Good place for duck and appetizers. The crispy roast duck was delicious. We stopped in here on our way to see The Drifters Girl, and I'm glad we did. The rice, noodles and dim sum were good and kept us going. Service was slightly grumpy but didn't bother us. This is the kind of place where you sit, eat, and get out right away. Don't expect to linger. read more

Disgusting behaviour I am shocked and appalled at the service I received tonight. One incredibly rude waitress ruined an entire evening. Let me start from the beginning... They seat us, we look for what we want, they ask if we would like to order drinks first, four of us do ( a can of something, apple juice and Chinese tea with a kettle). When we received our drinks they ask us again what food we want to order, two of us order meals and the rest declined. As soon as we stop our waitress tells us we are wasting their space and plates. She goes into an entire rant about needing space to serve others basically told us we were wasting their time, we said we'd leave to end the dramatic lecture. As we were leaving she pointed out the drinks we ordered so we paid for it and waited for the others to finish their drinks but apparently that wasn't good enough for her a min after we paid they tried to rush us out as soon as possible claiming another group needed the table. As we left we saw no one outside, not a single person let alone a group of five waiting. We ended up paying to get kicked out? It seemed like an honest to god scam. I feel transgressed and violated and am disgusted at this behaviour. If this is how they treat paying customers I would title that place buyers remorse. We ended up going to another place with better prices and better food and didn't care that three of us didn't order fucking extravagant meals, from what we experienced I'd say it's not worth it, the food can't be that good for morally bankrupt service and rude staff in a shitty shack in the corner of China town. If they see this the point being get your heads out your collective assess. oh yeah I almost forgot, they didn't forgot to add the service charge on top for the drinks we weren't allowed to finish. read more

My friend and I happened to walk by this restaurant while in China town and the menu looked pretty good. We were seated in the outdoor area so it was slightly chilly. But once the food came, I warmed up a lot. I ordered the pan fried noodles with duck and it was good! Not anything super special, but tasted like home. read more

Canton - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

Came here with my friends on Sunday, very disappointed with the service we received. We were seated quite quickly which was good but the praise ends here, unfortunately. We were a group of five, three of us ordered meals and the remaining two ordered the Chinese tea. However, we were met with incredible contempt. The waitress who was taking our order seemed very impatient, gave us attitude and made us feel stupid when inquiring about certain ingredients and allergens within the menu. Worst of all, she told us that we were taking up space in the restaurant just because two out of five of us did not decide to order any food. I understand not wanting people to loiter, especially during busy hours when people need the tables, however we were told that they urgently needed the table, but it was late in the evening and service seemed slow, nobody was entering the restaurant or being seated when we were leaving. Plus, the fact that every one of us ordered drinks should have been enough to justify our places at the table, it wasn't as if we were seated without having ordered anything. The tea my friends ordered was served in a teapot and was hot, so it would have taken time for them to finish it. We were essentially kicked out, promptly ushered out of the restaurant with very little care, not even being given the opportunity to finish the drinks that we paid for. I doubt that many people perusing that area of Chinatown look at reviews before entering a restaurant, but if anyone considering this spot is reading this, based on purely the service alone I do not recommend it at all. I have no opinions on the food seeing as we didn't even get to eat anything, but judging by many other reviews of this restaurant, it's best you find another place to eat. read more

I give this place 1 star. Husband gives it 3 stars. Gave it 2 to be fair to my husband's 3 star rating. If I could give it -100 I would. We ordered: roast pork over egg fried rice - pork was dry and some pieces chewy. Egg fried rice was lame. White rice with less than 5 tiny it's bitsy pieces of egg and nothing else. Husband didn't have any b/c he couldn't get past the smell; roast duck - IMO dry and disgusting. The sauce it came with had a hard to describe after taste. I took 1 bite w/o the sauce and 1 bite with the sauce. Did not go near it again. Husband thought it was decent; gyoza - IMO terrible. hard to describe other than I only ate 2. Husband thought it was okay; we ordered some fried chicken in pepper something - terrible. Chicken was dry. Husband enjoyed this one and did not find the chicken dry which was crazy to me because the chicken was dry. I found this place to be terrible in terms of food. I love to eat and was raised to finish the food off my plate and I couldn't come close to doing that at this place because to me everything was so gross. read more

