San Chiu Dim Chinese Restaurant Chinatown
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About San Chiu Dim Chinese Restaurant Chinatown
On Lisle Street in Chinatown, San Chiu Dim Chinese Restaurant serves classic Chinese dishes alongside set menus and a range of dumplings. The dim sum selection covers har gao, shui mai, and cheung fun, along with prawn and scallop dumpling varieties, turnip cake, and chicken feet. Soup dumplings appear on the menu as well, and the kitchen also turns out salt and pepper crispy tofu and a smacked cucumber salad. Orders are taken at the table, with staff attending throughout the meal. The restaurant operates on a walk-in basis and opens daily.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention har gao shrimp dumplings, shui mai pork dumplings, smacked cucumber salad and salt and pepper crispy tofu.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention har gao shrimp dumplings, shui mai pork dumplings, smacked cucumber salad and salt and pepper crispy tofu.
Customer Review Summary
Diners repeatedly single out the har gao and shui mai, along with cheung fun and a smacked cucumber salad praised as refreshing, plus crispy salt and pepper tofu. Several describe generous portions, fresh flavors, and attentive, professional service despite a small space. One reviewer, however, felt Chinatown spots overall have grown touristy and inconsistent, though didn't name a specific dish here.
Customer Review Summary
Diners repeatedly single out the har gao and shui mai, along with cheung fun and a smacked cucumber salad praised as refreshing, plus crispy salt and pepper tofu. Several describe generous portions, fresh flavors, and attentive, professional service despite a small space. One reviewer, however, felt Chinatown spots overall have grown touristy and inconsistent, though didn't name a specific dish here.
Featured reviews
- Just Van
“I think many Chinese restaurants in Chinatown have just gotten too touristy. Their focus is getting as many in and out as possible and since they are tourists they are not going to return and so the quality suffers. I have yet to find something good in Chinatown”
- Huilin
“Authentic Cantonese dim sum in the heart of London! We had an absolutely wonderful meal at San Chiu Dim. The food was incredibly fresh, flavourful, and reminded us of proper Hong Kong-style tea houses. Every dish we tried was delicious – from the har gao to the siu mai and cheung fun. The service was warm and attentive, and the atmosphere in Chinatown just added to the experience. We all left full and happy. Will definitely be coming back! Highly recommend to anyone craving real Cantonese dim sum.”
- Alessandra Distefano
“I came on a Saturday afternoon with a friend to get a rich dim sum. The food was absolutely delicious and the portions pretty generous. Dumplings were really good and the flavours were just perfect. The prawns and scallop ones were my favourite. Great balance between price and quality. I would definitely come back.”
- Jeff Nguyen
“Really nice Dim Sum spot in Chinatown. The smacked cucumber salad was so refreshing and full of flavor, and the salt and pepper tofu was crispy and well seasoned. We also tried a variety of dim sum dishes that were very tasty. Service was …”
- Jessica N
“We stumbled upon this place and overall experience was great. We really enjoyed the food. It was delicious, we ordered some dim sum; har gao (clear shrimp dumplings), shui mai (pork filled open dumplings), shrimp churng fun (rice roll), cucumber salad, shao long bao (soup dumplings), beef tripe, salt and pepper crispy tofu, chicken feet, turnip cake, and chrysanthemum tea. Dim sum usually doesn’t seem like much and more like snacks but it filled us up. Service was good too. For an authentic Chinese spot, if you know you know, normally there isn’t much service but the staff was professional, attentive, and respectful. Space seemed kind of small but, decent. It’s good for small or large groups. There is so much in Chinatown in London I would like to explore but, if I was in town again, I’d like to return. Till then, let’s eat!”
Hours
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Good to know
“Easygoing restaurant offering classic Chinese dishes, set menus & a variety of dumplings.”
- ReservationsWalk-in only
Location
Chinese Restaurants near San Chiu Dim Chinese Restaurant Chinatown
- JinCheng Alley4.03480.4 mi
mapo tofu, spicy chicken feet, sichuan boiled beef
- Shan Shui Social4.74381.1 mi
salted egg prawns, roast duck, yangzhou fried rice
- Keco Food4.71572 mi
ma po tofu, smashed cucumber, egg and tomato
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Chiu Dim Chinese Restaurant Chinatown | 4.1743 | — | har gao shrimp dumplings, shui mai pork dumplings, smacked cucumber salad |
| JinCheng Alley | 4.0348 | 0.4 mi | mapo tofu, spicy chicken feet, sichuan boiled beef |
| Shan Shui Social | 4.7438 | 1.1 mi | salted egg prawns, roast duck, yangzhou fried rice |
| Keco Food | 4.7157 | 2 mi | ma po tofu, smashed cucumber, egg and tomato |
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