Dragon Castle

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  Dragon Castle

  114 Walworth Road London SE17 1JL uk
  

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  London_Liz

  18th September 2008

  Mobile Music!

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  We've eaten here and few times and always enjoyed the food and the atmosphere but we were sorely disappointed by the staff during out last visit (on September 4th 2008). The restaurant wasn’t at all full but we were sat close to other patrons along the window. Then the family of three (parents late 30’s and daughter of about 11) setting behind us started to play R&B music through a mobile phone. Thinking that it was just one song that the dad just HAD to play for his family we sat patiently and waited for it to finish but one song just rolled into the next and it became evident that he had no intension of turning it off. Then a member of staff approached the table and we exchanged a hopeful look with another dismayed table only for the waiter to take the families drink order!
  The food is great, the décor is nice but the staff aren’t up to much!

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  Dragon Castle

  114 Walworth Road London SE17 1JL uk
  

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  chodura

  14th September 2008

  Excellent Chinese restaurant

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  I find Dragon Castle to serve a better quality Chinese food compared to the restaurants in Chinatown. It also helps that it's near our home. We've been there several times and were always pleased with it. The prices are of good value compared to the quality of food and restaurant interior. You could take someone there on a romantic dinner or a large celebration dinner. We usually go there for dim sum and order about 10 dishes for two of us, some beer and chinese tea and end up paying around £10-15 per person. There is a large amount of waiters there and gets busy on weekend evenings. The restaurant actually reminded us of restaurants in China or Singapore with the quiet background music, soft light, chandeliers, and waterfall feature in the entrance hall along with pleasant music playing in the toilets. The toilets are clean, modern and of a higher calibre than other restaurants in London in general.

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  Dragon Castle

  114 Walworth Road London SE17 1JL uk
  

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  justintoh

  13th September 2007

  A good spot for dim sum

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  I've only been here during the daytime, in part because the area (and in particular the tunnels around the roundabouts) isn't so inviting during at night, and in part because the dim sum is what draws me here.
  
  The restaurant itself is easy to miss, as there's nothing that screams 'chinese restaurant' until you get to the two big red doors (which are always closed). The decor is simple inside, with large windows letting in a lovely view of the Walworth Road.
  
  Pluses
  + the dishes are cheap: we once ordered so much that we couldn't see over the steamers
  + good selection of dishes, with some more fusion-inspired specials (these don't always work)
  + you can book a table, which is rare for good yum cha
  + the restaurant is large enough for a table of ~15
  
  Minuses
  - service isn't particularly friendly
  - no trolley service (although this is the norm for london)
  
  In all, I'd recommend this place for yum cha, especially for those with large groups of people who don't mind travelling from the usual dim sum hotspots to avoid a queue.

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  Dragon Castle

  114 Walworth Road London SE17 1JL uk
  

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  lenalouise

  9th August 2007

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  I came here for dinner with my mum not long after it opened and I remember being distinctly unimpressed. To be fair, the quality of the food is somewhat slighlty better than your average greasy chinese but it's not amazing. The portions are smaller than usual, the staff are a bit snobbish and it's more expensive aswell.
  
  Having a chinese meal is all about sharing tantalising dishes in the middle of the table with everyone digging in, having a good natter and generally having a good time but you feel like you can't do that here when you have 2 waiters staring over at your table! I don't like the pretentiousness of the place. The quality of the food is nowhere as near as delectable as the stuff I get back home.

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  Dragon Castle

  114 Walworth Road London SE17 1JL uk
  

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  janie_lou

  9th August 2007

  Good quality Chinese restaurant in (slowly) up and coming area

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  I've been here a few times now and can honestly say its a top notch Chinese restaurant. And I'm not normally a fan of Chinese food (too greasy for me) so it was with a slight feeling of trepidation that I went there last year as a guinea pig to see if it would be any good for a work Christmas party. (It was, and it was enjoyed by all)
  
  Their daytime menu includes dim-sum, which I have yet to try, but is apparently pretty darn good. In the evening you can order a la carte or they have an extensive range of set menus. Last time I was there I had the 22.50 menu and very nearly ruptured my stomach trying to cram it all in.
  
  All the usual suspects appear on the menu, king prawn kung po, chicken with cashew nuts, chilli shredded beef, as well as some more obscure (and in my opinion, scary!) seafood and meat dishes.
  
  The roasted duck is melt-in-the-mouth delicious and the best I've ever tasted, and with not a single bit of fat or grease or gristle. They shred it at your table and you're practically drooling by the time they let you at it.
  
  The dishes seem expensive but thats because its all too easy to compare prices with the local back-street take-away and forget that this is a restaurant! I couldn't help but grumble at first but I soon realised they'd used quality ingredients and invested time, thought and effort into the preparation of each dish. Add this to the elegant dining area and good service and I think you've got good value.
  
  There's an extensive wine list and whilst I'm no wine connoisseur I can say that very much enjoyed the bottle of third-least-expensive wine which we selected. Draught and bottled beer is available, and a full selection of spirits for any aperitif you might fancy.
  
  It is in an odd area but not far from Elephant and Castle tube, and this area is undergoing huge regeneration at present. This doesn't seem to have hindered its popularity.
  
  I don't know if I'd suggest hiking over here from, say, Cricklewood or Richmond - but if you're not a million miles away and fancy a nice sit-down Chinese dinner without the bustle and brisk service you get in Chinatown then give Dragon Castle a whirl.

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