Royal China

Reviews

• Best Dim Sum in Britain

  If you stay away from the sweet and the fried, you emerge from gorging yourself on the daily lunch time dim sum and still feel light and airy. There is not much for the vegetarian but the seafood crispy noodles is excellent as well as the steamed buns. The lines are super long on the weekend. So get there early.

  90

  Emily M.
  Review Date: 09/06/2009 Report review
• One of the best in London

  I have only been to this branch of the Royal China group for Dim Sum and as with all Dim Sum, the aim is to get there as early as possible, as any good Dim Sum restaurant will have a queue (and that's part of the experience no?) - especially on a Sunday.The Dim Sum was quick and fresh. The Prawns were plump and juicy and all the steamed fares arrived the same on slightly before the fried ones. The staff were attentive enough for me and the bill came to slightly over £26 which unfortunately does put in in the slightly pricier category of dim sum restaurants in London for the seven dishes that we always order to compare with others. Well worth it though it seems.

  Foodbymark
  Review Date: 08/09/2008 Report review
• Awful...Avoid at all costs

  We went here for the Dim Sum but were told that it was only sold during the day.We were cool with that but it was all downhill from there. We ordered a chicken satay for a starter...Urrgh horrendously salty and the chicken had definitely been reheated. The sauce tasted like a nitemarish concoction of gravy, salt and peanut butter.When we complained they just nodded as if to say "like we don't know the food here is mediocre"Their Peking Duck was the only edible thing.I do hear that their Dim Sum is good but avoid if you're looking for a decent chinese meal.BTW they got one star because the review system on this site insists everyone gets a least 1 star! :-(

  Guerilla1
  Review Date: 06/01/2008 Report review
• Worth the wait...

  Worth the wait, as the dim sum is some of the best in London. Oddly located in Queensway, which is far from the traditional Chinese culinary heart of London in "Chinatown" but welcome relief from the madness of Notting Hill. Not the place to take a date, or your grandmother for a quiet meal, more fun with a bunch of mates.

  Thriller
  Review Date: 11/02/2007 Report review
• Legenday dim sum (expect to queue on Sunday though)

  Epic Dim Sum (and pretty good chinese food generally).V busy on Sunday afternoon and the resulting queues can take the edge off the experience but worth going at other times or in spite of this.

  Hugo
  Review Date: 11/02/2007 Report review