Wonderful neighborhood place with a lovely wait staff and food that just tastes great. Highly recommend!

Very good service. Tasty, flavourful food!!! Loved the simple but nice atmosphere. Ordered lots of dishes and prices weren't bad for the portions. Loved it. read more

Great food and great service. We planned to go to another restaurant next door but could not find a table so went here instead. Glad we did. The food was tasty, especially the pulled duck served with thin wraps to dip in their special sauce. We've had Peking Duck before but this is much better, as it's much lighter and tastier. All the other fishes were also tasty. read more

We were strolling through the neighborhood and found this gem. Our group ordered different proteins to share. The winners were the lamb curry and mango chicken. The lamb was extremely tender and full of flavor. The mango chicken was a bit spicy being offset with the sweetness of fresh mango. We also ordered the Vietnamese spring roll which was also quite tasty. The staff were friendly as well. read more

I don't think this place deserves the one star it was given originally. We went last night and had a good meal. Whilst the service is not the best, you can see that the staff are trying very hard. Food was very good, with very generous portions. We highly recommend the Vietnamese Spring Rolls. read more

I would give this place no stars if I could. I hardly ever leave a restaurant or place a bad review but I felt completely disrespected here. I was accompanied by my brother and girlfriend to a lunch here and when we sat down and ordered my girlfriend notice both the owner and the cook just making comments and laughing at me profusely. They said "they liked my jacket" but clearly were laughing at me. Very unprofessional staff for a restaurant as I would expect that type of behavior from little kids in school. Only come here if you want a terrible experience of customer service, terrible professionalism, and average Chinese food you can probably get anywhere else on the go and not have to waste of coming to this terrible restaurant. read more

Hand on the best Chinese Restaurant in London. This restaurant is owned by Jimmy Choo, so I was curious to see what it had to offer. Took around 45 minutes to get there from where I live and found street parking nearby which was a bonus. I went for the butterfly king prawn for starters followed by the chicken in chilli sauce dish mixed in with some vegetables. The place is quite small, so I would make a reservation (I usually do wherever I go) just in case. Staff came across a little overworked, but they seemed organised and it seemed very smooth on the operational side. I have to give this place a 5 star because of the food and food only. It wasn't too heavy but the flavour of the prawns and chicken mains were on point, you just know it's all fresh. This is the kinda place I'd go on a special occasion, it is pricey but it's worth it when you want to treat a partner, friend or family member to a good cuisine. read more

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Went to Maximini last week and had a great experience. The food was great - I absolutely loved the chicken dumplings we ordered for starters! The staff were all very friendly. They were very helpful and we couldn't have asked for better service! We really enjoyed how quiet the restaurant was, plus the decor is modern and pretty. The best part was that all the food is halal! We were so happy to find a good halal Chinese restaurant near Hyde Park that nothing else matters! read more

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Finally, good Chinese in central London! Maximini is a slightly upscale restaurant with nice dim ambiance, tucked away on a little street not too far from Paddington. It is owned by Jimmy Choo (who knew?) which is why they have his shoe designs hanging on the wall. We had a comfortable and plush corner table with a sofa and the waiters were nice although they did pressure me three times to get a drink in the five minutes I waited for my friends to get there. The Singapore noodles were really well made and went well with chicken in black sauce, the sauce flavoured the noodles nicely. The fried prawns with pepper were excellent, but the pepper beef was a bit disappointing, as the quality of the beef wasn't very good. The rest was so good though that we had an excellent time and the portions were good. The fragrant crispy duck pancakes were also decent. This place is a nice sit-down restaurant you can take your parents to and is also halal (the waiter told me they don't even have pork on the menu). Definitely a useful find! read more

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Someone call the police because my ass just got robbed. Yeah that's right this place is way overpriced and wasn't even that great. What first got me is that when I entered the restaurant, there was no one there and I asked the server if the restaurant was open and she responded like the rapper Lil John screamining "What??" Since I was so hungry and didn't know where else to go I ended up eating here instead with my fiance spending £60. Only if I knew there were a bunch of Chinese restaurants off Queensway I would of walked there instead. In all this place is a total bust. read more

Definitely wouldn't recommend for vegetarians. There wasn't much too choose from on the menu. I went with a beancurd in blackbean sauce that had an oddly sour taste to it. For the price of the dish it really was a disappointment. The Service was exceptional and the ambience was very pleasant thus the 3 stars. read more

