Tai Wu is conveniently situated on the way to the bus stop from 42nd Street and the delicious aromas emanating from within are enough to tempt any slightly drunk student with the munchies after a night of hard partying/energy burning whilst dancing with arms flailing wildly.

At 2 in the morning, the staff are just as accommodating as one could expect; they are welcoming and polite despite the nocturnal situation. The food is great too, with great deals from 12am onwards, there are no complaints to be had, especially as we were allowed to take our food home afterwards.

An example of a good dish on the menu was the duck in plum sauce, which was absolutely delicious (probably more so after the red bull), but what was even more heartening than seeing food was the sheer quantity of people in there at such a time. Admittedly I have only experienced Tai Wu at its most nocturnal, but a Chinese restaurant that is not only packed to the rafters at 2am on a Saturday morning, but packed to the rafters with asian people is a reminder that this is good Chinese food that even the Chinese enjoy. Fantastic.

Like it's wise-elder-sister-restaurant 'Tai Pan', this place serves delicious food. Like the previous reviewer noted it is very convenient for the fact that it's open until about 4am. Do the effects of alcohol not inhibit your food snobbery? Not satisfied with that 'prawn toast sh*t', you want the good stuff, right? Then after a night out this is the place for you.

Indeed I went there at 3am once and it was packed... there were loads of Chinese people, even some with children... stuffing their faces with baozi at that time of night! This is either because they were tourists and were eating at this time because they hadn't adjusted to GMT, or they were poor immigrant workers forced into working unsociable hours and yet could still afford to go out for a posh meal at a £20-a-head restaurant. Hmm...

There's no other place id rather dien at 2 in the morning than Tai Wu. It's in a very convenient location in the city centre especially if you're stumbling home after a drunken student night. The menue contains the usual suspects of commercial cantonese cooking with additional authentic menues available.

Tai wu has two aspects to it. There's the buffet section and you can also select off a special menue which means that there is plenty of variety in terms of what one can eat. Their prices are very reasonable compared to other restauarants and therefore I would highly recommend this place to anyone.