ZenW3
So ZenW3, a chinese yuppie eaterie in posh Hampstead High street. Mrs M and I went to have a meal there and it was so bad we have wrought a yearlong internet smear campaign against it. This has escalated to the point where all of the reviews on the London-eating, MyHampstead and ZenW3's own website were either posted by us or by Mr CHow, the owner of the restaurant who pretends to be english with terrific results of teh Egg Flied Lice variety, the following is a paste from one of these websites, the whole series is on my blog.

Read the reviews here aloud, that way they sound better, even better still, get the steven Hawking voice on your computer to read them out to you. The ones that come out something like "Very much enjoyed. Super great restront. Come here agen long time, Kevin, Romford" were very unlikely to have been written by Kevin from Romford and more likely were Mr CHow's.


"Let's look at the evidence, as used to be said by culinaire Lloyd Grossman. They have finally realised that they are being slagged off on the internet, largely though not exclusively by me and are trying to improve their reputation by writing fake reviews. This restaurant is awful and overpriced, the service is bad, the water features mouldy and the food consisting mainly of connective tissues in the least authentic sauces available in the supermarket. On the up side and to be fair to the place they did a nice fried adder dish but for the £300 they charged us we might as well have bought a pair of Malano Blahnik's from the shop over the road (this is Hampstead you know) and eaten them with a dirty side dish of Soy Sauce probably recyled from the previous customers. All ion all, no restaurant has ever annoyed me as much as this wholly pretentious throwback to the eighties. Kill it and never go there. Send the food police over and end our misery."



your comments review this restaurant and win a bottle of champagne

Valentines 2006, shoot need to book something, well i would rather be in the dog house than go to this joint. Gents if you forget to book something next yr, dont try this place. Both my mrs and i are very fond of chinese food, esp Shenzen styled, this wasnt up to par. Sizzling lamb one our fav's was rubbery, grisly, need i go on? The rest of it looked as though it came from the local chinese cash and carry, not that im knocking these joints, the food you can get from these places if far better.

Service: as soon as we walked in, one waitress left us with no wine lists, no attempt to explain that there is an a la carte menu in addition to the mixed menu. Second waitress came back asking what we would like to drink, "a bit hard to decide without a menu my dear!" Ambience pleasant, quite a smart looking place, but thats about it. Try it for an experience, wouldnt go back in a hurry. Avg price £100 for two including a bottle of plonk.

GeeNee - Monday, March 06, 2

good foods and service. I must mentioned price also....lots of diffrence compare to last time. Very reasonable price.

Dave - Wednesday, March 01, 2006

yummy........foods, service and atmosphere are excellent in hampstead, north london. I am very proud of this restaurant in my area.

Recommended to all my friends.

Saturday, November 12, 2005

I have been visitng this restaurant for some time and used to find the sevice excellent and the food top quality. Although pricy the set luch was reasonable value. However I visted again about 3 weeks again and was very dissapointed...the service was awful - I had to ask for the loud music to be turned down. My starter - crabs cakes were okay, but the main course was unnacceptable both in taste and in the size of the portion. Needless to say I won't be going back!

Saturday, November 12, 2005

i love this restaurant.........foods and service are excellent. Very enjoyed and will come again with parents.

Thursday, November 10, 2005

The food and service are excellent, very enjoy. Especially, sesame prawn toast and lemon chicken.........yummy, best in north london.

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

After renovation and new chefs, foods are much much more better than last time. Really enjoy.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Name:
Mi Sti Cum-Cum
Email_Address:
www.misticumcum@aol.com
Date:
11 Apr 2006
Time:
23:53:28

Comments

Love good Zen Food .Never forget nice Mr Chow honorable Maitre D' .will bring children here good parents and so very tasty long menu try new special only £9.99 serveice not include .very local very regional very traditional very new very good old but new .I'm living just near and get good delivery free with 1 mile .best worst local good food .many famous Derren Brown good customer

Name:
JANETTES
Email_Address:
WWW.JANETTES@YAHOO.CO.UK
Date:
09 Apr 2006
Time:
13:28:00

Comments

ZENW3 ALWAYS MET THE EXPECTATION BASE ON THEY BEEN SO MANY YEAR ,WE LOVE EVERYTHING ,AND THE FRIENDLY FRONT MAN MR CHOW ,WE HAVE HAD THERE WHEN WE WENT TO EAT IN WE CAN JUST PICK UP ANYTHING THERE LESS THAN 15 MIN ,I'M SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE THIS LOCAL RESTAURANT.OLD RESTAURANT IN TOWN BUT GREAT DECOR AND PLEASURABLE DINING EXPERIENCE.ALWAYS RECOMMEND


Name:
meg ryan
Email_Address:

Date:
04 Apr 2006
Time:
11:32:46

Comments

last week i go to zen with my friend at lunch i was thinks to go to have some sushi and chiness unfortunately they don't do anymore sushi but they have a branch at 10 min down at camden town .zenw3 is more variety on the menu the open grill are making me order the satay chicken and grill fish in home made sauce .so enjoyable . service is friendly and efficient and the dishes are extraordinarily good value.


Meg seems very well informed about their branch down in Camden, she even remembers to mention the new open grill menu with its more variety. Mmm, me fink i want know more. Dale Tell me more.

Name:
dale mackencie
Email_Address:

Date:
04 Apr 2006
Time:
11:00:45

Comments
Comments

two day ago i make a delivery order the food is so yummy the blackcod miso , supreme vegetable,red zen,pot sticker was so nice and even better value now.no wonder u r choice of star and famous group. i have to said zen w3 u still the best.
Dale

So thanks Dale, but isn;t that two days ago? I hope you're not taking the piss out of the waiter's accent are you, that's not really the done thing anymore. I didn't know that ZenW3 was the choice of star and famous group. Which star and famous group? Steps like to eat in Mulan down the hill.
Dale and Meg both seems to have problem with how use pluralisation and with always is writing in the present tense.


OK, so Misti CumCum was me but all the others were real.
(gilbeymomerath, Mon 1 May 2006, 23:59, Reply)