Our first Chinese New Year dinner in London was spent with Irene's high school friend and her boyfriend at Mayflower Chinese Restaurant in London's Chinatown. The restaurant is really small and given it was Chinese New year, the place was packed. Getting in was a challenge in itself as the people queuing completely blocked the entrance.
After getting in and notifying the waiter of our booking, we still had to wait a while before being shown to our table. The wait was quite excruciating as you were at the mercy of the waiter's disgruntled yelling of "excuse me" for being in the way of their duties.
Our table was directly under the stairs and so part of he roof was slanted, with the low point being so low that the seat there was useless unless a child sat there. Fortunately, the table was a 5 seater so we weren't cramped.
Being CNY, we ordered many dishes from the special CNY menu with names that were apt for the occasion. The dishes we got had chicken, sea cucumber, oysters, mushroom, chicken feet, tofu, a hair like delicay, etc. They all came surprisingly quickly but I reckon most of the dishes were more or less ready and just needed reheating as though the dishes were nicely cooked, they were not overly hot.
Taste wise, I must say the place did a pretty good job, especially given how busy they were! However, Irene still thinks the flavours are stronger at Mr Kong, one of her favourite restaurants.
On the whole, it was a good night with nice food and good company; a great start to the Chinese New Year!
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