This Chinese New Year Food Was a Disaster

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This Chinese New Year food was an absolute disaster. Lots of requests to try Chinese food and this was the outcome. Very disappointing as I have not had Chinese food for a very long time. I was looking forward to Chinese heaven not a disaster.
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@chrisryanst 5 месяцев назад

That even looked a disaster, something you'd expect from the freezer section at aldi or iceland for a lot less money

@popcornboxing369 5 месяцев назад

It’s rare to have a bad Chinese dining experience. I am sorry that happened! I could have sworn that was beef you had. 😮

@marthaanthis3980 5 месяцев назад

So true about pleasing everyone. Thanks for sharing your activities with us!

@Missy0101 4 месяца назад

Thank you for being upfront and honest in your reviews. Always be real 💯

@Jimmyredcab 5 месяцев назад

I strongly disagree with you regarding prices, not so much with £10 street food but you also eat in upmarket restaurants in The City, some of us will not be prepared to pay £50 a head for lunch.

@sylviaryan2469 5 месяцев назад

That chicken looked like beef!!??? Love watching your blogs! Keep em going please!❤❤

@DaveDoran 5 месяцев назад

Great review mate ,good ,honest ,straight to the point,I'm having a curry later ,sweet and sour ,hopefully it's good 🤔

@AmandaBrown-nu7wo 5 месяцев назад

Darren have always enjoyed,when you have visited places in london ie,museums your knowledge is good you always make them interesting

@collevelo49er 5 месяцев назад

I for one get value from your content on both your channels DJ - keep going strong!

@DJsFoodTravels 5 месяцев назад

I appreciate that!

@leehanley71 4 месяца назад

Hi DJ, sorry you had this experience, it happens at times and its disappointing. You gave an honest review and I appreciate that Mate. 👍🏽

@ciaraltaccount1526 4 месяца назад

Why are you sorry u melt hahahahahhaah

@jaynehopcraft2890 5 месяцев назад

Hi Darren .. Guess what in life you cant please everyones tastes and desires .. love your channel dont worry about negative people . Looking forward ti your Thailand trip ...

@DJsFoodTravels 5 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@karenclancey2557 4 месяца назад

you tried ,it failed you . This doesn’t happen much to you DJ . Never mind . This happens . See you in the next one . 👏🤩❤️⭐️👍

@robcoles8493 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the honest review there DJ. Bland food is a bug bear of mine - the owners know it and dont care because of enough passing footfall. Its easy to improve but they cant be bothered as passers by keep them afloat and as you say - no one heads there for a family dinner. I try and avoid food courts as they rarely serve anything decent.

@brynjones7371 4 месяца назад

Your looking well Darren. Loving your channel.

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

Awesome, thank you!

@johnnyb1829 4 месяца назад

It probably needed a sprinkle of MSG, Great channel mate, keep them coming

@philt1362 4 месяца назад

and a load of Chilli / Flakes

@andyfreer8463 5 месяцев назад

I agree Darren it doesn’t look good but as you Sid it fills the hole

@stevekelly5166 4 месяца назад

Why the thing to go 'bing', to let you know the microwave had finshed? Those peppers have never seen a wok. I worked there when it was a railway depot/wasteland. I'd take my own tap water.

@robertansell4538 5 месяцев назад

😮bit of miss then dj what shame street food aways off the charts 😊can't go wrong there as we been shown and tasted by us 😊

@markmay4954 5 месяцев назад

I have eaten better looking supermarket own brands Chinese food than that looked. Great review yet again DJ.

@mallyroberts8330 5 месяцев назад

Another honest video, thank you. I'm in London in March for my daughter's graduation in the Barbican. Any recommendations for eating establishments in that area??

@terencewalsh3292 5 месяцев назад

Too many places these days Darren churning out pre-made or freezer food for fresh food prices.

