Maggie Fu Hanover Street

Its website proclaims ‘authentic Chinese food’, but the menu at Maggie Fu’s stretches way beyond the borders of the People’s Republic, and the bustling open kitchen serves up plenty more than just its classic stir fries with rice, dim sum dumplings and steamed bao buns.

There are oodles of soul-soothing Pad Thai and ramen or udon noodle soup bowls plus Singapore vermicelli and choices of gyoza, originally hailing from Japan. Tuck into Japanese katsu, plus Thai green and Malaysian curries, all with plain rice as standard and fried rice or soft noodles as an alternative at a little extra cost.

There’s much to satisfy the vegetarian customer, from spring rolls and steamed dumpling starters to tofu and vegetable noodles or sweet potato curry with rice.

The three meat roast has got to be one of the standout dishes at Maggie Fu’s: sliced roast duck, roast chicken and char sui pork served with rice and vegetables – think Chinese spring greens, choy sum or pak choi. It’s a dish packed with flavour and a tenner for the whole meat mountain.

For your salt and pepper fix – c’mon, we know you too well – you can choose between chicken and king prawns, served with rice, fried rice or soft noodles. Categorically no chips. There’s also salt and pepper ribs and salt and pepper sui mai in the appetisers.