Hakkasan Hanway Place

In short, the food are all high quality but nothing blow you mind away. My favourite is the dim sum and desert. I would love to come again but the price is just a bit too dear. If you want great Chinese food with good service and atmosphere, come here. But expect to pay a premium.

Fantastic place with delicious food and a great vibe. The atmosphere has a lively, pre-party feel with upbeat music, perfect for a night out, often too loud for a business meeting. The set menu changes from time to time, and we did miss the crispy shredded beef this time around. It is on the pricier side, and the service isn’t always perfect, but the flavours definitely make up for it. Overall, it's a great spot to enjoy high-quality food and a vibrant experience.

Isn’t it hard to decide where to take your date for Valentine’s Day? Well I went here, and it was fantastic! The food was so good, the restaurant was beautiful and the service was tip top. We had a live dj, the restaurant was buzzing, food came very promptly, everyone looked like they were having a great time.

Service was very attentive and polite. Food was quite good. We especially enjoyed the dim sum supreme and the spicy prawns. The ambience was nice thought lights were way too low for dinning

It's been a little while, since i visited, but wanted to share my experience after all. On my first visit to this restaurant, I was truly impressed by the food. Opting for the vegetarian menu, I found the flavors to be masterfully crafted, with each dish offering a refined balance of taste. The dim sum, in particular, was a standout—visually striking and varied, with vibrant, nuanced flavors that matched its appearance. Also the main dish brought about excitment, with well balanced flavors and great combinations. The cocktails and non-alcoholic fruit drinks were equally delightful, showcasing a commitment to quality. However, the service was a major letdown. The staff displayed a level of indifference that bordered on rude, which detracted from the overall experience. Hospitality should match the quality of the cuisine, but it fell shockingly short. Returning for a second visit with guests, I was disappointed to find that the food didn’t live up to my initial experience. The dishes lacked the finesse I had enjoyed before, with flavors that felt flat. Consistency is paramount, and unfortunately, it was nowhere to be found this time around. What started as a promising experience ended in disappointment. Overall it's tough to give a proper rating, but considering all I will give it a low 4 Stars - almost soley based on the food of my first visit.

Hakkasan Hanway Place was amazing! Had such an amazing time, food was incredible. I highly recommend doing a set menu, specifically the Shou was fantastic, every course had something that was phenomenal in it. Can't decide what my favorite dish was but I highly recommend the Crispy Duck Salad, any of the Dim Sum, and the dessert which featured a hazelnut ice cream, a sorbet and the chocolate caviar. Another bonus is that the portions are larger than expected so you definitely won't leave hungry! 100% coming back!

Updated review (from 5 years ago). Excellent food and drinks as expected. The dark light ambience with good background music makes this place what it is known for. Service was bit of a let down however. Felt very rushed between courses (went for Plum Blossom set menu). Didn't feel like we had enough time to relax and enjoy our experience. Overall we felt like just a number to get in and out the door - no personal touch you'd expect from this type of establishment. Stand out dishes include the dim sum, golden fried crab and roast chicken in satay sauce. Cocktails were excellent - Heritage Manhattan was amazing (not cheap). Nice touch with additional dessert as we mentioned it was for a special occasion.

Lovely lunch with Pearl set menu, which included small eats with mixed dim sum platter , 3 main dishes, peking duck as second main and side dishes. The total cost of pearl set menu is £158 excluding vat and service charges. It is a nice dining experience, feel like in the night club with dark ambience. It is huge restaurant but not busy during the lunch time so it is good for us. Some dishes like braised quinoa stuffed fresh morels with baby spinach is a bit salty but overall the foods there is great. Nice friendly waiter with nice service.

Lots of mystique. Located in a solitary corner, you walk down into a glowing and sophisticated speakeasy. Expert service. Delicious food. The desserts were spectacular. We went over a year ago and still talk about our dinner.

Excellent food in beautiful surroundings with great service so you cannot go wrong selecting Hakkasan whether for a personal or business dinner. A unique meal will be in store for you at Hakkasan.

Cool vibe, great food and service. Each course was delicious, my guess is you can't go wrong. Worth the visit.

Food was okay -- not Michelin level just okay! Service is slow and none of the servers knew the menu or were educated enough to make any recommendations. Bouncer at the door scanning for attire a bit pretentious for a night club ambiance. The BIG red flag was that they tried to charge us for a bunch of alcohol we didn't have. It was conveniently placed in the middle of the bill and looked awfully suspicious given the lack of surprise or even acknowledgment for charging close to £340. When we asked about it they tried to play it as if we didn't know the names of the items. The same thing seemed to happen to the party sitting across from us as well that makes us think that this is their practice! If you go here .. CHECK YOUR BILL!! Very unethical. No apology--left a really bad taste... will not return.

