18th September 2007
Cheap Chinese 'all you can eat'
A friend and I wanted to see the Simpsons Movie recently and fit in a couple of beers and some food beforehand so I did a bit of a trawl of the internet and came up with this place.
Just up the escalators at the N1 Shopping centre very close to the Angel tube in Islington, this Chinese buffet is very convenient for the cinema. It's a very basic setup and unique in my experience with Chinese restuarants they supply knife, fork and spoon as standard. Drinks were reasonably priced and once seated you're provided with a plate and told to just help yourself.
There is a large counter filled with about twenty or so stainless steel dishes with a reasonable range of dishes. The makings for duck pancakes can be found at one end of this and there are also bowls for a couple of soups and a couple of trays of sauces.
The temptation, of course, is to load your plate up with loads of everything - which is what I did! However, my advice would be to do a circuit of the whole counter before choosing a few individual dishes and try not to fill up too much on rice and noodles.
This is certainly a 'cheap eat' and if you like fine Asian cuisine then there are many other restuarants that do it a whole lot better for more money but if you choose carefully and don't just stuff your face a pleasant experience can be had and at £8.50 for the dinner buffet and £4.50 for the lunch buffet you're not going to be too disappointed. I particularly enjoyed the Deep Fried Mixed Vegetables and the Lemon Chicken.
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