Chung Ying in Birmingham

Not good when busy. Just look at the custard buns we got in the picture below. This was compared to the table we were sitting next to who got liquid custard just because they were recording their experience… the portion size was also smaller than usual because it was busy. Will not come again when it is so busy. Plus they put so much red food dye in the char siu I thought the pork was alive and bleeding still😅

Very fun time. Excellent service

Superb as always has been over the last 30 years we have been visiting

A welcomed return after many years! So much has changed. Now, book in at outdoor extension. Due to this, staff seem off putting and dismissive.

Wow! Went for the dim sum and was absolutely delighted with everything we ate. I am still thinking about the ribs and wondering how something can be so delectable. Excellent waiter, very funny and sweet. Will be back to try main menu items.

Love coming here for Dim Sum great service and great value for money

Fabulous food, best in the area. Great veggie & vegan options. All the main dishes have the ' vegan chicken / vegan beef option.

Servicio brillante y comida para mi fiesta de cumpleaños número 60 El personal no podría haber sido más servicial, Tu y Raymond eran nuestros anfitriones, 100% recomendable.

This is our third visit to chung ying and must compliment the staff so friendly and the food was amazing Highly recommended

Incredible food. Great choices for vegetarians. I come back every time I go to Birmingham!

Best dim sum in Birmingham. Helpful staff. Good prices.

We had a very pleasant evening and enjoyed the food. The vegan dim sum was really good and so were the noodles we ordered.

Dim sum was amazing! Lovely service! Quick and lovely!

Great food, very friendly staff, good sized portions, gluten free / vegan / vegetarian options.

Good to see 6 or 7 vegan main options - the more plant-based options the better, so please introduce more sweet and savoury vegan dishes. The seating area was quite open and loud... Would benefit from some quiet corners for people to sit and relax.

I ordered crab meat from this restaurant about a year ago, and I’m still dealing with the consequences. After eating their food, I was sick for 13 days, with constant vomiting and diarrhea that left me unable to leave the toilet. My gut was so severely damaged that I had to be hospitalized and undergo a colonoscopy. As a result of this food poisoning, I developed IBS, which I’m still struggling with to this day. This experience has completely changed my life, and my gut has never been the same. I would not recommend this place to anyone.

La comida era agradable, pero todos en la mesa estuvieron de acuerdo en que parecía caro considerando que solo sabía como una buena comida para llevar. Algunos de nosotros obtuvimos el menú A; algunos lo serán. Creo que los menús establecidos son una buena relación calidad-precio en general, pero el compromiso no es necesariamente disfrutar de cada plato servido. Los camareros que sirvieron a nuestra mesa eran muy buenos y muy agradables, pero algunos de los miembros del personal de la casa eran asquerosos y antipáticos. Un montón de familias con niños pequeños en el interior que es encantador de ver, pero se puso un poco ruidoso a veces (no hay culpa del restaurante aquí). Se acomodaron a la alergia a los frutos secos de mi hermano, que era genial.

Food was nice but felt quite overpriced considering it just tasted like a good takeaway. The waiters that served our table were very good and really nice but some of the front of house staff were gruff and unfriendly. Lots of families with young children inside which is lovely to see but got a little loud at times (no fault of the restaurant here). They accommodated my brother’s nut allergy which was great.

Authentic and brilliant, very full menu, but the staff will help, the food is excellent and I can't wait to return. Do make a booking it gets very busy very quickly from six pm onwards

Went on a Sunday afternoon and it was packed so it must be good. Food was delicious and prices reasonable.

Food filled a hile but it wasn't that tasty. Had dim sum and the prawns where over cooked. Asked for soy sauce and chili oil it never arrived.

Reservado aquí para el cumpleaños de mis hijas. Tengo celíaco y tienen un menú decente sin gluten para que todos pudiéramos disfrutar de la comida. La comida era deliciosa y nuestro servidor era brillante. Cantó feliz cumpleaños tan fuerte y profesional que todo el restaurante se detuvo a escuchar y animar, lo que me hizo el día de los 14 años! Es el esfuerzo adicional al que la gente va lo que hace que la experiencia sea genial.

Good food. Service OK but your just a number.

