London Chinatown Restaurant Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly service and ok prices tho."
• "Service was quick but not the friendliest."
• "Service is fast and efficient."
• "Waiters are pleasant and happy to serve."
• "Staff were very attentive."
• "The staff is great and they will give you a lot of attention."
• "The service is good once you are noticed."

Cons:

• "Worst service in London... with hundreds of people constantly crowding Chinatown the staff at this restaurant could care less about service."
• "Terrible service with extremely rude staff."
• "Service was poor and the waiter was bringing meals that we had not ordered to our table."
• "Very pushy staff."
• "The staff provoke you as much as possible from the moment you take your seats."
• "Service here is awful."
• "The service was also very slow."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "This food was fresh tasting and enjoyable."
• "Dim Sum is tasty but it’s dumpling were a little dry."
• "It also has high quality and incredibly affordable food."
• "Absolutely delicious brisket and tendon hotpot."
• "Food was served promptly."
• "All the food I tried was delicious!"
• "Their char siu fried rice was my all time favourite."

Cons:

• "The food was mediocre at best."
• "The crispy duck is very dry, looks poor, the beef tastes old and dry too."
• "Food was absolutely awful and service was worse."
• "The pork strips tastes like something that is better served in a McDonald or a wok-to-go place."
• "The food was very plain, and quite frankly a pot noodle would've been better than what was served."
• "Food was totally not worth it."
• "The food was so bland."

Pricing

Pros:

• "Price was okay."
• "The prices are quite decent (check images)."
• "Price very reasonable."
• "The food is amazing and cheap."
• "The food was really nice and the prices were quite cheap for what we had."
• "Food tasted good and price is reasonable."
• "Very cheap prices for London, not the best but worth a try."

Cons:

• "Ended up paying 37£ for street food quality chinese food."
• "It's expensive as well with very small portion..£7 for grilled chicken dumplings (4)."
• "Ridiculously overpriced and the slowest service ever; food was nothing special."
• "The food itself was very good but the prices were outrageous."
• "It's incredibly overpriced and massively underwhelming."
• "The dishes are small while the taste is poor. There are much cheaper and tastier options in Chinatown."
• "Tiny portions that were completely overpriced."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "China Town is found amongst all the good things that are to be found in London."
• "A great environment, full of great places to eat, from cheap buffet bars to more upmarket restaurants."
• "China town is a must visit area of Soho, try to head down to chinatown during the Chinese New Year festivities for a really good time."
• "It is a place to gather great people, bring oriental elements and share traditions and cultures."
• "One of my favourite places to be, all those Chinese restaurants provide my country's food."
• "This is a very vibrant area in the center of London."
• "It's is easy to get around Chinatown on foot, as it is a relatively small area and some streets are pedestrianised."

Cons:

• "The inside is a little cramped - could do with one or two fewer tables."
• "The venue was very old and tired."
• "Horrible cramped part of London."
• "The dining space itself feels like a throwback to the early 90s as well, very depressing."
• "The decor and cleanliness terrible."
• "Sat downstairs - looks tired and could do with a touch of paint/decorating."
• "I wasn't keen on the interior setup. felt like a overly cramped carpeted living room."