@WendySinclair-rr5rf 5 месяцев назад

Gosh that was shocking probs would have got better from Icelands freezers...your face said it all lol x

@stepheniles9393 5 месяцев назад

Another good video although the food didn't look great I like your videos , when are you going to do another curry video as I love to see the different curries you try

@kevinkeane254 5 месяцев назад

I love a Chinese Darren, i think you maybe got unlucky but keep keeping it real.... what more can we as subscribers ask for?!!!! 😅

@user-wz2ld6pe7j 4 месяца назад

Gosh, yes one of my favourite dishes and I couldn't work out of it was chicken or beef 😂😂

@paulteasdale1094 5 месяцев назад

I am with you if its a shopping mall or not there is no reason for poor food

@andrewlaw 4 месяца назад

There's an important correlation between price and quantity, you're not going to get top quality produce at bargain basement prices. You can get good cheap food but not great cheap food. You have to bear in mind the pricepoint when you rate a meal, for a fiver you dont expect haute cuisine but an average meal that cost £8 suddenly becomes better when you get a comparable meal elsewhere for £12.

@jonathanbowles2577 5 месяцев назад

Good Afternoon. Oh dear what a dissapointment. Does not matter where the Food Establishment is. The Food must always be of a certain Quality and Good value for your money. Mrs Chews, i thought from the outside it liked like a proper Chinese Restaurant and Take Away. Even thou it was Lunch Time serving, it should not matter, what time the serving is. The rice looked way to Stodgy and the Chicken looked under cooked, not many Vegetables and black bean sauce, did look way too thin. Very over priced for what you got DJ. I know, that when i have watched your video's of you walking around Borough Street Market, the Food and the Atmosphere has been way much Better and such a variety of Different types and Quisines from all over the World. And, cooked so much Better and with Love and Customer Care at the time. Thank you DJ for sharing.

@andrewgalt3964 5 месяцев назад

For sure you need to try Chinatown Soho for authentic Chinese cuisine ❤ That meal looked terrible better to have street food 👍

@nigellee9824 25 дней назад

Chinese, when its good, its usually amazing, but when its mediocre, its crap....

@neilg7223 5 месяцев назад

There is a Chinese chain in my local shopping centre called Chopstix & the food is bland too. Your black bean sauce looked thin to me. It was a good portion at least & you were gracious saying "it filled a hole." (Mind you, that could be said about someone dropping a turd down a rabbit warren!😉)

@EastonUlster 5 месяцев назад

Darren I thought that was beef you had ordered, and thought it cut abit thick,like stewing steak, you might get a bargain on your Jeans lol😅

@simone9673 5 месяцев назад

"Fills a hole" - so does concrete. Wouldn't eat that either :)

@vampdiva6878 5 месяцев назад

This comment needs pinning! 😂

@EverestNZ Месяц назад

looks better than the Chinese we get from a restaurant in NZ...LOL

@meowmeow7347 5 месяцев назад

I ‘prefer’ prices to get an all round picture. Could u do a community poll to gauge preferences ? All my current (or ex foodie vloggers) do mention prices.

@DJsFoodTravels 5 месяцев назад

Not a bad idea

@nigellee9824 24 дня назад

Why not give the bus number and timetable as well....

@hargravegas 4 месяца назад

Really enjoy your videos, but not sure what you expected from a Chinese in a shopping mall, guaranteed to be disappointing I reckon!

@garypayne6233 5 месяцев назад

Can always gauge by your face on first bite if looks could spell the real thought lol

@butterflydiva1 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for your honest review. This is London after all , for all the negative ones out there. I love Chinese food. Shame it wasn't up to scratch but it's an honest review.Thank you xx

@DJsFoodTravels 5 месяцев назад

I dont like doing bad ones, but just being honest

@butterflydiva1 5 месяцев назад

@@DJsFoodTravels As is said "honesty is the best policy" . I love honesty and I guess many on here do. Thank you for your honest review sweet xx 🙏🏻❤️

@denisesevern5660 5 месяцев назад

I for one love to know the price it makes the videos far more enjoyable

@acheface 5 месяцев назад

As an old pal of mine says... Some people would twist on 21. There's no pleasing some folk. Excellent review as always. Shame about the food.

@spencer2721 5 месяцев назад

Mrs Chew had the day off, it’s usually pretty good 😂

@hywelbranch6667 5 месяцев назад

The best buffet meal I ever had was in this incredible shopping mall in Poznan in Poland. Loads of different choices and of a very high quality that was reasonable beyond belief.

