Chinese Laundry

4.0

52 Reviews

£26 to £40

Chinese

Innovative
Good for special occasions
Neighborhood gem

Chinese laundry is a casual dinning room inspired by 80s Chinese family life and food. Food is Northern Mainland Chinese, accompanied by an exotic cocktail list with a selection of deadly Chinese white spirits (Baijiu). We are excited to share our favourite food using seasonal and quality local produce. By bringing the street breakfast memories and family dinner menu to Upper Street, we hope this will become the very first place of experiencing the 80's Chinese family life and food in London. The menu emphasises on the fewer known delicacy and tastiness picked up from our personal food memories of living in different parts of China when we grew up. Dishes here take time and heart, you will expect traditional Chinese pickles made on site, dishes been slow cooked from very early in the morning like how grandma does. Artisanal Chinese cooking process from the old times is inherited here, where aging, fermenting combines twice or even triple cooking can be easily found.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Chinese, Fusion / Eclectic, Pan-Asian
Hours of operation
Tuesday - Thursday: 6pm - 11pm Friday - Saturday: 10am - 11pm Sunday: 10am - 9pm
Phone number
020 7686 6847
Website
http://chineselaundryroom.co.uk/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
107 Upper Street, London, N1 1QN
Neighborhood
Highbury/Islington
Parking details
None
Public transit
10 minutes walk from Angel and Higbury & Islington tube stations
Additional
Cafe, High Tea, Non-Smoking

What 52 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.0

4 based on all time ratings

4Food
3.9Service
3.9Ambience
3.7Value

Noise • Moderate

52 Reviews

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Ladieslunch
London
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on November 25, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fantastic. Group 4 adults & 1 toddler- went to the earliest seating possible. Welcome is superb, food is out of this world creative and authentic. Enjoyed this very very much! Got really buzzing in the evening for cocktails and dinner.
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OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on November 24, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
The waitress took the wrong order. Fair enough it happens. But then it just kept happening after we let them know. The wrong food just kept coming. Then, at the end of the meal, the wrong bill of course. When we sent that back, the next bill was wrong as well. The last bill was good and included a service charge of 12.5%.
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katieh
London
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 18, 2016
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Good food. Terrible service.
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JeanGenie
London
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 18, 2016
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
We were sat upstairs and it was freezing(!!) because the restaurant front door opens onto the stairs to the first floor - there was a curtain in place which I think was an attempt to manage the draft but as it was baltic outside, this helped very little. I ate my meal with my jacket on, as did the couple beside us who kept their scarves on too. As it's only mid-November, I dread to think what it'll be like in the thick of winter. They need more heaters at the very least if they don't plan to introduce a door to the upstairs. When I popped to the loos in the basement, the atmosphere seemed much more pleasant downstairs as I think the people were simply more comfortable and so able to relax. Sadly the service wasn't good either. We had finished the first sharing dish before our cocktails arrived - table water never arrived. The waiter was trying his best though, it felt more like the bar/kitchen couldn't handle a busy Friday night. That said, it was after 9pm when we placed our order and some tables had emptied, so you would expect them to be a bit more in control at this time. We left as soon as we finished our mains as we were too cold to stay for dessert.
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OpenTable Diner
London
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on October 22, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Restaurants owned by 2 young ladies. Very good high quality sake list
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OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on October 21, 2016
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Interest variation on Chinese food, although not sure how authentic. We ordered a selection of small plates and mains. small plates were generally tasty. Mains were awful - all options seemed to consist of very fatty cuts of meat. We opted for the beef short rib thinking we might get some meat content - but no, totally fatty. Staff were nice although got basics wrong - serving white wine at room temperature, seemed perfectly normal. Would not recommend.
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J301
London
7 reviews
4.0
7 reviews
Dined on October 19, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We were looking forward to trying this place, but were a bit put off by some of the negative reviews. However, I'm pleased to say that we didn't have any problems and we loved it. The menu was interesting and included lots of dishes we'd never had before. The Century Egg/Baby Gem small dish was delicious, a real surprise. A mushroom and tofu main course was quickly eaten up and the cabbage and cucumber side dishes were also very tasty. There's a really good choice here for vegetarians and vegans. My other half also had a lamb dish which he loved. We found the service to be friendly and efficient. Staff took time to explain the dishes and seemed genuinely pleased when we said how much we'd enjoyed them. The only slight negative for me is that it is a little bit cramped. Our table was ok, but I'm not sure I'd want to have the table for 4 which is against the wall. Several days later though we are still "mmmmmm" about the food - we'll definitely be back.
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 16, 2016
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
FIRST WHEN WE GOT THERE THEY'VE ALREADY SET UP THE TABLE FOR US, WHICH IS PRETTY NICE. BUT EVERYTHING AFTERWARDS WENT NOT QUIET AS EXPECTED. HALF OF THE STUFF ON THE MENU WERE NOT AVAILABLE. AND THE WAITING TIME IS UNBEARABLY LONG. THERE WERE ONLY TWO STAFFS FOR THE WHOLE FLOOR, WHICH MAKES THE SERVICE QUIET OFF AS WELL. NOT RECOMMENDED.
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Anon123
London
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 14, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Had to wait for a long time for the food, which arrived a dish at a time. May be due to short staff, but after all the excellent reviews this was a let down. Food is nevertheless good if not slightly pricey for what it is. Will be good to have breakfast menu available at dinner. Would try it again to give a second chance
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Charlie
London
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on October 8, 2016
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
In a nutshell, food was alright but waiting staff was clueless. This place was recommended by a friend. Table was not ready when we arrived, we had to wait 20 min or more for our drinks and there were long waits between dishes. For a restaurant that recommends sharing dishes you'd expect that they at least make sure that a few of the dishes are on the table at the same time rather than clearing the table after one sharing dish before bringing the other much later. The waiting staff forgot a food order (rice) as well and rather than ensuring it comes out quickly as it was accompanying another dish (which was now getting cold) they tried to find out why it wasn't on the order receipt...but they made sure to add it to the final bill without further apology. It was also uncomfortably cold with the door being kept open all the time. To add a positive note, the duck leg was lovely but I wouldn't recommend this place, small portions made it poor value for money.
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107 Upper Street, London, N1 1QN

Additional information

Neighborhood
Highbury/Islington
Hours of operation
Tuesday - Thursday: 6pm - 11pm Friday - Saturday: 10am - 11pm Sunday: 10am - 9pm
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Chinese, Fusion / Eclectic, Pan-Asian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None
Public transit
10 minutes walk from Angel and Higbury & Islington tube stations
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Cafe, High Tea, Non-Smoking

Website
http://chineselaundryroom.co.uk/
Phone number
020 7686 6847

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