Mei Mei in Liverpool

Used to be a great restaurant ... the prices are terrible, added service charge is a joke considering they don't service you... staff stand around looking at you when u need to order ! I was charged the price of a starter for soy sauce with chillies in for my dim sum 😂 pretty much thought soy sauce was part of a dim sum meal. NO flavour in any of the meals I've tried over the past year ... such a shame .

无法想象，小时候觉得中餐天花板的餐厅现在变得这么低劣 首先，菜色毫无厨艺，我点了个杂菜粉丝瑶柱煲，看看图，就是水煮了一下青菜上面堆上水煮的粉丝再堆上撕碎的干瑶柱。这……我严重怀疑他们连个厨师都没请 本来想吃个叉烧服务生推荐我点三拼，看到后才明白为什么，全是大肥肉。 再说服务，全程没有一个会笑的，没有人会说话，只有冷冷地看一眼 真是一个可怕的餐厅，怪不得看不到中国客人了 最后，晚上回来我才发现我挂在包上巴黎奥运会的纪念品被人拽走了，我怀疑是挂在椅背上的时候发生的，因为几次感觉我后面那桌英国人走过来撞我的椅子，明明他们是不会碰到我的 真是一次糟糕可怕的故地重游

Terrible when you havet to ask for chilli sauce and soya sauce 3 times every time you go the same thing Tough pork very dark Quality terrible getting less and less juice in meals I think it’s way over priced cheaper to go the Hakasan in London Very poor

they are very arrogant, terrible customer service! very rude, I don't know if this way is a Chinese tradition, but for me it was the first and last time I went there!

Very busy Chinese restaurant the staff were friendly and efficient food was plentiful and of a good standard at a reasonable price. Had the special chow mien which I would highly recommend will return.

Over priced and tired looking restaurant. Food ok. Drinks served in glasses branded for other drinks, coke flat, menus stained and ripped. Toilets grim. Lack of interest from waiting on staff. Not value for money.

Weve been coming this restaurant for years and food is always lovely. However they do have a fairly new manager who is not so lovely, so rude and abrupt and speaks and treats his staff awful. So we now choose to come on his day of.

Excellent restaurant,excellent food. Great menu, wish I'd have ordered more 🤣. Staff very attentive would definitely visit again.

Very bad expression, they push us to leave when we finished the meal, never to go this bad service restaurant, I don't recommend you go there.

We went here on a wet Tuesday ;lunchtime. The restaurant was busy and vibrant. We ordered off the dim Sum menu. Each dish was good and service was fine. Would go again when in the city centre.

Food Luke warm and tasteless and very expensive with it being Chinese new year and could not get in anywhere else this was the last option, never again not worth the money

Been going the Mei Mei for years week in week out was a quality restaurant in its day over time it has changed hands I noticed over the past say 18 months the quality of the meat is poor but still high prices I didn’t mind paying over the odds over years as you got good quality meat dishes now you don't cheap cuts of pork !! Colour dark Also chairs rotten carpet not clean either some staff have no manners Really should change the name of the restaurant as I consider this restaurant is not the same as the quality Mei Mei that opened many years go so disappointed time to fine a better quality Chinese restaurant sorry Mei Mei !!

Avoid at all costs. Service was absolutely atrocious. Freezing food and the restaurant hygiene was substandard

So disappointed! Had recommendations from 3 different people but food was average at best - service was poor, atmosphere (Christmas Eve) was dismal! Taking all this into account - feel the cost was on the high side.

Food was really poor quality, coke was watery from the draft, soup was gloopy, vermicelli really dry, chicken wings were so poor quality, had yellow bits on. We left all our food and they didn’t ask was it ok, service was poor. Whole experience was not good. And expensive. Tokyou next door is a thousand times better, bigger portions and half the price! Wouldn’t give this place 1 star. AVOID !!!

Firstly we were seated by the door which was cold and drafty,asked to be moved but was ignored. Got our starter quickly but waited a long time for our mains which was more frustrating as a family who came in after us had theirs before us. Ordered a drink which they forgot about so had to remind them. When we eventually got our meal it was luke warn and not very nice,we ordered prawn crackers which never arrived but was still on the bill,told member of staff but no apology just issued another bill. Staff were totally uninterested in us i would never go there again.

