Having eaten high and low (priced) dim sum, due to our love for dim sum (and when in Hong Kong, right?) we had to try Duddell's, easily the fanciest option. It's a Michelin starred spot located in a high rise in Central that offers an all-you-can-eat "Upper Room" weekend brunch. A splurge ($$$$, at $680 HKD per person for all you can eat) it's something to save for a special meal, and you should plan to come here hungry. The setting is classic: white tablecloths, professional service, lovely bonsai tree decor, a leafy outdoor patio, and beautifully executed, made to order dishes. Locals treat their brunch as a long social affair, settling in for many hours. They have a paper checklist to order, and it is very easy to just keep going. There is a bottomless drinks option, with champagne flowing at most tables, but we skipped that component. Almost every dish feels refined here. Highlights include polished & personalized service, and for food: definitely get the fried stuffed bean curd, delicate dumplings, perfect Peking Duck and desserts (we tried them all!) Memorable & delicious all-you-can-eat dim sum with a luxe touch. A worthy place for a weekend afternoon in HK. read more

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I know @duddellshk has their Michelin star but honestly, I don't see it. The roast pork was GOOD. Blistered pig skin on top of pig fat and juicy meat. The char siu was juicy and succulent! But that's about where the good part ends. We ordered the Peking duck for dinner - The Peking duck was good but not great. Duck was cold while the wraps maintained the heat. Nothing worse than eating cold duck. We tried the dim sum brunch which looked pretty but lacked quality. Seems like they overthink something that is best when it's simple. They get a little too cute with their dim sum brunch when they should just stick to the basics. Service was super slow and the staff seemed "not bothered". IMO they were pretty rude. For a Michelin star restaurant we expected a much better service! Won't be back! Taste: ** Service: * Ambiance: *** ------------------------------ Duddell's 1 Duddell Street, 1 Duddell St, Central, Hong Kong ------------------------------ read more

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I have been wanting to come to Dudell's for a while and try their all you can dim sum brunch. I had the dim sum brunch with free flow non-alcoholic drinks (soft drinks or juice) for 550 hkd. I came with my three year old son and wisely passed on the free flow champagne option. My four star review is based on the following: Food: 4 stars Environment: 5 stars Service: 4 stars Value: 3.5 stars Meeting expectations: 3 stars Recommendations: crab and shrimp dumpling w/ fish roe, the fried rice, pepper and garlic spare ribs, vegetable dumplings, orange juice I had pretty high expectations before eating here with Dudell's two Michelin star pedigree. The interior design and atmosphere here is first class. Entering into the restaurant you immediately feel like you are in for a treat. I felt like I was in the movie Casablanca and I should have been wearing a sport coat and smoking a pipe. Walking up to the 4th floor you immediately see the Peking duck carving station. All you can eat Peking duck isn't something you don't see everyday and was the first thing I had. The dish comes out as an assembled pancake which includes duck scallion and hoisin sauce. The crispy crunch from the duck skin which is the best part of Peking duck was absent. The dish tasted ok but I have had much better Peking duck. The next set of dishes that came out were the steamed dumplings. This is the part of the meal that really shined. This is definitely a step up from your average dim sum. The dumpling wrapper was really delicate and had a right level of thickness to it. I will usually use the shrimp dumpling as a benchmark for the dim sum and the shrimp dumpling here is very good. The best dish of the day was the shrimp and crab dumpling with fish roe. The mains were good good but not as good as the dim sum. The fried rice and the garlic and pork spareribs were the best of the bunch. I would pass on the wonton noodle soup. The noodles don't have the chewiness I look for in wonton noodles. The desserts were above average. I had the mango sago, sesame puff, and the red bean cake. The sesame puff was my favorite. The pastry was nice and warm, flaky and not too sweet. The mango sago also had pomelo in it which was nice. The red bean cake was not so much a cake as a jello and didn't have to much flavor to it. read more

