China Tang

Ein China-​Restaurant, wie es im Buche steht. Allerdings befindet man sich nicht in einer deutschen Innenstadt, sondern in einem DER Luxushotels von London. Die Preise sind daher etwas gehoben. Die Küche soll es auch sein. So habe ich irgendwo gelesen, das China Tang solle die beste kantonesische Küche außerhalb Chinas servieren. Darüber ein endgültiges Urteil zu fallen, scheint mir unmöglich, aufgrund der riesigen Speisenauswahl.
Ich bestellte Abalone-​Reis (sehr schöner «Wok-​Taste», ansonsten etwas fad) und die berühmte «Crispy Duck», die übrigens ohne Beilagen und in sehr verhaltener Portionsgröße an den Tisch kommt.
Geschmacklich ist sie sensationell und man kann sie keineswegs mit den Enten in deutschen China-​Restaurants vergleichen!

We go often to this beautifully decorated restaurant in the basement of the Dorchester. It’s like stepping back in time to an extraordinarily elegant period of China’s history. More importantly the food is the best Chinese food in London, the Peking duck is perfect! The service is extremely professional. It’s always a great place for office Christmas parties which we have done many times and I’ve even had a birthday party in the private room. We are fans, but only because it’s a fabulous place to treat yourself!

This was a new one for me — and a very posh and yup plush one! It is a fancy upscale Chinese restaurant and bar located downstairs in The Dorchester (swish!). Fantastic, eclectic crowd, you will get to see a lot of crazy rich looking people and perhaps even a celebrity or two. Very good duck and cocktail selection. Just only go if you’re feeling particularly flush as boy is it pricey!

I only have one thing to say! Peking Duck! Beautiful restaurant and fantastic service! A great dining experience :)

Very good chinese food. An utterly beautiful restaraunt, very good service, beautiful food. Highly recommended place for a chinese meal.

This got great reviews, but our experience was one of mediocre food, inattentive wait staff, loud, noisy and forgotten orders. Completely unimpressive.

I can’t say enough good things about this place. Amazing bartenders and excellent people watching. Celebrities stop in from time to time and the bathroom is my favorite in all of London.

Truly unimpressed by China Tang.
We were considering having a work party at China Tang so we went for a tasting and man am I glad we had a test run before booking the event here.
The food was at best mediocre. Certainly nothing stands out in my mind (except for the truly disappointing and deeply upsetting pork buns) and absolutely nothing came close to knocking my socks off. It felt like Chinese food that you could get anywhere and was certainly not quality, unique Chinese food to match the exorbitant prices.
The wine list was also shockingly expensive. Of course I understand this restaurant is in the Dorchester and most clientele are probably less price sensitive, but with the cheapest bottle costing around 60 pounds, I was disgruntled needless to say.
I’d also note the service was abysmal. You would think that given we were considering booking a large event at this venue we might receive an exceptional level of service (if only to secure the booking), but we were ignored all night and struggled to flag anyone’s attention.
I’d never return to China Tang on my own dime let alone on my company’s dime. Be warned!

Great atmosphere and décor, just above average food, long pricey wine list. The bar was the highlight, perfect for a quiet drink on a Saturday evening. Will definitely visit again.

I think going at 9:30 pm on a Sunday isn’t going to yield to best results. YMMV but I wasn’t impressed by the food or presentation.

The food is good but not world class. The location and the rooms however is. Go there to it will but sense the life of luxury and decadence! We had the meat mix, spareribs and noodle with a nice medium priced wine. But the waiter was highly attentive to our needs and the bar before the food had the good old classy atmosphere you can’t buy.

One of the best Chinese restuarants in London! The food never fails to impress me. The duck is excellent. I must make a special shout out to Stuart (not sure what his Chinese name is) who is one of the waiters. He is extremely helpful when ordering and has been working there for over a decade.

This has to officially be the worst dining experience I have had to date, and perhaps the worst Asian cuisine I have eaten, even when compared to late night take aways after a student night out.
I went there with a number of guests, we booked a restaurant table but they were not ready when we arrived so they seated us in the bar while we waited. They then forgot all together that we had booked a table in the restaurant, took our orders and even began to serve us our starters while still in the bar.
When we told them about their error, they were not in the slightest bit polite, instead they were rude beyond belief. they sat us down at a table and no sooner had we all sat down did they tell us we were sitting at the wrong table and needed to move.
Not the slightest hint of a please or a sorry. When we were served our starters which was supposed to be a selection of different dumplings to share, we were served each plate of 4 dumplings at 10 minute intervals so we were starving during the 50 minute ordeal.
Then we made the huge mistake of ordering duck cooked 2 ways, first serving of duck with pancakes was fine, but second serving of tiny flecks of duck in greasy overcooked noodles was a disaster.
We were not made to feel welcome by the staff, the food was not up to standard, and it left a large hole in our wallets.
I would not recommend a visit.

