Noodles Plus in Cambridge

Worth the queue. Despite the name, the dumplings are the real attraction here, particularly the xiao long bao. The food here is consistently delicious and excellent value, though you can expect to wait about 30 minutes for a table. The couple who run this place work tremendously hard and have built a really lovely addition to this part of Cambridge. Beware, it's cash only.

Super great food!! worth the wait

I arrived at the restaurant at 2:30 pm and there were already two families before me. I waited until 3:30 pm to be seated. Once inside, I noticed there were only two staff members working, which explained the long wait and the disorganization in seating customers. After being seated, I placed my order immediately, but it took over 60 minutes for the food to arrive. During this time, despite the staff knowing how long I had waited outside, I wouldn’t recommend this restaurant to others, as the wait was far too long. The only decent dishes were the xiao long bao and dumplings. The noodles and all the other dishes were terrible. It was a complete waste of time and money.”

If you want some damn good food go here.

Noodle Plus offers large portions with delicious, flavorful dishes. Even after closing, the owner kindly lets customers stay to finish their meals, showing a strong focus on hospitality and customer care. Highly recommended for a satisfying, unhurried dining experience!

Love this place! The lady is so kind! 😎The dumplings are delicious and good value for money !!!!!!!

The xiaolongbao is very good and the noodles are all handmade. The waiting time was quite long, about an hour during dinner time.

Stopped by with a friend on a rainy Thursday evening, she's a huge fan and I wanted to understand what the fuss was about! As other reviewers have said, the Xiaolongbao are a must buy. The broth is savoury and delicious and they're incredibly moreish. We ordered a set of pork and chive dumplings, some spicy pork noodles and black fungus. There was more than enough food for the two of us, and each dish was delicious. As mentioned before, the team working here are small but incredibly attentive and welcoming. I'll definitely be back, it's definitely worth the wait!

Delicious homemade food, nice staff, cheap prices Our true recommendations

For me it is one of the best places in the world. Please try the xia long bao, they will always be in my heart.

I also came here because of the recommendation from other Taiwanese friends. There are only about five tables in the store, so you will need to queue up at the door during meal time. The noodles are all handmade in the store, and the steamed dumplings are full of soup and taste good. The price is between £8.5-£9, and there are only a couple working in the store, so the waiting time took about half an hour. ⚠️Cash only

Had some fantastic meal here on mill road. This is by far one of the noodles I've had in a while On the menu we had, dumplings (10), and noodles (15, 16). Very nice and decently cosy experience. You should come with cash, couldn't pay by card though. Otherwise, great experience overall!

I recently moved to Cambridge from london where I ate out quite obsessively and will put my hands up to being a bit of a food snob now and again. So I'm ashamed to say I was skeptical at the rave reviews I had heard for this place. I was wrong. The home cooked freshness and loving care of every dish here is really special - and not just the justly famous Xiao Long Bao. What a fantastic little restaurant.

Good food, real Chinese taste, all freshly hand made. However the waiting time is a bit too long.

Ok Xiao Long Pao but awful nooldes.

Best Chinese restaurant in Cambridge!! Absolutely delicious dumplings, noodles and xiaolongbao. Authentic flavours and lovely mom and pop vibe. It’s a bit of a wait for dinner but so worth the wait. Top tip: it’s cash only! You won’t regret coming here!

It's absolutely delicious. Also, the mother is very lovely and overall I am satisfied with 5 stars. Since it's run by two people, the turnover rate isn't that high, so you have to watch the line and enter at the right time. I also bought meat buns as a souvenir and they were great.

Amazing food with fantastic flavours. Everything is prepared fresh on site. Really worth the (long) wait to get a table and get served. This place is cash only.

Our favourite restaurant in Cambridge. We visited often when we lived there, and usually tried to arrive just before opening to avoid the long queues. The xiao long baos are a must order. We also loved to get the pan fried dumplings and noodles with minced pork to complete our order for two. The dumplings were consistently crispy on the outside and juicy inside, and the handmade noodles had a delicious springy bite. Always good with a soy milk on the side. A must visit in Cambridge !

