karohemd | [Restaurant Review] Yim Wah House

karohemd

Last night

evilmattikinz celebrated his birthday at the superb Yim Wah House in Caxton Gibbet.

toripink, Ed,

daevid,

jax_o_lantern,

simonsatori and Adelle were also there.
They've completely refurbished (and I believe extended) the place since the last time I was there (

raggedy_man's birthday several years ago). There's now one huge, open plan dining room, very clean, modern and posh but simple as well as a separate bar with comfy sofas where we waited for the latecomers

toripink and Ed but eventually gave up and found our table.
We had one of the large round tables with a spinning glass serving disc which got filled very quickly indeed when our food arrived. We first had a selection of starters (dumplings, various seafood, frog legs etc.), then crispy aromatic duck as middle course (so good!) and another huge selection of various meats, seafood and veg dishes. My main choice was "Three stir-fried delicacies with ginger and spring onion in edible bird's nest" (prawns, scallops and mussels) which was mild but lovely and aromatic. I also shared some other bits and pieces,

simonsatori's Drunken Fish and the Chicken Cashew being favourites. I passed on dessert as I was quite full and I didn't really fancy any of it.
It's not as good as the Peking in Burleigh St. but better value for money, I'd say (while I still think the Peking prices are worth it) but it's definitely above average, in taste, size of portions, presentation and service. The endless green tea is a nice touch. They literally seem to have vats of the stuff, they even use it to wash the serviing discs with...
Apparently, there was a power cut while we were there so at the end the card machine wasn't working. Good thing everyone had enough cash.

Definitely recommended.