Joy King Lau

Joy King Lau is a dim sum restaurant Chinatown located in United Kingdom.

8 / 10
326
ratings
  • Phone

    +44 20 7437 1132

  • Website

    joykinglau.com

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  • Type

    Dim Sum Restaurant

Address

3 Leicester St (Lisle St) Chinatown Greater London WC2H 7BL United Kingdom

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. MasterCard & American Express)
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Comments / 90


Keywords:

dim sum good for groups casual good dim lively egg tarts good for a quick meal great value prix fixe menu stir fry pork eggs cheung fun fried rice good for special occasions dinner lunch black bean sauce congee eel
Felicity Mould

This is by far the best Chinese I've had in London so far. The staff are great and they have a cheung fun menu that is solid! The green beans are a must and legit prawn fried rice . I will be back soon

Joan L.

The food is always good here no matter how many times you visit. I think I’ve eaten quite a few dishes and recommend this spot!

Ahmad Alfilimbany

Amazing place, very friendly staff . I recommend the fried wontons for appetizers . For main, Shredded beef , sweet and spicy Chicken & stir fried noodles with beef .

Levent Akgerman

Scallop Cheung Fun is unique in taste! Pork bun , duck tongue , duck feet all taste great! Hargau could taste a little better: chive/prawn/pork is delicious. Shumais are brilliant.

Annie S

The dim sum is the best. Prawn and tofu skin cheung fun is my new favourite. Char sui pork croquettes and custard buns also tops. Noodle dishes less interesting.

Suzie Zhante

I am Chinese and YES this is great Chinese food . But the service reminds me of United Airlines stewardess: dictatorship kind of service "you ask too much, they'll shoot you!" ????

Bijan Young

One of my original favorites but they've dropped in the rankings ages ago. Prawn dumplings (fried and steamed) were always great. More of a standard soho restaurant now.

Iunius Mardonius

Really good Dim Sum restaurant . Fast service , good flavours, quality! Nothing luxurious , but value for money ! Good way to be introduced to Dim Sum philosophy 7,5/10

Devin Moore

Cheung fun is off the hizook. Lovely find. Great dim sum , nice Sichuan and Cantonese menu. Whammy.

Liam

Doesn't look like much from the outside, but this is one of the most authentic Chinese restaurants I've ever been to! Definitely try the hot and sour soup .

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Good food & good service . Restaurant on several small floors so it’s a bit cramped & not so relaxing. Kind of place you want to eat and leave quick quickly

Jon Choo

One of the best dim sum joints in London. Get there early for lunch .

Kim Pham

Great dim sum (a la carte, not trolley service). The shu mai and cheung fun are perfect.

Asher Rapkin

The set dinners are generous without being excessive in size; delicious too! Expect ~£15 per person on the set meals . Don't be creeped out when they push you into the lift on entry, either.

Peggy Li

Love love love this place. The last turly authentic old Cantonese food in London. It is an institution itself

Hélène Huang

Nice service and friendly staff , food is fairly good by my overseas Hongkongese tastebuds, don't be scared by the oiliness that's standard Cantonese :-)

Phil Plückthun

The Dim Sum is always great. Even if the place is crowded the food is served very quickly. Never disappointed

Steve To

One of the very few traditional dim sum restaurants in West End, good value for money without costing an arm or leg. Our regular eatery for years.

Claire Taylor

Dim sum here is nice. Reasonable price and good selections. No list to mark off what you're having though so beware of overspending! Oh and teapots leak when pouring green tea . #jussayin

London London

Great Chinese food and service. Excellent dim sum in the day and fantastic food in the evening. There's three floors of seating in this place.

RacHeLLe S

Everything is so tasty especially their freshly baked egg tarts . Best restaurant in Chinatown.

Ahmad Alfilimbany

Pecking duck & crispy duck are amazing ????

unlobito

Amazing food but the portions are *huge*! Order your main dish first and order more food later on.

Petr Kohútek

One of the best chinese dishes I ever had! We had to wait a while before we were seated, but it was worth the waiting.

Gogi M

Amazing dim sum if you visit before 17:00.

Yasmine

Dim sum here is amazing and cheap ! Go for har gau and some crispy noodles . Unlimited refills of Chinese tea .

Alex Rozanski

The dim sum was really tasty: very silky and fluffy. Highly recommended!

Si Onara

Crispy pork on crispy noodles is just amazing!

Zan

Everything was good, until the waitress threw our bill on the table right after we finished our meal

Dee Yau

This place isn't anything to look at but the food's lovely & the service is excellent. My favourite dish is the eel in garlic & black bean sauce . I think the sago pudding is yummy too.... organised

Rachelle A

P2 Set Menu was excellent value and delish. The crispy seafood and duck pancakes were very tasty.

Joanna Flamm

Order the glutenous rice wrapped in a huge leaf!

Simran Dass

Super reasonably priced & delicious!

Chris

Traditionally English Chinese food , nice atmosphere and staff .

Phil Nom

Lovely steamed dim sum , no frills service, just perfect

Nick Johnson

When every other table is filled with Chinese people you know you're eating dim sum in the right place.

Juan Buis

Food, amazing. Service, ridiculously bad.

Allan Sheriff

Good dim sum . Loved it all apart from the Shanghai dumplings .

Laura Hockton De Castañeda

Best Dim sum--Have been going my entire life!

Fay Abdulhadi

Bleakh. This restaurant is MSG dowsed in oil with a side of whatever it is you think you ordered.

Jenkin A.

Always got space. Dece dimsum #1 backup for me to golden dragon #sorrynotsorry

Jeffrey James

Good selection of dim sum ! Quick & attentive service .

CJ Fuhrman

Dumpings are delicious. Try the veggie stir fry .

C. Jennifer Tae

Try the deep fried squid cake ! It's a must as a starter.

Charu Srivastava

Best dim sum I've had in London at excellent prices.

Marcia Lee

One of the best dimsum in Chinatown!

Mako Ruan

Good dim sum . The bill you receive will only have a total amount which includes 10% service already.

Csaba Orvos-Nagy

Be aware, 10% service charge is automatically added to the bill, and if you pay by card it will offer you the option to "give gratitude" too

Danielle Lancashire

The food was fabulous but the portion sizes are huge.

Jeremy Wells

Quite expensive for what it is... but convenient for a quick, pre-movie dinner .

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