八大八小 the eight restaurant in City of London, Westminster

One of the best HK-style comfort food spots in London I’ve tried so far!

Busy environment, and you can only get a table when everyone arrives. A place for genuine Hong Kong cuisine, but not a place to chill and talk. We had fish skin with salty egg York, hot and spicy tofu with minced pork, Chinese kale fried with garlic, and a fried noodle with prawns. A bit oily in general, but the taste is great.

Ric was the best waiter and had the best recommendations! Truly an exceptional experience and very professional!

So many waiters staring at you while eating, I just wanna enjoy my food 🙏

Beyond amazing food. If anyone says otherwise the something is seriously wrong with them..

Stir-fried vegetables are delicious! Eat vegetables 🥬

super friendly staff and amazing food

I have to say that I've enjoyed every visit here. I've been here three times. There may be better food elsewhere depending on what you order but what we ordered was unique to this restaurant and delicious. The fried dace & black bean okra was particularly yum! Immediately ordered extra rice to go with it. The staff each time has always been attentive and gave a warm service. On the most recent visit the waiter was so nice as to keep our water topped up, cleared our dishes as they emptied and encouraged us to "take our time and eat" along with polite chit chat. Before sending us on our way, he felt duty bound to warn us about pick pockets in the area and wish us a safe journey home. My dear old mum was quite awestruck, but then she does frequent Wong Kei 😂 For those reviews complaining about the roast meats being cold, they are traditionally served at room temperature.

Overpriced , below standard not comparing with Hong Kong , even worse than a restaurant in a small city of Canada. Was supposed to give 1 star , another star was given to the milk tea , which is pretty ok

The best food, authentic, great customer service and I always love how thoughtful they are when I come with my child. They always give me extra plates. You know it’s hard London customer service as thoughtful as this one. 😇

I ordered the Twin Mix BBQ Rice (£15.8), which were the twin mix of BBQ pork and crispy pork belly, salted egg on toast (£10.50), and a hot drink of coffee mix milk tea (£5.00). The crispy pork belly was on point! The pork skin was crispy while the meat was tender! The texture of the BBQ pork was a bit dry, but probably because the cutting of the pork unfortunately didn't have a lot of fat to make it juicy and tender. The taste of both pork was delicious and very authentic to the ones I grew up eating back in Hong Kong. This included the soy sauce that they accompanied the rice with. The salted egg on toast was also memorable. The crust of the toast was crispy while the core was soft and rich of flavors from the salted egg. It is a nice twist from the traditional french toast in Hong Kong. The staff was very nice and helpful, which made the experience even more welcoming. If you want a taste of Hong Kong cuisine, I will recommend to visit this store :)

Here you can feel the atmosphere of Hong Kong's new-style tea house, it feels like being in Tsui Wah or No. 2 Ice House in Hong Kong. Although there were many people, the service of the waiters was still up to par and deserves praise. The taste of the food is about 80% to 90% similar to that of Hong Kong. The milk tea is relatively light and lacks the strong tea aroma of Hong Kong-style milk tea.

Lovely food and great customer service from Ric Thank you

The food is a good representation of HK style food, the prices, however, are not. To me, a big part of what makes a HK style cafe so good growing up was the affordable pricing, and this place is not affordable. I don't feel like I can just walk in there on a whim and feel good about it.

I would say food was very delicious, But! The waiter and waitress can be more attentive instead of standing there like a model and staring at you while you enjoying the meal..

Rather authentic Cantonese bistro with endless choices to choose from the 90s. Love their food and service. I have tried many dishes over time and it has always been good. Very nostalgic place. Fabulous choice of Chinese music in the background.

after ordering almost everything on the menu 🫣 i would say the best dish here is the black truffle seafood truffle fried rice and kung pao chicken! but the real winner here is the salted egg french toast 🐣 a really good spot if you’re in the mood for delicious hk food.

Been twice, food is interesting, especially the egg, scrambled or fried on rice with a choice of veg, chicken, pork, or prawns. The plate of honey bbq pork was sizeable and more than enough for two or more, tasty to boot. Like most in Soho, u are in and out pretty quick. Unlike some in Soho, it is almost a restaurant, quiet and relaxed, table and chairs. Service is fast, plenty staff, food turns up pretty quick, and the bill also hits the table even faster. Prices are ok, two mains and a bowl of rice was near enough forty notes and no drinks, two petsons.First visit cost near on sixty notes for 2. See photos. Seems that most such establishments be it in Soho or sunny Surrey now charge £3.50 for a bag of tea that costs pennies. I resent forking out £3.70 for a glass of mango lassie at an Indian or Pakistani restaurant, but £3.50 for a tea bag in a pot? I guess a sign of the times? It's a restaurant that u are more likely to walk past and not notice its existence. Do stop and give it a try.

