Quite contradictory to my review of the china gate branch inside croma, i have given this place which is the original china gate 5 stars:
i always make it a point to go to this restaurant when im in bombay. great food, tasty, well presented and fresh!! there is literally an explosion of flavors in your mouth as soon as you consume! some of my favorite items on the menu are spicy crab meat soup, the chicken manchow soup, the bean curd and shanghai-paneer (vegetarian appetizers), the chilly garlic prawns, sesame chicken (appetizers), the pot rice, roast pork chilly, schezwan fish......dont recall the other items but pretty much everything on the menu is gauranteed to be good. the sauces kept on the table itself are also very nice and good to be used as dips for your appetizers.
the service is prompt, friendly staff...no issues on the decor, ambience and hygiene level as well.
the only problem ive found at this place is that the waiting times for a table are really long and frustrating and it takes over 40 minutes on a normal weekday to finally get seated...weekends are a whole lot worse. however, i will go there for the food and experience if time permits. its usually 500-600 per head for dinner.
siddhster
