It’s always best to eat we’re the locals eat and yes the buffets are not the best

lanterns are up all year round unless something specific is put up for some celebrations

Sorry, dont know

ja korzystałam z opcji szwedzkiego stołu i za 10 funtów jesz ile chcesz, płacisz tylko za napoje

Beste Volanta, Ik heb geen idee. Ik heb me ondergedompeld in de sfeer, de geuren en het eten. (van plasticbordjes)

It's not very big at all, just a few streets. The time you spend there depends on whether you just want to walk around and look or go into the shops/supermarkets and or eat there. I went with my son in January, there was some building work going on in one street and we found the whole area very busy. My son wanted to visit Bubblewrap - which he found overpriced, a very, very long queue and not worth the wait. It's a strange sort of savoury waffle, wrapped into a round with ice cream put inside and other things - it cost £13 and was very cheap quality. I didn't feel safe there. It was a dirty area, lots of rubbish bags around and lots of men standing in doorways and to the side of the streets, looking women up and down - I was glad to not be wearing any valuable jewellery or have anything of value on show as I felt it was a place you could easily get mugged. They also have "massage parlours" there - the girls standing outside are very scantily dressed - so I don't think it's for massage, I saw one man going into one. We ate in one restaurant there and it was the worst Chinese food we've ever had, we left most of it and it was very expensive, because you are in Chinatown! If you want to just see it, go for an hour but there are far better areas to go to.

Personally I prefer Beijing Dumplings in Lisle Street where most of the better value places are.

The lanterns are up today.

It’s small. Not very long at all as it only encompasses a couple of streets so 30 minutes maybe depending on your stops or browsing.