Bright Courtyard in City of London, Westminster

I was really really surprised at how good this restaurant was ! The food (we got the dimsum £18 platter) was soooo good and the service was so good especially the lady with short black hair. So attentive, pouring our drinks and not only her but all the staff made sure we were looked after. Really nice calm music and beautiful interiors. The good was delicious, well presented, fresh. Much better environment and food than China town!

I love coming here because I like couple of their dishes, but I still prefer going to imperial treasure to see Richard and eat his peking duck. Anyways, at the Bright Courtyard My favourite dish is the lobster and the sweet-and-sour chicken. The chef can cook👩🏽‍🍳 The food here is amazing and underrated. I’m a big foodie and I rate this place 7 out of 10. Overall, this is a must try restaurant really good Chinese food really good dim sum. The lobster so nice I had to order one for Take Away

Went here instead of Royal China as it was packed and didn’t regret it! We mainly had dimsum but also ho fun noodles, tripes and desserts. Everything was really really good, especially siu long bao, we ended up ordering extra. Portions are quite small, but we ended up full and paying £30, so it’s not too terribly considering the quality and the area. The atmosphere is relaxed and quite. We’re definitely coming back!

Food tasted good and the portions were also good 😋special thanks to all the workers 🙏🏼

One of the best authentic Chinese restaurants in London. A new member of the service team has also been appointed specifically for English-speaking customers since some of the staff find it difficult to communicate in English. I think this is the reason for some of the past negative reviews.

10 times I went to pick up delivery and 10 times never picked up. They never ever receive drivers in good mood plus I have always to cancel. No time given or I'm gonna know how much time more. 0 in approachability.

Food good. BATHROOMS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. Dirty, blood all over the floors, unclean and soap dispensers broken.

Used to be one of the better dim sum, and had by far the best molten lava custard bun in London, thick, tasty and bright yellow. But the custard bun is now terribly diluted and lack of taste and colour. I suspect they were trying to cut down on ingredients. Probably my last time coming here. Disappointing.

Bathrooms were in absolutely horrible state. Soap dispensers broken, one bathroom covered with blood on the floor, another one extremely dirty. Food was good. Concerned about the hygiene.

We went here after very good experience in the past and wanted to spend a nice evening again. Food was mediocre this time. Most disturbing was the poor and unfriendly service. The main dishes were carelessly put on the table. The waiter became visibly inpatient when asked to clear the starter plates which were still on the table. After finishing the mains no further attention from staff. The table was not cleared until we paid and got up. No hospitality, no question whether the food was alright, no smile, no good bye. The restaurant was not full on a Friday evening. There seemed to be enough staff around. They need to review their motivation and attitude.

Terrible, food, service, poorly turned our staff. One dish inedible, was not even offerred a replacement. Too expensive

The food is really expensive and the taste is just like that. The cost of 4 big and 2 small is over 600. It was recommended by a driver. The driver said that the recommendation would give him a 10% rebate commission. It turns out that they all added 10% to the bill. Service fee, I don’t recommend everyone to go

Great food and not so hectic. Authentic. Price on the high side but good taste and good value.

The service in a restaurant that costs £100 per person is poor. Except for the fish maw chicken, the other dishes are inedible. It's really bad. I had to wait a long time for the food and my order was wrong three times. The water doesn’t come up yet, so I have to keep pushing. Then there’s the big grievance

Food was good but servi e was strained - they had a party of over 200 and staff were way too stretched . Not the usual service here

Very disorganised and the food isn't great

The food was exceptionally good, it makes you forget about the below average service of waiters, and the average atmosphere.

Service worst I’ve ever had. Food tasted differently. Was just about edible but didn’t taste like normal Chinese dishes, tasted different. We all agreed we’d never go back.

Food and services are good, however, the cleanliness of the toilets needs to improve.

We ordered the Aromatic Crispy Duck, It was nothing like the picture but it was quite good. The service was okay, tho they did take long to come take orders. But overall was a good experience.

Good but not as good as it used to be. Quality of food still good but tasted average.

