Gold Mine in City of London, Westminster

I’ve been dining here whenever I visited London for 30 years now. The food especially the roasted meats were consistently good, but the dim sum and stir-fried dishes could be great or not depending on the chef. On the last trip the dim sum was not as good as usual, the beef horfun too salty, but the egg fried rice was pretty good.

Hands down one of the best roast ducks we ever had.

Good food and well located in Bayswater. It was full and busy on a Sunday lunch! Peking duck was a tad dry though

We dined here on Sunday, and since we weren't very hungry, we only ordered two dishes. We had one portion of roast duck and crispy pork belly, which included only 6 slices of duck, costing £21.80. We also ordered a plate of spinach, which was around £18. Along with two bowls of white rice and two Chinese teas, the total came to £58.10! This seems excessively overpriced. The waitress even asked if we would like to leave a tip. The bill wasn't itemised, so we weren't clear what exactly the £18 charge was for. Given the amount of food we had for this price, it was definitely too expensive.

Always our to-go Chinese restaurant whenever we were back to London! The best roasted duck place for our family since 2015!

Very good. Tasty like Hong Kong. Have to wait a while. Staff member from restaurant still responsive.

Food was OK but ridiculous prices. Dim sum was 3 times as expensive as what I can get back at home. Aware this is London prices but just a few min down the road you can save yourself 20-30%. After adding 12.5% the waiter still asked if we wanted to add tips - did he not realise we paid 12.5% extra already ?!

In a town where ethnic restaurants are everywhere, this one stands out. First, it can cope with large parties - we were 10 - easily. Second, it is really good for kids, including young kids. And the food is outstanding. It's the best in Queensway's mini Chinatown and, in our opinion, one of the best 'normal' (ie. not hoity-toity, overpriced, fashionable) restaurants in central London as a whole. Try the dim sum, and some of the veggie and fish dishes are brilliant. Book ahead if you're going at anything like a popular tome

Excellent dim sum, recimmend fried noodles, ho fun, siu mai, sticky rice, all good. Very fast.

Noisy, tables too close together, very poor service, rude, abrupt, the food was very basic, our local takeaway is much superior. Very overpriced - 5 adults, 5 mains, 1 starter 4 x beers = £150

I followed online recommendations and went to a restaurant in London with my husband and 3-year-old daughter. The food was decent, though I felt it was overpriced compared to similar dishes I've had in Asia. We ordered a combo of roasted duck and char siu, garlic sauce spinach, eggplant stir-fried with minced pork, egg fried rice with shredded chicken, a beer, and a bottle of still water, totaling GBP 85.70. I made the mistake of not realizing the price included VAT and a 12.5% service charge. The waiter suggested adding the service charge to my bill, bringing the total service charge to 22.5%. While the service was satisfactory and the staff friendly, I found the service charge excessive.

The food is good and reasonably priced. If you byo, there's a corkage of £23 which seems pricey.

On aurait dû se méfier, le restaurant était presque vide et l'accueil fut tout sauf cordial. Mais il était tard et fatigués, pas envie d'aller plus loin ... À peine installés, il faut déjà choisir les plats (pression des serveurs). En revanche pour avoir une carafe d'eau gratuite, c'est plus compliqué, beaucoup plus lent. Le service est très rapide (trop rapide en tout cas pour de la vraie cuisine). Pour ma part, je ne trouve dans mon assiette que des morceaux de gras nappés d'une sauce sans goût. Dès la première bouchée, c'est franchement mauvais. Et, cerise sur le gâteau, la patronne (enfin la dame qui est assise sur une petite table avec une calculette) nous presse de payer tout de suite, car il faut qu'elle ferme sa caisse ! Comme ça on ne pourra même pas discuter le rapport qualité prix ! Bref, un restaurant à éviter !!! Mais comme il y a toujours beaucoup d'hôtels dans le secteur et donc beaucoup de touristes, ils s'en moquent bien sans doute !

Average food, good service, below average location.

Good and abundant food, prices according to the city, well located, close to Hyde Park and the metro station, good atmosphere and very fast service. The duck was good good.