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Pinch me!!! Go on, just pinch me!!! Please? You can pinch my bingo-wings, my turkey-gullets, my krispy-kreme doughnut-handles, my beachball-buttocks, my floppy-moobs, my playdough-cheeks or just my wrist if you like. It doesn't matter where you pinch me, just do it quick, because I think I must be dreaming!!! So like I had this dream; it was Olympic summertime, and having just slightly mis-timed my daily exercise routine, was craving for some food a little too early on in the eve. It was still afternoon; so I thought ahh what the hell, and loaded up the Hungryhouse website onto the lappy. A quick glance down the Chinese section, and I noticed a new arrival in town, 'Maximini', sitting there unceremoniously amongst the usual crowd. Motif-less and review-less, I was positively skeptical at first, but thought ahh what the hell and started tapping away at my order in a frenzy, like I was performing Sergei Rachmaninov's concerto in D minor. It seemed rather pricey with quite a lot of double-figures floating about the menu on the right hand side; and it had a slighlty unconventional bohemianish approach to the style of dishes that were on offer; sort of 'a la carty style'; but I just thought ahh what the hell, I'm hungry, I dont care, I just want to eat. After I had placed the order, I started doing a bit of Googling, just to find out a little bit more about the restaurant's location and history. It was telling me that the restaurant was owned by Jimmy Choo, and was situated right next to the thru-the-park entrance down by the Hyde Park estate. Jimmy who? Jimmy Choo. Jimmy Choo? Wasn't that the name of the shoes that the lead character in the televison show 'Sex and the City' had a fetish for? I swear it was Naaaa, it can't be, must be a coincidence or something. So I sat back and waited for my food. About half an hour later, a jet-black £100,000 Mercedes limo-tank rolled up on the set and parked right outside the front of my house. I took cover behind the curtains, because it looked like a drive-by was just about to be in progress. Peeping from behind the curtains, and in fear of getting sprayed with Chili Squids, I spotted the driver jump out of the car, holding what appeared to be a large white carrier bag. This must be my Chinese delivery?, I thought to myself. The driver was an attractive, very athletic-looking young oriental woman, who had a body that put Fatima Whitbread to shame. Wait a sec, what's going on here? Jimmy Choo? Fatima Whitbread delivery? £100,000 blacked-out Limo? This is London, man, it happens; just let it roll. The food was out of this world. And after I had finished my meal, I decided to go and do some more Googling about the place. Turns out that this restaurant really is owned by the fashion designer Jimmy Choo. Jimmy who? Jimmy Choo!!! So yeah, I guess that makes me forty-fifth-cousin-thrice-removed to the feet of the lead actress in the television show 'Sex and the City'. Ahh, what the hell. FOOD ANALYSIS: Crispy Squid Julienne : This is prepared Calamari style, with the Squid cut into large rings and deep fried with a cripsy battered coating. It is accompanied by a spring-onion based salad, which is utterly delicious in its own right. Plenty of Chili heat radiates throughout, with the fragant salad adding a summery lightness to the whole ensemble. The flavours work very well together, but if you prefer to eat the Squids by themselves, they can be quite easily extracted from the dish without having the flavours from the salad tarnish them. A different take on the usual Salt n Chili Squid, but delicious nonetheless. Penang-style Stir-fry Flat Egg-noodle Rice: I tried this fried noodle dish out as a change to my usual favourites; and it quickly became one of my usual favourites. I didn't really understand what it was the first time I ordered it, thinking it may have been some sort of Egg fried Rice but with the actual rice pieces being squashed or something; but what it is, is a tagliatelle-style flat noodle, stir-fried with some juicy Prawns, bits of Egg, and a scattering of Beansprouts. It's really easy to eat too, with the noodles being so fat that you just spear your fork right into them, give it a twiddle and you got a massive mouthful ready and waiting. The Prawns are oversized, and are usually two or three; really juicy. Beware though, because there is a delayed fiery chilliness present here, which you never would have guessed was coming; it almost makes your eyes water, almost. Tip: this dish goes unbelievably well with the Sweet N Sour Pork, the flavours working together in harmony, bringing the best out of each other. Special Fried Rice: Pretty straight forward, well prepared generously ingrediented mixed fried rice, with loads of medium sized Shrimps, fried Egg, bits of Char Sui and all the usuals. It has a very slightly different texture to the rice than the expected Chinese style fried rice, sort of like the 'wholemeal' version of the rice, if one were to give an read more

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Still have a delicious taste in our mouths from the toffee banana dessert served with coconut ice cream. For meals, we had the crispy duck and it was mouth watering perfect divine delicious. I had the Malay spicy noodles in curry and loved loved loved it. Laksa. Our waiter was so funny and kind to us, as was the waitress, that I felt like a beloved local, even though we are from L.A. We had a reservation, always a good idea, which we made easily open table a few hours before we went, so maybe that accounts for the excellent service. As to the prices, it sure didn't seem like an expensive meal to us. But maybe that's because it was in pounds not dollars LOL. Jimmy Choo or not, regardless, don't hesitate to go. read more

