Peking Chinese — Restaurant in Bath

One of the best Chinese restaurants I have been to. We visited this restaurant a few days ago whilst attending the Bath Christmas market. I looked on Google for any local Chinese restaurants and this one came up and appeared to be quite popular. As you can imagine there were mixed reviews but you get that everywhere. As it was the Christmas Market I decided to book a few weeks in advance to avoid disappointment and I am glad we did as it was busy at the time we arrived. It was quiet by the time we left but it was around 9pm so we could have got in later if we wanted to and were happy to eat at that time. From the moment we walked in to the moment we left the service was fantastic. We were shown to our table immediately and handed the menu. The staff then returned a minute or 2 later to take our drink orders. These arrived promptly and the lager I ordered was poured for me. We already had an idea what we wanted as we had looked at the menu beforehand and we decided on set menu number 1. The reason we chose this is because you get to choose 3 dishes from the menu for the main course whereas the other set menu’s stipulate what you can have. We had not decided what to have for main but the waiter said they could get started with preparing the starters which was a mixed Hors D’oeuvres consisting of the usual items in a Chinese whilst we decide on our main. The waiter returned a couple of minutes later to take our main course choices. The starter arrived a few minutes later and was piping hot, the quantity of food was good and very tasty. We then had crispy duck for our second course which again was piping hot and the duck to pancake ratio was pretty spot on. I have been to some places where you get a load of pancakes and not much duck. We then had our main course and by this time were both starting to get a bit full. We ordered 3 different dishes from the menu and it came with special fried rice. I did wonder if 3 dishes would be enough but with the quantity of food for the starters and the duck for the second course there was plenty. The food in every course was piping hot when it was served and the quantity of food in each dish was very good and just about enough I would say. The staff were very polite and courteous and the service we received was fantastic. I would say it was maybe a little pricey but that is to be expected in a large city and I knew this before I booked in any case. Overall an excellent visit and glad we went here. Already making plans to return to Bath Christmas market again next year and will definitely look to go here again. This resultant definitely gets a thumbs up from me and I would happily recommend it to others and have...

Beautiful restaurant, GREAT for a date night dinner. Bath's FIRST-ESTABLISHED Chinese sit-down -- approx 30yrs ago! -- with white tablecloths! Top class! Fabulous authentic Chinese food by Chinese cooks (not "chefs"!). We went in for a later dinner, but the quality of food and service is still very high. Good value for money; great atmosphere. Highly Recommended!

If you want a more authentic, "fuller" experience, ALWAYS ask for Chinese tea (usually Jasmine tea -- very nice! It's not too strong, has a pleasant flavour, & helps wash down all the oil in the wonderful food, where a cold beer/drink only makes all that oil sit in your gut!) that comes in the Chinese teapot with little bone china cups. (Let stew few mins when it arrives, before drinking..)

And if you're brave enough, ask for chopsticks! ;)

Bath now has MANY Chinese options, and at least one or two can give Peking a run for its money, as far as the food goes..! ..but Peking WINS for Atmosphere, so if you're looking to IMPRESS your partner who loves Chinese food, Peking is...

Very poor for a Chinese restaurant, definitely one of the worst I have had (food wise).

The food was very very basic - I could have made it better myself (and I can’t cook Chinese). The plate was very small too. I had special fried rice which was £11 and my partner vegetable chow mien which was £11 too. Very very expensive for a Chinese (even a basic meal).the curry sauce was not great either. (And we are from London so used to paying higher prices but this was a joke)

The service was good, quick, no complaints or queries.

The atmosphere was good, seemed pretty busy (which is a surprise for such a place after tasting the food).

Personally, I would not recommend this place at all. There will be plenty of better places (for example we had banana tree restaurant for the same price yesterday).

Not sure how the ratings are so high for this place. - it’s up to you but I’d be wary of this place as the food was average and basic at best.

(I don’t usually leave reviews in the UK but I had to for this one to make sure everyone is careful...