Bao in City of London, Westminster

We ate here based on a recommendation. Food was delicious, everyone in the restaurant was attentive and friendly. However, in my opinion it is too expensive for what it is and considering the portion size. The two of us paid almost €80, although I'm sure that I can also eat such delicious baos in Chinatown. To try, but ok. I definitely wouldn't eat there again for that price.

The food and service were very good, a good place to enjoy some baths and beers alone or with someone.

Great food, service and ambiance!

Lovely modest place with a great selection of steamed baos. I liked their virtual waiter app - made ordering & paying very easy.

Awesome. Go for it, it was really good and the teams are adorable.

Everything súper nice! And so yummy!

Amazing Baos and probably the best ones I ever had

+ Great food and nice staff. Non-alcoholic drinks selection is also fab. - Infuriating digital QR code menu and ordering process, but you can ask the staff for a paper menu and to pay properly.

Best fried chicken and mushrooms ever!!

Overall great. Have a new online order system which makes it less fun than in the past but food still great

Great food, great vibe, great service!

I really enjoyed my food and the staff were extremely welcoming.

Dave was the best! Wonderful team... great welcome. Thanks guys!

Made with so much love. Great service. Spicy drinks and extra love! Shortrib bao was outrageous!

The food is delicious, no questions about it. Service is friendly and usually quick, although the place does get busy. I will say that the place is quite small and the tables rather small, so it can feel a bit cramped. Book ahead if you can, to be sure, but only once has it been tough for them to accommodate me as a walk-in. Great little place!

Amazing restaurant! They are super friendly and kind! The food was great!

This is a store I've known since I fell in love with Bao and started studying Bao. I had a really good time eating it and it will be a great Bao shop in the future!! I'm rooting for you~

Absolutely delicious! Great atmosphere, friendly service 👌🏻

The service and food were amazing!Staff are lovely!!!

We absolutely loved our lunch at BAO, the food was incredible and the service was excellent. Thank you!

Excellent food service and ambience!

Delicious BAO buns, you can see them being freshly made and taste so good. We tried the pork bao which was incredible

Went to Bao Soho and honestly felt pretty disappointed. The staff were quite snobbish—no warm welcome or even basic acknowledgment while we waited outside. They walked past us multiple times without saying a word, even though we were clearly in line. Not sure what kind of gimmick or vibe they’re trying to pull off, but it just came off as unwelcoming. They really need to lock in and focus more on being friendly and attentive. The experience just left a bad taste before we even got in.

Food is delicious. The shrimps bao is excellent. A background music would have made the atmosphere more interesting. Great experience overall

I had to wait 20 minutes for a table despite having a reservation. I assume that this is due to the usual rhythm of service being disrupted by customers being asked to order for themselves by scanning a QR code at the table. Very friendly and attentive staff, good food, but the price point is just too high to be making customers use a QR code to order. I don’t like having to be on my phone when I’m out having a meal. That and the lack of any music made for a disappointing atmosphere.

Food and service very good .. Just very cramped

Both the food and the service were exceptional. It was our first time, but we'll be back.

Delicious food, wonderful staff, thanks!

Everything is delicious, the hospitality of the staff is at the highest level and they are very attentive. We chose this place 2 days in a row, I definitely recommend it.

Very polite service and delicious food. Great little restaurant.

Amazing I ordered too much because I was advised to have 5 dishes and they looked tiny on the app Great friendly staff great food

Really cute spot to have amazing bao! The meet was super juicy, side dishes are super flavourful and the prices are adequate. The staff is very attentive and kind. This was overall a great experience - remember to book your table before coming !

Had such an amazing dinner, food was lovely, and staff was so accommodating, thank you for a lovely dinner!

Algunos de los elementos del menú parecían un poco caros considerando lo que incluían, y me sorprendió genuinamente que una sola vieira se considerara una porción; eso difícilmente califica como una porción. Por cierto, la vieira no estaba fresca. El precio del té es bastante alto, y no se ofrece de la manera clásica, con las hojas remojadas en la olla y acompañadas de agua caliente adicional.

Very good, everything is incredible, I highly recommend it, the lunch menu must be even better in terms of cost benefit, great service

Shoutout to an Asian girl, she was the sweetest ever!!

Baoutiful bao buns! Great service, cute little place to eat, thank you!

Lovely bar to have some bits and drinks

Fantastic food and service. Perfect for solo diners as there is a 20£ deal for a solo diner. As well as-great atmosphere and service!

Overall the experience was wonderful. Amazing food, beautiful atmosphere, and solid service at an extremely reasonable price. Everything we had was great, but the eggplant with the wonton chips were absolutely incredible. Even with a background in fine dining and a pretty strong affinity for trying every restraunt I can while traveling, it was hands down the best eggplant dish I've ever had in my life.

Perfect location and unbeatable service. If I lived in London, I'd definitely come back, but since I don't, I recommend it to everyone!

Amazing food, service, and ambience! I totally recommend ordering the Bao 15 or Long Day Menus if coming as a solo diner. 10/10!

I really enjoyed my dining experience here. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful. The boas are AMAZING, definitely try those out. I had the mushrooms, the balance in the sou sauce was off, making it too sour. The rice bowl was okay. The friend chicken is good. The Taiwanese beer is yum! The place is expensive and the quantity is slightly less, but it does fill you up. Would definitely reccomend trying this place out.

Bao bao bao. Worth the wait? Yes. Stick to the Baos.

