Bemused Of Ewell

Random burblings about Ewell Village and the surrounding area.

 

Friday, 14 March 2008

Dragon Den Chinese Restaurant

It was Ma and Pa Bemused who first introduced us to Dragon Den, many years ago, when they lived in this area, and it has been a favourite of ours ever since. Since they introduced an all-you-can-eat menu on Sundays through to Thursdays, we've been even more regular visitors. Then, this week, they have started serving a lunchtime takeaway menu as well...

The food is always freshly cooked and tasty, and the staff friendly (especially the maitre d', Genesis, who is also an accomplished magician).

From the all-you-can-eat menu, we love the deep-fried aubergine, the sea-spicy pork and the tofu in black pepper sauce. If you're ordering from the a la carte menu, give the fillet steak in black pepper sauce a try, or the Dragon Den fish for a special occasion. While the crab in black bean sauce is tasty, it's also a recipe for covering yourself head to foot in black bean sauce -- at least it is if you're as clumsy as we are. The only very slight downcheck is that one tends not to get quite enough pancakes to go with crispy duck, but the staff are always happy to bring more if required.

Dragon Den have occasional special events, too; the last one was a special meal for Chinese New Year back in early February, which featured a lion dance:




The all-you-can-eat meals are (currently: March 2008) £15.90/head for adults or £8.50/head for children in the evenings, and £13.80/head for adults or £6.00. The lunchtime take-away menu, a choice of about ten dishes, is £3.95.

(Dragon Den Chinese Restaurant, 56-58 High St, 8393 3959.)

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1 Comments:

At 07 November 2008 15:43 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

We have been to the Dragon Den several times. The food is very good, and very good value. However please be aware of the Waitress who works on Sundays. She is perhaps the rudest member of staff I have come across in any restaurant I have ever been to. We have never had any incident with her - she is just moody, flippant and gives you dirty looks if you order any seconds on the eat as much as you like buffet! Thinking it was a bad day, we have returned twice and is more of the same. Not a happy bunny!

 

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