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Located in Chinatown in London, Dumplings' Legend is popular Chinese Restaurant with a lot of tourists, even on a Monday mid-afternoon. After checking into our hotel in Leicester Square, we wanted something to eat in the nearby Chinatown, and this place popped in a blog about good places to get cheap(er) food in the area. We love XiaoLongBao, and can get really get versions of it where we live. Came around 4, and it were seated right away and given both a large laminated menu, and a sheet for different dim sum that you can order. It is very nice inside, modern. The dumpling making team was on display behind a glass shield, making various things. We ordered 4 things, all from the dim sum menu. Seafood Congee (£9.30) - really good, chicken broth congee with small chopped pieces of shrimp. Can be split between two as an app. Pork XLB (£11) - 8 pieces of really small dumplings, well-steamed to melt the gelatin to make the soup, but the tops had not been closed completely. Expensive. Cantonese Shrimp dumplings (£4.90) - basically three pieces of har gow. Really good, and should have gotten more of these. Crispy noodles with seafood (£14.90) - a lighter sauce, with big pieces of seafood on top of some crispy noodles. Tasty, but it didn't really go a long way. We also got some hot tea (£1.50 a person). It was fine. You can pay by card, and is done at the table. They add a 12.5% service charge, which I think is reasonable and eliminates the need to debate if a tip should be given for great service. (The service was OK...efficient). In summary, the food was tasty, but the portions were small (we were able to easily finish the 4 dishes between the two of us) and wasn't inexpensive. We saw a ton of different Asian restaurants as we were walking here, and we'll a lot of them in the next couple of days.
We came after the theater nearly 11pm, and it was a rockin'! Our large party was seated in a big round table with a lazy Susan. Everything was delicious but the standouts were the Pork Belly, String Beans and every dumpling! Very friendly staff, very few complaints but didn't have spicy Chinese mustard for our dumplings?!
Was in London for a little over a week and went to Chinatown a few times. This was one of the less enjoyable places. We went about 2pm on a Tuesday and they seated us at a very small table for two. I asked to sit at a table for 3 knowing we were going to be ordering multiple dim sum dishes and the woman was VERY RUDE and said no. The table I asked for remained empty our full meal and our table was jam packed the entire meal which made it uncomfortable to eat at. As for the food. It was standard dim sum. The shumai was my least favorite of the dishes and my least favorite in Chinatown that week. The soup dumplings were good. Some of the reviews compare them to din tai fung... I would say they are comparable. The pork was crispy but the white rice under it was dry and not very good. For me the pork ribs with black bean sauce were the star of the meal but definitely not a choice for everyone as they have bones you need to spit out. The service was not great UNTIL the waitress changed to a waiter. The gentleman that took care of us 1/2 way through was great, quick and helpful. Also very nice. But the three woman that we interacted with were just rude. Pricing this place is not a cheap eat for dim sum. I wouldn't recommend and I would go somewhere else. I would not go back.
My fiancee loves this place and raves about it. He's been telling me about this spot since we started dating so it was cool to come here with him while joining him on a business trip to London a few weeks ago. We were easily sat inside, in the back room, at a very small table for two where our waitress quickly took our order and our roast duck was out within minutes to be carved table-side for us to watch. First, they cut the crispy skin off, then they carve the fat off the meat, then they put the skin on top of the meat and serve it to you to be enjoyed with the other items you chose. After you are done - they take the remainder of the duck and make a rice/meat mix and bring it out to you with lettuce to eat lettuce wraps - this was beyond delicious and I enjoyed it more than the first part which you ate with a dough wrap. We also got broccolini, soup dumplings, and rice. Service was very friendly and it's located in the extremely busy and popular China town of London which was cool to see anyway. The duck was by far the best I've ever eaten and the soup dumplings were excellent, prob my favorite part.
