Spice Market, London in City of London, Westminster

💚I ordered Hei Cha Xiao and Crispy Duck... It wasn't crispy... . It was a shame because I lived in Guangdong and knew the real taste.

Located at the entrance of china town, close by Leicester Square, this restaurant is placed just before you cross under the opposing china town arch entrance. Staff are welcoming and placed us at a table overlooking the front of the premises. Tables were well dressed and a full explanation of each menu available was given. Staff are extremely inventive and quick to replace dirty plates or empty dishes. Food is served in good time and hot. Portion sizes are large, and although the set menu dishes may seem pricey on the outset, portion size and quality soon tell you what you’re paying for. There are plenty of options available and a range of set menu offers given a broad choices of menu dishes. This goes without saying that this is one of the best Chinese restaurants around and you won’t be disappointed

We are here about 4 times a year. We love the honey roasted pork, crispy skin roast pork and lemon chicken.

Went here again for the second time, been a few years since we last visited. Food was nice all be it a little expensive! But London and location might have a part in that? Slow in taking orders and it wasn’t busy at all (1pm) Food was quick to the table and nice, not as nice as I recall, and the bill Now includes the 12.5% charge!! So unfortunately we never left a tip!! The tables are showing signs of wear on the tops. Will now explore And find another rest to try when we’re next in town .

This has been my favourite address for dim sum in Chinatown for some time. My test dishes for dim sum are har gao and beef hor fun. The har gao and prawn cheung fun contain large chunks of whole shrimp and no bamboo filler, unlike some places that use a fine mince made from scraps. Their hor fun has plenty of wok hei, or smokey flavour from the noodles catching on flames that is only possible when wokked at a very high temperature. This effect is impossible to achieve at home on a domestic burner. They don't take reservations at weekends during daytime, so if you want to avoid the queues go for dim sum right at 12:00 or after 15:30. Last order from the daytime dim sum menu is around 16:45. Normally I would categorize the service as typical of Chinatown: namely, surly but efficient. However, today we arrived at 16:00 when the restaurant was near empty and service was actually helpful and attentive as well as being efficient. They brought chilli sauce, chilli oil, soy and vinegar which you normally have to ask for at peak times. And our teapot was continually refilled without having to ask, which would have unheard of at peak times. They are modestly priced. Most of the steamed dim sum is £5.80 for three pieces--even the scallop dumplings. I would recommend ordering the har gao (prawn crystal dumplings), shiao long bao (Shanghai pork soup dumplings), prawn cheung fun, and lor bak gao (Cantonesen turnip cake). The less common dishes that I like are the taro croquettes, the fried bean curd skin coated prawn rolls, and mushroom dumplings. If you're very hungry the beef hor fun is more substantial, as is #420 from the regular menu, which is minced prawn stuffed aubergine, green peppers and tofu. This is a large portion of what is often considered a dim sum dish. When deciding how much to order, count either as 3 plates of dim sum. Our waitress suggested ordering 4 dim dishes per person. The last photo shows the order form for daytime dim sum including current prices and our order of 12 dishes for three hungry people. You can cross reference numbers from the dim sum menu if you don't read Chinese.

This restaurant’s food is OK but no better than average for the restaurants in the area. It’s more expensive than average and the service is appalling. As soon as you arrive they are trying to rush you out. Avoid at all costs if you want a leisurely meal. If you want a quick, but overpriced pre-theatre dinner it would be very suitable.

Lovely food, quick service and kind staff. Atmosphere is great. Fully recommend.

I imagine the food would be good and fine for most, but my Chinese parents were not impressed. So maybe not the most authentic, but it was good quality food, and I enjoyed the meal myself. In particular the jellyfish and chicken cold starter 海哲鸡丝 and the 牛腩煲 were my favorites, and the mixed dimsum was nice.

One of the worst chinese food i had in a long time. We had the platter for two. Shrimp toast was just fried bread dunk in oil. Not edible. The chicken was dry and the crispy beef was crispy. So crispy i couldnt tell if there was actually meat in it. Also it was all served cold. The only edible dish were the steamed dim sum which were also overcooked and mushy. Horrible food. Never again.

