Shanshuijian in Tower Hamlets

A group of 5 of us went on Saturday 28th October, to celebrate my Sister's hen night, and we weren't disappointed. Lovely tasty food, pleasant staff, quick arrival of food. Between us we had Kung Po Chicken, Stir fried Prawns with Broccoli, Braised beef noodle soup, Stir fried Beef Ho Fun with beans sprouts and Vegetable Chow Mein, and I have to say that every dish was amazing. Highly recommend this restaurant, for quality and price, my sister got a discount as she was the bride to be....what more can you ask for..... Will defiantly go again.

Authentic and delicious. It has become my daily restaurant.吃到现在每个菜都没踩雷，量也不小，价格合适，相当正宗又好吃的中餐，成了我每天的食堂，成为了住在附近的加分项。

The overall taste for dishes of Shanshuijian restaurant is very good and authentic. We have visited there and ordered for delivery frequently. The dishes have never disappointed us. Our favorite dishes are Tofu with Pork Mince, Guo Bao Rou, Westlake Soup with Beef, etc. We are about to move from this area, so in the future it will be a pity that we cannot visit frequently. But it is definitely a restaurant that deserve to have dinner. Will travel to eat in.

Decent Szechuan food. GanBao Pork, Yuxiang Aubergine, FengWei sliced beef etc were all very nice. Not so pricey either so reasonable prices. Service average but ok. Stairs to toilet upstairs were dirty and sticky, bathrooms were clean enough. Will recommend to others

Para ser justos, la comida era muy sabrosa, y una oportunidad para comer alimentos que no son su menú para llevar occidentalizado. Puedo ver por qué hay muchos Me gusta en los servicios de entrega. Sin embargo, el restaurante en sí es muy básico y quizás no sea el tipo de ambiente e instalaciones que muchos buscarían para comer fuera. Definitivamente volvería a comer, pero probablemente entrega.

Cuisine chinoise traditionnelle qui fait s’éveiller les papilles loin des lieux communs (notamment au regard des restaurants asiatiques français) même s’il faut l’avouer le côté pimenté de certains plats a mis le feu à nos palais.La propreté est un peu limitée mais la gentillesse des serveurs et la qualité de la cuisine valent bien quelques sacrifices...

It doesn't look much from the outside, or inside, but this is the most flavoursome Chinese food I've had in London. The menu is huge and what's particularly lovely is how good the staff are at recommending things. I go in once a week saying 'I liked that, what now?' and always love what's recommended.

What a lovely restaurant. If you like hot and sour soup you can order that and nothing else. Really good food, fantastic service. Very enjoyable.

作为中餐厅来说，非常的一般，点了几个炒菜都非常的不正宗，大盘鸡尤其难吃，味道又差鸡肉又老。炸酱面更是史上最难吃。

Lovely little Chinese that looks nothing from the outside and is pretty plain inside but the service is excellent and the food is amazing - if nothing else, try the lotus roots. Knockout.

Comida deliciosa. Sólo dos de nosotros, pero lo sobre ordenamos como de costumbre. Berenjena crujiente con carne de cerdo picada, calamares sal y pimienta, choi sam con ajo y arroz al vapor. Todos eran muy sabrosos. El restaurante se ve un poco destartalado por fuera, pero no dejes que eso te desanime. Muy buena comida, servicio agradable y gran valor. Altamente recomendado.

This is good homemade cooking but as others have said over the past two years - the portions are absolutely too big. There is leftover food which some people will not want to pay for. They say the soup is a big portion e.g for two people. Then serve it in two bowls. Why not just price it per portion? I suggest that they make the prtions smaller and reduce the price for each portion.

El segundo nombre del restaurante al lado de la puerta en chino es Yang Xiezi, el giro del cordero, originado en el área de Beijing por los nobles mongoles en la dinastía Qing. El cordero es demasiado caliente y demasiado Yang contra yin en el verano, por lo que se recomienda tener un fideo helado con una cerveza a las 9.

Do not go, and definitely do not eat the ‘prawns’. Worst Chinese I have ever had in my life. The chicken chow mein was average. Avoid the Sichuan chicken unless you like it pink!