We came here after completing a 5K at Hyde Park, and ordered more than our stomachs could handle. No regrets though. All the items were delicious. Solid 4 stars here in terms of food taste, quality, and service. The number one stand out item was the chicken and corn dumplings, which isn't a common dim sum item. This dumpling was fantastic, and is on my must order list from here. We also ordered bbq buns, lotus leaf rice, two rice rolls (one fried donut and one prawn), shu mai, pork and crab XLB, and roast pork rice.
Writing this post as a tourist coming to London on vacation. Since Chinatown was so busy on the weekends, every shop had long wait lines. My friends and I decided to go to Dumplings' Legend and it was good for a quick bite. The dimsum dishes were average, nothing too special. If anything, try their congee! The environment inside and the server themselves were a good experience. Overall, I would try it and come back for a small bite, but not for a full meal.
***3.5 stars We were craving some Asian food after several days in London so we decided to try this restaurant. After walking around Chinatown, we chose Dumplings Legend since there was a long line. We waited about 15 minutes before being seated. They have a security guard out front to direct foot traffic and to greet customers. The interior is spacious as they have two levels for dining as well as a bar area. We arrived around 8:30pm so it was peak dinner time. The food is not the same standards as in the states but it's passable when you're traveling. We chose several items to share family style. The portion sizes are much smaller which was ok for our party of four. For our dishes we had: :: Pork XLB (soup dumplings) not that good. Dry with no juicy filling. ::Stir fry eggplant in garlic sauce - flavorful. ::Salt and pepper bean curd - tasty but loads of addictives. ::Braised pork belly - not tender, undercooked. Strange sweet after taste. I wouldn't say this place was on the authentic side but it was satisfying when you don't have options.
I've got to be honest, for me, the Chinese food in London is a tad disappointing. I know there's a fairly large community but for me, it just misses the mark. We came here to grab some dim sum and see how London does it. We got the usual suspects - buns, rice rolls, dumplings and overall it was uneven. Rice rolls were excellent especially the shrimp and fried dough ones. The pork ribs were good as were the beef balls. Buns though were below average and tasted like supermarket buns. Their soup dumplings were just odd (maybe its a British thing). The regular pork was just so-so but here they also had versions that included the mala spice which just didn't do it for me. If I want Sichuan fare, I'll get it rather than settle for some weird concoction. The mango pudding and coconut pudding were also pretty bad since they were grainy. The worst thing was the shrimp dumplings which maybe are a different version of har gow - they used dumpling skins instead of the usual thin clear ones and it wasn't good. Service here is really friendly and good however. The staff here is really friendly and helpful and that's a plus. Restaurant was clean which is tough for a high traffic eatery. Food was just meh but the people here are great.
Would Not really call it authentic Asian food. It was okay. Not bad not good. But for my Asian ethnicity background tongue it was not up my expectations. Soup dumplings (we had pork and crab meat) are not bad. The beef noodle soup was okay. A lot of Beef but was not tender so I guess they didn't cook it together with the broth. The broth lacked a bit of beefy flavor. The pork pot stick rice was mediocre. Not worth ordering. The peking duck pancakes were crispy and had a nice salty flavor. But felt like they could have been more generous with the meat portion.
We were walking around London's Chinatown around 11PM and most stores are already closed, but we found out that this restaurant closes at around 3AM. It was convenient for me since I was jet lagged and have been eating "dinner" at around midnight. We sat down right away and I ordered the Pork Xiao Long Bao, Spicy Sichuan Wontons, and Chinese Broccoli. My boyfriend got the Chicken Fried Noodles. It was really good as I expected it to taste like any other Chinese places I've been to. It was kind of interesting to me that in the spicy Sichuan wontons dish, there were tapioca balls (boba) in it... I mean, I tried it and it was good, but I was just confused as I've never seen it like that before. I really enjoyed the food and the service was decent up until it took us about 10 minutes to get someone's attention to ask for the bill. Everyone there has tunnel vision or something!! We just wanted to pay and go home and wasn't sure if we should just stand up and go to the front to pay. Overall, the food was great and pricing was decent. I will come back if I'm ever craving some Xiao long bao!
