Capitol Chinese Restaurant

We’re in Birkenhead yet again! Can you tell I’ve been popping over there on and off? This time it’s for a feast of the Oriental variety. Nestled within a Chinese Art Gallery lies Capitol, which might sound more like an insurance firm or a record company than somewhere you’d get crispy dim sum but bear with me, the restaurant did good. It’s well located in Hamilton Square and once inside, a good eclectic buzz of both western and eastern influenced music instantly tells you, this is a place that likes to cater for everybody.
The dim lighting makes it feel quite intimate and romantic, and it’s not so dull that you want to get your phone out and shine the screen on what you’re eating just to be sure you’ve got the right dish. The staff are a huge plus — polite, smiley, very chatty and rather reassuring, enquiring regularly if you’re okay with everything. This is service with a smile, and it’s a genuine one at that.
You’d be expecting a huge menu in a Chinese restaurant, and this one delivers. If you do manage to choose, fair play to you, but with a group the obligatory buffets might well be the way forward as you’ll feel like you’re missing out on all sorts unless you can mix and match. Delicious, fresh, authentic and with a kick to it too and excellent presentation to boot, and once again the staff will bend over backwards to accommodate your needs. If you’re lucky enough to love in the area it’s a great restaurant that bears repeating, and I have it on good authority that the standards haven’t faltered over the years. Super stuff.