No muy a menudo en el este de Londres, mi esposa y un amigo estaban en la zona para un concierto en The Troxy y necesitaban cenar antes del espectáculo.

Really authentic Chinese food, a must visit if you're in the area! Portions are generous so it's best to go with a friend (or more!).

ShanShuiJian es definitivamente uno de los mejores restaurantes chinos en Londres. Me siento tan graduado que no vivo muy lejos y puedo pedir comida para llevar siempre que me sienta floja para cocinar. El personal es amable y el precio es razonable ya que las porciones son normalmente enormes. Lo más importante, ¡los sabores son auténticos! Créanme, si se sienten hartos de los restaurantes que "crean" y sirven la comida china destinada a clientes que no son chinos, es hora de probar algo diferente.

No hay mucho que mirar desde afuera o desde adentro, pero es comida china apropiada aquí. Normalmente estoy desanimado por cualquier lugar con imágenes en el menú, pero haré una excepción aquí - ¡no es tentar a los turistas en este caso! (Los turistas estarían muy perdidos por estar en la carretera principal al lado de Limehouse DLR ...)

Situado al lado de Limehouse DLR, este lugar no parece mucho desde fuera (o dentro). La realidad es que su infravalorada y es uno de los mejores restaurantes chinos en Londres, libra por libra. Pedimos el dulce/amarga de cerdo (probablemente el mejor de su tipo en Londres y pedido), la carne y la salsa blackbean y algunos otros platos. Todos los platos estaban * enorme * porciones y super super barato! Sí, y lo que es más importante, el sabor era excelente. El servicio fue super amable, y nos fuimos con la sensación de champions. Sí, en el este de Londres (un poco fuera del camino) pero un sueño y sin duda merece la pena una visita.

Me alegra que el menú ahora tiene fotos en color de la comida que te pedir que le permite realizar la elección correcta. La comida aquí es preparado muy bien. Me encantan las berenjenas y fritas plato, absolutamente deliciosos y el esposo va por el pescado al vapor todo sobre una cama de chiles y espinacas. Grandes porciones, aconsejaría a algunos de que venga y comparta los platos, así que puedes tener una buena selección. Sin embargo, esto no es para el pollo chow mein, aparentemente la gente compartiendo bowl caliente es lo que la gente venga a comer aquí, pero como es la carne que no puede comer.

Die Egg Soup (,5l) war das einzige Gericht unter 10 GBP, eine kleine Flasche (0.3 l) Bier gab es für 3,5GBP

good little local sichuan restaurant place for me as its down the road. they have a classic range of sichuan food choices, the whole fish is good. best to book as its small and gets busy.

This very unprepossessing restaurant in Limehouse knows how to make the dishes on the menu. Everything tasted like it was cooked for you; they even adjusted the spices to taste! the portions are quite large - more like what you would order for two people.

La estación más cercana es considerabky comida china más auténtica que muchos - los menús son cutres y la sopa llega al mismo tiempo que el plato principal, pero es muy abundante y sabroso

The waiter spoke very little english, the food was soggy, the chicken was full of tiny bits of bones and the jasmine tea was served barely warm. The floor was sticky as if it hadn't been cleaned in a long while. Don't waist your money stay away!

Mi restaurante favorito chino en Londres! Tuve una noche muy feliz en este restaurante para celebrar el Festival de Primavera Chino. Todos mis amigos les gusta la comida allí, incluso mi compañero británico. Sin duda comida fresca y buen servicio. Realmente vale la pena cada céntimo.

Como un chino, en el norte de China platos de puchero estilo son extremadamente decepcionante para nosotros. Pedimos costillas estofado de cerdo con habas y los guisos del norte de oriente. Ambos son sopas en vez de un plato y el mismo sabor. No típico plato local china. Muy decepcionada, ya que el chef ha sido cambiado.

This small establishment on a busy and somewhat insalubrious stretch of the commercial road is a real find. Do not be put off by the lack of exterior signage in English as all comers are welcome, and the staff are polite and helpful. The excellent menu offers a range of very good, hearty and tasty dishes, many of which come from China's north east, including a wide and varied range suitable for vegetarians. The succulent braised aubergine, and dry wok cauliflower and crunchy lotus root options are highly recommended. Not only is everything prepared with great professionalism, but the proportions are ample and the prices are incredibly low.