1 year ago
Soup dumplings and the scallop and black truffle dumplings were just okay. Not bad, but the soup flavor was a bit underwhelming given all the praise I'd heard from my friend. The black truffle taste was there, but it also didn't add to the overall flavor. We were seated fast and served quickly. read more
9 months ago
Felt like having Chinese , so dropped by for dinner , just ordered three items ..... Pork Soup Dumplings , Hakao,and Wonton Noodle soup . The wonton noodle soup was the best one I I ever had ! Thought better than HKG or NYC( Chinatown ) The soup tasted very good ! So was the Hakao. read more
I was in the mood for some soup dumpling and wonton soup cause I was a little under the weather. We got seated very fast. Service was quick. They got our order and food came out quickly. We got regular soup dumpling, spicy dumpling and shrimp/pork wonton soup. The spicy wontons didn't have the classic chili oil, so I requested for that. The filling inside had a tiny hint of spice. Soup dumplings were good but not great. The wonton soup was the worst I may have had. It had zero flavor. The wontons had no flavors and the broth was just plain. Looking at it looked great, until you tasted it. The bill was quite high for okay food. read more
5 months ago
Located in Chinatown in London, Dumplings' Legend is popular Chinese Restaurant with a lot of tourists, even on a Monday mid-afternoon. After checking into our hotel in Leicester Square, we wanted something to eat in the nearby Chinatown, and this place popped in a blog about good places to get cheap(er) food in the area. We love XiaoLongBao, and can get really get versions of it where we live. Came around 4, and it were seated right away and given both a large laminated menu, and a sheet for different dim sum that you can order. It is very nice inside, modern. The dumpling making team was on display behind a glass shield, making various things. We ordered 4 things, all from the dim sum menu. Seafood Congee (£9.30) - really good, chicken broth congee with small chopped pieces of shrimp. Can be split between two as an app. Pork XLB (£11) - 8 pieces of really small dumplings, well-steamed to melt the gelatin to make the soup, but the tops had not been closed completely. Expensive. Cantonese Shrimp dumplings (£4.90) - basically three pieces of har gow. Really good, and should have gotten more of these. Crispy noodles with seafood (£14.90) - a lighter sauce, with big pieces of seafood on top of some crispy noodles. Tasty, but it didn't really go a long way. We also got some hot tea (£1.50 a person). It was fine. You can pay by card, and is done at the table. They add a 12.5% service charge, which I think is reasonable and eliminates the need to debate if a tip should be given for great service. (The service was OK...efficient). In summary, the food was tasty, but the portions were small (we were able to easily finish the 4 dishes between the two of us) and wasn't inexpensive. We saw a ton of different Asian restaurants as we were walking here, and we'll a lot of them in the next couple of days. read more
We came after the theater nearly 11pm, and it was a rockin'! Our large party was seated in a big round table with a lazy Susan. Everything was delicious but the standouts were the Pork Belly, String Beans and every dumpling! Very friendly staff, very few complaints but didn't have spicy Chinese mustard for our dumplings?! read more
Was in London for a little over a week and went to Chinatown a few times. This was one of the less enjoyable places. We went about 2pm on a Tuesday and they seated us at a very small table for two. I asked to sit at a table for 3 knowing we were going to be ordering multiple dim sum dishes and the woman was VERY RUDE and said no. The table I asked for remained empty our full meal and our table was jam packed the entire meal which made it uncomfortable to eat at. As for the food. It was standard dim sum. The shumai was my least favorite of the dishes and my least favorite in Chinatown that week. The soup dumplings were good. Some of the reviews compare them to din tai fung... I would say they are comparable. The pork was crispy but the white rice under it was dry and not very good. For me the pork ribs with black bean sauce were the star of the meal but definitely not a choice for everyone as they have bones you need to spit out. The service was not great UNTIL the waitress changed to a waiter. The gentleman that took care of us 1/2 way through was great, quick and helpful. Also very nice. But the three woman that we interacted with were just rude. Pricing this place is not a cheap eat for dim sum. I wouldn't recommend and I would go somewhere else. I would not go back. read more
2 years ago
