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    BaoziInn

    3.6 (22 reviews)
    ModerateSzechuan, Dim Sum
    Open 12:00 pm - 11:30 PM

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    Dan Dan Noodle Set with Grass Jelly Dessert (5 stars)
    Daniel C.

    We were walking around London's Chinatown and the wife chose Baozi Inn for lunch. Although there were surprisingly LOTS of options, she peeked inside and found lots of Chinese-looking customers. Guess that could be an alternative to Yelp! They specialize in spicy noodles and dumplings, and you will be warned of the spiciness level from 1 to 3 red chilis. The Dan Dan Noodles set for about 10£ was a great deal, since it comes with three sides of pickled veggies alongside a bowl of sweet grass jelly dessert to help sooth the spicy aftertaste. The Dan Dan Noodles were a generous portion and despite its two chili-rating, was plenty of heat for us. Excellent, soft-chewy noodles. Be sure to mix well, as the sauce and minced pork are concentrated at the bottom. The mixed Chengdu spicy dumplings were a bit pricy at 10£, as its really a small, appetizer portion. The fillings were all shrimp and pork, and they had plenty of chili oil sauce. Two different colors of wrappings were used, and both were thin and smooth. Service was great (servers did speak Cantonese) and they had clean restrooms. Definitely recommend if you have a craving for spicy Dan Dan Noodles. Tip: They seek to have Baozi Inns all over London. We saw another one inside the Victoria Market Hall.

    Sweet & Sour Eggplant
    Theresa H.

    Great food and service. Food was flavorful and great portions. Music was awesome and atmosphere was great Great place. Will be a regular.

    Bean curd wrap
    Nicole M.

    I was so excited to try this place with my friends as they'd never had dim sum before and it's absolutely one of my favorite meals! This place had pretty good reviews and the pictures looked amazing so I decided to bring them here. Well luckily they'd never had dim sum before because they enjoyed the experience. Which means they'll be mindblown when I get to take them to a real dim sum experience. I, however, was very underwhelmed and disappointed. Firstly, the service was terrible. It took us asking three different people over the span of 20 min to get glasses for the sake. They also forgot we even ordered it. Now the food...let me start with the reason this place got two stars instead of one. The crispy tofu was actually pretty decent. Not the best but still pretty enjoyable. The Dan Dan mien was also ok. Not super authentic but it had decent flavor and had a little kick to it. The bean curd roll was the best part of the meal. Good flavor and nice filling. Now...the dumplings. The whole reason I picked this place. These might be the worst dumplings I've ever had in my life...and I've bought dumplings from grocery stores. The sui mai were just...I feel bad saying this...pathetic. Dense and bland. The skin was a mess. I tried all the flavors and really it was just absolutely awful. Same with the assorted dumplings. You had to drench these in sauce to get any sort of flavor out of them. The skin on the har gow was so thick that you really couldn't taste the filling. The wontons and sweet and spicy shrimp dumplings were pretty much exactly the same thing but with different sauce. The sweet and spicy sauce was pretty good but otherwise the dumplings were all just underwhelming, boring, and bland. I actually regretted spending money on those and felt embarrassed that I had brought my friends there. If you are looking for good dumplings in London, don't go here. If you want noodles and tofu then it's ok but you could probably find better of those too. I wish I had something better to say, but this place is not worth the money or the room in your stomach.

    David P.

    In London from LA and found this place on yelp. The food and atmosphere is exquisite! Feels more like a nice bistro cafe than a usual casual dim restaurant. A bit expensive, but worth every penny.

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    Toni L.

