The food at Sky Chinese Cuisine was so good that we ended up coming here twice during our trip…read more Every dish tasted like it was prepared by a master Hong Kong chef. On our first visit, we ordered the pork intestine soup, which had an incredibly rich and flavorful broth packed with generous portions of meat and ingredients. The garlic string beans were another standout, with obvious wok hei and a perfect char that brought out their flavor. We also ordered the clay pot bean curd with lamb, and the combination of savory, comforting flavors made it one of our favorite dishes of the meal. The next day, we came back specifically for dim sum, and everything we tried was excellent. What makes this experience even more memorable is how we found the restaurant in the first place. We were originally planning to eat at Neptune's next door, but when we walked in, the owner asked if we had looked at the menu and whether we were sure we wanted to eat there. She explained that their flavors were geared more toward Western tastes, and when I asked where we could find authentic Chinese food, she immediately pointed us to Sky Chinese Cuisine. That recommendation turned out to be spot on. The biggest downside of this place is the ambiance. The interior feels dated and a bit run-down, and it certainly isn't somewhere you'd visit for the atmosphere. But once the food arrives, none of that matters. The quality, authenticity, and execution of the dishes more than make up for the lack of polish. If you're looking for outstanding Cantonese-style Chinese food rather than a fancy dining room, Sky Chinese Cuisine is absolutely worth the visit.

My previous review remains completely the same…read more My this visit this week provided an opportunity to get some more dim sum and lots of it. What I did see was a restaurant full of Chinese diners eating the very same food. Now if that is not a recommendation for a great restaurant ........

The location is very easy to get to - it's just behind Dance City or Central Lofts, depending on…read morewhich way you're coming from. The decor is great - it's very homely and very comfortable inside. Low lighting and asian ornaments that look like they've been accumulated over time allow you to relax and breathe in a relatively well-thought out asian atmosphere. They normally ask if you've reserved a table and it can get quite busy, so if you're thinking of going even after this review, then be sure to give them a call first. So far so good, but the elements that let this restaurant down are the following: - speed of service - food - customer service - price You might be thinking "that's everything apart from location and decor"... and you'd be right. We only ordered two main courses (smallish servings which most probably have pre-prepared ingredients) but we found we waited for around 30 mins or more to see them arrive. When we dugg in, the salt levels in one of the dishes was just completely overwhelming. Our tongues were literally humming with the sodium in the food. We were in a rush to see a movie on the other side of town, so the dish was not sent back. Instead I mustered the courage to eat most of it - else it would have gone back immediately. We complained as we were asking for the bill, but the waiter just nodded his head and didn't give much of a response at all. Similarly, when the manager came over to take our payment she did not mention the issue at all. Instead it was swept under the rug and left there presumably to fester for the next unexpecting guest. Which brings me on to the final point - price. The most expensive main course is around £18 and the least expensive main course is about £10. I can get a much better tasting, much larger meal just a block down at "Utong" which is a Thai restaurant with seafood and hotpot as its speciality. What you end up paying for is the relatively different interior and not much else. To be completely fair, if Barn Asia's food had much less salt in it, it would taste delicious. Eat here if you have a good heart. If you don't, I'd not risk it!

Amazing food, very reasonably priced. Not really designed for people with very simple and…read moretraditionally English tastes - as the name suggests, this is Asian food. Because it is not a Chinese restaurant, or Japanise, or Korean, there is more variety than you would usually find in any one of these. Some dishes have alternative versions, based on the different cooking styles of different Asian countries. But the food is not only interesting, it is also of very high quality. If you find the menu a bit confusing, the staff are very helpful, and knowlegable if it's advise you're after. As some of the best bars in town are near the Central Station, and this isn't too far from there, it would be a great place to start a good night out with friends.

