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My favorite place in the area to go for a real Chinese meal, the food is always good and you must try the green beans with pork and the lamb skewers. …
Darren Goulston (Darren)
My Old Place
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Good hole in the wall Szechuan. I used to live in Shoreditch and frequent Gourmet San in Bethnal Green. My Old Place near Aldgate have the same owners…
Alice Gee
My Old Place
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No frills authentic Chinese- I expected the dishes to be a lot more spicy (as Szechuan cuisine is reputed to be) but it was all pleasantly manageable.…
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My Old Place
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8 Reviews on “My Old Place”
Good hole in the wall Szechuan. I used to live in Shoreditch and frequent Gourmet San in Bethnal Green. My Old Place near Aldgate have the same owners and I was happy to have this replacement near the new flat.If you live local, it is better for takeaway that eating in at the restaurant. Though the atmosphere is convivial, the decor is basic with fluorescent tubes on the ceiling. There are a lot of hard surfaces, so acoustics are poor when the restaurant is crowded. It was crowded on a Saturday night. It’s always a good sign when a Chinese restaurant is packed with Chinese people. One of my go-to Szechuan dishes is braised potato, green pepper and aubergine. As usual this dish was delicious, pungent and garlicky. It’s a little hotter than usual here. Some of the green peppers were sweet paprikas but there were also smaller, thinner fleshed, hot peppers in the mix. If you can’t handle heat, be careful to pick over the peppers.Yu-Shiang Beef was very good. Beef was extremely tender. I liked the fact that the julienned bamboo had been soaked in water which removed that distinctive woody taste I dislike. However, they did add a lovely crunch. Made with a nice black vinegar (the Chinese equivalent of balsamic) and ever so slightly sweet and a subtle hint of dried chilli. I’d order this again.Smashed cucumber was flavorful with lots of garlic and fresh coriander. One order is a lot of cucumber salad for two people. In the future I will order this when we are a larger table.We had a single serving of plain rice which was actully enough for two people. A copious takeout order with leftovers for tomorrow’s lunch was 27. That said, the portions although generous, were not out control huge like I remember at Gourmet San.
No frills authentic Chinese- I expected the dishes to be a lot more spicy (as Szechuan cuisine is reputed to be) but it was all pleasantly manageable. Favourite of the night was the beans with mince; the kung pao chicken, beef in Chili oil and Dan dan noodles were also very tasty (though they all could have had more heat). Perfect washed down with some cold Tsingdao beer!EDIT: after visiting a few more times, I’ve realized that their northern Chinese dishes are better than their Szechuan dishes- the stewed potato, aubergine and eggplant dish is a delight, as are the cold flat noodles in chili oil. Homestyle pork and chive dumplings also a treat.
Very authentic Chinese cuisine. Felt like I was transported back to northern China! Service could be better (or existent) but the tasty food makes up for it. I will go back.
I love a good Chinese place. Not the fake tourist ones fitted around but a good authentic one. I can always tell the food is going to be great when the staff are blunt. Just what I’m used to i guess. Everything was seasoned perfectly I especially loved the Sichaun dan dan noodles. That’s always a personal favourite and this place made a great version. Unfortunately they didn’t have any of their handmade dumplings in so I will have to return!
We really love the food here. Everything is garlicky, spicy, and tasty. Our favourites are grilled lamb skewers (with loads of cumin seeds), Hunan style spicy beef (with loads of delicious green peppers), and stew fried egg plant (pillowy, perfectly soft and delicious). The place isn’t very clean and the service isn’t much, but who cares when the food is this good. operationgoodfood.wordpress.com
I have been to My Old Place twice now. Having lived in South East Asia all my life, this restaurant is everything I expected it to be: rude waitresses, dishes coming out when they are ready and in no order, packed & noisy, staff barely understand English. Despite all these quirks, this restaurant dishes out excellent dishes packed with spice & flavour. Huge portions too! Every dish is amazing & you’ll leave having spent very little compared to what u get.
My work friend raved about this place, he said it Chinese, most probably closer to Sichuan-style Chinese food. If you like hot & spicy food this is the place to be. The service is ok and is seating/interior was basic though did not hinder the quality of the food. I have fond memories of their Ma Po tofu with minced pork which came with lots of Sichaun chilli which was so hot I needed lots of fluid to calm down!!