Yay for cheap, yummy noodles and dumplings!…read more Apparently this place is chock-a-block at lunchtime, but it was surprisingly empty and relaxed when we arrived at about 7pm. My friend Sarah told me that the dumplings here are amazing, but I was distracted by the char sui (with loads of veggies and rice)...I will have to come back for dumplings next time! We shared a platter full of starters...which included prawn and asparagus rolls, which are gorgeous! Seriously...how have I never tried that combination before!? The pan fried pork dumplings were pretty awesome too. Our GIANT meal was £17, including alcohol...so it was cheap, with huge portions AND delicious!

Popped in here for lunch one day and was really surprised with how good the food is. I didn't make…read moreit on the right day for the lunch menu which is about a pound cheaper than a la carte, but the food is still good value regardless! I opted for a soup noodle dish that was fun of flavor, fresh vegetables and no grease, and plenty of meat. By which I mean loads of it, pork chicken and prawns! My girlfriend had the 3 treasure veggie dish with rice which was so good I was jealous, and we shared a ate of veggie pan fried dumplings I can't vouch for the normal pork dumplings, but the ones I had were crispy with plenty of filling and were very satisfying. Were they worth 5/6 quid for 6? Not quite, but then again it was only the veggie ones! Will Defo be back another time to take advantage of the lunch deal and dumplings!

Good place for a fast bite to eat near King's X station. I want to stress that it's Malaysian…read moreChinese so lots of amazing flavours you won't get at a normal Chinese restaurant. Simple menu and fair prices. Good for a mapo tofu but also for beef and chicken curry, roti canal, and belachan kangkong. They even do a pork and century egg congee. Soup noodles are also a good bet for a cold day. A decent meal can be had for under £10 with a drink if you order a special that comes with rice.

Looking for an inexpensive but delicious meal, I Yelped and found Chop Chop Noodle Bar, which is…read moreacross Euston Road from the King's Cross Underground Station. It's a small storefront, so just look for "left luggage" and it's directly across the street! Unlike many UK restaurants, your order is taken right at the table. A laminated menu with the list of options, including drinks, and a slip of paper to make your indications. All the food is prepared to order and I ws disappointed to not be able to see into the kitchen. However, when it arrived it was yummy! I went with the Singapore Laksa, which is a yellow curry coconut sauce with noodles, shrimp, sliced potatoes and tofu puffs. Absolutely delicious in a massive bowl, it was really warming on a cold day. Really inexpensive, even with a small bottle of Perrier, my meal was £6 (~$10). They also seem to serve the usual Asian stuff too - I saw tables with fried rice and other noodle dishes. Tight seating, but that was okay with me. I would absolutely return!

Very happy with delivery on this one! Crispy duck is excellent and a really nice balance of crisp…read moreto juiciness. Lemon chicken was comforting and nicely lemony with a not too cloying sauce. The chicken potstickers were on sale 2 for 1, so worked out similar to individual dim sum pricing. And the baby bok choy was fresh and with savory high quality shiitake mushrooms. Arrived within 20 minutes from about 2Km away. Nicely packaged and really hit the spot after a long day on the road driving. Definitely worth ordering again.

Solid place in China town for all day dim sum. We came here on a Wednesday night and I would…read moredefinitely recommend a reservation as the restaurant was full. The food was delicious. It was exactly what were looking for. We had half a peking duck (amazing) and a variety of dumplings. Everything tasted really fresh. It was on the pricier side, but we did not have anything that we did not enjoy. The service was okay. The food took some time to come out, but when it came out it was hot and fresh. The server's did not check on us, so if we needed anything else we did have to get their attention and flag them down. Overall, this is a decent choice for dim sum, especially if you are looking for dim sum in the evening.