@ralphthebulldog5163 5 месяцев назад

If you are ever in Milton Keynes try Mii and U, it's delicious. bit of a weird setup but very good.

@TimK2646 5 месяцев назад

Mrs Chew's Chinese Kitchen, Westfield Stratford City!!! For your fans, once upon a time in Blackfriars London, they used to serve abs quality 1000% thai food lunch time and we had to book ofc

@michaelj9437 4 месяца назад

I love Darren 🎉

@shanewilliams3453 4 месяца назад

Hi Darren I go to Westfield shopping centre at hurstville in the southern suburbs of Sydney I have a Chinese meal there its a shopping mall meal it's OK another great video mate thank you Shane in Sydney 🦘 🇦🇺

@nick6895 5 месяцев назад

Where’s ya chopsticks DJ ?

@johncolton2859 5 месяцев назад

Problem with food court restaurants, is hit or miss. You never know until you try it!

@colindarroch4022 5 месяцев назад

I agree why can't you get quality meal in a shopping mall. That looked extremely average at best such a shame. Cheers Darren.

@kevowski 4 месяца назад

I’d of laughed off a Chinese and gone to Five Guys in Westfield, you know you will get something decent to eat in there. I must try Wings Cafe sometime soon😉

@lisabudd5979 5 месяцев назад

Oh ,im sorry im fine with what ever you want to say i look up the places anyway .😊 i find it insightful to compare from one to the next. Food looks alright for a shopping area. 6 for portions and cutlery. 😊but flavour is everything needs a salt and pepper. Stock ??

@GreenoEats 5 месяцев назад

The only times I have had Chinese food in a shopping mall were in Tatabanya, Hungary and Trencin, Slovakia. Let me tell you, what you got in Westfield looked Michelin Star compared to what I got there 🤣

@kevinhoughton9134 5 месяцев назад

Looked more like beef than chicken, rice was nicely presented but the rest looked just thrown on the plate. There used to be a Chinese in the food hall at Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffield, that served lovely food and at cheap prices.

@darrenwilson8042 5 месяцев назад

My son's partner is manager of two chain outlets that are well know. He is passionate about the quality and flavour of what goes out of the kitchen and would agree with you location in a Mall is no reason to be substandard

@gaynorgaller5649 5 месяцев назад

Hi Darren, Would love to see more home cooking videos if possible ? Xx

@DJsFoodTravels 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely

@andyjg48 5 месяцев назад

Avoid Weastfield if you want to live

@samhenwood5746 5 месяцев назад

Great honest review, I really hate bland food & your face said it all 🙁Thanks DJ 😊👍🥢🥡

@MikePaton-Williams-yv9qo 4 месяца назад

We have a Westfield shopping mall five minutes away from us in France and it has a Chinese restaurant. This is not for fine dining but to try and keep you in the mall for as long as possible. This kind of Chinese restaurants don't cook anything, they simply get all the food delivered from a central factory and reheat it.

@MikePaton-Williams-yv9qo Месяц назад

It is not being negative, it is being honest. Gary Eats recently massacred a Gordon Ramsay restaurant at Gatwick. He has also criticised Ricky Stein and Tom Kerridge. Gary tells it how it is.

@outoftownr3906 5 месяцев назад

Black bean sauce is usually a lot thicker & black with black beans in it 😂

@WaferBrik 5 месяцев назад

Well, that was an enormous disappointment. Personally, I've never met a Chinese I didn't like. Food and person-wise. 😁 Even if it was just a shopping centre you'd expect a bit of taste in a Chinese meal. What a shame.

@parasinthephilippines 5 месяцев назад

You really need to pay a visit to the YMCA in Fitzrovia London. It's getting Rave Reviews on its Indian restaurant.

@martinfoskett7697 5 месяцев назад

Hmm didn’t look great mate.. maybe try a buffet Chinese see how that goes down.. keep up the good work 👍🏻💪🏻

@LifeOverStrife 5 месяцев назад

Sorry , missed what name of dish was? 🧐 For tasty oriental food & buzzing atmosphere, really recommend Pho - a Vietnamese restaurant on Wardour St🍜

@TimK2646 5 месяцев назад

KNEE HOW nǐhǎo Sir Dazza - its 7pm UK time and it is flipping freezing at 4C bloody heck - McM enjoying 44C in Perth

@flyinghedgehog3833 4 месяца назад

Looking microwaved in a bag.,......last day CNY....Chap Go Meh !Toss yee sang...raw fish salad ...!

