Noodles Plus in Cambridge

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 😍

Good authentic Chinese food. The chef is very polite.

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

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.

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.

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

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

OMG!! Xiao Long Bao is excellent; Flavourful but not over seasoning. The soup inside is well- balanced flavour and mixes well with the minced. Beef brisket noodle with spicy sauce is also good. Service is excellent but don’t go on their busy time. Price is acceptable. Recommend…

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.

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.

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.

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.

Packed with people but no air con.

After queuing for two hours and having to wait for an hour after sitting down, a day's trip to Cambridge was wasted in this restaurant...very disappointing, and in the end it was no longer possible to enjoy the food itself...although the food itself was good, the food was only one part of the dining experience, and I hope that the restaurant can improve on this situation

The food in this restaurant is still remarkable, but the speed of serving can pay tribute to Hawking.

在剑桥上高中的时候就来这家吃，三年过去了菜单没变价格没涨。叔叔阿姨人都很好，但是需要等位或者拼桌，上菜时间可能较长。超正宗的小笼包，比在国内吃到的还好吃，永远是我最爱的餐厅

Delicious dumplings, and the service is great. Very inexpensive prices. Sweet owners. Edit, 6 years later: I still love this unique restaurant, and it's exciting to see how they've become so famous, but I wish they could find an alternative to the queuing. It limits access to people with mobility issues and could easily be prevented with a booking system. We also had a really negative experience recently where multiple parties of friends of the restaurant arrived and were shown immediately in, in front of us and other patrons who had been waiting for nearly 40 minutes.

Ordered dumplings as take away and literally seen them being freshly made. It's true, you have to wait a bit, but it is worth it. The owners are very nice and friendly. It's a hidden gem.

Excellent authentic taste! Good for takeaways.

worth the wait for some of the best homemade and authentic food i’ve ever had. the wait almost adds to the experience of the food, it’s part of the charm of this wonderful place ✨ it gives you time to really connect with the people you are eating with too!

Excellent food but long waiting times.

My favourite place, although the wait is long, it is 1000% worth it. Just don’t come if you’re tight for time (like all of those 1 star reviews), you will leave this place feeling warm and full, for a good price too!!

I literally love this place!!! 😍 Amazing home made dumplings, but also noodles, baos and much more. The price is more than reasonable and the lady is soooo kind! The waiting is definitely worth it!

Must visit in Cambridge. I was there for 2 hours today and met people from all around the world all in such a small restaurant. Food is fresh and lovely and all hand made by a one and only chef. Bless him for giving such a lovely food

We have been clients for more than 6 years and we believe the food is good for the price. However, having to wait more than 2.5 h for a noodle soup and dumplings is just disappointing. We really hope the owners take the time to read the reviews and try to improve the service because it is not worth it

Abysmal service. We thought the queue was short (one person). Waited for one hour, having been told repeatedly ‘just a few minutes’. Then waited another hour for food to arrive. They serve the takeaways before in-restaurant customers. As for the food itself: noodles were OK, as expected for (frozen) hand-made noodles. Carrot completely undercooked. Similarly: broccoli painfully undercooked, rough and unpleasant to eat. Mediocre vegetable dumplings. Xiao lung bao: filling v nice, though thick skin.

Best noodles and dumpling in Cambridge. All home made even noodles. super cheeap too.

Xiolongbao is as good as in Shanghai, noodle is at average level. Generally we are content with the food. But the BIGGEST problem is only two staff serving the 6 tables and take aways. We wait 2.5 hours for Xiaolongbao and noodle. It is not worthwhile to wait such long time for this. In China, the waiting time of noodle and xiaolongbao is no more than 10 min.

I am somewhat divided on this because service here is so INCREDIBLY SLOW. Even though we were part of the first "intake" of customers at 12pm, we only got our food at 1pm. The food is good, especially for the price, but I cannot genuinely recommend this unless they fix their service. Coming for dinner before 5pm makes this a lot more enjoyable of an experience, trust me. Get the dumplings and the plain noodles with sesame oil.

Waiting time at door : minimum 1 hour

This is a small Chinese restaurant run by a couple. I mean literally “run by two people”. This means chances of waiting for a table for over 1h. And if that is your case, I suggest you turning to plan B. Speaking of the quality of food, the noodles with beef brisket and the soya milk are both homemade and taste good, though the soup for the noodles is a bit salty in my view. Also, I heard the place is famous for its Xiaolong Bao, which I did not try during my last visit. The service is okay, the auntie is friendly.

The place is very popular. There will always be a line outside. We waited in line for 30 minutes. Once seated we again had to wait for an hour before we got our food. Therefore giving a bad rating for the service. The food was ok I guess. Nothing exceptional. Don't know why people prefer this restaurant even if there's a huge line.

People like me drove 1.5 hours just to find out the restaurant is closed. It’s absolutely unacceptable to treat customer as such. As a business owner, you should know how to update your business hours on Google overview for god sake.

Arrive early, be prepared to queue, don't come hungry, it is a loooong wait. There is a reason why though, the food is unreal good!