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Excellently prepared dim sum in a high end restaurant is the name of the game at Duddell's. Service is very polished and the atmosphere is clearly high end. Great champagne and other adult beverages are on offer, but sadly the polish makes the dim sum experience a bit soulless. So very good, but not the earth shattering experience that it could be. read more

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Hard to find but worth the hunt. Bottomless Veuve Cliquot champagne, Peking duck carving station in the dining room, reasonable portions so that you can try many things from their all you can eat dim sum menu. The dim sum menu is modest, but we'll executed. Peking duck was my favorite, and I also liked the pork puffs and the crispy eggplant. Other cocktails on the menu we're too sweet for me, but very pretty. I would go back! read more

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Very much enjoyed our dinner here. The restaurant is less 'Michelin-y' than expected, which was actually welcome. The staff were extremely friendly and attentive, and made the meal highly enjoyable. The wine list was extensive, and the Sommelier was very knowledgeable and engaged. The menu is, as you'd expect, very imaginative. I especially liked the crispy pork skin, and the fatty pork was the best I'd ever had (after 2 years living in Shanghai, I consider myself a 'connoisseur' of it), and the poached chicken with crispy skin was sublime! We were absolutely stuffed at the end! As others have said, it is very expensive. I felt that it was worth it, though. Go, you'll enjoy it! read more

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I've been going to Duddell's since it first opened last year for a variety of things - cocktails on the terrace, lunches, dinners... you name it. Recently I even brought a friend in to check out a new Chinese exhibition that is on upstairs called Aftermath: Post Sense Sensibility. My favourite piece is an installation made of tiles that has actually been taken from a penguin enclosure in China. They change the exhibitions four times a year and they are definitely worth a peek. Today I tried some of the brand new dim sum items on the lunch menu including the Shrimp Dumpling with Water Chestnut, Lobster Dumpling with Scallop and Capsicum, Egg White Dumpling with Shrimp and Caviar and the Pumpkin Dumpling with Morel Mushroom. It was all AMAZING but my top choice was the Shrimp which was speckled with what I think was coriander. So good! I couldn't miss out on my usual favourite, the Fried Rice Roll with XO Chili Sauce... and of course added lashings of the XO sauce (the best in town) to everything. I have had dinner snacks and drinks upstairs in The Salon before but never lunch which I usually take in the bright and airy dining room. I have to say I quite liked having lunch upstairs - it felt more casual and as it was a sunny day, it was nice looking out over the terrace. Speaking of the terrace, it's one of the best al fresco spots in the city. Off the back of my lunch I booked in for after work drinks next week with two girlfriends. My favourite cocktail is the Straits Sling which looks deceptively like iced tea but is actually a really light, fruity cocktail. I also can't get enough of Duddell's signature bar snack - the crispy fish skin which sounds gross, but is delicious. Peanuts are sooooo 2013. Duddell's has a Michelin star so it's not cheap but it's worth every penny in my opinion. The service is impeccable and you can tailor your experience according to your personal tastes. Eat downstairs for a more formal a la carte occasion or kick back with friends on the upper level. Next I'll be checking out their free flow champagne brunch - dim sum and bubbles sounds pretty perfect to me. read more

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It is a michelin 2 stars restaurant. I went to the Weekend brunch and ... man did I say I am drowned by the free-flow/bottomless champagne. URMENGURHHH.. anyways, staff are lovely and quick in refilling. With the flow of alcohol working their ways up to my brain, I generally feel the place is "AWEEESOOOME". It is a Chinese cuisine restaurant. Dim sum comes in very small quantity per dish, which allow people to drink more and talk more, and still with something to soak up the alcohol. But then, it is all you can eat on the weekend brunch deal, so if you are hungry, just keep them coming. They taste quite nice, my favourite will be the ... cha siu? BBQ pork, the sweeet corn soup is standard, nothing really special. i do really like the design though, 2 storeys, with the second floor a patio outside, I can imagine eating out on a sunny day and getting soaked by the sunlight. Yummmm. read more

