Like all Chinatowns (I'd imagine), London's Chinatown is full of Chinese restaurants whose main patrons are non Asian tourist and immediately, that should ring alarm bells. As such, we haven't been to many Chinese restaurants in Chinatown since we've been here and Mr Kong is one of the first few that we've been too.
Unlike most of the Chinese restaurants, Mr Kong is hidden in one of the side alleys, albeit a busy one. That gave it a little bit more credibility. We learned of this restaurant through the esteemed recommendation of one of Irene's colleagues, who went so far as saying his partners parent, who are picky eaters, gave Mr Kong their tick of approval. With that recommendation, we decided to try it out.
Unfortunately, I was tied back at work that day and could only leave in time to throw some stuff down my mouth before heading off to Les Miserables. As such, Irene went ahead and ordered the dishes first - a tofu hotpot and a fried rice. As such, the food arrived shortly after I did and we had a quick meal before heading off.
So how did the food stack up? Well, although the ingredients were nice and portions were reasonable, the flavour, to me, tended to be a bit too salty. Nevertheless, we enjoyed the meal, thanks in no small part to the exceptional service and reasonable price. Irene also noticed a few interesting dishes on offer on the menu that aren't available everywhere so already we've been talking about going back for those dishes.
On the whole, a decent meal for the price and probably better than most around the area.
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