Great little place to try authentic Chinese dishes that you can't normally get in China town. The food was well cooked and not over spicy and I was happy with the amount on offer on the menu. Only disappointment was the size of the dishes as I felt the prices were a little high. The breakfast menu looked appealing too so will need to return!
So Islington’s Upper Street really is on the up food wise; you’ve got Oldroyd, Bellanger, Galley, MEATliquor. And now there’s Chinese Laundry. Everything about the place feels cool but not in a try hard way. There are two small “dining rooms” at the front and out the back with a small bar in the middle. It felt like we were perching on stalls in the back of some Chinese Granny’s flat. I wasn’t sure I would but I totally loved it.
I’m a fan of any restaurant that has the word “Laundry” in its name. Prior to Chinese Laundry, my like of Laundry restaurants was 100%. (Granted I’d only ever been to one restaurant with the word “Laundry” in its name before this, and it’s pretty much the best restaurant ever.) So when an offer came up on The Nudge for a prix fixe dinner for two, I jumped at the opportunity. I called up Vicky from the Bunch as she’s my go-to expert in Chinese food, and we headed over to give it a try. (One small problem: Vicky is from southern China. Apparently the food there isn’t very spicy, so she always gives me a bad time about the food we share as I lean the other way on the spice scale.)
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