Golden Dragon in City of London, Westminster

Excellent dim sum and other Chinese staples

waitresses kept trying to clear our food even before it was done, are they srs😭🙏

the waitresses kept on pushing us to order more it was actually so annoying, after we refused and only ordered some meals they gave us the annoyed expression. seriously? the food wasnt even that good assuming that they sell it for a hefty price. atmosphere was weird, the place was filled with waitresses pushing ppl to order more. Disappointed.

Never going back here and DO NOT recommend this place. I was told I couldn’t order anything less than £12.80 - never heard that rule anywhere. They’re only focussed on making money, the servers are barely bothered to even suggest proper dishes. The food was bleh at best. For Asian food, it’s a shame how bland the food was - no flavour, no salt. The chicken fried rice (which I had to order instead) was basically boiled chicken thrown with some peas and rice. If I could, I would give this place zero stars. Sad how they just care about money not food or customers.

This was, without a doubt, the best 'eating out' experience ever. The food is exceptional, and the service was above reproach. Everything was fresh, delivered in a timely fashion, and with a smile. Only problem is choosing what to have from the rather extensive, but reasonably priced, menu. Truly something for everyone though. Couldn't have asked for more. Will definitely be back !!

Good foods. This place is recommended.

Lovely service and food. ! Thank you to Jackie for being so welcoming and giving us a great service! We will definitely be back

Extremely overpriced for very mediocre Chinese food. The bill does not have a breakdown of price on it with a significant service charge. Ordered Chinese rice wine and they served us cooking wine.

We went to eat during the week, we had to wait a little in line but they immediately gave us a table since they opened the upstairs dining room. Fast service, friendly staff We ordered several dim sun to share which were exquisite. To highlight the homemade pork dumplings, a delight.

Waitress called Sam is super rude. We asked for the portions and she said “ I dont know how much you can eat”. She keep refusing to answer our questions and ignoring. Super super rude. They dont welcome you. Extremely disrespectful! DONT COME HERE

Great staff from welcome to taking orders and bill. Amazing food, very tasty and reasonably priced. I’ve lived in London for 10 years and Golden Dragon is one of the best in Chinatown.

Restaurant was not busy but the front lady reception greeting was not friendly not welcome and feel rush when we are eat in with family even restaurant no busy lots empty places, definitely will not visit again, as there many restaurants nearby to try out better service and comfort.

Food was was very good had set menu for 2 more than enough food all very tasty seaweed not a fan however they had sprinkled some spice on it and honestly I would have eaten a bowl on its own it was delicious 😋 service staff very polite and efficient really not any waiting time between courses however no interaction with customers

Nice busy restaurant on two floors with great food and brilliant service at quite reasonable price.

Very Average tasting food though big portion. Fried rice very bland

Great service. Food quick, hot and great flavour. With a smile. 😊

Great experience. Quick, friendly and good quality.

The place was nice and clean, especially the toilets when you go to wash your hands are well taken care off and don't require a tetanus shot like so many other restaurants in china town. The food was just ok on this occasion. The taste was there but everything was just a bit overcooked and the meat portions are too small compared to the vegetables used in the dishes. The staff was helpful and courteous which made us feel welcome and taken care of. The service was just right.

Great Chinese restaurant in the middle of China Town.

Busy but professional, good food and service, glad I wasn't footing the bill 😅

Best dimsum in China town with great service.

The food is always great. It's reasonably priced for the location and it has proper large portions. My favourite is the crispy shredded duck and ho fun with sliced beef (not pictured(eaten too quickly)). Pictured are pork and aubergines (fire) and sizzling beef (sizzling)!

Excellent food. Great service. Highly recommended

They sell garbage and call it food! STAY AWAY!

Called in for dinner after the theatre. The place was very busy but a table was found straight away. We went for a set menu and the soup was fine. However, the main courses were served in cold dishes and the pork dish soon went cold and this was also very chewy. The staff, whilst being vey quick and efficient, do not seem to have time to interact with customers, which s a pity. 12.5% added to the bill. The male toilets were rather grim with food stored nearby.

A friend took me here and glad they did as ordinarily I wouldn't queue for a restaurant. However, the wait was worth it. Busy and lively environment, but despite this good service. The food arrived as and when it was cooked, so it kept coming and was very good. Tea was a good choice to have as a drink. The cost for two was very reasonable and I will certainly consider going again.

Firstly, when there are too many people, the seating areas are quite tight. Tables and chairs need to be evenly spread to allow movement especially safer routes in case of fire... Other than that, the service was good, the food was good.