Takeaway service was great! Doorman very sweet and friendly. Cashier was very quick to order and food arrived within 10 minutes. Very fast service read more
My fiancee loves this place and raves about it. He's been telling me about this spot since we started dating so it was cool to come here with him while joining him on a business trip to London a few weeks ago. We were easily sat inside, in the back room, at a very small table for two where our waitress quickly took our order and our roast duck was out within minutes to be carved table-side for us to watch. First, they cut the crispy skin off, then they carve the fat off the meat, then they put the skin on top of the meat and serve it to you to be enjoyed with the other items you chose. After you are done - they take the remainder of the duck and make a rice/meat mix and bring it out to you with lettuce to eat lettuce wraps - this was beyond delicious and I enjoyed it more than the first part which you ate with a dough wrap. We also got broccolini, soup dumplings, and rice. Service was very friendly and it's located in the extremely busy and popular China town of London which was cool to see anyway. The duck was by far the best I've ever eaten and the soup dumplings were excellent, prob my favorite part. read more
We came here after completing a 5K at Hyde Park, and ordered more than our stomachs could handle. No regrets though. All the items were delicious. Solid 4 stars here in terms of food taste, quality, and service. The number one stand out item was the chicken and corn dumplings, which isn't a common dim sum item. This dumpling was fantastic, and is on my must order list from here. We also ordered bbq buns, lotus leaf rice, two rice rolls (one fried donut and one prawn), shu mai, pork and crab XLB, and roast pork rice. read more
10 months ago
3 years ago
Writing this post as a tourist coming to London on vacation. Since Chinatown was so busy on the weekends, every shop had long wait lines. My friends and I decided to go to Dumplings' Legend and it was good for a quick bite. The dimsum dishes were average, nothing too special. If anything, try their congee! The environment inside and the server themselves were a good experience. Overall, I would try it and come back for a small bite, but not for a full meal. read more
***3.5 stars We were craving some Asian food after several days in London so we decided to try this restaurant. After walking around Chinatown, we chose Dumplings Legend since there was a long line. We waited about 15 minutes before being seated. They have a security guard out front to direct foot traffic and to greet customers. The interior is spacious as they have two levels for dining as well as a bar area. We arrived around 8:30pm so it was peak dinner time. The food is not the same standards as in the states but it's passable when you're traveling. We chose several items to share family style. The portion sizes are much smaller which was ok for our party of four. For our dishes we had: :: Pork XLB (soup dumplings) not that good. Dry with no juicy filling. ::Stir fry eggplant in garlic sauce - flavorful. ::Salt and pepper bean curd - tasty but loads of addictives. ::Braised pork belly - not tender, undercooked. Strange sweet after taste. I wouldn't say this place was on the authentic side but it was satisfying when you don't have options. read more
![Dumplings' Legend - Pork XLB [soup dumplings] - Dim Sum Near Me - London, XGL](https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/x1Jzq87viduW2aoyA0TMUA/348s.jpg "Dumplings' Legend - Pork XLB [soup dumplings] - Dim Sum Near Me - London, XGL")
I've got to be honest, for me, the Chinese food in London is a tad disappointing. I know there's a fairly large community but for me, it just misses the mark. We came here to grab some dim sum and see how London does it. We got the usual suspects - buns, rice rolls, dumplings and overall it was uneven. Rice rolls were excellent especially the shrimp and fried dough ones. The pork ribs were good as were the beef balls. Buns though were below average and tasted like supermarket buns. Their soup dumplings were just odd (maybe its a British thing). The regular pork was just so-so but here they also had versions that included the mala spice which just didn't do it for me. If I want Sichuan fare, I'll get it rather than settle for some weird concoction. The mango pudding and coconut pudding were also pretty bad since they were grainy. The worst thing was the shrimp dumplings which maybe are a different version of har gow - they used dumpling skins instead of the usual thin clear ones and it wasn't good. Service here is really friendly and good however. The staff here is really friendly and helpful and that's a plus. Restaurant was clean which is tough for a high traffic eatery. Food was just meh but the people here are great. read more