Early dinner so no need to wait. Amazing Xiao Long Bao. Soup in it! Really comparable to 翡翠拉麵小龍包. Noodle is surprising chewy like handmade. Dumpling is also hand made grade. Portion is enough for one or two people. Must try this lovely restaurant if you like real Northern Chinese noodle and dumplings.

Xiao Long Bao is best ! All other food is yummy with the heart of homemade style. Dip the dumplings (either steamed or fried) in their homemade chilli sauce and ginger vinegar together taste becomes another level. Noodles are with chewy homemade texture, in good soup base and generous amount of veg~ superb ! The lady owner is kind and friendly, her husband is the “star”chef ~ highly recommend their restaurant!

My favourite place to eat in Cambridge.

Extraordinary Chinese restaurant. Without a doubt one of the best in the UK. It's worth standing in line and waiting because the food is delicious!! It is also very cheap and affordable in England.

2h wait at 6pm on Sunday - 30m to get seated, 90m to get the food. Food itself was about average (thick skins on the Xiao Long Baos). Definitely not worth waiting for, especially for 2h. Very disappointed.

Better than Din Tai Fung. Hidden gem in Cambridge. Authentic handmade dumplings, order the Xiao long bao and Dumpling with prawn pork and chive we got half fried with chilli oil. Amazing food!!!

Best steam buns (and most juicy!) I have ever had！！ Don’t think there is a single item in the menu that I wouldn’t order again. Most the time have to queue and wait patiently as all the food is hand made freshly when you ordered, but it’s all worth the wait.

The food was good, the taste quite accomodating to cater the asian taste, however the service was slow and the preparation took more time that was expected. The dishes mainly comprises noodles and dumplings. The noodles are freshly prepared, the dumplings are hand made. The savour is close to ordinary meals we would expect in asian countries.

Cash only place, space is very small, might have to wait in line for a while. The lady is very sweet and friendly. Food is very good.

Mom and pop shop with delicious dumplings and noodle soup! The wait is a bit long since it’s only 2 people working, but it’s worth it. You can tell the noodles and dumplings are hand made and not frozen stuff from the supermarket. Prices are very affordable too, a bowl of noodles is under 10£. Would recommend!

It’s very tasty. Everything is freshly made, such as the noodles and dumplings. The restaurant has only 2 people preparing the food. Even though the wait may be long, it’s definitely worth!!

Best noodles and dumplings I’ve ever had!! My favourite restaurant in Cambridge! It’s cash only (co op nearby with cash machine).

Lovely food. Nice staff. Suitable for vegetarians. Note: cash only Cosy restaurant, only 3-4 tables quite closely together. There are vegetarian options but they're not clearly labelled on the menu with 'v' or 'vg'. Staff are friendly. She told me the three vegetarian options which I was quite happy with, either dumplings with egg (not suitable for vegans), dried noodles with veggies, or noodles and veggies in soup. There are no steps going into the venue but it is tight on space. We didn't see a bathroom but a lady did ask to wash her hands and was allowed to do so so it's possible there is a bathroom behind the counter. It's possible to take away food if there's some left over. Food took around 45 mins but was fresh and tasty. A filling meal for 2 was around £38 (with two small bottles of water).

Very good food run by by mum and pop. May have to wait a bit for your food if it is full but definitely worth it. Would recommend:)

Great food, but not worth the wait

I have dreams about this food... The most amazing EVERYTHING. You can't go wrong with this menu. Bonus: The owners are fantastic, hard-working, lovely people.

The partner is very nice, but what a waiting time!!! the advantage is everything is prepared on site in front of you, but very disappointed with the meal. Too salty. Please note, they only accept cash payment.

The best Xiao-long-bao I have had in the UK. Having proper soup inside. The picky bit is that the restaurant is too small and having too few seats. May consider adding some seats outside

Delicious homemade dumplings and soup!

