Min Jiang in Kensington and Chelsea

Hearing of and reading reviews of this place I was truly excited. I went to dine with my friend, his dad who was visiting from NYC and my dad who was visiting from Hong Kong. We were hoping to impress with this meal, having heard of its authenticity. The experience of service and the restaurant itself is fine. The servers are kind, the hotel is grand, the entrance ways are elegant and the view is one of the finest London has to offer. The food was, at points, remarkably good. The famed duck deserves the credibility it receives, almost unanimously, from all who try it and from those sat across from you who eagerly watch, mouths watering, as a chef comes to deftly compartmentalise the fatty poultry. This was, without doubt, the highlight of the night, the spectacle that will remain in the visiting father’s mind on their long flights back home. The other dishes neither impressed nor disappointed. Coming from Hong Kong, these other Chinese staples were occasionally flat in flavour (Choi sum), margins off authentic (gong bo chicken), or slightly smaller and less punchy than expected (sea bass). There’s is nothing to really complain about here. To a local these dishes are quite good, to someone who has not been exposed to them so much they are likely fantastic. The desserts need not be commented upon, they also did not impress, but we did not expect fine sweet treats from a Chinese restaurant. Why have I given 4 instead of 5 stars? One glaring issue pervaded our fine dinner that had consisted in astronomically tasty duck and reasonably well flavoured sides (if you don’t count £5 for rice - a tragedy). This was the service. Whilst the staff were just as friendly and attentive as one might expect from a place such as this, their tableside manners were, in my opinion, not nearly up to the standard one might expect from a restaurant costing £90/head. Staff members regularly moved glasses and bottles by their rim, chopsticks by their end, and any items on the table left in the way of the dishes (such as phones or wallets). This is, in my opinion, a marked point that reduces the service quality. The staff were lovely, truly, but their manners were not. This act of touching a guest’s glass by its rim, without asking if they might move it first, appalls at the highest level of dining. In sum: the duck blew my little smooth brained mind, the dishes filled my expectant belly, the desserts halfway satisfied my sweet little tooth, the manners by table left a lasting bitter taste as a left.

Very good restaurant. The duck is really one of the best in London, worth the visit. Also reasonably priced all things considered. Our waiter though suggested that we should have a side with the rice (pack choi) that was 18£ , crazy expensive for really anonymous vegetables.

Having lived in Singapore for a long time we know/knew the Min Jiang restaurants very well - both the original on Scotts Road as well as the newer branch in Dempsey. Min Jiang has always been an expensive restaurant in Singapore but always excellent. In fact I'd go so far as to say that their Yang Chow fried rice in the Dempsey branch is probably the best I've had. Period. And I could live on this dish. So we thought it would be interesting to try the London branch of this esteemed restaurant. Needless to say, we didn't expect it to be as good as the Singapore restaurants. And we expected it to be more expensive too. On both these fronts our expectations were fulfilled. In terms of cost, the average dim sum dish in Min Jiang London was about 50% more expensive than in Singapore. Anecdotally, I think the percentage difference between non-dim sum dishes is probably more than 50% but then it's not an apples-to-apples comparison. So what about the quality of the dishes? I would say mixed. Min Jiang is known for its Peking Duck - and to be fair pretty much every table had ordered that. But we did not. The crispy duck roll gave us a taste of their duck - and it was quite nice - though not something I've ever seen in a Chinese restaurant in Singapore or Hong Kong. Perhaps the most disappointing dish was the siu mai - surprising as this is such a stalwart of a dim sum meal. It was on the small side and rather dry - lacking the necessary juices and even a little short on flavour. Certainly not was good as, say, that in Yauatcha London. The Yang Chow fried rice was alright but not a patch on what we've had in Min Jiang Singapore. Perhaps the greatest and most pleasant surprise was the stir-fried trio of mushroom with lotus root, crispy bean-curd & macademia nuts. That was so enjoyable and a generous size portion. My one criticism was that the bean-curd was not crispy - and perhaps a crispy taro would have been better and as is more common in Asia. Service was first class and the views are stupendous even if you don't have a window seat. If you really want the views, perhaps book a sofa seat adjacent to the bar.

