"Once home to the Crown & Anchor pub, Hong Kong City occupies a large corner site towards the Peckham end of New Cross Road. With a huge open-plan dining room, the restaurant offers an all you can eat menu, with food cooked fresh and brought to the table, but although fine, it should be swerved in favour of the lengthy a la carte menu filled with genuinely exciting dishes. In addition to takeaway staples such as sweet and sour pork, lemon chicken, special fried rice, et al. expect the likes of braised abalone with sea cucumber; soft pork knuckle contrasted by the crunch of jelly fish slivers; a pearl of steamed king scallop with XO sauce; fried eels with a sticky honey sauce; gelatinous hotpot with braised fish lips and duck’s feet; and, best of all, salt and pepper pigs’ intestines. A decent dim sum selection is also served until 5pm." - Jonathan Hatchman
