Gatwick Oriental - Mole Valley

Had to return the egg fried rice. It was not fried and there was no egg. First waiter was very stroppy. After he was changed service was good and although the meal was pleasant it was very average.

Both the welcome and the service at Vanda were perfunctory. We have been coming to this restaurant, and its predecessors, for over 30 years and never before has there been such a performance over signing the bill to our room. We were the only people in the restaurant using chopsticks – we had to ask for them and there were no rests for the chopsticks. The Sweet and Sour Prawns and the Pad Thai were good but we can't honestly say it was an enjoyable evening.

Excellent dinner. The three curry taster dish was delicious as was the duck and pancakes. Food is served really fast and the team also rushed to take your order quickly. The drinks selection was good. The place is extremely busy and I believe this could be why the staff might appear to rush diners, it's not a place where you can relax as it feels more like a place where they want a quick turnaround. It was busy all evening. That said the food was delicious and the duck was incredible. One of the best we've had.

Black bean chicken tasted nice, veg were still crunchy however Vanda loses points for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the food and drink were ordered at the same time, the food came out immediately after the drinks so I can only assume a microwave was used and the food heated, rather than cooked fresh. Secondly, the prices are a bit on the high side for food not freshly prepared. Certainly seemed more expensive than other restaurants onsite.

We ate here on our stopover and whilst the food was hot and the vegetables were crunchy, it came out in less than 3 minutes after ordering. I didn't even have time to pay my dart charge. Expensive too