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| Chinese restaurant on Queensway in [[Locale Bayswater|Bayswater]], offering good dim sum. It's part of [[Category Royal China|a small chain]]. |
Chinese restaurant in Bayswater, offering good dim sum. It's part of [[Category Royal China|a small chain]]. |
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[[Kake]], [[Nick]] and various Perl mongers visited on a Thursday lunchtime in November 2007. Tthere was no trouble seating us when we arrived around 1pm. Highlights of the menu included the roast pork puffs (£2.40), gorgeously flaky and light pastry with no cloying lardiness; and the steamed prawn and chive dumplings (£2.85). Teapots were refilled promptly. They didn't offer us a choice of tea, but apparently there is one, so it might be worth asking. The jasmine tea we were given by default was pretty good though. |
We visited on a Thursday lunchtime (1pm) and there was no trouble seating us. Highlights of the menu included the roast pork puffs (£2.40), gorgeously flaky and light pastry with no cloying lardiness; and the steamed prawn and chive dumplings (£2.85). Teapots were refilled promptly. They didn't offer us a choice of tea, but apparently there is one, so it might be worth asking. The jasmine tea we were given by default was pretty good though. |
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As of October 2016, dim sum is served noon-5pm Mon-Sat and 11am-5pm Sun. Bookings for dim sum used to be taken Mon-Fri only (not Bank Holidays); we're not sure if this is still the case. |
Dim sum is served noon-5pm Mon-Sat and 11am-5pm Sun. Bookings for dim sum are taken Mon-Fri only (not Bank Holidays). |
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* [http://www.andyhayler.com/restaurant/royal-china-queensway Andy Hayler's review] * [http://londoneater.com/2008/09/04/review-royal-china-dim-sum/ London Eater review] * [http://genuiness.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/royal-china-queensway-review/ gen.u.ine.ness review] * [http://gourmettraveller.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/dim-sum-lunch-at-royal-china/ Gourmet Traveller review] * [http://www.chowhound.com/post/dim-sum-royal-china-queensway-london-queensway-sightings-673534 Chowhound thread] * [http://www.chowhound.com/post/dim-sum-royal-china-bayswater-london-733663 Another Chowhound thread] * [http://www.thelondonfoodie.co.uk/2009/12/best-dim-sum-in-london-royal-china.html London Foodie review] * [http://www.northsouthfood.com/royal-china-queensway/ North/South Food review] * [https://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/royal-china-london-2 Yelp comments] |
* [http://www.andyhayler.com/show_restaurant.asp?id=271 Andy Hayler's review] |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Nick]], [[Leon]] and two Andreas, May 2008. Opening hours and dim sum times taken from the Royal China website, October 2016.</div> |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited 1 November 2007 by [[Kake]], [[Nick]], and a number of other London Perlmongers. Dim sum times taken from menu in window on that visit. Opening hours taken from sign in window on that visit and confirmed via the Royal China website.</div> |
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summary='Chinese restaurant in Queensway in Bayswater, offering good dim sum.' website='[http://www.dsgninc.co.uk/royalchina/index_3.html dsgninc.co.uk]' website='http://www.royalchinagroup.co.uk/rcqw.html' |
summary='Chinese restaurant in Bayswater, offering good dim sum.' website='[http://www.dsgninc.co.uk/royalchina/index_3.html dsgninc.co.uk]' website='http://www.royalchinagroup.co.uk/rcqw.html' |
Chinese restaurant in Bayswater, offering good dim sum. It's part of a small chain.
There's a decent enough waiting area just inside at the front, and it's pretty nice inside; lots of mirrors, including mirrored pillars around the edges to provide relative privacy without pokiness. They have nice circular tables with lazy Susans in the middle to make it easy to share dishes. Some of the tables are suitable for large groups; we had ten people sat comfortably at ours.
We visited on a Thursday lunchtime (1pm) and there was no trouble seating us. Highlights of the menu included the roast pork puffs (£2.40), gorgeously flaky and light pastry with no cloying lardiness; and the steamed prawn and chive dumplings (£2.85). Teapots were refilled promptly. They didn't offer us a choice of tea, but apparently there is one, so it might be worth asking. The jasmine tea we were given by default was pretty good though.
We ended up paying £10/person for those who didn't drink and £15/person for those who had a beer or two.
Dim sum is served noon-5pm Mon-Sat and 11am-5pm Sun. Bookings for dim sum are taken Mon-Fri only (not Bank Holidays).
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Last visited 1 November 2007 by Kake, Nick, and a number of other London Perlmongers. Dim sum times taken from menu in window on that visit. Opening hours taken from sign in window on that visit and confirmed via the Royal China website.
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