THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Yellow River Cafe

THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Yellow River Cafe Restaurant Review:

With a menu overseen by famed chef Ken Hom, this is---surprisingly---more Chinese than Malaysian or Singaporean. But that’s a quibble. This is a well-thought and handsome operation. Entrance and bar/brasserie downstairs is bright (yellow and red, broken by neutral wood). The upstairs restaurant is in soothing neutrals with curtained alcoves for private parties. For starters, try Hong Kong salt-and-pepper prawns, steamed scallops with black bean sauce and double-boiled shark’s fin soup. As an intermezzo, try spring onion and ginger lobster with noodles, Peking duck or tender abalone with Chinese mushrooms and broccoli. Sea bass is steamed with ginger, spring onion, soy and Chinese wine. Good wine list and service. A 3-course meal in the restaurant is around £25 per person; in the bar, around £15 per person. Also in Twickenham at 33-35 London Rd., 020-8891 3611; in Chiswick at 12 Chiswick High Rd. 4, 020-8987 9791.