Delicious divine drunken chicken! A must try. 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). read more

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

Pearl Liang - BBQ roasted duck and bokchoy with garlic. - Dim Sum Near Me - London, XGL

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Great food, service and atmosphere. Booked for 12:00pm on Sunday with family. Had dim sum, aromatic duck pancakes and some à la carte dishes. All were great, except the paper wrapped roasted pork ribs which was a bit dry. Staff were attentive and courteous when clearing the table and topping up the tea pot at the right time. Used to go here for work lunches 15 years ago when I worked in the area. Glad that it's still going strong. read more

Food was all really good! Pomegranate sweet and sour chicken was a standout and the wasabi prawn dumplings too. Service was excellent, plates were taken away immediately and tap water was refilled as we ate. The restaurant was quiet but the place was classy and clean. read more

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this is a real gem of a Chinese restaurant central slight outside the usual central locations for this food (Chinatown/ Baker Street/ Bayswater) - the dim sum is fantastic and I can honestly say better than anywhere we've tried in in London and even Hong Kong (my wife is cantonese) - so much so we come here every week and have been doing so for nearly 20 years. it bemuses me that anyone could ever write a negative review about this restaurant- the service is persona, food quality flavour and presentation second to none and the ability to book and eat in a calm environment (so many central London locations have the atmosphere of McDonalds ...not very good for the digestion!) can't recommend pearl Liang highly enough- highly recommended read more

Excellent variety of dim sum offered. Freshly prepared. Good service. Great quality food. Not very crowdwd on a Saturday afternoon. More upscale than Lonfon Chinatown dim sum read more

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A Surprising delightful & tasty place for dim sum. I eat dim sum a lot and would definitely come back again! Came hear for a quick lunch and was so surprised to find such a tasty place. Order -- prawn & chives dumpling, egg tart, char sui cheung fun, sticky rice in lotus leaf. First the dumpling was so tasty I ordered a second order. The rice was flavorful and moist, the egg tart nice. The cheung fun was ok, didn't love the char sui (bbq pork). Didn't taste fresh, but its possible in this steamed dish it loses its flavor and texture. Would definitely try another filling though. All in all, highly recommend this place when you're craving dim sum or a lunch bite. read more

The food was pretty good but the service was lackluster. I didn't get his name but he had white hair in a ponytail style. The server was very unmotivated, slow and seemed like he wanted to be elsewhere or something. We may be back but will request another server. read more

Pearl Liang restaurant offers the best crispy duck I've ever had! The perfect combination of crispy skin and tender meat makes it an unforgettable dining experience. Highly recommended! #PearlLiangDelights read more

Food is flat out mediocre and service is awful. Complete waste of time and money. Do yourself a favor and avoid this place. So disappointed that we spent any money at this place. read more

When we first walked in our expectations were high the place was beautiful and looked promising we were promptly told we only had 10 mins to order due to it being late so we quickly chose our dishes and than waited 45 min for our food. The food was ... to put it lightly not good . I ordered beef with chili sauce what I got was boiled beef swimming in oil water and chili it had no taste and was not good at all. My husband got the steak with honey sauce (I can't remember the names exactly ) and it tasted good but his portion was so small a toddler could eat it. We also got spring rolls that were so dry and tasteless a part of me feels because we came and hour before closing they rushed our food and that's why it was so bad but i won't be going back to find out read more

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Chinese dim sum near Little Venice in England? Sign me up -- this is what London is all about! Having grown up in San Francisco where you can find dim sum places throughout the city, I find myself craving a little part of home every now and then in my adopted home of Germany. Let's just say that discovering Pearl Liang during my vacation to London has been the most authentic experience so far. Admittedly, the restaurant is a bit hard to get to, though it should be convenient if you want to plan a stroll by the canals on a nice day or work in the area. I immediately noticed the tastefully posh interior as soon as I walked in. (Thankfully, it wasn't indicative of the prices!) I visited Pearl Liang twice: once for a weekend lunch and once for a weekday dim sum lunch. I'd recommend coming on a weekday -- not only is service quicker, but you can also order the 10-item dim sum platter for £12.80, which offers classics ranging from har gow to shu mai as well as a grapefruit and mango tapioca dessert. The dim sum was just as delicious as anything I could have ordered back home in San Francisco, and, well, pretty much the same price as well. Don't skip the noodles either! We also had the braised e-fu noodles with seafood. Offering a slightly spicy kick, it was full of flavor and fish to boot. read more