Duck is amazing. I've had lots of duck dishes and this is the best I've had in London.

I went this restaurant twice. Both of them I had the Peiking duck. Very good tasty foods. All the staff are friendly and very good view

Best birthday experience in London. The Beijing Duck was delicious and amazing! The beef and prawns are also great for the party!

We had an amazing time at Min Jiang! Five of us went and had a proper feast, ordering crispy duck, sweet and sour chicken, pork ribs, black bean chicken, squid, special fried rice, broccoli, and so much more. Every dish was full of flavour, and beautifully presented. We specifically visited to have the Peking duck, we ordered the whole duck, the first serving was carved near the table for the pancakes, and the second serving of the duck was served with rice, but for the latter there was barely any duck. Nevertheless, the atmosphere was warm and elegant, with great service from start to finish. The staff were attentive, friendly, and made sure everything was welcoming. And the view - from the top of Kensington Gardens Hotel, you get to see a lovely skyline view of London, which makes the experience even more special. Roughly £90 per head, it was definitely a treat and we really enjoyed our time. Thank you.

We had dinner, the location is stoning and the food is excellent. We tried the duck, it was amazing. Well done

Feel lucky to have this as my local Chinese, sometimes hard to book but always worth it. Delicious every time!

Excellent duck, in the traditional formula of the "Beijing Duck". Already came several times and the service is also nice. I recommend.

I'm glad to had a wonderful anniversary dinner with wife! I had a special time at a great restaurant. Here's a summary of my experience: * Occasion: Anniversary * Pros:* * The food was delicious (especially the Peking duck) * The outdoor scenery was beautiful * Cons:* * The price was a bit high * Tips:* * Pre-order the Peking duck at least 2 hours in advance

Had my Birthday party at this restaurant, I’m a lover of pekin Duck. My family and Sin research and planned to book the Hotel. It was an amazing evening, just love the food, exciting the carve duck was nice and juicy, we had other items on the menu. Staff was wonderful and good, good service. Happy ending and a beautifully Celebrated evening out. Just ❤️ the scenery and the excellent views from the rooftop.

Always enjoy coming back to Min Jiang, especially on birthdays. The view at night is always great, food also good and portions are good.

It was nice, amazing views of London.

We could not fault the quality of the food and service, the only downside is the high prices.

Great views over Kensington Gardens. Pre ordered duck disappointing. Other dishes very good eg Dim Sum dumplings and baked Black Cod.

This is such a good restaurant. Beautiful atmosphere, lovely setting and excellent staff. And, of course, the food… Peking Duck is simply delicious and not excessively priced. The other dishes were also really good (especially the Kung Pao prawns, though £15 for a small bowl of simple egg-fried rice, no matter how good, was pushing it. The wine-list is interesting, but also expensive. However, dining here really is a treat, and the Peking Duck is stellar.

We dined at Min Jiang again to celebrate the last night of Chinese New Year & had an excellent dinner (as always). In particular their traditional Ye Shang was a delight & made the dinner very special.

Food is amazing. View of Hyde park is stunning . The service is really pleasant. Overall, very nice experience. Will definitely come again.

Shame it is ruinously expense but the food is amazing as always - particularly the signature duck. Jackie our waiter was exemplary as always.

The food is fabulous but what makes Min Jiang special is the service My daughters both have sundry allergies and their care and diligence is spectacular

Celebrated 10th wedding anniversary with Peking Duck carved at the table. A majestic dish full of historical and cultural significance. No French Michelin star restaurant can ever come close when it comes to roasting duck like the Chinese. Delicious and worth every penny!

This Chinese restaurant with a stunning view take your family

Majestic roasted duck. Enjoy it thoroughly. Perfect way to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary.

Still best in class, though food quality was very slightly down when compared with previous visits.