Visitó a finales de septiembre mientras estaba fuera con el trabajo. Realmente ocupado viernes por la noche y el restaurante estaba lleno, pero el personal logró apretarme. Dim Dum era excelente, sin duda visitar de nuevo!

Honestly fantastic quality food for fairly reasonable prices. It's worth noting that it's cheaper to dine in than it is to get delivery!

We wanted to have a special meal together as a family before my youngest went off to uni so Chung Ying was the obvious choice. We eat here on a very regular basis and the food is always good. From the Dim Sum steamed dumplings we had the spicy pork dumpling and the king prawn and chive. Both beautiful – the king prawns were particularly fresh and succulent. I ordered the vegan Sichuan Aubergine even though none of us is vegan – it is fantastic. Also fillet beef with cumin, pork chow mein, garlic and chilli prawns, salt and chilli squid and some other bits and pieces. Service brilliant as ever with Henry and the team. We had prepared for this as the portions are generous so had not eaten much during the day - however, we ate the lot – and waddled home. Thank you so much (again).

Pasamos por Chung Ying Chinese Restaurant durante nuestra reciente visita a Birmingham. Recibimos una amable bienvenida a su llegada y nos mostraron a una mesa. Pedimos nuestras bebidas y seleccionamos una serie de "Dim Sum Dishess" del extenso menú. Tanto las bebidas como la comida fueron servidas muy rápidamente por un personal atento y eficiente. La comida estaba muy caliente y sabrosa. ¡No dudamos en recomendar Chung Ying a familiares y amigos!

Amazing place, excellent food and good portions the staff are very friendly and accommodating. Good place for veggie food also.

Used this restaurant before going to the Hipperdrome theater, that was a mistake there were plenty of other restaurants to chose from. The service was poor the food was a very low standard, however the pricing very high and confusing. Needless to say we won't be going back there again.

We had high hopes after reading such good reviews but were sadly disappointed. Expecting authentic, clean flavours from a restaurant in the heart of Chinatown, we were served up a meal of the usual 'Takeaway' quality. Had it not been swimming in dark soy sauce, the Char Siu pork would have been tasteless. The other main dish was almost as bland - Sichuan king prawns, which were fried in a gloopy sauce of sliced onion, strips of red and green peppers and sliced red chillies. Having asked what the 'mixed vegetables' conisted of, I was told by the waitress that she didn't know. She referred me to a colleague who managed "Some carrot and others....". So I opted for the Sichuan aubergine - sadly, just a veg cooked in the same gloopy sauce as the prawns. Given that this place has a lot of competition and the food was no better than in our local (only) Chinese restaurant (at a fraction of the price), we felt the meal was overpriced. For the dishes mentioned above plus one portion of egg fried rice and a bottle of water, we were charged £63.80

It is by far the best Chinese food I have had in Europe, it is the most faithful thing I have eaten to when I was there. I will return every time I visit the city. The service is fast and pleasant. The spacious and cozy outdoor terrace. My favorite Asian restaurant.

Food was good service was ok .Singapore fried was good .

Food delicious we were a group of 12 5 of us got tye sharing menu, for £28 each definitely worth it as all 5 of us had take away very good value. Staff are so happy, friendly, helpful, English, well spoken, clean , and I will be returning several times

Great dinner, GLUTEN FREE👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Food & service TOP!

Food was delicious and the service was friendly and straight to the point.

Chung Ying is back again in force. We visit every few months and this time, August 2024, was the best. Very tasty and large portions, tremendous choice. Highly recommended!

The best dim sum I have ever had and some wonderful authentic Cantonese dishes. Vast menu choice and lovely service. Can't wait to go back

Always amazing great food good prices enjoyable all round

Turned up as a family of four on a Saturday afternoon for eats after finding on Google. We were seated in the area that is a lean-to, but is comfortable and fitted with lights and heat. We thought it might be lovely sat here in a summer rain shower actually. Only detracting point is a couple of the mats on the floor could do with a good clean, but otherwise all the tables and chairs were clean and comfortable. Service was courteous while we were there. The area we were sat in wasn't empty, but not hugely busy - probably about a 35% occupancy in this area. On ordering we were asked if the starters should come at the same time as the dim sum, which they did. The menu is impressive!!! The Dim Sum selection is extensive, as is the main menu. Two of us had the "set meal for two or more", while two of us had dim sum and a main from the menu. Everything arrived piping hot and fresh cooked. And plenty of it! Both the set meal and individual selections were great. The food quality was superb. Highlights that we had were the spicy pork and chive dumplings, and the lamb with ginger and spring onion. Prices were about as expected: Meal for four coming in at about £130 (including drinks). This restaurant is only a few minutes walk from the main Birmingham New St station. Chinatown is across the road. Recommended. We would certainly go here again.