Very nice atmosphere and attentive staff

Loved the lonely man tasting menu. Wished the roasted oolong and ice cream sandwich were apart of it

Everything was incredible - we will definitely be back !!! :)

Food is tasty but could have more diversity in the options and more fresh ingredients in the baos. The vegetarian bao especially seemed to be lacking in comparison to the meat options and some kimchi etc wouldn't be a bad edition.

Scallops, mushrooms, fried chicken and rump were amazing

Food slapped, staff were top-tier. No complaints.

Super nice staff, great place to eat alone, delicious food and reasonable price! 😁

I’m a Taiwanese and so thrilled to eat food that reminded me of home. So delicious! Highly recommend!

Incredible service, fast, attentive and delicious food.

Pemba and Shasha were lovely and helpful in ordering ...

Great staff and amazing Taiwanese food!

La señora que me registró era un poco "frío", pero la comida es maravillosa y compensado por la recepción helada. Recomiendo encarecidamente una visita. El restaurante es pequeño y hay que esperar fuera hasta que haya espacio, pero bien vale la pena la espera.

Brilliant baos, super fast service. Would come again.

Fantastic food and great service.

Great service and food, second time coming and was not disappointed

Love this place. Always the highest quality food at the best prices! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Very kind staff, friendly atmosphere without background noise and delicious food, recommended for sharing between diners

Love this place, amazing food, amazing service and somewhere I will return to again and again.

Fast service, quality food. If you don't know how to eat with chopsticks you may suffer a little, but it's worth it!

What a good culinary experience, full of flavors, the baho breads were as soft as possible, we were delighted to discover this restaurant. The staff is discreet and professional!

Always so delicious, loved the beef short rib

Everything super rich. The menu is incredible. I recommend it

Genuinely an amazing lunch - amazing food staff and restaurant

The food was very good and service efficient, while the prices are a bit high went it comes to paying the end bill I guess that's just London. Overall a very good spot for lunch.

My partner and I were there today, 10th March 2025, at 1730. When we arrived, we were told to wait outside to see if there were seats available, which I was fine with until I realised that this African lady was asking Asian people (please note we have Asian bkg) to wait outside whilst providing seats to Caucasian people straight away. The point I got really annoyed was when I asked the service fee to be removed for the above reasoning. The African lady removed the service fee and asked me to pay by QR code. When I asked if I could pay by EFTPOS machine, she just walked off without saying anything to me and another staff member kindly processed the billing. Coming from Melbourne, Australia, I am amazed that a hospitality worker can work with this attitude in London.

Very good cuisine, however be careful to read the small print saying that they add 12.5% ​​to the bill...

this was so amazing can’t wait to come again

Unusual, very tasty food, everything bun. Great fun to eat there.

Kale salad and mushroom dish was the highlight. The pork belly bag was my favorite with the fried chicken bao in second place

Really, really good food. The bao buns are incredible

All over 10/10. The Food is amazing especially the Fried checken Bao and the Sweet Potato Fries. Also the Drinks are very good. Really recommend coming here!!!

I liked it a lot. I chose the menu option with a bao, a side dish and a rice bowl. I recommend it and will return

Amazing team amazing food. Highly recommended Nous avons été accueilli par une équipe hyper sympa et arrangeante. La nourriture délicieuse. Le menu du midi en semaine excellent pour 15 pound

Amazing experience - did me an off-menu item that id seen at another branch.

Delicious food, served quickly. Lovely vibe.

Brilliant bao in Soho on Lexington St

Amazing service! Food is delicious!!

Delicious food and lovely staff!

Great small place with local feel

So freaking good if I was RuPool I would frack so hard and buy this place

Amazing food! The fried chicken is next level good. Thank you to the team 😃

A great affordable, quick bite while exploring central

Everything was great! Guinea fowl wasn't for us but nothing wrong with it and glad we tried it!

excellent food, never disappoints.

The limited menu option is easy to navigate and order from. Got a table immediately! Very quick eat and out place! Friendly staff. Only one veg option in Bao was a little disappointing but the service is quick and the place is super busy! The sweet potato fries was really good! Portion size is small for the price. The cocktails were the highlight- loved the Margherita made by Pemba! We paid 29£ per person for 3 starters, 3 baos, 3 drinks and 1 side.

Wow, that's just perfect! Try as many option as possible from the menu they have. Everything is quite delicious and all the stuff is quite helpful.

Very good food, a lovely concept and great service.

Super delicious food and at a very good price for the quality that they offer. They are also very kind and efficient. Overall, a great experience

A classic in Soho (and London) where you can taste a good assortment of baos and other Asian dishes. The place, informal, does not take reservations and always has very long lines at the door. If you go at odd hours, you won't have to wait For me, it is the perfect place to go for a snack on those days of tourism or shopping when you don't have much time and want to eat something quick and delicious.

Excellent restaurant! Special mention for the beef bao, crispy chicken, sweet potatoes and dessert. Shash, our server, was amazing!

Incredible place. Def recommend!! And get the dessert!!!

Pork belly bao was to die for, staff incredibly friendly and efficient!

Super cute bao place with excellent bao, quick and efficient service near the theatre district

Delicious fresh bao buns and wonderful service 😋

This was my first time coming and it was outstanding!!! The food and service are amazing! Will be coming back ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Had the solo menu for £20 and it was lovely. Peanut milk was delicious and the guinea fowl rice was very good. Also never had a cup of tea with a little sniffing cup before!