On a recent visit to England we went to this restaurant well known to our hosts. We dined early in…read morethis funky place - quite fun! Our server was efficient and personable. We ordered drinks - sake, beers, fizzy water - before looking at the extensive menu. For the food we had a range of dishes: Teriyaki beef with mushrooms, Ikura sashimi, ginger sauce rice with beef, Tori Kara age (fried chicken pieces), a pork chop, a sizzling daikon set and sashimi Gozen. All the food was delicious. Feeling satisfied we got the check for the four of us, which came to £167 ( £148 + 19 tip), equivalent to $234 ($60/head). Not inexpensive but worth it. I would return when we come for a visit to the city.

THE sushi spot with beautiful presentation, amazing customer service, and the cutest setting ever…read moreto bring friends, solo dine, or go on a date at. Their menu is vast and can be scary to those new to Japanese cuisine. For me, it was a heaven and hell of choices (I wanted everything). When I'm solo dining, I typically order hamachi kama (grilled yellowtail collar) and a bowl of white rice. When I'm with friends, depending on our budget and interests or bravery to explore different fish, I get a medley of nigiri and appetizers. If you like fried foods, it's good to start with tempura which are fried mixed vegetables and shrimp in a light batter. Another good thing is the karaage (fried chicken). Other great starters are edamame and miso soup. For the meal and drinks, don't hesitate to get recommendations from the servers. They're super friendly and accommodating. If you're looking for more filling meals, they have bento boxes with katsu curry, large bowls of ramen, and special sets. Overall, presentation is the biggest reason why you're here. Following close behind is the exceptional customer service and the food is always great.

Good food, but lacking service…read more Not to the standard of decent US Chinese restaurants in the Boston, NY and SF areas that I usually visit. The people are nice enough but slow and the food is adequate but limited. I have been to this restaurant three or four times over the last few years. They do provide parking but it is tight, smallish spaces, but most people are careful. There has usually been a wait for our table, but the waiting area is comfortable. The restaurant tends to be a little crowded, however not to the extent that it is a real problem, but they do like to serve as many people as they can. The space allowed for our latest party of four was fine though. We had to ask them to remove a few unnecessary items but we had a lot of dishes too. Services is usually fairly leisurely, they aren't in any particular hurry to take orders or deliver food, so it isn't somewhere to go if you are in a hurry. The food is very good, UK Chinese food can tend to be a little ordinary and bland, this is actually a good example of decent Chinese food. The menus tend to run to more interesting items than the usual chicken with cashew nuts or sweet and sour pork. But in the end it's a slow and slightly expensive way to get pretty decent food. It isn't somewhere I'd recommend visiting several times a month for example. Special occasions should be avoided. We had the severe misfortune to book dinner there on New Year's Eve 2011/2012. The fixed banquet menu was fine, we'd probably have ordered something similar though maybe less of it. So far so good. But nobody mentioned that this otherwise fairly classy restaurant had decided that a New Year's Eve dinner banquet at forty pounds a head should include a disco and karaoke 'show'. So what should have been a quiet and pleasurable dinner with friends turned in to a shouting match. We couldn't talk and the staff couldn't hear us. One table was in to the whole thing, they had a bunch of kids with them and the whole crew was stomping around the open areas and singing very badly to the thumping beat of the karaoke machine. We quit after the starters, we just couldn't see any point in holding on for the main course, so we took seven boxes home with us instead. They also slapped on a service charge. I paid it because I just wanted to leave. If you decide to go there on a special occasions you should ask for the full details before you commit. I did try to contact the management to see what they had to say but they ignored my emails (I live 5,000 miles away).

Yum yum yum!! One of my top 3 favourite chinese restaurants!!I love chinese food and The Waterside…read morePalace (Newcastles Quayside) is one of my favourite Chinese restaurants ever. The prawn crackers (my favourite!!) are amongst the best I've ever tasted and the food has always been fantastic. Whenever someone I know goes I ask them to bring a bag of prawn crackers back for me! The staff are always lovely and friendly and very accommodating to anyone who may have special dietry requirements. There is a huge choice of meals available on the menu but each time we go we order one of the banquets. This way everyone can choose a different dish and we each get to sample the different foods. Prices are not cheap but they are reasonable as the quality of the food has never disappointed!

