Satiate your duck craving at Noodle Oodle in Bayswater

By Aku Fu

I have to say that I love duck; and duck with wet noodles can really hit the spot.

So I found myself heading over to Noodle Oodle again in Bayswater – a place made famous by Gordon Ramsay himself, who once filmed learning to make noodles here (something they’re not shy of promoting either).

Noodle Oodle Bayswater Chinese Restaurant Chicken Starter

Pandan Chicken (4 pieces) – marinated chicken wrapped in fragrant pandan leaf, £4.40

Noodle Oodle Bayswater Chinese Restaurant teh tarik

Teh Tarik, Lime Juice

And “again” is the key word here, since it’s a place I like enough to frequent, mainly for their Pandan leaf wrapped chicken starter (above), and the roast duck with noodle soup – two dishes I dream about.

The service is efficient and fast, and while the waiters are helpful, they may come across as rude at times in their bid to be effective in what they do.

The place is simple and small, and despite being busy for a weeknight evening, it had a good turnaround, with the food coming out speedily.

To drink, I tried the Teh Tarik (£2.50), a favourite of mine from Malaysia that’s my home away from home, while my partner tried Lime Juice (2.50).

Noodle Oodle Bayswater Chinese Restaurant Soup Dumplings

Chicken & Vegetable Dumplings (5 pieces) in vinegar & chilli oil (left) ; Wanton La-mian Soup (right) – £4.90 each

As a starter, we also went for both the chicken dumplings and the Wanton soup.

It seems, however, that these two dishes use the same type of chicken dumplings, which is disappointing when on the face of it the two dishes sound different.

Noodle Oodle Bayswater Chinese Restaurant Stir Fried Dumplings

Triple Roast Meat Platter – roast duck, roast chicken, BBQ chicken, £9.90

I tried the Triple Roast Meat Platter, which had Crispy Duck, Roast Chicken, and BBQ Chicken.

And though we managed to over order on the noodles, it did result in me taking away the surplus for another day.

While the chicken was not anything to write about, for me at least the duck was enjoyable without being great, though others disagreed.

Stir-Fried Flat Noodles with Beef (hor fun), £7.80 (right)

Duck can be fatty, and since Chinese cuts of meat are such that butchers from that region do tend to chop through the bone in cross sections, you’ll get the odd fatty piece here and there.