Being from Hong Kong I am not used to dim sum being served all day and the mix of Cantonese, Sichuanese and dishes from all over China in one place, but apparently that's the norm in UK. We picked this place as the menu looks to be more Cantonese-centric so we hope it points to more authenticity. Overall the dishes are a-okay. The salt and pepper shrimps aren't very fresh and the coating a bit soggy, the water spinach definitely lacks a kiss of wok chi. I guess the restaurants here are geared to tourists rather than locals. £6 for a Tsing Tao and £7 for a dim sum sounds really high, although as a tourist I don't really know what the running rate should be. The waitstaff is really nice though. We do appreciate the warning about not leaving your bags or phones hanging on the back of chairs, on the table near the sidewalk, or anywhere someone may snatch and run with them. We also got some nice tips about where to get better food in London. : ) read more

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Picking a dim sum restaurant in Chinatown was like closing your eyes and walking a few paces. Practically every Chinese restaurant was hawking it on their outside menus. The Haozhan hostess outside basically pulled us in when we asked about Xao Long Bao (soup dumplings). Upstairs is smaller, but more quiet and sunnier than downstairs. Our waiter was friendly and helpful! Service was smooth. The Xao Long Bao were large and plump. Delicious especially with the dipping vinegar sauce! The other dim sum selections were good too, but I liked the XLBao the best. The Morning Glory was also fresh, spicy and tasty with its belachan sauce. No complaints and I'd come back again to try more menu items. read more

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It was a bright sunny day and we wanted to sit outside for a quick duck snack. We snagged a table for two and some roast Duck. Pablo ordered a rice noodle dim sum with sasame sauce, I wanted a nice dry duck off the bone. It was too saucy and not as meaty as I would like. Service was fast. Ambiance outdoors was nice. It felt expensive for 35 pounds and mediocre quality. Picking a restaurant in Chinatown is always a gamble. read more

Our server greeted us and sat us at a small table outside; it was a beautiful evening and a great way to people watch. We ended up talking to a young man and his daughter from Germany sitting at the restaurant next door as only a small barrier between our tables. We started with the hot and sour soup which was delicious! Our crispy duck was served next and was shredded for us; our server made our first pancake. The rice, pork and chicken was next; all was quite tasty! The standard policy is to pay upfront. read more

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Strolling through Chinatown we joined the patio for lunch. We tried a few new dim sum we had never had and enjoyed. Everyone also orders new dishes. So fun to be adventurous. Service was very attentive. read more

I had a craving for aromatic crispy duck with pancakes and this place caught my eye as it had them hanging in the window and was also quite busy. I managed to get a small table outdoors which was very nice, great atmosphere watching people go by in Chinatown. I ordered a crispy half duck which was brought to the table where it was shredded. It was served with thin pancakes, hosin sauce, and some thin slices of cucumber and green onion. Half a duck was £20 which I thought was fairly reasonable. Was tasty and exactly what I asked for. Point taken off as toilets were not the cleanest, they asked me to pay up front, and would not accept Amex. read more

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Okay, I love this place. This is my third time in London and I've eaten here three times now, though today was the first time we were there for dim sum. Delicious. My Taiwanese husband said it was the best he's had in years, as even the places in Rowland Heights have gone downhill. Yum, yum. read more

Good place to get a quick fix to your cravings for Chinese food. We got the typical Chinese food: fried rice, fried noodles, Chinese vegetables (gai lan), and fried dumplings. Their menu is quite extensive and they even offer a great selection of dim sum. As I grew up eating Chinese food in Vancouver, BC, I'd have to say that the food here is quite mediocre. It definitely satisfied my Chinese food cravings during my travels in the UK, but it wasn't something to call home about. All the dishes I ordered met my expectations, but did not exceed them. Unfortunately, I didn't read reviews before coming here so I didn't order the Peking Duck, which seems to be a winner. Perhaps next time I visit London, I'll try their Peking Duck and might then give this review a couple extra stars. Staff very friendly, restaurant overall clean. read more

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caucasian privilege....me and my wife arrived 5 minutes before and were already seated when a group of 3 (caucasian) ladies sat down and a staff took their order first ( I don't think there's reservation at this place). two other staff a few min. earlier told us that they'll be with us to take our order. Then we were asked to move to another table because a big group were going be seated in the table where we sat...we ate there anyway as we were hungry. read more