Excellent food, freshly made to order. Probably some of the best xialongbao in the UK. Certainly in Cambridge.

The food was ok. The dumplings are good. Noodles average. The restaurant is small, old looking, and you’ll be sat toe to toe with other diners because of this. Not an ideal place for a date or large group. But here’s the thing. We arrived at 12:00 when they opened and had ordered by 12:05. At 12:50 we asked if the food was almost ready as I had to leave for work (it was Friday lunch) and they quoted 30 more minutes! After explaining to, albeit the lovely, waitress (other reviews are correct, there is one chef and one waitress) that I literally could not do that. They then managed to get the food to us in ten minutes. Which I’m sure probably damaged the quality of the dishes but at least I got to eat. All this, whilst queues of people built up outside. Ludicrous. It truly is not worth it. Go elsewhere.

I struggled to write this review because I was overwhelmed with how much I love this place. It is hands-down my FAVOURITE restaurant in Cambridge. The owner is incredibly welcoming, and everything is freshly made – from the dumplings and noodles to the mouthwatering xiao long bao! On our last visit, we had springy scallion noodles with tender beef, a mix of flavorful meat dumplings, and juicy xiaolongbao. Every dish was, as always, absolutely delicious. This restaurant is a fantastic spot for a satisfying and affordable meal. I recommend it to everyone. Just a heads-up: Seating is limited, and it fills up quickly, so aim to get there earlier than you plan. There’s a queue for a reason 🍜 💚

be prepared to wait a while but this the best Chinese restaurant in Cambridge, maybe even in the UK, IMHO

Best noodles and dumpling in Cambridge. All home made even noodles. Very attentive and good service. Highly recommended

The best Udon noodles in Cambridge and I loved the custard bun plus the lady is so sweet 😍😄

Really enjoyed the lovely foods this small restaurant has offered at affordable price

Delicious dumplings, soup dumplings & noodles at a good price. We go here often and it never disappoints- definitely the best in Cambridge!

The best dim sum. LOVE this place, run by lovely people and the food is amazing. The Xiao long bao and the Chinese pork and prawn dumplings never miss. Also the scallion soy noodles with braised pork are so amazing, 100% recommend - I come back every time I am near Cambridge

We were told by many people to visit (after checking after our visit it seems none of them had visited but all of them had seen reviews etc.) so queued on a Saturday afternoon for 40 minutes to get a shared melamine table. We got a little irritated by single people in front of us holding seats for larger groups, and people going in to get a takeaway (which with one chef and one host makes your wait for actual food very lengthy). When it eventually arrived the food was ok. Thankfully we had lots of vinegar and soy to provide any flavour. The microwave is the hardest working item in the open kitchen, which may explain the solid fish balls, and some of the chewiest squid I have ever had. Yes, we had the Xiao Long which were quite thick, but again these were just ok… nothing more impressive than I have tried before. They seem to be trying hard, and maybe the huge numbers of people have driven quality down as they try to serve everybody, but this is not a restaurant that you should queue for IMHO.

As it says in the previous comments the place is not that big hence there is a queue sometimes to get a table. Our food was made fresh and you can see the actual cook preparing it, however the waiting time for our food was over an hour. The shop is only run by two lovely people so expect things to take some time. I couldn't see any bathroom facilities and the shop only accepted cash at my last visit.

The best Xiao Long Bao/ fresh noodles 🍜 in Cambridge!!! This place serves authentic and tasty Chinese food!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Amazing freshly handmade dumplings and noodles! You must try!!! Tips: Depending on the time of your intended visit, you probably have to wait in a long queue Therefore, try to visit outside rush hours as there are a limited number of seating. All in all I would say it is definitely worth waiting. Cash only payment

The line and wait time is really long but definitely worth it, I’ll keep on coming here for a long time

There seems to be a long line for this noodles and dumplings restaurant the few times I went pass, so I thought, I may give it a try as it must be quite good to sustain a regular queue. In short, noodles have good texture and the dumplings are also tasty (especially outside of China). Wouldn't mind coming back if there was no/shorter queue. The issue here probably is that with a small family run restaurant (husband and wife I presume), everything has to be hand made from scratch (hence the authenticity and quality is there), and as customers try to get a table in this small 15 seating venue, the queue builds up very quickly. We actually went off peak hours for lunch and we still waited for an hour. If time and wait is not of any concern, it's a good place to soothe your craving for Chinese noodles and dumplings. Kindly note they close 2 days a week (Mon & Tues) and I went once on a day when they were closed.. hence no queue...