While visiting London, I was trying to grab lunch before boarding train. This restaurant happened to be right next to the Paddington station and I figured, instead of getting a pastry from Costa why not try something different? I was a little hesitant before going in because their front door looks a whole lot like PF Cheng, one or those "Americanized Chinese food", but once I walked inside the restaurant I was consistently amazed by every little thing. 1. Fantastic decor, I haven't seen a bathroom this nice ever since I landed. 2. Great menu. Lots of food choices, beautiful menu design. 3. I was served with hot Chinese tea (菊普), not iced tap water. 4. The food price is wayyyyyyyyy lower than I expected it to be. 5. Food quality is super high. These people know how to do 腸粉 properly. I have very high bars for Chinese food and I'm seriously amazed by the food here as a Hong Kong local. Overall, I am extremely satisfied here. I don't understand how this restaurant isn't super packed, with the food quality they provide at this price point. I urge you to not be deceived by the Yelp 3 stars review and give this place a chance. read more

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Quality decor, suitable for business lunches and dinners (as we could tell during our visit where several dinner tables were comprised of after work groups.) We started with an excellent bowl of lobster and puréed spinach soup, which had several big chunks of lobster and was a nice almost fusiony dish. Then ordered for our family the half Peking duck, which was well trimmed, moist and fresh and had plenty of thin pancakes and julienned cucumber and scallions. Also a silken tofu with crab and egg in a light white sauce...super fresh tofu and a gentle dish to cleanse the palate between duck bites. Finally, the seafood crispy noodles, which was a little light on seafood but otherwise excellent, not cloying. Overall, a couple notches above typical Chinese restaurant fare, with a number of high quality out of the ordinary dishes executed well in a banquet quality setting. And we were able to have a dinner for three averaging 25 GBP per person. The only reason I wouldn't give five stars is the service was difficult to flag down initially, though it picked up and was attentive in refilling an excellent fragrant light jasmine tea. Will continue to return! read more

Husband loves the crispy duck at this place and since his office is nearby, they have had quite a few team lunches here. Last week, there were reindeer at Paddington Central, so he called to let us know - Yay Reindeer! and said we could grab quick lunch together. Pearl Liang was quite crowded and had a few Christmas parties on. We weren't too hungry, so we ordered half a crispy duck, the soft shell crab & spare ribs in paper. The crab was good, but I found the duck & the pancakes too dry. The spare ribs, weren't falling off the bone and were slightly harder/drier on the surface, not something I'd expect with this cooking technique. I'm not sure if the crowd was too much for them, but I found them quite expensive for the quality that we received. There are so many much better options a short stroll away in Queensway. read more