Xiao long BAO is by far the best I've had in UK. However I haven't managed to go there for the last three times I visited Cambridge due to the long queue...

Waited for an hour and a half only to share a table and an extra hour for food to come. Even soy milk took 30 minutes. Not worth the wait at all. The food was super simple nothing special. Massive waste of 3 hours on a Wednesday night.

average food for 2 hours not worth it.

Unpretentious, small and very popular place. Be ready to stand in a queue for at least 20-30 mins to get in but totally worth it. The xiaolong bao (soup dumplings) is so tasty and most dishes are priced at £6-7/ portion.

Insipid food. Incredibly disappointed and honestly angry at how expensive it is for what you get. Genuinely hard to eat, it’s so flavourless. Had to use half a bottle of soy sauce just to get anything out of the noodles. Honestly don’t bother, don’t know why people rave about this place.

Had to wait nearly 2 hours. I wouldn’t do this ever again. Decent dumplings but definitely not worth being stuck in the restaurant for 2 hours. I don’t think they will improve since they didn’t seem to care about people waiting for 2 hours. Just dumbfounded…

If my friend asks me about this restaurant, I’ll say, “Forget it. Find alternative authentic Chinese restaurant.” One of the worst restaurant experiences in my life. After around 1 hr 30 mins waiting in the restaurant, we could be served the ordered food finally. The taste was so-so level, but waiting for 1 hr 30mins at the table was such a bad and unpleasant experience. We spent almost 3 hrs in this place for only lunch with an exhausted feeling. I would instead choose another restaurant and spend my time at a more worthy. The owner seems like they don’t care about improving the quality of service or their customers’ asset; time. Nobody wants to spend worthless time never, only waiting for food that long. Also, they don’t take debit or credit cards, ONLY CASH which means for what? I don’t believe the people who aren’t transparent or honest to customers/ tax issues, so this is also a no-no. To sum up, This restaurant is at a very out-of-the-ordinary level. Never visit again. Bye bye.

Food was absolutely delicious, cosy rustic home style cooking. Unfortunately we wasted 2 hours waiting to get seated, and then half an hour more to get food served. They are totally under staffed. Definitely isn't worth the wait if you don't have half a day to spare

Not worth waiting nearly 2 hours for the food to come. Seems like only one person serves the table and one person cooks. Food is average, but the price is cheap. If you have nothing to do all day and don't mind waiting hours for food then could give this place a try.

It was epic, awesome and even legendary. I will come again

I arrived at the restaurant at 12:30pm and there was already a very long queue. I waited until 2pm to get into the restaurant. When I got into the restaurant, I noted there were only 2 staffs, no wonder there was such a long queue waiting outside and it took so long to organise people to get in. I ordered food immediately entering the restaurant and it took 40 minutes and more for food to get onto the table, in that period of time, I was not even offered a glass of tap water even the staff knew how long I had been waiting outside. I will definitely not recommend people to try this restaurant. If the restaurant has to make people wait for so long. There is no point for going to a restaurant. And the reason why people found the food was delicious might be because they were starving too.

Can’t get more authentic chinese food than this place

老板娘态度不错，但是排队和等候时间太长了，总共2个小时多过后才吃到食物～

better than most Chinese restaurants in london fair price and great service too

Credo che offra piatti più vicini alla cucina cinese originale, anche perché spesso c'è la fila di cinesi (sebbene a ciò contribuisca che è piccolo ed avrà giusto una dozzina di posti). Oggi ho sfruttato l'occasione non aver trovato fila e ho provato, insieme ad altri piatti, una medusa.

Great little place, delicious food, clean and friendly staff. First time my 12yo ate Chinese food, and he loved it!

I loved the food and service much 😍💖 I'll try it again 😃🤠

Oh my god was this good it had the richest pork and chive dumplings and flavour bursting soup dumpling 10/10 (note did queue for an hour felt like 20 mins but very worth the wait)

The best restaurant in town!!..and also the cheapest! Ingredients are always fresh, cooked in front of you. The dumplings are simply incredible...I really don't have the right words to describe how delicious they are! Don't expect a fancy place. It's quite spartan, but you must go for the taste!

Visited today for lunch, lovely customer service, very polite hosts. The food was amazing and very reasonably priced. The three of us all had different dishes and they were all great. We are already looking forward to our next visit.

Homemade noodles and dumplings, can't ask for more. 👍

Incredible place for authentic dumplings and noodles. A small shop with a great vibe, the noodles and dumplings are handmade to order. Be prepared to wait for your order though, there's only 2 people running the whole show. But it's worth the wait. Try calling ahead for takeout if waiting is an issue. pork and chive dumplings - 10/10 xiao long bao - 10/10 noodles with beef brisket - 9/10

La nourriture est très bonne, préparée devant nous mais 1h30 d'attente pour avoir une table. Dommage !

The best xiao long bao! And the hand made noodles are deliciously fresh. Incredible!

We waited for longer than one hour for food. Really bad experience. Never come back again.