Old Town 97 in City of London

I’ve been coming to this restaurant for many years. Authentic, tasty food, but the last two time the rice were a little hard, and like the other reviewers I agree about the pungent smell at the mens urinals. Pls do a deep clean or upgrade the toilets.

Very cheap china food. If I mean cheap, it is very bad. And unnaturaly expensive. 5 times more expensive than bad china in my country. I have ordered stir duck with ginger and lemon + steamed rice. It was served on dirty plate. Interior has no vibe and you feel little bit uncomfortable inside the restaurant.

Fantastic black bean sauce. Very quick service. Favourite place in china town Edited from five stars to one star as my boyfriend and I both got terrible food poisoning after this meal.

Large selection of dishes - they do a great laksa. Convenient opening hours if you plan on a long night out. Well-mannered service staff who work quickly. Only gripe is that the toilet is tiny and not that well-cleaned.

The BBQ pork rice is yummy 😋 and the BBQ pork noodle is also quite good, esp the noodles, it’s quite authentic as hong kong 🇭🇰 style However, their service is so so, rushing the customers to leave …

Service was good. Food was great. The salted ribs were amazing. Beef in Szechuan Sauce was juicy. Highly recommended. Easily 4/5 for me.

Food is fast, tasty and fresh. The beef brisket is amazing. Not oily and a good portion. Lots of Chinese persons dining at a Chinese restaurant is always a good sign and I'm glad that we chose this little place.

Really enjoyed the vegetable tofu but the LSE fried rice was not for me, found it too sweet. But my friend liked it. Was happy the restaurant was happy to swap out the pork in the LSE fried rice for chicken

Upon entering the resto we were ushered to our seat quickly -- the place was packed as it was on a sunday evening. Menus were handed out and they took our orders. I honestly felt rushed when we were ordering because the man who took our orders wasn't smiling at all. Anyway, after maybe around 5 minutes, our freshly cooked meals arrived which is quite impressive considering how busy the place was! The spicy pork belly has the right amount of spiciness and the noodle soup tasted authentic with its generous amount of dumplings. Also, the rice noodle was also so good, I could taste the "wok" used to cook it which is a great plus. One could easily know that they used fresh ingredients in preparing their products. I must admit that the quality and taste of food being served here was better than by those from their neighbouring restaurants.Furthermore, the ambiance is typical of most Chinese restos I've been to. Tight spaces with just enough room to eat comfortably.The only problem I encountered though was the men's toilet. It was very pungent and I was like inhaling vapor made up of urine. I was actually using a mask that time but it was so strong that the scent penetrated through it. Have I not been in dire need of the loo, I wouldn't have used their toilet.Food ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Ambiance ⭐⭐⭐⭐Service ⭐⭐⭐⭐Price ⭐⭐⭐⭐Toilet ⭐⭐⭐PS. From now on, I will start to rate establishments as a whole to help them see what they don't usually see and eventually might help them improve and be the best they could be.

The food here is not that bad like many reviews said, it's more on the side of "certain style" if you don't like it you will not like it if you try and like this style of taste you will love it.The service is okay friendly, and helpful, just not the hold your hand kind of helpful.