Ginling Chinese - SOUTH PLYMPTON

First time trying as regular was closed very disappointed Just plain, flavourless meals Won’t be going back Food: 1 Service: 4

This is the very best in service and value in Chinese Cuisine, my favorite for 20 years now and remains the top of my list.  The food is so delicious you want another serve, outstanding in presentation and quality and freshness !!!

Solid all round here, consistently serves up a high standard of food. We love Chinese and Ginling is now our go to place if we get the craving.<br/ <br/ Food: outstanding! We have now had several dishes and can hardly fault any. Peking Duck and Salt and Pepper squid are the standouts! Serving sizes are large and prices reasonable. Eating in seems to give better taste and value for money.<br/ <br/ Service: friendly staff and all work together and do the job well and very quickly. Restaurant was almost full and they had plenty of staff on to cope.<br/ <br/ Decor is certainly not why people come to the venue. This isn't a big factor for me but if you're expecting a pretty little restaurant with fresh paint or a old traditional Chinese feel than Ginling will disappoint.

Food is consistently flavorsome and tasty. Our main complaint for the night was that we didn't get given prawn crackers to start like the other tables, despite being regulars. If staff were more attentive, would have picked this up. Overall, a good feed and value for money.

I saw other reviewers describe this as reliable Chinese food, and I think that is an apt description. We popped in here for dinner and ordered the kang kung sambal (belacan), sizzling fish with ginger and stewed eggplant with pork mince. The kang kung was a flavourful dish with the kang kung slightly overcooked, which is actually how I like it. I would rate this a 3.5.The fish with ginger was a little light on the flavour side but went well with the kang kung and was quite a good dish and rated a 3.5.The stewed eggplant was a little sweeter than I would have expected so I liked this dish less. It rated a 3. Portion sizes were large and prices were reasonable. Staff were all friendly and helpful, more so than most Chinese restaurants I have been to. Overall, quite a nice dining experience.