capitalising on the 'ripple effect'...

If you're partial to the pleasures of a Chinese takeaway you must pay a visit Stratford's Must Go. But don't expect the usual takeaway menu. This is Chinese revamped, or "East fused with West" as Must Go general manager puts it. The food and the style have all been redefined; traditional Chinese fare has been restyled making it more contemporay

TRADITIONAL favourites are there, of course, like spring rolls, lemon chicken, beef in oyster sauce, sweet and sour dishes, chop suey and chow mein. But many have been tweaked. The mini spring rolls for instance contain cheese and chicken: "It's a kind of cross-over." Salmon and steak also feature, as do Szechuan specialities, Thai and satay dishes, aromatic crispy duck, and a range of extremely popular garlic and chilli dishes. The food is cooked fresh and looks wonderful. "Your eyes eat half the dinner before you actually put it in your mouth.' Even the takeaway packaging has the Must Go edge-you collect your meal in wok boxes, an the containers inside are microwave friendly.
Must Go is the brainchild of Patrick Li and family who opened the Ripple Café on the other side of the River Avon to great acclaim a few years ago. "We're giving oriental food a different perception," explains Patrick's son James. Times have changed, and we feel the traditional Chinese menu is now somewhat out-dated. People don't expect the kind of food they used to eat, they want something more sophisticated."
Must Go's adjoining restaurant has a clean cut contemporary style continuing, in the shape of minimalist interior, 'squishy' settees and blackboard broadcasting Chef's specials, it looks to be every inch as different as the takeaway. Must book!

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