For our last dinner during our visit to London to see the family, it seems appropriate to celebrate it with a bang! Bang indeed! We almost fell off the chair when we received our dining bill!! This place is posh, I recommend dressing properly since you already decided to spend this much anyway. The recommendation is set menu, but if dining family style ala carte is probably the best since not everybody likes to eat what's on the set menu. We ordered many fancy dim sums, dumplings, noodle dishes, seafoods, beef and pork dishes. They really elevated the Chinese cuisine here. The dishes came in timely fashion and our servers made sure that our wine glasses are appropriately filled. My only qualm is the entire restaurant is so dim that it took me awhile to read the menu and appreciate the ambiance. Over all, this is not the place that I would dine in on a regular basis. The price here is astronomic, even if the family don't mind splurging in some occasions like this.

Hakkasan can be such a deal. You heard it right! Their set lunch on Sundays are amazing bargain: For 62 pounds per person menu here is what you get: Pre lunch cocktail ($15) Half a bottle of Roderrer Brut Nature ($35) Set lunch: dim sum platter, one main and side, deserts. Good quality dim sum, both steamed goodies and fried delicacies After meal cocktail ($15) Assorted Desserts So I'd say you basically paid for your 2 cocktails and the half bottle of the Roderrer each and the food and dessert is free. No sure what the business model is about, but food is good quality, great classic dim sum authenticity, lively ambiance with live DJ starting at 1pm, what else can you get for 60 pounds?

The original Hakkasan on Hanway Place gives sexy cool a whole new meaning. The entrance is a bit hidden in the corner but once you locate the bouncer at the door, the location is easily given away. We arrived at 8:30 on a Sunday night and the place was hopping. You have to make your way down a dark staircase to the Uber cool cavernous space which opens up to a giant multi-room restaurant with super high ceilings and very minimalist and tasteful decor. The bathrooms are so well hidden the panel doors look like part of the wall. They're very beautiful inside once you find them! We made our way to the bar for a cocktail after we requested a table with side by side seating (which they were happy to accommodate with a modest wait). The bartender has apparently been with the hakkasan family for 8 years starting in Abu Dhabi and now taking up residence at the original london location. He informed us that despite the crowd we were seeing that evening that this was a particular quiet night and that the place is usually so packed that the wait at the bar can be quite long. We opted for the London only cocktails specifically the Tusan Fizz and Mountain Peak. Watching the bar tender make these cocktails was like watching an artist at work.. and they were just as tasty as they were beautiful. We decided to try the three style mushrooms and the London only spicy okra for our vegetarian dishes. We also ordered the spicy prawns. But the two stars without question were the crispy duck salad and the sweet and sour pork....omg...heaven on a plate. The desserts at our neighboring table looked elaborate and yummy but we were so full. The service here was so wonderful. We chatted with several servers during the course of our meal and they were attentive, friendly and doting without being overbearing. We loved this place so much we vowed to try the NYC location as soon as we return stateside. And we will be making our way there with very high expectations in just a few weeks! From what I understand the newer Mayfair location in London has parking and is busier than this one, but there's something about this venue that just oozes "trendy" and the mystique is just hard to replicate.

Best vegan meal of my life! Went for lunch. Underground venue. Fixed course meal. All the veggie dishes were amazing...the dumplings, vegetables, and even the dessert. Definitely expensive but worth the splurge for a big night out (or if you are not paying). Incredible!

Probably our worst dining experience in all of London. Ate here on Christmas Eve. Service was very slow. When our server did show, he really wasn't in the mood to answer questions about the menu but did inform us that the kitchen was CLOSING. We ordered. A guy came by with our peking duck to show it to us, took it away, and served it to us 20 minutes later ...it was actually pretty tasty. After cleaning up the table and before serving us our entrees, he did stop by to tell us that the bar was CLOSING. Drinks took forever to arrive, along with our food. Food was good, not amazing. Dishes sat at our table forever. Finally, we flagged him down and asked for our check. That also took forever. He sent over the manager who was some rude, self-assured guy who didn't want to hear of our dining experience...he just wanted us to leave. Two words of advice... 1 - Don't open on Christmas Eve if you aren't going to provide quality dining experiences. After being rushed to order, sitting forever waiting, being treating rudely, and spending over $500, we didn't want to be there either. 2 - Visit your sister restaurant in NYC...much better dining experience with experienced staff that actually make dining a pleasure.

