Cafe de China in Thanet

Just had a birthday celebration here, we waited over an hour to get any food then lots of things were missing so had to order it again, then the waitress was talking to our oldest guest standing behind her, wearing a mask , in front of a really noisy group ( no problem with that) but there was a lot of noise generally and our guest wears a hearing aid so couldnt hear properly or see the woman's face because of the mask, then behind our backs she had the cheek to make a gesture suggesting our guest was mad🤬 I'm very glad I didnt find this out until we got home. I have only given one star because theres not an option for none. Terrible service and rude staff.

We eat here for celebrations. On this occasion it was my birthday. It was busy and had a nice atmosphere, the service was OK considering the number of guests. All the food was well cooked and hot when served. Nothing was too much trouble and the servers came around frequently to ask if there was anything we needed. Lovely evening I look forward to visiting again. We also got a 10% discount with proof of my date of birth. It had to be within three days of the visit either side (nice touch)

overpriced food,slow service (not even busy) waitress didn't know what one of the dishes actually was! warm coke in a can at £2.40 a can and then slapped with a 10% discretionary service charge ! ( it is on the menu somewhere if you read the thing from front to back ) won't be going back !

The strangest dining experience everWe arrived for our pre-booked table at 7.30. We stood by the entrance for 15 minutes, staff totally ignoring us and walking so slow like snails, completely unfazed. In the end we just stared at all 4 of them surrounding the bar area but they completely ignored us. A waitress was serving a table near the entrance and shouted over them “TABLE FOR 2” and pointed to a empty table. Me and my boyfriend looked at each other very shocked! I guessed she was talking to us?! They didn’t even know if we had a booking or not, but we sat down like we was told. The atmosphere was very strange in the restaurant. No one was talking at there tables and everyone was just looking around/ staring at the staff with no food in front of them. I said to my boyfriend something is wrong here. After a further 15/20 minutes I stopped a waiter in his tracks if we could please order some drinks, by then we new what food we wanted too so ordered food as well. Some customers looked like their necks were going to break with the way they were twisted round just staring at staff waiting for some attention. A lady at a large table shouted “can we get some drinks! We’ve been here over a hour!” The table next to us had problems with there drinks order (no alcohol in the drinks!) and then after getting food, found a large leaf in there dinner!! We still had no drinks still so we had to flag down someone else, who made them straight away. There was absolutely no system to the service and staff kept disappearing. We waited over a hour and a half for our food, in the end we rung mama jinnys and booked a table whilst still sat in the restaurant! 4 tables had walked out by this point. We just got up and left. What a joke of a evening, it was comical! so glad we got a table somewhere else otherwise our valentines night out would of been ruined. I’m unsure of what happened but if there was a problem why did they keep letting more people in and taking delivery orders? About 10 more tables were accepted after us, and most hadn’t got drinks by time we left. Why accept more people if there’s a problem? Why not let customers know the wait is going to be long. In my opinion they should of shut the restaurant and cut there losses. The most oddest experience ever, and as a 15+ year customer of cafe de China, I will not be returning!

Shocking!!!I don’t know what has changed, but charging £25 per person on Valentine's night for the same menu that has been the same for years, you were clearly out of your depth with a full restaurant most waiting over an hour to even be served a drink and the numerous take aways still being taken. You should have concentrated on the customers in the restaurant. Clearly a lack of management and food! You will have lost a lot of custom from tonight. I felt sorry for the one staff who looked extremely stressed. Numerous tables walked out. A disappointing evening.

Lovely food we visit Margate twice a year and always have a meal here. We love the fact you can pay one price and just keep ordering food from the comprehensive menu until you are full up. Food is so tasty and cooked to order so is always hot unlike some places where its help yourself and may have been out for a while. Wish they had a Cafe de China in Plymouth.

Popular restaurant with great menu options.The quality of the food did however resemble take-out and the prices did reflected that.The staff were polite, really helpful with menu suggestions and COVID safe.

Good value for money.The place is ideally located for a spectacular sunset 🌇 if you manage to get a table next to the window. We had some lovely Chinese dishes and a great bottle of wine 🍷. The staff was friendly and happy to sort us out even without a reservation. We definitely recommend this place. 👌

A conveniently located restaurant by the beach front. Food is mediocre but good when you are starving after spending time at the beach.We were a bit surprised that they were turning away customers after just 2pm because their kitchen was closed. This is a bit unusual because people usually don't start having lunch until after 12pm when on holiday.The dining area is quite spacious, so can easily accommodate fair amount of customers at a time. The place is clean and hygiene is maintained. Toilets are clean too.

Amazing taste and great price, I went here today with my friend and the food was delicious, lots of options on the menu. I enjoyed it so much!