Great Chinese Food

Rating - Overall: 4  Food: 5  Service: 5  Ambience: 3

Ollie
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Member since Jun 09
Rating: 1

14 Oct 2009

Went to water Sky last night with seven friends. We decided to go for the all you can eat which can often mean lower quality food but not in this case.

The food was excellent, some of the best chinese food i've ever had.

As there were eight of us and we shared all our food the list would be too long to write up here but my highlights were the crispy duck, lemon chicken and the spare ribs.

Service was very attentive and polite and friendly and the price was a very reasonable £12.95, considering the amount of food on offer it is a bargain.

I will definitly be revisiting the Water Sky.

The only criticism, if you can call it that, is that the restaurant is so big, the ambiance is somewhat lost in it but if you are with a group of friends, this matters little.

Visited: October 13, 2009
What I ate: Satay Chicken, spring rolls, duck, chicken, ribs etc.

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Best chinese meal ever

Rating - Overall: 5  Food: 5  Service: 5  Ambience: 3

nikkipow
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Member since Oct 08
Rating: 0

16 Dec 2008

5 of us ate at this restaurant and nobody was disappointed. Even though it was in the run up to Christmas the food was excellent (we went for the Christmas set menu @ £21.95 per head for 5 courses). There was a great variety of dishes all of which were well prepared and presented. The staff were not only courteous but also friendly. I have to say that this is the best chinese meal I have ever had.

Visited: December 12, 2008
What I ate: Christmas set menu @ £21.95 per head for 5 courses

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Dim Sum to die for

Rating - Overall: 5  Food: 5  Service: 5  Ambience: 3

smeeds
Foodie
Member since Oct 08
Rating: 1

3 Nov 2008

(Date of visit estimated) - This was my second visit to Water Sky. Both were in the 12 noon - 5pm dim sum timeslot. Both times the customers were a bit thin on the ground in this huge space, but the ratio of Chinese was high, which has to be good. In fact, on the first occasion one of my dining companions was a Chinese colleague, who enjoyed the meal immensely, despite Cantonese not being his native cuisine.

The room is immense and a little soulless, but that is more than made up for by the attentiveness of the service and the quality of the food. I have to admit I haven't tried dim sum anywhere else, but the taste sensation here is overwhelming. It was helpful to have our Chinese friend on the first occasion and our attempt to emulate the selection of dishes without him was a little fraught, but we needn't have bothered, everything was excellent. One of our number was a bit squeamish about the idea of Chickens' Feet, so we skipped that, but the resulting variety of seafood soup, spicy rice, dumplings of all sorts and so on was great.

On both occasions we ended up paying about £15 per head for food, which I consider excellent value for this event (more than a meal - allow plenty of time). The beer is a bit expensive, so maybe some tea or water would be a good option if money is an issue.

An excellent all-round experience, definitely recommended.

Visited: September 5, 2008
What I ate: Dim Sum

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