Plenty to choose from on the menu. Had some really tasty dim sum and a spicy crispy squid main course. Love the food here, some of the best Chinese food in Birmingham. The menu is huge, there is so much variety to choose from.

Best Chinese food I’ve eaten in as long as I can remember. Service was quick and efficient, portions were good and price was reasonable. We had the set menu for 2 and couldn’t fault a thing, flavours were excellent as was the quality of the ingredients. I wish this was in my doorstep.

We come to Birmingham (from York), to come here. Enough said!

The food was lovely and the service was brilliant, but felt a little rushed

A glorious experience. A treat for our son on his birthday. Attentive, kindly waiting staff, who explained the menu beautifully, delicious food (beyond tasty, fresh, fragrant and well presented), and to cap it all, two waiters surprised my little boy by singing Happy Birthday to him without warning, with cake and a candle. It was just all joyful, and we can't wait to return to try some other dishes.

This was our first visit and will not be our last. Opening at 11:00 means the restaurant is now open an hour earlier. It seemed busy enough to justify the earlier opening. We had a range of the dim sum and they were all excellent before 17:00 there is a discount so good value as well. Good service as well. We will be back.

What a fantastic restaurant, food is beautiful, staff are very friendly, wonderful experience.

Delicious hot food, excellent service very fast, Big portions. Friendly staff

Absolutely delicious and authentic. Dim sum on discounts during non-peak hours

The food we had was delicious & the service was swift & friendly! Thank you. Would highly recommend the Shanghai pork Dim Sum, the crispy shredded chilli beef & the salt & chilli chicken.

Lovely old style Chinese restaurant. Well worth a visit.

Great food, with a large vegan menu, and generous portions. The staff are friendly and the service is very good.

Top find, top food, top service and great with family's.

Friendly atmosphere in the outdoor extension and great food. Menu is diverse with plenty of dishes. Portions were generous and staff reassured us of Halal options on offer.

Do not come here unless you like the tasye of ultra processed washing up l8quid poor quality food that has never even looked at any garlic or ginger. No flavour.

Great food not the run of the mill lemon chicken We had mixed dumplings belly pork and yam softshell crab scallops Very good.

Absolutely wonderful food, service and atmosphere. We did book in advance and were seated immediately, our orders were taken quickly and drinks brought fast. All of our food was vegetarian and we were shocked at how quickly it came to our table and how hot and fresh it was - it was also the most delicious vegetarian food we have had and we were blown away by the experience. All servers went above and beyond, there was a lovely vibe throughout and a relaxed atmosphere and we felt everyone dining in seemed to be having an enjoyable evening and were being well looked after too. I couldn't fault it. Honestly it was just really lovely to see. It just has such a good vibe and the food is so good, we travelled for our wedding anniversary and will be back next time too, if not before!

Had lunch here yesterday. Food was ok but not the best. The service was terrible, aside from it being slow and unaccommodating they were even unaware of your proper order. You also need to ask them about everything such as a sauce that should be offered when you ordered dimsums. We ordered around 6 dishes but when they served the first 3 we’ve been told that our orders were complete. We’ve been asked for drinks and told them what we wanted but it didn’t arrived until you follow it up in the middle of your meal. We were about to finish the first 3 dishes which only consisted of rice, congee and fried squid that’s when we only managed to get one of their staffs attention. They were too quick to get your finished dishes and serve your bill but other than that we experienced the opposite.

Went for food this evening and my main complaint is there is soooo many options. Staff were friendly..atmosphere was lovely and chill this evening and my dish which was fried beef in satay sauce and egg fried rice was tasty

Came for a meal before a show. The service was amazing and the food was delicious! It is extremely well priced. When we come back to Birmingham we will be coming back to eat here!

