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Joy King Lau

3.8 (174 reviews)
ModerateDim Sum
Closed 12:00 pm - 11:30 PM

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Good for kids
Good for groups

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DD C.

Every time or every visit to London We always come to Chinese restaurant . My favorite dishes are cold duck tongues and crispy pork belly . It can be very busy with people waiting to get in during peak hours

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Tracy Y.

Chinese restaurants are not known for their service especially busy ones like this. The dim sum is quite alright but I have tried a few dim sum places in Chinatown and they all tastes alright so don't bother queuing up for it if there's a huge queue, anyone in Chinatown would do tbh. Highlight was their wine. It wasn't bad at all and it was a good pour - they charged around 6 quid for it which is very surprising. Other than that, nothing really special. We ordered not too much but end up paying around 23 pp so not the cheapest.

Singapore spicy vermicelli
Jeannie W.

It's a small Chinese restaurant with outdoor seating. Food was good. Chicken feet were little tougher. Vermicelli was good but portions were small. Other than that it was good Chinese food

Steven W.

Multi-level restaurant in Chinatown/Leicester Square. They were somewhat busy for dinner on a weekend. A good extensive menu. We ordered white rice, Asian veggie, brisket pot, and salt and pepper porkchop. Food came out at a good place. Servers were really nice and spoke English, Cantonese, and Chinese Mandarin. Food was really good, slightly on the pricier side compare to USA.

Jennifer H.

The Chinatown in London is so lit! Many places had long lines. Luckily this place didn't so we stopped by for a light dinner. We ordered the Cantonese style duck and a vegetable dish. The duck was quite tasty with lots of fatty skin, but the pieces didn't have much meat on them. The veggies were nice and garlicky. Huge portion of veggies. Food came super quick.

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Teena S.

We came here for dim sum since I haven't had dim sum in forever. I thought the service was fine (but then again, I spoke Chinese to them so I think that helped). We got the following dishes for 2 adults and 2 kids: Choi Sum with Garlic - Good Plain Porridge - Good. They don't add salt, so add as you please Har Gow & Siu Mai - Good. Family approved. Shanghai dumplings - Good. They were pretty big, moist with the soup and tasty Steamed pork buns - Good. We ordered 3 of these bc the kids loved them Egg tart - You get 2 of them, but it was perfect amount for the kids I'd like to try other dishes so we may be back!

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Great food, service and reasonably priced. They were very busy but were able to sit us upstairs. I keep thinking that I want to go back

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Great food and great service. The dumplings and chicken with vegetables were delicious.

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Royal China

Royal China

3.8(117 reviews)
2.4 miBayswater
££

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

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

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La Mian & Dim Sum Stall

La Mian & Dim Sum Stall

4.8(6 reviews)
2.7 miShoreditch, Brick Lane
£

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

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

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