Food is delicious, everything is home made and prepared for you, in front of you. Even the long waiting time seems to be part of the ‘ritual’ and philosophy of the place: a paradise of calm where things are made slow, at their right time, with care… and you can definitely taste this in their food.

Absolutely delicious! The dumplings here are fantastic, and I'm a huge fan of the chili oil with beef on the side. The noodles are decent too. It's pretty affordable – you can get a hearty meal for two for about £40-£50, which is a steal given the quality of the food. The only downside is the long wait to get in, usually around an hour, which is a bit of a deal-breaker for me. Other than that, everything's great. The staff are super friendly and hardworking. A suggestion: implementing a phone ban might help speed up the line and improve the dining experience.

The place is so small and the wait is so long in the cold air. Took around half an hour to get inside the door, and one hour has past, not even soya milk is served. I don’t understand why it takes forever for them to make the food, are they feeding the pig or farming soya beans :3 please I hope the food is worth the wait but I really doubt it QwQ

I'm just talking about my personal experience. Opening a Chinese restaurant makes money from Chinese people. When foreigners come, they are as enthusiastic as dogs. When Chinese people come, they have a cold face. Little sweet potato is indeed not a lie. If you don't want to be angry, you should not come here. Alright

Extremely tasty, hand made dumplings and buns, friendly. Quiet. Walk-in only, cash only.

We waited for over an hour. But it was worth it! So much delicious food, for a really decent price, what more can I say, it was insane 😍

After more than an hour Waiting , got average food , nothing special comparing to other noodles restaurants but it’s freshly cooked ( sure fresh as it take two hours to get the food ready ) , place is very small , no wc

Good authentic Chinese food. The chef is very polite.

The best Xiao Long Bao Ever worth the wait

Waited more than an hour for food and everything came out tasting strange. The shrimps, wontons and xiao long baos did not taste fresh at all. Everything was extremely salty, which makes me wonder if they were trying to cover up the bad taste. I would not recommend.

Just FYI the restaurant is closed until 02Jan2023. We enjoyed the Xiao long baos. And after we seated it took quite along time to get our food. Maybe 30 minutes? Since the chef makes the dim sums one by one once the order comes in, it took much longer than we thought. Worth the waiting!!

A very popular Chinese cafe with absolutely delicious food and good price!

Real homemade with love, amazing

FABULOUS dumplings <3 Only take cash. Very kind staff.

도삭면 좋아한다면 추천합니다 🩷 짜장면 맛있어요! 샤오롱바오도 맛있게 먹었습니다. Wonton soup 은 만두국 생각나긴 하는데 새우젓을 너무 많이 넣어서 좀 짭니다... 그래도 간단하게, 빨리? 먹고 싶다면 추천해요ㅎㅎ 근데 CASH ONLY 가 아쉬워요. 계좌이체도 안된다하더라고요. 계좌이체 되냐고 물어봤는데 아주머님 확 인상 쓰시면서 뱅크 없다고 현금 달라고 하시는데 기분이 팍 상하더라고요.

Nestled on Mill Road, Cambridge, Noodle Plus quickly became my favorite dining spot during my stay in the city. This small, cozy restaurant, with just one chef and one server, offers an exclusive dining experience. Despite its limited seating and operating hours, the place is always buzzing with customers, a testament to its exceptional quality. The atmosphere inside is intimate and unique, making every visit special. The restaurant's size adds to its charm, creating a warm and welcoming environment. It's more than just a place to eat; it's a culinary adventure where each dish is crafted with care and passion. Noodle Plus is undoubtedly a must-visit for anyone in Cambridge. Its popularity, despite its small size, speaks volumes about the quality of food and service. It remains my unbeatable favorite in Cambridge, a place I hope will expand in the future while retaining its special character!