Very characteristic and with lots and lots of people, music and shows everywhere. Absolutely worth visiting

Nearly the best food I’ve ever eaten looks good and good food

Don't go in here. Horrible services 😑 and food is not good at ALL. YOU WILL WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE!!!!

I was genuinely looking forward to eating here after a few recommendations and seemingly varied menu. However, cramped seating, and food that genuinely was salted but somehow still bland ruined our evening food plans. Mid food, at best, and had the audacity to add a Discretionary Charge S/C. Assumed this is a service charge, but added onto the bill automatically for 3 people on a Sunday night? Might be optional but at this point, with previous communication issues, we didn't want to beleaguere the point.

Physically I am full, emotionally disappointed. It was noisy. Service mid. There was a 15$ service charge. Food was salty but lacked flavor. Not terrible but I would not return. Expensive for what it was. Dim sum only at lunch

Delicious dumplings in many varieties. The quality of the food is proven by the large number of customers of the Asian restaurant. I don't think anyone can rate Asian cuisine better.

Amazing took my fiancé to this restaurant for her first visit didn’t disappoint. Food was amazing as usual and the owner at the front greeted us with a smile took us to our table had a little chat with him he knew I was Turkish . But honestly very friendly and humble man (I’ll catch up with you soon my friend )

Good taste and quality, Premium and good service

Quality food with extensive menu original

An old favourite of mine, but having not been in quite some time I was apprehensive given some of the most recent reviews. My experience was pretty much as good as always- clean, prompt service, steaming hot dim sum, and nice jasmine tea. Dim sum portions were smaller- only 3 Xiao Long Bao now, and less filling in the pork buns, but all in all still tasty and decent prices. Slightly irritating when one server cleared my plate and a 2nd came over with the card machine whilst I was still chewing- slightly too efficient really, but I will still be back.

One if the chinese Restaurant i ever visited

Go somewhere else. Prawn for £21 and a cup of soup for £17. The Lemon chicken tasted nothing like lemon.. plain yellow sauce with vinegar and a hint of sugar for almost £20. If you are looking for auhentic chinese food go somewhere else. We didn't have choice last time coz this restaurant opens earlier than most places in chinatown. Also, dumplings are saggy and wet and breaks before it reaches your mouth. Overall disappointed of the food quality for the money we paid. Service and ambiance is ok.

A good experience. Can recommend. Will come again.

My friend and I were looking for a quick dinner as we had to catch a show. We ordered the roasted pork and Peking duck along with a side of egg fried rice, it was good but nothing amazing. The servers were really attentive and friendly, also helpful with my food allergies. The dim sum looks good so I would come back to try.

Good place, where to eat at a good price, it seems like you are on a small Chinese street in London

Me and my family always go here one of the best yum cha places

Very good Chinese food restaurant located in China Town in London, 100% recommended

One of my favourite Chinese restaurants in Chinatown. Food is always fresh and tasty, service is top notch, menu choices are plentiful and service is faultless.

Excellent customer service by the waitress. Food was very basic and lacked flavour.

Nice Chinese restaurant, with a lot of different dishes on the menu. The food was delicious.

Ordered take away a whole roast duck and roast pork home. But I found the roast duck was a bit burn and had four legs, they must messed up with the take away.

Loved the my first time at this restaurant.Very big portions and yummy food

Delicious food, with awesome flavours. Really impressed with the service. Though really packed, food was served in no time. The staff by name "Jackie" was really brilliant in her service. She was so friendly and welcoming.

Amazing food as always. This restaurant is a firm family favourite & we’ve been repeat customers for over 15 years. Will definitely return.

Best restaurant in Chinatown. Clean, amazing food, friendly service.

Food was great and prices were reasonable. Best roast pork I have ever eaten!

Awful. Couldn’t get past the front door. Asians walk straight in. Enough said. Awful

Tomamos un pato excelente y la atención fue inmejorable. La persona que nos atendió nos enseñó -con mucha paciencia- a tomarlo a la manera cantonesa.

I’ve been to this restaurant a few times and it’s always really good! The Peking duck as well as the crispy duck are very tasty! It’s a great place to share everything with friends!

Our first visit to taste the Roasted Duck. It was okay only and not close to what we experienced at Four Seasons in Byswater . But Jackie and staff were great and Dim Sum was good.