Would Not really call it authentic Asian food. It was okay. Not bad not good. But for my Asian ethnicity background tongue it was not up my expectations. Soup dumplings (we had pork and crab meat) are not bad. The beef noodle soup was okay. A lot of Beef but was not tender so I guess they didn't cook it together with the broth. The broth lacked a bit of beefy flavor. The pork pot stick rice was mediocre. Not worth ordering. The peking duck pancakes were crispy and had a nice salty flavor. But felt like they could have been more generous with the meat portion. read more
We were walking around London's Chinatown around 11PM and most stores are already closed, but we found out that this restaurant closes at around 3AM. It was convenient for me since I was jet lagged and have been eating "dinner" at around midnight. We sat down right away and I ordered the Pork Xiao Long Bao, Spicy Sichuan Wontons, and Chinese Broccoli. My boyfriend got the Chicken Fried Noodles. It was really good as I expected it to taste like any other Chinese places I've been to. It was kind of interesting to me that in the spicy Sichuan wontons dish, there were tapioca balls (boba) in it... I mean, I tried it and it was good, but I was just confused as I've never seen it like that before. I really enjoyed the food and the service was decent up until it took us about 10 minutes to get someone's attention to ask for the bill. Everyone there has tunnel vision or something!! We just wanted to pay and go home and wasn't sure if we should just stand up and go to the front to pay. Overall, the food was great and pricing was decent. I will come back if I'm ever craving some Xiao long bao! read more
3 years ago
Dumplings are exactly that- legendary! Would highly recommend. Fun area is a bonus. If it's good enough for the king and queen, it's good enough for me. read more
6 years ago
Clean, bright interior, much bigger than it actually looks. Quite festive for the holidays. Food was decent. We ordered soup dumplings, which were pretty inconsistent (some dumplings had more soup, some were too soft, etc.). The bok choy was soft and cooked well but pretty flavorless. Service was alright -- the food came out fast (which was nice because we were hungry), and when I went to go to the bathroom a waiter immediately pointed me in the right direction. But the moment we finished eating, it was very clear that they wanted us to leave. As I was sitting at the table waiting for my boyfriend to come out of the bathroom, multiple people came to collect water and the tablecloth, and change to a new tablecloth. TLDR: food was decent and came out fast, but we were chased out of the restaurant equally fast. read more
2 years ago
The crispy duck and pancake were 19 out of 10 good! The dumplings were legendary! It is I. A tourist area but we are tourist after all! My family enjoyed everything we ordered and staff were very friendly! read more
Dumplings' Legend was highly recommended to us by multiple sources, so we decided to give it a try... Overall it was just good, but definitely nothing special. Located in the middle of London's famous Chinatown, we were excited to check this place out. But coming from Houston, Texas, USA, our Asian food standards are set really high. This place just fell a tiny bit short. I'll admit it was cool seeing them make every dumpling by hand especially when they have a huge, extensive menu as it is. We ended up ordering their stir fried mixed seafood noodles, special yang zhou fried rice, spicy eggplant in garlic sauce, spicy pork xiao long bao, steamed prawn dumplings, and their half crispy duck/half bbq pork belly meat plate. Everything tasted pretty good, but nothing really stood out either compared to other Asian restaurants we've been to. I liked that their noodles had a lot of seafood, and their fried rice had good size shrimp in it. The eggplant dish probably tasted the best, but it was just overly oily. The xiao long bao and prawn dumplings were tasty, but I think the wrapper was a little on the thick side. The duck/pork belly was really good though especially with the sauce they put on top. And since we ordered family style, we expected bigger portions, but that wasn't the case. White rice isn't free like it is at other Asian restaurants. And be sure to look at their paper dim sum menu that you write on, their physical book menus don't show all of your options. Overall it was a solid meal in China Town, but I'd be more inclined to try somewhere else first before coming back. read more
This place was on so many recommendation lists so we had to check it out. The spicy beef noodle soup was wonderful. The largest bowl! It was a lot of two people. The dumplings were also really good. Prices were a little high for what you get but the food was still good. read more