A Chinese restaurant whose famous dish is roast duck. The old chef who used to make a name for himself at 4 Season Restaurant is now based at Goldmine. The taste is original and very delicious. There will always be a crowd of customers. It is recommended to reserve a table before using the service.

Desserts are average but acceptable

The duck was so soft. Highly recommend.

I know a few restaurants in London China Town. As far as food and service are concerned: right up there. Ambiance: like others. Fits.

Mediocre chinese food. Roasted duck was not even hot when it was served. Total experience from food to service deserved a low-end rating.

Very good dishes, every dish is delicious, but a bit salty, you need to drink a lot of tea

I had diarrhea just a few minutes after eating. Food is not clean

Had dinner with friends who are regulars at this restaurant. It was a Friday evening and the restaurant was running full. We were given a nice table for four. Service was prompt fast and courteous. All the dishes and desserts were tasty and portions were a good size. Reasonable pricing.

The food was mediocre! Service was TERRIBLE!!! and people there were really really Rude!!!

Very very rude. We were made to wait for more than an hour. After we finally sat down, we couldn’t even enjoy our food before we were asked to leave at around 22:00, even though it was said that they closed at 22:30. When I brought it up with the manager, he seemed not to care. Terrible experience never going back! Moreover, the food was average at best and the soy chicken was cold.

Food was not bad. However they charge based on number of people. 3 of us went and they charged us £12 for a big bowl of plain rice. That is just ridiculous!

This restaurant serves one of best Cantonese Roast Duck dishes in London. I guarantee. It is really tasty. Great flavours and textures!! It pairs well with egg fried rice 🍚 Also, don’t forget to ask for their homemade chilli oil 🌶️ it is really goood!!!

I went to restaurant with my family to have a nice evening but the waiters were a bit rude, I never expected it a t all, but when I asked for some dumplings (started) it suppose to come first, but it never did. I tried to ask one of the waiters and then some of them said "this is not my section ", ok so another one told me "is not my problem that the dumplings did not came on time" 😵😵‍💫, I nearly fainted..!!! I couldn't believe it..!!! So what's going on... very disappointing..

It is the best Chinese restaurant I've gone ever in London. Food is delicious and the staff are friendly and kind. People who visit near Queensway must try this restaurant. 👍

One of the best traditional Chinese restaurante in London! Must come here, super reccomended!

Very good but very poor service - you tend to have waiters / waitresses circling constantly to take away your plates - the staff need serious training

Çöp. Mehr nicht. Das Essen hat in Glutsmat geschwommen und nach nichts geschmeckt. Preise sind in London wohl so üblich aber denn war jeder Cent zu viel für das Essen. Meine Empfehlung: Sucht euch besser nen anderen Laden.

The Food was mediocre for the price (average London prices), we got asked if we wanted all the food coming out at the same time and we said we would like it staggered (like usual for Chinese food) so the waiter looked flustered and ran off to then come back and tell us we can’t .. why bother asking then. Getting the waiters attention was also very hard, continually ignoring us when we were asking for drinks as well as the last of the food because they failed to bring everything out - so we had almost finished and everything had gone cold then we had to ask for the dim sum. Finally when it came to pay, we didn’t want to pay the service charge of 12% since the service was atrocious. We got told “no” and that is was stated on the menu beforehand, so the manager was called over and he continued to almost intimidate us into paying - he finally backed down when he read it wasn’t compulsory, but it required quite a bit of effort to do so. I would not recommend this place to anyone.

Food disappointed and server very rude

I had high expectations because of the good reviews, but I found the food just so-so. Service was also average. My friend and I were shocked that our bill came up to £70 for 2 people. We ordered three types of dimsum, two mains, a cup of rice and a pot of tea. The serving size was generous though.

