Four Seasons

I will not be returning here due to a blatantly dishonest, scheming waiter. He overcharged us by 20£ for a full portion of the duck, when we clearly ordered a half portion. When we pointed this out, without even looking at the bill, he immediately retorted «well I forgot to charge you for the two drinks, so we will call it even». The drinks were a total of 5£! It was clearly a prepared setup to raise the bill. Very shady!!! Not going to support this place anymore, lots of other nice food in the area.

Came here late around 9pm on a Sunday to celebrate Chinese New Year and feast on some food after a few beers locally. As with most Chinese restaurants don’t expect great customer service. It’s not their forte. Though you will get service charge added, so expect that.
We got the roasted duck, which it is famed for. I had many recommendations that this was THE place to get duck from in Chinatown. A whole one of course. They had unfortunately run out of crispy pork belly (another rec), so we settled from BBQ pork which was really good.
The duck was good. Fatty, juicy, though we kept it on the bone for flavour and this meant it was awkward to eat into. Duck is hard to cut like this, so the pieces er eaten eaten whole or bitten using hands.
Very nice overall.

I’ve always been skeptical about chinatown in London when it comes to food, because I’ve always been let down — until last night. Oh man — this is hands down the best duck in London — crispy, yet juicy, and the sauce is insanely good. Definitely recommend. Don’t go if you’re looking for a romantic ambience or a trendy location — but if you want no-​frills, delicious duck, then get down there. It’s incredibly reasonable, too.

I just want to say, WHAT?!
This place is bad, and not the kind of super-​cheap-​chinese-​restaurant-​bad, it is just plain bad. The interior and decoration is disgusting, everything is old and covered in dust. The table I sat at was slanting so much that I felt sea-​sick, it was slanting so much that it felt like I was in some kind of fun house at Disney land. But the worst part was that they did all the dishes behind me, yes right over my shoulder. The sound of plastic dishes clashing together was not pleasant at all. And when I thought it couldn’t get worse, I saw the waitress drop and pick up clean dish from the dirty floor and put it back on the «clean» pile again.
And then again when I thought it couldn’t get any worse, I got the most grumpy and angry looking waiter in the world, the only thing he said throughout my experience was «what do you want» and «thank you» (when we paid). Everything was rushed, the food came out fast but so did the check.
The food was very bland/​bad, everything was off, the char siu I ordered tasted like hot dog! But hey! the famous duck tasted OKAY!
I do not recommend this place at all!

I would put this place in the catagory of «another Chinese restaurant in China town» in general pretty unremarkable. The food was ok, the service was what you learn to expect in many «Chinese restaurants in China town» — sit, eat, leave… The latter at their insistence.
It’s supposed to be well known for their duck, it’s not my dish of choice but I tried it and it was good (very fatty, but I hear that’s the best part).
The restaurant is of a reasonable size and they maximize the number of seats which means your pretty close to the next table.
My personal opinion is the best Chinese restaurants aren’t in China town, but for quick eats this place meets the requirements.

This is the most disappointing meal I’ve had in a while. My friend and I were looking to grab a simple dinner in Chinatown, and when I looked up restaurant reviews, they were all around 3.5 stars out of 5 and I wondered how they could have all been so poor. There is nothing that is 4 stars or above. I’ve been here a few times to get barbecued meat or roast duck for takeaway, which somehow always managed to set me back £10−15, but it’s well regarded for having the best roast duck in London and the char siu and crispy pork belly was always solid too. It’s expensive, but on the bright side it’s the same price to eat in, so that is probably the best option at this restaurant. The other items on the menu were outrageously expensive — the highlight was that plates of seasonal vegetables will send you back £9, when clearly the cost at the supermarket next door would be something like £2. We got stir fried prawns with seasonal vegetables (which turned out to be broccoli, not even anything special) for £10, but at least there were prawns. We also got the crispy duck with pancakes, which was nice because we could order ¼ duck, which you can’t with the Peking duck, but the crispy duck was a dry, shredded, indistinguishable version of the normal glazed and juicy roast duck glory. I wouldn’t recommend it. The table next to us got the Peking duck and I had serious food envy. Our last dish was the young chow fried rice. The disappointing part about this was that it was served lukewarm. The whole meal costs us nearly £40 in total, which is terrible value and you should definitely be able to do much better in Chinatown. I might come here for the barbecued meat or roast duck takeaway, but it’s not worth your while to eat in.

