I never know how to order Chinese food in London - it is very different. I still remember a lovely Jewish gal in the audience at a Jackie Mason show in London scorning my idea of going to Pizza Express afterwards. She wanted me to go to Chinatown. I didn’t think to ask her what to order and although I followed her instructions, ended up with a hodge-podge of food that didn’t make much sense as an American. I love the differences in culture - even among immigrant cooks.
My oldest friend lives in London ( well, in Hampstead, when in England ), so the first time we went to China town, we invited her and her spouse along. :-)
The most "interesting" part of the meal, was that finger bowls, to rinse our fingers off in ( they used to do that here, in America too, but with warm water with a lemon slice in it! ), contained warm TEA! And it worked really well! :-)