Good Friend Chinese Restaurant — Restaurant in London

This is the ultimate secret Chinese restaurant that even most Chinese foodies don’t know about. Hidden in one of the most obscure nooks in London on an unpretentious high street in Chingford with exterior and decor that immediately says “cheap Chinese takeaway” lies a gem of authentic Cantonese seafood that you would only find in Hong Kong or Guangdong or in well known Cantonese seafood restaurants in London such as Royal China or Pearl Liang. The menu is deceptive. Most of if caters to non-Chinese patrons that screams anglicised Chinese food I would never touch. But the specialties are the small seafood section and the specials menu which last time I was there, it was written in Chinese only. A couple of fresh specialties is not even on the menu. Don’t worry, ask the friendly waitresses and they will guide to you a great Cantonese seafood feast. You will notice a small few not so positive reviews - they are from uninformed diners who order the...

This lovely restaurant has been in the area for as long as I can remember, but this was the first time we've eaten here! The restaurant itself has a lovely atmosphere and very nice decor inside. The staff are all incredibly friendly and attentive. We were seated very quickly and once we had ordered, all the food arrived very quickly.

The portions are larger than we had anticipated but definitely not a bad thing! The food was all so good and we (almost) finished every dish.

I also love that they give you chopsticks with some chopstick holders placed on the table which is a lovely touch.

The price for our meal was very reasonable, considering the amount we ordered, and they offered to put everything we didn't finish into takeaway containers, which we did.

Overall, this is a fantastic restaurant with great service and great food. We'll...

Went for a nice bday meal, staff are very respectful and attentive, food was excellent, starter (bbq spare ribs) came very quickly, I got the Crispy Aromatic duck with pancakes and hoisin sauce(super tasty), sweet and sour pork and the house noodle, I ordered too much as I didn't know the portion sizes were so large (which is a good thing), one of the waiters even made the effort to sing happy birthday and put a candle on my dessert. Definitely would like to eat there again. Great experience. Oh and they gave free fruit and mints after the main. I was so full up I couldn't finish my food but they kindly packed the leftovers for me. Don't usually make restaurant reviews but...