Don’t go there. The service is terrible and even you have a booking, they won’t care how long time you wait but serve those people they know first. The setting in the podium is bad like a fast food shop but charge a five star price. More important is the food is not at good quality especially dim sum is not as good as other Chinese restaurants, just like supermarkets frozen food. Not a good choice to go

Great good and Happy with the dim sum Menu. Will go back again

bad service, not organised at all, food is overpriced and taste bad

We waited for 2hrs for dim sum and after asking multiple times for the remaining half of our order we were told they were out of everything we had ordered. It just seemed like an excuse not to complete our order. The restaurant wasn’t full and the staff didn’t look particularly stressed. The table was set for only 7 people despite booking for 9. We had to get our own place settings off another table. The service is a shambles. And we left hungry. The food is ok but nowhere near the best we’ve had. Would never come back. Go to Royal China across the road.

Food was enjoyable. Staff polite but failed to tell us the restaurant was closing earlier

Went for dim sum on the first day of Lunar New Year and the service was a complete shambles. Waiting area was filled with customers with bookings being told that previous customers at their table had not finished eating or that their table was being cleared, but many waited well over half hour before being seated - we stood around for a full hour before being shown to our table in a makeshift area, the edges of which had more empty tables with half eaten food not cleared throughout the entire time we were there. The place was clearly understaffed and overbooked, with only one person at reception greeting customers while also answering staff queries about customers already seated, and wait staff looked like they were juggling so many things it sometimes felt as though they were keeping their heads down to avoid eye contact with customers. For what it's worth, the food was good - whatever little of it arrived. Was told at point of order that most dishes we asked for were available, but after waiting awkwardly for 45 mins after our last dish was served and some frantic hand waving later, we were then told that the other half of our order had run out. Understand that this is a busy period, but if there are not enough ingredients and staff then the restaurant should not have accepted so many bookings. Used to recommend this as a reliable place for larger gatherings, but never again.

The restaurant is greedy and selfish. We have booked a table at 2000 and we stayed until 2130 literally no table nor seat for us. They overbooked table and everything looks messy. Feels like my chicken shop could provide a lot better than them. Waste of your time if you want to try this restaurant.

Long story short - AVOID at all cost, absolute disaster, service beyond terrible, and their operations are a complete joke. Last week, I called to reserve a table for Lunar New Year's Eve, paid the required deposit, and was assured they would confirm via WhatsApp. After waiting a day with no response, I called again only to be told my booking couldn't be located. Despite promises to call back, no one bothered to. After multiple follow-up calls, and even got told by the lady answering the phone that she was not familiar with the reservation system. Could not make my head around it, why would they arrange someone who is apparently unknowledgeable to pick up phone calls, and even worse, not bothered to look for help from her colleague. Being treated rudely, saying she could not help. At the end, by demand, finally someone who could help picked up the call and located my reservation, and instructed me to show up on time. Arriving on time for our reservation on Lunar New Year's Eve, a time meant for get-together for friends and family, and expect a decent meal. Guess what do get? An hour-long wait, despite having a reservation! And good luck trying to get any attention from the staff - they were nowhere to be found. When we finally managed to get someone's attention, they had the nerve to tell us that the table we were supposed to have was still occupied by the previous customers who hadn't even finished their meal yet! Can you believe it? I get it, Chinese restaurants can get busy around Lunar New Year, but this was just ridiculous. If they can't handle the volume, they shouldn't be taking reservations. Customers like me shouldn't have to suffer because of their incompetence. Thanks to them, our Lunar New Year celebration was ruined by an hour of frustration and disappointment.

We booked the table at 8, when we get there, load of people were waiting , and there was absolutely no people serving us. We waited around for almost an hour. Completely ruined out chinese new year plan!

We went for Chinese New Year celebrations and most of dishes were sold out. Booked for 20:15 and ended up getting a table at around 20:45. Food was overpriced and not very authentic.

In order to get more business over Chinese new year, it seems the restaurant has rented a lobby area of a business building and set up temporary tables. But did not seem to have hired the proper number staff. 4 out of 6 dishes we ordered was told that it “sold out”, it seems they didn’t stock up on enough of ingredients either nevermind having added 20+ tables to their normal capacity. The entire meal we received zero service other than staff dropping off our food. Our water was never filled once, my drinks never came. But of course they put it on the bill and I asked them to take it off. It all, a horrible experience and the food was super mediocre.

Awful service, ignored by staff who seemed more interested in eating KFC in the middle of the restaurant than in doing their jobs.

Understand that it’s Chinese New Year, therefore the restaurant may be busy. But still undeniable poor management and service

只能说服务态度是一坨，预定八点的桌子，十点半还没见到一道菜，让我们在这干等两个半小时，期间还一直说快了，但我看比我们晚来的客人都上菜了，我只想说不会做生意你就别做，预定的意义在哪里！

The service is very poor with very bad attitude. We are very disappointed.

