Lotus Floating Chinese Restaurant - Docklands
Summary: Nice atmosphere and décor but bland food, worn furnishings and overpriced. Not recommended. Three-course a la carte meals for three people with beer cost around £80. The menu's range was wide, with enough vegetarian, seafood and meat options for everyone to find something edible.
Contact Details:
http://www.lotusfloating.co.uk/
Tel: 020 7515 6445
The Lotus Chinese Floating Restaurant
38 Limeharbour,
Inner Millwall Dock,
London E14 9RH
Full review:
Starters tasted acceptable - chicken and beef satay with a bowl of peanut sauce and bon bon chicken which was described as sliced chicken with peanut sauce (cold dish). This turned out to be slices of chicken with hot peanut sauce poured over them and hence, was actually steaming when it arrived. Not quite as described but tasted fine.
The main courses were reasonable and thoroughly cooked but I can't say they were good. They all just tasted a little bland and the beef in my beef with black bean sauce felt like it had been boiled to death. The sauce itself was liberally sprinkled with chili slices yet somehow managed to be completely devoid of spicy goodness. I wouldn't mind if it was sweet, or salty or something but it was just kinda... sliced beef boiled in stock with soy sauce added for colour. Very dull. The lamb was similar, and while the duck didn't feel boiled, it wasn't anything remarkable either.
Finally, there was a piece of unidentified meat lying on the floor next to our table for a good 10-15 minutes (not dropped by us) . Ick!
Tagged: london | restaurants | chinese | food
Contact Details:
http://www.lotusfloating.co.uk/
Tel: 020 7515 6445
The Lotus Chinese Floating Restaurant
38 Limeharbour,
Inner Millwall Dock,
London E14 9RH
Full review:
Starters tasted acceptable - chicken and beef satay with a bowl of peanut sauce and bon bon chicken which was described as sliced chicken with peanut sauce (cold dish). This turned out to be slices of chicken with hot peanut sauce poured over them and hence, was actually steaming when it arrived. Not quite as described but tasted fine.
The main courses were reasonable and thoroughly cooked but I can't say they were good. They all just tasted a little bland and the beef in my beef with black bean sauce felt like it had been boiled to death. The sauce itself was liberally sprinkled with chili slices yet somehow managed to be completely devoid of spicy goodness. I wouldn't mind if it was sweet, or salty or something but it was just kinda... sliced beef boiled in stock with soy sauce added for colour. Very dull. The lamb was similar, and while the duck didn't feel boiled, it wasn't anything remarkable either.
Finally, there was a piece of unidentified meat lying on the floor next to our table for a good 10-15 minutes (not dropped by us) . Ick!
Tagged: london | restaurants | chinese | food
posted by Weefz at 3:35 pm
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