Delicious divine drunken chicken! A must try…read more A very nice upscale dim sum place near London Paddington (beautiful civilized neighborhood by a canal). Fast service. Peking duck is very good too if a bit pricy. Love the shrimp in a nest (crispy thin wonton type of container) They offer even foie gras fried rice (we didn't order it but fun to see such a menu item).

Absolutely delicious Chinese food. Love the Bbq duck and the Chinese bokchoy! The ambiance was also…read morevery nicely done. All I can say is better customer service. The server was efficient, thank goodness.

Shanghainese at the top of its game…read more Xiao Long Bao to die for. Dim sum as good as any I've had in the NY/NJ metro area. Lobster was amazingly fresh and served over perfect ginger scallion sauce. The greens were as fresh as any I've tried. Top tip: Reserve in advance. This place fills up quick from walk ins. Sits in Chinatown near all the tourist spots.

Unfortunately, our experience at Joy King Lau was very disappointing. The food itself was…read moreflavorful, but unfortunately, it was served cold, which took away from what could have otherwise been an enjoyable meal of not for another issue. What was even more concerning was the way we were treated regarding payment. We were required to pay for our meal before our food was even served. We found this extremely unusual, especially because we paid close attention to what was happening throughout the restaurant and observed that other customers that were not African American were not being asked to pay in advance. Being singled out in this way made us feel uncomfortable and, frankly, discriminated against. We would have understood if this were a standard policy applied to everyone, but that did not appear to be the case during our visit. Customers should be treated consistently and respectfully, regardless of who they are. Unfortunately, the combination of being singled out for payment and receiving food that was cold left us with a very negative impression of Joy King Lau. Flavorful food, but poor service and an uncomfortable experience. We would not return.

Excellent food! Some of the best Chinese food I've ever add. The pork dumplings were delicious. I…read morehad a beef soup with homemade noodles. My husband had Szechuan beef that was tender and the best we've ever had. I even asked for their recipe! (They said no.). Charming atmosphere and friendly staff. Will go again they next time we visit London.

My friends and I got the fried rice, chicken soup dumplings, spicy chicken dumplings in soup, and…read morethe cucumber salad. The spicy chicken dumplings in soup have mushrooms in it which was not listed on the menu.

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.

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

Found the place while we were walking back to our hotel after a night at the theater watching the…read moreplay Phantom of the Opera. Right on the edge of Chinatown. The food was delicious and the service was excellent.

Very nice!! The wanton soup, fried rice and xiao long bao delicious, came to Chinatown to try this…read moredelicious food