The Eight restaurant: The place has been on my to-try list for a while, and finally I got a chance to dine in here last weekend. The place was crowded with people when we walked in, but the staff easily found a table for 2 and we were seated right away. We had some of the best roasted duck ever, very flavourful and goes so well with rice. The only trouble was to be mindful of the bones in each piece of roasted duck. Crispy pork belly was tender at the meat and crispy on the skin, it’s amazing! We had some greats wonton soup, we loved every bite of it. The wontons in spicy chilli oil is a must try, the peanut sauce tasted was spicy and nutty, we liked it so much we used the remaining sauce to eat with rice. The dish that I wanted to try the most was the salted egg york toast, and I was not disappointed. The toast was massive, the salted egg sauce oozed out when I cut through it, really satisfying. And the toast was so tasty, it’s not very sweet, at the same time it’s not too heavy. I think I’ll come back again just for this toast.

Gorgeous food and very friendly and speedy service.

I ordered The Height signature BBQ rice and it was a good price and it came quickly. The drinks are excellent, I took the red bean coconut, the meat was delicious, I will be back!

Alright people - scratch the flight to Hong Kong and just come to this joint! This is the final word in superlative Hong Kong style food, excellente service, and minimalist intentional design. In fact, scratch going any where for dinner in London because this the spot! You’ll come back again and again and again. I do and love it. Thanks to The Eight team for a top dining experience.

SUPER AUTHENTIC HK VIBES!!!Can vouch for the super authentic food as someone from Macau. One of my fav roast meat rice in London. The special starter is great for trying out different bits. Don’t miss out on the drinks!! 凍檸茶 ice lemon tea and 紅豆冰 redbean coconut ice ALL THE WAYYYYYY. Friendly staff and good vibes with old school canto pop. Can get busy at times but so worth it!

Amazing food , as well the food service, will visit again. Thankyou to the kitchen too. Cheers

Recommend the Cha Kee Platter and Salted Egg Yolk Toast!

We had to wait a little for a table but it was definitely worth it! The fried prawn toast and the meat plate (duck, pork belly and char siu) was heavenly delicious. Definitely recommended!

Had such a great meal! The food was seriously tasty—every dish hit the spot. Ric, our host, was super friendly and made us feel really welcome. Great vibe, awesome service, and amazing food. Definitely going back!

Overpriced food. Ordered BBQ pork + Crispy Pork rice with an iced lemon tea. Lemon tea was alright but BBQ pork wasn’t good. Mandatory 10% gratuities were built into the bill but service was did not warrant that. They kept playing oldies canto songs which made good atmosphere. There are cheaper/better Chinese food options nearby

Very welcoming place, very kind and helpful staff, excellent food to say the least with generous portions!

The food was okay but when I asked for the service charges to be taken off, the girl that barely waited our table got really mad and literally turned away from us.

Rick thank you for food recommendations you are lovely and friendly. Food arrived very fast and it was very fresh and delicious thank you

I would say their roast duck was the only thing that was very good, everything else was just okay. Be aware that they do have a discretionary service charge. When I asked the waitress to remove it, she got really mad and literally turned her back from me after I paid. Even as I was exiting the restaurant, she turned away so she didn’t have to say thank you or good bye. Well, this is London and not America. Plus I didn’t exactly feel like there was any service that was above and beyond to deserve additional service charge.

The service is very good! The handsome young apprentice named Li Ge is so cute! A happy meal!

The food here is generally really good, and the staff are quite friendly. I’ve been here several times already, and I think it’s worth recommending.

I ordered prawn wonton soup noodle and sweet & sour pork, but the wonton soup smelled like spoiled seafood. I couldn't eat it and left it all. Not recommended

Nice atmosphere and nice food. The food taste and the dish choices are rather close to HK flavours. I would say the most closest to any other restaurants in China Town. The only downside is that we only had about an hour to eat as it was busy and we were asked to finish quickly.

The roast duck is tasteless except for the smell of oil, and it doesn't even have salty taste. The service is in vain, and they actually have the nerve to charge a service fee.

Delicious Hong Kong style restaurant

Food is very good and the service is incredible. Possibly the most friendly Chinese restaurant I’ve been to!

The place is nice and the food is good. The roasted duck was okay, and the wonton noodle soup was light but tasty.

The three-piece roasted pork is so delicious! ! ! Every piece is delicious! The price is really affordable

Crispy pork and bbq pork noodles are very delicious, but I haven't eaten the duck yet, so I don't know if it's delicious or not.