Always great food, delicious dim sum

Typical Chinese resteraunt, fast and furious. I shall return as the food was good.

Food was lovely, however it took an hour for our starter to be served after chasing it up twice. No apology. Main course came whilst still eating starter. Funnily the bill came very speedily and grabbed away from us when we didn't pay a service charge.

Great food, great vibes, good service Really enjoyed myself Would recommend having the yuk sung and the chicken wings.

The decoration is nice and they had the Euros (football) playing on a projector. The "hot and sour soup" will be very unsatisfying to those who grew up with the authentic dish: it's not "hot" - the soul of the dish is black pepper and there is not enough; it's not "sour" - there is not enough vinegar, another core ingredient; it's not "soup" - there was too much starch, it had an uneven and gloopy texture. The bamboo shoot and beancurd in the dish is good quality though, so there's no problem with the ingredient sources. The staff, although friendly and having removed the dish from our bill - for which we are grateful - seemed uninterested in faithfully reproducing the dish from home: they explained they were just catering to British preferences. This is fair enough, but I believe they would be able to attract even more repeat customers by, for example, making it clear (e.g. in Chinese) when a dish is substantially modified, so that everyone can come home happy with their full stomach, no regrets, and understand what they are ordering. In order to improve the service and leave customers feeling better about their experience, I suggest Dale Carnegie's "How To Win Friends And Influence People"; the manager was friendly and polite, but the waiter who handled our case was a little defensive and upset when we made complaints about the hot and sour soup after we had eaten a moderate part of it. It was not that we wanted it to be refunded or redone - we just wanted to let you know our thoughts in case it could help you improve the dish - but I think the waiter received only the former impression and reacted sharply - while I understand their feelings in that moment, it is better for the customer experience to have staff listen to the end of the statement before responding. The crispy pork belly was alright - it is of the typical quality that can be found in a medium cost lunch in Hong Kong - the only order size on the menu is a little large.

Very good service!!!!! Food always good 👍

Visited last night.Food was excellent!We were going to a show,and everything was served so that we arrived well fed. Staff very smart and helpful. We had a set menu,plenty for us to eat and we took some home. It was very busy,plus euros showing so a bit noisy,but that my hearing!

Superb food, great service and a lovely atmosphere. We have been a few times before and the team at Chung Ying never disappoint. Highly recommended

The menu is big and there is a lot of option ! My friend ordered some good food but on my side it was a bit disappointing… Also, I am sure it is a good Cantonese restaurant !

The best vegan Chinese I've ever had

Still probably the best food I've had in a long while , so much selection and great staff

Very good dim sum. Everything is hot and tasty. Staff is very attentive and polite. We will definitely come back for more.

One of my favourite venues for Dim Sum.

The starter was a bit odd with a big lettuce and some rice n meat. The fried bits were a little underdone The mains were really good the sizzling beef was exceptional so it balance it out to average. Adding a service charge annoyed me

Food was excellent. We had to wait too long for the waiter to come over to take our order

worst chinese ever. when they say you won’t get a better chinese than the dodgy looking place on the corner of the road it’s true. i was suspicious about ordering from an actual restaurant but i was right t be so the chips looked burnt and tasted uncooked. how do you pull that off? the egg fried rice was utterly bland and i know it’s not the most seasoned dish ever but it should have some sort of flavour, right? the curry sauce was the worst part though. it came in a tray with massive vegetable bits that i had to pick out and once i pulled that off, all i tasted was onion. this takeaway was atrocious and i can’t think of one good thing about it. never again chung ying

Amazing food, really amazing and funny manager or server (best I’ve ever seen), and incredible attention to detail for vegans by multiple staff members (who warned us multiple times that certain items we ordered weren’t vegan). A bit pricey but very worth it. Inside is much prettier than outside area imo. Got the vegan duck pancakes, spicy vegan dumplings, and vegan laziji spicy chicken.

I will never go to this restaurant again. Food was terrible. Duck pancakes - duck was so dry and tasteless. I also had chicken chow mein which was dry as bone with little chicken, no bean sprouts and a couple of pieces of onion. It was undoubtedly the worst chow mein I have ever tasted. My friends food was also tasteless.

