The food was a 4. The service was a 3, not exactly friendly but usually there when I needed them. The ambiance was a 3. The no alcohol surprise was unwelcome after a long day and I'm knocking them down a star for it (i.e., they no longer sell alcohol of any kind, including just beer and wine). I had the hot/sour soup (good but unevenly warm), the pork soup dumplings (very good but came without chili oil and I was unable to get someone to bring some), and the beef with chili, garlic, black bean sauce, which was good but not the least bit spicy. read more

Fairly surprised on how great the food was here. Really enjoyed the Shanghai soup dumplings, pork and minced shrimp dumpling, and the shrimp rice roll. Hubby and BIL enjoyed the honey roasted barbecue pork pastry. The service was a bit slow but the food came out nice and hot. read more

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The ambience was inviting. The noise level was appropriate for the crowd. The food however was not up to par. The flavors were a complete miss. The crispy duck was very dry and did not seem to be fresh. The baked pork chop seemed to be be dry and tasteless. The diced pork with nuts was tasteless and pieces had much fat in it. The lotus leaf rice was a total disappointment. Will not be coming here again. read more

Their dim sum here reminded me of home (: I felt that their dishes possessed the authentic Cantonese flavors and I had a great overall experience. I really enjoyed how their shrimp across various dim sums including the har gow 虾饺 and rice rolls 肠粉 were jumbo and juicy. Their other pastries were pretty solid, especially their taro ones 芋角. Its hard to find these in Hong Kong now but I love how theirs were super super crispy on the outside and the taro aroma was strong but not too overpowering. The meat filling was also well seasoned and I just very much appreciated how nicely done they were. Their char siu pastry 叉烧酥 was pretty decent; loved the fluffiness of the pastry but the sauce of their char siu filling was a little too sweet for my liking. The restaurant itself has a couple floors and unfortunately my party of 2 was stuck in this small side room. Food nevertheless still came quick on a busy weekday lunch and service was pretty on point (I think it helps if you speak the language) but they seemed polite to other customers who only spoke English. read more

Royal China - Dim Sum Near Me - London, XGL

While London has plenty of affordable options for Chinese food in Chinatown, the playing field for higher-end versions of the cuisine is wide open. Enter the Royal China Group. Its original Baker Street branch and has other successful restaurants across the city. We came to the original location on a Sunday lunch with some friends living in London. The pro tips: come at 11am (when the restaurant opens) to avoid long wait. We kicked things off with a half portion of crispy aromatic roast duck. Just from picking up a piece with chopsticks, I could tell how amazingly juicy it was: the glorious dripping oozed out. To accompany, we ordered some Chinese greens in crispy garlic bits, which provided a healthy, crunchy counterpoint to the fatty, succulent meat. The dim sum are traditionally prepared, all came out steaming hot and fresh. The Har Gaw shrimp dumplings were bite sized, consistent chewy texture of the exterior with fresh crunchy prawns inside: heavenly. All the other dim sum dishes showcase the freshness and the top quality ingredients. Bring a big group to divide and conquer and try more of the massive menu is a must! read more

So we stumbled upon this restaurant while perusing along the very crowded streets of Chinatown and people watching all the alfresco dining going on. So happy we chose this indiscreet place! Food was ffffantastic! The pork dumplings were prob the best I've ever eaten and the chicken with vegetables I know sound zzzzzzzz but it too was so dang good. It wasn't overpowered with soy sauce or garlic but had a nuanced flavor that let the vegetables and chicken shine through. The veggies were crisp and omg. Also had the Wagyu steak fried rice, another stellar dish! Why can't I find this in the States?!! Go here when you're in London! read more

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Just around the corner from our crib on Thayer Street. This was very good. For 87 squid we got some top notch food. Three dim sum dishes; Scallop Dumpling (3) Cheung Fun (4 pieces) Crispy Garlic Spring Rolls (4) We then upped our game to the a la carte Dover Sole in creamy corn sauce at $35 and added some Chinese Broccoli with garlic. Everything was super fresh and top notch. Good clean cooking. We got there at 11.10, ten mins after opening and got one of the last tables. When we left the line was down the street. All washed down with far too much Chinese Tea. We usually go to the ChinaTown places but this has now become our fave. Royal China Club is further down the street in a fancy room with fish tanks. The room at Royal China is big and plain and casual. read more

Old school dimsum with classic recipes echoing their roots from Hong Kong. Solid examples of staples like Gong zhao--chicken feet Lo mai kai--lotus leaf wrapped sticky rice with chicken Ham Yu Kailup ChaoFun--saltfish fried rich with chicken Lou Pat Kou--fried radish cake Har Cheong Fun--prawns in rice noodle rolls Quick efficient service, nice dining room. Given its location, humane prices as well. read more