    RESTAURANT REVIEW: BaoziInn (Note: this is a limited review- centred on dumplings and dim sum - and not the other dishes on the menu) BaoziInn has been making the rounds on social media recently - its brightly coloured, perfectly formed dumplings; its attractive dining room, showered in natural light - featuring sleek oak wood tables, lanterns, and shutters - are exquisite to the eye. But I'm naturally sceptical of Instagram food trends - so I had to try it out myself. Did it live up to the hype? YES. We were situated in an intimate, cosy dining room - an attractive homage to the Mao-era canteens of yesteryear's Northern China. The music was pleasant and the atmosphere relaxed. The food was excellent - all-day Cantonese Dim Sum with Sichuan and Hunan influences, and the bold, robust Northern Chinese flavours were felt throughout all of the steamed goodness. I am a huge Dim Sum fan, and I can comfortably say this is some of the best I've had in London. A highlight for me was the assorted Xiao Long Bao with minced pork - a selection of buns filled with experimental flavours such as jackfruit, bloody mary (!) and Sichuan hot and sour sauce. The broth within - at this point, more of a sauce - was an incredible, sharp burst of flavour once slurped up and the pork was perfectly cooked. The prawn and chive dumplings were enclosed in a spinach juice pastry and were once more perfectly formed and cooked - bursting with sharp flavours. The jiaozi dumplings with pork filling nestled in an intense, spicy, umami-packed XO sauce. The wontons were fabulous - perfectly balancing the flavours of mixed vegetables, tender pork filling, spring onions, and potent spices. Don't miss the special fried rice in that heavenly XO sauce - some of the best fried rice I've tried: absolutely erupting in Cantonese flavours. From the moment I took my first bite, I regretted not ordering more - the menu is diverse and extensive - but I'll certainly be back when I'm in need of a dim sum fix. RATINGS: Food: 4.5/5 Ambience 4/5 Value for money: 4/5 Service: 3/5 (quite sloppy, I'm afraid) OVERALL: 4/5 FIND ME ON INSTAGRAM: @ourappetites

    Bianca B.

    What a cute restaurant. Wood all around, kind of dark creating a beautiful atmosphere. We had to go down a narrow stair to a private table. Lovely! Pork wonton was to die for.

    Squid, beet root shrimp dumplings and Chengdu Chang fun
    Joya S.

    Very good ambiance and food. Atypical Chinese food presented in a nice environment. The Chengdu Chang fun and steamed squid with chilli are to die for! The steamed squid was so tender with the right amount of spicy. The dimsum was very fresh, but perhaps could have been a little cheaper. We got the spicy Shui mai and beetroot dumplings. We also got the Chengdu dumplings. As someone born in Chengdu, I thought they could have used more chilli, sugar and vinegar. Would skip this dish if you are looking for the authentic taste from back home.

    Kevin H.

    The meals here are pretty good for London standards. The spicy beef noodles were pretty tasty. The beef was fresh and the noodles were not overcooked. I would highly recommend this place however the tables and environment is very dirty and small. The floors were very sticky and there was a bad smell in the place.

    Cucumber with chili sauce. What a rip off to pay 6.90 pound for that.
    Inbal M.

    Nothing to rave home about. We ordered the mix rainbow color dim sum that were pretty but the taste was mediocre at best. For 6 pieces we paid about 9 pounds what a rip off. We also ordered the cucumber with chilly, which is basically a raw cucumber that is cut with a chili sauce. We paid for that 6.90 pounds!! What a joke. Lastly, we ordered the mixed grill for 20 pounds, the meat was so over well done that we could not chew it. We could not even finish this dish it was not edible. The service was the same as the food. The waiter did not even come by one to ask if we are ok, but did not forget to charge us 10 percent service fee. Needless to say, we will never come back. My search for good dim sum in London continues.

    Jasmine tea - with tea pot for one.

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    Wayyyy over-priced and I can make better Chinese food in my apartment than this place. £12.50 for 9 little shrimps?!?

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    Royal China

    Royal China

    3.8(117 reviews)
    2.4 miBayswater
    ££

    The prices here are somewhat high for the dim sum, but you get elevated classics like siew mai…read more(shrimp and pork dumplings), lopatkou (fried radish cake), various tools with bean curd skin, chagio (Vietnamese fried spring rolls). The salt fish fried rice is decent but needs more salted fish pieces

    Dim sum in London? Yes, absolutely! If you know where to go…read more.. Just like So Cal, the best Chinese restaurants in London are not located in Chinatown. Royal China is in the Hyde Park area, across from the northwest corner of the park (Princess Diana Memorial Playground). It is literally just steps away from two tube stations -- Queensway on the Central Line or Bayswater on the District or Circle Lines - so you can easily get there from almost anywhere in central London. The dim sum was legit and comparable to some of the top players in the San Gabriel Valley. I was particularly impressed by some of the dishes that are hard to find outside of Hong Kong. FRIED MINCED CUTTLEFISH BALLS: Even some of the best dim sum places in the SGV don't offer this or can't make it right. But this was perfectly 5 stars! The batter was light, and the minced cuttlefish filling had a good consistency and bounciness. The cuttlefish filling was mixed with some chopped water chestnuts which was the authentically correct Cantonese recipe. It was delicious and without even a hint of fishiness (GREAT!) PAPER WRAPPED PRAWNS WITH SESAME SEEDS: This is another bold and hard to find item. The wrapping tasted like bean curb wraps and it was deep fried. The prawn tasted fresh and again, without a hint of fishiness. A generous sprinkle of sesame seeds added the final touch to this delicious and creative dim sum plate. TURNIP CAKE: Pan-fried to a nice golden brown, these slices of turnip cakes were truly my cup of tea! Without the fishy dried shrimps that so many restaurants in the SGV tend to use, this dish was like a breadth of fresh air! Instead of dried shrimps, the cakes were mixed with small pieces of cured meat (Chinese sausage) that gave it a truly Cantonese flavor. The other dishes were good but not as impressive. SIU MAI was good and was comparable to those from an average SGV place. The black bean sauce of the PORK SPARERIBS was yummy but the dish was mostly bones with little meat. We also ordered a CHINESE SAUSAGE AND CHICKEN RICE which was topped with small pieces of thigh meat that were rather bland. The only flavor for the rice came from the Chinese sausage. Overall it was still a delightful and solid 4-star dim sum experience. I will definitely be back the next time I find myself in the streets of London.