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Too overpriced for much of the dim sum. However, the crispy pork skin was the winning dish here. Crunchy and crisp and sold out in an hour. We wanted to order a second round but they were sold out. Chashu pork was also very delicious with sweet beans on the side. Crispy chicken was a bit too salty even without the salt. Spring rolls are actually egg rolls. Can pass. Shrimp balls. No go. Chashu bun. Can pass. Shumai and scallop topped ha kow both with caviar. Good but money money money LoL. Melon pastry.  Teeny tiny but a nice bite. Mango pudding ? Mmmm not bad. Just say yes. read more

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I think this place was good, but there's some hit or miss dishes. We ordered pretty much most of the dim sum dishes since the portion is very little. Their bbq pork bun was off and their beef steam rice roll's meat was very chewy (not eatable) Aside from that I felt the rest of the dishes are really good and unique. It definitely had a twist to it compared to the traditional Cantonese dim sum place. I was surprised they this place was granted with 2 Michelin stars. It was good but it's not a 5 star restaurant in my book. It's not even about the cost per dish either - I thought price was fair for good food. But I didn't get the wow factor. read more

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Came here with my college friends and the alumni director for dinner during her visit to HK on a Friday evening. I made the reservation ahead of time and they called to confirm our booking, as well as let us know that dietary restrictions can be accommodated. The decor and ambiance are great. Though one shouldn't expect anything less as it Duddell's is a 1 Michelin Star restaurant and certainly comes with a price tag. Unfortunately, the most exciting about the whole experience is their drink list. They have quite a selection of unique cocktails that I did enjoy and would go back for. However, I'm giving this place 2 stars because the taste of the food is just mediocre at best, and one of the dishes that they claim is vegetarian definitely had chicken stock. As a vegetarian, I could smell the chicken stock and didn't feel like it was actually vegetarian. One of my friends, who eats meat, also had a whiff of the veg dish and also said it was not vegetarian. Somehow, they still kept trying to tell us it's vegetarian... They agreed to make a new dish, something different, but that dish also didn't taste veg... So I'm definitely a bit skeptical of their food, not only does it not really taste good, but also not completely vegetarian I'd have to say. Verdict being that I definitely wouldn't come here again for their food. Service was good, very attentive staff, but again 1) food didn't taste that good and 2) can't really seem to trust their food to be veg either. I would have hoped a 1 Michelin Star restaurant would be more cautious about that. However, would certainly come back for drinks! read more

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Upscale Cantonese restaurant in Central HK. Got the dim sum and several Chinese dishes here. The food is "ok" only. Good char siew - everything else standard. Probably not worth the price. read more

I dined here for a Power Lunch with a client. Nice atmosphere, elegant yet understated. Everyone is well dressed, gents in suits, ladies well heeled and tasteful. Menu is wonderful. I had the Dim Sum and enjoyed all of it-- particularly the Mushroom truffle dumplings. Also the rolled chicks with asparagus spears and bamboo pith was great. For desert I had the egg custard which was truly excellent. Service is top notch. Pricey but worth it if you like to feel good, enjoy life, or impress a client. read more

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We walked into Duddell's without a reservation on a Friday evening. Nothing was available, but we were offered a table in the bar with provides a smaller menu than the restaurant. We like bars, so why not. I'll tell you why not! The cacophony of noise would make a Yak deaf. It was louder than an airport runway, with the low ceilings and gangs of rich kids mingling about. The folks were certainly beautiful. I felt like Quasimodo at a fashion show. He was deaf too. Service was good, but not very warm, and our Peking Duck was excellent. In the middle of a pancake, I smelled cigarette smoke, and noticed that the terrace was attached to this upstairs bar and the door was open, allowing smoke to enter the lounge. Yuk. That did not enhance our dining experience. Food was good, but the atmosphere sucked. The "Gestalt" of Duddell's was not worth the 1500 Hong Kong dollar spent on our dinner for two. read more

Food was fantastic!! I still remember everything about this place until now! If you're in Hong Kong, this is a MUST TASTE place read more