We took a big family trip last month, and I was in charge of booking multiple dinners for eleven…read morepeople, ages 2 to 69, with a range of dietary preferences. Min Jiang was the last of these large dinners, and I booked it specifically for the Peking duck--a dish with a sense of occasion, and that almost everyone in my family enjoys. I also picked Min Jiang over a few other options because of its location, on the tenth floor of a small hotel, with a dining room overlooking Kensington. I emailed to make the reservation and this was easy enough, just had to agree to a minimum spend (£80 per adult) and share credit card details. The only thing I worried about was that the reservationist wouldn't guarantee a prime view. As it turned out, though, the restaurant was set up so every table seemed to have a view. Ours did, anyway. We dined with Kensington Park and a long stretch of London skyline laid out before us. The restaurant was nice in every other way, too. The dining room was neat and attractive, filled with Chinese ceramics and natural light, round tables laid out with white tablecloths and lazy susans. Service was polite, prompt, and helpful. I'd pre-ordered two Peking--or rather, Beijing--ducks, but we added a few appetizers and other dishes, probably a little more than wise or necessary. We also got a couple bottles of wine, red and white, to go with our feast. The food was outstanding. I don't understand the negative reviews here, like there are multiple people comparing Min Jiang to Panda Express. Are they okay? Right away, we were set up with a little snack on our lazy susan, some kind of spicy fermented chili sesame edamame situation, tasty beans that I ate like bar nuts. We ordered some dim sum to start, plus some noodles for the kids, and these were all great. Enjoyed both the steamed xiao long bao, soup dumplings with pork and blue swimmer crab, and the poached prawn dumplings in Sichuan chili oil. The stir-fried egg noodles with king prawns were solid, and worked well for the children when purged of vegetables (and, for that matter, king prawn). The wood-fired Beijing duck is Min Jiang's specialty, and it can be a pretty big meal all on its own. We got two whole ducks, which was more than enough for eight adults (actually, seven--my husband, who loves both duck and restaurants on high floors, felt sick and had to leave at the beginning of dinner; something went through our household on this trip, and we only managed one dinner with our full complement of eleven). The duck was carved at our table, the glorious lacquered skin laid out in neat rows on a giant platter. We ate the crispy duck skin with thin housemade pancakes and an array of condiments: plum sauce, shredded leek, cucumber, garlic paste, radish, and Tientsin cabbage. Absolutely delicious. Even my three-year-old got in on the duck-gobbling action. The rest of the duck meat was used for a second course, and we opted for the fried rice with diced duck and the fried noodles with sliced duck. Both satisfying dishes, if not nearly as memorable as the skin. I hadn't accounted for the duck fried rice and noodles (or the absence of my husband) when putting our order in at the beginning of our meal, and we ended up with too much food. We probably should have skipped the Min Jiang fried rice, but it was a good, fluffy fried rice, with king prawns and spicy salted fish sauce. I do not regret our other big order, though, the native lobster with Singapore-style chilli sauce. It was a lovely dish, soupy and flavorful, with sweet lobster and thin noodles. I also liked the steamed scallops with black bean chilli sauce. They were firm and bouncy, and that sauce would've been good on anything. We got some sautéed morning glory for our health, and this was a nice simple side with a punch of garlic. If you like roast duck and dinner with a view, Min Jiang is well worth a visit. I kind of want to go back with my husband next time we're in London. I know he'd love it, and I'd be happy to go again.

Taste is mostly like Panda Express Not refined at all…read more So sweet We ordered the prawns with cashew and chili and egg fried rice and noodles and the hot and sour soup Everything was so rich and heavy Not like cantonese style !!

Yauatcha, why did you make me eat so much?! This was so good! This is officially my new favorite…read moreLondon restaurant (and my daughter agrees)! Everything was so delicious, and there were several other dishes I would have loved to have tried. I wish I had taken pictures of more dishes, but they all looked so good that we all just dug right in! Our server highly recommended the shrimp bean curd dish, and I am so glad she did. That's not something I would've ordered on my own, but my husband & I agreed it was our favorite dish of the night. My daughter's favorite (and my 2nd favorite) was the wagyu beef puff. I also loved everything in the steamed dim sum platter. The only thing that was mildly disappointing was the softshell crab. Softshell crab is usually one of my favorites, but it was just sort of bland. But overall the food was amazing. I just wanted to keep trying more & more things, even though I was stuffed! And the service was incredible -- really could not have been better. As a wine nerd, I have to say I don't love their wine service. You can't order a full bottle, only 500 ml or less, which means you're never presented with the bottle, so (in theory) you're never really sure you're actually getting what you ordered or getting a bottle that wasn't opened days ago. That being said, I have no doubt that the wines we were served were correct and relatively freshly opened, but I still would've appreciated proper bottle service. (On the other hand, being forced to buy only 500 ml at a time meant we could try two wines instead of sticking with just one bottle.) The ambiance was lovely -- spacious, sleek, classy, modern, with gigantic aquariums. This restaurant will be at the top of my list to revisit next time I'm in London!

Really enjoyed dinner and drinks here for my girlfriend and me. Definitely recommend it.read more

Food: didn't know they had great dim sum in London; the Chilli Prawn Bao & Ping Pong Fried…read moreCauliflower were excellent Service: great, timely service Design: interiors is a dark modern twist on a Chinese Dim Sum restaurant with hanging decorative umbrellas in a 2-storey space Overall: if you want a contemporary twist on Chinese Dim Sum with other unique dishes, then this is a must in SoHo

Ordered the crispy duck rolls, black prawn dumplings, prawn toast, and chocolate dessert…read more Everything was phenomenal (duck rolls were probably the best), and food came out quickly. My only complaint is that the dumplings were a little difficult to unstick. Pineapple mocktail was also good.