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    La Mian & Dim Sum Stall

    La Mian & Dim Sum Stall

    4.8(6 reviews)
    2.7 miShoreditch, Brick Lane
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    The La Mian Stall is an institution and long time resident at the the sunday market at Brick Lane…read more To find them, they are near the top of brick lane market, right underneath the underpass, closer to Shoreditch High Street Station than Aldgate East. Sundays only from some time in the morning until 5pm when the market shuts down. What you will find is a little taste of Asia in the best possible way. Hand-stretched flour noodles (la-mian) made right there before your very eyes, boiled, then served in the broth and meat accompaniments of your choosing. I had one with minced pork and 'special sauce' (who doesn't like special sauce?) and it was really good. The noodles were (obviously) really fresh, the broth was decent, and the pork bits salty and flavourful. AND all for about £5 a bowl. They also have chicken, roast pork, chilli tripe, and all kinds of available versions in addtion to some wok-fried items and really tasty dim sum. The only dim sum I tried was char siew bao, and it was legit (£1.50 for two). Plus they have a plastic table-clothed table for a few people (can maybe fit about 8 or so people) and some cheap plastic stools to sit on, so it is one of the few places along the brick lane market where you can actually sit down to eat. So authentic in its practicality and function that it makes me smile. This is also a great stall because you can stare at the guy making noodles, which is a fun show in itself. He's got skills.

    ** IMPORTANT NOTE: I think these guys go on holidays for 3-4 months at the beginning of the year,…read moreso don't freak out like I did when I kept visiting Brick Lane every Sunday hoping to catch them! Hopefully they'll be back soon :( ** I've been extremely picky about Chinese food since arriving in London, but luckily, this little La Mian stall under the bridge at Brick Lane has got it right! Fresh hand pulled noodles (la mian), swimming in a bowl of broth with your choice of roast duck, chicken, minced pork, and a few other variations. They also serve up other small dim sum items, such as pork buns, shrimp dumplings (har gow), pork dumplings (shiu mai), spring rolls, etc. I've tried their roast chicken leg, which is very good. The broth that they use is a mixture of soy, chicken (possibly beef) bouillon stock powder, plus a few other things. I think the broth could be better, but for the quantity I get, and by London standards - there's not much else to complain about! I've also had their tan tan noodles, which came with 5 or 6 pork shu mai. The shu mai was alright, I don't think they make this, and it was in a spicy peanutty soup. I've had proper tan tan noodles before, and this kind of missed the mark. Tasty in general, yes.. but doesn't really resonate a true bowl of tan tan noodles. i think I'm just gonna stick with normal noodles in a basic broth + meat! As for seating, there's a little table with a few small stools, but good luck getting a seat unless you're on your own! There's also a huge jar of chili oil on the table too, so don't forget to drizzle some over your noodles before taking off. The cost is very reasonable, especially for the quantity that you get. I think it runs you anywhere from £5.50-£7 per bowl, and even though they don't look THAT big - don't let it deceive you, as you will literally have to roll away. In Chinatown, a crappy bowl of noodles will cost you about £6, plus their "discretionary" (translation: mandatory) service charge. However, be prepared to wait for your food! Its awesome watching the noodle man do his thang, but with everyone standing around watching, its hard to figure out where to queue, and if people are even waiting in the queue. I believe this is a 2-man show, and while I get that they are popular and I'm sure they're popping out as many orders as they can - we waited 45 minutes for 4 bowls of noodles, which is a bit ridiculous. I think if they had a 3rd person in there, it would really speed things up. In any case though, if you have a lazy Sunday, get in line :)

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