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Imperial China Restaurant, London
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Imperial China Restaurant

8.2/10
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25a Lisle St, WC2H 7BA London
Chinese
Average price £30

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Last update: December 2023
Chef’s special set menu B1 £25.8
This preset menu includes: First course + Second course + Third course + Fourth course + Fifth course

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Imperial China Restaurant, London
Imperial China Restaurant, London
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8.2/10
Very good622 reviews
8.4/10

Food

8.1/10

Service

7.9/10

Ambience

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What diners said about this restaurant:

Good value for money
Short waiting time
Moderate noise level
  • Kate C.1 review

    25 November 2023

    6/10

    Can’t fault the speed of the service. However the food was quite bland and greasy. Added to that we were put next to a table where lots of young children were dining. Except they weren’t dining all the time, they were running around and rolling on the carpet. Spoilt the whole experience for me. Parents - control your kids when you’re in public please!

  • Will B.1 review

    19 November 2023

    3/10

    I would not advise this place. The service is virtually non-existent and uninterested when it does appear, the food deeply mediocre and the bill high. It was a very disappointing experience for my son's 11th birthday. I would advise trying outisde Chintown for a good value and pleasant dining experience.

  • Melanie H.1 review

    11 November 2023

    10/10

    Great food and speedy service.

  • Amy U.1 review

    10 November 2023

    9/10

    The food is very good! Eking duck is moist and different from other Chinese restaurants. Lobster noodle is fresh and delicious!

  • Raymond H.1 review

    9 November 2023

    9.5/10

    Not been here for a while, now wonder why not. Food, service and general atmosphere were very good.

  • Louise B.7 reviews

    14 October 2023

    10/10

    Loved the food. We had dumplings and spring rolls, although the dumplings arrived halfway through the meal, but they were delicious. We also had the prawns where some of them are deep fried, and some of them aren’t, they were amazing. Chicken, chow mein, pork chops in salt and chilli (excellent), pork with cashew nuts and roast pork. The only thing I was surprised at was the roast pork was cold. Maybe that is purposeful, but I didn’t expect it, but it was still delicious. We also had an amazing bottle of rosé which was lovely. It was fairly expensive at £210 for five of us - three kids and two adults although we did have a bottle of wine and a beer and some soft drinks. I absolutely loved the meal, and we ate almost every morsel. I used to go here about 20 years ago, and I loved it then and I love it now! The service was very polite and attentive and very quick! Definitely recommend it as it is slightly tucked away. Very good quality food and it has got a little bit of poshness about it, if you like that sort of thing! Nice round tables with tablecloths, which I guess is not necessarily traditional, but it makes it special

  • Valerie R.1 review

    8 October 2023

    9.5/10

    I had been here once before with friends who come regularly so when we decided to met some visiting Australian friends Imperial. China seemed a good choice for a very tasty and authentic Dim Sum lunch. It did not disappoint - the restaurant is spacious and we were able to eat our lunch and chat without feeling we were on a conveyor belt which can happen in restaurants who are keen to cram in as many customers as possible. Service and food were great.

  • Jor C.18 reviews

    4 October 2023

    7.5/10

    Fair restaurant, a bit overpriced. The best part is that it's not crowded and a bit less obvious than the closer ones in Wardour street. Might be back, but not dying to do so.

  • Yvonne L.35 reviews

    23 September 2023

    9/10

    The best on the menu is the Crispy and Peking Duck with pancakes, and Roast Porkbelly (Charsiu)!

  • Tina P.1 review

    11 September 2023

    8.5/10

    Food was as expected and the service was good.

  • Jordi T.5 reviews

    9 September 2023

    8/10

    Food is excellent; however just sat down on a 3 pm reservation and were told kitchen would close 3 30 so "rush your orders" They should warn this upon reservation

  • James W.

    James W.3 reviews

    28 August 2023

    9/10

    Very enjoyable dim sum lunch, which was also reasonably priced at around £15 per person (only drinking green tea and no alcohol). Service was friendly and our food did not take long to arrive. Would certainly go back.

  • Alice N.1 review

    25 August 2023

    6.5/10

    There is a cocktail menu on the website but they dont do it when you get to the restaurant

  • Mike T.11 reviews

    24 August 2023

    7/10

    Nice entrance with a little bridge over a pool with carp. That probably used up the decor budget as it's a bit tired inside. Quick and efficient service, plenty of waiting staff. The food was all OK but nothing stood out

  • eric h.13 reviews

    22 August 2023

    10/10

    Friendly service from beginning to the end with a smile. Efficient and good quality service provided with good food. Love to go back again soon to try lunch dim sum.

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  • Tino H.1 review

    13 August 2023

    5/10

    Allowing a young child to blast their iPad at one of the tables wasn't great. Annoying. Parents not bothered at sound level. Food ok. Pricey for what it was. 5/10 this time.

  • Cornelius S.3 reviews

    11 August 2023

    6/10

    We ate around 7pm the restaurant was quit busy, I went with a friend I hadn’t seen for over 15 years so wanted to catch up. Unfortunately there was a large table of mixed couples, they sounded northern and were very loud and didn’t stop swearing. We ordered a set meal £35 each, the mixed starter was very small and tasteless, the duck wasn’t shredded at the table and in my option was under cooked and the mains were okay but the sweet and sour pork was over cooked. The environment was nice and the service was ok.

  • Keith J.1 review

    23 July 2023

    10/10

    Very friendly staff quick service and excellent food have used this restaurant several times with friends always a good experience

  • Jenny To1 review

    22 July 2023

    7.5/10

    Friendly waiter and waitresses. Food was good. Disappointed with wine serving. We asked for a second bottle of the same wine and the waitress gave us one very different and insisted only the packaging was different! They were from different country! Got the right one in the end. It did spoil our evening a bit!

  • Christian T.1 review

    14 July 2023

    9.5/10

    The restaurant offers authentic Chinese dishes. Perfect for families and groups. We always go here for food with big groups and never did they disappoint. They were even kind to give us a candle for the cakes of my friends who were celebrating their birthday.

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25a Lisle St, WC2H 7BA, London, United Kingdom

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Central London, Leicester Square, Soho & Chinatown, West End of London, ,

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