My friend and I planned to do lunch at this restaurant. I arrived at the restaurant first because my friend was late due to the train delay. A Chinese waiter asked if I were ready to order. I told him that I would like to wait for my friend. Later, a waitress told me that I had better place order for it took time to prepare food. I then placed order for 3 sets of dim sum. Shortly after, the same waiter asked me again when my friend would arrive. I was very frustrated for being treated like this. When the waiter asked me the third time when my friend would arrive so that we could place more orders, I decided to pay the bill and leave. I had not even finished my dim sum! If a restaurant only cares about pushing the diner to place order so as to generate revenue more quickly, how would they be serious in preparing the food?! And as a matter of fact, based on what I ate so far, the quality was just average. Given such poor service, it's the worst restaurant I had ever tried in China Town. Seriously, avoid this restaurant.

Wonderful food beautiful stuff especially linda lovely atmosphere highly recommended 👌

Good food, servers very rushed and not very attentive, lots of noise from plates being dropped and moved around audible in the dining area, couldn’t hear myself think

Forty years ago, my now wife and I met, as neighbours in the Beaumanor Mansions flats opposite this restaurant. There were at that time, similar eateries displaying the delicious duck and pork hanging in the windows, but we were too poor to eat in restaurants. The pizza hut on the corner of Moscow Road was a treat for us! So, we've got a bob or two now and on a visit to London, decided to try these dishes, that aren't really available in the provincial Chinese restaurants where we live. I know my way around any Anglo/Chinese menu pretty well but saw many things new to me being served to the many diners enjoying the food at Gold Mine. I won't bore you with details of what we had, but you could do worse than to start with the delicious golden meats hanging in the window. The staff were friendly and helpful. Was it worth the wait? You bet!

Real authentic Chinese kitchen, roast duck is perfection, the best I ever had.

Completely agree with Ana Díez. The duck very good. The rest don't. We went with great enthusiasm but we were left with the desire

Haven’t eat HK roast duck for a long time, Gold Mine still does a great job 👍

Never go again because of arrogant and horrible services, and unfair treatment! We booked, over the phone, for our company biz dinner at 7pm tonight , and during booking there was NO mentioning of max dining time. We arrived at 6:30pm when the restaurant is completely empty and we are seated. 45 mins later (19:15), a card machine is put on our table asking us to pay the bill and asked us to leave at 1930, implying max 1 hour dining time. We (3 pax) ordered 6 dishes and spent £115. We asked for more time as it is a business dinner, the captain is adamant with his extremely arrogant tones, claiming a lot of people waiting outside and we "MUST have to go at 1930 because we arrived early". We asked the next table if they were told "1 hour dining time" when they arrived, they said "No". So clearly it was unfair treatment on us, so we asked for more time, we ended up only allowed to stay for 10-15 mins more. And there was no apology from the restaurant at all. Imagine if you spent £35-40 per head in any restaurant, do you expect "1 hour max dining time". This kind of services are not only horrible, but also detrimental to the F&B industry. I would suggest anyone who hasn't been to this place please think twice. Fast Food with "worse than NO services". Utterly Ashamed.

What a fantastic restaurant, had spare ribs , spring rolls followed by soup then the best crispy duck ever. Would thoroughly recommend

这里的粤菜很正宗！烧鸭是必点菜！听说很多顾客还专门打包烧鸭回国呢（下次我也要带几只回国）每次去的时候人都很多！听很多小伙伴说伦敦的中餐服务态度都很差，但这家的服务员好过大多数餐馆，不说完美，但是有求必应！说多不如自己去尝试一下！

Worth a visit! The service is better than most Chinese restaurants, the Cantonese cuisine chef is very authentic, and the roast duck is even better! worth to go, worth to wait, always busy here! The only Chinese restaurant I recommend in London. Food always good, the staff there is really really friendly! So just go and try!

They waiters are super rude! Don’t recommend if you want to experience what we understand as a “decent dining”. Yes I used the word decent because this place is so far from being an average restaurant. Their food is below average given its price. The workers are super rude and acted as if they never want any customers. Shout out to one karen (aged around 40, black haired) that gave us the worst dining experience. She used her elbow to push my face away when she was trying to collect a half full plate of chicken that we did not even finish. When I was about to pay for this meal, holding credit card, she took it straight out of wallet when I didn’t even finish taking it out. I am shocked by the service I received from this place.

