Bao Fa Garden (FKA Zen China)

Bao Fa Garden (FKA Zen China) reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Theresa VIP

   Chicago47 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 31, 2018

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   First night in London and late dinner. They served well and the food was good! Wonderful location and great service!
   

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   PaulsCo

   London26 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 3, 2018

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Our first visit and we loved it. I'm a big fan of Chinese food and have visited restaurants all over the world, including Hong Kong. The Beijing duck was wonderful and the soup that was made with the remainder just delicious, the presentation at the table by the chef was a lovely touch too. We liked the place so much we are going back on Friday with other friends. The full menu is much more varied than appears on their website and includes some great dishes.
   

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   Helene

   London6 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on March 23, 2018

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Nice staff and beautiful views of houses of parliament / big ben / river. However food is pretty average so it’s expensive for what it is. Sizzlinf beef was delicious. Crispy duck was dry. Egg fried dry.
   

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   CR04

   Monterrey1 review

   4.0

   Dined on December 31, 2017

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Food was OK, the problem was the price. I don't mind paying much for great food, but it wasn't really what I was expecting. Nothing was bad, but wasn't great either. The lobster was overcooked, the fish had a lot of spines, and so on. Again, it was good food, but not for the price.
   

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   Michelle1

   London1 review

   1.0

   Dined on December 31, 2017

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Terrible..we booked via Open table as it was in the city and my family wanted to spend new years in London. Was called up by a rude resturant manager who demanded we pay £ 900 for the booking. This was not mentioned on open table at time of booking. We ended up cancelling the booking and will never book here again. It spoilt our New Year plans in London and everybody including my two children were extremely disappointed.
   

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   BenL

   London2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on December 31, 2017

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Very bad. At around 1pm on Sunday 31st December I received a call saying that my 5pm booking (same day) had been cancelled as they were now holding a New Year's party that would cost about £200 per person. For my booking they said that I could only move it to 3pm (before they closed). They should have had these details on Open Table beforehand. I then asked if they could hold my booking so that I could discuss with friends that I booked it for. When I called back they were unable to understand me and the conversation was a bit of a struggle. In the end I cancelled the booking.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   London1 review

   2.0

   Dined on October 15, 2017

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was ok and can be better. Really expensive for its portion. Not tasty enough.
   

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   Essem

   London71 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on October 12, 2017

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   It seemed logical to dine at the Bao Fa Garden after a matinee visit to the County Hall Theatre. What can I say? It was okay I suppose. No particular omplaints from my party of four, that's for sure. But it wasn't great. It was all rather ordinary leaving us with some disappointment that it could have been so much better. At these prices and with this location we should have been bowled over - but weren't. I doubt if we'll return.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined on September 5, 2017

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This was my first visit to this restaurant & I was very happy with the delicious meal served by very attentive staff and the manager who was at hand to see that all was well. My son & a guest from overseas enjoyed the lovely array of dishes including starters , scallop dumplings and vegetable spring rolls and our mains roast whole duck , chicken , aubergine & Tofu served with rice. which we shared were absolutely delicious with very large portions :) ( we only realised it when the food arrived ).The Merlot shared by my guests was great too. I would defenitely recvomend this restaurant to those who enjoy quality Chinese cuisine and excllent ambience & great view of the Thames. It must be said , the price was very reasonable too!!👍
   

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    SamanthaSarahMcCall

    London1 review

    2.0

    Dined on September 3, 2017

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2

    My first impressions were not good, the pictures on the website do not match inside the restaurant, because it is old decor inside. I felt like I walked into the wrong place! The menu offers mostly pork options, hardly any chicken or fresh seasonal veg. The actual menu is tacky in plastic wallets, this doesn't make a good impression of a high end place. The ice-cream tasted like it had been in the freezer 2 years. The waiter brought out our food separately so some food was cold and some was hot, this is such bad service. They were hardly anyone around, we were left waiting to pay when another party came in to eat. Toilets had no tissue, I had to go back upstairs to ask for toilet paper! How bad! The toilet bins were over flowing and general mess - put me off my food. Overall this is 1/5 and I wouldn't go back.
    

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