I work across the road from this place and the food is amazing. Definitely fresh and good prices :-)

We are chinese couple from northeast of China. We find here the best tranditional chinese northeastern food. Not only the food is best, but also the price is cheap, and the service excellent! 想吃正宗东北菜而且价格便宜, 这家饭店是首选. 我们点了农夫烤鱼, 红烧猪手, 尖椒干豆腐, 味道正宗, 用料新鲜. 服务很好, 本想点四个菜, 但是老板说, 别点了, 你们吃不了. 实际上这三个菜我们剩下一半, 菜量足够大. 饭店门面不大, 但是内部并不小, 有八张桌子, 装修很好, 也很干净. 吃的很满意.

Great little restaurant serving really authentic chinese food very much like we experienced travelling round Yunnan earlier this year stopping at local restaurants. Big portions and in the end really economical.

It was a Sunday and I had to get to the airport to catch my flight. Before leaving, a good Chinese meal was just what was needed. This place is small and seemingly out of the way. I hadn't noticed it the night before until after I'd had a pretty bad meal at a place I won't mention. So I went in and asked for a hot and sour soup and beef with noodles. The portions here are very generous. The soup was fantastic, just the right piquancy and a slight dash of sour at the end. The acidic balance was perfect. It went splendidly with my beef and noodles. The bowl of soup was abbundant enough for four or five. Next time I want to go with several friends and order up a storm to try out their other delicacies.

I don't normally enjoy Chinease food in the UK as the options can be a bit bland. This was awesome. Black fungus with black vinegar, dry lotus pot... everything was very flavoursome. Friendly atmosphere and good value

Small restaurant primarily used by Chinese people. I had a take away which took about 20 mins to cook but tasted amazing and huge portions. I will definitely be back to try some other dishes

They offer something different from usual Chinese restaurants in Salmon Lane. Overall prices are fair, tasty food. It's run like a canteen, very efficient but no frills service.Would have given a higher score if their menu has more English description.

Quite possibly my favourite Chinese restaurant outside of China. In the UK we seem to get mainly Cantonese food, this restaurant (so they tell me) has the cuisine from the area close to Korea. Hence the Kimchee rice (which is stunning). The menu is diligently (and literally) translated from its original language. Because of the wide variety of dishes they have, those looking for a different experience can (I don't like tripe, but try their pork intestine and you will have it again), while others can go for more standard fayre (sweet and sour pork or salt and pepper squid).The prices match the portion size - which are generous. For a couple I would suggest 2 regular dishes and one rice or noodles (unless you want a doggie bag - which I usually do).

To say this 'restaurant' has an eclectic menu would be an understatement. Not many places with intestines and tripe on the menu...However though there are more mainstream dishes sprinkled there this is not your normal Chinese fare. The place is odd in that it's more like your local cafe that would serve a fry up. It's a no frills service at an okish price but nothing cosy about it and the staff are slightly disconcerting in the way they more or less stand next to your table and watch you eat....very strange.I don't really get the earlier reviews. It's charm was lost on me but if you can get over the rather ghoulish menu the food itself is passable.

Can't believe I've lived in Limehouse for the past 3 years and have only just visited this superb restaurant. We had the black fungus, pork belly, aubergine and sweet/sour fish with sesame. Huge portions - we took a doggy bag - and very friendly and efficient service. Will definitely go again because the menu is intriguing...

You'd never guess, from the location, that this was a really good Chinese restaurant - way out of the ordinary. Inside you can tell because the staff are exceptionally welcoming and helpful and care about the choices you make and the food they serve. Listen to their advice and order the things the restaurant is best at, not standard dishes. The boiling lamb hotpot is a fine, warming, simple dish for a cold night down near the Thames. Worth a trip even if you don't live nearby. You will be back.

