Canton Element

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  Paul Kennedy

  ·2 months ago

  “The food was delicious. I didn't select any of the dishes, left that to my Chinese friend. There was a good mix of dishes with meat chicken, beef, squid and fish and vegetables. Atmosphere was quite chilled people enjoyed conversations without competing with music.”

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  James Wei

  ·4 months ago

  “Rude staff and a very disappointing experience. The poor service started before we even entered the restaurant. A staff member standing at the entrance did not greet us or ask how many people we had. He stared at us for like 5 seconds and coldly asked, “Are you going to finish the drink in your hand?” Even though there was barely anything left in the cup. After we were seated, things did not improve. We were one of the first tables to sit down, yet our food arrived after almost everyone else’s. The food itself was average and did not make up for the poor service. When we finished eating, our empty plates were left on the table for some time. I tried to make eye contact and ask for the bill, but the same staff member appeared to avoid us and continued serving other tables first. What made the experience even more uncomfortable was the noticeable difference in how he treated us compared with the table of four white men sitting next to us. The contrast in attitude was hard to ignore. Other staff members seemed fine, but this particular staff member, who had tattoos on his left arm, ruined the whole dining experience. I have visited this restaurant several times before, but this was by far the worst experience I have had there. I left feeling disrespected and disappointed. I would not return, and I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone expecting polite, respectful and equal service.”

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  Sunny Yu

  ·5 months ago

  “Came back after so many times and they still got the ‘element’ right - fresh dim sums, generous fried rice portions and last but not least, loose leaf tea!”

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  Mo Mo

  ·7 months ago

  “Beautiful tables and seating, swift service and great food. We ended up here after an event and thankful they would serve us as most places were closed for food. Huge menu with extensive meat, fish and veggie choices. We loved our roast duck ho-fun and beef in black bean with crispy noodles and prawn toast Seated very quickly and amazing value with starter, mains and drinks with service for £40!”

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  Eric T

  ·7 months ago

  “great Cantonese food and dim sum. second visit after a year, still maintain excellent quality. highly recommend two course meal deal.”

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  JO Syms

  ·10 months ago

  “Excellent food, had chicken and sweet corn soup and sweet sour chicken and also had some delicious prawn sesame rolls. Very quick service. When I got the bill they had added on an extra 10% service charge which I normally won't be happy about as I have a thing about tipping but I was happy to pay on this occasion. Whilst I was there, there was 's also lots of other young Chinese customers.”

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  Becca E

  ·1 year ago

  “Amazing value & delicious Cantonese food. The evening set menu runs until 10pm and includes two courses for only £15 (with a variety of dishes across the menu). Beautifully clean and stylish restaurant with friendly staff. We’ll be back!”

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  Curious Voyager

  ·1 year ago

  “We tried the lunchtime deal – one starter and one main course for £14.99. For starters, we had the pork belly and prawn dumplings. For mains, we chose dish 117 (stir-fried beef ho fun in soy sauce – we swapped the crispy noodles) and dish 122 (a stew of prawn, duck, and squid served with rice). The portions were generous and overall it was good value for money. The only downside was that it was a bit noisy inside. Also, we didn’t really enjoy dish 122 – the flavour combination wasn’t to our taste.”

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  Habaan

  ·3 years ago

  “It was great to have a taste of home. Not only was the portion of the main quite sizeable, it was also delicious. The dimsum was also quite good. However, it'd be perfect if the price included a drink.”

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  Amberose He

  ·4 years ago

  “One of my new favorite Cantonese restaurant + karaoke. The food was great, especially running egg yolk bun, if you are a yolk lover, you must try that. Most dishes are really good, but sea bass was not as great as others. Their roast duck was fried after roasting, therefore it's super crispy. They have 2 clay pot rice dishes, way better than Rice and Pot (it's a clay pot rice place at Elephant and castle). So far nothing disappointed me. The karaoke is £280 for up to 8 people, and £30 for each additional person, but you can off set the food and drinks against it.Overall it's like you just pay for the food and drink, karaoke is free.”

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