Excellent and delicious food amazing dumplings & crispy duck salad. also the roasted truffle duck was juicy & tender.

Had dinner there on Sunday evening, the combination of good cuisine and a relaxed....rather intimate atmosphere, the hall was dark, but at the same time a lot of people revive the atmosphere of romance... quite busy place in the evening.... Roasted Silver cod was come with too sweet souce..as for me.. A wonderful dessert "The emperor garden", I highly recommend....

t was definitely not worth the money. The food was fine, but have had equally good food at restaurants that cost a fraction of the price. There is a certain arrogance with the staff and they seem full of themselves. The Service was horrible. When I first was it, I went to use the restroom and wash my hands. It was a mess and there were no paper towels. When I left the restroom, I informed the staff that I need to be serviced. At the end of my stay, I use the restroom again, and nothing has changed. It is the first restaurant in a long time where I refused to pay the service fee or leave a tip. The waiter disappeared for 25 minutes. Our drink glasses set empty and we did not have spoons to eat our desserts. When our server finally brought the bill, I pointed this out, and he was actually upset with me for not telling him that the service was bad. How do you tell someone that the service is bad when they are not there for you to tell them? This restaurant definitely does not deserve a Michelin star. There are plenty of other restaurants in London to spend your money at. Skip this one. It is not worth it.

Hakkasan is one of those places that just has "IT." It is kind of hidden down an alleyway off the main road. A woman at the door checks your name and then sends you in and down the stairs. There is a little bit of smoke and incense on the walk down and it just adds to the aura. You are met downstairs by a hostess who checks your coat, and if the table isn't ready, escorts you to the bar. We only waited a few minutes before our table was ready and we were seated. Our server took our drink orders and got us on our way. The menu is huge. Really huge. We decided our best bet was to order several small items and get a broader taste of what Hakkasan has to offer. We went with the Supreme Dim Sum Platter, Crispy Duck Roll, Morel Mushroom and Vegetable Spring Roll, and the Jasmine Tea Smoked Organic Pork Ribs. The Supreme Dim Sum Platter is amazing. The presentation was outstanding. The platter came with eight dumplings total. It consisted of two each of the following: gold leaf lychee and lobster, abalone and chicken shumai with caviar, Royal King Crab jade, and black truffle and Dover sole. I wish I could do the taste of the these dumplings justice with my words but I just don't possess the vocabulary. It was flat out absolutely delicious. The duck roll, spring roll, and pork ribs were also extremely tasty. You can't go wrong with any of these orders. The place is a bit loud so be prepared to speak up and have an amazing experience at Hakkasan!

I was a bit apprehensive throughout the evening to come to this place and try the food here. It was our wedding anniversary and didn't want any thing to go wrong. Oh boy! This place is amazing. It is not like any other Michelin star restaurant - there is loud music, fabulous drinks, dim-lit and you have to talk out loud. Away from the hustle-bustle of the street noise, we were led by a lady staff to the bar since our we were before time. The bar has an amazing collection and cocktails are delicious. After a wait of 20 minutes, we were taken to our table.We ordered a festive menu including dimsums, and salad, plain rice, chicken, prawns and honey lamb, and finally, dessert. The food were delicious, we enjoyed our time together. The staff is extremely good and they know how to make it special for their customers. Highly recommended.

The only Michelin-starred restaurant we have been to in London has been Barrafina, but a year or two before they were actually rewarded a star (I know, so much foresight). So it seemed to me that not having eaten at one before we leave for good would be a mark on our soul, so I looked up...Yahuatcha...due to my own love for dimsum. But after perusing through their menu, I became unsure as to whether there would be a marked difference between the dimsum there vs the dimsum i might find at Jade Garden in Chinatown, aside from the prices and ambiance. And then I perused the menu at Hakkasan. And then I couldn't decide. And then I consulted my college roommate who's been Yahuatcha and didn't see a huge difference and i was still in indecision..until i found that Hakkasan has a tasting menu of £38 which included a cocktail, an app, main, and dessert (per person). It also came with rice and stir-fried asparagus during the main, which i did not expect. This cheap tasting menu is only available before 6pm Sundays to Thursdays or something (can't remember the details) and not advertised in the restaurant. Although we specifically made a booking for that menu, when they seated us, they did not provide us with it and we had to ask for it in the dim dim underground lighting. The servers when we asked, also told us that we likely will not be full from the menu but we were undeterred. The cocktails were so good. And the food was even better. I was really surprised because my expectations were really low - believing that Chinese food is just Chinese food, but they made it better! Rather than explosion stir-fried wok heat flavours, the food is more delicate and nuanced. After the dimsum platter, wasabi fried shrimp, duck, cod, and asparagus, the server was right, we were still hungry so we added some ribs from the a la cart menu. Holy the rib was the BEST. And then dessert was so good too. We walked away about £100 lighter in our bank account, but it was actually worth it. I'm looking forward to coming back again.