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I want to give this place four stars, although I honestly can't. While the food was pretty good, their portions were on the small side and their service was atrocious. They care as little as possible. I told two separate members of staff that our dumplings were cold and and they didn't care, apologize, send out more, or remove them from the bill. I would not return. read more

TLDR authentic Cantonese cooking beyond dim sum! Steamed seafood will take some time to come so order early! Great lamb casserole for winter!! read more

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First - correction to Yelp: this should be listed as Royal China Baker St. Not Marylebone. Officially it may be in the Marylebone precinct, but it is on Baker St. NOW - 5555555 stars is an understatement. I love everything about this place - authentic Hong Kong style dim sum, roast meats (char Siu and roast duck!!!), and attentive Cantonese speaking waiters. Please don't try to invite too many friends. I'd suggest 4. Then you can order a lot of dishes to share. Strangely, some dim sum dishes come in 3 pieces, so you have to fight. Order about 6 dim sum starters for 4 people, then 2-3 mains. Their duck comes in two types. PLEASE DO NOT order crispy duck. Or Peking duck. These are so 1990's. Crispy duck is for the old English people who didn't know anything about Chinese food. What you get is a dry piece of duck leg, roasted to death. Rather, order the Cantonese style roast duck, with or without bone. read more

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Incredible meal and service. Do consistently good every time. Always eat here when in London.

I had this place bookmarked for sooooooo looooong because I saw lines out the door for the dimsum. And when we came it was for dinner, but whatever. The food was really really good. From an American liking Chinese food in America... it's really good! Even the fried rice was like... "wow... this is really good fried rice!" Thats what me and my husband said, almost at the same time. For real. read more

A far from desirable experience. With stifling heat and no air conditioners functioning, one would think that waitstaff would bring us water, let alone greet us, in under 15 minutes. We roasted away as staff talked amongst themselves. Imagining how bad service would be if we actually ordered food. We got up and left and, on the way out door, the manager thank us for coming. Clueless. read more

This place has good QUALITY of dim sum. BUT the portion is not big. Price is too high. Consider this place is in London. The cost of living is very high. It seems like my server didn't really care about serving me. I had to ask her for the tea and to place my order. The minced pork dumpling(Siu Mai) is good but it's very tiny. The Black Gold Yolk Lava Buns are good too but it's a smallest version of Lava Bun I have tried in any dim sum restaurants. The Peanut Crumbs are good as well. Again, it's small. The Royal China Cheung Fun looks like their signature item because of its name. I thought it's some extra fancy item but it's actually just 2 pieces of beef, 2 pieces of Cha Siu, and 2 pieces of shrimp Cheung Fun. No surprise at all and it cost $7.20! read more

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Service is BAD, but it is so common for those popular Asian restaurants. I must say the food taste pretty good, authentic. Despite the service, I will go back exchanging my hard earn money for good tasting food and a bit of mental abuse. Cheers. read more

Great dinner: Hot & sour soup, appetizer tray with shrimp toast, seaweed, egg rolls, and chicken. Duck pancakes with scallions and hoisin, spicy shrimp and a chicken dish as a main. The service was a bit spotty but the food compensated. read more

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Fine dim sum is about observing the delicate preparation of bite-sized dumplings, the freshness and quality of the meat-mix, the moderate texture of the wraps and a very balanced taste due to the combination of meats. Garnishing like the lotus leaf and softness of the glutinous rice bring quality detailing that differentiates the a 4 and 5-Star. Complementing the dim sum menu is not something you leave to chance. It has to provide the assurance that the dim sum variety is respectable and the other dishes are simply "by-choice". That's because the art of dim sum eating is really about moderation to be enjoyed gracefully with friends and family. Therefore other dishes simply add only colour. The grilled duck and friend chicken is very lovely and worth every bite. You must complement the dish with their authentic dried chilli paste (deep red in colour). Royal China is a must stop if you want wonderful and comforting Chinese food. For us, it's most definitely one of the top 5 Chinese restaurants in London. read more

Royal China - Dim Sum Near Me - London, XGL

Food - so so Price - so so Portion - small Service - HORRIBLE. Definitely not coming back. read more

The clay pot rice is so nice! The rice is with aroma. I like the beef ball which includes aged organs peel and mati. read more

Royal China - Dim Sum Near Me - London, XGL

Food tasted pretty good but service was bad. Apparently you have to order steamed rice but our waitress never offered. No water. No one checked on us so we made do. Luckily my son had the chicken and pineapple rice so we used some of his for our beef dish. Cantonese duck was tasty. read more

