Harden's survey result
Summary
“A cut above any Chinese restaurant I have been to” – Bernard Yeoh’s “attentive but not overbearing” Mayfair stalwart celebrates its 20th birthday in 2023 and continues to offer a luxurious mix of “absolutely fantastic contemporary Chinese cooking” (what Yeoh describes as ‘liberated Nanyang cuisine’) twinned with an impressive wine list (swelling with Premiers Crus from Bordeaux, Burgundy and beyond). Even those who say the food is “lovely” though, feel it comes at “eye-watering prices”.
Summary
A stylish Mayfair fixture that pulls out all the stops to provide the best possible Chinese cuisine, with “amazing food” and a “very good, albeit expensive, wine list” (featuring some of the world’s most acclaimed vintages). Proprietor Bernard Yeoh, who represented Malaysia as a trap shooter in the 2004 Athens Olympics, describes it as “liberated Nanyang cuisine” – his take on the cooking of the overseas Chinese throughout southeast Asia.
Summary
“If you want Chinese food at its best”, numerous reporters award top marks to Bernard Yeoh’s luxurious Mayfair fixture, which has held a Michelin star for over 10 years now, and which is unusual in boasting a heavyweight wine list featuring many of the world’s most famous vintages. Even those who say it’s “brilliant” acknowledge it’s decidedly “not cheap” however.
Summary
“If you want Chinese food at its best”, numerous reporters award top marks to Bernard Yeoh’s luxurious Mayfair fixture, which has held a Michelin star for the last 10 years now, and which is unusual in boasting a heavyweight wine list featuring many of the world’s most famous vintages. Even those who say it’s “brilliant” acknowledge it’s decidedly “not cheap” however.
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Owner's description
LUNCH:
Mon to Fri - 12:00 to 14:15
Sat to Sun - 12:30 to 14:45
DINNER:
Mon to Sat - 18:30 to 22:45
Sun - 18:30 to 22:15
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £39.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £4.00 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 15.00% |
Restaurant details
Kai Mayfair Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Perhaps the most enjoyable chinese meal we have had in a long time."
65 South Audley St, London, W1K 2QU
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Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑4:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑4:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑11 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑4:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑4:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑4:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑11 pm |