Don’t come here expecting an intimate ambience, fine dining or good service. This is simply good Chinese food cooked for those in need of a Chinese fix, which is greatly appreciated if you’ve lived in Europe too long. The roast duck is absolutely divine; the skin is crispy and the fat melts in your mouth. The hot plate beef — I suggest the black pepper sauce — is also recommended. Finally, you can’t go wrong with some Yangzhou fried rice.

I don’t think I have felt more angry about a restaurant before, and I hardly ever write bad reviews, so when I give a one star, you know I meant it:
— absolutely rubbish service, staff were rude and impatient. Rush you to order and basically just despise you for the most part if you don’t order the fancy stuff
— absolute rip off, pricy for what you get. £9 for some fried dishes and they were tiny. Portion definitely about the size of my hand, and I have a small hand
— hidden charges. At no point in entrance and menu had they said there’s a minimum £10 spend. But when we order they force us to spend a minimum of £10, and worst of all they were rude.
— they lie, so they said there’s a sign outside that says minimum spend. I’ve checked, my friends have checked, and I’ve asked, no that sign doesn’t exist
— my friends also been to this restaurant separately, similar experience
Basically, if you want to eat, avoid this brand/​chain

Delicious yummy roast duck, a highly recommended stop if in town. Simple casual eatery, real attraction is the world class roast duck!

Quite busy. I came around 9pm. If you don’t come for the service, but just for the tasty roast duck. Then you’ll love it :))

Hearing reviews that this place was known for their duck, we made a specific trip to Chinatown to experience it for ourselves. Unfortunately, it felt like another restaurant at any Chinatown where the food was bland and just average.
Our main dishes were the Roast Pork/​Pork Belly, BBQ Pork, Roast duck. All the food was served at room temperature. We had some greens but nothing spectacular or memorable.
Maybe it is a London Chinatown practice, we were shocked to be charged GBP 2.5 for a bowl of rice. Given we ordered 5 entrees, we assumed that we would get a bowl per entrée and were disappointed when our bill arrived.

Since there were mixed reviews on the duck by Unilocalers from HK and LA, we just asked them if they could make «fire duck rice noodle» instead. It’s a good bowl of noodles when it’s cold outside and you had enough of «ghost people» food and want some «people eat gei food.» The soup is a bit heavy with star anise so be prepared.
We also ordered the «pig stomach chicken pot.» This hotpot was very heavy with white pepper so be prepared your throat will burn. It’s a good dish for the cold winter though.
Also, this place was crowded with tourists so we went to the modern looking one next door which bears the same name and serves the same duck. Much more quiet and better service there.

I went here on the very last day… I was told this is better than roast duck in Hong Kong. That’s a bold bold statement.
First. what is up with all the restaurants in the UK being open for lunch right at 12. What happened to opening up early like 11?
I got the roast duck rice plate… and veggies for good measure (ended up getting the baby bok choy with crab meat). The roast duck was warm (which is probably from the previous day’s stock) instead of hot. I hate that. It was okay. more fatty than anything else. The vegetable dish was delicious. but then again, it’s not anything they did that made it different from any other Cantonese restaurant that makes the dish.
Throw in the fact we have London prices…
The dining area was a step up from what you’ll find in the USA Chinatowns.
It does have a full Cantonese staff. which makes it more legit. but still, not something that I think is worth a meal in a foreign county but hey, I was missing Asian food.

Ordered duck takeaway, it was excellent as usual. Not sure why they were rated the best duck shop, but I do agree that their drippings are nicer than other restaurants. Very small but successful restaurant, gotta enjoy my dinner at home then ;)

Definitely a 5-​star experience. My friends had been raving about the roast duck from the moment we started our Channel crossing on the Eurostar train, and I was thinking: how good can duck be? Turns out it was so good that I dragged them back for a second round of duck in our 4 days in London.
The duck (GBP22) was suitably tender and well flavoured, and the gravy complemented the taste well. Other dishes were typical Chinese fare that was above average. We ordered 2 types of Chinese soups that were typical standard for Europe: barely passable but that’s so not the point of being here.
The staff were somewhat curt but very efficient. They managed to quickly get us a seat on the ground floor (important as a friend was hobbling with a walking stick) when we walked in on a Sunday afternoon. The queue on Wednesday dinner was long but we solved the problem by ordering out — the main thing we were interested in was the duck anyway.
Stood eating on the streets before our theatre show (restaurant is walking distance to many musical/​theatre venues), and decided there and then that «duck followed by theatre» shall be part of my next London routine.

