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Restaurant in Bandra (W)
Rated: Good
based on 11 reviews
China Gate
155, Waterfield Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai
26432570, 26452600, 26453581, 26459711, 26402256, 26402257, 66991900, 26404562, 9833044023
| Locality | Waterfield Road,Bandra (W) |
|---|---|
| Place Type | Restaurant |
| Food Type | Chinese |
| Timings | 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM |
| Price |
  Moderate
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- Additional Information
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Home delivery
Air conditioned
Credit cards accepted
- Tags
- chinese restaurant bandra-(w)
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first reviewed by arjunj_83
- User Reviews (11)
Oct 23, 2008
great food, one of my favorite chinese restaurants
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.
Oct 21, 2008
China Gate - A shade better than ok
It was the 20th of Sept and the Wife's b'day was during the week. She was in the mood of treating me and a visit to the Mount Mary church as also on the cards. Combining these too events together we finished the latter and were walking down Waterfield road trying to see what place we could end up having a decent meal at not a very obscene price. We chanced upon China Gate and decided that was the place for the treat.
We enter the restaurant and found that it had split levels which was kind of groovy as I have seen restaurants with a couple of levels but 3 - 4 levels ... well it was something else. It was around 8pm when we entered here and it being a Saturday expected it to be busy and possibly crowded. Luckily it was not. The captain was on hand with the menu and it took us some time to make up our minds. Once placing the order and while sipping on a Fresh Lime Soda I did look around and found that the upholstery had frayed in the adjoining sofa the entire furniture on the whole needing refurbishment.
We ordered Sesame Grill Chicken and a Sea Food Platter as starters. The Chicken came first and was gulped down in no time. It was tasty with a lot of Sesame seeds sprinkled on the grilled chicken nuggets. The Sea Food Platter disappointed me. First of all you could not make out what were the different kinds of fish that was placed on the platter. It was only after biting into a piece that I found out that it squid and the rest also had to be discovered the same way. The presentation was quite poor and the odd light green colour of the preparation didn’t help either. It was one poor choice.
For the main course we had ordered Chicken Pot Rice and Roast Pork. Steamed rice was covered with an oriental chicken gravy. I was initially apprehensive of what the dish would taste like but was pleasantly surprised to taste Jasmine flavoured rice and the gravy was excellent too. The Roast Pork was finely cut slices of pork in gravy which I personally felt didn’t have much flavouring on its own. Well the gravy did but the pork, it seemed might have been boiled separately and then mixed together when the patron would order. This process hardly gives any times for the meat to absorb the flavouring of the gravy.
On the whole the whole experience was good with very quick service. We finished our meal by around 8:45pm and asked for the bill. During the meal a group entered with a few boisterous kids and I feared they would make a hash of the treat, but luckily they were directed to another level at the end of the restaurant. The background music was unobtrusive.
The cost of the entire dinner is given below
• Sesame Grilled Chicken: Rs.250.00
• Sea Food Platter Rs.525.00
• Roast Pork Rs.225.00
• Chicken Pot Rice Rs.220.00
• Fresh Lime Soda (3 nos) Rs.150.00
• Mineral Water Rs. 55.00
Total Rs.1425.00
It was an inexpensive dinner without any drinks. I am surprised when I just read one of the earlier reviews that alcohol is served in the restaurant. The Captain never showed us an wine menu. Well that’s for next time then!!! I would recommend this restaurant for anyone who would like to have a decent and quick meal. Happy Gastronomy!!
Sep 25, 2008
Walk inside this gate
China Gate
Link square Mall, 3rd Floor, Linking Road, Bandra (W).
Tel: 2646 9003 / 2646 9004
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Mon-Fri Dinner 800 per person (ladies 450 per person)
Service charge 5%, VAT 12.5%
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Cuisine: Largely Chinese, with additions of Japanese, Thai and Korean.
Open for: Open for Lunch and Dinner. The restaurant can get awfully crowded during lunch on certain days of the week as it is very popular with the ‘kitty-party’ crowd.
Serve Alcohol: Yes
Parking: Valet available
Ambience:
The first thing that is sure to strike you when you enter this restaurant is how spacious it is. Though they have, the prerequisite for any Chinese Restaurant, usual faux ponds with koi fish swimming in it, toads sprouting water, dragons greeting you at the door and Chinese silk paintings dominating a wall, this restaurant is done up extremely stylishly. Soft lighting lends warmth and comfortable rosewood tables and chairs are spaced widely enough to offer adequate privacy to each table.
The spacious floor space has been tastefully divided into areas which hold tables to seat large groups/families and those for couples and groups of four.
Staff;
Attentive, quick and courteous, though language was a slight problem with some. The manager was very attentive too, doing the rounds of the tables and guiding, chiding and keeping an eagle eye on the staff.
What we ate;
The buffet includes;
Soft drinks and fresh fruit juices
4 types of soup (2 veg and 2 non-veg)
(I had the chicken manchow soup, which with delicious)
A mind boggling array of starters with non-vegetarian choices far out favoring the vegetarian ones in number. The starters are mostly fried and steamed. 4 different types of sauces are the accompaniments.
(Do try the dumplings and the sticky rice starters)
A sushi counter
Vegetarian (mango sushi!) and non-vegetarian sushi which were strictly a-okay. The sushi wasn’t rolled very expertly, nor did it seem very fresh. Though the pickled ginger slices were good, the wasabi paste was extremely dry, the consistency of clay!
Main course
Steamed rice, fried rice and noodles. 4-5 varieties of vegetables/curries.
Once again, very little choice for vegetarians, with just 2 veg dishes. I had steamed rice with red Thai curry, the curry was really nice.
Dessert
The dessert counter showcased diamond-shaped Chinese desserts like chocolate, blackcurrant and lemon jellies (please avoid!) along with squares of tiramisu, cheesecake, gateau’s and torte’s (really, really good!) and wedges of tea cakes like butter cake, walnut cake etc (very dry!)
Do try the tiny cookies though, they were super-yum!
They also have a Baskin-Robbins ice cream counter with a dozen flavors to choose from.
I think you should know;
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The staff do not inform you of what all the buffet compromises of.
The main course and dessert are served in the inside dining room, as a result of which most people unknowingly skip those or find out about only much later.
The buffet has limited choices for vegetarians.
The strong smell of the non-veg food being fried, on an open counter, could be off putting for vegetarians.
Jun 09, 2008
Excellent Chinese (Indian Style)
One of my favorite Chinese restaurants in town. The orange tofu with fried spinach if just great. Also do not miss the korean rice. Gets a little too noisy on the weekends plus has a very limited wine collection. Apart from these downsides, this place is the perfect spot for some amazing chinese food especially with an Indian touch on it - not too expensive either (if ones compares this to China garden or Royal China)
Apr 07, 2008
Awesome!
Bedlam during the weekends and friday nights when one has to wait in long queues down the tiny street but the food is well worth the tedious wait. The ambience is wonderful and everything that I have tried on the menu has been fantastic! The service is efficient and the staff are attentive without being non intrusive (although this is more true during the weekdays rather than weekends). Highly recommended!