So we came here for my birthday. Expressly for the Peking Duck. With the backdrop of Kensington Gardens (which was stunning and must be wonderful on a sunny day) and elegant surroundings. It’s v relaxed though for some reason our food took longer than expected for which the server apologised. I would rate food 4 stars. It’s expensive but it was all delicious and well flavoured accompanied by tasty and plentiful sauces. It’s fabulous having the succulent juicy duck carved in front of us and it was all very enjoyable. Could the skin been a tad crisper and flavourful - perhaps! But it was still delicious. I would say that the second serving (we chose fried rice) didn’t contain much duck at all and we didn’t get the leg. So that was a bit disappointing. But again the fried rice was perfectly cooked. It got quite busy for the lunchtime and that added to the atmosphere. I liked the little gift bag for Chinese NY which was a nice touch at the end.

Average food but the service was not great at all. Not letting customers finish and taking away plates is not something you'd expect in a restaurant like this.

Busy CNY dinner - on the expensive side but services were very good and they gave you complimentary red pockets if you ask nicely lol

Went there on CNY eve with my parents. Roast duck as always top notch in London. Also ordered a whole steamed sea bass, very fresh and good flavour. Service was very good as well

Authentic Chinese cuisine. The food was delicious and the service was very good indeed. Would recommend.

A restaurant on the top floor of the Royal Garden Hotel, with exceptional views of Hyde Park. Very good food, and very professional and friendly staff.

Min Jiang was amazing! The food and especially the service was top notch. Our server, Jacky was the absolute best! He was very attentive, super friendly and funny! We loved him!

Fantastic place. The food is delicious, the service first class and the view is amazing. Highly recommended.

We were disappointed with the duck it had such rave reviews but the serving was a little rushed and it was only luke warm and a little greasy. Soft shell crab and prawn toasts were some of the best we’ve had and the view at night was fabulous. Staff were good but not great.

Food was out of this world good! Can’t wait to come again in the summer to see the evening view!

The Roasted duck was very delicious. Excellent service too.

Over rated and pretentious services. Never seen dim sum in miniature size Peking duck was just another roast duck at the Chinese bbq shop. Was told there was only one high chair because the one provided was not working.

Best Peking Duck in London, combined with excellent service.

Excellent restaurant with breathtaking views over Hyde Park. Always enjoyable! Thank you!

The overall experience was good. Too noisy as there are no curtains, no carpents not any item to reduce the noise of too loud guests . Very uncomfortable in such a high class restuarant. We left without having a desert nor tea as it was too loud. We will come back but eat as early as possible to avoid the terrible isolation. Kind regards, Carlo Cravat

Excellent venue to dine. The Peking Duck and Tim Sums we had were delightful. There was a good selection of Tim Sum on the menu, almost made it difficult to decide which to order haha. We also enjoyed the scenic view of the Kensington Palace and Garden. Highly recommended and will definitely return to dine again.

Never disappoints Excellent in every way What a treasure

Sono stata diverse volte in questo ristorante. Minimal con enfasi sulla vista spettacolare al 10 piano, cibo raffinatissimo personale cortese e discreto semplicemente favoloso e imperdibile. Ogni volta e’ una vera esperienza un percorso nella cucina tradizionale cinese preparata con massima accuratezza. Voto 10

Breathtaking views. Exquisite Peking Duck, delicious lobster, and prawns in salted egg. Dim Sum. Service second to none.

From the moment of arrival, all of the staff were very friendly and welcoming. The food was beautifully presented and wonderful to eat. A lovely evening.

We had a lovely time as first-comers. Lovely lady waitress who made suggestions and we had the best dessert (egg custard buns). We had half a duck for 2 people and it was just enough - you get two servings / sides. We had teas which were tasty - and the view of course.. we had a table right by the window with amazing views over the park. Would definitely be back and highly recommend it

Éramos un grupo de 17 allí para la cena y fue uno de los mejores restaurantes que tuvimos. La comida y el ambiente era muy agradable y el personal era muy atento también. Los artículos de pato fueron los aspectos más destacados de todos. La presentación de cada comida fue muy notoria

Great restaurant for simple meals or feast.

