New World

Food is good, and so is service. The food was served quickly and staff was very friendly.

There is a lot of choice on the menu, in my opinion too much choice. Shark fin food is served and this restaurant, so despite me thinking that it is one of the best restaurants in China Town, I will not return as long as this product is on the menu.
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7 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 7
Monday, January 10, 2011

this place is the beat restaurant i have ever been to in my life. I think with some of the bad reviews the reviwer has got the wrong restaurant as the building is in perfect condition, the service is fantastic, the food has the most amazing flavours and... i've got a news flash for you, most restaurants are not fresh!

overall this restaurant gets a ten out of ten on every level, especially the workers there as they are so friendly and are filled with joy when you can speak to them in chinese aswell !
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Oonagh Baker
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, November 14, 2010

Have been eating in the restaurant for in excess of 15 years. Dim Sum fantastic. The trolleys mean that you can order as and when you feel like it, to all intents graze, this all adds up to a relaxed dinning experience where you can brunch over the weekend.

I now live in West Wales and normally cab it over to New World when I visit London to go to my hair dresser, so good is the dim sum I get an earlier train just so that I can eat there. Cannot understand the negative reviews, food is always fresh because of the hight turnover of dinners.
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Elissa
8 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Friday, September 03, 2010

Positive note: A unique place to eat dim sums, waiters will come around to offer you food in a trolley. You can just pick and choose.

Negative note: As the food already been cooked and been running around in trolleys, freshness is definitely questionable.

Waiters sometime has a 'forcing attitudes', to make us take the food offered.
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Ibnu Aribowo
2 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 3
Monday, July 05, 2010

Have been to New World a couple of times now, and I think it is the best Yum Char experience in London. There might be places with slightly better Dim Sum, but for me it has to be trolley service. That is how I have always known Yum Char and menu ordering just does not cut it.

The bustle is great and the staff are friendly and helpful. The dishes are circulated quickly and are never tired when they make it to you. The BBQ duck, crispy pork and curry squid are great and the Siu Mai is very good. Now if they would do me a black sesame ball dessert it would be perfect.
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Pete
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Sunday, May 09, 2010

Went to New World for dim sum at the weekend.

Got there about 2pm and the place was heaving - still we were kindly directed upstairs and seated promptly. The restaurant upstairs was buzzing and there was plenty of food karts going round, which meant that there was plenty to choose from.

Only downside was that it was a little stuffy and the quite annoying Chinese pop playing, but otherwise the staff, food, atmosphere and price were all very good.

£36 for around 13 dishes and Chinese tea for two - not bad. Will definitely visit again!
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Nerissa
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Friday, April 16, 2010

Why are people leaving such poor reviews for this restaurant these days? Could this be a case of "only review something when you have something to whine about"?

I decided to pay the New World a visit very recently and found absolutely nothing wrong with it. I tend to go for the dim sum because I still like the novelty of the trolleys bringing food to the table.

The only negative comments I'd make are that the decor might look in need of a lick of paint (or maybe a new carpet), and perhaps the staff look a bit bored. But the team works well and the food tastes good. And the bill never breaks the bank.

Such is my confidence in this restaurant that I'd go so far as to say it's a safe bet for a second or third date.
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Alan Ingham - View all reviews by this user
8 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Monday, March 08, 2010

Absolutely awful! Worst meal I've had in a long time! Food was completely tasteless, the ceiling was dripping on us and the service was rude and slow. Parts of the meal came 15 minutes apart with the vegetarian of the group sitting with nothing to eat!
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Still hungry.
1 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 1
Saturday, February 20, 2010

This is the worst chinese I have had in my life, the sweet & sour chicken was just grissle and didn't even look like white meat at all, the beef in the beef and noodles looked like spam. There were 15 of us on the table and no one ate the meat it was disgusting, I'm amazed that people go there a second time, I have never had anything so bad and the service was poor too, the most miserable waitress I have ever encountered. I will never return, I have been to Plum Valley and its 100% better, the food is delicious, I have no idea where they get this rubbish at New World, very poor.
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2 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 3
Monday, February 01, 2010

This place is a legend!

It is the best place to go for dim sum in London. We have been eating here for years.

Service is not the best, but it is fast and efficient. The decor has been the same for years.

The reason for going is the food and the fact that it is pushed around on trolleys that come to your table for you to see and select.

The weekends are packed and often you are left standing and waiting to get it, but that just proves how popular this legendary place is.

The New World can never be called fancy, but it is becoming a long standing institution.
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Malachi Williams
8 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Friday, May 01, 2009