Chinese Gourmet — Restaurant in London

Apr 24: I've since tried some of their lunch menu; sweet and sour chicken (was spot on and tasted just like any old school Chinese take away with lots of chicken. The lunch boxes tend to come in the deeper plastic take away container), chicken curry (again, spot on and lots of flavour with chicken that melts in your mouth as its done just so. When the potatoes are small they're cooked perfectly, but on occasion the veg is larger then they tend to be a bit under cooked. I've ordered this the most out of their lunch menu which is excellent value), spicy beef (the beef is slightly over cooked but still very tasty with lots of beef. This is slightly spicy if you're not tolerant of spice) and bang bang chicken (I wasn't sure if this was going to come with a sauce in it, it doesnt and essentially is a flavoured chicken nugget. A chicken nugget which is lovely and moist but because their was no sauce the boiled rice felt a bit dry. It wasn't dry at all and was perfectly cooked but I prefer a little sauce with my dry meat). I'm not normally so adventurous when it comes trying new dishes but I've been so impressed with every dish I've tried so far I feel compelled to try other things. When we order 2 mains from the lunch menu and 2 starters the price comes in between £28-30.

Aug 23: When you get that hand pulled noodle craving and then your meal just makes you feel sated, that was me yesterday at discovering this random establishment.

We were heading across the road/competition for hand pulled noodles and drove past Chinese Gourmet. An unassuming shack but busy, I thought I'd give it a go. In HK these types of places that don't have curb appeal are often the places that serve the best food and boy was I right!

I ordered the beef slice noodles as I'm not very tolerant of spicy food, whereas my husband ordered the spicy beef noodles. Visually, his looked really good and so I half inched/pinched his, the beef was so tender.

I hadn't even tried my bowl of noodles and already regretted my choice because of my fear of spice, it was a nice spice and not burn your taste buds and can't taste a thing spice.

My dish was very good, what's not to love about tasty, hot and fresh. The portion size was very good, I'd say double to most places in the area.

The dumplings were nice, the sauces were what made them. I enjoyed the lamb dumplings most.

All in all, this is going to be my regular when we come into the area weekly. They don't take phone orders and the wait can take a while during the lunch period.

I'm SOO PLEASED at finding a reasonably priced hand pulled noodle and dumpling place.

I'd agree with one of the reviewers about ordering Mainland dishes over the Cantonese dishes, as a BBC I'll be ordering the Mainland dishes as they're very well done, whereas Cantoneae dishes cooked by Mainlander's just miss the mark. I will still be trying them out at some point, once I go through the whole menu. I like to keep an open mind on these things,...

Tucked away in the unassuming Skyline Village facing Limeharbour Road, this Chinese gem stands out as the best in Isle of Dogs IMO. The unobtrusive shopfront belies the culinary wonders found within, offering both indoor and outdoor seating, though space is limited due to their heavy emphasis on takeout orders.

The star of the menu, the hand-pulled Xi’An Biang Biang noodles with chunky beef, has consistently delivered an exceptional experience every time I've indulged.

During my recent visit with a friend, we savored three dishes paired with plain rice. The deep-fried Pork Intestines with Pepper, Boneless Chicken in Chilli Oil, and Beef and Sauerkraut in Hot and Sour Soup were all incredibly flavorful, mirroring authentic Chinese tastes.

While the flavors transported us to China, the indoor seating is a bit snug, and there's a noticeable oily aroma that lingers. However, the olfactory experience is a small tradeoff for the incredible taste. Be prepared to carry a bit of the scent in your clothes post-meal.

Portion-wise, three dishes with plain rice proved ample for two, providing a satisfying meal. We paid £37 for these, and it will be ten percent cheaper if...

Sure, Canary Wharf might be heaving with Finance Bros© with their mysterious perennial colds, yachts belonging to apparently nobody and largely a collection of restaurants in which Franky and Benny's might suit, but hold on to your Ethereum- because The Editor has done it again. She found Chinese Gourmet and I've been twice in two days.

At a glance it triggers the same familiarity of the places you find in train stations, like Upper Crust. But past the astro turf and into this brilliant little shoebox of a place, is an ample menu featuring hand-pulled noodles in particular. I doff my Fedora to @caffs_not_cafes once again.

Xi'an biang biang noodles that could hold up your britches and want to thwack all day long, with special chilli sauce and chunky beef. Stir-fried lamb with cumin and noodles that could easily be bungee ropes for The Borrowers. The Xi'an pork burger. Its undercarriage. The Xi'an beef burger. Both streaming with juices and wildly satisfying. Chicken and vegetable potstickers, crisp, tender and not short on the goods. Pork and vegetable dumplings, deftly-hemmed and like all before it,...