Wonderful Peking Duck with nice and lovely Service 🥰

Good and attentive service. Dim sum's range is small. Would be great to have a wider selection. Duck is authentic but rather oily.

Could not really fault the place !!! Was contacted beforehand and offered their signature Beijing Duck and I’m so glad we said yes, as it was sublime!!! Starter cocktails superb, overlooking London’s beautiful skyline ! Staff really friendly and helpful and offered take away containers when we had ordered far too much of the scrumptious food! Definitely well worth the visit!!!!

Chinese restaurant in London Suitable for Chinese food lovers

I’ve been here a couple of times and have gone away with satisfaction. The quality of food is excellent (the £££ is justified). I would recommend the roast duck to any meat eaters. I’d happily dine here any day.

We had a wonderful family lunch with beautiful views over the park and beyond. Notable dishes were crab and sweetcorn soup, fried squid, a delicious selection of dim sum and the duck which was outstanding and we had the noodle option which was delicious and the gai lan with garlic. The staff were super attentive even anticipating that my elderly mother might need arms for the chair. We had a very happy and memorable lunch and look forward to coming back again soon. Even though we no longer live in London we plan a visit around Ming Jiang!

Another fantastic New Years Day lunch. Really great place with friendly service and amazing food - the roast duck is out of this world!!

Great meal and value but they should give a fork for use with desert.

Good food, service impeccable and well looked after worth to book a table , and the food was great

I always try to look for good restaurants and this place was really great. The food was delicious and the service was outstanding. Unfortunately it was dark to enjoy the view but I’ll try to go there for lunch next time I highly recommend it.

We’ve been to Minjiang a few times. It’s a bit difficult to park nearby (the hotel’s park is a pretty tough driving test), but we still wanted to go back. Unfortunately today is probably the last time. What is good? The view is stunning. You get an unblocked view of Hyde park. A few dishes I highly recommend: turnip cake, Ying Yang fried rice. The dim sum was alright, but good value for money. What went wrong today? The overall feeling was not welcoming and we felt like being ignored most of the time. Perhaps due to the holiday season, the restaurant feels understaffed even though a third of the tables are empty. The receptionist decided it was more important to give back the coat to the guest behind us (even though the guest suggested she should serve us first; she was determined nonetheless) than leading us to our table. Then we were kindly seated in the corner, when there were other tables empty. The first dish came about 20 minutes after order, while the main took nearly an hour, and it was the wrong dish. Most of the dishes were lukewarm. This wasn’t the case for our previous visits. We asked for takeaway for two of the dishes, and the waiter, without asking, decided it was more important to save a takeaway box and combined the two dishes into one (it might be good though not appreciated). When we asked for the bill, we had to wait for the staff to bring the card machine for another 10 min while (perhaps) the manager diligently fold napkins for the table next to us. I’m not entirely sure what changed. Maybe we didn’t order enough? Maybe we had only two people instead of 10? Maybe they had a really tough day? It’s a pretty unimpressive experience. The food was alright but I don’t believe anyone should be treated, or more precisely, neglected like us.

Service was absolutely awful. Felt rushed for spending 280 pounds.

Increíble - gran comida - todos los platos eran perfectos y había una vista impresionante de Hyde park. El servicio fue genial, pero se sintió un poco apresurado a veces porque estaban muy ocupados con asignaciones estrictas de asientos. El dim sum y el pato de Pekín eran increíbles.

Mon Jiang is an excellent Chinese fine dining restaurant. The service was very good and the food prepared and presented to a very high standard.

Telephone line nobody ever answers. No option to speak to the restaurant directly.

Great views over Hyde park, duck was okay, honey roast Iberico pork was our favourite!

Amazing lunch from start to finish. Exceptional food.

Never fails to live up to expectations. Wonderful food, very nice and efficient service and some amazing views over London. Both the dim sum and the Beijing duck are second to none.

