Old Tree Daiwan Bee (Chinatown)

• A flavoured milk tea with black pearl bubbles served cold&rdquo
• The desserts are slightly pricey in proportion to the helping but the attention to detail in some of the cakes is so precise
• Pastries and biscuits are packaged in nicely for sale
• The furniture is of the typical asian style street benches and tables
• Most of the customers are of the younger chinese generations
• I did hear that their pork chop is one of their best sellers
• In Old Bee Taiwan Tree I felt that I was served authentic Taiwanese dishes
• Would think that this is true authentic Taiwanese food
• Crunchy crust with moist chicken meat
• You would think where is the accompaniment sauce for this fried dish
• Average but I prefer mine with a stronger herbal taste
• The slice of meat that we had was a little on the fatty side
• We were lucky enough to get a table on a late Thursday evening when practically everywhere else was packed with a queue outside
• The salt deep fried chicken is a must order
• The salt and pepper squid was also really tasty
• The Taiwanese mince pork with dry noodles was just what I needed to satisfy my noodle cravings
• The dumpling soup was okay for me
• The portions are just about right for me
• London Chinatown is always a bit of a tease it promises so much yet delivers so little
• So when I came to London and was greeted by nothing more than a China block
• You can understand I was more than a little disappointed
• It certainly has the look and the feel of a Chinatown with all the hustle and bustle
• The taste is far from what a Chinatown should be at prices which are just poor for the quantity you get
• Daiwan Bee is technically Taiwanese but in truth
• Taiwanese style pork mince dry noodles and the most affordable bowl of Dan Dan mein I've seen in the UK with an authentic taste
• Starters were incredible and actually made me wish I'd just ordered another portion for mains with both fried just right with a batter which was light and crunchy
• The seasoning though was the real kicker as
• Dan Dan mein is a noodle dish originating from Chinese Sichuan cuisine consisting of a spicy sauce containing preserved vegetables
• I do find there is a lack of Chinese restaurant that is specialised in Taiwanese dishes
• One of the most famous Taiwan export is probably bubble tea (also known as pearl milk tea or boba milk tea)
• Only Chatime that does it decently and the rest are quite horrid
• So when my friend Calvin said there is a Taiwanese restaurant
• Off the main chaotic Gerrard Street is a small restaurant serving Taiwanese dishes
• The menu is full of street food classics that is hard to decide
• The pancake was crispy but couldn't really taste the spring onion and the soup was alright
• Old Tree Daiwan Bee serves good simple Taiwanese street food with a price that you can't complain at all
• The bowl of rice with braised pork topping was £
• The front of house also act as a mini bakery and sells Taiwanese pastries which I was tempted to buy (next time I will)
• The cuisine of Taiwan is a glorious body of work
• Disparate dishes brought together from all over the mainland and bound together with an assured and unshowy sense of sophistication
• Very little of that is discernible at Old Tree Daiwan Bee

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