It’s my favourite Chinese restaurant in London. Not all the menu is on the same levelBut the good things are very excellent! The Beijing Style Noodle and the lamb pot are amazing. Even the sweet and sour pork (a dish that usually I don’t like so much) is special! You must try also the stewed beef with tomato. Great food and nice service. Brilliant!!

their food is not the standard chinese, and I think it's lovely, and believe me I am Italian ahah.However the food was really nice the service too and the even though the place doesn't look that great, it's a completely different experience then any other chinese restaurant in London

Authentic northern Chinese - spicy so quite different from the usual Cantonese fare. This is our local and we've been visiting twice a week for the last few months. Good honest food, well executed dishes in big portions. The staff are friendly and do try hard to please (unlike in Chinatown).Haven't yet had a single duff dish; we have our favourites (hot and sour soup, home style tofu, most of the pork dishes) but always pleasantly surprised when we try something new. Comes in within £20 for two with a couple of sharing dishes, a bowl of rice to share and a pot of tea and we leave stuffed. Decor is basic so not quite your first-date type of place but at the end of the day for a local with a high standard of cooking I really can't object. Hygiene-wise could do better but no worse than any of the establishments in Chinatown.Looking forward to our next visit, we're bringing a couple of our neighbours along next time as it's still a bit of an unknown gem in the area.

I really wanted to like this place. It's my local, and the people there were lovely. But the pork dish I had wasn't edible. Texture, taste, presentation. It was awful. I threw the whole lot away and went hungry. Maybe I just chose the one bad dish?

Wir sind per Zufall an diesem kleinen aber feinen Restaurant vorbeigekommen auf dem Rückweg zu unserem Hotel. Die Speisekarte bietet viel Auswahl und die nette Bedienung hat bemerkt, dass wir ein bisschen hilflos waren. Er hat uns tolle Tipps gegeben und wir haben nach seinen Empfehlungen bestellt. (Reis, Shrimps und Gemüse) Das Essen wurde frisch zubereitet, hatte eine gute Qualität und wurde schnell serviert. Das schälen der Shrimps hat sich zu Beginn als schwierig herausgestellt. (Hatte dies noch nie gemacht) Aber nach dem 3 oder 4ten ging es dann schneller. Es gibt grosse Portionen und das zu einem wirklich günstigen Preis für diese Qualität und Menge. Das Preis - Leistungsverhältnis ist super. Wir kommen gerne wieder!

Looking for somewhere to eat after a couple of beers- we fell upon this hidden gem. It was very busy and we had to wait for a table. They took our number and called when there was a table. The food was worth the wait. A varied menu. Heated plates in the table. Large portions. Friendly staff. Stunning. However, they took out number so we could go and have a drink we we had to wait for a table- b

Staying at the nearby Holiday Inn Express I dropped in here looking for a quick meal. I hadn't booked but the restaurant wasn't too busy so got a table straight away. I ordered sweet and sour soup and Kung Po chicken with boiled rice. My first surprise was when the soup arrived. The waiter placed the stars sized bowl and spoon in front of me and the placed a huge bowl on the table that would have served at least six people easily. I managed to have three standard bowls before I had to give up on it, but the large bowl still didn't look as if I'd had any. Part of the reason I stopped after three was that my main course surprisingly arrived as I was finishing my first bowl of soup and was getting cold. Based on the number of Chinese people eating there, I assume that it's fairly authentic, but I can say that it was excellent. However the staff need to give customers a bit of warning about portion size, and they need to improve on the delivery timing, before a higher rating is justified.

I had the Sweet and Sour Fried Pork Dongbei Style with a portion of very tasty egg fried rice, and it was amazing! The platter came out piled with big slices of curled tender meat in batter, with an addictive sauce that also included fresh garlic and strips of ginger. It wasn't a fancy place but the food's lovely (so lovely in fact I returned the next time I was in London to have the same dish again!) and the portions very generous. The staff didn't speak a lot of English but did recommend trying their 'Farmer Fish' dish next time. The menu has a lot of authentic Chinese dishes with unusual ingredients, many of which I've never seen before in other places I've eaten. Every table has a hotplate in the middle, which was a bit odd (maybe I'm just not very worldly!) and mine wasn't used... maybe it's for sizzler dishes?The restaurant is next to the Limehouse DLR station, and was ideal for me as I was staying in a hotel around the corner.