Worst experience ever. Made reservations and waited for an hour and still couldn’t get a table. Do not recommend!

Worst experience EVER. Didn’t even get in after making reservations and paying deposit. Wait another 30 mins and still have no seats. Chaos everywhere! Completely ruin the Lunar New year mood!

Would give it zero stars if I can. We made reservations for lunar new year eve. paid deposit and everything. When we arrived the whole mess at reception, nobody had a table. We ended up eating at a different restaurant after waiting an hour +

The worst experience in my life!!! I’ve booked a table and preordered for Chinese new year eve. However, I’m been waiting for the table for over an hour. After we get the table, they still need an hour to serve meals. It’s ridiculous!!!!!

called whole night. they never answer the phone

Nice chinese place which we could recommend. Service was very attentiv. We‘ll be back

Staff was nice. Unfortunately the food was quite bland and overpriced for what it was. Love dim sum but this didn’t hit the spot.

We’ve been going to this restaurant for years and this visit will question if we will ever go again. The food is as good as usual. If it was only a review of the food it would be a good review. Unfortunately everything else was terrible. We waited 20 minutes for a drink. We asked for Saki and there was a choice of 3 we chose the middle prices Saki. That was after the waitress trying to find it on the drinks menu. So after pointing it out she went to get 150ml for £12.50 which was normal. She then came back and told us that there was only one Saki available and she came with a bottle even though we had asked for it hot. I stopped her pouring it and asked how much it was and it turned out to be £45 for 75ml ! It wasn’t a scam move it was just it was her first day and couldn’t speak any English it went downhill from there. The food came before we had a drink.

Great food menu and fresh food. Will go again soon

We enjoyed everything except the appel desert The prices was a little bit high for us

Nice varied menus of good quality food. Much better than most Large comfortable tables in spacious setting. Mostly, well off Chinese folk eating, always a good sign. Wine list sensible and some nice choices Unhurried and we will go again

this Chinese restaurant offers southern china type cursine, typically Shanghai food. the price is quite high and only average taste although there are photos showing some scelebrites had eaten here.

Excellent food. Friendly service. Not as noisy as Royal China across the road.

Great menu and lots on the menu. Will go again very soon

The Food was heaven quality, exquisitely rich in flavour. Will definitely come back

Food is below average. Service is also below average. Basically not worth coming!

Food lacks flavour and undercooked noodle dish. Slow service. Lots of much better dim sum in London available

点心真的没有普通港式点心的味道，感觉像是外地人做的菜，不正宗。 Service is extremely slow even though the place is not full. We had dimsum, but none of the dishes were really up to standard—taste/flavor and texture of food—except their Xiao Long Bao is still acceptable. Half the restaurant is in a weird atmosphereless office building. Really wouldn’t recommend anyone here for dimsum, not too sure about their other dishes. Stay away.

Higher quality Chinese food. Nice hall with natural light and space.

Very good menu and great tasty food. Will go again

Beautiful tasting food and friendly and helpful servers we really enjoyed the evening.

The flavour of dim sum is average and I wouldn’t recommend compare to most of the Cantonese restaurant. Price for dinner is terribly expensive. Average £50-60 per head with food you can have at anywhere else.

Stopped by for a Dim Sum lunch. Dumplings were above average but not a 5-star. Service was good. Was happy with the 20% discount offer on my Dim Sum order.

Excellent Dim Sum selection. Easy to over-order but good enough to end up over-eating!

Awful service...dropping cutlery forgetting chilli sauce order, brought main course before starters...extremely expensive for the lacking service

Top-class Chinese restaurant with great ambience and space which oozes quality and 'speaks for itself'. Everything there focuses on the food and Chinese- dining experience.

great food & service as usual at Bright Courtyard!

Love this place. Also for takeaway. It’s a Shanghai Chinese restaurant so sweet food not spiced. Love the roast duck, turnip cakes, dim sum, Shanghai rice. Great wine list Aswell.

Great menu and good service will go back again. Good location

Service was good - order taken promptly and food arrived quickly. The dim sum was tasty as usual and there is a good range available on the menu. We sat for quite a while after finishing our lunch but were left to chat undisturbed until we were ready to settle the bill. Very good lunch experience as usual.