@lukebignell7846 5 месяцев назад

Exactly right on cost of street food in London its around £10 standard...that is the average price.You may slightly less or slightly more, but you need to be ok with that. So no real point in giving everyone the exact price...it really doesnt matter.

@johnbrs123 3 месяца назад

Mate, I am surprised you chose there, I know you were shopping but those places are a no-no..I get what you say about prices etc but I do check the cost, not cos I'm a skinflint but hate being ripped off, and yes there is an average price for street food in London, there is also a huge difference in quality. Just cos you want it doesn't mean it's good. To be honest, finding a half-decent Chinese food place at acceptable prices is a minefield in London. I mean the old-fashioned places. London is much better for Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean especially, Thai and Malaysian and you don't have to pay silly money for it.That did look rank and I thought that chicken was beef..

@monument4852 5 месяцев назад

The Look And Comment Its A Shopping Mall Said it All For Me HA HA

@gazcallon8825 5 месяцев назад

Not a fan of Chinese food, Indian or a fry up! In lard! Never use fry light again! Great video. 👍

@davidhaywood4280 5 месяцев назад

Great vlog DJ. By the way have you seen William Sitwells review of Paro in the telegraph, totally goes against your reviews and 90% of those on trip advisor. This needs addressing DJ a bad review can really hurt a restaurant.

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

what are you talking about?

@KateLynch-md3nn 5 месяцев назад

Hello Darren

@brewsterkits 5 месяцев назад

It may be bland to a person who eats spice most of the time and some can only eat in shopping centres and cheaper places and don't like spice in everything, I hate chilli and pepper, I don't waste money eating out when I can cook very well, I like watching you and others eat though

@helenmiddlebrook1491 4 месяца назад

Hi Darren its Helen. Sorry that your Chinese food was nothing special. Hope you got your pair of Jeans. 😍 Darren has the winner of the Tenerife Circus Tavern been announced yet, have you done a video on it. 🎉

@mrdavid9302 5 месяцев назад

The all you can eat vegetarian buffet "Chutneys" in Drummond street near Euston Station is good for lunch. Why not pick up your passport and take a train ride to Manchester for a change? We have lots of nice Indian and Chinese Restaurants and loads of good hotels. I like how you usually give the full address of the venues you visit. So many reviewers only say the name of the restaurant and the town. Even worse some say come and try it. Perhaps i would if i knew where it was. Not all venues have a web page with the address and why should we have to look at a web page. A reviewer should always include the full address as part of the review. Keep up the good work my friend.

@gingerwoods616 15 дней назад

Should be some chilli's in that, for a bit of a kick

@SteveW1985 5 месяцев назад

The price is irrelevant because it could change overnight.... and depends when you watch the video. If I'm going to a planned place I'll Google it first for price , but lunchtime on a whim ...you just pay it. ❤ as always mate

@annemarieelton2069 5 месяцев назад

Well you gave an honest review & tbf food wasn’t the best You take the good with the bad & as most of your food vlogs get a good review …just think of it as ‘once bitten - twice shy’ ..TC xx👍👍

@DJsFoodTravels 5 месяцев назад

Good, the bad and the ugly

@chrisgillanders111 5 месяцев назад

A Chinese McDonalds at twice the price.

@dalewalker3942 5 месяцев назад

Disappointed DJ, no chopsticks 😂, Chinese isn’t a Chinese without using chopsticks.

@robinkerr3373 5 месяцев назад

Not being negative mate, just sad they get away with serving that crap. Not to mention the price.

@tanyagrech805 5 месяцев назад

Which chinese restaurant do you recommend in Chinatown

@DJsFoodTravels 5 месяцев назад

There are several

@tanyagrech805 5 месяцев назад

@@DJsFoodTravels ok can you let me know which ones pls I trust your opinion I’ve been watching your videos cause I’m going to London in March and you’ve been a great help with your reviews

@jglasernyc 5 месяцев назад

The chicken sauce looked very greasy, what I would expect from a shopping mall. Not OTC for sure, maybe a 5. In the US they are using aluminum cans instead of plastic bottles.