Average food and very slow service at premium prices. The starters arrived in reasonable time but we then had a 40 min wait for our main courses The food wasn’t worth the wait or the money

Me my partner and family recently visited this restaurant for dinner. We did not pre book we looked at the menu in the window and decided to give it a try. We had a shared platter starter and 3 main dishes with rice. What a fabulous meal really tasty and fresh.

Yet another great lunch, quality dim sum, our favourite Chinese restaurant in Liverpool! Will be back again soon!

Had lots of dim sum but the sui Mai was awful the meat tasted like sausage meat tasteless so was the soup! I won't be going back again the decor could do with upgrading too

Oh dear, the reviews on TripAdvisor are terrible! And yet the dim sum I ate was very good indeed, up there with the best yum cha in Hong Kong. This was totally authentic, freshly made dim sum. The pork and egg congee portion was enormous, and together with condiments and a side order of zhaliang (deep fried dough in rice rolls) this was very good indeed. Ma Lai go (steamed molasses sponge cake) and Cha siu bao were also very good. But the siu mai and har gao were outstanding … so fresh and of the highest quality. Chilli oil and Chilli sauce were served on request and even these were very good. This is top quality dim sum, possibly the best I have had in the UK and up there with the best in Hong Kong. The problem with the TA reviews is probably caused by the service. It’s exactly like typical service in Hong Kong: fairly cold and offhand and if you don’t like it (especially if you’re a foreigner or a gweilo 😀 haha) then that’s really your problem and not theirs! I suspect that dishes that are not authentic Cantonese dishes (ie most of the typical meals on a Chinese menu in the UK) may not be that good here. But if you eat the stuff that the many Chinese customers are eating then the food will be amazing. They have this “take it or leave it”attitude because they are extremely confident that their food is very good and that the important thing is the food. And it really is. Even if you have to wait for it.

Used to be a quality Chinese but changed hands a few times now very salty food sweet and sour pork is awful meat was black in side obviously using cheap pork ! Always been expensive that was ok when you use to get quality ingredients been dining here for years but never again just had a takeaway which we get regularly the last time I said I wouldn’t get food from here again and did it was all poor quality even the char Sui is dark it was once a gorgeous restaurant never again !!!

Awful restaurant. Service is lacklustre. You’ll ask for things multiple times. They’ll forget stuff. Food arrives cold. Don’t bother. Much better value, with proper service next door.

The worst service from Chinese restaurants I have ever dined. Firstly, the waiter took our order wrong, then he tried to argue that I had ordered 2 portions of deep fried squid, in the end he accepted that it was a mistake and took one dish back, but when we received the bill he didnt remove the extra dish off the bill. We would have been charged overpriced if we hadn't checked.. We were also charged for 3 protions of boiled rice and been served only. They said there were 3 portions of rice in one bowl that is the same size as egg fried rice. I recommend checking your bill before paying, but don't dine here is the best way to avoid getting overcharged with very salty food.

Tasteless salty food. The spare ribs were deep fried, the sezuean pork was like sponge and totally tasteless, duck very fatty and again tasteless. Singapore vermicelli the best of the bunch. But the place is looking very tired and the loos dreadfull. Very pricy definitely...

Staff attitude absolutely awful. Never asked if anyone had any allergies. My boyfriend is allergic to prawn. Ordered Salt and Pepper Chicken. Deep fried prawn in the middle of the chicken. Told member of staff to which replied ‘what do you want me to do’...

The food was inedible and we left almost all of it. The service was rude. Upstairs, the decor is very tired. The cost was stunning. We didn't complain but just left asap as we couldn't wait to get out of there. There are many far,...

Went here with a friend for lunch, opens at 12 and 12.20 it was absolutely full, we only waited about 15mins and were seated but not at the best table. The food was lovely I got a few dim sum bits and my friend got...

Family Sunday lunch. Whilst the service was ok and the portions huge the taste was not to my liking. Salty and soggy. That said there were dozens of Chinese families eating, which is a sign worth noting. Maybe we weren’t ordering the right food. I’ve...