One of the best Chinese restaurants I've ever been to. The Crispy duck I had was phenomenal, so was the fried rice. Service was excellent. Great value-for-money read more

Unfortunately, just mediocre. I would like to report that the food was outstanding, but cannot. Dining room is very nice and service is efficient. read more

One star for the beautiful decor. No stars for the mediocre overpriced food and lackluster service. We were a group of 7 on a slow weekday night and they still managed to take forever to bring us a bottle of water and even longer for the bland and flavorless food. You can do much better in London. read more

Getting out from this restaurant, I had the same feeling I had in several Chinese "medium-level" places. Damn, why is it so difficult for Chinese restaurants to put a bit more of effort in decor and in attention to details? The food is very good, it's just a very small step needed in order to be perfect. And instead. Let's start from the best part, the food: classical chinese, you'll find all your favourite dishes, but they are definitely focusing on pleasing a european taste , so that nothing is too spicy/ has too much garlic. The result, however, is extremely pleasant, and the kitchen definitely reached the perfect balance between tradition and integration with local taste. I would definitely go for the dumplings, rich in flavors and not greasy, and the peking duck (served with chinese pancakes), moist on the inside and a little crunchy on the outside. Very well made. However, the usual issue I have with most of chinese restaurants is there: too many dishes on the menu, I fear choosing something less common would be an hazard. Where the restaurant seriously lacks is the decor and in general the environment. Tables are all crunched together with very tiny space between each other, considering the general level of ability of european eating with chopsticks, you can definitely see as this is a big no no. Damn, there is more space between two tables in any restaurant in Chinatown rather than here! The counter table put in the middle of the table, with the telephone ringing the whole time, is just a bad choice, something that it should not be possible in a restaurant owned by a famous stylist. Even worse, menus: it looks like a group of 40 kids used the menus for an entire afternoon, most of the pages are dirty and tore. It is that expensive to print new menus?!? In the end, mediocre rating is motivated by this stupid errors, and it's a pity as all the food we taste was rather good. read more

Had a local delivery. Order was filled correctly and delivery was prompt and friendly. The crispy beef main course was really good. Had a lot of flavor. Loved the spring rolls and chicken dumplings too. Came with the various sauces. It's not 5 stars but 4.5 due to its limited menu. I prefer Pork. Anyway I will recommend it and would order or go there to dine. I was just lazy last night. read more

What a great meal we had last night with an old friend and a new one. The crispy duck with plum sauce was especially good, though we tried sea bass, noodles, and a string-cut potato they do. Everything was good, but tied my favorite were the duck and a spicy Malaysian beef dish we ate with rice. Service was excellent--polite and efficient. I highly recommend Maximini! read more

Great service, excellent food, family run and a Malaysian Chinese fusion menu. All ingredients were fresh, you can really taste the difference. A bonus that they have outdoor seating as well on those warm sunny evenings. Tucked away on a side road, highly recommended. Steamed seabass Hong Kong style in soy with ginger and spring onion is delicious, wasabi king prawns were juicy with a kick and the dumplings were probably some of the best I've tried in London. read more

Concierge recommended Maximini to our group visiting from the states. Overall the food was good and the service adequate. True - it wasn't fast food, but we weren't in a hurry. Our group tried the Lemon Chicken, Garlic Chicken, and others. Nothing was "best I ever ate" but it was good. Price was a bit high - but would still eat there again. read more

Service here was incredibly fast. Not quite sure how they cooked everything so quickly. The meal was missing seasoning. I had the sambel pawn. Every thing is alacarte and expensive for the meal. I will say that tables around us all appeared to be enjoying their romantic dinners. I don't believe the cared about the flavores read more

Authentic chinese food with impeccable service, very reasonably priced. Will come again!

Wow, really impressed by the review below. I can agree with everything there excellent food and service. The restaurant offers traditional Chinese dishes, served according to their traditions. Everyone has the chance to touch to this far culture just by visiting this place. Recommended. read more

Good Chinese restaurant located a short walk from Paddington Station. Good quality food and attentive service. The chicken dumplings as an entree were excellent as was the beef and broccoli main course. read more

Fantastic authentic Chinese food, and open late too. We arrived close to closing hours and were still served without being rushed. Good price point, not expensive for the generous portions they serve. Big fan of the subtle Jimmy Choo decor. read more

We went there for our second time visit, it still is as great as I remember, the food is excellent, please try soft shell crab, super, the service is attentive ,friendly, for me, it is the must to visit every time we are in london, we love it,Maximini, will be back soon! read more