Sandra talked about Confucius ages ago maintaining it was on the best Chinese restaurants she’s ever been to. Pauline thought tonight would be a good night to have a girl’s night out to test the restaurant out. I’m hardly ever down in Wimbledon for a night out so coupled with the fact I was staying at Pauline’s for the night (in Southfields) it seemed like great timing.

The decor in Confucius is modern – dark colours (seemed to be a lot of black laquered paneling) and open space. There’s also a giant fish tank near the front door with lots of pretty coloured fish. This all seemed quite promising.

Of course as a starter we had to go with Crispy Duck Pancake. Surprisingly Pauline wasn’t into the duck so Sandra and I had the lion’s share of the duck. Mmmm … I’m not going to say no to that. The duck was delicious but as with most restaurants there never seemed to be enough pancake and other fillings (zucchini for example.)

For our mains we had sweet and sour chicken, king prawns and vegetables and chilli beef. All were tasty though portion sizes were a little on the small size. Interestingly all dishes were served on top of heated silver serving “platters” – presumable to keep the dishes warm. Just another small attention paid to detail.

Confucius was a nice Chinese restaurant. Service was good and friendly. Food was decent quality but the down side was the price – a bit pricey for simple Chinese food. Still, not a bad option to consider when you’re in Wimbledon.