Good food. Specially the roasted duck! I don't expected we can found the roasted duck in London after reading so many reviews! But very lucky, the first restaurant we tried has the very good and tasty roasted duck! The rest of the items we ordered are very good too. Some Dim Sums, some Noodles, and more meats and veggies. The services are little about the Chinese restaurants average. We are happy with the service! The waitress who take care our table at the 3rd floor was very attentive! read more

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Service is fine but wished food was better. Thought it was a bbq place since they had the roast duck hanging in front but when we ordered the two items combo, it was disappointing. The dish was microwaved so the meats were chewy. Hardly any meat on the soy chicken and roasted duck. The king pao chicken had bamboo so it was a different recipe from most restaurants. Only decent item was the wonton. read more

Service was okay. Food was normal quality. Didn't have the best experience afterward. Something didn't agree with us. We would not come again read more

Why would anyone come here when there are thousands of restaurants/eateries in London? I can think of the following reasons: false impression of cheap prices, want to experience bad service, habit of eating at shabby places, to punish oneself... We walked in because I wanted some wanton noodles. Kids were hungry and tired. I did not have any British currency on me, and the guy standing outside was a good target to ask if they take credit cards, since many Chinatown places don't, or so I thought. Anyways, the food was simply atrocious. Huge lump of noodles stuck together, plopped onto some murky water that could have been dish water. Some crispy noodles topped with... meat, or lard (?) and ONE type of veggie swimming in gravy. Some black sauce over fried noodles. The service? They kept hurrying us to finish up, first by taking away the containers of soy sauce, followed by asking if we were ready to pay, followed by ushering a party of 7 to our table and explaining that they would annex another table to ours so the whole party can sit where we were, and finally, offering us takeout boxes for our unfinished food. What an ordeal!! read more

Arrived here after walking up and down Chinatown. Located towards the back and not standing out. The restaurant is on the smaller side but was quaint and comfy. The Bbq in the window looked yummy but we started off with wonton noodle soup and followed with roast pork tofu hot pot and seafood chow mein - Hong Kong Style. The wonton was decent but contained mostly meat no shrimp - but the broth was yummy on a cold day. The other two entrees were solid and tasty and the hot pot included yummy black mushrooms. The seafood chow mein had generous amounts of seafood and the gravy was tasty. Overall the meal was satisfying and the service was solid by our waitress. BTW they accept credit cards too. read more

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Visiting London and had to go to Chinatown! Ez to get to using the Tube underground system and exit is Embarkment. Short 10min walk. Looking forward to some great food since many Chinese immigrated here so I was excited! Stopped here because of the name, didn't check recommendations...big mistake. Had a combo dumpling platter (chicken siu mai, pork dumpling, shrimp ha gow) and a duck and cha siu over rice plate. Dry and flavorless. Pork dumpling was decent, only one that kept this at a 3. But it's still more like a 2.5... read more

Totally baffled...did I go to a different restaurant than the other reviewers? We were exhausted and cold after a long, LONG day of sightseeing, and I was desperately craving a bowl of won ton noodle soup. I had a long list of restaurant recommendations we'd gathered before our trip, but we were too tired to track them down, and were in the middle of Chinatown - seemed like a good time to be spontaneous. I checked Yelp and chose Canton based on the reviews here - alas, somehow I missed the fact that my Yelp friend and London ambassador Yee Gan O. had an Asian food list. I am sure he would have saved us from this utter disaster. We started with some fried potstickers, which were okay - the skins were a bit on the thick side, but the filling was decent, and tasted like it had a bit of fresh ginger in it - not bad. Then our won ton noodle soup arrived. My husband and I each took a bite of won ton, and simultaneously and without saying anything to one another, both of us tried to politely remove the bites from our mouths and began to examine them. The meat inside was clearly undercooked, to the point of being both pink and mealy in texture. I waved over a waiter and told him I thought the pork was undercooked, pointing to my pink, mealy won ton innards. He said, "It's supposed to look that way. It's pork." And walked away. We were starving, so we ate the noodles and sipped some of the broth (which was itself sadly lacking in flavor), but left all of our won ton behind. Another waiter came by and asked if everything was okay - when I told him our won ton were undercooked, he said he'd remove one from our bill. He didn't. We were only visiting London, so we'll never have occasion to come here again, but I wanted to write this review so that others might avoid making the same mistake. There are way too many fantastic restaurants in London to waste a meal or your money here. read more