@juliawilliams3467 5 месяцев назад

Well you win some you lose some. It would be brand to your taste as you like spice I have to have chilli oil at the Chinese the food is never spicy enough .you tried it and was honest . Onto the next one. X

@14dollars 5 месяцев назад

Shame about the Chinese food. I suggest you cheer yourself up with a full English breakfast.

@freestylersuk 12 дней назад

Anything Westfield gives me anxiety...

@R.C.M.. 5 месяцев назад

Darren, go to the food courts in the shopping malls in Bangkok (if you are going there on your trip). Blow you away the food there, price is low , but quality is high.

@DJsFoodTravels 3 месяца назад

Cant wait

@R.C.M.. 3 месяца назад

@@DJsFoodTravels I can imagine. Thailand is an amazing place! You'll want to return again when you get back to the UK, I can bet.

@MrColey999 5 месяцев назад

Looked watery and that chicken looked like pork needs fried rice also

@AllanNeaves-qn3zr 5 месяцев назад

Evening Darren, first off food outlets in shopping mall's must be the most soulless places to eat 😢 The cost of any items, will always be based on what you can afford. Darren,i share your thoughts on paying a higher price for better quality. Sadly not everyone can😢 Eating top range food,but less is a balance some don't see.Maybe on future videos just show the right side of the menu, and add your own rating system. Show tiny little wallets. 1wallet up two 6 wallets 😂only saying 😊 Any way the food.Unless you're going to a destination eaterie or you're a lady who lunches. Stay basic, sarnies, soup or snacks. Not a total waste of a day. How are the jeans 👖? All the best. Allan&Family

@simong7539 5 месяцев назад

I think the only constructive thing I could say is that it looked a decent size portion. I used to think that if you wanted proper Chinese food then go to China but after watching a YT video about the use of 'gutter oil' (won't elaborate its pretty disgusting) in China I've crossed it off the list. If you want some really good Chinese food when you get to Bangkok get yourself to Chinatown (Yaowarat Road) but avoid weekends as its packed.

@R.C.M.. 5 месяцев назад

How about some Thai food in the near future?

@66meikou 5 месяцев назад

What you had is what I'd call the typical Chinese take away. Bland food with no flavour. When you go to a proper Chinese place it all changes. It's a pity as even the most bang average curry place will give you a better dinner. I'd rather go into a scruffy Indian takeaway than a Chinese.

@andysneddon3615 5 месяцев назад

Yep!, definitely looked like beef😂

@ManCave1972 5 месяцев назад

That food was the least Chinese looking dish I’ve ever seen. For Chinese food in London it has to be Gerrard St in Chinatown or China City near Russell Square. Mrs Chews is just Mall fodder.

@johngibson3837 5 месяцев назад

It seems that in a shopping mall you pay more for the loud and echoing experience

@Goldie-yo9de 3 месяца назад

I don't no wot it is but I can't find a good Chinese restaurant or takeaway 😂😂😂

@alanpatterson2759 5 месяцев назад

It's a shame when the water tastes better than the food!

@bobblest918 5 месяцев назад

The sauce looked very watery and the chicken looked like beef,we have a Chinese at our local shopping mall merry hill and is far better than that

@davidturnbull265 5 месяцев назад

Price not an issue with me DJ. That meal is £13.50 where ai live in Sunderland. The quality is not there with that meal.

@JanetBrown-px2jn 5 месяцев назад

You have to be very careful of the food you buy in shopping mall ford court I, tried food from Myanmar in a food court,it had great reviews,and I thought it was awful,I got their signature dish which seemed to be some sort of very soft flat bread with a bit of lentils on top,very bland,and expensive.I usually try to get something like Jollibee,or Chick-fil-A,both of which are very good.

@linz347 5 месяцев назад

Sorry the food wasn’t great, that sauce looked runny and watery but as you say it filled a hole. As for the price , sometimes what you have paid isn’t the quality given, but can be edible and enough at that moment.