Takes a heavy heart to write this one. Really bad experience we had here on Chinese New Year January 2023 and the restaurant managers really do need to reflect on this. For the last ten years me and my partners family have been visiting mei...

Mei Mei's is the only place in Liverpool city centre that do dim sum now. My family are regulars there and we understand that they don't take reservations at midday CNY so for the past 10 years, we have queued up approx after 11am to...

Today is Chinese New Year and we queued for an hour in the cold weather. The service attitude was really bad. The manager was so grumpy! I don’t really understand how can she be a manager like that, she said you can shut up and...

Once again a great Dim Sum lunch. Our second visit and we will be back. Friendly staff and excellent service.

Basic but good Chinese restaurant. The portions are huge so be careful how much you order. We ordered the Mei Mei banquet for 2 people. We really couldn’t finish it. Largest banquet meal for 2 we have ever had. We went on spec and were...

We come here regularly and it's always great by far the best Chinese in the city. We always enjoy it and Ling always looks after our family when we visit. Highly recommend the char siu duck chow mein.

very expensive, terrible service, food was very bland and chicken was chewy. Would not get again complete waste of money.

Great food and attention to detail from staff is excellent. I've been here a few times over the last 2 years whilst visiting Liverpool, I'd say its one , if not the best Chinese in Liverpool. Great value for money. Highly recommend.

Menu was varied, lots of seafood choices. We had the prawns in garlic and coriander and spicy seafood platter. Both were tasty and portions probably small to medium. Quite expensive, adding the rice in top of the meals.

I went with 4 friends on Tuesday night. We got a table and only 2 friends ordered starters. After they had their food we were left for a half a hour . I asked a member of staff about our dinner as we were still...

We arrived late without booking (8:45pm) but got a table even though they closed at 9:30pm. All dishes were fresh and well cooked. The one thing preventing me giving five stars is that they wouldn't serve us the set meal due to time constraints. I'm...

My wife and I called in around lunchtime weekday, place was busy and had a good 'vibe'....service was a little slow but I think that was because they were busy.....once we had a waitress the orders came in prompt time. I had the dim sum.....delicious,...

Good dim sum but the prices seem to have increased by 60% since our last visit a few months ago - we are all suffering with this cost of living crisis, but too expensive for us, will be going elsewhere in future 😕

Returned to Mei Mei for my grandson’s 13th birthday meal. He’d been before & had asked to go back. No greeting when we arrived, had to wait for our table ( 9 of us, booked in advance). Finally sat down, waited ages for drinks ordered...

Great place Delicious food, great choice of food on menu with plenty of vegetarian options, clean and friendly and dim sum available all the time which is a real treat and rarely found in London!

Service was swift and professional, banquet for 9 was plenty and varied full of flavour. Downside was they told we had a vegan in our party in advance and gave the impression there would be choice however in reality offered chow menu/ noodles with vegetables...

I turned up without booking a table and it was very busy, but they found a table for me. The food was 1st class and very generous portions. I would definitely go back if in Liverpool again.

Returned to this restaurant from night before to be served main course before receiving our starters. When questioned told to get on as close at 21-30. Spoke to manager only to be given full bill for our food & drink. Food very poor no presentation...

The food was ok, nothing to write home about, but what really annoyed me was the 10% service charge they added to the bill. What service? We waited well over an hour after our starters for our mains. We ordered drinks on arrival but not...

Excellent food. Good service. Nice atmosphere. To be recommended. Would go more often,if I lived in Liverpool!

Took a table booking of 6 at 9.15 Rammed starters and mains on table all together, forced the bill on us whilst we were eating then when we waited to pay were told we were eating too slow. Absolutely disgusting staff and ruined a family...

Not sure where some of the bad reviews are coming from. The food is lovely authentic Chinese , staffed by Asian waiting staff. We were polite and friendly to them and they were friendly and polite to us. We went at lunchtime and the restaurant...

