JM Oriental . Kitchen & Dim Sum Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The Cantonese Roasted Duck is very delicious indeed."
• "Food was delicious."
• "Been here twice and doesn’t disappoint for both times."
• "If you are expatriate and want to try authentic Cantonese dim sum, this is the choice as well."
• "Food was good, my recommendations would be the calamari."
• "Really Great food in a surprisingly upscale decor. What a little hidden Gem!"
• "The Lobster is fresh and tasty."

Cons:

• "This experience has put us off ordering takeaway as a home delivery, as we can't reconcile the great reviews and the disappointing experience when we order for home delivery."
• "Dim sum not good either, not fresh nor juicy."
• "Aromatic roast duck was stale and very little of it from a small leg."
• "The food is terrible, it came cold and raw."
• "The food was terrible as soon as we tasted the rice was as thick as it could be lumps of curry powder and no where close to singapore fried rice."
• "The sweet and sour prawns was rubbery with a watery sauce. The ribs were too salty."
• "I can taste it wasn't fresh and just seemed from frozen supply."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was fantastic."
• "The service was very good, pleasant and attentive, with lots of smiles."
• "Most friendly staff I have seen in a while."
• "The service was excellent by all staff, especially Alex, who went out of his way to entertain us throughout the evening."
• "Great food and good service."
• "Staff were very friendly and attentive."
• "The staff are very accommodating."

Cons:

• "Then again have to wait for long time for bill."
• "Disgusting poor service!"
• "Also it was annoyingly cold in the restaurant, we raised that issue which was brushed off with indifference."
• "Service is so so… I think the staff could be a more friendly and engaged but small quibble given the lovely food."
• "The hostess was sneezing all night into her hands and never washed them once."
• "We were initially met with a moody waitress who made it clear she was put out because we didn’t book ahead."
• "Service was not so good 3/10. Slow."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Lovely ambience, good value."
• "Price OK. Not the best value for money but can't complain too much either."
• "Stellar Chinese food that is worth travelling for."
• "Worth the journey from central London!"
• "Good value."
• "Excellent dim sum…probably one of the best places in London for dim sum (and I’ve eaten a lot of dim sum over the years in London). Fairly reasonably priced for the quality too."
• "The food is well worth the premium that you pay."