Joy King Lau Restaurant

Father's 75th and his grandson's birthday, and the restaurant could not have been more helpful. "banquet" preordered so no table worries. Peking duck fine, crab superb although my slurping did put people off a bit!! And the mains were great.

And the only dimsum we tried was the shark fin dumpling and as we have always gone to CCK's, which I would still recommend,, these were superb.

They wanted to give us a cake but as we were stuffed to the gills we opted for oranges, they came with birthday candles!! V nice touch. Loved it.
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Raj Soolia
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 8
Monday, September 29, 2008

I always go here and eat with my gf for quite sometime now. The food is off the hook, its superb! Especially the dim sum - its good value for money.

I just dont understand why they didnt tell the customers that they're charging 10% service charge as i thought it was very cheap and still giving them a generous tip. I even asked them once if £3 is okay as i dont have any coins left but will promise to give more next time, they didnt say anything just "yeah". Pffff!
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Hanzel
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Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Monday, August 25, 2008

I think the VAT is not added on, it just tells you how much of the food price you paid were tax. It's very common for Chinese restaurants to charge 10% for service. You obviously don't dine out enough to notice.

Do you honestly expect to spend 10 pounds in a proper restaurant? The bill was actually very resonable (I would say cheap). If you are not willing to spend the money, I would suggest you go to a Chinese takeaway.
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Unbelievable
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Friday, July 25, 2008

This simplistic restaurant truly delivers an authentic Hong Kong experience. I was fortunate enough to live in Hong Kong for 6 years and on my return the "lau" has become a sanctory and a home from home.

Expect brisk but friendly service with a buzzing at atmosphere (especially on Sundays), sit back, enjoy the hustle and bustle and most importantly the top quality dim sum.
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Noel O''Brien
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Friday, July 25, 2008

I went to Joy King Lau on a Saturday and the food was delicious - perfection. The waiters and waitresses were very kind and gave the food on time. The best restaurant ever and I would recommend it, to all family, couples and friends night out.
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Jay
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, July 07, 2008

Ten quid a head to eat out in London?! 'Tony' needs to grow a pair! Go to one of the 'all you can eat' joints round the corner!

I've been going to Joy King Lau for years - often with friends from Asia and it has never disappointed.. Great food and reliable service every time!
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Rita
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Friday, June 20, 2008

I come to this restaurant often with my parents for Dim Sum, it is very good quality, not rushed or greasy. 3 of us normally comes to approx £25, but we just have the chinese tea (don't drink alcohol).

It's definitely worth your visit if you are not sure which restaurant to try.
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viper
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, May 01, 2008

A regular favourite of mine.

Don't come here for the decor or slick presentation, come here for the excellent quality and fresh food (Dim Sum is the best!), the brisk but friendly service and perhaps more importantly, very affordable. This makes Joy King Lau excellent value for money, and judging by most people's reviews here, one that people return to on a regular basis.
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Mike
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

I have been going to this restaurant for many years, and have recommended it on to countless people who also turned into devotees. Great service, great value, and most importantly, great food.

D, London
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Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, December 26, 2007

On a friday night, five us of went to joy king lau restaurant for a dinner.

The food was fairly good but what surprised us was when the waiter gave us the bill. It came out to be over 60 pounds although we budgeted it to be not more than 50 pounds when we made the order. We were actually right, but we found out that the restaurant charged 6 pounds for their services and an additional 10% tax without stating them in the bill.

when we tried to clarify it, the waiter was duly unhelpful and showed unprofessional conduct. This is a disgrace to the restaurant as it would deter regular customers like us from eating in again.

Further, we were told that the chef was too busy to prepare any desserts (duh..)so we walked away without having a full course dinner.

while it is clear that there are a lot more other choices in london for chinese food, the restaurant should expect having many empty tables if they continue to serve their customers in such way.
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Tony - View all reviews by this user
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Food 6 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 0
Friday, December 21, 2007