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I wouldn't make a blanket statement like "the food is the only thing that should matter"; but for some Chinese restaurants, bad service is part of the fun. My
by adrianratnapala 8y ago
I wouldn't make a blanket statement like "the food is the only thing that should matter"; but for some Chinese restaurants, bad service is part of the fun.
My favourite is "Oriental Canteen" near South Kensington station. At lunchtime I would order takeway, and then go browse a neighbouring bookshop. One day, as I was heading back the manager (who was rude on the best of days) just wordlessly held the bag with my lunch out the window so that I just grabbed it from her hands without even setting foot in her restaurant.
An excellent combination of impoliteness and efficiency for busy people who are there to exchange money for food rather than to make friends.
- mislankanova 8y agoPush the ‘impoliteness and efficiency’ to the extreme and you get the Australia Dairy Company in Hong Kong, a restaurant where the service is so bad that tourists come to experience it... And I agree with how you feel about the Oriental Canteen. A really inexpensive place to get a quick meal. Can’t expect much more from it.
- baby 8y agoIf we’re sharing then: * jiaba: for taiwanese food * orient: best dimsum * joyluck: good hotpot
- adrianratnapala 8y ago> A really inexpensive place to get a quick meal. . Can’t expect much more from it. I reckon the food there is pretty good quality, especially by London standards. Though the menu is pretty basic. At least that was my assessment 10 years ago when I lived there.