Canton - Potstickers. - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

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My family have been coming here since I was born. I was born 1985... NUFF SAID methinks!! It may not be the prettiest Chinese restaurant in China Town, but they serve the BEST BBQ & CRISPY Pork on rice. HANDS DOWN! A lot of restaurants have come and gone over the years in China Town, but Canton has stood the test of time. Times where we thought the end was nigh, but prevailed through! I've been to the other restaurants in China Town and NONE compare to how good Canton's food is. They never hit that spot that Canton ALWAYS fulfils. Over the years I've noticed the changes, maybe not so much with the decor as I did find some family pictures from '92 and they still use the same bowls and plates, ah love it. Sadly the day I noticed the change in the Won Ton Soup my heart broke. They've changed the recipe of the Won Tons and it wasn't for the greater good. I will always have my memories. It's a family establishment. I love Leon & Van (I'm pretty sure it's Van... I've been calling him that for the past how many years) They are so friendly and KNOW who their customers are. The big boss lady (i never found out her name) swans in from time to time. She loves my Mum, always gives her extras. I usually bump into people I know, finding out they are avid regulars too, so much so, my friend started a Facebook appreciation group. EDIT: I am EXTREMELY sad to report that Canton is closing down THIS FRIDAY (23/12/2012). I was there on Sunday and Ban (so it is Ban not Van) told us, I almost cried in my Won Ton Soup. I will now be lost without Canton. The people who have bought the place will keep the name Canton, but it will not be any of the same staff, so therefore it will not be the same. Going to order as much as i can... anything left over will be taken home and frozen, only to be thawed out and eaten before I die. I lie, I will most probably eat it on my journey home while crying. read more

Oh man, terrible. Ok, this is a 2.5 star. Yelp, I think it's about time you allow people to do half stars. Anyway, I protested like hell not to eat here, but my parents seek Chinese food wherever they go, so we ate here. NOT a good idea. Food was exceeding bland, although cheap (around 5 pounds for a large helping). My black bean beef chow fun perked up with a little bit of hot sauce, but the house special noodles (both dry and soup) were not good. Neither was my sister's BBQ pork noodle soup. Meat was tough, didn't seem fresh. Stay away. Also, don't order the BBQ duck. Let this be a lesson to all: Chinese food is not resistant to bad cooking. read more

Canton - BBQ Pork Noodle Soup - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