What is it with Baker Street? It's either a chain or ridiculously overpriced - either way the quality of food is pretty sub-standard. Popped in for a lunch meeting and had a variety of dim sum. It was ok - it was no Drunken Monkey. It seemed very popular for work lunches and a couple of large groups came in on an office lunchtime jolly. The service wasn't particularly friendly... in fact it was downright frosty. Brrr! I'm no vegetarian but I felt sorry for the fish and lobsters in the tank on the way in. They looked sad. I won't be hurrying back. I disagree with previous reviews, you CAN get fantastic Chinese cuisine in London. In fact you can get fantastic cuisine of any kind in London - it's a culinary capital - however, Royal China is not the place to find it. read more

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This is my regular lunch/brunch spot when I visit London. I go there with a couple of my local friends to share dim sum/yum cha. I tried other places - including the famous Hakkasan, but I think this place is authentic and better. We always tend to order too much food, but we always ended up finishing all the dishes. :o Even with the London price (in a pricey neighborhood), I don't think it's too expensive. I also add - their service is very good, too! read more

Great food. Just watch out when the bill arrives. Service is included but when they bring you machine (when paying by card) they take away the bill and they ask if you want to leave a tip. Apart from this small point - I love this place. They do wonderful Dim Sum too- though there is usually a long wait during the weekend. read more

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You can find delicious, high-quality Chinese cuisine that offers water views while eating al fresco. The wait time for service is polite and punctual, though it's on the harsh side. However, the quality of your food proves to be more than enough to fill in any discomfort of waiting. We enjoyed our second visit so much that we ordered the steamed sea bass in ginger and scallion sauce. It was fresh, exquisite, and deboned beautifully therefore having no bones while retaining the whole read more

We've been going to Royal China for years, as their dim sum has been consistently good. There's usually a wait on the weekends, so that's always a good sign that this place is popular. During our most recent visit, we ordered all the usual dim sum fare which included our favorites; sticky rice in lotus leaf, shu mai, har gow, chicken feet, pork bao, etc. However, the reason why I took one star off is that a restaurant this size and this popular only has ONE high chair. Royal China is a family type restaurant as everything you eat is served family style. However, it's appalling that a restaurant like this only has a single high chair. Only until we were over halfway done, did the high chair become available and even though one of the workers was not happy that his colleague gave it to us. Please invest in more high chairs! Thanks. read more

While I still prefer the dim sum at New World (because they do the traditional cart service), I also have come to like Royal China...mostly because it feels a little more luxurious and who doesn't want to be pampered every once in a while. A few tips on this location though: - Especially on weekends, be prepared to wait for quite a while. When you arrive at the restaurant, they will probably give you a number. (Don't be surprised if they call a number that is greater than yours - they probably had not the right table-size ready yet.) - Don't order too much at once, but I suggest you order in small batches. That way, you can order according to your group's appetite and you also won't have all 12 dishes at once. - Make sure you order the Xiao Long Bao, as they do them really well here. (I suggest at least two orders ;-) As I mentioned in the beginning, this is the more luxurious dim-sum option, which also means that the price tag will be a little bit higher. So don't be surprised if you're losing a wad of cash... read more

Nice food . Best dimsum in London Must try if you are dimsum lover . The location is accessible from many direction. Server are polite and price wise is reasonable. read more

Like the original on Queensway, this Royal China is one or two notches above all its competitors in SoHo (in terms of food, décor, and service); it's also more authentic than the Mich-* Chinese in London (like Hakkasan or Yauatcha). However, it is at least one notch below its branch in Singapore: the menu here is shorter, the dishes less refined, and there is much less innovation. Proof that standards for Chinese restaurants (Asian in general) are much higher in HK and Singapore than in London. Some classic dim sum dishes are surprisingly sub-par (eg. liao long bao, cheung fun); there is too much rice at the bottom of the FuKien fried rice below the thin layer of proteins and sauces; meatballs stuffed with crabmeat are excellent, though. Still, one of the better Chinese eateries in England. read more

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This is my favorite chinese in London. Tastes as good as authentic Chinese and service is top notch, which you can hardly find in US.