Popped in here with a friend for dinner and ordered the crispy duck sharer menu. Everything was freshly prepared and absolutely delicious. Perfect crispy duck, sumptuous dim sum, and two meat dishes to finish. Plenty of great food for a great price. Absolutely recommend. read more

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Walking past Haozhan today, a large sign caught my eye.Yup, they're re-inventing themselves again. Located on the main Chinatown drag of Gerrard Street, they offer high class inventive Chinese cuisine in the Hakkasan style but also with the attendant Hakkasan prices, with the result that it was a 'treat restaurant' Thye've brought out a cheaper lunch menu in the hope of tapping into more everyday customers. There are about 25 dishes on this menu with starters around £3.60 and one plate mains at around £7 However, their ambition to serve Chinese cuisine with a twist remains. My starter of pan fried scallops was outstanding - 3 large juicy scallops were served up with sweet chilli sauce and topped with a sprinkling of deep fried Greek katafi pastry shards and a twist of lime. My main of jasmine tea smoked pork ribs were served atop some braised thin egg noodles with Chinese greens. The ribs were nice and tender though I struggled to identify the jasmine tea element With this more reasonably priced lunch menu, I may come here more often rather than just for a treat read more

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As someone who generally visits Lisle Street when in China Town, I thought I'd give its popular older brother Gerrard Street a go. I went to Haozhan and ordered the following: - Braised vermicelli with duck and pickled cabbage It was a perfectly tasty meal but just didn't have anything special or unique about it. With a sign outside which boldly pronounces it as a specialist in duck and in China Town of all places, it didn't live up to its claims. The pickled cabbage didn't have any presence either. A bit of zing to cut through the smoky saltiness may have given this dish more dimension but again, it didn't really deliver on what it promises. Think I'll head back to Lisle Street next time. read more

WHOLE PEKING DUCK FOR £32. This is one of the cheapest peking duck places I've found in Chinatown. Duck was great, you can't really mess up Peking duck. The dish came with thin pancakes, cucumbers, green onions and sauce and took 15 minutes to prepare. (I've seen other restaurants charging £30 for HALF a peking duck...) Minus one star because when I order a WHOLE peking duck, I expect the whole duck. Our order did not come with the legs, wings, neck or head. read more

We had the BBQ and crispy duck with veggies and rice. I preferred the crispy duck as the other was very fatty. The crispy duck also comes with rice paper wraps, which I enjoyed. The restaurant is small but there is an upstairs section that can accommodate a larger group. The bathroom was super narrow, but clean. read more

Surprisingly, this is one of the few restaurants in Chinatown having the healthy dish of steamed chicken on its menu, although our craving for the delicious Singapore Hainanese chicken rice was far from being satisfied. Overall, in terms of both the food and the service, this place is above average for SoHo, although - except for a few higher-end, dim sum-only joints - NO restaurant in Chinatown qualifies as really good and refined. read more

Haozhan - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

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The freshly made tofu in my XO Tofu with squid, scallop and prawns was delicious. Fact. The cost of this dish was £10.50. Also fact. Honestly, I could have gone without the seafood selection and just ordered a bowl full of that tofu, as the squid, scallop and prawns were most certainly upstaged by the tofu in the dish (which makes you start to consider whether the squid, scallop and prawns were not of particularly good quality or if by some Chinese witchcraft tofu managed to be more tasty and satisfying than "meat"). But, then again, I most certainly wouldn't have wanted to pay £10.50 for what amounts to some soy beans, water, coagulator and/or egg white (and seasoning, I guess). Not particularly costly ingredients, those. A weekend lunch consisting of two mains, a starter to share, two Asahis, and a pot of tea came to £50+. Ouch. It was delicious, sure. The service was wonderful, yes. However, I can't help but feel that everything was just LITTLE overpriced. I mean, £4.50 for a bottle of Asahi? Really? So, yeah. I'm glad I ate at Haozhan, because it was pretty tasty. But I probably wouldn't return. Because, well, it took me the rest of the afternoon to reconcile in my mind the fact that I had just dropped £50 on a Sunday afternoon lunch in Chinatown. read more

