Stopped on this place already 2 times, this time we tried 小笼包 and tapioca with coconut milk. Both had the taste on the right place. For sure an alternative to stop when strolling around London Chinatown.
Just a stop to rest and get something to eat. We chose tapioca with coconut milk and Xiao long bao. The baos where great with the juicy feeling and the tapioca refreshing as it should.
I’ve been going here for years and contemplating whether or not to share my little safe haven in the middle of busy, crazy, fast-paced London. A little oasis nestled right in the centre of China town, it’s calm, quite and you know what the food may be cheap and cheerful, but it’s damned good too!
I really wasn't expecting much, but it was the only place with a table so we thought we'd give it a go, and I'm glad we did. The char sui was sweet and the wanton soup fresh. I can see why they have survived nearly 50 years: worth a visit.
More often than not, the rush inside / outside a restaurant reflects how popular it is and how good the food is. But we were gladly proven wrong yesterday on our first visit here. Chinatown is always buzzing around the lunch time. So we stepped in seeing most other places full and Far East quite empty. So we - an indian, a Romanian and a Filipino - stepped into a Chinese restaurant in London. Our order - Grilled dumplings, Sui Mai pork dumplings, chicken with fried Ho-fun, chicken fried rice and special fried rice. The dumplings were delicious and I wish we had a larger appetite. The rice was good and the Ho-fun was amazing. What amazed me about the preparations was the subtle balance of ingredients in every dish - nothing overbearing. At £33 including a lemon tea and jasmine tea, it is good value for your money. A definite place to visit again.
We really really enjoyed the Chinese breakfast here! We are super surprised about the google rating of this restaurant. We will definitely come back again. The breakfast is so authentic and is very rare to get Chinese breakfast in the UK.
The restaurant was packed with Asians in the morning, immediately approves the food quality of this restaurant! Highly recommend!
I cannot fathom why some of the reviews are as bad as they are. We had the most amazing breakfast experience here!
We had a prawn wonton soup; hands down the most delicate and delicious wonton soup I have ever eaten. Also a delicious savoury tofu dish & deep fried dough stick. The warm soy milk was fresh & went perfectly with the rest of the meal.
The staff are super friendly and kind. Also don't forget it's cash only!
I cannot agree with Jason's review. I had a quarter crispy duck with pancakes and it was absolutely delicious. I enjoyed drinking a whole pot of Chinese tea with it.
I chose this unassuming little place because it was friendly and calm. There was crowds and chaos outside at 17.30 on a Saturday evening.
I didn't need to wait and they showed me to a table for 4 people even though I was eating alone.
Inside the staff were so lovely and friendly.
I would definitely go back.
I’m surprised they only have 3.2 star. The food was good but what impressed me was their services. My friend and I arrived at lunch time which was busy. We had to wait a little bit but as soon as a table was available the lady wiped it down quickly for us. Food and tea arrived quickly. Would be better if the rice arrived with the main dish but it didn’t bother us much. At the end while I was waiting for my friend, the lady at the counter brought me some mint sweet and that was a nice touch. In all I really enjoyed our experience so thank you.
tasty food, good service, and very reasonable prices for Chinatown/London.
was asked if we had allergies, which I have never seen in a Chinese restaurant before; I find it surprising but I guess it's a good thing.
didn't look at reviews before going, but not surprised to see a huge mix of 5* and 1* reviews; a lot of good Chinese restaurants get petty and unjust 1* reviews for non western style service
Not sure why the other reviews are so terrible; I see this place is super hardworking they are open from 9am-3am (til 5am on some days).
I just came out to get away from the rain a bit during lunchtime, ordered Shrimp-JiuCai Wonton and Soy Milk. No sugar in it so you add as much as you need.
The waitresses are just polite enough to ask you what you need, and the food comes very fast (as expected of a real Chinese restaurant).
The wonton was very delicious. It has more ingredients than the traditional wonton in Hong Kong sometimes (which is a bonus, absolutely).
The skin of the wonton was also very soft and you can tell by the details the skin‘s texture has added some more fibre of some sort, making it softer.
For quick eats, really good!! Recommended.
Had a very different experience from a lot of the reviews. This was one of the few places open before noon. Love the Chinese breakfast menu options which are rare in Chinatown. The soup and dry noodles we ordered were delicious and all 3 staff members we interacted with were friendly. Prices are on par with central London prices. Would definitely go back.
Amazing Chinese Dessert & food. I went with my friends to this little restaurant. Has been established for more than 18years. The food & desserts were still great standard. We were too hungry. And has forgotten to take more food photo. Will add in more photo on my next trip back to this restaurant. Thanks to the great service⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👏👍❤
The food was delicious love their food recommend this restaurant for try their food!
One of the nicest restaurants in Chinatown! Very low rates and excellent meal. I've come here four times in the previous two weeks with various folks, and we've all been quite impressed.
Will definitely return after Christmas and throughout the new year!
Partner and I came here on two consecutive mornings for breakfast. As a British Born Chinese I am quite pleased that this was something similar to what I had in HK when I was young. Autheticity I can’t vouch for but it’s probably the best comfort food I can find that doesn’t break the bank.
First brekkie we had rice porridge with fried doughnut (to eat with the rice porridge ofc) and pickled mustard. I think the tea that offer is the sachet one so pretty much what you can purchase in boxes of 5-10 from the small grocery stores around chinatown (this is mixture of milk tea and coffee so opt for the brand 3:15PM)
Second morning we opted for the ho fun soups with pan fried dumpling to share (which we realised we were meant to order the baos instead 🤦🏻♀️).
Overall this is now on our list of places to enjoy simple comfort food without breaking our banks but filling our bellies.
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