Royal China (Baker Street)

I highly recommend the DIM SUM at Royal china to anyone!

It'll be be worth every penny you pay for!

Go early for a Sunday lunch, so you could start enjoying the steamy hot dimsums. and watch the queue grows!

Trust me it's good!

xxx
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OKA
Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Sunday, June 18, 2006

After coming back from a 4-month stay in Shanghai, I just couldn't enjoy chinese food here. But this one is clearly the best chinese food I ve had in London (and I ve looked quite a bit) and the value for money is unbeatable.

Only complaint regards service: not so much because of the occasional delays (other times the next round of drinks comes right away, other times it takes 20 minutes and 3 reminders) but mainly because of the rudeness (of specific employees) that other reviewers mentioned as well. I once had to ask a head-waiter to leave and send someone else to take my order, because otherwise I would lose my cool. And yes, I ve noticed the "15-minute wait although there are free tables" tactics...

But the food is so great, that I keep going back!
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Stavros
Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Thursday, June 08, 2006

I ate there for lunch on a saturday with my husband on the recommendation of a chinese friend. I have lived in Beijing myself for more than three years and I am quite fussy about service. This restaurant was my best experience outside of China in terms of the food it serves. The service was impeccable (which is not a chinese feature I must say) and the food was just subtle and perfect. We werent' rushed even tough the restaurant was packed and I had this feeling that the waitresses were reading our mind as they were so attentive and proactive without being intrusive. It was a nice mixed crowd made up of family, trendy people as well as a lot of chinese which is so important. And a lot of americans too actually, it must be on a guide somewhere...I would recommend this restaurant without the shadow of a doubt for the place in itself, the food of course as well as the service. I will try soon the Canary Wharf Branch on a week day for Kao Ya and hope that it will measure up to the standards of Baker Street.
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Sandrine KP - View all reviews by this user
Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Thursday, March 16, 2006

After reading some of the reviews I am quite shocked really. The first time my husband and I went it was for dinner which was really good. Our waitress was extremely helpful as we didn't want to eat the normal chinese but wanted to have something different and she recommended lots of different things which were lovely. The next four times we went for lunch especially for the Dim sim and took 4 other people with us including my 4 year old daughter. Again our waitress from last time was there and remembered us and gave us some good advise with the food. We all had a lovely meal which came to about £60 for the 6 of us with drinks (soft drinks) and we did order alot. We have always had a good service and good food and if we are in london always try and visit. The first time we just turned up for dinner and was sitted straight away and the other times we booked first. It is one of my favoriate places and I find the prices good. Will check out the 13% though (husband usually pays).
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Jeanette
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Saturday, March 04, 2006