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Met up with bestie from high school and went upstairs to The Salon for drinks and snacks. It was the tail end of happy hour so it was easy to be seated. We ordered a variety of dim sum dishes but my favorite was the shrimp egg white dumpling with scallop and caviar. The cocktails were good too - I had the Shanghai Gin Fizz with Chassic Tanqueray Gin with fizzy touch of jasmine. It was served in a traditional Chinese tea cup with lid and garnished with a sprig of rosemary. I didn't think the rosemary was needed as it was a little overpowering. I enjoyed our time here, the music was chill and it was nice to knock back drinks in a relaxed atmosphere. read more

They have a very strict dress code that is nowhere to be found on their website, and only shows up in external websites when you google. You can be as smartly dressed as you want but if you're wearing sandals or shorts as a guy they won't allow you, even for brunch with 30 minutes left. If this is so important to you, perhaps put it in your about section, homepage, menu, or anywhere else someone going there should look at. I've lived in multiple cities and this is the first time, beyond Alain ducasse in Paris which made it very clear what the dress code was, that had a dress code for brunch. You can't pretend to be a cool hip place and not mention your dress code, but then still be as strict as a regular Michelin Star restaurant. read more

It was my first time visiting this part of Hong Kong. I mean, the interconnected malls and luxury retail, which my friends at lunch said was as good, if not better, in Hong Kong as any other global city. But feeling slightly generic in a high-end luxury kind of way. Duddells, on the other hand, reminds you that you're in one of the best cities for eating out in the world. Our table of six opted for the executive lunch, which included more than enough food. We opted for wine from their reasonably priced list, and also ordered the salt-roasted chicken (whole), which meant we rolled out of the restaurant, our appetites for delicious Cantonese food sated. Service is efficient, if at times too attentive. Our only disappointment was missing out on their Peking duck, which must be ordered in advance. Worth both of its Michelin stars! read more

Rocked up with friends from overseas for the Duddles Sunday brunch. Quality Chinese food in a quality setting, although I must say its not the absolute top Chinese food. What I do like is the environment, it's a buzzy up-market crowd. The service is very attentive and very polite, and nothing too much trouble. All you can eat Dim Sum is HK488, pay just 200 more for Free-flow Veuve Cliquot - at HK688 this is very good value. Worth noting for Vegetarian diners the food options were a bit limited (but that's their issue) ;-) read more

Duddell's Chinese Restaurant is located in Central Hong Kong in the Financial District near high end shopping where you can find all of the designer brands including Gucchi, Hermes, Sonia Rykel, Louie Vuitton and others. The restaurant is upscale, elegant and modern with white linen table clothes. The patrons are elegantly dressed in business suits and hip fashionable clothing. We paired a bottle of Prager with the Crispy Chicken, BBQ Iberico Pork, Broccoli with Garlic and a few Dim Sum items including Roasted Duck, BBQ Pork, and Spring Rolls. The staff were attentive and warm and the food was served hot and was delicious. For us, it had the perfect balance of delicate flavours and richness. The addition of modern music softly playing in the background created an inviting and uplifting atmosphere. Having lunch at Duddell's is a great way to introduce yourself to Hong Kong. However, be mindful that it is an upscale expensive restaurant. read more

Dunno what the commotion is about but I didn't find Duddell's dim sum to be all that authentic. Lovely room and service but I'd go elsewhere for dim sum. read more

Quite simply I have never been more disappointed in a dining experience in my life. The staff was rude, inattentive and unhelpful. We asked several times for basic items such as a refill of water, an additional menu, or another cocktail and the waiters rolled their eyes as if we had asked of them some kind of Herculean task. They failed to listen or accommodate a serious food allergy. They slammed plates down in front of us without explaining what dish it was. They had no regard for us as patrons. Even after complaining to the hostess about these issues, the waiters mocked us rather than apologizing or trying to make it right. It was an astonishingly bad experience, nonwithstanding the fact that the restaurant has two Michelin stars. Furthermore, the food was mediocre and overpriced, combined with an ambiance that was stuffy and pretentious. I would never recommend this restaurant to anyone. Maybe that is why it was half empty at 9pm on a Friday. read more

For a Michelin starred restaurant, I was disappointed. Went with the businessman's prefixed meal and didn't get any food for over an hour. The food was average at best and the service was terrible. I felt that I wasted my time and money. read more

Not worth it for the price. Everything was good, but nothing stood out. You're better off doing the all you can eat option for brunch.

