Did you know?

Ingredients of Chinese food are various and sometimes shocking to foreigners. Chinese cooks use frogs, chickens' feet, pigs' ears, intestines, dog meat, etc.

Melon cutting

Our chef Mitch has awesome melon cutting skills.

Our mission

We want people to discover the region we were born and raised and the best way to do so is by tasting it! We don't have a lot of dishes on the menu because we want to work with fresh products. Every morning Mitch goes to the Chinese market in London to buy fresh vegetables, fruit and all the other ingredients he needs. We are different from the regular Chinese restaurants because we don't serve the regular dishes like nasi goreng and egg rolls. We cook very traditional dishes that find their origin in the Hunan region, where Mr. Xue was born.

Waiter Gaétan

My name is Gaétan and I'm the waiter of  Xue Family Restaurant. I was born in 1986 in Belgium and at 5 years old my family decided to migrate to Britain. I 've been working in this restaurant since 2007 and been loving this restaurant since I joined them. I have a great passion for Chinese food. 
My role in this restaurant is to serve people the food they ordered in a nice and unique way. We like to be a high quality restaurant where people happily come back to.

Owner and chef Qiaochu Xue

 

My name is Qiaochu Xue. My father Tuomasi Xue founded this restaurant and  in 2014 he retired and I had to take the role of owner.
I prepare the food so I have a lot to do, but I don't mind because I love cooking.
 I always try to make the best food and I get a lot of help from my staff. My staff and I both have a passion for Chinese food and we hope to deliver great food to the customers.

Toon Smeets

The market

Going to a Chinese market for some fresh fruits and vegetables.

Did you know?

Did you know

Ice cream was said to have originated in China around 2000 BC. According to historians, an emperor loved it so much and kept it a royal secret before Marco Polo came and brought the idea to Italy. Ice cream is actually common in China. There is also another version called “baobing“, which is actually shaved ice with some sweet syrup.

Qiao Chu (Toon Smeets)

Sous-chef Mitch

My name is Mitch and I'm the sous-chef of Xue family restaurant. I am from Britain and I met Mr. Xue during a food convention in London. I've worked here since 2005, so I have a lot of experience. I am now married to Mr. Xue's sister.
 My task is to assist the chef and give orders to the kitchen team. If the chef is absent, I replace him. 
I find it important that everyone comes to work motivated and that they do their work with pleasure. If someone appears to be upset about something I talk with him to know what the problem is. This way everyone stays happy! 

Did you know?

In Chinese food there is a big variety of flavors. The five key flavors salt, sour, spicy, bitter and salty must be used in balance. You might notice that the flavors sweet and umami aren't considered key aromas. This is because the other five were the fundamental flavors in traditional Chinese medicine.
We try to respect the balance of these five flavors in our dishes.

Mitch (Michiel Naudts)

Our menu

Steamed Hams                            £18.00   

làwèi hé zhēn
腊味合蒸

Pork Tribe Soup                          £5.00                        

tāng pào dù

汤泡肚

Spicy Chicken                            £16.00

málàzǐ jī

麻辣子鸡

Steamed Fish Head with            £21.00

Diced Spicy Red Peppers

duò jiāo yútóu

剁椒鱼头

Monet Fish                               £20.50

jīnqián yú

金钱鱼

Red Roasted Shark's Fin           £18.00

hóng wēi yúchì

红煨鱼翅

Sugar Candy Lotus                  £10.00

bīngtáng xiāng lián

冰糖湘莲