The service was excellent, and the staff was very friendly. The food was nothing to write home about though. I started out with the Double mushroom soup which was good, but not excellent. The pepper beef, which was recommended to me, was cooked perfectly but the flavor was bland except for the overwhelming taste of pepper (i like pepper but i also wanted to taste the beef). The warm chocolate pudding dessert was good but it was just a a gooey chocolate lava cake, and i’ve made this at home before and it’s just as good. Lastly the Mohito tasted a bit like a sugary Robitussen.
If you want to go to a place that has incredible service, and overpriced food and drink, this is the place. Otherwise, you can find something tastier a couple of miles away in ChinaTown next to Leicester Square

First off let me just say that the food deserves 4 stars, but there is a reason that I’m giving this just 3 stars. The service isn’t very good at all.
I expected so much more from the Dorchester.
At an upscale restaurant you normally get service as if you were their only customer. The staff is attentive and affectionate. Always at your beck and call. Well at China Tang they treated us as if we weren’t there, as if we weren’t special, and as if we were invisible. In fact the only time they really paid attention to us was when they brought us our food. We had to ask to have our wine and water poured instead of them always making sure that our glass was full, and even to order we had to hunt a waiter down. Ridiculous!
But like I said before, the food was delicious! So I can’t complain about that. I would recommend only for the quality of the food, but as for the service, I won’t be back.

China Tang is the only Chinese restaurant in London that comes close to the Chinese restaurants back home, in LA, OC, and San Diego.
The two-​course Peking duck dish was well done. The chilli prawns was ordinary but the braised pork belly with fermented vegetables made up for it twice over. The pork belly dish was well seasoned, smoky with intense flavour and aroma. The noodle dish was just ok but the fried rice was a good companion to the salty dishes.
Other things of note:
The wine list is extensive.
The bar area is great.
The décor is interestingly sparkly.
It is dressy and pricey but if you want Chinese food at the Dorchester, you know what you’re getting into.
I imagine they do dim sum pretty well here.

really dressy for a chinese restaurant but appreciated the menu. duck was actually really good, scallops were fresh, prawns had a nice lightly peppered crispy coat. GREAT wine list.
was it knock my socks off like food in beijing or shanghai? probably not. and in truth, i prefer a more homestyle experience when it comes to chinese food. so all in all, china tang is a fantastic restaurant for a dress-​up chinese meal.

Das China Tang hatte den Ruf das beste chinesischen Restaurants in London zu sein. Nun ja es ist vom Ambiente her sehr schön eingerichtet, die Stimmung ist sehr exclusiv, das Essen ist lecker, der Service sehr nett und die Preise sehr hoch! Alles in Allem ein sehr gutes und exclusives Restaurant!

China Tang was a disappointing experience.
I have been to the Dorchester before and have been very impressed by their level of service. That is why the lunch i had here, at the Chinese restaurant at Dorchester, was a let-​down.
We opted for the set lunch. On the face of it, the offer was very attractive. Two dim-​sum baskets, one plate of rice noodles (chicken, pork or vegetables) and a drink (wine, jasmine tea or tsing tao, a chinese beer) for only £15.
The dim-​sums were good … and we got a good variety since it was a mixed basket. Then we got the noodles. On asking for the second basket of dim-​sums they gave us the most outrageous of excuses. They said that its mentioned as two baskets because the menu was for a minimum of 2 people. It wasn’t mentioned anywhere that the set-​lunch was for at-​least 2 people. Even if it were, the menu is supposed to be per-​person right? Especially since the other courses and the prices are like that. Such an obvious deceit was not expected at the Dorchester.
The pork noodles that i got was very good, with a lot of gravy. The chicken that my friend got was crispy, but equally good. But the portions were small … much like starter portions. Combined with two baskets of dim-​sums, it would have been a proper, filling meal. But sadly that was not what we got.
The good food and the stunning décor makes me want to come back again. But i strongly recommend anyone dining here to research the offers carefully beforehand.

Some of the best Chinese food in London. Great location, at the back of the Dorchester Hotel, and the restaurant bar is a good place to start the evening. Sure, you’ll pay a lot for the food and drink here, but it’s worth it. The duck and the beef were the two highlights, and a good selection of wine. You can easily spend £100−150 per person so be prepared.
Certainly recommend for special occasions.

One of the best peking ducks I have ever had. Chef Ringo does his duck just like they have been doing it for thousands of years. The setting is also opulent just like the hotel. Yes, this is pricey Chinese food, but worth every penny. The also make a mean Gin and Tonic.

GRIM.
From the moment we walked in to the time we left, I cannot describe quite how disappointed we were.
First impressions: not the fun crowd we had expected. The seats were far too close together and very uncomfortable. My wife needed two additional cushions other guests just sat perched, unable to lean back! Oh, and no nibbles were served with our drinks.
The food was undeniably good. But not exceptional. The most shocking part of our experience was that we asked for Peking duck to start with, an interim course of steamed fish and some rice, followed by peppered beef, a second duck dish, with a couple of vegetable dishes (asparagus, bean curd). After the Peking duck, sure enough they brought the steamed fish. But they brought the beef too. Not wanting to make a scene at that stage, we simply asked the waiter to leave some time before bringing the remainder of the dishes. They still proceeded to bring ALL the other food too. So we spoke to the supervisor who was passing by. I still cannot believe that she offered either to put lids on some of the dishes while we ate the fish or to take the food away and keep it warm for us!
We asked to speak with the manager and insisted the dishes were removed and freshly prepared food served to us later.
I would expect the average local Chinese restaurant not to serve two diners six carefully prepared (and expensive) dishes simultaneously (on a small table in an air-​conditioned room), without checking that this was indeed how they wished the food to arrive. When customers have clearly requested otherwise, this is unforgivable. And when the error is pointed out, the solution should be swift and appropriate.
We left feeling completely ripped-​off.
I have eaten and entertained at Hakkasan countless times and have always left satisfied. If you’re looking for somewhere more intimate, try Hunan.