One of the best canton food restaurants in London!! Highly recommend seafood curry egg rice and chicken wings, so good

Best Hong Kong Style Cafeteria in the London. Authentic food with reasonable price.

Food is tasty, they do seem to reheat a lot of the food in the microwave, but since it is so busy I can give it a pass. Always a good choice for Hong Kong food if you’re in the area. Has a off sewage smell sometimes though, not sure if it adds to the HK authenticity Worth coming if nearby

Best Chinese EVER HANDS DOWN Eric our server was SUBLIME full of knowledge and recommendations. My taste buds were dancing the whole time.

Ric gave us impeccable service and the food is the best I have had in London. We really enjoyed ourselves.

A very delicious Cantonese restaurant. The food is very clean and of good quality. The waiters are also very friendly.

CANTONESE WEEKS —ordering scramble egg rice in Cantonese, getting 20% off!!(beef, prawn, ham or char siu) The prawn toast is legend!! Love the lemon tea and salty lemon seven up; also the milk tea is great!! Love the salted egg yolk toast, everything is in big portion so great value. Good place in China town for authentic Cantonese cuisine which is one of the most famous Chinese cuisines!!

Absolute 5 out of 5! Servers are super friendly and fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin which is totally effortless to communicate (They are super funny too!!) Recommend the shrimp toast, lava salted egg york french toast and the lemon tea😍 - Don’t get me wrong the rest and super good too and the portion is decent👀

Both service and food were quick. Loved it there

The food is delicious and the service is top-notch. Brother Lik is very friendly. Highly recommended.

Modern restaurant but with a classic Cantonese recipe. It is small, but they have a large window that overlooks the street. The decoration is simple but modern, the service was quite cordial. The dishes were very delicious, the duck, roast pork and boiled chicken were delicious. Highly recommended

Really nice sweet and sour chicken. Light Cantonese batter and so tenter chicken with no fatty pieces. Will definitely return

Ordered through Uber eats, waited for 70 mins and my order got cancelled. What tf is going on????? Totally unbearable. U will lose all ur customers if u treat them like this trust me

The food was delicious! The staff is really nice. I only didn't like the restaurant smell, it smelled a lot of food and when you came in, it wasn't so nice, but after a while I got used to the smell.

The food was great but the service could be much better, please train your staff properly and make sure you allow them to ask for help when needed so less mistakes are made and the customer isn’t made to feel bad for the staffs mistakes. I know Asian restaurants in the West have a reputation of poor hospitality, but it’s 2025 now and times have changed. Quality food doesn't justify poor service anymore.

The shrimp toast is good! The other dishes are just so-so! Maybe we can come here specifically for afternoon tea next time~

Dishes were bought out at varying times, but the food was good! Tables and loos were clean. Good selection of food on the menu

great taste！ loveeee it came here many times and always superise me！

love the vibe and modern design of the interior!! my table was downstairs, and it was nice to have a more quiet atmosphere compared to upstairs :) the food and drinks were very good - definitely up to Asian standard!! 👍🏻 i had the 'three kinds BBQ with rice' dish, the pork was nice and crispy!! the stir fried noodles were delicious as well - not too oily and the soy sauce made the dish flavourful!! the soy milk with herbal jelly drink is also one of my childhood drinks - they nailed the taste and didn't make it overly sweet, just the way i like it 😊 nevertheless, the staff were friendly and efficient :)

Good experience at the Eight! We just walk in and wait for 10 minutes to be seated! We got the roast duck and crispy pork combo, stir fried noodle, truffle wontons and the shrimp toast. Unfortunately, I would expect a bit better for the shrimp toast, it got 0 shrimp flavor. Otherwise the rest was great!

Very delicious modern HongKong style food. Lovely environment and good service.

If you’re looking for good Canton style cuisine with a lot of Wok Hei, look no further. Eggs and beef with rice was very tasty, very authentic. The Hong Kong style French toast had salted egg filling, which gave it a rich homely feeling, all in all very good portions for what you pay for. The queues full of Chinese people are there for a reason.

The Eight is a fantastic spot in Chinatown, serving up authentic Hong Kong-style comfort food. The highlight for me was the Hong Kong egg yolk French toast—crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy inside, with a rich, gooey salted egg yolk center that takes it to the next level. It’s indulgent, unique, and an absolute must-try! We also had the salt and pepper chilli tofu, which was perfectly crispy on the outside and beautifully seasoned, with just the right amount of spice. The menu has a great selection of classic HK dishes, and the service is quick and efficient. There’s both upstairs and downstairs seating, and you don’t need a reservation—just walk in and enjoy! Highly recommend, especially if you have a sweet tooth! Will definitely be back.