Excellent however was disappointed we booked 14.15 kitchen closed at 15.00 and wasn’t told when ordering otherwise excellent

The best peking duck I’ve had in London! Took my partner here for her birthday and we both loved it. The restaurant is on the tenth floor of the royal garden hotel giving a great view of London. The service is really good and accommodating too. The food was amazing. We ordered the whole peking duck, it was super tender and juicy. Highly recommend getting it with noodles as the second dish (which uses the duck scraps). You can really taste the wok hei in a lot of the dishes which really makes a different adding a very nice smokey flavour. The sir loin beef was also great. Highly recommend!

Food is amazing and all the staff are very friendly and attentive would definitely recommend

We went to this restaurant a few times. Service quality and standard are not consistent and all over the place. On arrival, we were told by the reception that the kitchen close at 2:45pm. My husband asked if we booked a lunch how do they serve us when the kitchen shut at 2:45. It should remain open throughout till 3 or 4 when lunch crowd are done not shut at 2:45pm. What annoyed us is the attitude of the reception who seem to be having no empathy about the arriving guest’s concerns about the closing kitchen for lunch serving. On the way out this reception person was on the phone loudly all the time like it was some urgent business he had to deal with. He’s rude and unprofessional. The waitress at the main hall were slightly better. Now food, we know chinese are not great with dessert. However the mango cream I ordered was bizarre and taste funny. It was like a bowl of soup served on a massive soup plate which I never seen before. I’ve never seen mango cream so watery and liquid before. Overall savory food was quite alright. Not too long ago it was even better. Now the standard of food is very inconsistent. If I have to give a rating I would give it 4 out of 5.

great food and excellent service, in a lovely setting

We had the gourmet menu tonight and it was spectacular. I would recommend anyone to try it Not every time, but just the ones to experience such delicious food

Johnny, one of the servers was fantastic! His attention to detail is a 5 ⭐ on its own. Johnny's friendliness was comforting and warming but not intruding. He kindly recommended dishes he thinks we'd enjoy and boy did we! As for the dishes, they're probably on the expensive side. They're not unworthy especially the Peking Duck but at the same time, I have probably had better or the equivalent quality dishes for less. The lobster is priced at £92 and I can tell you it's some of the freshest I've had. The meat was so juicy and the cooking did it justice. Is it worthy of £92 however I'll leave you to judge.

I love this Restaurant! I ordered the Duck, and was perfect.

Noisy. Food came in a rush because restaurant had two sittings. We were rushed off after 1.5 hours. Food was heavily salted and floured. Overall disappointing for a restaurant of this stature.

Always love going here. Lovely experience! Will go again as soon as possible.

Always a great treat to come here. One of my favourite restaurants in London. Pretty much everything is perfect. Just need to remember to pre-order the duck.

Dinner at here to celebrate my lover birthday

What a birthday celebration spot!!! Thank you Min Jiang. The service was impeccable and we really appreciated the attention during the reservation process. Thank you Robin and Kay and the entire team for helping make the evening memorable.

Beautiful restaurant especially at lunchtime when you can also admire the park. We should probably have stuck to the very inviting à la carte menu rather than pre-ordering the half Peking duck. Still, the duck was good. I also had a hot and sour soup: yummy. Service was perfect except for the coat check staff who seemed to be distracted and failed to return my hat to me, necessitating a trip back up the lift to retrieve it: he was entirely unapologetic.

The food was above average but does not justify the price. Peking duck was the best dish we had followed by prawn in salted egg yolk and fried kailan. Didn’t think the tofu with crab meat was any good. Service was most disappointing. When asked if the table was for four pax, I said yes but then it turned out to be five pax. The waitress gave me an unhappy face, almost a scold. Not expected in a restaurant in a five star hotel. The restaurant faces Kensington park. Beautiful view.

Beautiful space with spectacular view. Delicious food, tastefully presented. Great service. Highly recommend.

Dim sum is still excellent but the evening menu is now less recommended. The first serving of duck with pancakes was good but the second on lettuce was quite a bit too salty and I would be surprised if overall we were given half a duck as we were supposed to be. The prices of some of the starters are extraordinary bad value. A solitary king scallop for £15? That’s a mark up of about 7-8x. Dessert was bland (their excellent custard tarts are of course only available at lunch)

The food is excellent, but the service has always been a weakness. The staff is disorganized and often ignores customer needs.