Echoing what I have already read - you can certainly see the Hakkasan influence here and it works. There were six of us angling for as many options as humanly possible on the menu, dutifully yelp - sampling. We started with the Crispy Duck, Chilli Quail and Coffee Ribs and then moved on to the XO Black Cod, Wasabi Prawns, Sangpei Chicken, and Seafood Ho Fun and a few heaping orders of coconut rice. Save the Avatar electric green presentation of the prawns, they were extremely well-balanced and perfectly seasoned, and the XO Black Cod, though not inexpensive, made six of us fight and elbow for the final remaining lingering pieces. The seafood noodles were the major disappointment - a gluttonous tangled mess of bland unremarkable flavours - it all seemed to meld together (avoid). The quail was memorable and the ribs were sweet and perfectly gooey. Admittedly, we had a few issues with service, including almost 20 minutes between asking for a waiter to order and placing an order. We were however, nearly presented with the bill after 6 beers (pre-order) - slightly bemused. It was a good stall tactic for an overwhelmed kitchen. Eventually we ordered.... I realise this is far from the inexpensive Anglo-Canto options along the strip, but after two Asahis and ample sampling, I walked away 25£ lighter - I think it is clearly a cut and price above the environs but certainly worth the visit and maybe a second... read more

I haven't actually ventured in here for a good few years, but I did today for lunch because Yee Gan has RAVED about the new lunch menus they have in place. My mother and I turned up around 2, quarter past, so the lunch rush had clearly gone and the restaurant was pretty empty. Not really filled with proper chinese goers, but if you looked at the price in comparison to other places. That'd be why. Also no round tables. The chinese love their round tables, more of a family feel i guess. It's all pretty westernised with square tables in here. LOL First things first, I'm NOT a big fan of bitter melon, but the black cod and bitter melon vermicelli BLEW ME AWAY. The fish was silky and soft, cooked to perfection and the bitter melon was crunchy, cooling and had a sweet bitter taste. After this dish, I am truly a bitter melon convert. The vermicelli could do with less oil, but i think i was snacking away at bitter melon to notice. The Grilled scallops were perfect, it was cooked perfectly and 3 MASSIVE scallops for £3.60. Size of your palm. Not even kidding. BUT, The lamb curry dry noodle dish was just WEIRD. The noodles were limp and with the curry sauce just tasted a bit wrong. Soggy + Thick/gloopy sauce. It was just so far away from a good match. The lamb meat was okay, it was a bit tough but not disastrous, it smelt better than it looked, but I think it might have been the curry leaves that made it smell nice. We left most of the noodles. Didn't get dessert, too full. Bill came to £24 including service charge. and two teas. It's not the cheapest option but if you want to try different flavours in chinatown that less generic, this is the place. read more

I just wasn't that impressed... I've had great Chinese food before, and this just wasn't anywhere close. Definitely not authentic (which admittedly is not what they're going for), but it just seemed like everything we ordered (there were 10 of us, so we ordered a lot) didn't have much flavor. The spicy dishes we ordered weren't spicy... One thing I can recommend however was the hot and sour soup. Saving grace of this restaurant. read more

With late night options in China town shrinking on a Sunday night we ended up here. Very disappointing - the food, crispy chilli beef, char sui (pork), prawn noodles and egg fried rice arrived over cooked and tepid, their solution? Microwave in front of us. This was factory feeding at its worst. So many others to choose from.... read more

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Friends in town so decided to give this a try as I've read good reviews. Crispy duck pancakes were delicious and our meals were high quality and very flavourful, presentation was definitely considered by the kitchen staff. The wait staff was extremely friendly and attentive. This is a level above the other dime-a-dozen Chinatown restaurants -- I'll definitely be back. If you have a choice, ask to sit upstairs -- much nicer!! read more

Haozhan - Front of the restaurant -- Dec 5th 15 - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

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Chinese food with a bit of a twist. It's not cheap but all of the food tastes good and looks even better! My companions and I particularly enjoyed the sea food - and couldn't resist the unusual icecream desserts! They do a number of delicious teas by the pot as well - we had the Oolong tea, very tasty. Well worth trying and definitely worth a second visit. read more

Haozhan - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

Dim sum and roasted duck plus tasted crispy pork belly, so delicious, best experience in London China town ever! We are for sure visiting this place again when we get back to London, UK . My husband love the quickness of the order coming in and the friendly staff. read more

How do you mess up in Chinatown? You don't. Almost everything is delicious. Saw some complaints about dim sum here...um, there are lots of places like Golden Dragon that pride themselves on dim sum - this place has duck and pork hanging in the window - it's a small place - perfect for duck/rice or pork/rice. Large groups might struggle a bit here without a booking, as it's very popular. Good mix of asians and tourists. Authentic flavors, friendly staff. read more

