Peace Garden

Not your run of the mill Chinese restaurant. We were fortunate to have a mainland Chinese friend from Shandong to guide us through the menu options. For those unfamiliar with foods, many of the textures and star anise top notes will come as a surprise. Suffice it to say that was very novel and delicious in equal measures.

Peace Garden exceeded my expectations. From the beautiful greenery interiors to the welcoming staff, it gives a lovely dining experience. If you're seeking an authentic Chinese feast paired with great and friendly service, I highly recommend visiting the Peace Garden, and don't forget to indulge in their Cantonese roast duck – it's an absolute must-try!

A lovely meal here. This is authentic Chinese food from a variety of regions including Beijing, Sichuan, Hunan and Guangdong (Canton), rather than higher-cost versions of takeaway food. Mao's braised pork was tender and balanced. The pork pancake was filled with plenty of juicy pork. The fried rice was fragrant and beautifully fried. Excellent sland friendly service. Also, the restaurant was decorated so beautifully.

I'd seen lots of positive reviews and recommendations for this place, which is right by my home and work, so I tried it with a friend. We arrived at 8pm and ordered the banquet. I wish we'd tried some of the specialty regional dishes, as the food in the banquet seemed lower-quality (watered-down hot and sour soup, which lacked spice and flavour and very dry duck). The portions were also on the small side for the price. The banquet was OK, not amazing, I would recommend individual dishes instead. The one thing that brought down the visit was the service, unfortunately. It was fine at first when we were served by the waitresses. But as it got later, the managers/owners took over serving us and were looking at their watches, taking our plates when we were in the middle of eating and cleaning up aggressively, etc. It turns out they were closing at 10pm, but they failed to mention that, rather they started moving our plates around and making us feel rushed. Hopefully they will work on their hospitality and prioritise customer experience to encourage revisits. This really let the whole thing down, but it's such a simple and free thing to get right.

Looks like a fine dining place but they had some very authentic Chinese food here! I am very pleased with the service (one lad from Shandong Provence served us with lots of food knowledge and also be very patient). It’s a shame they don’t serve Beijing roast duck in lunch time but will definitely go back 🥰 Good service with something tasty, lovely environment to hanging out with friends, thank you!