Zhonghua Snacks

Delicious dumplings and noodle dishes for reasonable prices! It’s tiny so we have sometimes not made it in. They’re very accommodating and we have managed to squeeze in groups of up to 10 in here. The food can sometimes take a while to come out so don’t go when you’re in a rush.

First off this place has really good food! So this rating is not indicative of the taste of the food. This place is also very cheap for what you get. However, for whatever reason the day that a friend and I visited, the service was terrible.
We arrived at around 2 PM which I understand is late for lunch. We selected an order of dumplings and 3 barbecue pork buns and we each ordered noodles. The pork buns came first and were quite good. We then waited nearly 20 minutes before our dumplings arrived (the restaurant was not busy and only one other table was dining at the same time as us). Our dumplings were great and worth the wait! However we waited nearly 45 minutes before asking about the status of our noodles. We were told they forgot about our order… They brought out my friend’s noodles 10 minutes later. Nearly 20 minutes later I still didn’t not receive my noodles so I asked again and they then made mine once I clarified that we did not receive what we ordered despite the fact that they wrote it on the receipt! Once I finally received my noodles I was very pleased. Good quantity and very spicy!
Overall great food! Unsatisfactory service.

Nice won-​ton soup and a decent pork bun. Not excellent, but I’d go back

Craved some Chinese food, got horribly lost on the way here but definitely worth it! Cheap, good, happy. Got some seasoned cucumbers, the shrimp wonton soup, and got a tea egg to go. Perfect. Portion size a little small for a hungry girl, but still awesome. Cash only!
Also, as an American from out of town, appreciated the free WiFi!

This place is perfect for what you get — filling, inexpensive snacks. We came for the dumplings (I had the shrimp, he had pork and Chinese chive) but tried a vegetarian steamed bun while we were there. Everything was excellent. It is only a short walk from the Grafton and was empty when we showed up (almost 7pm on a Sunday night), but they had a steady stream of people coming in for takeaway while we ate.
The service was friendly, food was fast, and we left satisfied. Will definitely be back again.

What a fantastic little place not too far out of the way. The beef noodle soup is wonderful — tender slices of beef, rich broth that’s not too salty, perfectly cooked noodles and generous portions. The dumplings are equally nice. I would definitely recommend the steamed lamb and cumin dumplings, but I have to admit I was eyeing some of the pan friend ones with envy.
BBQ pork bao are worth an order; the fillings on both types of bao we tried were spot on, but the bao was a little bit dry. Cold cucumber appetizer is a bit salty.
Staff is polite and service is quick. Will definitely be going back!

Thanks to the Guardian’s Tony Naylor for identifying this spot; traveling from NYC and definitely trying to avoid chain restaurants. This was a total win, affordable, excellent taste/​quality, and friendly. (No bathroom, though…)

This is dumplings as good as it gets. and the small busy room with the seating areas extending directly in to the kitchen areas — where the dumplings are hand made while you eat — makes this a really fine and authentic experience. I does almost feel like stepping out of Cambridge and in to a small part of china.
We had two types of dumplings (lamb and Tofu) as well as some fresh sticks of cucumber and some cold cut beef. all of the four little dishes were amazing.
the five starts is not necessarily to reflect this is a top of the line restaurant as such — it reflect that this is dumplings as good as it gets and the kind of place you would want to eat them.
So if dumplings is what you want and you are in Cambridge this would be my choice for sure!

Great food and really great value for money! Basic interior but don’t let that fool you, the food is amazing!!!

I went to Cambridge for a day trip and tried this place out and was delicious! Word has definitely spread about this joint as we did have to wait approximately 15 minutes. It was bustling with people but the service was really good. I ordered the tender beef noodles, pork and chive dumplings, steamed pork bun, marinated egg and diced fried pork noodles. They were all delcious! I walked out extremely full and couldn’t eat for the rest of the day. The dishes are cheap, the service is good and the food is great. The dumplings were my favourite and would recommened them as a must have! This is the type of place I need in London. I’d be there all the time if it was close to home.

Just moved to England from the states. Not really knowing the area and because Unilocal is not big here I hope I can start a trend.
Anyways just had the beef noodle soup which just rocked. The steamed bun that was great as well. I’m looking forward to coming back and trying more things here. Well done!

Being an American in Cambridge has it’s disadvantages. One is being poor compared to the average Englishman/​woman. The other is not knowing where to go for good food since there aren’t much Unilocalers out here.
If you fit into one of these, then I’m here to help.
This is hands-​down best Chinese in Cambridge. Had the best wonton of my life here for only £5. Also ordered the braised tender beef in soup (£5) and the steamed bread w BBQ pork filling (£1.50). Open every day except Tuesday till 9p.
Would definitely recommend this place to anyone and everyone. Unless you are made out of noodles. In that case, you will be slurped!

Handmade. Authentic. Reminiscent of home. Juicy dumplings and QQ handmade noodles. (Don’t know how to translate ‘QQ’ from Chinese into English but the Chinese/​Taiwanese folks will know what I mean… chewy but melts in your mouth at the same time.) Not going to say more because I’ve already written a review about this place and posted food photos on
, but I would say it’s definitely worth going to. The prices are decent too – typically 12 dumplings for 5 pounds.