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What diners said about this restaurant:
Fai C. • 1 review
15 September 2024
4/10Unfortunately rude and non attentive staffing mixed with food that was sporadic at best. Finished all the dim sum before noodles arrived... had to wait around and wasn't able to cancel.
Janet V. • 3 reviews
18 August 2024
9/10Yummy and authentic dim sum. Fab place for family gathering.
Joy King Lau • Owner
thank you very much for chose meal here👍🏻
Marcus B. • 1 review
17 August 2024
4/10Staff were rude. Food ok but nothing special and not worth waiting for.
Grace W. • 2 reviews
15 August 2024
7.5/10good dim sum
Andree S. • 1 review
6 August 2024
5/10The food was okay. The shrimp dumplings were delicious but everything else we had - duck with pancakes, pork dumplings, crispy fried beef, shumai - was pretty mediocre. Pancakes were cold. Beers were served without a glass. Service seemed inexperienced (though the manager did step in to help a few times). Will not return.
Linda W. • 2 reviews
4 August 2024
9.5/10Delicious Dimsum
Caroline B. • 1 review
31 July 2024
10/10I was so glad I had booked this delightful Chinese restaurant for an early evening meal after the theatre as it was a hot day & the air conditioning helped us cool down inside a very pleasant white table clothed & not cramped room, delicious food & attentive staff .
malcolm F. • 1 review
29 July 2024
10/10We travelled from devon for the day and chose JKL for lunch from the web site. We do not often go to London and find a lot of Soho chinese restaurants bland and food being mediocre .We had a friend with us who enjoyed the lunch and happy to go back (he is 82 years of age and fussy about the food ) We recommend JKL and on our next trip London we shall eat there again.
Cait S. • 2 reviews
30 July 2024
2/10I’ve always enjoyed this restaurant and recommend it to friends but tonight the food was mediocre and the service was terrible. A long time after finishing our meal we asked the waiter for the bill. We waited a long time and then got up to stand by the door ready to pay. After a while we spotted our waiter and asked to pay. He hold us to wait. I said he had been waiting and we wanted to pay and leave. He continued taking out the bins and then brought our bill. As we took a moment to decide how to pay, the waiter said he didn’t think we were in such a hurry as we had time to discuss payment. I asked him to repeat what he said which he did. I was outraged that he would be so rude after the poor service we had received. It’s disappointing as I’ve always liked this restaurant. I won’t be returning.
Michael K. • 1 review
24 July 2024
10/10The location is convient, the environment is very spacious, service is great and fast, the food had large portions, the food is authentic Chinese food.
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Thanujah M. • 1 review
14 July 2024
5.5/10Afraid the food is not as good as it was before Covid :( The staff were also rude and not accommodating / not flexible. Not a pleasant experience at all. I used to frequent this restaurant every time I am in London but believe this would be my last.
John J. • 5 reviews
11 July 2024
10/10Great food as always. The staff very pleasant. We visit JOY King Lau every visit to London, would highly recommend 👌
Marlene C. • 1 review
12 July 2024
8.5/10Ordered share platter C which I believe is for 2 people. We all paid separately £38.47 x 4 each., was this correct?
Joy King Lau • Owner
hi the set menu c price is 31.50 per person plus 12.5%service charge it will be 35.4。
Jean Sophie K. • 1 review
6 July 2024
7.5/10The menu was quite limited for dimsum in the evening times. Was hoping for more... food was good.
Helen S. • 2 reviews
30 June 2024
10/10The staff were helpful and whilst the restaurant was busy, the atmosphere was pleasant and food arrived in a timely fashion.
Anna A. • 1 review
19 June 2024
10/10The service was quick and waiter was attentive. The food was lovely
Joy King Lau • Owner
thank you very much ,hope serve you again soon。
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Popular with London’s Chinese community, the 3-storey, Leicester Street restaurant has been a Chinatown mainstay since the 1990s. And, given its specials menu is in Chinese only, you know you’ll be getting a true slice of authentic China.
3 Leicester Street, WC2H 7BL London
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