Royal China (Baker Street) Reviews Summary

Queue and Waiting Time

Pros:

• "If you get there before 12:30 you have a better chance of not waiting 20/30 minutes."
• "We didn’t have to wait long to get our table considering it was very busy on a Sunday afternoon."
• "Service was quick."
• "The service is really quick and efficient."

Cons:

• "Don't go on a Sunday because the queue is too long."
• "We do love dim sum and this didn't disappoint, normally have dim sum in North London but this was a tasty treat...a little queue with a loud tanoy ticket system."
• "There always a queue on the weekends."
• "Went on a Saturday after they've opened for 30 minutes. Was very busy, had to grab a ticket from reception and wait outside for 30 minutes till we were seated."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Speed of service is classic Chinese - fast, no frills, done :)"
• "Once seated, staff were exceptionally friendly and professional."
• "The service is super quick and the food is the best I have ever tried."
• "Posh location and Top of the market Chinese restaurant. Good all round menu strong on fish."

Cons:

• "Definitely one of the worst service I have ever had at a Chinese restaurant."
• "The whole time I feel like the waiters just doesn't want to talk to us, unswerving every question impatiently, or just with silence."
• "Food was nice, but the waitress/waiters were cold."
• "Staff were sharp and not the friendliest."

Food Quality and Variety

Pros:

• "The food however is very good and I love their dimsum menu."
• "Authentic Hong Kong style dim sum. Food was delicious and service was good."
• "The best Hong Kong style dim sum in London that I tried."
• "Royal China serves dishes that not all Chinese restaurants would not offer such as the crispy duck or lobster noodles."

Cons:

• "The standard of dim sum have dropped drastically since I last visit a year ago. It tastes rather bland."
• "The portion is quite small and not as nice looking as the picture in the menu."
• "Ordered the wonton noodle soup and the braised short ribs in Korean style. Way too expensive for what you get and neither were good."
• "The food was good but the two stars was because the service was slow."