Always delicious food. Portion size has shrunk a little, but still enough.

Very pleasant man at the take away window. Thank you for the discount for the Czech Republic 😁

Customer service wasn't that great. Food was a little over average. Beautiful ambience and proximity is good.

Ordered stuff duck and prawn crab sauce. It felt like a prank that they served it to us cos of how bad it was🥲. The other stuff was good tho 👍🏾

Thanks for a great meal as usual

Me and my husband have been to this so many times love this restaurant food is always amazing

Really enjoyed the Dim Sum! We will be back!

Was recommended by a friend, didn't book just showed up around 5pm was seated in the outside bit where it was cozy such friendly staff had a good giggle with them ordered food and it was the best we had ever eaten will definitely be back as all reasonably priced as well.

Pre tgeatre meal can't fault it

Amazing tasty food with really good veggie and vegan options. Very friendly service! Portion sizes are generous, even the starters. Quite pricey but you get what you pay for.

Consistently good food. Service generally good, sometimes a bit slow at busy times but to be expected. Lovely atmosphere in the “extension” which is half in, half outside. Of note, an excellent gluten free menu with plenty of tasty options. Prices reasonable for the quality of food provided.

A Great find! 2 minutes walk from the bullring. Lovely staff and tasty food, great vegan selection too! Would definitely return if in Birmingham.

Wednesday at 12:30 going to the hippodrome for 2 pm and called in here 1st . We had set meal A which was very nicely cooked. Staff attentive, no long waits so got to theatre in plenty of time. didnt book but it was busy and i would therefore suggest booking if you want to go

It was okay. Not awful, but not a wow either.

Went for my mum's 70th and after a slight mix up with the dates that was totally my fault. They rallied around and fit us in. Not only that they looked after us so very well! We ordered a banquet and it was delicious! All of it ❤️ The singing voice of the staff should be a thing of pop idol and the smile on my mum's face was brilliant. Thanks guys... I wish I lived more local but next time I'm in Birmingham I will see you again. Thankyou.

Haven't been here since COVID, but decided to book a table for a family meal on a Saturday night. We were seated straight away on time. Be warned the menu is very large with plenty of dishes. Every dish we tried was fantastic and really well cooked - no complaints at all! Service really good, the only slight negative was we were seated in the outside extension part, was a cold evening but there were halogen heaters above each table, but tricky to get temp just right. Highly recommended going, one of the best if not best Chinese in Birmingham!

Haven't been here since COVID, but decided to book a table for a family meal on a Saturday night. We were seated straight away on time. Be warned the menu is very large with plenty of dishes. Every dish we tried was fantastic and really well cooked - no complaints at all! Service really good, the only slight negative was we were seated in the outside extension part, was a cold evening but there were halogen heaters above each table, but tricky to get temp just right. Highly recommended going, one of the best if not best Chinese in Birmingham!

Love the food here, it was cheap and authentic! Service wasn't great but for the price I was not bothered.

A grand daddy of dim sum joints in the UK. Some 30 years ago when I was a student, it was the one and only place I went to for dim sum. In comparison to the many places in London, it is every bit as good and often better. Every time I'm driving through Birmingham, I make it a point to stop for dim sum. Long may Chung Ying continue to dish out good food!

Det mindede mig om min tur til Kina for mange år siden. Vi valgte en menu, som gav os både en sur sød oplevelse, men også nogle meget stærke retter. Der var mange besøgende af kinesisk oprindelse. Tak for dejlig mad og god kinesisk øl.

I have eaten at Chung Ying (& Chung Ying Garden, when open) since the early 2000's. Whilst the food was reasonable tonight (11.04 24), the service was appalling & the worst experienced in the 20+ years I have visited this establishment. Online reviews suggest other nearby restaurants are far superior... it's a shame, but it's time to move on!

Very loud but service was quick. The staff were friendly and helpful and the food tasted decent.

Never disappointed with the food here. It's so satisfying. The dumplings are amazing. Service could be better, especially because they add service charge to the bill and we don't like to take it off unless the service is really bad. Cleanliness of the utensils could be better too.