What better food to eat after a night of partying (well actually two nights connected by day partying) than some solid dim sum? The wait on a Sunday at 1pm was insane, but after what seemed like an eternity, our group of 6 were finally ushered to a table that could have seated 12. Generally a long wait makes me think the place was a good choice, and Royal China was no exception. Tea and waters were served promptly and we asked our server if they could rapidly bring us a large plate of fried noodles while we perused the dim sum menu as we were all on the brink of starvation (2 slices of pizza the day before apparently does not sustain me very well...). They followed through and within 5 minutes there were delicious green onion & garlic noodles for the table. Royal China does not do traditional dim sum cart service, so you get to peruse the menu and pick your favorites rather than selecting items off of a cart and having no idea what you're about to consume. I started with some shrimp and scallion dumplings, which were amazing. The dumpling skin was the perfect amount of gooey but not chewy and the shrimp were barely cooked through, rendering some amazing texture. I followed with a hot & sour soup, which was decent, but nothing special. It had lots of veggies, tofu, egg, and meat in it, but the soup could have been a lot spicier. Lastly I went with the roasted pork buns, which were absolutely foodgasmic! Plenty of filling on the inside and hot steamy bun on the outside, I devoured all three in record time. I also tried some of the Chinese broccoli and the sweet & sour prawns one of my friends ordered. For dessert we ordered custard buns for everyone, which had a really light but lovely sweetness to them and finished off the meal well. For the bowl of soup, dumplings (3), buns (3), and tea my total came to be 15 GBP (including a 13% enforced service charge), which I found very reasonable for the quality of food that Royal China delivered. Be careful not to confuse this place with the Royal China Club located one block down on the same street (I'm speaking from experience). read more

They have a sign that sticks out titled: Dim Sum. So, if you see that, you know you're close. I went to this place for dim sum with a cute girl. Because I was focused on her the whole time, I don't remember anything else about the restaurant, but it's probably great. read more

A nice place for a Chinese banquet in Marylebone. Great large tables that are perfect for big groups (10-12 people at a huge circle table with an equally huge lazy susan). The tables can be comically big if you have less than 10 people, which was the case for us last Friday night. The food was great---some of the best Chinese you can get in London. I suggest getting the set menus (minimum of 2 people). It's a bit pricey but you get tons of food---like 4 or 5 dishes. The aromatic duck pancakes were great as was this spicy shrimp stir-fry. So why not 5 stars, well the service is horrible...not very friendly or attentive. We sat down at 930, and they were very very eager to rush us out before closing time. Last pointer -- avoid the cocktails---I had 2 different ones---both were disgusting at best. You're here for the food not for the drinks. read more

Service with a scowl! Just not my kind of restaurant really. Overpriced and the decor kind of makes it feel like you're on a cruise ship. The service was unfriendly. I guess it's an okay choice for a special meal and the food was pretty good (the roast duck is worth at least 3 stars on it's own) but to be honest - some dim-sum, half a roast duck and a plate of fried seafood noodles for £96? Enough said. read more

It only took me a year to get here, but we finally stopped by this past Sunday morning. And I'm very happy we did! My mantra as always: go early. They open at 11 on Sunday. We were there about 11:30; it filled up within the next fifteen minutes, and by the time we left, the queue was easily thirty-people deep. Their classics are spot on. We tried our usuals: har gao, char siu bao, lo pak ko, etc. However, we tried a braised pork and noodle dish that was underseasoned. The pork was also cooked within an inch of its life -- very tough. I think we'll stick with the basics, if we go back. It's definitely a younger, scene-ier crowd. Kind of like Yautcha, only cheaper. Worth a visit, if you're in the area. read more

Food: We ordered the standard dim sum items - steam spare ribs, shrimp dumplings, steam chicken feet, crab soup dumplings, shu-mai Food rating: 3.5/5 Service: Standard for a Chinese restaurant, even for London. Service rating: 3.5/5 Price: Expect to pay about $5+ per item. Overall: Authentic dim sum food in London and clean restaurant, but I am spoiled the fact that I live closer to better dim sum places. read more

I cannot come for a visit to London without my Royal China dim sum fix. Faves include the delicious sesame paper prawns, steamed prawn dumplings (plain version and its tasty sisters with chives or coriander). I always finish with the divine fluffy lotus seed bao! 10 portions of dim sum are ample for three adults. If you're really hungry include noodles in your order. So good (and popular amongst the expat mumbai Desi crowd) that they've even opened a branch in Mumbai, India! I've been here for dinner too and it's also very good, but a tad expensive. read more

Was a regular here for years but stopped coming here... had actually forgotten why so decided to visit for dinner... No complaints about the service but the food tasted bland.. simple dishes like schezuan prawns and egg fried rice just did not taste as good... i then remembered why i stopped coming here as it had lost its charm... Sad as started off really well here... perhaps like the other review said the royal china club is where the good food is now... read more

What a superbly delightful place this is. Always packed at evenings so a tip is to call there for 6:30 for an almost guaranteed booking. The staff are respectful and humble as they are eager. If you had a game to see whether you could empty your teacup without someone filling it straight back up again... you would lose. Very reasonably priced for such high quality food. Soft shelled crab is a particular favourite of mine. They sort the food and environment, you have to the job of grabbing some good company. Enjoy! p.s - order a duck noodle soup to take away for the next day ;) read more

Great dim sum! We really enjoyed all our selections. Attentive service too. Will be back again.