They have a 12.5% "discretionary surcharge" for eating in, so a tip? Be better

A really good chinese, dependable at a ££ price. I recommend them in comparison to some other ££££ rip off Chinese restaurants minutes away.

The food was ok nothing special. Beware of hidden charges ; they renamed 12.5% discretionary sub charge as Dine-in-fee, not displayed in menu or any signs around.

Very disappointed when dining here recently that a 12.5% ‘dine in fee’ was added to my bill. Seems like a sneaky extra charge - perhaps not labelled as ‘service charge’ so that it doesn’t have to go to wait staff? I will not be returning, poor value overall and feels greedy.

!!BEWARE!! was charged a hidden fee that they called a "dine-in" fee that was basically just a renamed "12.5% discretionary service charge" except it was no longer discretionary. Very sneaky and was not indicated on any of their menus.

Dine in charge that cannot be removed? Taking the mick..

I would not reccomend, they add a service charge at the end that the staff refused to remove it when i asked. This practice is deceptive and should change.

Food comparable to that of a local Chinese restaurant In particular, the noodle dish was subpar so there was leftover food. Unfriendly staff need training.

Very disappointed, the food was cold and served without any love. 250 quid for lunch for 3 people, only 3 beers. Many better places in Chinatown

The restaurant was clean and beautiful, but everything tasted so strong and salty that I couldn't eat it even though I never had leftovers. It's a shame because the photo looks delicious.

The best Chinese restaurant in Chinatown.

Good food, nice staff. Very satisfied because it was the only one we found here without standing in line for an hour.

This time,staff is more friendly and attentive than last time. So there is improvement of service. Food is always authentic and tasty. Dining environment is comfortable. Will be back again.

Very nice restaurant, kind and helpful staff, and delicious food! Recommend the sweet and sour chicken, Szechuan chilli chicken, fried rice, chow mein, and milky iced tea. The atmosphere was great too.

We picked one of the many Chinese restaurant options in Chinatown by random. We opted for the set meal which had a great variety of really tasty dishes including chicken and prawn, as well as duck pancakes. All for a good price. We decided to be brave and try something new, which came in the form of jellyfish tentacles. I can’t say I was a big fan at all but it was fun to try something different. Overall an enjoyable experience

Came here as a recommendation on TikTok. Their dim sum menu is quite vast but I personally think there are better places for dim sum. Some of the selection was just not to my taste but it is a decent place to visit. I personally recommend their main menu selection as the curry Ho fun we had was really good. For their dim sum, the standard things like har gao were good but I felt like the other things were lacking especially since some things felt lukewarm but maybe it was just the day I came. Price wise, it is a pretty affordable dim sum place for London.

The price-quality ratio was way off. We started with deep-fried veggies, which were okay. For the main course, we had chicken hotpot with rice and shrimp with veggies and rice. The hotpot wasn’t hot, the chicken was tough, and the flavor was way too sweet. The other dish was completely bland—we had to ask for chili sauce just to get some taste. On top of that, the waiter brought us the bill out of nowhere after just an hour, even though we had booked the table for a longer time and the place wasn’t even busy. Honestly, I have no idea how this place has so many four- and five-star reviews.

We were excited to come here, but left disappointed. Food was bland and tasteless for the most part. Seafood crispy noodles served with what I could only describe as salty wallpaper paste. Service good tho! Bloody pricey.

Avoid, such rude service, overpriced food

Came there first time and I was quite disappointed. My husband and I ordered the dim sum combo and a dish with chur Siu, roasted duck and roasted pork. All the dim sum pastry was very sticky and thick. One dumpling was called the mushroom dumpling and the filling was not tasted very good. Luckily the chur Siu was comparatively good.

Thoroughly enjoyed the food and service was quick , nice and easy. I didn't get to take pictures of the food as it was so great we ate before thinking about pictures. The only thong was that it was a cold due to them keeping the door open at time. A door heater would solve that.

I'm from Singapore, I know that Chinese food in Europe is supposed to be bad and expensive but I expected better. Food is really expensive, 40 gbp per pax And tastes pretty bad Portion of dishes for set meal is really small Set menu B - even the Peking duck only had 6 pieces of skin One waiter was rude, he cleared my plates twice when it was 97% finished without asking me

We asked to move table since we were squeezed. They told us the table behind us was reserved. When we finished the table behind was still empty. When we complained they told us they made us a favour by serving us tap water since we were so tight not to pay for real drinks. This place should be shut down!