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My first impressions of Pearl Liang were bad. After entering there wasn't any staff there to greet us, only a crowd of diners in the waiting area standing there confused like we were. In front of us were empty tables with dirty plates from previous diners. Never have I seen such an unorganised restaurant. They had the tables to seat people but no one to clean them or to greet the customer. They were obviously under staffed. After an 30mins wait with a reservation, a rude woman called us in and seated us. It took another 20mins to order. Strangely the kitchen seems to be coping as food were served quickly and the experience from then completely reversed We started with Tie Guan Yin tea in a cast iron teapot. Sadly as beautiful as it looks it wasn't good at keeping the heat in as it was designed to be placed on an open flame. Seafood crispy noodles These were cooked skilfully with a lovely balance of softer noodles and a crispier edge. The prawns were fresh and greens were stir fried perfectly. Flavours were nice too. Malaysian Kweitio with prawns. Full of wok energy, lovely seasoning and the noodles were cooked to al dente giving it good bite against the plump prawns. Delicious! Barbecued porky puff This had the perfect ratio of pastry to pork. The pork were juicy and generously filled. Flavours were perfect being sweet but not too sickly. Mince pork croquettes These came small but I really appreciate the thin pastry and the more even ratio of minced pork inside. It was greaseless too, crisp on the outside and doughy on the inside. Turnip cake These came deep fried, almost melting in my mouth. They were generous with the turnip, sausages and shrimps which gave it a nice depth of flavour Fried prawn ravioli with fruity salad Quite a forgettable dish. The pastrt was too thick masking the delicate texture of the prawn filling. The dip was almost impossible to use as there were too many large chunks of pineapple that got in the way. Scallop dumplings The filling was stuffed to the rim. The flavours were delicate allowing you to appreciate the freshness of the scallops. It was full of bounce, pastry al dente without being sticky. Tau mui canopy with prawn Such a refreshing dish. The earthiness of the pea shoot went well with the texture of the prawn. Pastry was perfect again, holding everything together. Yam croquette The pastry were slightly too thick and dense making it quite hard to appreciate the smoothness of the sweet yam inside. Fried dough Cheung fun A lovely addition. The rice pastry was thin and elastic. It's usually a bad idea to have it sitting in the dipping sauce but the dough inside still remained crisp and dry throughout. Char siu bun Quite disappointed. As milky, light and fluffy the bun was, there was too much of it so the taste of the char siu was somewhat lost. Shanghai dumplings Incredibly good! The pastry was al dente and held a good amount of stock that held well. The meat was fragrant and with a bit of the vinegar dip, the flavours were lifted and balanced. King's crabmeat with egg white dumpling Delightful! The addition of egg white added a nice touch of creaminess whilst the fish roe on top gave a burst of saltiness giving the dish depth and flavour. Chicken feet in black bean sauce Impressed with the size. Meat falling off the bone like it should be. They were also not as greasy as some I've had and were fatty enough to enjoy. Bamboo piths black bean sea bass roll Sadly I found the contrast of the hard crunchy bamboo far too much for the softer flakey seabass. The black bean was also too strong masking a lot of the delicate flavours of the fish itself. Bean pastry with prawn in abalone sauce One of the most generously filled ones I've had. The pastry was soft throughout being steamed perfectly. Lovely mix of textures inside and the sauce was lovely and thick to coat it. Prawn Cheung fun Thin layer of al dente rice pastry filled with the juiciest and sweetest of prawn. Topped over a lovely sweet soy dipping sauce. No complaints. Chrysanthemum custard bun. Best deep fried custard bun I've had. The outer layer was so thin it cracked as soon as you put your teeth into it to the softer fluffier bun. Inside was filled with creamy yolky custard that was so satisfyingly warm and sweet. Steamed sponge cake roll with custard yolk. These were so plush and soft it almost felt like they melted into a thick custard goo as soon as I ate it with a strong burst of thicker and sweeter custard flavour in between. Truly delightful. The quality of food really saved, what could have been a horrible experience. The service was somewhat worse than Chinatown. So the question is, does the higher prices justify itself here? And I can honestly say it does as nearly every dish was delicious, skilfully composed and with a touch of creativeness. read more

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Well executed dim sum in a somewhat strange location. Service was great, and the service staff was on point on cleaning up empty steamer baskets and refilling the tea pot. Even though the restaurant was crowded on a Sunday, they weren't pushy about getting us out. Highlights included the fried chrysanthemum custard buns (炸菊花奶皇包) and the scallop siu mai (帶子燒賣). While this is one of the better places to get dim sum in London, I can't give it 5-stars since it feels like dim sum from the 90's. I'm a big fan of the "newer" dishes like XO daikon cake and the fusion pineapple bbq pork bun, which were nowhere to be found here. If, however, you're looking for your standard dim sum fare, Pearl Liang delivers. read more

Pearl Liang - rice rolls - Dim Sum Near Me - London, XGL

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We booked a table for 2 at this place during lunchtime as we wanted to have Dim Sum. We got there and got the impression this place wouldn't be authentic at all and started being very concerned. We sat, ordered our food, a very rude waitress took the order and then, after a little while, the food started arriving. What an amazing surprise it was. The food was trully incredible. The xiao long bao had a lot of soup inside and the deep fried custard buns were nothing like we've ever tasted before. The cheung fung was the best we ever had and the world literally became perfect for a while. The only reason this is a 4 star review is because the staff was really rude until we got to the bill part. The food makes it all worth it! Definitely a must! read more