Came here a couple of times for crispy pork to takeaway. Mixed experience with the food. The first time was incredible - crispy, very good fat/meat ratio (more on the lean side), great flavour. Today I went again and although crispy and good flavour, it was extremely fat (quite a few pieces were just pure fat so basically inedible). Disappointing given it is significantly more pricier than some of the other options around. Staff was very friendly and efficient as always though :)

The food was mediocre (above average), which was disappointing because we were looking forward to this place given the stellar reviews both online and from friends. There isn’t much to say aside from the food just didn’t taste amazing, it was good but nothing special. The best dish was the Cantonese style roast duck, which was juicy and tender.

We first visited in Dec 2022. Good restaurant if you're looking for Chinese food - especially the duck. Our go-to place for duck now when we're in London. There's also a branch in Chinatown.

Rude service - quality of food not that good any longer. Charge you 50p for a takeaway box. Have been frequenting for over 20 years but just won’t be returning after recent visit.

Food was reasonably good. Love the soya sauce fried rice, char siew pau and roast duck. The pancake for the aromatic duck pancake was a little tough but otherwise every thing was good.

Locale poco curato, sono cadute sulla moquette delle bacchette che venivano riposizionate sul tavolo in attesa di clienti. Cibo non all’altezza ma prezzo altissimo

Barely after the order was placed, 30 seconds later the dishes arrived, then only the starters. This didn't bode well. Despite semi-friendly service. The food was simply inedible. Not cooked, no taste, a smell that would kill a cockroach. Huge disappointment for a [4.2]. Never again. Not even a second chance. Run away.

This place is very popular and highly recommended for a reason. The dim sum was very good quality along with their famous roast duck. Service was very quick considering how busy it was. Recommended.

Deplorable service, average cuisine, a money-making factory, they seat you by throwing the menus on the table, and then everything is shipped as quickly as possible and they put the bill on the table without a word. In short, I don't understand the good comments, the price is excessive if you look at the setting, the service and what you have on the plate...

I stayed 15 years in China, I never see a service like that, the waiter was totally impolite, the food was ok but no more and overpriced...

The food is tasty. And the inside decor is nice. But the soup portion is a lot smaller than you would expect. I think they also auto-add service fees to the bill.

The set meals never fail! Duck rice, 3 types steam egg and egg tarts are out of the world!

Absolitely amazing service from YY, makes the food and experience all the more amazing. However the cashier refused to issue us an official receipt (citing company policy), which might cause issues for people who need it for expense claims...

Хорошая китайская кафешка. Еда очень вкусная. Цены приемлемые. Обслуживание- нормальное. Вышли оттуда сытные и довольные

My go-to dimsum place! Great selection and authentic, too. They adhere to the traditional eating time, so make sure to order between noon and 5pm.

Excellent authentic food. Must try: the duck as it's one of the best around. Good service.

Overall disappointing experience. Waitress did not know how to recognise the numbers on the menu, insisted in Chinese-slanging the English names. Hot and sour soup with peas? Why would you even try? Serve Fish and Chips then. Duck was average. Vegetables bland, and got scammed by the breaded salted egg prawns, which on the menu was not mentioned to be breaded. Breading is a very cheap way to serve a bigger portion of something somewhat more expensive. Only saviour is the beef ho fun. It was nice, by Singapore standards, with the Wokhey. And that’s something. But expect 0 presentation.

Roasted duck and pork! Best around London. We went at an odd hour which is between lunch and dinner. The waiters couldn't wait to send us off, probably because it's their break time soon. Anyway, will always come back for the roasted series. The crispy crunch and flavourful scored the goal.

Good Chinese option in the area.

If you haven’t made reservations, you would have to wait and queue for a bit but the it will be worth the wait. The food is authentic for southern chinese/HK/cantonese cuisine. The roast duck especially (if ordered with bones in), so juicy! We enjoyed the roast duck but the roast pork had sold out by dinner time so we lucked out on it this time. visited: 29 Dec, 2023

Very good restaurants. I’ve always be here everytime i visit London.