Food was authentic Chinese food. Highly recommended

I love the food there, so nice and delicious 🤤

The food is delicious! Loved the salted egg noodles. Duck and rice were also tasty, but the duck meat had bones in it and was tricky to eat.

Friendly stuff, love the duck they’re very authentic . The char siu is kinda dry and the rice isn’t rly fluffy idt it’s good rice. Not cheap for this portion but ig it’s London 🤷🏻‍♀️

Better than most of NY HK style cafe for sure!

One of my go-to stable spots in London. Never disappoint and it satisfies every time. They do get busy and the line can get crazy. The food is always good with quite a lot of options imo.

One of my new favourite restaurants!! I’m from HK myself and the food here is so good and tastes authentic! Ricky our server gave us amazing serving even though our group was a large one he was so patient and nice and welcoming! The starters are great I especially recommend the shumeji mushroom, duck dumplings, salted egg custard toast(!!!!), and for the mains the volcano egg rice with prawns/beef is really good and so was the beef ho fun. I’ll be back again! Thanks Rick :)

Seeing the waving review in social media so we paid a visit. However, it’s totally disappointed: 1. Fried Beef Ho Fan 干炒牛河 - the flat rice noodles is awesome quality, the taste is right, however, they even don’t know how to cut the beef against its grains, hence the beef is very tough and chewy and we left most in the dish. 2. Deep fried wonton - this is not the classic one as they named 錦鹵雲吞，but simpler. Version of it and it’s the best among few things we order. 3. Roast BBQ Duck and Chicken - we order 油雞燒鴨 and I have asked clearly if they have soya sauce chicken油雞 before I ordered, when it comes it is 霸王雞海南雞yellow style but not soya sauce chicken The duck is average and the chicken is below standard and very tough. The most expensive and bland Lemon Tea I have ever had in UK, and it costs £6.x We see the queue and I could understand it could serve the taste bud for non-Cantonese or non-Hong Konger. Bare in mind it is a restaurant originally from Malaysian Chinese so the expectation is different I personally won’t revisit/ recommend, there are plenty of choice in ChinaTown.

Great hong kong style roasted duck.

Perfect location and very attentive service, they recommended their best-selling dishes and we couldn't be more satisfied. It is the best duck we have ever tried, we highly recommend this place!

27/2/2025-Thursday.My friend & I went to this restaurant for our ctachup lunch.. Something unique, something delicious, especially the Wonton mee with prawn roe. Their service were excellent. Order were taken, and the food was served out vert quickly. The food taste was superb. The chicken and roast pork were fresh & the roast pork was crispy good. Their truffle fried rice is supberb. Sometimes unusual. Highly recommended ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ because of the food presentations & their excellent service that was very impressive. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Rice with 3 different meat is just ok.

We had an amazing experience with attentive and friendly staff! How can we forget the delicious food. We had: ⭐️ Hong kong style prawn toast ⭐️ XO Seafood rice ⭐️ Prawns with cashew nuts ⭐️ Vegetable stir fried noodles ⭐️ Sweet and sour chicken (very crispy!) ⭐️ Hong kong style milk tea ⭐️ Mango pomelo sago I loved all the dishes and I couldn’t really pick a favourite!

Great food!! Love the tornado egg and pineapple bun!!

The french toast is delicious, but very very rich

Not recommended. We had chosen this restaurant as our last meal before leaving. The quality of the food did not live up to our expectations. The place itself looks good. The furnishings are very nice and the structure is divided over two floors. It is located in a very busy area of ​​Soho. We arrived at 12.30pm and the place was already full, with a small group of people waiting. Luckily our friends booked in advance. The menu is divided into categories and is very broad with different choices, including hot soups, various types of meat, noodles, fried rice and more. We took various dishes. Some I recommend and others a little less. The wonton soup is quite good, 5 dumplings in a delicately flavored broth. While the stir fried hor fun noodles with beef weren't exactly that. Of this last dish you could really feel the burnt flavor of the soy sauce and the pasta itself had no consistency. Another course that tasted burnt was the beef sirloin cubes with black pepper, we ate a piece of meat each and then left it as it was. The HK style Prawn Toast was also a disappointment. You basically pay more than 14 euros for fried bread with two large prawns. Other dishes we tried were the sautéed okra with black beans, a special mix of 4 different dishes and the triple BBQ. The okras were ok, luckily they didn't taste burnt. The special mixed oeuvres was made up of 4 different tastings. A good way to taste different things in small quantities. The curry fish balls weren't bad, the texture was good but the flavor was missing something. Good fried chicken wings. The dish we appreciated most was the signature roast: three kind barbecue, too bad the crispy pork wasn't crispy. Overall I don't recommend it. The cuisine is not authentic HK, as stated by other reviews, it has more of a westernized taste. The quality/price ratio is not well calibrated, also taking into account the location. You pay a lot for food that isn't worth it.