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Warm welcome and immediate seating. Delicious Won Ton Soup. Pork dishes out of this world. Not too expensive but worth it to remove the Chinese food cravings. read more

Pearl Liang - Dim Sum Near Me - London, XGL

Super. Yummy. This Chinese taste lightly flavoured, not so oily but healthy. Staffs are all attentive and kind. read more

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The dim sum here is definitely above average, even well above average, compared to the ordinary dim sum in most Chinatown establishments (apart from Plum Valley). The atmosphere and decor is modern Asian and quite pleasant. Service is somewhat slow but then the place is very busy. The table management is somewhat flaky as we were made to wait even though there were empty tables all around. One would have thought reserved tables would be freed after 30 mins. Overall, I cannot say that this is the best dim sum in London, but it would be in the top 3 for sure, and price-wise, this place is absolutely fantastic value for money. If you want to come here, and I would recommend it highly, then please book in advance or else risk a long aimless wait. read more

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I was surprised to see where Pearl Liang was all things considering. In Paddington Central and probably bustling during the week, over the weekend, its dark interior and the bright surroundings actually made me think this was shut. I still tried the doors and was pleasantly surprised stepping in to a much larger dining room than I thought it would hold. It's Chinese food with a twist, and although we didn't try anything from the normal menu, it's dim sum menu had plenty of different things to try including wasabi har gau (steamed prawn dumplings). Prices are, on average, more expensive than most other places in Chinatown and probably comparable to places like Royal China in Bayswater/Baker Street. Still, the quality is quite high and at average of £2.50, it's unlikely to break the bank. All dumplings tend to be decently sized and very flavourful. The cheung fun was fresh and the steamed dough literally melted in your mouth. The wasabi prawn dumplings impressed me the best with enough kick to leave a subtle taste, without too much of an overpowering sensation. Its bright green tint to the classic crystal white wrapper also makes a startling sight. I think they charged 12.5% service here, and although I'd go back if I was in the area, it wasn't anything to make a special trip out there for again. read more

Pearl Liang - Wasabi Har Gau (Prawn Dumplings) - Dim Sum Near Me - London, XGL

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Really good dim sums! Prompt service, creative menu (the wasabi prawn was a pleasant surprise to the taste buds), and high quality food. Everything was tasty, down to the very last bite of the sesame ball dessert :) read more

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I think in terms of a London dim sum spot, it hits all the right notes for me: - Good texture on dim sum, nice portion size, yummy! - Attentive service, though we had a 12pm reservation, right at the opening time - Decently priced (slightly cheaper than Royal China): We ordered 6 portions of dim sum and 1 portion of prawn toast. The Prawn Toast, though delicious, was not on the dim sum menu and a whopping £8.90. At Royal China we ordered 3-4 portions of dimsum and 1 noodle dish (about the same price as PL PT) and spent roughly the same. read more

Being a dim sum lover, other than dim sum have to be fresh and nice, I am also always looking for a restaurant that have some interesting or special dim sum compare to other dim sum place. This is what I found in this place! To me, there are a few dim sum have to be well made in order to define as a good dim sum. Which what pearl Liang did! Shanghai dumpling with Pork (xiao long bao) - the dumpling is not over thin or thick so that is just nice for you to hold up with your chopstick and it wouldn't break. Most important when u bite into the dumpling the pork is juicy! Fried Dough - this dim sum is a fried dough wrapped in a kind of wet smooth rice dumpling skin and serve with soya sauce. the fried dough is nice and crispy when you bite in it. This shows that they only prepare this dim sum when you order it. Unlike other dim sum place in china town which u always get soft dough or over hard dough (due to refried the dough upon order) prawn dumpling - the prawn are bigger compare to other dim sum place. the texture of the prawn are fresh and "crunchy". Pork Shu Mai - you can actually see the prawn in the mince pork in the siew mai unlike other place is more of mince pork and fat with a little prawn paste. Their fried dim sum are not greasy and oily at all. At least I didn't see the baking paper under the fried dim sum that is oily. There are some places after you had their dim sum you will feel very thirsty and keep want to drink a lot water. I didn't have this bad after taste with Pearl Liang. So this means that they use good seasoning for their dim sum. Beside ordering our usual dim sum we also ordered a few special dim sum by Pearl Liang. PAPER WRAP SESAME PRAWN ROLL BLACK SESAME Rice BALL BEAN PASTRY WITH BAMBOO PITHS MUSHROOM CONSOMME Mushroom in slice beef roll MONKS VEGETABLE DUMPLING This place nicely decorated. If you want to have a relax dim sum time then I strongly recommend this place. Read about other review about their service....maybe we were seated right next to the bar so we are ok with their service. No complaint so far. read more

