese dishes that should be restaurant staples.

The dimsum was particularly disappointing, lacking the delicate textures and authentic flavors that define quality dim sum preparation. Whether it was the wrapper thickness, filling quality, or steaming technique, these traditional small plates fell well short of expectations.

The noodles weren't great either, suggesting systemic issues with ingredient quality or cooking techniques across different menu categories. The noodle texture and overall preparation lacked the authentic flavors and proper consistency that characterize well-made Chinese noodle dishes. To summarize, if you're looking for authentic and delicious Chinese food - Restaurante Thong is...

Came here for lunch and dinner whilst on a work trip here, the staff at dinner can speak English and Spanish and also Chinese, one of the other reviewer says they don’t speak English and I think that maybe during the lunch hour rush as they have more staff working here during lunch who may speak more Spanish, but they really try their best to understand whatever language we speak. We asked for a quicker service and they were so accommodating so we could head off because we had a short lunch break. The gentleman who served me dinner was so accommodating, he made some off menu dishes for me based on my request and for one dinner I wanted a tomato and egg soup which wasn’t on the menu and he had to fetch a tomato from a neighbouring restaurant in order to make it, so kind and considerate and you can’t get better service and kindness than that! Absolutely recommend and 5 stars across the board for...

While the food was very good, the servers however were quite unfriendly. We were a big group of people and in those situations it’s common for misunderstandings to occur, but the waiter shouted at us for a misunderstanding in the food order and was generally mean about the confusion. Even when we were paying she was shouting at us and not acting very...