Never before have I complained about food even if the dish was poor but this place deserves my first review . Ribs with no meat and duck that was full of bones and stuck in my teeth . Rude staff was just the attitude this place deserves as it’s simply the worst Chinese I’ve ever visited . I wouldn’t be recommending that’s for sure

My husband had spare ribs which had no meat on , then his main which was duck with black bean and chilli sauce had bone after bone in , so much so he had a bone stuck in his tooth, when we complained we were told there is supposed to be bone in it ,never before have we had this . ( surely this should say on the menu may contain bone ) The crispy seaweed also had no taste and was very stringy. The chicken in my dish was processed chicken and not real . When we paid our bill they took off the duck and we asked to remove the service charge and they were very rude .never before complained in a restaurant t even if the meal wasn't satisfactory but this was simply the worst Chinese we've ever had and spoilt our day out .

We came here for family reunion and it was a fantastic one, food was delicious, although one of us wasn’t happy with how uncooked his food was after mentioning it to the waiter that he wants his very well done, apart from that everything else was fantastic and we created a great memories here.

Too expensive and too salty don't recommend

Overpriced food plus rude staff~Avoid

Always buzzing. Great dim sum. Long queues but worth it. Service was great. They set waiting expectation times, food to table times and even remind you of pick pocketers nearby. Their dim sum portions are bigger than expected. Would choose golden dragon ahead of others in china town.

I like returning here and taking less seasoned family members to try Chinese food! Dishes are tasty, servers are always kind, what's not to like?

Underrated dim sum place which has very long but worthy queues.

Worst Chinese meal I've ever eaten. This restaurant used to be my go to in China Town 20 years ago along with the Royal Dragon. Crispy Duck was greasy with very little lean meat. Pancakes were so thin you could hardly split them and got 5 for 2 people. Shredded spring onion and chopped cucumber weren't freshly chopped. Plum sauce was disgusting. Who wants a deep fried spare rib with no meat on it in a Mix Hors D'oeuvres? And shredded beef for Mains, again disgusting, and obviously there to save money because there is almost no meat in it. Restaurant was tired looking with covers on the chairs. Older Chinese waitress who served us was miserable and ignored our greeting on arrival. Eastern European waitress who helped with some of the serving was friendly and lovely. I'm never going back to this restaurant or China Town! The food is exactly the same as it was in the 70s and 80s but just much, much worse.

Worst Chinese meal I've ever eaten. This restaurant used to be my go to in China Town 20 years ago along with the Royal Dragon. Crispy Duck was greasy with very little lean meat. Pancakes were so thin you could hardly split them and got 5 for 2 people. Shredded spring onion and chopped cucumber weren't freshly chopped. Plum sauce was disgusting. Who wants a deep fried spare rib with no meat on it in a Mix Hors D'oeuvres? And shredded beef for Mains, again disgusting, and obviously there to save money because there is almost no meat in it. Restaurant was tired looking with covers on the chairs. Older Chinese waitress who served us was miserable and ignored our greeting on arrival. Eastern European waitress who helped with some of the serving was friendly and lovely. I'm never going back to this restaurant or China Town! The food is exactly the same as it was in the 70s and 80s but just much, much worse.

We had wonderful food and it was very busy and very expensive. My chicken and sweetcorn soup was fantastic. I loved the food and I would recommend this place but go for the set menu , you will still enjoy it. The next time I would like to try somewhere else , so I can compare.

The restaurant offered a wide choice of dishes to order. Service was pleasant and efficient and the food I tried was okay.

Very poor and rude service staff. The food was nothing special. Truly disappointing for the money.

Very average food in Greece tastes more Chinese.

Quite disappointed with this place. The food was average, and the waitresses were rude, looking like they really disliked their job. We ordered the duck, which was extremely dry, and the crab rice with sweet and sour chicken which was very bland. Overall, very disappointed.

Authentic Chinese food you dream about

Food is amazing. Service is meh.

Very good delicious food amazing service large portions well worth price 10/10 would come again

Right in the heart of ChinaTown. Good restaurant, fast service and hearty dishes

Large space, a little old-fashioned, with two floors. The food was great and the dose was adequate.

Pensavamo che mangiare a china town fosse una bella trovata ma siamo rimasti delusi. Cibo non all’altezza del costo e ambiente decisamente poco curato. C’è sicuramente di meglio.

I had fried noodles and fried rice. It was a bit filling, so I ended up having leftovers.

Very good restaurant. Excellent choice of dishes. Very pleasant service

A lot of activities to keep you doing

Good dim sum available here. The popular dim sum restaurants change in Chinatown. The Golden Dragon has long queues right now (summer 2024).

Over priced and very very rude service. The waitress showed a straight poker face. The taste is just so so and too many fried food for a Chinese set menu. Would rather go KFC. Avoid .