Rating based only on the bar area on 3rd floor; False advertising for a Disco/Funk themed event for dancing and mingling; while it was truly free to enter, that is the only truth of it. It was essentially dead inside, no one was inside. Staff was ok and music was good but after an hour, only a few groups of stiffly dressed people came in to shout at each other over the music or smoke on the balcony. I was asked by staff (nicely) to leave my table so a group could sit. Decent looking lounge with a good dance floor, but its not a relaxing, energetic or welcoming atmosphere, even the DJ confirmed its a not a place to dance and mingle and the music was too loud to have a conversation over so I think its just a place where finely dressed people go to show off their threads and drink expensively...? read more

Gorgeous experience, the food and service was superb! Me and my friend went for lunch and it was an exquisite experience we had the lunch menu with rose wine ... omg! ... the first starter with the dumpling and pork was amazing, followed by a broth, then the Asian lobster with broccoli. I mean 5 star service and the restaurant itself its worth the visit. The art is amazing and the plates were they serve the food! Beautiful! Worth every penny! read more

Found a restaurant where the staff and its attitude is worst than Sevva's. Manager is useless and reservation for brunch is not honored that's booked weeks ago. Staff's attitude is so bad, we left. I don't believe in a restaurant who doesn't serve tap water. How do you cook your food then? With branded still and sparkling water? Morons. read more

Inattentive wait staff and mediocre food. The only 2-Michelin star quality is its price.

Wow! This place lives up to everything you should expect from a two Michelin star restaurant. Ambience, quality of service, menu, bar, food quality...are all exceptional. I highly recommend this place for anybody seeking very high-quality traditional food in a posh, modern setting... with a fabulous bar and drink list to boot! read more

We were brought here by a local for dinner. The ambience is posh but simple. The service is efficient and the staff friendly. From others we heard that it is better for brunch - it does seem to have that kind of vibe. The food we ordered was good but compared to the food I enjoyed in Hong Kong, it was great. Dishes are small(ish) but that is expected by this time of restaurant. read more

I've always thought this place was pretty okay until today. It's an expensive place for Chinese food, but food is not bad and it's got a nice ambiance. However I'm so disappointed of what happened today - a group of us wanted to go for the all you can eat/free flow champagne deal, and made the booking weeks ago. We got here and were seated downstairs, we asked about the brunch deal and they said they only offer it to people upstairs. A waiter said it was our fault for not asking for it over the call and said their staff must've clarified when confirming the booking. Really, if they asked, why would we be having this problem? Ridiculous attitude. Not only did they not try to accommodate our request (why can't we have the brunch downstairs?!), they didn't feel slightly apologetic about the miscommunication. We asked for the manager and he did absolutely nothing. The 8 of us got pretty upset and decided to leave, they gave us the bill for 1 juice, 1 tea and 1 bottle of water for 240 bucks. Again, weren't sorry about losing us, way to treat your customers!! read more

We arrived for dinner a bit on the late side, just before 9:00, after calling ahead to confirm they would seat us. When we attempted to order, the first two options we tried for were both sold out, the Peking duck and the crispy chicken. We choose a few other things instead, and while they tasted pretty good they weren't very memorable, and for a Michelin start restaurant at these prices, we were very surprised. On top of that, the service was not good/attentive. After placing our order, which included rice, we were asked if we wanted rice. We had to ask the waiter to refill our wine from the bottle we ordered, they served us chicken that needed to be reheated, and they seemed to have trouble staging our order in a sensible way. The whole time we sort of feel like they were trying to push us out the door. In short, this was a very disappointing meal at a very high price. read more

Loved it and I am a dims fan! You will be happy, its Michelin Star Dim Sum so more refined than the usual...