I would have rated this restaurant as excellent if not for the slightly subdue service quality. The food, however, was amazing. We came there for a classic Peking duck and we got it exactly as we wanted and expected and even more with the bone soup served later. This is a very rare treat these days given that most Chinese restaurants can't be bothered with Peking ducks and just offer much easier to cook crispy ones. Another very kind word about the facilities - clean, easy to access and nicely scented. In short, thank you for being different and keep the great work up!

Very nice service. The food is good and delicious. people are kind and helpful. Will definitely go again

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Visited on a Monday afternoon, was about to go to royal China but got attracted by the £36 for two people dim sun set. Didn’t expect anything and was so surprised by the quality of the food!! Not only the portion was just enough, we also enjoyed literally every single course, and felt like it was too good for the price haha. The environment was good and quiet. We also ordered beef Cheung fun, it didn’t disappoint us either, freshly cooked and very flavourful.

Great and authentic Shanghainese restaurant in London. I think its the best Chinese restaurant in London after the closure of " Princess Garden " in Mayfair. Highly recommended if you want to have an authentic Chinese food in London!

Quite nice Shanghainese restaurant in London, with really nice crab dishes with rice cake.

Friendly staff , good taste , nice environment, definitely will come again !

No evening dim sum, menu huge- too big for a 2person meal. Staff were nice though

The food quality has gone down significantly over the year. Very disappointing experience. Within 10min of ordering, our main courses were served - before the starter!! Also the dishes were not that hot didn’t feel freshly cooked to me.

Very good Cantonese dishes and service make up for a slightly sterile ambience. Our waiter, Thomas, was excellent.

Dim Sum was good but not as good as last time. Service is still very good.

Service was slow but otherwise the food was good.

Lovely freshly made dim sum. Good ambience and service. Would definitely go back.

Food and service much worse than before, disappointing

Great food and good service. The afternoon dim sum set is a great deal and I highly recommend all of you to try it...!

I have lunch today we order the tasting dim sum menu,I must said is very good value for money in the location,dim sum is good but the rice noodles not and forget about the dessert 😞 I wonder why, a restaurant like this everything should be standard,I hope not because it,s a cheaper menu and the standard is drop,for me no matter the customer pay£36 or £360 the food should be the same,if not why offer,the service is very good but they must have a look at their kitchen if they want to improve their business

Had the Dim Sum tasting menu today. Great food with affordable prices. Staff all quite friendly and attentive too. Will definitely come back to try some more dim sums

Delicious food and beautiful ambience 😍

Excellent food and service. You must visit it Walter the manager is simply the best. Please visit this restaurant.

Decent outing and can host large events. You'll get moneys worth but nothing extraordinary.

I've heard about the "Hermes Hot Pot" at Bright Courtyard Club before, but I haven't had a chance to try it yet. Now they've introduced a £36 dim sum set menu for two people, which is quite a rare find for affordable Cantonese dim sum in the city center. Additionally, there's a 20% discount on dim sum every day until 4 pm from Monday to Friday, so it's still a good deal even if you don't go for the set menu. 🦞 They also offer huge crayfish with claws larger than regular crayfish, and the meat is plump and chewy. It's a delightful experience enjoying such fresh crayfish, but it's better to call ahead and reserve them as they might not have them available every day. ✨ Here are some recommended dim sum items: 🍳 Egg tarts: These are like the "London version of Chinese KFC egg tarts," with a crust that resembles the aroma of KFC's pastry. The filling is rich and creamy, not too sweet. 🌰 Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings): The skin of the dumplings is thin, and they are filled with flavorful soup and good-quality meat without any fishy taste. Be careful when picking them up, as they might break easily. 🥬 Shanghai Spicy Cabbage: This dish is sweet and sour, very delicious, and reminiscent of a small summer salad marinated in Sprite. It's a must-have for the hot season. 🍖 Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs: A classic Shanghainese dish with an authentic taste, it disappears from the table almost instantly. 🦐 Crystal Prawn Dumplings: Their prawn dumplings are larger than those in regular dim sum places, with plump and firm shrimp meat. 🐚 Scallop Siu Mai: Topped with a large piece of scallop, which is very fresh, and with bursting fish roe, it's a satisfying treat. 🦐 Chive and Shrimp Dumplings: The chive flavor is strong, and the shrimp is sizable. 🦞 Crayfish: Available in two flavors, non-spicy and mildly spicy. We wore gloves and enjoyed peeling the crayfish, which had plenty of meat inside the claws and were easy to peel thanks to their thin shells.