Canton is a restaurant I have been going to for years. Quite simply, if you want a quick bowl of soy chicken noodle soup or plate of cold cantonese duck on rice, and a bit of salt and chili squid if you're feeling a little hung over, there isn't a better place. Service is abrupt, tablecloths are paper, spoons and chopsticks are worn, it's often a little cold, but who cares? The meats - which the guy in the shop window expertly chops to the delight of the tourists outside - are second to none. There are no pretentions here. The meat is chopped on the bone, courses arrive together, you mostly have to share your table. But you feel like you could be in deepest china when you eat here. The soy chicken noodle soup is a dish I have 3 times a week. The veritable 'meal in itself'. Wonderful fresh noodles topped with a little chinese cabbage, a few spring onions and then delicious quarter of soy chicken chopped into pieces through the bone. And a powerful salty duck stock that stands up to the ridiculously fierce chili oil on the table (seriously, if you venture there you literally only need a dab. It will blow your socks off) £6.50. Job's a goodun. You need to use your hands a lot and the table cloth becomes extremely messy, but no worries, they screw it up and throw it away when you're gone. The salt chili squid is another triumph. Perfectly cooked squid coated in a floury salty light crispy crust and served with the tossed remains of onion and chili. Served in big lumps, a real mouthful, every one a joy. There are things to avoid. Ubiquitous singapore noodles and sweet and sour stuff. The old classics. I simply wouldn't bother. They are there to appease the tourists. The cold meats hanging in the window are what this place does best. have them with soup or rice. Don't go in unless you're hungry. And expect change from a tenner. That's what eating in chinatown is all about and anyone who reviews this place badly probably just hasn't entered into the spirit of the place. It's been run by the same owners for years who beneath their harsh shouty exteriors are charming and if you're regular enough they will knock you up half portions when you're by yourself and do you stuff that's slightly off piste. Dont' ask too many questions of the staff. They struggle with English. Just do a lot of pointing and a lot of miming and everyone gets there in the end. If you can be bothered to read through my many reviews you will see that I've dined in most places and like going on fine dining soirees. But I have to say the older I get the more I lean towards the magic of a place like this. A place where they feed you up with good authentic fare and churn you out happy at the end. This place is amongst my favourite restaurants of all time because of that. I'll be there tomorrow if anyone wants some recommendations. read more

Decent prices with a huge variety of dishes to choose from. You can order dumplings, noodle soups, Chinese BBQ, fried rice, fried noodles, and even crab + lobster here. As a California native who can easily access delicious Asian food back at home, the chicken fried noodles tasted like home- but only for a short period of time. After several bites, the whole dish became too salty. I'm not sure if they cater to non-Chinese tastes, as they only figured out after we paid the bill that I was Chinese, but it was definitely way too much sodium. I even found a tiny ball of chicken bouillon MSG seasoning granules at the bottom of my plate... Caution: they put in a 10% service charge. If I do come back, it probably won't be for any fried noodles or rice. Or if I do, I will tell them less salt beforehand. read more

Bog-standard Chinese food; traditional and economic this restaurant is good if you have a craving for Chinese food one day but don't want to spend too much and are not too bothered by old plates, old chopsticks, old furniture and somewhat poor service. read more

Canton - A portion of lobster - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

Let me just start off by saying that for the price, this place is pretty good. You get a decent sized amount of food for around 7-10 pounds per dish (some less, some more). I personally wasn't the biggest fan, but that's conditional on what I ordered: stir-fried tofu with baby corn and mushrooms. I thought the dish wasn't very well-flavored, and the tofu wasn't as soft on the inside as I would have liked. The corn was also a bit soggy and the sauce covering the dish was strangely watery and gloopy at the same time. Also, when I dine, I value the experience too - not just the food. This place had really quick service but I didn't quite feel as welcomed, if you know what I mean. Overall this place definitely satisfies any asian food craving you might have, but just don't expect too much. read more

Canton - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

My first meal at Canton the other day was a really successful one. It's more expensive than Hung's or Wong Kei down the road, but the food was impressive and the service friendly and helpful. The three of us ordered Ma Po dofu, pork belly and preserved vegetable hot-pot (which the waiter was worried we wouldn't enjoy, due to our tables collective whiteness) but when we convinced him otherwise, he seemed happy and even asked us to change our other order of roast duck, for his recommendation - the deep fried duck, (apparently a lot better). Okay! The Ma Po tofu was alright, it needed extra spicing with the (really hot, and really, really good) chilli oil on the table and after that it perked up just fine. The pork belly hot pot was a triumph. Packed full of sour preserved vegetables and mouth coating, melty, fatty pork it was our firm favourite dish. The deep fried duck recommended by our waiter was a great move, gnawing oil covered, rich meat from around the bones was the kind of eating I like. Washed down with Chinese beer and tea, we left, very full (the three of us couldn't quite finish our shared dishes!) and happy and planning another visit soon. read more