I came here with my mom near the end of our trip to London. We were craving Chinese cuisine and I'm…read morevery glad we came here because it satisfied our craving! This restaurant was recommended through multiple Instagram videos, which is why I'm very surprised to see so many negative reviews. I absolutely LOVED my meal. To start, I ordered the Tsingtao beer because I had never tried Chinese beer before. I loved it, it was the perfect "starter" to our dinner. Next, we ordered the pan fried dumplings, and they were nice enough to fry them extra for me after I asked. We also ordered Ho Fun with beef. The noodles tasted fresh and the beef was not overcooked like these reviews are claiming. Finally, I ordered the spare ribs. I have never enjoyed ribs so much before. These were spectacular, and I think there was nearly 10 of them on the plate. Even after I got full, I kept trying to eat them because they were so delicious. I ate them with a side of white rice. The restaurant is small inside but they have outdoor seating. The servers were very attentive and brought everything out quickly. We were very satisfied with our meal and the overall experience.

We ordered roast duck noodle soup and Hong Kong style fried beef chow fun. Roast duck tasted good…read moreand tender. (Wonton) noodle was not good and too soft even for someone like me who usually prefer soft noodle. The Hk style beef chow fun was not recommendable. Beef was dry and more tough than beef jerky.

Hunan London is a true gem for Chinese food enthusiasts! This restaurant has been serving authentic…read moreHunanese cuisine for over 35 years, and its reputation precedes it. With no menu to choose from, you'll be treated to a culinary journey of around 12-18 courses, carefully crafted by Chef Michael Peng and his team. The food is exceptional, with dishes like crispy green beans, chilli ginger beef, and steamed scallops with cucumber, all expertly prepared and presented ². The standout feature, however, is the unique dining experience. With no choices to make, you'll be free to relax and enjoy the ride, as the staff take care of everything. flavors and spices of Hunan Province. - _Expertly Crafted Menu_: Chef Michael Peng's carefully curated selection of dishes. - _Unique Dining Experience_: No menu choices, just sit back and enjoy. Overall, Hunan London is a must-visit for anyone looking for an authentic and exciting Chinese dining experience. Be prepared for a culinary adventure like no other!

London Food When…read morepeople say that London often has mediocre food, they're most often referring to British food, known for their fried, mashed and more bland foods But London itself is a metropolitan city with cuisine reflective of its worldwide influence and influx on many cultures While Indian cuisine is most well-known (and represented from food to tea culture), I also found Thai and Chinese cuisine excellent Hunan is a unique restaurant in which the menu is up to the chef and features upwards of 20 dishes While their name refers to a region of China, the cooking is more reflective of a broader region including Cantonese, Sichuan, and Hunan flavors Each bite was distinguished by high quality ingredients, bold spices and flavors (though nothing is spicy), and stellar wok hei (or heat) Leave-it-to-us menu £94.80 per person Hunan (London, UK) Dining is indoor only and all credit cards are accepted.

The sweet and sour chicken is immaculate! It seems like a "simple" dish to order but it truly is…read morethe best I've ever had! The potstickers were very good - not spicy at all, even with the chili oil. The spare ribs and chicken fried rice were just okay. Worth getting if you're really in the mood for it, otherwise I'd skip it. Service was fast and friendly! Beware that they may not have your reservation on file if you book through google. Also they only supply chopsticks - so practice up before dining here! (:

Listen, if you don't know what putting your mouth through a paper shredder feels like, try the…read moreSichuan pork in chilli at Barshu. Barshu has been serving what I can only imagine is authentic Sichuan fodder, (for surely you couldn't make this stuff up) for a good 20 years. It sits a stone's throw from Chinatown, north of Shaftesbury and it's worth the short detour from the mainly Cantonese Gerrard St and its environs. Intimate and intricate, the space and the wooden carvings that adorn it. It gives a sense that the proprietors want to give you a flavour of their beloved Sichuan culture as well as their food. And they don't hold back. There's no catering for those of a nervous culinary disposition here. The menu is unfathomably and reassuringly long. If you will make use of every part of your animal, that's will happen. Pig's feet stand next to Pig's ears who listen intently to intestines as they growl that nobody is being brave enough to eat them. Sichuan pepper and chilli feature heavily in many dishes. Two things I can confirm. The pork is most definitely in chilli. And the Dandan noodles are most definitely, as described, legendary. I spent the weekend trying and failing to create the same unctuous loveliness that arrived in a bowl in front of me. A more comforting, yet powerful concoction it would be hard to produce and for under a tenner, an absolute bargain. The noodles are fresh, soft, chewy. We could be in italy were the noodles not smothered in a minced pork and sesame paste concoction that adds to the velvetiness. Smoother than the cream in a Twinkie, word up. the Pork in Chilli came on a plate they snaffled from Wimbledon ladies champ Iga Swiatek once she'd finished brandishing it in celebration. In amongst a million dried chillies which have been fried with Sichuan pepper, you'll find hard nuggets of pork. They have been incinerated and infused with the flavours of the chillies and pepper that engulfs them. To eat a nugget is to be met with an initial pleasant fragrantness followed by a mouth who's only means of protest is to find another one and do it all over again. The treasure hunt through the chillies is fun. Just when you think you've picked every last nugget, a little rustling around reveals another, and another, and another. By the time your mouth can take no more, it's numb and that means you can start on the chillies. It's a mission but it's worth it. Rather like a Dostoyevsky book, I'm not sure anyone's actually finished one of these but everyone declares their love for it nonethelessless. You might describe it as a statement dish, were your mouth able to make any statement at all. Don't panic. The sensation dies down after about 20 minutes alongside two or three beers which the house are happy to bring you quickly. If that doesn't quench the flames, Shaftesbury Ave has a handily placed Fire station. After the madness you are then left with a very pleasant feeling. One that says you've been out, eaten something bold, interesting, mad. And you're ready for action. Step back out into the Soho night and go get some. there's plenty around and if you've dined at Barshu, you are well primed to crack on.

Just walking in here the smells had me believing it was going to be a great meal…read more The menu had an impressive list of authentic Sichuan fare, including the "numbing" spicy dishes so sought after. Everything at every table looked delicious, and the portions were generous but not over the top. We had the egg and seaweed soup -- good but wouldn't order again as the seaweed was very large and difficult to eat and a bit overpowering. The twice-cooked pork was great. A bit on the salty side and not as spicy as I anticipated, but full of flavor. We also ordered their version of kung-pow chicken, which was different than what I'm accustomed to and preferable. Good chunks of chicken, roasted peanuts and a tangy sauce. Be warned that like a lot of places here any rice will cost you extra, you won't just get white rice with your meal. Would definitely return here and try more if only I lived in London!

Arguably some of the best Chinese food I've had in London thus far. Hat tip to Amy A for…read morerecommending it to me. Finding properly spicy food in this country is a bit hit-or-miss to begin with, but to find really mouthwatering Szechuan cuisine (er... Sichuan?) has been a near impossibility until now. From the moment I walked into this modest-looking restaurant, I had a positive vibe. Whether it was the delicious scents wafting about, or the fact that the staff and various other patrons were speaking in Mandarin, I knew from the very start that I'd come to the right place. I'll be honest in saying that my least favourite dishes that we shared family-style (of course) were the ones recommended by the staff. Perhaps they were steering us toward things that Brits like more? But the fried potatoes were basically crispy Chinese french fries and the house dumplings, whilst they looked to be covered in delicious sauce, came out surprisingly flavourless to me. That said, everything else was superb. The smashed cucumbers went down a treat, the 'ants climbing a tree' (ma ee sang su) and mapo tofu both had that rich aromatic Szechuan peppercorn heat to them. And the twice-cooked pork dish served with steam buns is an absolute hunger slayer. Be prepared to order a couple bottles of Tsing Tao to balance out the heat in the dishes, but the mild tingling ma la sensation is a big part of the reason to come. I fully expect to work this into my regular rotation of dining destinations now that I know it's here!

New City is exactly as the other reviews say - a local Chinese restaurant which doesn't try to be…read morefancy but does serve some very nice crispy duck (as we discovered) and some decent versions of the albeit a little boring English/Chinese classics. I agree with other reviewers that this doesn't seem like it's mass/advance prepared - our spring onion/ginger beef had a fresh and well infused taste. Generous portions and lots of happy faces around the restaurants - they deal well with groups, one of which had a nice circular table. You might not be blown away but it's reasonably priced and unlikely to seriously disappoint.

Quick and tasty Chinese food for dirt cheap…read more It's more like a cafe than a restaurant, very quick friendly service and great Char Sui pork noodle soup. Always busy at lunch times so must be doing something right.