As a Suzhou native I have some knowledge of this regions cuisine. I am so disappointed with tonight’s dinner. I ordered typical Shanghai dishes for us. The sticky rice with date is covered with over heavy and super hot sauce( it should be always cold). Which I never ate before in my life. Yāndǔxiān soup is important childhood memory for me, but here yanduxian is weird, tasted just with gluten mat and huge quantities of white pepper. The correct one is actually full of natural umami flavor of fresh Bamboo shoot and ham. My husband had fish maw soup, it is as bad as mine. The soup is stinky. The only explanation is that the fish maw gets moldy. Shanghai smoky fish is too sweet, I mean we do eat much sweeter than other areas in China, but it doesn’t mean put thousand tons sugar in the sauce and unfortunately the fish is over fried, it’s too dry. The oder of the dishes’ delivery is also a big problem. We got first one appetizer then was a main dish? after were again two appetizers? When we almost finished our food, again came two appetizers? Anyway if you want to run a Shanghai restaurant, find right chefs who really know how to cook the Shanghai cuisine properly, otherwise it’s a huge embarrassment. At last for this unprofessional cooking and service we payed for each person £110

Went for a dim sum lunch with some friends and we tried out a few dishes - all very good! The crayfish is a new dish and my friends all love it! Personally the pickle cabbage is one of my favourite dish!.

點心蠻好吃，海鮮粥也很美味，響螺魚翅雞湯完全可以不用點，涼拌響螺也是非常的硬，店員說菜的份量很小，結果上菜都超大一份

Seems comments cannot be totally believed. This restaurant is excellent for Cantonese and Shanghaiese.

Very average food but exceptionally over priced.

Exquisite dim sum, the best in London - and possibly the only place that has cuttlefish cheung fung on the menu. Right now there's a 20%dim sum discount so although you pay more for dim sum here than at well known neighbours it is a great time to sample Bright Courtyard.

@brightcourtyard , the contemporary Chinese restaurant known for its modern Cantonese cuisine and innovative Shanghai dishes, has some exciting news to share. They have recently opened @bakercanteenlondon , an extension of their renowned restaurant, offering even more delectable options for your taste buds to explore. WHAT I HAD 🌸 Sliced Lotus in Honey Sauce (£8.80) 🥟 Classic Shanghai Wonton (cold) (£11.80) 🥩 Preserved Beef in Rice (£16.80) 🦀 Rice in Crab Meat Tofu (£16.80) 🌸 Sliced Lotus in Honey Sauce is a delightful appetizer featuring lotus root stuffed with sticky rice, drizzled with a sweet and refreshing osmanthus syrup. It's a classic and special dish from Shanghai that can double as a dessert. 🥟 Classic Shanghai Wontons are handcrafted and cold-tossed in a tantalizing sesame sauce. Personally, a spicy kick will be needed to addd perfection 🌶️ Preserved Beef in Rice 🥩 is a tender and succulent preserved beef dish while Rice in Crab Meat Tofu 🦀 includes silky smooth tofu paired with flavorful crab meat, creating a harmonious combination. @bakercanteenlondon is the ideal spot for a satisfying lunch experience, offering high-quality Shanghainese cuisine at affordable prices. Join them between 11:30 am and 5:00 pm on weekdays, and guess what? No service charge during this time! Can't make it to the restaurant? No worries! They are also available on @deliveroo & @fantuan_uk for convenient delivery straight to your doorstep. Follow me on IG @ccgyozalover for more delicious food😋😋😋

Good restaurants and better food.

We had the afternoon dimsum deal of £36 for two, and the dishes were of standard and great variety! The staff were all welcoming and showed great hospitality during our meal.

Its great place to have chinese food🔥

Bright Courtyard is back to its best after the Covid interlude. The best dim sum in London and the fish is very very good .

I have been eating in this restaurant since it opened. Both the food and service quality of this restaurant has deteriorated over the years. We had to wait for around 20 minutes for anyone to take our order. The sequence of how the dishes is brought up is wrong. Without any appetiser or main dish, they first brought us the fried noodle, which was burnt and has to be sent back. The roast duck is subpar. The steamed sea bass is good, but it took too long (we almost finished all other dishes).

Near the Hyatt Churchill so we went for dinner. In a quieter area. Nice. We had a few language issues but if all worked out. The food was very good. Authentic Chinese. Most of the patrons were Asian as well. The Kung Pao chicken was as spicy as you’d ever want it. Not clear if they have a bar. We saw one but waiter said they don’t make cocktails.