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Ming Court, 54-56, Ludgate Hill, London, EC4M 7HX


54-56, Ludgate Hill, London, EC4M 7HX

020 7248 4303

'Careful you don't get your ming caught, Doris' I was tempted to say as we sat down to eat after a spiffing carol service in St Paul's Cathedral. Ming Court is about halfway between Ludgate Circus (never any clowns there when I'm passing) and Sir Christopher Wren's famous church: Sir Christopher Wren/ Said I'm going to dine with some men/ If anyone calls/ Tell them I'm designing St Paul's (E. Clerihew Bentley). Anyhow, this place is jolly good, catering to City types during the day and to pissed City types and tourist types after the sun is over the yardarm. Service is swift, discreet, helpful (they announce the food as they put it on the table - let's face it's often hard to tell one thing from another, just by looking). The food is hot and delicious (Szechwan with a bit of Thai thrown in) and prices are not bad - not cheap though - for this part of London. Toilets clean, coats hung for you, and all that stuff.

The starter: king prawns deep fried in pastry, was delicious. Seafood in black bean sauce, and chicken in some other kind of sauce, all very good too. A well-dressed and preposterously pissed lady left the place just ahead of us and was seen off politely by the friendly staff. You could take anyone here, if you mind what you order, or throw caution and the contents of your wallet to the wind.

Approved, Perry Stalsis