7 years ago
My family and I planned a visit to London's Chinatown and heard raving reviews about Dumplings Legend. Coming from Houston, we frequently visit Asian restaurants. We ordered dumplings, shrimp fried rice, lo mein, pork belly, and egg plant. I guess things really are bigger in Texas because, while served family-style, we thought the portions were a bit small and the white rice wasn't free. The flavors were decent, but we thought the dough of the dumplings were a little too thick. We also didn't realize that on their menu where you check off which dumplings you'd like, more options past their regular menu seemed to be offered and would've ordered from there instead. If we ever return to London, we'll probably opt for a different restaurant as they're Chinatown seems to have a large selection of Asian restaurants. read more
4 years ago
3 years ago
3 years ago
We were very happy with the quality and speediness of the food. Employees so hard working and efficient. We actually dined two evenings in a row just to have xiao long bao again. read more
The good news: the beer is cold, and the wait wasn't too bad. The rest of the story: I came here because I wanted Xiao Long Bao and the place I love (Beijing Dumpling) was actually sold out. I should have just gone without. I ordered the shrimp toast, the crispy duck and one order each of their 4 varieties of XLB. The shrimp toast was ok. The duck was so over cooked and dry that I sent it back. But the real sin was the XLB - about 1/3 we're broken when they brought them. The rest were literally touching each other so you couldn't remove one without breaking the one next to it. Out of 32 Bao I found 6 with soup in them. If you don't know XLB the whole stinking point is that there is soup in them! In a neighborhood with close to 100 Chinese restaurants, you can safely skip this one. read more
3 years ago
My boyfriend and I arrived to London after midnight and were looking for a restaurant to eat at near Soho. Luckily, Chinatown is right next door! We saw that this restaurant was super crowded even at 2am so decided to give it a try. It seemed like this was the place a lot of people come to after a night of going out. We got mapo tofu, soup dumplings, and a mix of grilled pork and peking duck. The mapo tofu is amazing - the best I've ever had! You can really judge the restaurant based on the mapo tofu since it's one of the most basic dishes that a lot of restaurants tend to mess up. The soup dumplings were really juicy and meaty. The pork/duck were tender and savory. Honestly, this was such a solid meal at 2am and would love to go back when I get the chance to return to London! read more
4 years ago
I've been here twice now and both times I really loved the dumplings! The whole concept of the store reminds me about Din Tai Fung with a show-kitchen where you can see people filling your dumplings...this is really cool. Like I said: soup dumplings have been very good both times. In fact, they're actually quite soupy and the flavour is also very good. As for the rest of the dishes...let's put it this way: they should stick with making dumplings! What is really off-putting as well is the amount of tourists that come into this place...it just feels like a factory more than a true local place. The whiteness of the clientele is then only exasperated by the awful white interior. In fact, I was here with two Asian architects, who simply could not help but complain about the awful design! So, let me recap: do go here for the soup dumplings (xiao long bao)...and maybe also have a couple of appetizers, but I cannot really recommend any main dishes... read more
12 years ago
I confess, in the past I would have given 4-star review to this place, but the last time I've tried to have a decent dinner here on a Sunday night I was surprised by how the quality of the dumplings have decreased, and that the service is even more confusing. When we arrived it was a little early, the restaurant was far from being full. We were three people and they sat us in a table for five, which was fine for us. A little after we ordered the food and received our drinks they asked us to move tables, but to a table that could barely fit two people. In our previous table they sat a group of six kids, and from their look I can assure they were not happy, it was obviously too small. The dumplings were OK, I have had better dumplings there in the past so I was not very impressed. Location wise, the place is great, right in the middle of Chinatown and only a few blocks from Leicester Square station. read more
4 years ago
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