A quiet dinner @China House

We headed to a nearby Chinese eatery over a weekday, because we were too tired with the day and just needed to unwind somewhere. We headed to this age old restaurant, which I have seen perpetually standing at one corner of the Powai plaza area in Mumbai. We braved in to find out what it had to offer.

The menu card has the regular Chinese fare that most Indian-Chinese places have to offer. I wanted to have a light dinner, so we ordered a Crab meat soup. To our surprise, the soup was very palatable, and flavorful. In fact, the soup gave me confidence to order for the rest of the food here.

Crab meat Soup at China House

Next we ordered the Crispy Spinach and Chicken, which was also quite good. They are priced very competitively to the quantity they serve here.

Crispy Spinach n Chicken

I wanted a light dinner and I had it. However, my husband wanted to experiment further with main course. So he also ordered the China House King prawns.

Unfortunately, we weren’t as lucky the third time. The flavors weren’t right, the vegetables looked soggy and the prawns were not up to the mark. There was a thick layer of batter, which ruined the prawns and the taste of the dish. We would have appreciated it, if they would recommend us to order something else from their menu. The prawns clearly were not King prawns. The soup however was the hero dish, and I truly enjoyed it. With so many good places in the vicinity, this eatery needs to improve in terms of service quality and their food to beat competition.

China House King Prawns

Ambiance- 3/5

Tariff- 3.5/5

Food- 3/5

Service- 2.5/5

Overall- 3/5

Venue: China House

136 & 138A, Galleria Shopping Centre,

Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai

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