I have eaten in many restaurants, but never have I been ushered out of an establishment with such indecent haste as here. Having accepted a large order of food over two courses at around 8:30, the pressure to leave began before the main courses had...

First time visiting Liverpool from Glasgow and we tried this place out. Easy to find and lots of parking spaces nearby. That's the good points. When we walked in and informed the staff that we had reserved a table, we were told to look for...

I came to this restaurant by accident as the one I was aiming for was closed. Very friendly service, well paced service & a strong selection of dishes. I had the spicy aubergine & the pork with bamboo shoots & mushrooms & was very tasty...

Most of my order was satisfactory apart from my order of Salt and Pepper chicken which was not to an acceptable standard. Other than that, nothing bad to say. Decent meal.

Food okay but found our bill pricey. We understand we have all suffered with the events of lockdown but the prices are too high, sadly we won’t return.

Awful, late choice and wrong choice Regretted eating in here. The chicken foo yung was embarrassing served like a omelet with no juices Certainly won’t go back Much better options out there

Had a lovely eve here We all enjoyed our food We bought a member of our family who’s from Thailand and she said it was the best Asian food she’d had in this country so far. Staff were very efficient and the food was great...

I did read about the negative reviews on this place but I have to say that our experience was very good. We went for lunch on a mid-week school break and all the tables were full. We did not book and like most Dim Sum...

I have visited Mei Mei on many previous occasions during my Grand National visits to Liverpool and food has been good. My first surprise was to be told they closed at 9.30!! Very early! The restaurant was very quiet when I arrived at 8.40. I...

Had dim sums last night with the family. It was one of the best sim sums ever eating… so would really recommend and the bill was reasonable

Went for dim sum with family.The waitresses we’re unfriendly, rude no smiles when asked for something. Had to asked several times for a dip from different waitresses. The vibe in the restaurant is like it’s dying,very dull, not welcoming. 10% service charge is added automatically...

£4.50 for a pint of draft Pepsi - overpriced. £6.80 for a side of plain noodles - overpriced. Ordered satay, chow mein, crispy salt and pepper chicken. The satay was bland and tasteless. The chow mein oily and tasteless. The crispy chicken was soggy. Extremely...

Avoid. Had food poisoning after meal when I got home. Dirty food and very expensive. Very disappointing. Take your money elsewhere!

We'd book last weekend and tried calling as were running late (no answer there yet appreciate they were busy). Got ignored for 5 minutes whilst we stood at reception. Not once was even eye contact made!! We were literally just about to walk away and...

Recommend book in advance as very busy,we hadn't,but didn't wait too long,food and service were excellent and good value

The restaurant was not very busy because Liverpool were playing but they forgot to take our meal order,waited atleast 30 mins before our order was taken.We kept on waving to various waiters to be served but no one seemed to want to bother.We had the...

Appalling service! Rice came out 15 mins before dishes (& dishes only came out after raising issue). Had to leave so didn't have time to eat mains (took 1.5h to have starters). Appalling customer service - no apology. £75 for drinks, starters & 4x egg...

Today we lost sum... Food was average. Servers were cold and blunt, there were about 4 servers for 4 tables. Not once did they come over to check the food was okay, to ask if we wanted more drinks/food. My girlfriend is vegan and asked...

Afternoon lunch of chicken chow mein for 2. chicken and mushroom with fried rice for 1 with 3 Pepsi’s, came to pennies under £49. My noodles were brick hard and when I asked I’d they should be like that, the server didn’t know and got...

The food is very average - it is bog standard takeaway fare for double the price! Food laden with MSG and not flavoursome. Service was ok.

Booked a table for a large group. Waited over an hour for someone to take our order despite informing staff that we had been here without anybody taking our order. I reminded the manager that we had booked in advance and that I’m unsure why...

Visited for lunch and were very impressed with this restaurant. We visit Liverpool often and always have a Chinese lunch during our stay. The Dim Sum at Mei Mei is excellent!! We will be returning again for sure!!

visited Mei Mei on a trip into Liverpool, mid afternoon, semi busy, mainly chinese clientele so thought be good food..which to be fair it was BUT service charge of 10% automatically added without consent , and 2 large cokes set us back £10..you can get...