Portions are large. Prices very high! Food wasn't seasoned enough. You only get chopsticks and no fork or knife. We got a table near the entrance, the entrance door is broken and always remains slightly open, so a very cold wind came in. We left very quickly! A 10% “service fee” is added directly to the invoice! In our case £14!!!

Wonderful restaurant for dim sums and dinner. High quality food, very friendly and helpful staffs.london Chinatown best.

When in Europe, you have to lower your expectations for Asian food, or be prepared to spend a lot of money. For London, this was a perfectly acceptable dim sum experience, especially in Soho. The majority of Chinatown caters to tourists and white people, and this isn't a lot different. However, when we visited, everyone inside was Asian, which is a good sign. Even single people having a quick lunch. I'd been dying for dim sum for months since it is unavilable where I currently live. We have tried many of the restaurants in Chintatown and none have been particularly good. So, this was just a spontaneous choice as it didn't seem very full of people and the menu was what we were hoping for. Service was good; very friendly. Food came quickly and without any issues. All the food was mostly good. The fried rice was flavourful, the beef cheung fun were large and filled the exact amount I like, and the char siu so were excellent. The scallop dumplings were pretty bland unfortunately, and the har gow was mediocre according to my wife. I wanted to have the wu gok (it is my favourite) but for some reason here they put shrimp in it, and I really hate prawns. Prices are on the higher end, which was somewhat expected. It was acceptable dim sum for London. I would probably return if I am in Soho and craving some.

Will definitely go back, the food was yummy, can't go wong with Chinese food. Will definitely go back highly recommend once in china town do pay them a visit.

The ribs with Mandarin sauce were soooo good!

I feel like I was fried, oily food which came veryyyy quickly

DONT GO THERE!! OILY CHEAP FOOD FOR EXPENSIVE PRICES

It seems that it used to be called Jade Garden Hotel. Have been visiting. But it was very old before, but now it has been renamed and renovated. Very clean and beautiful. Recommend the Thai chicken feet, as delicious as ever. The rest of the snacks are also good. It tasted just right when I ate it on the spot, but it was a bit salty when I took it home and took it home. So it's still a bit salty for the restaurant. recommend!

The only thing that pleased us about this restaurant was that there were free seats at 14.15. We were quickly seated and brought menus and water. The portions are tiny, the chicken soup with mushrooms was about half a glass, half of which was onions and carrots. Although the soup itself was delicious. Beef dumplings made a strange impression; the dough in them was separate from the meat and lay like a ribbon next to it. The portion is again tiny. The service was fast but unfriendly.

Service is great, and the staff are really accommodating with children too. The dim sum is good, but I don’t really care for much much of the rest of the menu. The soup in particular were a bit flavourless.

We were 3 , and asked to have a larger table, and were told it was reserved... No one ever showed, terrible customer service, never again

This restaurant has contracted the “rush out” syndrome. Meaning that before you even finish your meal, you’ll have a card reader in front of you. Obviously not paying service charge in these instances. For all restaurant managers: your customers are paying for an experience, not just the food.

Decent dim sum. Appalling service

My favourite chinese restaurant in London - previously called “jade garden”. Dim sum menu is extensive. Only 8 (fried/steam) dishes are vegan - so it can feel rather tedious. But there are plenty of other plant based dishes if you like spicy food or want to order something with rice or noodles. The service is super fast- the servers are helpful. The bathroom is very narrow and busy to get to and from. It is children friendly. Quietest time without queue is 12-12.40pm and after 3.30pm-5pm for dim sum menu. Menus are displayed in both chinese and English I would recommend this restaurant to everyone. The food is authentic and well cooked. The best dim sum location in China town. Not wheelchair friendly (definitely not - bathroom wise)

I had the pleasure of dining at Orient London in Piccadilly, and the experience was nothing short of spectacular. From the moment we walked in, the staff greeted us with warmth and friendliness, making us feel instantly welcome. Their attention to detail and willingness to accommodate any request with a smile left a lasting impression. As for the food, there are simply not enough words to describe the culinary excellence they offer. Every dish we tried was perfectly prepared, featuring fresh ingredients of the highest quality. The flavors were well-balanced, authentic, and utterly delicious. The menu boasts a wide variety of dishes that showcase the best of traditional Chinese cuisine, with a modern twist that makes it even more appealing. It’s clear that Orient London is not just about offering delicious food, but about providing a complete dining experience, with a cozy atmosphere and impeccable service. It’s a place I will undoubtedly return to, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a first-class dining experience in the heart of London.