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Awesome Chinese food near our neighbourhood. Beautiful ambience and very friendly staffs. Food was simply delicious. Was super satisfied with the quantity and the taste of all the dishes we ordered. Crispy taro with seasoned vegetables - the taro just melts in the mouth. Wasabi prawn dumplings were very very tasty, could taste the flavour coming through every bite of the dumpling. Simply awesome! Will go again for sure. Next time for their steamed fish and more dumplings :) read more

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Traveling home, NOT taking the outrageously overcharging Heathrow Express, we found ourselves at Paddington station again. Food-wise nothing good can be found in front of the station in and around Praed Street, thus we decided to kill time visiting what is in the back, mainly Sheldon Square. At Sheldon square we found our Dim Sum heaven in London called Pearl Liang. This gem is nicely decorated all according to the chines restaurant manual with dark wood, chines dragon lanterns and pink chairs. The service is somewhat slow but still skilled, decent and accommodating. But again this isn't a 3 Michelin stars kitchen so the focus should predominantly be on the foods price and quality and folks in my opinion this is the Dim Sum place rest need to beat in London! If you are new to Dim Sum order the set platter of 10 for £10.80 and start your Dim Sum culinary journey. Honey Roasted Pork buns, Monks veggi and Grape Fruit & Mango with Tapioca will make you fall in love. If you Already a fan of Dim Sums then I suggest you order the following on your trip to the DS heaven: Zingy, slightly chewy but ever so spongy Wasabi Prawn Dumplings are my absolute favorits but just as good is probably the King's Crabmeat with Egg White Dumplings generously filled with perfectly seasoned sweet crab meat or the rise paper wrap with prawns in sweet soya sauces. Fan of the fryer, then you must have the sticky inside crispy outside Mince Pork Croquettes, or the lovely crispy light and not greasy Paper Wrap Sesame Prawn Rolls. And I would, and folks I don't even have a sweet tooth, finish it all off with the rich custard buns or Grape Fruit & Mango with Tapioca. And Ladies and Gents none of these dishes cost more than £3.50. In all honestly I can't really remember not liking any of the items I have ordered on the menu but then again I haven't ordered all yet!! Pearl Liang is one of those places where you wish you could find room, to put away, just one more order or one more plate. In fact we find ourselves promising to visit it again next time in London and test the rest of the menu to see if it is equally as good. Sadly but yet gladly we haven't been able to get past the Dim Sum menu yet and this is the only reason why I haven't given it a 5 star rating yet! read more

Coming from a Chinese background, I've had dim sum all my life and have travelled around Asia so I have lots of places to compare this to. In fact, I've probably had more char siu buns then you could imagine! I've tried a couple of places in London and I must admit - Pearl Liang is one of my favourite dim sum places in London! I like the whole vibe of the place and most importantly the food is awesome! I ordered the usual dim sum dishes such as char siu buns (pork buns), har gow (prawn dumplings), siu mai, prawn cheung fun, chive and prawn dumplings and thought they were delicious! One of my favourites was the wasabi prawn dumplings which is a little cheeky fusion of Japanese and Chinese but man did it taste good! They were green too which made it interesting. The place was packed and can get quite loud and rowdy but I like that kind of atmosphere. It's always full at lunch time on Sunday so make sure you book early. I thought staff were fine - not as rude as some Chinese places and the food came out quick and steaming hot which is what you want. At some dim sum places in London, they sometimes reheat the food which is not very nice. Overall, a must try for dim sum in London! Make sure you try the wasabi prawn dumplings since they are quite unique and delicious! read more