The food was very nice but it took an hour to be served which wasn't great for work lunchtime.

Amazing soup dumplings (Xiao long bao) and hand pulled noodles. Highly recommend - it is obvious that the owner and his wife put their heart and soul into this place.

Soup dumpling on fleeek. 10/10 will be back.

Best beef soup I've had in my life! Kinda worth the almost an hour of waiting in the cold

We needed to wait over 40 minutes for our food and they didn't warn us about any waiting time. Otherwise, the food was nice.

小笼包好吃的！新鲜现包的，在店里还能看到大叔在和面擀面包包子蒸！

Love the food. Probably the best dumplings in town. The service is good because the owners are super kind. Poor in the organisation, letting wait most of the customers for very long time. Pleasant experience overall but patience is needed.

On a trip from London, we decided to pop into this little place based on the reviews, and just WOW. AMAZING dumpling and noodles! We come from London so we are big foodies and have eaten in many places, so was surprised to find amazing quality here! Yes it was a long wait even at 4 pm on a weekday afternoon, but the owner is hand making your order! This is not frozen dumplings from the bag! The noodles with scallion and soy sauce was perfectly cooked, and our pan-fried pork dumplings were perfect. What more can you ask for? If I ever make a trip to Cambridge again, I'll pop by here!!!

We were there to have a meal. We ordered one vegetarian dumpling and two vegetarian soups. While waiting, we noticed that meat, chicken, and pork were being cooked in the same pot as the vegetarian dishes, and we told them we couldn’t eat that. However, they said they couldn’t cook them separately, and after waiting for an hour, we left. Vegetarians, vegans, and those with allergies or religious dietary restrictions should be cautious. It’s a big disrespect that they don’t have a warning about this on the menu

We visited Noodles plus 4 years ago and enjoyed the terrific dumplings. This year we came back, not to our suprise the little restaurant had become very popular. They deserve it, the dumplings were still great! Next time we are in Cambridge we will definately come back.

Food is excellent, bit of a long wait and small amount of tables

No.1 in cambridge. Endless queus says it all.

nice food. nice tea sharing and hot water added in the not busy lunch. £3.5 for 2 flower tea. enjoyed so much.

I had been wanting to visit this restaurant for a while, and was not disappointed when I visited today. The food is beautifully authentic, and the staff courteous and hardworking. A true gem of a restaurant that we are extremely fortunate to have here in Cambridge.

食物質素很高，但有時候等候的時間十分久，建議選擇用膳的人，需要預留充裕的時間。 推薦小籠包、口水雞和涼拌雲耳

Friendly little place with nice authentic Chinese food. Need to bring cash with you.

Family run restaurant, quality food

If you have heard of/ tried Din Tai Fung, then this is Cambridge's not so little secret! Noodles+ is a small casual restaurant with a maximum capacity of 19 seats served by a lovely couple. Everything is freshly made and cooked. The steamed soup dumplings (xiao long bao) are the best and must say their signature dish. Noodles are tasty and you can choose from dry or soup noodles. We also love the pork dumplings pan fried. They don't serve alcohol but it's BYOB. The only downside is there is always a queue outside but hey, patience is a virtue and it is worth the wait! Try to come during off-peak hours.

I love this place. I have been here multiple times and sometimes I just get take away and it is excellent. I love their dumplings and noodles and can eat them everyday. If you get takeaway, make sure to order around an hour in advance by calling them. You should also always have cash on you.

Trust me they have the best chicken with chili sauce! Been there for so many times while I was in Cambridge. It’s now the restaurant that I miss the most in Cambridge.

