Rice Coming Noodle Bar in Southwark

This is the second time I have ordered a takeaway from Rice Coming. The first time I had chicken and noodles with vegetables, this time I had braised pork and crispy squid (made my own rice at home). Both times the staff have been warm and welcoming, and the food was delicious and prepared to order. This evening’s fried squid was perfectly seasoned with black pepper and had a tender bite. It was packed with a slightly sweet chilli sauce and a garnish of raw chopped white cabbage and carrot. The braised pork was succulent and soft, slightly sticky and warming, so good. It was served with its own pan juices, including red chilies, and garlic. I live locally and this is definitely my favourite local Chinese restaurant. They have lots of traditional Chinese food on the menu that I haven’t tried yet, but I want to! I don’t normally review local places, but I was so astonished at the other review that I felt I had to try and redress the balance. You should definitely give this place a go!

This has to be the worst Chinese in London. My advice would be to have Pot Noodles or supermarket noodles than to waste your money going to this place. The food was cold and the service was ice cold. When we pointed out this out, we could hear the microwave pinging and certainly no sizzling of the wok. The restaurant closes at 10pm and it was apparent the staff did not want to be there or when we arrived at 9.15pm. However, at 9.54 we were told that they would be closing in 6 minutes, and were presented the Bill with a 10% Service Charge. Actually, you should look at the meaning of Service before you charge for it. The food seems to be all pre- prepared and microwaved. Please don’t waste your time and money.