Terrible noodles for a place that advertises it prominently (ok, I shouldn't expect much from a Cantonese restaurant, but the noodles are simply flavorless and some of the worst that I've come across). There are at least two other places nearby that serve significantly better noodles. Lying employees (two servers lied to me about separate stuff at the time that I was here). Would not recommend. read more

Good size portion for the price. The beef stew noodles contained the authentic flavor but it weren't exactly Hong Kong noodles. Overall quality was a lower standard vs NYC. Maybe I just expected too much. Choose duck to be cold or hot, serious? Who wants to eat cold roasted duck? C'mon man read more

We dived in here last night with only 45 minutes before theatre show was due to start. Turned out to be the perfect choice; the food was top notch and arrived quickly. Great bean curd dishes for vegetarians and cheap prices, especially for West End. Decor is no frills and so is the service, so not a romantic dinner option. The place is clearly popular with a broad mix of customers. The waitresses are particularly stony faced and the manager has a kind of Chinese Basil Fawlty thing going on. He's on first name terms with all the regulars and can't do enough for them. Newcomers (including us) are eyed with suspicion, almost contempt. It's worth going just to experience ;) read more

F@&$ing awful place. Avoid at all costs. Rude service and complete $hit for food. Ordered the duck. They brought something made last week and just thrown on a plate. Was dry and nasty. The dim sum took more than an hour because the idiot waiter forgot to put the order in. When it did arrive it too was bland and awful. No no no. read more

I went to this place yesterday and they served really good Vegetarian food as well. Loved the Stir Fried Monk's Vegetable and Rice. Also loved the Really Hot Sauce that they have on each table. Trust me its really spicy! read more

I've been to Canton a few times now and see this little restaurant as a go to for authentic canton and Sichuan food in Chinatown. Highlights this evening for me and my family included canton duck - rich deep red sauce with a hint of sweetness complimented perfectly with garlic pak choi, special fried noodles and spicey chilli oil on rice. Washed down with some white tea it was a sensation for my pallete and I look forward to returning to try out more of this wonderful food. If you're going to a show in the west end i'd highly recommend read more

If you want an amazing meal at the perfect price, and don't want tasteless food that costs at twice the amount because the outside of the restaurant looks "posh" then this is for you! Quick service and I've never had a problem in all the years I've been going. Also I'd like to add that I actually like the way it looks from the outside. read more

It was a mediocre place with ok noodles. It was open late at night so if you're looking for a night option in Chinatown!

My go to place for a no nonsense Chinese in Chinatown. £5 bowls of food to lobster noodles, they have most Cantonese classics on the menu and taste how they should. Good portions, sizes and flavours in an unpretentious setting. read more

Very westernized Chinese food. Dishes are overly sweet and fried. Says opened till midnight but then kitchen closes at 10:30

Mediocre food. Had roast duck. Tough bird and over cooked. Soup noodle was too salty with strange dark colored broth. The check (bill) added service charge of 12.5% automatically. read more

My family & I visited London for 3 days during our Euro trip & we ended up eating here 3 times! What brought us back was their BBQ soy sauce! Yum! All we craved for throughout our Euro trip was...Canton & of course we went back on the day before flying out! Must-haves at Canton is the BBQ Duck & BBQ crispy pork (the ones hanging in front of the windows) & of course the sauce that comes with the BBQ rice plate. Can't really comment on anything else in the restaurant, as we ate nothing but... We're Hong Kong-nese from LA & we know good chinese BBQ. Even the restaurants in Chinatown Amsterdam or Sam-Woo in LA can't compare! In fact, they are even better than some of the restaurants in HK. I'll definitely be back to London if not simply to eat at Canton again! We miss you already, Canton!!! read more

We tried the home-made noodle soup, which was very tasty and the price was good too. The waiters were friendly, but as soon as we had finished our soups, they immediately wanted us to pay and leave, which is obviously a normal thing to do in chinatown but I would have preferred to stay for another 5 Minuten before being rushed out of the Restaurant. read more