This is your classic Hong Kong Style Cafe. Service is fast and efficient, so you should know what…read moreto order when you sit down! We had a bowl of wonton noodle soup, beef noodle soup, and a plate of crispy belly pork. Also had an iced lemon tea and kumquat tea. Soups were really nice. Pork very crispy but too salty. Lemon tea too sweet and kumquat tea finished with a pile of undissolved crystals on bottom of cup. Overall a little strong on the flavours but worth returning to.

A restaurant can be judged in spades by walking in and asking what do you recommend. Here I got the…read moretypical english treatment in a very Chinese environment. Not a bad thing at all and the food they gave me was tasty enough Chinese tea is plentifull, muchly welcomed as the lonely contractor in another city. It has that city cafe feel that calling it dingy would be unfair as it's clean and well looked after if not the most stylish cafe ever. A chinese restaurant that serves food to the chinese has to be a good placed to eat with plenty of traditional dishes including chicken feet etc. No alcohol is served here but there are other places for that and I would be more than happy coming here for food on a regular occurance. Careful tho as it's cash only, so don't get caught out like I almost did and the pricing was great as well. Highly recommended

A really great place to go for something different, especially if there was a large group going…read more None of us had been and all thought it was good food and entertainment. The menu is quite complicated with a large combinations of set menus or main courses. The set menus are a nice way to try a large variety of the restaurants dishes. I had the duck main which came with a Fujiyama salad, miso soup, fried rice and vegetables. The salad was a little disappointing but what I expected for a Japanese restaurant - simple supermarket salad with a spicy mayo. The duck was nice although don't expect to get your rice with your duck unless you want to eat the duck cold(still good though). Overall great entertainment and nice food

This is the place that a lot of the newcastle players go to eat. The food is cooked in front of…read moreyou. We informed them that someone we had with us had a peanut allergy but they appear to have managed to still put something with them in his food as he had a bad reaction They have several vegatrian meals and the food is well cooked and fresh just be careful when you go if you have allergies

Satisfy your craving for freshly prepared hand made noodles! This place rocks! Prices are…read morereasonable and service is speedy. So yummy. Our party ordered 77, shredded pork and pickles, house special biang biang noodles (on the chalkboard), #88 stir fried noodles seafood. Also got the Chinese hamburger, #53 stir fried beef w/ chilli, #27 spicy pork and vegetable wonton, #7 spicy salt and pepper ribs and #16 prawn dumplings. All were delicious! Highly recommend this establishment.

We have been waiting for a great place to get noodle soup in Newcastle, because we are such pho…read moreaddicts. Lucky for us, this place delivered! We came here on a Sunday for lunch after a late night, and the food hit the spot. Delivered very quickly to our table, were two big bowls of hand-pulled noodles in soup. I got the pork and vegetables. Honestly, it doesn't matter what kind you get, because the noodles are the star. They are chewy, delicious, and abundant. There wasn't much meat in the dish at all, though it did have a bunch of chopped veggies like potato and carrot. The flavor of the broth was nice, only a little bit spicy. Comforting, a little sinus-clearing, and yummy. My fiancé felt the same about his - the noodles were the best part, but his beef noodles had more meat than my pork ones did. My pork was almost just there to flavor the dish, while he had actual pieces of meat. I might get that next time. We also got pork and veggie wontons, but they were pretty slippery with oil and hard to eat with the plastic chopsticks. Seriously, they should get wooden chopsticks, it was so hard to grip the food with the plastic ones! I'd skip the wontons next time, a waste of stomach space when there's such nice noodle soup, and they weren't particularly special. Pretty low prices, cute atmosphere, and judging by the clientele, they are offering authentic Chinese food. The hearty slurps around us were the sounds of happy customers. We'll be back for sure! Nice to have a place to get this food besides Wagamama - and it's even better.

This place was pretty good. Had the Caesar salad with grilled chicken and the cheese sticks with…read morehot honey and everything was pretty good. Sauces were plentiful with good heat. Try the extra hot. Service was exceptional even though you have to order through an app it was quick and easy. Will go again.

The food is nice and healthy, but the service is pretty average and the whole experience just…read moredoesn't feel good value for money. Good food, but everything else lacks.