Amazing place Amazing atmosphere Amazing service I'm a huge Hakkazan fan in every country they have their restaurant. but the Hanway Place give love to their concept for the Cantonese cuisine. The Michelin star it's really deserved! Th dim sum is the best I ever had. Be sure to order for the supreme platter. It worth. Then we had the chili prawn. A bit too spicy but the prawns were outstanding And for the grand finale duck with tartufo sauce! It's our last night in London but can't wait to be back.

In short: 4 stars for food 2 stars for service We came here for my husband's birthday as he loves asian/chinese food. I thought they had a michelin star but I think it's only the mayfair branch that does, which may explain the sub-par service. Anyway, we arrived and were escorted to the bar which is pretty cool. Took a while to get served for drinks but when we did they were very good. We were then seated at our table. It's a busy, vibrant dining experience so don't come here for a quiet romantic dinner. It's cool though and I liked the vibe. To start I had the veggie dim sum platter which was huge and very tasty. For my main I had the crispy fresh water prawn with dried chilli and cashew nut which was amazing. A mix of beautifully crispy prawns with whole dried chillis and nuts. Honestly loved it (as did my husband). However, our waitress was pretty terrible. She was rude and spoke limited english (I think she was eastern european) and not very accommodating. This may have just been bad luck but I was not impressed. I think partly this was because I was expecting michelin star service so maybe service is better at the mayfair branch. I would go back, despite the price, because the food is great.

Get ready for some surprising news: Hakkasan is awesome. Does that just blow your mind? Well, it just us. The only surprising thing really, is that it only has 4 stars currently. What more do you want from a Chinese restaurant? I guess maybe it's the price that puts people off, which is admittedly eye watering. However everything is near perfect: food, ambiance, service, drinks. All from the top drawer. Here is a top tip for you: go for lunch. The tasting menu is £38 and you get dim sum, a main, sides, a drink. What could go wrong?

Fantastic dining experience! My girlfriend and I were visiting from San Diego celebrating our anniversary. We had accommodations arranged to come check out the original Hakkasan here in London. The service was amazing and the food was delicious, everything about our time here was incredible. We ordered the duck salad, classic 8 dim sum, short ribs, honey seabass, and two desserts! All of it was delectable. Thank you again for the hospitality Hakkasan!

Went here tonight. Had 2 world class dishes but the rest was ok to really bad. The server seemed too NOT CARE. For all the hype just not up to standard Had the Phoenix menu. The duck salad and fish were outstanding but went downhill fast The server could have cared less. Be forewarned

FABULOUS This is a truly great restaurant. The style of food is called "Modern Chinese," and as that implies they take liberties with the classic style and present avant-garde dishes. I went with my granddaughter for their Sunday brunch and we both enjoyed a wonderful meal. One of our favorite dishes was the Crispy Duck Salad, but we also liked the Steamed Dim Sum Platter and the Fried and Baked Platter. The Jasmine Tea Smoked Organic Pork Ribs and the Grilled Chilean Sea Bass were also excellent. We left very happy and well satisfied with the meal and the value as well. Any complaints? Well, to be completely honest, the service for us was merely 4 stars. No one waitperson took responsibility for our table and the appearances by various individuals were impersonal with rote presentations. Although the servers were rather pleasant and no doubt knowledgeable, we had no Asian servers and they seemed to be mostly Eastern European with heavy accents that were a bit difficult to understand.

Really nice inside. Dark and moody and a little hidden away but I like that. Eventhough it's very close to the hustle of Oxford St. All about the Dim Sum and some cocktails. Couldn't fault the taste and quality. Pricey but that is to be expected for the reputation you know you are getting. Will be back for one of their deals they often have running like Dim Sum Sundays.

