China Garden Restaurant

You'll find China Garden tucked away on Penrhyn Road, where it's become the sort of place locals actually return to rather than drift past. The menu reads like a greatest hits of Cantonese classics: aromatic duck that arrives properly lacquered and snappable, prawn dishes that don't skimp on the seafood, and noodle work that suggests someone in the kitchen knows what they're doing. It's the kind of restaurant where you can order a £12 main and feel genuinely looked after, where families pile in on Friday nights and the noise level tells you everything's working as it should.