Orient London is a true culinary gem in the heart of the capital, offering a dining experience that fuses the best of Chinese cuisine with a contemporary twist. From the moment you walk in, the warm and elegant atmosphere envelops you, setting you up for a memorable evening. The menu is a masterpiece that stands out for its authenticity and variety. Each dish is carefully prepared with fresh, high-quality ingredients. Dim sum is a must: delicate, perfectly cooked and impeccably presented. Among the main dishes, the crispy Peking-style duck is simply exquisite, with crispy golden skin and juicy meat that melts in your mouth. Service is another of the Orient London's strong points. The staff is friendly, attentive and always willing to offer recommendations based on the diner's preferences. Plus, their knowledge of the dishes is impressive, which adds a personalized touch to the experience. The restaurant's decoration combines traditional with modern, creating a sophisticated but cozy atmosphere, ideal for both an intimate dinner and a special group occasion. The location is excellent, making it a perfect destination for both locals and visitors looking for an authentic Chinese experience in London. In short, Orient London is more than a Chinese restaurant, it is a culinary destination that takes you on a journey through the authentic flavors of China, while continuing to surprise with contemporary touches. Perfect for those looking for quality, flavor and impeccable service.

I heard that it's delicious at every restaurant, so I ordered the noodles thinking it would be delicious, but the Chinese vermicelli didn't have any seasoning, so I gave it a 3/5. The dim sum is so ridiculously delicious and this much for this price? Are you giving me this? Enough to do it. It's a shame that you can only order dim sum until 4:45, but next time I go for lunch, I'm going to just eat dim sum. Cheongfun is really crazy. I don’t know anything else, but this is the best!

This place is a scam. Went with my colleagues and just noticed that on the bill they charged gratuity TWICE! A total of £95 of SERVICE CHARGE on a £450 bill. They managed to do this by charging once on the actual bill and then again on the card bill where the gratuity was applied ON TOP of the total that already had a £44.90 gratuity included! Watch out for this scam, or better yet, choose another place! Robbery in broad daylight.

One of my go to place for dim sum in Chinatown. Usually service is pretty good but we sat upstairs, which we have trouble getting service. They are not cheap but dim sum is delicious. They can get busy on weekend lunch. Nearest Tube Station - Leicester Square + Piccadilly Circus. Street Parking can be tricky.

Fresh, delicious food and wide range of dishes available. Particularly enjoyed the roast duck, house special fried rice and charcoal lava bun (sweet). Some dim sum casings felt slightly thicker than to my liking but still good. Service was overall efficient but at times slow. Second visit same month, I recommend the house special fried rice and mapo tofu 😍

Came here the first time with my friend and we just had some home style food. I quite like the lamb with tofu stick and would recommend it. Service and dinning experience was nice. Overall a pleasant experience.

Want to kick you out literally the second when you are done with your food. Still add 15% tips… there is absolutely no service

One of my favourite Chinese restaurants in London and I’ve tried quite a few. If you want to have something exquisite, try the Fried prawns with fruity sauce from the a la cart menu and the King prawn or beef cheung fun from the dim sum menu as starters. Won’t disappoint.

Well, Food was okay, but not more, seating, ambiente and service not good. We were a group of nine, first team mates had food and were already finished when the last ones got their dish.

We got the plain chong fun, chicken fried rice, spring rolls, kung pao chicken, and beef with green onion and chilis. Everything was very gold but we really loved the fried rice

Very very delicious!! The menu was too complicated and had no pictures, so I asked the staff for seafood rice noodles with soup, and it was really delicious. It was the best!!

