1 /5 Ben Segar: Now I used to go here quite alot predominantly for chicken and sweetcorn soup but today we mixed things up and bought a sweet and sour chicken with rice. Upon opening the takeaway I had reservations as this already did not look like the traditional sweet and sour chicken you get from a Chinese takeaway (slightly grey/yellow complexion) but Im always open to different interpretations of popular dishes.
Unfortunately this dish was mostly vinegar and naturally has an off-putting taste. When I tried to take this back to the restaurant, they implied that the dish is authentic and exactly how it is meant to be prepared and that just because I dont like it doesnt mean I should get my money back. Then the chef turned up and implied that he tasted it and is fine. I tried to show him Google images of other sweet and sour chicken and he implied that theyre all inauthentic (lol!) Personally, I think if you can justify that level of vinegar on any dish, there are much greater problems with your palate. My advice, avoid this restaurant!