This one was recommend by my friend as one of the best places in London for Chinese food. We visited here at approximately 7:30pm and there are already a lot of customers in here. We got 3 main dishes, 1 fried rice and 1 appetizer for 3 people, and the size of the main dishes are as little bit small. The one with eggplant was good and it also has fish in it.
Of course, they are famous for roster duck but we tried their fried pork and duck, which is also really good.
If you want some authentic Cantonese good in London, try this one. The waitresses are also from Hong Kong lol

One of the best Chinese meals I ever had, can’t believe it does not have higher reviews online. I came for the duck and it was better than I expected. There are multiple duck options but ordered the half Cantonese duck, seemed to be on the page that they were highlighting. It was fantastic. Crispy skin, meatier than expected and in a soy based sauce they really highlighted the duck.
I also ordered the two BBQ meat combo, with char sui and pork belly. Both were great. Char sui was flavorful. Pork belly was not too fatty and the crispy parts were awesome (it was all tasty).
I also ordered a vegetable by pointing to a picture as I figured I needed something other than meat. I wish they had smaller portions (of vegetables) but even it was very good, very garlicky and tasty.
Overall, loved it and one of my favorite Chinese meals ever.

You don’t go to Four Seasons for the service or the ambiance, you go to eat delicious roast duck. The service is not great and the restaurant is rather dingy, now let’s move on.
The food is fantastic. Three of us split the crispy aromatic duck, Peking short ribs, and softshell crab, and were absolutely exquisitely stuffed by the end of the meal. Everything was delicious but the duck stole the show– it was incredibly flavorful and the combination of cucumbers and sauce on the thin little pancake was out of this world. The food here is absolutely fantastic– just manage your expectations about the service, and you will love it.

Super nice service or because I’m Chinese too? We had the combo of meats and it was delish! Oh you get oranges after the meal. :)

We were in Piccadilly Circus, and decided to swing by Chinatown for our first dinner of the night (yes… vacation means food marathon). Four Seasons was recommended to us by a friend for good crispy duck. There was also a message posted on the window that said «best roast duck in the world», so we came with rather high expectations. Arrived around 7pm on a Sunday and the restaurant was very busy. There was not enough space to wait inside so we had to wait outside the door.
After a 15 minute wait, we were seated downstairs, which was a bit cramped and dingy. We ordered the half Roasted Duck and Oyster Pancake. The Roast Duck was good — the meat was tender and juicy, but the oyster pancake was pretty tasteless. Prices were standard Chinatown.
Service was brisk and adrupt — normal for Chinese Restaurants so I had no complaints. However, we did ask for oyster sauce for our oyster pancake, but the waitress gave us Chili Oil. Maybe oyster sauce is more of a US thing and they don’t have it in London?

Meilleur canard laque que j ai mangé !!!
En citytrip a Londres avec mes parents, ma maman me dit qu elle aimerait retourner dans ce restaurant a Chinatown (Soho) dans lequel elle avait mangé des années auparavant.
Évidemment il est 16h. Je suis pas sûre qu on va nous recevoir. Et bien figurez vous que le restaurant était plein donc on nous propose de manger en bas. J étais vraiment pas emballée mais bon ça a l air de tenir a cœur aux parents.
On opte pour un 1 canard laque et 1 canard aux crêpes et une assiette de porc croquant … Magnifiques, mes parents sont aux anges et nous aussi. Le vrai canard comme on le mange en Asie !!!
On a pas été déçu (attention ce n est quand même pas donne)

Un excellent restaurant dans le quartier de Chinatown à Londres.
Je crois que j’ai gouté le meilleur canard laqué de ma vie ici.
Le reste était aussi pas mal du tout.
A faire.