Joy King Lau

We stayed at the W London and so this was right around the corner from us. It is steps off the beaten path but well worth it for the adventurer. We arrived soon after opening and were seated right away. I advise getting there early as they have a very small number of tables, which filled up quickly.
I grew up on and looove Dim Sum. It is the Chinese answer to brunch with a nice full hot pot of tea. We order the Bolay or Pu-Erh tea for its health benefits because this is what my YengYeng (grandmother in my father's side) would order. I like drinking this tea because I feel it helps cut through any fatty/greasy/ fried food.
On the white tablecloth, there is a typical menu along with a checklist for Dim Sum, where you mark the items you would like. On average, around €5.50 per dish. The staff quickly provided the hot tea and were eager to take our checklist of goodies.
The first item to arrive was our egg custard tart. This arrived warm which was nice. This had a nice flaky crust (my favorite) with a not too sweet custard. You do have to ask for any condiments and I always have hot chili oil and soy sauce with my Dim Sum. The next dish to arrive is my husband's favorite, which is the Pan Fried Turnip Paste with pork and shrimp (The English description is not very appetizing but is similar to potato latkes, I think). The edges were very crispy and nicely browned with the inside being very creamy. The cooking technique was perfect. My only minor disappointment for this dish was the lack of dried shrimp and sausage bits that I normally would find in this dish. Otherwise, still delicious when dipped into the hot chili oil mixed with soy sauce.
The deep fried Savory Pork and Shrimp Croquettes for €5 was perfectly cooked as well. If you like the texture of mochi, this may be the dish for you. The outside was light and crispy from being deep fried. The chewy white ground rice enveloped a minced pork and shrimp filling. Lovely.
I have eaten many a steamed or baked BBQ pork bao. However, not having Dim Sum for several years, my expectations were very high. As soon as I picked up the steaming hot bao, I knew it was going to be good. Why? Because, the texture of the bao was so light and fluffy not only in my hand, but in my mouth as well. An epic BBQ pork bao!
The tables were clean with white tablecloths. The walls were painted a nice soft color accented by large Asian art on the walls that created a lovely and appropriate environment for their very authentic food. You could feel the satisfaction of everyone eating in the room, including me and hubby. Enjoy.

Worst Chinese food I have ever had. Ordered the Kung Pao Chicken. It was not Kung Pao. It was gritty. The egg fried rice was ok, until I crunched on an eggshell.
The service was rude....even by London standards. From the greeter that didn't greet, just shouted "how many?!" To the waitress who didn't crack a smile.
The prices are almost as disgusting as the food and service. I do not like to write bad reviews but I felt completely misled by the 4star rating on this app. Something's fishy and I wanted to warn others not to waste their money here.

Chinese restaurants are not known for their service especially busy ones like this.

The dim sum is quite alright but I have tried a few dim sum places in Chinatown and they all tastes alright so don't bother queuing up for it if there's a huge queue, anyone in Chinatown would do tbh.

Highlight was their wine. It wasn't bad at all and it was a good pour - they charged around 6 quid for it which is very surprising.

Other than that, nothing really special. We ordered not too much but end up paying around 23 pp so not the cheapest.

Multi-level restaurant in Chinatown/Leicester Square. They were somewhat busy for dinner on a weekend. A good extensive menu. We ordered white rice, Asian veggie, brisket pot, and salt and pepper porkchop. Food came out at a good place. Servers were really nice and spoke English, Cantonese, and Chinese Mandarin. Food was really good, slightly on the pricier side compare to USA.

Mapo tofu is good. The clay pot chicken is bad. It is not even in the clay pot. There is almost no service, but they charge default high tips. Crazy expensive. 6＋pounds for each bowl of rice.

The Chinatown in London is so lit! Many places had long lines. Luckily this place didn't so we stopped by for a light dinner. We ordered the Cantonese style duck and a vegetable dish. The duck was quite tasty with lots of fatty skin, but the pieces didn't have much meat on them. The veggies were nice and garlicky. Huge portion of veggies. Food came super quick.

We were working in Leicester Square and had a craving for an easy lunch that wasn't going to weigh us down. The reviews looked great for Joy King Lau and I'm glad we stumbled across it.

It was still busy for a Thursday at 2pm, but there was additional seating upstairs we were able to be seated at. The restaurant was buzzing, but I could tell from the decor and table settings we were in for a for a good meal.

The service was quick and you select your dishes on a piece of paper. We went with a variety of steamed dumplings, a chicken noodle dish and a vegetables with garlic / oyster sauce. Everything came out quickly, piping hot and delicious.

If you're looking for a quick and delicious meal slightly away from the tourist trappings of Leicester Square this is the spot.

Food was a solid 3.5 stars. The crispy beef is one of my favorite Chinese dishes. Asked for dishes that had no shrimp in them due to someone being allergic. Fried rice came with shrimp when I had asked twice for no shrimp. The attitude was just eat around it. If you have severe food allergies I don't recommend this restaurant.

EXCELLENT! ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT! Four of us went to celebrate lunar new year and could not have asked for a better experience. We were seated very quickly despite our mid/large party. We were expecting to wait a while due to the holiday and we're pleasantly surprised when the wait was so short. We ordered Set menu B, a bottle of sake for the table and a small order of assorted dim sum. Everything we ate was INCREDIBLE. If I could give six stars I would. The courses were very well paced and the staff was kind and respectful.

We couldn't be more happy and are excited to return soon.

Whenever we travel to London, a meal at Joy King Lau is mandatory! We were afraid it had closed but disclovered last week that it is OPEN. As always, everything was fresh and delicious. Our favorite dishes are the salt and pepper prawns, aubergine with garlic sauce and the 3 meat roast. The roasts are pork belly, char sui and duck...so flavorful and moist. We will be back in December!!!!