They do not serve the normal dim sum here, it feels a bit more high class, and you get some unusual stuff served here that you can't get elsewhere. The price doesn't differ much from other places. BUT somehow they do not get the normal Chinese family crowd gathering here. I can't tell whether it's because their tables are smaller (more 2 people tables than 10 people tables) or whether they didn't like the food or something else. Personally the food is ok for me but not enough for me to give it a wow factor. In fact, I think a lot of its food is way too greasy for my taste. Service is hit and miss, you may have the older generation serving you who is attentive up to a point, or the younger generation who are generally helpful. But one thing why my mum likes coming here with her friends, is due to the 10% discount offered to the elderly. read more

Posh looking from the outside, but very disappointing once inside. The menu has alot of exotic dishes, but sadly the execution of the food is very poor. Out soft shell crab appetiser tasted very burnt, and none of the other dishes were particularly good, considering that this is Chinatown and you expect the best Chinese food here. The prices are very expensive! Even though we had a TasteLondon card for 50% off, it still came up to £15 a person, without drinks. With so many other Chinese restaurants in the area with much better food and much cheaper as well, I definitely won't be going back to here ever again. read more

I've been here twice - shortly after it opened and again earlier this year. Both times I ended up ordering the Scallop Kataifi - the first time around they were great but when i had them during my second visit they were much too sweet. I can recommend the cream of pumpkin dessert - not too sweet and an interesting combination of tastes for a dessert. But what blew me away (and justifies the four star rating) was the XO Tofu - Homemade tofu topped with chopped spinach with mixed seafood in XO sauce served in a clay pot The tofu was the silkiest I ever had and with a lovely topping, the dish had lots of seafood and the sauce was excellent. It was so enjoyable that I did not even bother with rice. Highly recommended if you ever visit Haozahn. This is not a good place for vegetarians - I noticed that too late when i dragged a veggie friend with me on the second visit. I agree that the staff could be friendlier although I did not experience them to be as horrible as they were to other reviewers. This place is not the cheapest but IMO one of the better Chinese restaurants in Chinatown - you can get some truely horrid grub in other Chinatown restaurants - and the ingredients are of a good quality, which is also hard to find at the Chinese places around Leicester Square. I would be happy to go there again. read more

Of all Michelin star and recommended restaurants sampled in Europe, USA and Asia, this is a first doubt on Michelin review methodology. Specialty Haozhan noodles was little more than tomato ketchup maggi noodles, disappointing non-authentic Chinese dish. Crispy roast duck quite good, though not quite tender, crispy and herb flavor as Four Seasons. Overall deco and service better than other Chinatown restaurants. read more

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This is really a good place to try modern Chinese cooking. Much cheaper than Hakkasan (and about the same quality), the best dishes to try are the tofu specials. I have never tasted such lovely tofu (beancurd) before and the tofu dishes will keep me coming back for a long time. Atmosphere is semi-upmarket modern Chinese and service is good and reasonably pleasant. The only slight pity is that the prices can be a little high but overall, I think this place is definitely worth a visit. You will taste eclectic dishes (mixed in with normal Chinese dishes) that you won't encounter anywhere else in London. And this applies especially to the very yummy silken tofu dishes. read more

I am Chinese and have eaten Chinese food all my life. This Is the 2nd most horrid Chinese meal I have ever had, behind a deserted town in Norway. I ordered a crispy noodle dish and it tasted like they just dumped some bland broth with tons of cornstarch on it. The least they could have done was put some soy sauce on this dish. The tofu dish we ordered also was just bland and horrible. The restaurant also had a $10 per person minimum. Ridiculous considering that a lot of dishes were $9.80. Expensive food, horrible unauthentic and rude rude rude service!! Do not come here! read more

Haozhan - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

Christmas music in April made this a very surreal experience. The food was fine but no atmosphere and not the best service either if I'm honest. Coffee is served in a thimble (ended up ordering three) and the wrong order was brough to our table more than once. Meh. read more

