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With work on Britain's largest Chinese restaurant nearing

completion, on the edge of Peatmoor Lagoon between
Shaw and Sparcells, we take a look at

Dream that's coming

true for Lawrence

The start on building 'The Chinese Experience' on 18
March 1989 marked a major milestone for Lawrence
Lee, the restauranteur behind the scheme to build
Britain's largest Chinese restaurant.
Having lived in Swindon project. Not only will The
for twenty years he and Chinese Experience be a
his wife had a dream of major tourist attraction,
running a restaurant it will also be a place
offering genuine Chinese offering a new kind of
cuisine, at a modest menu at reasonable prices.
investment of around "In China there are over Some of the partners in The Chinese Experience, from left,
£300,000. Five years after 80 styles of cooking, but Lawrence Lee, John Chan, Tony Tang and Morris Mo
considering his first plans, within the Chinese popular." said Lawrence. "Our first plans were
Lawrence is heading a community throughout "It is noted for the turned down by Mr.
consortium of business- the world, Cantonese freshness of ingredients, Trewhella at the Council's
men backinga £1.6 million cooking is the most good presentation and the Planning Department. He
consistent taste wherever wanted to see a sweeping
it is served. roof with animals at the
"Cantonese cooking is corners and also red
The property you've not well known outside columns by the front door,
always wanted Chinatown in the big and a green roof. He had
cities. Most takeaways and done his homework; its
provincial restaurants more Chinese than our
serve a westernised style original plan, and more
of Chinese cooking. We expensive to build."
will be offering genuine With such a big project,
Chinese cooking in readers may be put off by
authentic surroundings. the idea that it will cost a
The restaurant will be a lot to visit The Chinese
big attraction for the Experience, but Lawrence
Chinese community as says that this won't be the
well." case.
The appearance of his "We're not going to be
Now it's well restaurant is very expensive, that's for sure.

within your reach important to Mr. Lee. We will serve high quality
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