A long established spot (I've been going for 35 years and I'm assure by a friend in the business it's been there for ever) serving authentic English Cantonese grub. Great value, very Soho Chinese, good food . I'd recommend the Soy Chicken (cold). The Duck and Char Sui are great too try a mix of all three. The Choi Sum is usually good and a large portion for just one. All the soups are excellent and any of the soup noodle dishes make an excellent option for a filling lunch on the run. The Singapore noodle is as authenic as I've seen in the UK outside of a place in TCR near Heals but that closed years agio sadly. Personally I'd add a little chilli sauce though but that's me and wotwoodino?. Ma Po Do Foo is the only let down I've had recently but hey nowhere's perfect all the time. Don't bother with the beer if you're on a budget unless (like me) you're a total alci! Tea works just fine. read more

We've eaten here a twice in the last couple of weeks at lunchtime, food is excellent, staff attentive, decor isn't much but the food outweighs that. Food arrives quickly and very fresh, portions good. Will be visiting again soon no doubt! read more

Avoid at all costs, I cannot describe in words how truly bad this place is but I'll give it a go. Imagine walking through china town surrounded by top Chinese restaurant after top Chinese restaurant, then you get to canton, a truly opportunistic venture pretending to be something good but just a cheap imitation (China's specialty). However this knockoff wouldn't even pass for a fake. The service is like the service you receive at the dentist, lots of pain and discomfort and you pay for the privilege. Surely that must be the worst thing but alas you finally manage to order and the food arrives. I like the is it/isn't it game you play at a Chinese where you question whether it's maybe not the meat you ordered or some kind of dog in actual fact but I'm this instance I would have welcomed a char grilled labradoodle in the place of the "pork" dish I received it was cold, stale, tasteless and without redemption. The entire meal was a let down from start to finish and I assume even the prawn crackers I ordered but didn't receive would have been in keeping with the current expectations. All in all this is a true horror show of an establishment and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, if you find yourself in china town starving hungry after fasting for months on end and the only place open is canton? Find a dog turd and snack on that to get you by. read more

Had a great lunch here yesterday. It is under new management and they seem to know their stuff. Excellent freshly cooked, authentic chinese food. Reminded me of being in Hong Kong. Recommend. read more

I absolutely and wholeheartedly agree with the other reviewers who say this is an ideal place to grab lunch / dinner on the go or if you're with a buddy and in need of a quick or cheap eat. I have been coming here for 15 years, during which time I have never once been disappointed. That's pretty impressive considering how fussy I am about food in general, not just Chinese food. Dishes I can particularly recommend include: crab meat and sweetcorn soup (made with white pepper and totally delicious), deep fried soft shell crab with salt and chilli (quite hot, very salty, not too strong in flavour - a personal favourite), roast pork and eel hotpot (may sound odd but its so hearty and warming in cold weather and really fills you up), roast duck noodle soup (best in Soho, true story), roast pork and duck on rice and pak choi with oyster sauce. Seriously I've grazed my way through this menu over the years and you really can't go wrong. Just ignore the shabby interior and get stuck in to some hearty, economical and seriously tasty grub. If it wasn't for the fact it needs decorating I'd give it five stars. read more

This place deserves 0 stars. Food is so bad I couldn't eat any of it. Portion is so small I can't even see it. It's really nasty food. I should've gone to McDonald's. read more

Quick and easy chinese restaurant, ideal for lunch. Don't expect a romantic evening, a table to yourself or smiling waiters. Just enjoy your food and enjoy the astonishingly cheap prices. The roast pork and crispy pork are superb. read more

Fantastic value for money and very tasty food here! Went with a group, have been recommended by my other asian friends, good was fantastic, can recommend the seabass its massive and only £14! Had a mix of dishes they were all great, will definitely go again. Bill very reasonable came to £10 per head, decor is cheap and cheerful but with food this tasty who cares! read more