My friend Alex works here. He's cool. I always come here when I don't feel like driving far and I order peking duck takeaway everytime. Never dissapoints.
Great Chinese restaurant in Epsom. While service is a bit of hit and miss (no, you don't go to Asian restaurants for fantabulous customer service), their dishes are tasty.
I enjoyed going to Joyful Chinese Restaurant both for lunch and dinner, but avoiding Saturdays, during the lunar festivals & the few weeks before & after the Lunar New Year, when there are too many customers and the service is slow. Customers are very often recommended over-priced dishes.
For a light lunch, Won-ton soup, Lettuce wrap with duck, smoked fish, pork &jellyfish, together with stir-fried rice noodle with beef, will be enough for a table of 4. For desserts, its deep-fried ice-cream & toffee banana with ice-cream are good.
Today, we had a Tuesday dinner with some friends. We had a cold platter (with smoked fish, boneless duck feet & sesame & chilli hoof), vinegar hock & eggs, spare-ribs with salt & pepper, pork liver with vegetable, and deep-fried egg-plant.
Joyful's food standard is consistent and it's a restaurant I won't feel embarrassed to take friends to when they ask specifically for having Chinese food. (Food - 4/5; Service - 4/5; Ambience - 4/5)
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