Shocking service, main meal served before soup and Sui Mai. Also customer service shocking when told them they just said pay for what you have had a leave. Absolutely shocking service.

Absolutely shocking service tonight 😡was served main meal before starter of soup and starters ..when I asked why I was told ,,, we serve it how we want .. not a good response when we’re out for a nice evening meal .. Really nasty man...

Booked for our family of four for half seven. Attentive efficient staff and excellent food. Left overs boxed up for us no problem. Great food and staff

Came upon this restaurant when looking for a Chinese restaurant only to find most of ‘China Town’ was closed down in Liverpool , so we thought we had struck lucky. We hadn’t the food was mundane uninspired and pretty tasteless- the service was haphazard and...

Oh my, not sure what went wrong with other posters giving poor reviews, but we enjoyed our meal. Went at 1230pm on a weekday, friendly staff, gave us plenty of time to settle in our table. Had a 5yo and a 10mo with us, staff...

The staff was very nosey about personal stuff and wouldn’t leave me alone. I asked them to stop asking me about it but they didn’t stop. I felt very uncomfortable. I do not recommend going here as the staff are rude.

Last minute decision as original choice was closing early. Meal was pricey but well worth it. Crispy duck pancakes were amazing

Blooming awful experience and meal. Overpriced and tasteless. We arrived at 8.40pm and were shown to a table where we ordered drinks and a set meal. By 8.45pm we had our soup immediately followed by the mixed starters. By 8.55pm we had all 3 courses...

We have been going to Mei Mei for many years as they have always been good on quality. Last night though was an exception The quality of the food was very poor and some of the ingredients like pork and prawn were of a very...

If anyone tells you that there is a better Chinese restaurant in Liverpool they are most certainly wrong. The food is beyond excellent, hand made sui mai's are a must. The staff are friendly and welcoming.

Why are people writing reviews about Dec and Jan eating in when we were supposed to be in lockdown? We have visited Mei Mei many times and never had a bad meal. The thing that comes over to me is tgere are loads of chinese people eating in a chinese restaurant. Cant say more than that. Ill follow them

Love this place the food is amazing and we just call up and it is ready within 15 minutes xx can't wait until we can go and sit in there x

Visited on 27th Dec.We waited for 20 minutes to be seated when there was clearly free tables available.Waited a further 20 minutes to order drinks after putting my hand up ! Bar manager was extremely rude when I asked if we could order food at the same time as ordering drinks.Been going to this restaurant for over 20 years but no more.We walked out in disgust.Shocking service

Never before have I had such bad service in a restaurant took are starters away before we had finished eating them without asking then came with the main meals brought the bill before we had finished are meal and when I said to one of the ladies that looked like a manager about the service she told me if I don't like it don't come back this used to be a really nice restaurant but it looked very tired and dirty won't be going back

Visited here today and the food was gorgeous! Portion size quite big for your money and reasonably priced by far the best Chinese in town! Lovely and friendly staff. Can’t wait to visit again!

We came here for my daughters birthday meal. First time we have visited but can’t wait to go back. The food is sensational. Literally the best Chinese meal we have had. Staff are efficient and attentive and I couldn’t recommend it more.

This is the best Chinese restaurant in Liverpool. Authentic Dim Sum. I have eaten Chinese food all over the world including China and the Mei Mei ranks very highly. Staff freindly and attentive. Best Shanghai dumplings and Sui Mai in Liverpool.

Visted here during the Christmas period when I was visiting from London, it does hold a very good reputation despite the poor rating on trip advisor. The service was ok but they were very busy and staff were not as attentive as one would expect, at times you had to try and hunt down a waiter if you wanted something. We did order an extensive amount of food, on first glance the menu did appear to be on the higher priced end of things. There are two menus an English and a Chinese and the Chinese menu food looked way nicer. I think next time we will simply order off the Chinese menu, as I think the food is of better quality. The dim sum was lovely quiet small portions of 4 each so you would need a few to satisfy, the mains were delicious and the noodles were outstanding and different from your average chow mien.  The ribs were also great, we had no issues with the food as it was all very delicious.The service could have been better but we would go again, just don't expect a reasonable priced meal the prices are high in here.

