Red Chamber - Redditch

Name is very accurate....LONG !!! We arrived at 6pm, waiting around 40 minutes to be asked what we would like to drink and this was only after we asked. Then around 20 minutes later we ordered our starters, we were told we had to order our mains at the same time so the kitchen can prepare. Starters arrive around 45 mins after ordering. Food was nice. Then we had a further 45 minute wait until our mains came out, again after chasing them, they only bought out half our parties food while the others had to wait another 20 minutes. Baring in mind we all ordered at the same time and other people who ordered after us were eating!!!! No prawn crackers were bough over on arrival as so on other tables, we only got some when we asked after being seated for 2 hours!!! Overall absolutely shocking service, rude waiters and clearly incapable, seems they were prioritising deliveries over the half empty restaurant. Will not be eating here again, not a very pleasant 3 1/2 hours, just to make matters worse the place was freezing, it was warmer outside!!

We ordered delivery from Just Eat last night. The soups we had as starters were decent, but the two curries were delicious and flavorful, although the sauce was very watery.

We have used the Red Chamber for many many years, over 20 in fact and I always enjoyed the food and service. However it seemed to go down when they introduced plastic table cloths and a stray cat was allowed inside. The cat finished me off and I didn’t go for about 2 years. Not against cats in general just not a fan of them in restaurants. I am happy to say that I have been a couple of times since Xmas and the plastic table cloths have gone! the cat has gone too! so has Michael and Christine. I think it was Michael who encouraged the cat tbh, so maybe the cat had gone with him. it is under new management. It is now called The Long Sun. I am happy to see some of the old staff are still there. The food is amazing again and the service as always is pleasant and friendly. It would be a shame to lose this restaurant as it was previously such a good place to eat and my personal experience since Xmas is that it is back up to its original fantastic standard

Having been here previously and enjoyed the food, I was very dubious about visiting the restaurant after it has been rebranded to Long Sun. The reviews are pretty terrible, and I was braced for a miserable experience… However, staff greeted us as soon as we walked in the door, and were very friendly, bringing us prawn crackers with our drinks as we waited for the rest of the party to arrive. When they did, and we moved to our table, they brought more prawn crackers as we looked over the buffet menu (which seemed pretty much the same as before) for £18.50 each all you can eat. You can order up to 2 starters and 2 main courses per person (plus rice) each time you order this might seem a bit restrictive, but it's so that the kitchen can prepare your main meals as you are eating your starters, so there is less waiting between courses. It works perfectly, and if you want more starters you can just order them with your next round! There was never any suggestion that we would be made to pay for any uneaten food, and we felt no pressure to do this I can only assume that if this has happened it's because people have ordered far more food than they could eat, wasting the great food. And it was great food! My favourite was the roast pork curry, which comes with a nice, thick sauce and is very tasty. The king prawn dishes were amazing you could tell they were very fresh as they were light and fluffy and cooked to perfection in every dish we tried! All of the roast duck dishes were tried were equally great, from the pancake starters to the main dishes, with the balance succulent and crispy just right. I don't really have any criticisms. Personally, I'd prefer slightly smaller portion sizes just so I could try more off the menu, but they should be fine for most people. I'm a chili head, so would also prefer more spice next time I go I will see if they can do mine extra spicy, but I'll be happy either way as it still tastes great. Overall a brilliant experience staff were all very attentive and shook our hands as we left. I'll be going back soon!

Ate there this evening after the cinema. Warm welcome and the food was really fresh and tasty. Staff were friendly and the service was really efficient. Thank you