hakka2 swindon — Restaurant in England

What a wonderful change to the usual Chinese restaurants. This is a complete mixture of several types of Asian cuisine, including Chinese and Malayan. The tastes are so different to anything like the normal Chinese restaurants The portions are extremely generous, both when eating in or for takeaway. On our first visit we were waiting over half an hour for our starter of vegetable spring rolls, whilst other diners who came in long after us were served well before us. We were told that this was because the spring rolls are only made to order and therefore will take time to arrive, so be aware of this. However the wait was well worth it and the dish was amazing. There was plenty of food left so this was boxed up for us and we were able to enjoy it all over again at home another day!

Our second visit was for a takeaway. Didn't realise at first there was a separate phone number from the main restaurant. Unfortunately the lady who was taking the order was not very clear to understand and it took quite a while to get her to understand what we were ordering. She then told us the price which was different to what I thought from the on line menu and wanted to take our card number on the phone which I declined to do saying I would pay on collection. We ordered for a collection at 6.15 which was over half an hour after ordering. However meal not ready until 6.40!!! Managed to sort out the correct price to pay. Meal again was absolutely wonderful and enough left over for a second heling another day.

Overall I would thoroughly recommend this fairly newly opened restaurant to everyone who enjoys Asian cuisine it is so wonderfully different to anything else in Swindon or surrounds. Do give it a try and see for yourselves.

We will certainly be making this our number 1 Asian restaurant in Swindon.

No doubt they will be able to sort out the problems encountered for...

Firstly, the atmosphere is incredible. It's stunningly beautiful inside and well presented, even the napkins are made into beautiful shapes.

Next, the staff are extremely friendly and always happy to have a chat. They understand their customers very well and can recommend the perfect dishes for anyone.

Finally onto the food... We started off with two different types of soup, a chicken and sweetcorn soup (my favourite) and a hot and sour soup. The sweetcorn soup was perfect, very thick and warming. The hot and sour soup is a must try if you're going here, as it's perfectly spicy but at the same time so flavorful and filling. It's tangy and tasty and for me, my favourite dish I tried here.

We then ordered a dim sum platter, which came with a variety of gyozas and dumplings. Everything tasted very good, but the stand out dish was the soup dumplings, which just popped and burst deliciousness into your mouth.

Along with those, we had the quarter crispy duck with pancakes and the crispy pork bites. The duck was amazingly cooked and very crispy, the sides went well with it to make perfect pancake wraps. The crispy pork was also great, and it came with a nice chilli dip. It was chewy and salty and seasoned and is a definite must have. It may not be for everyone, but I enjoyed it.

Finally, we ordered some ice cream mochi for dessert, which tasted fruity and fun. The mango sorbet was soft and smooth, not to my taste, but it was very delicious none the less. The chocolate had bits of crispy in it which added some good texture in the ice cream. My favourite though was the berry ice cream, which was tangy and just very refreshing after a big meal. I usually try and get mochi wherever I go, but it really stood out here as interesting and beautiful.

I'll be coming back very soon, and I think everyone...

Visited 1:50 on a Thursday in February. A table of Asian people was just finishing and sounded happy, a good sign we thought. After that we had a section of the restaurant near the window to ourselves which was nice - I hope enough people come and enjoy the place to keep it open in the afternoon. Service was friendly and attentive and everything arrived in good time, though the restaurant was nearly empty so I can't comment on performance during busy periods.

We had green tea which was Jasmine served in nice glass crockery, and chose from the set price lunch menu, which looked good value for 3 courses at around £14. I had seaweed starter which I enjoyed: I should have asked if it was real seaweed but did not want to embarass at the start! Then the tofu dish, very well done and tasty with just the right amount (I left a tiny bit of the rice though), and the lychees for desert. My friend had cheesecake, as the waitress said she had just finished the chocolate gateau, which caused some amusement! If anything could have been improved slightly I would say the desert: maybe the option of a scoop of (vegan) sorbet with the lychees and a less thick slab of filling in the cheesecake with more fruit decoration would have improved it for me, though I am being very fussy here.

When I complimented on the vegan selections the maîtresse d' echoed the word as vegetarian so I'm not sure the difference was understood. However it's great to see tofu on the menu, at least the takeaway one, as an option with all the accompaniments, and slightly cheaper than the meats as it should be. I would recommend it as one of the best vegan options for Chinese (or any) cuisine in Swindon - maybe I will ask about this in more detail later.

Overall a great experience and I look forward to...