Unlike other cities, in London it seems you have to pay for what you get when it comes to Dim Sum (unlike, say, spots in SF where you can get amazing Char Siu Bao, 3 for $1.50). ANYHOW. Though not inexpensive (the bill for the three of us was a bit over £50), I was impressed with the quality of the food. Gai Lan was good, as were the bao, pastry pork puffs, custard tarts, and all my other dim sum favorites. Nothing blew me out of the water taste wise (except maybe the pasty pork puff), but everything was really solid. Maybe this is the place to bring your parents? Yea, in a weird mall, reminiscent of, like, Orange County, CA. read more

In my 18 months here, this is probably the second dim sum restaurant in London that actually serves up some decent dim sum! Decent dim sum for London, that is. I know where I can get better / larger dumplings in Vancouver and HK - but we're not there, are we! So walk venture outside Chinatown, and STAY AWAY FROM PING PONG (oh dear God, cringe cringe), because Pearl Liang will be worth it. For our table of 9, we ordered more than enough to fill everyone, and *almost* have a bit leftover. I say almost because we had Andrew M and Rob H at the table, and we know those guys have hollow legs.. where else does their food go?! But even these guys were stuffed. We ordered a few dishes of noodles, sticky rice wraps, prawn dumplings, pork and shrimp dumplings (these were just ok, a bit dry), radish cake, minced meat dumplings, spring rolls, a dish of garlic fried pea shoots (try this instead of gai lan for a change), plus tons of other stuff. I do like sticking with the traditional dim sum, so there were other things ordered that I wasn't crazy about (ie: wasabi seafood dumplings). It's a nice place, though in general, service doesn't always match up with the atmosphere / décor of the place! Unfortunately that's just Chinese / Asian restaurants in general. Though when I do get good service in these restaurants, its always a pleasant surprise. It was a bit hard to flag people down to order, or ask for water, etc. But if you're in it for the food, come try PL. And be adventurous with the food! ** I've read a comment that their xiao long baos / soup dumplings were not good, but my rule of thumb is that I never order XLB from any Chinese resto. If they are a standard Chinese resto with dim sum and large sharing plates, then stick with that. I wouldn't go for the XLB. ONLY if they are a Shanghainese restaurant, and they specialise in XLB, will I order it. The rest of their food is crap. I'm looking at you, Dumplings Legend. read more

This is a pretty great Chinese place I am a fan of their roast duck and steamed fish, both are really good. The menu kind of runs the gambit and the location is a bit weird being in an office park but the foods good and pretty authentic. read more

As most know, London has an abundance of dim sum places fighting for our custom, this place is definitely one of the better ones. It is in a rather obscure, tucked away area, situated behind Paddington station. You could describe it as a hidden gem, which it is. I went on a Saturday afternoon purely to try the dim sum menu, upon arrival it was already very busy (always a good sign in my books), fortunately we had a reservation - so it is worth booking in advance if you can. Now to the dim sum, the prices are good, I'd say probably a little bit more expensive than some of the establishments in more central London. Ordered the usual har gow, siu mai, chicken feet, taro etc as I find it's always good to have a constant when comparing dim sum places. They were all good, in particular the xiao long bao, of which I've always struggled to find a decent restaurant outside of SE Asia (the best probably being from Singapore) that serves the dish. It also seems this opinion is shared with other Yelp reviewers. Overall I was very satisfied with the taste and quality. Instead of giving it a 3/5 I'm going to give it 4/5, because the decor and the setting is really very good value for money. Of course you could go to a much flashier upmarket establishment such as Min Jiang in the Royal Garden Hotel, but you'll be paying a premium. Pearl Liang is certainly a great place to take someone on a date as it does have an intimate setting to it, both interior and exterior, what with it being a stones throw from the canal. Service was good too and I would like to go back in the evening and try some of the other dishes such as their most talked about seafood. read more