The food was decent and authentic, and the service was excellent with care in timely manner.

The staffs were relatively rushing a lot this time by keep trying to take unfinished dishes away. Food was decent as always, but compare to our last visit, duck was less crispy and pancakes were stuck on each other.

Beautiful restaurant would definitely recommend Wonderful service food is amazing. Not cheap but it’s 5* and you can see why and the views are absolutely stunning

We had 2 people in our party with an egg allergy. I put this information in when I made the booking. Our server gave us incorrect information about the safety of our order telling us she spoke with the head chef and everything we ordered was egg free and she was certain. She then came back and said everything did contain egg due to the “chicken powder” used. This did not instill any confidence in us. My kids had to order food to be delivered to our home after we got back from dinner. I would not return and would definitely not send anyone to this restaurant with food allergies.

Excellent, authentic Chinese (except for the fried rice); main course and sides should have been served together and hotter (in temperature). Kind and efficient service. Nice views of the city at window tables.

Great dinning experience with nice view. Delicious peking duck and very attentive services.

Another excellent dinner at this splendid establishment. Their signature duck is the best peking duck we've had in London. We were a table of 4 and easily demolished a whole duck between us. Very grateful to the staff who allowed us to exceed our alloted 2 hrs dinner time as one of our guests was late.

We loved the Peking Duck. The string beans and Tofu with Morels were great. The Sea Bass with numbing spice was delicious and had great texture. The servers were fast and the view to the city was beautiful. The only downside was that the restaurant was very loud and it was hard to hear.

Lovely food and especially great service. The FOH team were all amazing and made such an effort to celebrate our anniversary. They really looked after us and I’d highly recommend everyone to go and eat here. Very reasonably priced too for the quality and portion sizes. Thank you!

Very nice duck and dimsum. Other main dish is alright just average. Better go for lunch time order a whole duck comes with two dishes plus dimsum. Also lunch time better to see the nice view over hype park

For my 40th birthday my DH took us to Minjiang again. Food was amazing as I remembered several years ago. Loved the Peking duck and this time we also discovered another super delicious dish - roasted rack of spiced lamb with cumin (highly recommend!)

I had dinner at Min Jiang tonight and found a bug in my drink. When I informed the server, they told me that because I had already drunk part of it, they couldn’t issue a refund and could only remake the drink. Although drinking something with a bug in it was certainly not what I wanted,I reluctantly accepted their solution. However, when the replacement drink arrived, it was only half a glass. For a restaurant where two people spent £200, this is absolutely unacceptable. Serving a drink with a bug is bad enough, but offering half a glass as a solution is beyond disgraceful. I would not recommend this place. It was disgusting enough to drink bugs, but the compensation was to make me a half cup again. I don't want to say that I kept urging people to leave before they finished eating. What kind of service attitude is this? The pattern of half a cup of drinks is not per capita. It can be done by 100+ restaurants. Anyway, the duck is not delicious and I will definitely not eat it again.

Delicious as always. Only reason for dropping one star is that our second serving was very late coming to table. I had to chase for it but at least staff were honest in telling us that the delay was due to there being a large party at one of the tables. However, as a general rule, I do feel that this should not be allowed to negatively impact on the dining experience of, for example, a couple - especially since we are all being charged the same price and all looking for a similarly positive experience.

I always try to look for good restaurants and this place was really great. The food was delicious and the service was outstanding. Unfortunately it was dark to enjoy the view but I’ll try to go there for lunch next time I highly recommend it.

Our waitress was excellent, However, we sent a beef dish back because the beef pieces were so tough and grisly, they were inedible. Yes, they took it off the bill, but we felt the Manager in charge should have had the courtesy to come and apologise personally as most quality restaurants do. It was not busy. We live in Kensington and have been regulars in the past. We will not be returning.

I have been going to Min Jiang for about 20 years and have never been disappointed. The food is delicious, the service very professional. A meal at Min Jiang is always festive and special.