The restaurant's service was incredibly slow, and the dishes lacked any noteworthy flavors. The overall atmosphere was dull, and the serving staff seemed disinterested. It failed to meet even basic expectations, making it challenging to recommend to others.

The dining experience fell short of expectations at this restaurant. The service was slow, and the dishes lacked flavor and creativity. The ambiance was dull, contributing to an overall disappointing meal.

Bustling place Great food Fish cake, fried turnips, duck, special fried rice, tofu with minced meat, steamed tofu with shrimp, french beans

The duck is amazing and this is coming from someone who eats a lot of duck! Taufu as well was good, the curry was slightly bland but that’s likely due to catering to the taste of this region. Space is tight so eat and go. At least they are nice enough to tell you to go off politely when finished due to the queue. No chit chatting, just eat good food!!

Very very good dimsum. Best choice in central london

Definitely the best Chinese restaurant in London❣️if you’re looking for authentic Chinese cuisine, here’s the place you’re looking for! I’ve been here twice, no matter is the quality of food or service is excellent and never let me down. Recommend dishes: Chasiu (barbecue roast pork) Golden deep fried prawn Dim sum (prawn dumplings, deep fried taro pastry) Sweet and sour chicken

Goed bereikbaar via de metro. Duidelijk menu. Snelle bediening, maar vooral lekker eten. We zijn tijdens ons bezoek aan Londen 4x komen eten. Een aanrader.

Came to Bayswater for roast duck & walked into Gold Mine. Gotta walk in & get to the other side of the restaurant to enjoy the great vibe & warm ambience. Had the beef kway teow and too salty. But big portion for 2. Some would love fatty duck coz tastier, but I lean towards leaner meat. Best dish was the Wanton Soup on a cold, rainy night!! Next table had Dim Sum & looked great… we’ll try when next in London 😁

Highly efficent, yet surprisingly friendly staff, even during rush hours. Fantastic duck. Wan Tan to die for!

I came here for the first time recently as part of a group and it was a positive experience overall, but with a caveat. They've got a varied menu, it's decent value, and I enjoyed everything I ate, so the food quality is certainly good. The issue is the service was slow/below par at times, especially at the beginning. When our food started arriving after 40 minutes, 1/3 of our order was room temperature, so those items must've been waiting around a while. I also had to ask for a drink twice before I got one. In fairness, it was very busy at the time and it's a large place with many tables, so I'm happy to give them the benefit of the doubt that we were unlucky on this occasion, but still, we're paying customers and it shouldn't be our problem. In conclusion, it's definitely worth a visit if you want good Chinese food at reasonable prices and I will eat here again, but I hope service is better.

Nice chicken noodle dish with Chinese tea. Nice food and good value.

Terrific authentic Chinese food, prompt and efficient service

Best Roast Duck in London (the sauce is king). There are other great dishes too but the duck is a must have.

Very tasty and traditional Chinese dim sum. The roasted duck is really good and worth trying!

Came back here again. Although food quite nice, but price not cheap. Maybe will check out other Chinese restaurants see how..

I have been coming here for years... and it was the same then as it is now.. Great food and staff .

Food poisoning. Myself and my partner got really sick after eating here. Plates arrived dirty to the table. They were removed after promoted. Food is way overpriced. Avoid.

This restaurant is okay, felt like we were being rolled in and out as everything is so fast as it's a busy place. The food was okay, sweet/sour chicken, special fried rice and prawn in black bean sauce was okay-nice but food was warm and came out so quickly, so dont think its cooked to order. Staff aren't attentive and wear a cardigan as the door opens so frequently and brings in a cold draft! Lol

