How quickly time flies - 3 months have gone past, and one of our team members is leaving. With the night being stormy and wet - we decided to stay local and try out an Asian restaurant in Southbank.
I was quite surprised that the restaurant was packed - especially on a week night, and because it was so wet! I did however have high hopes for the food, with mixed results.
We started off with a Chive and Egg crispy flatbread which was good. I prefer mine a bit more crispy, but we did enjoy the fluffiness of the egg and pastry.
Next, we had some Shanghai dumplings - which were amazing. The soup was really delicious, and they were cooked to perfection.
For mains, MVL had the Budda's Noodles - which were a tasty concoction of vegetables in a fragrant broth. He rated the restaurant 9/10.
The rest of us shared a pork belly dish with multi-grain man tao. I was really impressed with the bun, as it was light and delicious! I usually don't like man tao.
We also shared a beef noodle soup - which was so-so.
And finally, 2 courses of peking duck.
The Peking Duck pancakes consisted of a good duck - which was crispy, but the cucumber and shallots were sliced too thinly and a very meagre.
The San Choi Bao was disappointing, as it had a slightly burnt flavour throughout the filling.
All in all, John - 8/10, Gary - 8/10, Cindy - 6/10
Bamboo Basket is at 189 Grey St, Southbank
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