The signature rice rolls have better barbecued pork flavor, the carrot cakes are generous but taste ordinary, and the steamed pork ribs with black bean sauce are very fresh. The food is generally good, the service is pretty good for London, the location is convenient, and the environment is clean and tidy.

I ordered a set menu for 2 people and it was really bad... Almost everything left... The price is expensive, the taste is not good, and the quantity is very small... I thought it was really a waste of money to go on a trip.

Terrible place to go! They gave us the small table for 3 people and didn’t let us change to 4 ppl size table. And the food was awful and service was too bad. They didn’t ask for any drinks even though we had sat for over 10 min

Dim sum had very little filling and the casing was too thick. The fried rice was very bland. Some of the dim sum was cold. When we asked to remove the discretionary service from the bill, we were told this was not allowed. We were disappointed.

Barbecued Pork and Sausage Noodle £5.8 Really lots of pieces of BBQ pork! The BBQ pork is not fatty and has the right flavour! Not greasy at all! The sausage noodle sauce is just right😍!

Puff pastry pineapple buns 🍍 £5.50 Made on site! Freshly baked pineapple buns! Knockout fluffy and sweet! The crust is golden and crispy! The fist-sized shape is so cute too!

Dim sum was nice we got an array to share which was tasty and affordable. The waitress with the short hair was slightly short with us, but over all it was an enjoyable experience.

Everything we ordered was excellent. Piping hot and very tasty. Service was also excellent.

Absolutely terrible service! The staff was rude, our food was burned and they were saying when it wasn’t when I tasted the burnt. Our treatment could have possible been linked to racism . But wouldn’t go back. Definitely don’t recommend

Terrible service from the staff, old lady named “omo” or so is very rude and tall guy in the restaurant too. Will not be going back there.

Terrible service, staff was very rude and could be linked to racism as we seemed to be the only ones getting such bad treatment, wouldn’t recommend

Great food really enjoyed it, we had crispy aromatic duck, crispy chilli beef & szechauan chicken, would definitely recommend 😋 Will be visiting again!

The best dim sum restaurant in London. Food was rlly nice and Price is reasonable. I’d recommend the prawn dumplings and the octopus. Would like to come back.

Ordered delivery and got food poisoning

Recommended Thai chicken feet, dry-fried beef river, and dry-pot chicken. The meat is very tender and the taste is no worse than at home. It's rare to encounter such good service in a European Cantonese restaurant. The waiter will take the initiative to make tea, ask about your needs, and introduce the dishes. I will definitely visit again when I go to London in the future!

I went to this restaurant with friends to have dim sum. The shrimp dumplings, BBQ pork buns, spare ribs, and sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaves were all delicious. The signature fried rice was very fragrant, and the black pepper beef was tender and authentic. We will definitely visit again.

This dim sum restaurant is well-known, and while visiting for the dim sum, we discovered their stir-fried dishes are also delicious. The black pepper beef was excellent, with the beef being exceptionally tender. The char siu and roast duck were well-marinated, with a crispy exterior and tender interior. The Cantonese dim sum is great no matter what you order, but I particularly recommend the prawn dumplings and the pearl chicken. We will definitely visit again.

CAME HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO MAY I SAY THE GOOD WAS BETTER THEN DELICIOUS! SERVICE WAS RAPID AND STAFF WERE FREINDLY CANT WAIT TO COME AGAIN !

I don’t really like Chinese food however I was in London china town and my friend told me that it would be ridiculous if we walked out of china town without trying the Chinese food. I didn’t have expectations even though my friend kept telling me that this restaurant has the best Chinese food. He was absolutely right! I just have no words! It was the best food I’ve had had! The prices were great and the staff was very nice and kind🥹 would definitely go there again!!!! 🥰🍜🍲

Great authentic Chinese food ! I will come back again!

We didn't want a buffet style chinese, we wanted it cooked freshly so we chose Orient in China Town. The service was officiant and the staff were polite. The food came out quickly. The food was hot and tasty! Not bad prices considering it's in London! Would definitely come again. They do add a £5 service charge so we didn't leave a tip.

