This restaurant has been here for as long as I can remember and I really wanted it to be better than what I had experienced last time I came, which was over 10 years ago, aaannndd... I guess some things just don't change.
PS: I wasn’t
sure if this was meant to be a Chinese restaurant but I am going to have to
assume it is since the menu includes Chinese translations.
Regarding
the atmosphere and interior, you couldn’t tell if it was an Oriental restaurant
or not, unless you look at the contents of the table: soy sauce and chopsticks.
It is a
small restaurant and I have to say, it doesn’t make the effort to look nice at
all.
It has a
really simple interior, with the notable wooden furniture, which made the
atmosphere itself, seem really boring.
There wasn’t
even any background music or anything, so when someone ordered a juice or
smoothie, the sound of them making it just really fills the room.
I have to
admit, it’s a good place to eat by yourself – which I did – and from the other
customers, I think they thought so too.
The food
really confused me as well.
The noodles
that I ordered, I assumed would be Chinese but it tasted more like a Vietnamese
Pho.
Therefore, I
used my initiative to compare the noodles that I got to Pho that I’ve stated.
Outcome being that the noodles from New Culture Revolution is very subpar.
The main
thing that really disappointed me about it was that it was lukewarm. Normally,
noodles with a soup based would be quite hot so that by the time you got to the
soup, it’ll still be lukewarm to sip… but in this case, you’re going to have to
waste a below average broth – I don’t exactly like wasting food… even if its
cold.
The only
benefit would have to be that the portions were good.
The spring
rolls seriously annoyed me.
Even though
it was a set menu, I would have expected to be served at least 2 spring rolls.
In reality,
they gave me one which was cut into two pieces.
That was a
serious middle finger to a person who enjoys food.
In
retrospect, that single spring roll did taste really good.
I’ll have to
say, they mentioned to another customer that the restaurant makes their own
chilli sauce, which is quite impressive because despite their disappointing
food, their chilli sauce was really good! The other diner next to me asked for
an extra portion of chilli sauce.
SET MENU: £8
CHICKEN
NOODLE SOUP
SPRING ROLLS
JASMIN TEA
Interior: 2/5
Atmosphere: 2/5
Drinks: 2/5
Food: 3/5
Overall Rating: 2.5/5
Price Range: £
Atmosphere: 2/5
Drinks: 2/5
Food: 3/5
Overall Rating: 2.5/5
Price Range: £
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