Visité el restaurante hoy porque me apetecía algo de dim sum. Hay un extenso menú al vapor y frito y pedí tres: rollitos de primavera, rollitos de gambas fideos y pan de cerdo. Llegaron a tiempo, pero fueron muy decepcionantes: pesados, sin suficiente relleno y muy salados. He comido mucho dim sum y, lamentablemente, estos fueron los peores que he comido. La factura también fue muy alta. No había precios en inglés en el menú que me dieron y tontamente no pregunté.

Visité el sábado pasado (1 de febrero) con mi hijo después de un viaje a Anfield. Estábamos buscando un bistec, pero como no podíamos entrar a ningún lado, nos decidimos por un chino. Una mala elección 81 para nosotros dos, y una cocina bastante pobre combinada con un servicio promedio. Sí, era sábado por la noche y estaba muy ocupado, pero la comida fue realmente decepcionante. Soso, poco inspirador y caro. Normalmente no escribo críticas, pero fue destripado. Perdí 80 en una comida que esperaba con mi hijo. No evite el lugar ya que parece haber algunas buenas críticas aquí, ¡pero ciertamente aborde con precaución!

We (family of 3) visited Mei Mei for Chinese new year, there was unexpected entertainment when the dragons from the street entered the restaurant with banging drums etc.There was a 15 minute wait to be seated as the restaurant was packed out, the service was very good and the food was excellent, the sui meis are positivley different from anywhere else, definitely worth a try!All of the meals were very good, the prices are reasonable too considering the quality of food and service, it was also extremely clean.We would recommend this restaurant and will be visiting again in the future.

Overpriced and a slow service. Staff looked clueless at times and some couldn’t speak English. Food was amazing!

Mei Mei has answered the nagging question: where to enjoy dim sum in Liverpool city centre? First impressions count. The welcome was friendly. The carpet was, reassuringly, not sticky. And the waiter's first question was: would you like tea? Even better was his first answer: yes, we have oolong. So, yum cha it is!The dim sum menu was extensive and the steamed and fried dumplings were all well executed. From the Shanghai xiaolongbao to glutinous rice and egg custard buns, our hungry crew delightedly demolished the lot. Which is quite a compliment coming from a bunch of long-time residents in various parts of East and Southeast Asia. A side order of stir-fried vegetables seemed wok-fresh.A Berry Street window seat offered an agreeable view for dumpling-munching. Clean toilets and cheerful service added to the positive impression. We will be back.

Went here as a birthday treat for our 11 year old - been here many times before. It was on 2 Jan so was not too busy and late afternoon. We waited a long time to be served our drinks even though there were many staff around. Then the starters came and were fine. When it came to the mains we were served roasting hot plates ( with no warning to my 11 year old who almost burned herself ) these plates than became ice cold as we waited 35 mins until the meals actually arrived. We were about to leave and just pay for the starters and drinks. When they came, one ( crispy beef in OK sauce) was cold and not crispy like it had been left on the side for ages and was under cooked. I called the manager over who said he could order another but it would be the same as that one and that's the way its always served? It isn't and he was patronizing. He said he would remove from the bill - he didn't. We just caught the eye of the nearest person, paid the bill and left as couldn't wait to get out of there. Such a shame, We will never go back.

Went for late lunch only downstairs room open. Got table right at the back by kitchen and fire exit not great. Food excellent as usual. Shared Dim sum platter with lots of variety of prawn parcels steamed and deep fried with delicious pickled vegetables and seaweed. Also spring rolls and chilli sauce. £9.50 a head but very filling . At least six pieces each . For main courses we had lamb in Mei Mei sauce which is good sizzling and hot and tasty king prawn curry with fried rice. Enough to take home for supper. Service is efficient and Chinese tea very nice.

Mei Mei is the very best in Dim Sum in Liverpool.I have eaten Dim Sum all over the world but consider this ranks up with the best Dim Sum available in the UK. Very authentic Chinese food, always fresh. Great options and range for Dim Sum. Would highly recommend.