Unpleasant experience. We arrived with toddlers and were not offered an infant seat until I asked staff for one. One of the waiters who served us looked so bored and uninterested, and when he put our plates down two were covered in another person’s! yellow mush. He muttered “sorry” but did not seem sincere at all, then brought new ones. The food was extremely greasy and VERY overpriced. As soon as I left the restaurant, I started feeling unwell. I had FOOD POISONING! Kids had chicken noodles and there were literally 5 thin pieces of dry, overcooked chicken pieces covered in a pile of oily noodles. “Satay” was not nice - deep fried instead of seared and grilled as it should be served then drowned in an overly sweet, sickly peanut sauce. Spring rolls were average and I could make better from frozen ones out of a box from Lidl. To my horror, I was served “spinach with 3 types of eggs” and am certain the eggs were past their due date. I vomited within minutes of leaving the place in the Hyde Park toilets, feeling the spinach and old eggs churning in my stomach. So disturbing. I also ordered canned soda and it arrived warm. On paying for the ridiculously overpriced meal, the same blasé server acted miffed when our cards did not work (the machine read “transaction timeout”) but it was the restaurant’s machine that failed. It made us all feel awkward and unwelcome. The place is not clean and is extremely noisy. I had a terrible experience and will not be returning.

- Roast duck rice: duck skin could have been crispier but meat was tender and juicy, and the fats really melted in the mouth. The rice and gravy were really comforting, and definitely ask for chilli because it ties everything together. - Prawn cheong fun: the cheong fun could have been thinner but the prawns were big and this hit the spot too!

Singapore fried rice noodles like soy sauce fried rice noodles, not at all like Singapore fried rice noodles. The pan-fried radish cake has no radish flavor at all, and everything inside looks like powder.

Good food but the service was rushed and sloppy

Always come here with I miss HK food

Repas de qualité générale moyenne et très cher. ATTENTION au paiement qui intègre déjà le pourboire et pourtant le propose à nouveau au paiement !

Singapore rice noodle is very good.

Very authentic Chinese food in London Must try

I actually can only rate the Gold Mine on their absolutely atrocious service as I've not yet received any food. We arrived over half an hour ago expressing our desire to be out the door in 90 minutes so that we could watch the rugby later. However at this point we have not yet received any food. Maybe I'll revisit if I actually get to eat here.

This review is my honest experience. Food experience: I'm being generous and I'll rate them Average. Sweet and sour pork was average(£15+), salted prawn was average (£22+), belacan vegetable(£17+) barely tasted any belacan, rice was super average (£4+) per bowl, roast duck rice was slightly nice (£13+) but portion was small. Payment Experience: HORRIBLE. What I absolutely despised was a highly misleading bill. In Canada, you pay either for service charge or tips, you don't pay both. Gold Mine's misleading bill listed the items ordered and the total price without an itemised price breakdown. On top of that, the server was pushing for additional tips of min. 10% when a service charge of 12.5% was already included in the overall price, but you may miss that because you didn't get a price breakdown. When I questioned the server it was inferred the tips go to staff but the service charge doesn't. Service charges should go to staff. That is absolutely despicable. Lessons learnt: I was caught off-guard and paid the tip but next time I will decline the service charge and pay the tip that goes directly to staff instead. This establishment lost me as a customer. I am never returning.

Good and authentic Chinese food

Ordered half duck without bone from here. Barely any duck in a small takeaway box, charged £29 before delivery for it too. As much as I like their duck, it’s hard to justify the amount of duck I received for the price. Next time I would recommend going there and watching them chop it up.

They nake some of the best Dim Sum I have ever had. The place us very busy in the evening, you may have to queue for quite a while. But it is worth it for the food. Can be a bit to intimate when busy.

It's a good, honest restaurant. Unlike many places these days, you can tell that Gold Mine is all about substance over style. I really enjoyed the wonton soup. The wontons were large and contained whole, juicy, prawns. The broth was well seasoned without being overly salty. I also ordered three items from the dim sum menu, Shanghai style dumplings (Xialongbao) were delicate, and the soup and filling were rich with porky goodness. The glutinous rice with chicken in lotus leaf was fragrance and hearty. My favourite was the crispy beancurd and prawn cheong fun, I really enjoyed the combinations of flavours and textures. I've had cheong plenty of times before but seldom this nice. If you're in the area, I'd definitely recommend stopping in for a treat!! Edit: I came back Oct '23, just as good as before!!!