I really miss Cantonese dim sum so much, so I searched on Xiaohongshu and found this highly popular tea restaurant in London's Chinatown. It's not without reason that this restaurant is so popular: there's a wide variety of choices, the taste is excellent, and the prices are affordable. No wonder there's always a line outside during meal times.

Authentic food, friendly staff. Recommend shrimp dumplings

The taste of Cantonese food is relatively authentic, the food is served very quickly, and the decoration environment is also good.

I‘v been London so many days, Me and my friends come to eat this chinese restaurant in chinatown. The taste is surprisingly delicious and the environment is super great!

I ordered shrimp dumplings, siomai, and barbecued pork buns, all of which are on par with domestic Cantonese cuisine! [Thai Style Boneless Chicken Feet] Sweet and sour, very appetizing, perfect as an appetizer [Curry Beef Brisket Pot] The beef is soft and delicious, the curry sauce is very rich, and it is a dish that goes well with rice. [Dry Fried Beef Fillet River] There is a lot of beef in it

My favourite dim sum in town. I usually include less well known choices from: Duck tongue, chicken feet, turnip cake etc. Have introduced several friends over the years and they’ve returned with their friends.

Great place for a good Hong Kong style weekend yum cha

This is one of the best chee cheong fun I've had in London! It was super silky, smooth, and soft. The pork belly was crispy, though it loses its crispiness quickly, so eat it fast. The lava custard bun wasn't very "lava" but still enjoyable. However, the egg tarts were disappointing as they were cold and had a tough base. The other steamed dim sum tasted good, though not outstanding. The service was generally good, though one staff member could have been better.

The Chinese restaurant has an extensive menu. It was difficult to choose a dish. It was a chicken dish, beef with black pepper, beef with black bean sauce and a duck dish. They were delicious dishes!

Very good place for authentic Dim Sum! Yummy

They rushed us out because they wanted to close 23 o’clock. Good was great tho.

One of the many restaurants in Chinatown. It's not an impressive taste, but it's a stable taste that never fails. I ordered from the waiter in Chinese, but he answered in English.

Really delicious and varied menu، in the heart of China Town but big enough to accommodate large families or work group outings!

Not as advertised!! Only a few dumplings available. Tried the prawn dumplings - not cooked thoroughly and pik buns had hardly any meat in. Beer out of stock apart from one type. Staff unfriendly

Rotton. Food arrived in about 2 minutes, basically just microwaved. Tasteless, both me and my partner felt ill after eating it. Temperature of all dishes was different. Staff seemed to do everything in their power to rush you out.

Worst service I've ever had in London. I've never felt like a restaurant wanted people to so bad.. and food was very basic. Don't bother with this place

Absolutely shocking service Food was sub par but really can not get over the attitude of the staff. As someone who dines out most nights and has done so in the last 4 weeks travelling this next to the larch at sky garden have both even met with a grave disappointment if you don't want to work don't let people walk in your doors. Strongly recommend anyone reading this review to take caution and go somewhere else it's not worth the money nor time. Mcdonalds workers have treated me with more respect and a smile and to be honest I bloody well wish that I'd got a dirty cheeseburger than to have a waitress roll her eyes and throw the food down on the table with a huff. The comment of "one more hour" as were paying the bill. I couldn't get out of there quick enough .

The egg tart is a must !!! One of my fav dim sum restaurant

Very impolite and unethical staff there. They open late but a staff pushed customer queuing and closing umbrella to enter. And said very bad words. Absolutely no confidence on this restaurant what those unethical staff made for customers. Worse restaurant staff ever met in the world in this restaurant!

Food was ok. The seaweed was very very salty. The scallops with asparagus had no taste, completely bland. Singapore noodles were lovely and a huge portion. The rice was good and so was the sweet and sour chicken Cantonese style. Service was ok apart from one person who acted like he couldn’t be bothered with us. Great location, lots to see out of the window and ideal for Leicester Square/Piccadilly. Reasonably priced for where it is. I’d go there again.

The service is very good and the price-performance ratio is pretty good. For snacks, I highly recommend the black pepper chicken feet (salty and slightly spicy), steamed siomai with crab roe (fresh!), and the Thai boneless chicken feet are also delicious, spicy and sour to appetize. There are three types of siu mei, suitable for those who have difficulty choosing!