For a Saturday afternoon, this place was not too full. The prices seemed decent, and they had what our group of six wanted on the menu. Upon entering, we were greeted by a seemingly hyper-attentive waiter who seated us at a round table with only four chairs, then proceeded to go back behind the bar and wait around before bringing us over two more chairs. Not once did they ever think to bring us the two extra place settings. After waiting quite some time to be waited on, we ordered a bunch of appetizers and some waters. The water did not come until we had been there for quite some time, which was a bit of a nuisance. The waiter handed two waters out, then backed up, and his tray of the remaining four waters spilled all down my friend's back and all over her chair and soaked her and her clothing. Without even saying sorry or anything, the waiter rolled his eyes and left the table. He came back with one napkin and a roll of paper towels and focused on cleaning the floor rather than helping the poor, freezing girl he had just spilled water all over. He muttered an apology, and left the table. At this point, we were starting to get our food at the table. A different waiter, the one who had seated us, just started putting things down on the table without announcing what they were or asking whose it was, and with some force. He was very pushy and impatient, despite us having been spilled water on and getting quite frustrated at this point. We had to flag down a waiter to get the rest of the waters for us (which didn't come until we were halfway done eating), and our poor friend who was shivering and cold had to wrap herself up in her scarf to try to keep warm. Every request we made was accepted with either an eye-roll, or with a shaking head and scowl. Despite having asked for the chopsticks and napkins we didn't have, we never received extras and had to eat with our hands and share napkins. The food itself was pretty decent, although the dumplings were a bit too spicy and very soggy, which was sort of a theme for all of the food. Maybe it was just what we ordered, but I've never had such soggy dumplings before. Once we started slowing down our eating, a waiter came and started clearing everything, despite one of our friends who still had a full plate of one of her appetizers. She felt so rushed and had to take the food off her plate and hold onto it so it wasn't taken from her. We were then brought the bill, and as we were a big group, there was an included service charge which we felt we certainly did not owe to them and chose not to pay. When we were about to get up and go, the waiter came over to our table, which we were all still sitting at, grabbed the check, and proceeded to count the money in front of us and ask for the service charge money. What audacity! We explained to him our unhappiness with the service and that we honestly felt that the service we received did not deserve a payment. Upon this, he nodded and quickly left the table. So, if you are looking for a place with good service and good food, look elsewhere as Chinatown has much better food and service to offer up than the rude, unprofessional experience we had. read more

We came here on a Sunday afternoon and came in with great expectations given the modern decor and the medley of awards adorning their entryway. The waitress who took our order was quite curt and unfriendly, but the food came out promptly. As we began our meal, the waitstaff stood a short distance away, which gave the impression that they were overstaffed. Everytime our plates neared halfway empty, we would have to ask the waitstaff who seemed far too eager to whisk them away. The food itself was disappointing, and the crispy aromatic duck was largely composed of burnt ends, which seemed like it was leftover duck meat that was reheated in the oven too long. Finally, while visiting the bathroom before leaving, I saw a waiter rush out of a stall and back to work without washing his hands. Especially for the price, we were thoroughly underwhelmed with the experience. The fussy waitstaff and mediocre food left us very unsatisfied. read more

I thought it was great, the food was of a high standard and both the general manager and waiter were welcoming, knowledgeable and far from the brusque hinatown stereotype. With a Taste London card it came to £40 for starters, mains, noodles and a couple of beers, and there was enough that we took some home in a doggy bag. Even at full price of £60 I'd have been happy, I've certainly paid more for less in Chinatown before. The quality of ingredients seemed high too - as a non-rice eater I often feel a bit stitched up with the noodle side dishes on offer, but the beef ho-fun was excellent with good quality pieces of meat, not some scrag-end. read more

The service is terrible and the server has a attitude, we waited more than 40 minutes and did not get any service. Any no apologies from anyone! Don't recommend read more

Haozhan- best Chinese in china town.

One one my favourite Chinese restaurants in London, until tonight. Cold ribs served. Bland rice. Everything served from that point of the cold ribs felt as if it had been microwaved. Bitter disappointment. My friends didn't understand how I recommended the place. read more

This is supposed to be one of the more upscale places in China Town. The restaurant has some nice decor, but that's pretty much it. The food is way overpriced and doesn't offer anything exciting. We had the duck which was dry and hard to eat. Also the other dishes were not very well executed neither and the portions are tiny. Wouldn't go back or recommend it to anyone. read more

I tried this after searching for aromatic duck on tastecard. The pictures on the website are enough to get you to say, "eh, let's give it a try". One you arrive, you discover how well done the website was done... It was almost empty when we arrived and stayed that way until we left. The menu is vast, but I think they should focus on limiting the selection, and then doing it better. We tried one of the Lobster dishes, the duck spring roles, soups and another main that was served in a bread bowl. That's all I really remember about it. There's many better options in the area to discover I believe... read more

Classy, simple, modern restaurant with excellent service and fabulous food. My new favorite restaurant in London's Chinatown!