N & M Kitchen

In a suburb sprawling with Chinese restaurants, selling a unique point of difference is key to success. N&M Kitchen does not do itself any justice by its concept to begin with. The shop is pedestrian and clinical, there's no specials on the walls or anything to hint at their speciality. Only recently have they made a few specials on their windows.The menu is predominantly Cantonese with hints of Shanghai influence.  I have supported them for many times when during lunch because you could always get a table here and have a pleasant lunch with no noisy lunch crowds. Most of the dishes are in fact cooked quite well although some things are a bit of a hit and miss such as the basic soup base for their noodle soup not being rich enough. However, you may come another day and taste the best Shanghai noodle in Chatswood.  The service is very good and friendly when they are quiet but tend to quickly lose form when a few more customers come through the door. Tonight, I came for a light meal of Congee and Crispy Fried Chicken. The Preserved Egg and Pork congee was under seasoned and did not have enough century egg to pronounce the dish. The Crispy Skin Chicken was juicy and had a thin crispy skin - as good as their competitor next door. The accompanying sauce was a spicy sweet black vinegar dressing similar to the sauce for the Shantung Chicken. Usually, a Cantonese Crispy Fried Chicken comes simply with a wedge of lemon and seasoned salt but that's fine as the sauce works equally well. N&M Kitchen have a place in Chatswood as their food is mostly good but I think they need to really sell themselves by having a few signature dishes they believe in and convey a sense of passion and excitement to their customers as that is what is missing.

In a suburb sprawling with Chinese restaurants, selling a unique point of difference is key to success. N&M Kitchen does not do itself any justice by its concept to begin with. The shop is pedestrian and clinical, there's no specials on the walls or anything to hint at their speciality. Only recently have they made a few specials on their windows.The menu is predominantly Cantonese with hints of Shanghai influence.  I have supported them for many times when during lunch because you could always get a table here and have a pleasant lunch with no noisy lunch crowds. Most of the dishes are in fact cooked quite well although some things are a bit of a hit and miss such as the basic soup base for their noodle soup not being rich enough. However, you may come another day and taste the best Shanghai noodle in Chatswood.  The service is very good and friendly when they are quiet but tend to quickly lose form when a few more customers come through the door. Tonight... read more