Was a regular customer but haven't been for about a year ...... wow what a shocking surprise !!! Have they changed their dim sum chef ??? Has Chinese tea gone up by that much ...... don't think so as I have excellent Chinese tea at home ..... £2.50 per person for two teaspoons of tea leaves with four refills of boiling water totalling £10 for four persons and they charge 15% service charge on top for that on the total bill ..... DAYLIGHT ROBBERY. The quality of the dim sum has gone down, the price has increased and the portions have shrunk considerably no wonder the restaurant was rather empty compared to my many other previous visits. Two meat spring rolls each no longer than 5 inches long for £7.80 ..... 3 taro croquettes £6.20 with no exaggeration the size of a pork dumpling and a third of the size they used to be ....... 3 shiao lung dumplings £6.20 which are half the size of the ones from the speciality dumpling restaurant across the road which are cheaper. I always recommended this restaurant to friends and those who follow my reviews as I KNOW my food and will always give a fair review but unfortunately CANNOT do so after this visit. I am well aware that prices have increased for food but defu not to that extent where the quality goes down, the price goes up and the portions shrink to that extent. The business of all the surrounding restaurants will endorse my comments. Sad to see a restaurant with so many years of providing and serving top class dim sum lose its standing. To charge more and go down on BOTH your quality and quantity is not what one does to complete in today's very competitive food industry.

I've been here many times. I heard that the King once dined here. It's always a pleasant experience. The waiters are friendly and make great recommendations. Their Beijing duck is a must.

Had food poisoned from this restaurant..!

Lovely dumplings to share. We came at a really busy time but the staff made sure we were able to get a table. We really enjoyed our food here and hopefully we can come back!

Sorry to contradict some of the reviews I have read on this place already but our experience was not a good one. We were a group of 8 as a family and had food from both a set meal option and alacart. I must say service was terrible and food was nothing special. The delay in food coming to the table meant that it turned into a very long evening and some of us had lost our appetite and one of our party felt ill (don't think it was anything to do with the resteraunt) and she had to keep queueing for the toilet every time she felt sick and in the end had to leave early with her partner. We also asked for drinks that did not all get provided, I know we could have asked at the time but we did not want to prolong our experience any longer Sorry guys but I think your staff let you down ! It costs nothing to smile and be pleasant.

Definitely deserves these 4 stars

The worst service I have ever had.

No taste or flavour what so ever. Worst Chinese food I’ve ever eaten. Food was bland. Take your own seasoning if you want some seasoned food there. The waiter said every one of our foods was her favourite… was a lie. All in all food was obscenely diabolical. Horrifically life-changing. I’m appalled for the rest of the week. Petition to remove golden dragon from china town. All in favour say I.

Friendly staff, worth the wait in queue outside. We were the only non Asian table on ground floor.

Fantastic food and the service was out of this world.

Absolutely fantastic meal, we tried their roasted duck, roasted pork belly, ribs and beef in black pepper sauce, all was perfect. Juicy pork, crisp duck etc. The staff was friendly, and helpful. When we were there it was only half full, if it's full I guess there would have been a bit crowded/noisy, but not a problem this time.

My meal did not arrive... My friends meal did. I waited over 15 mins and then had to ask someone where my food was... No apology at all. Over 15 mins later after my friend had finished her meal, my chicken and cashew nuts arrived without the rice. I waited again, for over 10 mins and once again, had to get the staff's attention to ask where my rice was. My meal was now cold. 5 mins later rice arrived. No apology or even a comment from story faced waitress. I told her my chicken dish was now cold. She took it away with no comment and did not come back with my food. After 15 ish more mins we just got up and asked for the bill. She had the nerve to ask if I wanted the cancel my order???.... Insult to injury, we were given the bill which had a £4.50 service charge added !!! My first night in London and I had no evening meal. Avoid this place at all costs

Delicious dim sum and spacious floors. The soup dumplings are amazing, so as fried cuttlefish cakes. Also love the garlic morning glory (a bit pricey). I also had half roast duck for takeaway. As I ordered a lot, by the time I asked for the bill, a lady came and examined my table and saw I didn't finish everything. So she kindly advised me to also pack away those food left, without wasting, which is a homey spirit I always appreciate, a bit like my mom. Service is quick and nice. Highly recommend.

Quite good overall. Badly let down by the sneaky service charge. The discretionary tip is automatically added. The manageress throws a tantrum if you query this. Best avoid this place

Great food, good service, and I've been here for years. Reliable quality. Always left tips too.

Good dim sum at reasonable prices.

Had a quick bite to eat before the theatre. The manager and staff were friendly. Really quick service around 5pm. Food was authentic and full of flavours.