September 2024 by Krister Laitinen
Chinese restaurant serving Beijing (Peking), Szechuan, and Cantonese cuisine. Will be celebrating 40 years this September (2024).
Inconspicuously located in Beaconsfield old town. Hasn?t got the usual large, flashy sign outside. In fact it would be easy to miss!
Similarly inside, it is not littered with cheap Chinese decorations. I?d go as far as saying it looks very high class.
The front of house staff are very attentive, regularly (but not annoyingly often) coming to check if everything is ok or if you need any more food or drinks.
We went there for the Sunday buffet on the August bank holiday weekend. Got there about 1pm. It wasn?t busy at all, but as we were eating a number of people turned up. Talking to the waitress, we were told that Sundays, and the whole weekend in general, is usually very busy.
So booking a table in advance is recommended. If you do it through the website you?ll be directed to a third party site. This site ?warns? you that that the Sunday buffet ends at 1.30pm. Ignore that! It?s not true. The buffet is served all day Sunday.
How it works, is that you?re offered a mixed platter of Peking ribs, spring rolls, deep fried vegetables, crispy seaweed, chicken satay skewers, and prawn toast according to the number of people at the table.
Then you get a ?tick list? (see photo) where you mark which dishes you?d like to order. So it?s a kind of ?a la carte buffet?. Once you?ve finished what you ordered, you can order more, including topping up your starter mixed platter. There?s no limit how much you can order- as long as you eat it all!
We chose Chicken with ginger and spring onion, Crispy chilli beef, Szechuan beef, and Twice cooked pork.
What?s our thoughts?
Definitely much better than your usual Chinese fast food from ?down the road?.
Yet, perhaps not as good as I had expected.
From the mixed platter the giant spring rolls, seaweed, deep fried vegetables ,and the peking ribs were the best. The prawn toast didn?t really taste of prawns, the satay sauce didn?t even have a hint of peanut flavour.
From main courses: the Chicken with ginger and spring onion tasted of ordinary chicken soup. The Crispy chilli beef was crispy and tasty but I couldn?t tell if there actually was any beef! There was no ?chewiness? in the crispy bites.
The Szechuan beef was tender and flavoursome, not overly spicy. I couldn?t see any Szechuan peppers?
The Twice cooked pork was also tender and tasty.
Dessert is also included - deep fried apple and banana with caramel drizzle and ice cream. Pretty bland, to be honest. Disappointing, as I was looking forward to it.
Overall, all the dishes had flavour but there was just that ?little something? missing to make it stand out.
Also, typical of many buffet meals, it left us both rather thirsty. I think the idea is to make the dishes a bit saltier (or use MSG?) to make you order more drinks and eat less food = more pofit.
August 2024 by Wool- Step
Absolutely terrible.
Have just left.
We were ?dumped? in a corner and forgotten about. We asked to order from the buffet. Before even being given a menu we were presented with mixed hors d'oeuvres. When that was finished we were asked what we wanted for the main a simple response - ?a menu please?.
Every other table was given prawn crackers. We weren?t.
It may sound petty but it?s the basics that went wrong.
Have walked 2 minutes up the road to Pizza Express and currently receiving a far superior service.
Shocking. Shocking. Shocking.
AVOID AT ALL COST!
August 2024 by Michael
Still a great restaurant and enjoyable food. Only thing sadly is scaffolding confuses even repeat customers from remembering it.
May 2024 by Lawrence Ratcliffe
Four of us visited last night for dinner. We shared a bunch of things all of which were excellent. One of our party had some food allergies and the kitchen modified where they could. Great service and busy as you?d expect for a Saturday evening. Booking recommended
April 2024 by l j Matthews
Our go to buffet on a Sunday when out. Never been disappointed with the food or service here.
April 2024 by Sally Kennett
Lovely restaurant old school . Authentic atmosphere. Professional attentive staff. A real treat.
April 2024 by PAUL G
Learned that this restaurant had been in operation in this town for nearly 40 years. Vehicles can be parked right outside the restaurant. The place offered a very comfortable setting. Attended there for a birthday dinner and all the dishes were amazing, especially the seafood dishes.
March 2024 by Amy Riley
Ordered for takeout. Was absolutely stunning. Best crispy chilli beef I?ve had in a long time. Definitely my new go to.
February 2024 by Julian Dale
There are lots of reasons why you should visit Leigh House as "The Best Chinese Restaurant in Beaconsfield". Excellent food, great dining experience, lovley location, amazing staff, brilliant service, long history of business in Beaconsfield,good prices and so much more... There is one Primary reason.. It is the heart and soul of the owners that is unequalled, they always go that extra mile to make sure you as a customer are 110% happy . They have great hearts, ethics and standards above the rest, I wont go anywhere else for a Chinese meal in Beaconsfield, plus they have become great friends year on year
February 2024 by Maria Memoli
Great food, excellent service and nice
January 2024 by Dana
Fabulous news years eveEverything was just perfectFood entertainers and serviceThank you Dana snd
November 2023 by George Bradburn
Lovely cosy atmosphere
November 2023 by Sophie0893
Food was nice however very expensive for what it is. I probably wouldn?t order here again due to the price
October 2023 by Emilie Moroni
We went there on Sunday. You need to book beforehand. The buffet was delicious and they actually bring it to you. There is no buffet to go to and help yourself. You can get a menu to select the dishes from and you can ask for a top up at anytime. There is a vegetarian menu. Be mindful of not wasting food, as you will be charged £3.50 for any unfinished dish. They were very accomadating with my toddler and their booster seat was so comfy!
October 2023 by Michael Baako
Best Chinese restaurant in Beaconsfield!!
