A Chinese restaurant in Bristol has been named as one of the top five in the country by the man who created one of the nation’s favourite Oriental chains. Michelin-starred chef Alan Yau who started the Wagamama chain, nominated Dynasty in Thomas Street as one of his favourite places to eat. Naming his top five Chinese restaurants in a national newspaper; Mr Yau chose Dynasty, three venues in London and one in Glasgow.

The article described Dynasty as: "A favourite meeting place of the Slow Food Movement, as well as local Chinese restaurant owners, Dynasty is run by a friendly bunch who try hard to encourage a younger generation to try traditional Chinese dishes. The chefs are Hong Kong-trained and make excellent dim sum".

The most authentic food is to be had from the section of the menu written in hieroglyphs, but if your Cantonese is not so hot, you can always sweet-talk the waiters into revealing what these dishes are. The Szechaau ’Hot Pot’ involves cooking your own meat at the table in a fiery broth of meat stock and chillies, while fresh sea bass and lobsters are simply steamed whole with ginger and spring onion. Eels with black bean sauce is another local favourite and if you fancy a lavish birthday party, the Ho family will cheerfully spend days preparing dried abalore.

Suzanna Ho, the owner of Dynasty, said: "We are very pleased to have more recognition. We take great pride in the quality of our food and make sure that it is as authentic as possible. The food is the same as you would find in China or Hong Kong and that is reflected in the fact that almost half of our customers are members of Bristol’s Chinese community. "We have been established here for seven years and have managed to build up a reputation in that time, mainly through word of mouth.

"We have been adapting our menu throughout the year to reflect the seasons".

Dynasty
16a St.Thomas Street
Bristol
BS1 6JJ