Great food, very generous portions if you're a veggie I would definitely recommend the MA PO tofu & Homestyle Tofu. Authentic food and simply delicious :)

Food is real, fresh, cheap, large portionsRestaurant is cold in winter (wear your coat)Best to order by numbers, due to limited English at timesRestaurant is dirty though. Please clean it better, as I love the food here

Yes, it's true that not that many people may venture to Limehouse -- this restaurant is very close to Limehouse DLR -- but this restaurant is really great in a simple back to Chinese basics way. It's almost as if Limehouse's Chinese past is being resurrected after all the years of adapted Anglo Chinese food and then just kind of running down.Especially recommended -- braised aubergines, black fungus with back vinegar -- but really everything I have had there is just delicious.website http://shanshuijian.co.uk/location-contact/4584438924

I was staying in the area and wandered in here. When I arrived there were some oriental looking people dining here so I thought it would be good. My initial impression was that the place could do with a good clean, the hot plate in the middle of the table could certainly have benefited from a clean. I ordered a soft drink and it arrived in a can with a straw. Perhaps a glass would have been good! The food arrived at two different times, with the rice arriving a few mins after the meat dish. The fried rice was very good and nice and sticky, making eating it with chopsticks as easy an experience as I've had in a Chinese restaurant. The meat was very heavily spiced and tested my ability to eat hot food (and I like to think I'm pretty good at tolerating hot food). Overall I'm pleased to have eaten here, the food was different to most other Chinese I've eaten.

Second time at this restaurant and it just gets dirtier!First time we ordered innocently and were blown apart by the chilli heat of some dishes.This time we asked for the "lamb hot pot" menu ( which they don't seem to automatically offer to western diners)This is quite an experience.....you buy the basic hot pot of lamb neck on the bone in a rich fragrant dark broth, then buy as many sides as you like to make as "weirder" broth meal. We played reasonably safe with Chinese cabbage, udon noodles, chicken fillet and Chinese mushroom and beef ( maybe!!) meatballs which were inedibley rubbery. This pot simmers on a hot plate and you fish around and enjoy ( mostly)Service is pretty disinterested and unhelpful (standard Chinese in my experience) but the cleanliness of the place is truly appalling, everything is grimy beyond belief and the trip to the toilets is a journey into hell ( albeit upstairs....carpeted with grease encrusted carpet that must be a fire risk)The food makes the visit worthwhile, and if you were in china you wouldn't bat an eyelid.But this is 2014 in London and we have environmental health officers ( not enough in tower hamlets obviously!!)No "scores on the doors" sign on this restaurants' window, surprisingly

We tried to eat at Shanshuijian on a Friday night, but had not made a reservation. It was so full - all tables full (mostly with young Chinese people, speaking in Mandarin). There were people standing waiting for a table, and others waiting to collect take-away orders. One strange thing i noticed was that certain diners occasionally jumped up, cleared the plates from their table, headed to the kitchen and returned with more food! I can only presume that they were"friends and family" of the staff.We opted for take-away and we're very happy with our food. The fried pork was very crispy and tasty. The spicy prawns were huge, head and shell on, and in a delicious sauce with chilli and onions. Portions are large, generally enough for two people, and rice is also a very generous helping. We will certainly use them again for takeout, but I don't think eating in the bustling, formica tabled restaurant would be a very relaxing experience.

Stayed in the area and came across this restaurant that was mainly filled with Chinese people. Traditional dishes offered. I ordered soup which arrived in a bowl with enough for 4 people. The shredded pork and rice again offered a large portion, freshly cooked and hot. Whilst the prices appear expensive, if there are two or more people share plates to get better value. Overall, pleased that I found this authentic restaurant on an ordinary parade of shops near Limehouse DLR.

Bring bibs and plenty of tissues, the food is genuinely northern Chinese spicy.Toilets are a bit "too authentic" mainland Chinese, but the reality of proper northern Chinese in Limehouse is a Godsend

My friend and I went there for a small gathering. I heard abt this restaurant from several friends, apparently have quite high reputation in the Chinese society. So we decided to come and try. The food is just amazing! The sea bass is a bit spicy, but WOW!! Would definitely come again. Highly recommend!!!

Visited last night for a takeaway and although a little bit expensive the food was excellent - authentic tasting, and the dishes are not the usual thing you'd find. Another commenter mentioned the hotpot or steamboat which this place is set up for. The owner has decided to expand his mainland China-based empire to little old Limehouse!