I love dim sum, but as a non-Asian person I never trust my dim sum instincts. If given several restaurants to choose from, I'll pick the one with the most Chinese people in it and check off choices from the Chinese menu at random and hope for the best. This time the work was done for me because I went with friends who know what they're doing. That said, I think my random ordering technique could work at Pearl Liang because everything we had (and we ordered enough for a small army) was delicious. From the conventional sui mai to the tripe, the pork buns to the black sesame balls, I enjoyed every single dish. The food tasted fresh and not too heavy (a major accomplishment for dim sum) and the waitresses spaced out the food out so that we could stuff ourselves at a leisurely pace. Forget dreams of sugarplums, tonight I'll still be thinking of the dumplings. read more

We loved the food here - had a combination of appetizers followed by way too much Dim Sum. Everything was really good. Loved the shrimp and scallop dim sum and both the roasted and steamed varieties. The waitress was sweet and mostly attentive. The person who dropped (and i do mean dropped) the food at the table was hurried and short. That's OK. We got her to smile later. We had some leftovers and they made for a great late night snack. Recommended!! read more

Right underneath my office. So you can't beat the convenience! I'm not the biggest fan of dim sum (ok, I have no idea where to start and so avoid it), which appears to be a speciality of Pearl Liang and so do head here if that's your thing. We came for a work lunch and attempted to navigate our way through the complicated menu; looking for the basic dishes we were after. I eventually found them at the back. My char chui pork was ok in places, but mostly fatty. The crispy noodles were great though. I'm not sure I'd head back here for the same occasion, we'll head elsewhere. I'd come back here out of work hours if I wasn't surrounded by better asian food south of the river. read more

I went for dinner recently and firstly the food does not disappoint. Service isn't so great, I would've knocked my update down to 3 stars but the food is just so good. After a really grooling week at work, I needed to eat. If you're with a group, I'd recommend starting out with the lobster noodles, there are different flavors to chose from but I went with the ginger and spring onion. Definitely the highlight of the meal. Others that were really good - crispy pork, seafood pot, tofu stuffed with prawns in oyster sauce. Even though the service wasn't great, I still left with a big fat smile on my face. read more

Being one of the first guests at Pearl Liang when it opened and still a regular visitor, I have come to enjoy this modern take on Chinese cuisine. A notable reason I go to this restaurant is because the Head Chef and Owner/Manager were both the running team of Mandarin Kitchens in Bayswater which I reviewed earlier. They have took some of the recipes and finesse onto this new restaurant. The lobster noodles here is just as good as Mandarin Kitchens USED to be albeit slightly smaller portions and an increase in price. What is extraordinary is the decor of the place and it looks like the owner has invested a lot of money and effort in giving Chinese cuisine the fine dining experiment passing off with full colours. The dim sum here isn't spectacular but it is still quite nice as the Cheung Fung is delicate and very light. The Xiao Long Bao as one of the previous reviewers have commented is actually delicious. The restaurant is located in the middle of a business district next to Paddington and unless you heard of it from someone, you would never even know there was a restaurant here. I don't usually go here for Dim Sum but for dinner with guests, this is the place to be. Food 8/10 Value 8/10 Location 5/10 Atmosphere 9/10 Service 9/10 read more

Decently executed dim sum in fairly miserable surroundings (the Sheldon Square development is horribly sterile and lifeless, especially on the weekends). ... But they need to hire more servers - as far as I could tell, there was perhaps the grand total of one waitress serving the entire restaurant. Then they tried to throw us out early by handing us the bill, but subsequently failed to collect our money from us for the next half hour.... read more

This place is not just about dim sum. I work 30 seconds walk away so often come here for lunch with colleagues. You can't really go too far wrong. The service is surprisingly fast, the dim sum selection is great value, and importantly all the other dishes are great too! One thing though, don't bother with the takeaway lunch boxes - the food there never seems to be as good. Go for the salt and pepper squid - yummy. read more

Really tasty food. I love their wasabi prawn, there roast duck was the best I had in Uk. The restaurant was quite spacious, tables weren't too closed to each other so you won't feel like you are over hearing each other's conversation like most of the restaurant in china town. read more

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