I have to say...this is the best noodle and Xiao Long Bao restaurant that I’ve went to so far. It’s a small store with limited seats, and they serve each table’s order one by one, making a long-waited queue no matter outside or even seated at tables. But you can see how it worth when people are still coming during dining time and willing to wait I ordered a glass of warm soyamilk with half sugar, which was completely a rescue on a windy and freezing night. Savouries are very outstanding. Beef brisket noodle soup is good, with the brisket cooked perfectly to chew out. The Wonton soup is my favorite, where the juicy and stuffy mixture of pork and vegetables are covered by transparent skin, soaking in the salty soup. The juice just exploded in your mouth when you took a bite. Xiao Long Bao is the must-try. It is slightly bigger than what’s in an usual restaurant, but I don’t think it’s any less than wonderful. I personally think the skin of dumpling is too thick, I can somehow taste the flavor of flour. And it could be even better if the soup (generally) can be less salty. But overall I still consider it a very highly-rated restaurant. Cash only. Card payment is not acceptable

I was staying across the street. I noticed just one restaurant of the many on Mill Rd had a queue of people waiting. Always a good sign. I grew up in San Francisco, a city of noodle shops. Nothing about Noodles Plus will disappoint. Try especially the Shanghai dumplings stuffed with soup. Then try everything else. My only complaint: the restaurant is stubbornly “cash only.” Across England I noticed a baffling insistence on “cards only” (excuse me, but aren’t fivers and tenners legal tender in the UK?). This was the only restaurant that demanded cash. Fortunately, there is an ATM just down the Street.

The total duration of waiting time was at least 1.5hrs until food was served. Food was okay but not worth the wait.

星期六下午2點左右到達，門口已經有好幾個人排隊。排隊1小時，等了20分鐘下單，再1小時有食物，埋單15分鐘。明白只有夫婦兩人，不過就真係如果你肚餓或趕時間，這不會是你的選擇。 而食物質素十分高，點了4樣食物，完全沒有失望！

The people moaning about the pace of the service is a bit unfair. The food is worth the wait and you can see that the husband and wife are working so hard. The food was delicious, all hand made and fresh. The Xiao long Bao very good. We will definitely be back!

What lovely food and friendly hardworking staff. The dumplings are worth queuing for. Don't be fooled by the appearance of the restaurant, the food is truly excellent.

Superb Xiao Long Bao and beef brisket noodles. Excellent chicken. Nice custard buns. Food freshly made and steamed. Good price as well. There’s a quite a queue so make sure you are not in a rush.

We went a couple times. Food is always great. We had xia lung bao and noodles, every time. But the wait is vary, some days less than 10 minutes , the other time we waited for almost one hour outside and inside (after we’re seated). So you just have to prepare yourself. It’s a husband and wife duo run the business. I wish they expand the place, and add at least one more servers to accommodate more customers. But overall it’s great food if you have time to spare, or if you are really crave the food.

Amazing, mouth-watering, delicious Chinese food! I couldn’t stop trying different dishes and by the end of my time at Noodles Plus was chonky and happy 🥟 Pros 1. Food! Dumplings, gyoza, noodles! Generous portions and all, down to the small bite, is flavorful and yummy. 2. A big menu, a lot of options to explore! 3. Conveniently located — I mean, Mill Road, it can’t get any better for Cambridge 😀 Cons 1. The place is quite small and popular so… queues. It’s not fun to wait for a half an hour to be seated, especially when it’s raining 🌧️ 2. We went there on a rainy day so with the place lacking in space and with a lot of people inside, it was literally a greenhouse.

Our favourite in Cambridge. Never disappoints. The spicy pork noodles and chilli oil are *chef’s kiss*. 10/10 😋

Food is good but service is appalling. I feel for customers who had to wait forever for food

Look, here's the deal. Anyone complaining about slow service when everything is prepared by 2 people just lacks common sense. If you want speed - head to the nearest McDonald's, burger will be flying your way in no time. We had the xiao long bao, beef brisket noodles and a few others and it was all delicious. In short, if you are in a rush - skip this place for sure. But if you can spare the time, sit down relax and take in the beauty of home made dishes in a restaurant environment.