Julie W.
Yelp
Meeting our extended family who live in the area for dinner; I made an early reservation based on my Yelp research, which did not disappoint.
Arrived early the restaurant was almost empty but filled quickly later on, the waitress was very friendly and chatty. Ambiance is not anywhere near that of Mayflower or Koi but decent, the printed menu on glossy three fold paper offers many interesting options. There are also a few set menu choices.
We opted to order ala carte so everyone can have his/her pick, most of the dishes were excellent, a few misses which were more related to portion size than quality.
Some of the inconsistencies:
Two orders of West lake beef soup ($18.95 x 2) only served half of a small bowl each for the 10 of us, which seem strange although the soup was good.
The Seafood E-fu noodle ($22.95) was skimpy which barely covered the plate.
Roasted pork belly ($15.95 X2) was excellent with crispy skin, the 2nd plate was visibly much larger portion than the first one which was very small.
Now everything else were nicely done and well enjoyed by the group which included
Roast duck ($41.95), Hainan chicken ($36.95), Clams ($21.95), sweet & sour pork (20.95), honey walnut prawns (23.95), Chinese Gailan (18.95), Goji Berry vegetable supreme(18.95), mushroom w/ Japanese tofu(20.95), Singapore Vermicelli ($19.95) , a couple of shrimp rice rolls, rice and etc. We asked for less oil and msg which was noted on our order. Total before tips was $376.
Yes, we ordered a lot of food and everyone totally pigged out. We had some leftovers and were served complimentary orange slices at the end . This is definitely an old school local gem earning their popularity by solid cooking, quality and services. No QR code, no automatic $18% or more tips, we hope to come back again.