My favourite restaurant in London! Asian food that feels fresh! So many items are incredible, salt and pepper chicken, Singapore noodles and the crispy belly pork being my favorite!

This is a busy place. EXPECT MINIMAL SERVICE. If you want attentive, this isn't the place for you and you should just order takeaway. Otherwise the food is fine. I only go for the baked rice range and soup. I also like their iced milk tea which tasted just like home.

Although there were many people visiting the restaurant yesterday, we were warmly accepted and treated, with delicious food and speedy service.

We went there with a very high hope that we could have found a great Hong Kong “Char Chan Teng” in central London but left a bit disappointed. The salted egg butter toast is special and that’s it. The bun is ok. The rice was tasteless and their “special” wonton soup noodles is rather disappointing. And it’s not cheap although we are in the centre of China town.

Had 1 app, 4 mains and 1 drink for around 70 GBP. Meat portion sizes are kind of small but very filling, highly recommend the black pepper beef. Compared to my other experiences in china town this place was a lot more friendly and you didn’t feel rushed to eat. Food moves fast but taste fresh and great. Definitely coming down again :)

Very good dining experience. On the other hand, quite cold staff who don't speak much, almost dehumanizing welcome: we are ordered to wait seated on a chair until a table becomes available and when we are taken there an old gentleman snatches the card from our hands. Two of the servers were quite friendly but the others were really emotionless...

I had the triple BBQ dish with rice, the duck was quite tough and had the adjacent bones in it, the beef was half way tender, while the crispy pork belly was absolutely delicious, so 50/50 on that. There was a lot of rice and some flavourful sauce but overall it fell a bit dry, given the dry-ish duck and some of the beef. Another dish we tried was fried rice which was way underwhelming, being a super dry, not really flavourful dish, no roasted flavour, just like a dry risotto. The last dish, the sechuan chicken was good and saucy. The toilets had a weird oily leek going on the wall we didn't want to question much, tbh.

One of the best experiences I have had in London. The staff is more than adorable and knows how to advise you. I discovered lots of new flavors and all that for a more than reasonable price. I RECOMMEND!! 🫶🏽

It is hands down one of the best Hong Kong-style tea restaurants I’ve visited outside of Asia! The flavors were authentic, the portions generous, and the service friendly and attentive.

The food was great. But the service was not so good. After I finished my food, they take alway the plate, and put the bill on my table. And then they brought the POS machine to ask me to pay. I said I haven’t asked to pay and leave, and then they take away the bill….

Come and eat Hong Kong style mouth! Recommend Typhoon Shelter Dry Fried River Seafood Very tasty, not too oily or salty The seafood provided is very sincere. Shrimps, scallops and squid are all tender and delicious. Crispy roasted pork is also delicious The service is very good👍🏼

we went on new year’s eve, food is decent. very crowded everywhere and perhaps thats why the service that day wasn’t the best. We are getting ready to leave and the waiter asked us to leave immediately to spare the table for other customers, weren’t very happy for the service.

Amazing. Very high quality, a cut above the rest of Chinatown tbh. Our waiter is always an absolute gem! The signature pineapple bun is one of the tastiest things we've ever eaten!!!!!

Great food, super nice and thoughtful service in a cosy and clean ambiance.

Well, had the duck and the BBQ trio. Terrible, the food was cold and not very tasty. The duck was more bone than duck

Delicious food from Hong Kong. A favourite of mine is the BBQ duck rice and the prawn toast. I keep revisiting and introducing friends to this place.

What an amazing experience! The food was marvellous. I will surely repeat the experience.

Overpriced foods. Taste absolutely terrible . Service are rush. Never come back. Avoid at all cost.

Really good Chinese restaurant with an open kitchen. We visited after the theatre,we didn’t want a pre theatre meal so it was good to find a restaurant on Shaftesbury Avenue that’s kitchen doesn’t shut at 9:30pm. Warm welcome, amazing service and excellent well presented and freshly prepared food that arrived within minutes even though the restaurant was extremely busy. Very extensive menu. We had Chicken and Sweetcorn Soup, Sesame Prawn Toast, Beef in BlackBean Sauce, Sweet and Sour Chicken and Egg Fried Rice. Very reasonably priced for a west end restaurant. Would visit again when we’re next in London. Highly recommended. 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️