'Value for money' are 3 words you probably weren't expecting to see in a Hakkasan review (unless preceded by 'good luck getting your') but if you can get there by 6.30pm for dinner then congrats you're in luck! They serve a 'Taste of Hakkasan' menu of three courses and a cocktail for £35 per person - it's tasty, filling and a steal for the price. A friend and I had a catch-up there after work to treat ourselves, and were given a wonderfully polite welcome from the start with no sign that we were there for last orders from the cheapo menu. The only choice you need to make is meat, fish or veg - my mate and I went fish and meat respectively and shared which was perfect. We both enjoyed our Ling Ling Collins and a trio of dim sum to start - har gau classic, scallop and something yummy with chives. Her aubergine and shiitake salad then arrived but I think we were both more excited by my jasmine tea smoked organic pork ribs. I couldn't taste the tea per se but they tasted delicious with a good amount of meat on them. I liked the nice touch of slicing up the rack at the table and the way they kept it classy by serving them with finger bowls. My main was a generously sized spicy prawn dish, though this time I liked my mate's grilled seabass and honey better. We finished with a delectable trio of macarons in espresso, matcha green tea and passionfruit flavours which (unusually) I could barely finish. The restaurant had gradually filled up around us and it was only on the walk to the toilets that I realised quite how big the place is. The low lighting keeps it feeling intimate while you're seated though, and combined with plenty of dark sexy decor and how beautifully the food is presented I think this would be a good date place. Go between 5.30-6.30pm or after 10pm for the set menu and you can impress them with your savvy bargain-hunting skills too!

Dim sum is one thing that can be done very well for reasonably cheap, so I entered Hakkasan's luxurious space afraid we would be shelling out for the chic flower arrangements, the lush seating, and the seductive ambience. My fears found themselves unfounded - yes, Hakkasan presented its food with impressive, elegant trappings, but these were just a gorgeous frame worthy of presenting the attractive and phenomenally delicious dim sum. I'm going to get two brief complaints out of the way first. 1. No pictures allowed, and that's company policy. 2. Our waitress seemed a bit impatient at first, as we were first-timers who didn't necessarily know how much to order or how this new-fangled cartless dim sum worked. She answered our questions, but seemed a little surly about it. She did warm up to us quickly, though, and service was generally unproblematic and even friendly at times. Now, the food. We were presented with a la carte and dim sum menus, and went all dim sum, with one order of vegetarian dim sum from the a la carte menu. We started with this vegetarian dim sum platter, which came with two pieces each of crystal dumpling, vegetable shumai, yam bean and shiitake dumpling, and vegetable beancurd roll. We proceeded with the steamed king crab noodle wrap, the chinese chive dumpling with prawn and crabmeat, the seafood dumpling consomme, the scallop shumai with tobiko caviar, the char sui bun, and an order of the Singapore vermicelli with prawn and squid. Each dim sum order came in its own little bamboo container or ceramic bowl, and everything looked beautiful - dumpling skins in deep honeydew green, glistening scallop topped with jewel-like tobiko, burgundy pork peeking out of white clouds bursting quietly at the seams...the presentation was a cut above any dim sum I'd ever seen before. Incredibly, it tasted even better. Every last bit of dim sum was cooked gently to unveil bold flavors and toothsome textures. The dumpling skins were impossibly good, the consomme soothing and deeply aromatic, the Singapore noodles fluffy and wonderful laced with firm bits of seafood. Not one bite fell short of eye-opening, and Hakkasan unlocked a new level of dim sum in my culinary universe. We should have stopped there, but curiosity got the better of us and we tried the tapioca pearl pudding, which came with little snatches of vanilla panna cotta, poached banana, passion fruit sorbet, and caramel popcorn. I prefer the humbler version of this dessert offered at lower-end dim sum places. This one tried too hard and the result was a messy hodge-podge of clashing and cluttering flavors. The rest of the meal was so delightful that I'm going to forget this final bit ever happened. Hakkasan was a revelation. In one meal - and a lunch, at that - I obtained a new lens by which to judge dim sum. My experience wasn't perfect, but the core of it was, and it is upsetting that I can't go back and repeat it any time soon. Also, the bathrooms are REALLY COOL.

I love this restaurant. I went there for my birthday about five years ago, and returned again recently for a special night out. Both times were exquisite experiences - and I use the word experiences, not meals, because this is exactly what separates a good from an outstanding restaurant: attention to detail and the crafting of a dining experience, rather than a focus solely on great food. It's rare that you find such an upscale, modern, sensual and trendy dining experience centered around traditional Cantonese food. Thank goodness they haven't taken the "Asian fusion" route (one that almost unfailingly results in quality reduction). The restaurant is down a dark alleyway off Oxford Street. Think James Bond, sexy spy movies, understated luxury. You would assume you were gaining entry into a secret celebs-only club, not a Michelin-starred restaurant. Down the stairs you go, your interest piqued and your excitement growing. The entryway will not disappoint. The interior was designed by the set director of the film The Matrix, and it's stunning. The intricate woodwork, lighting, bustle, aromas, ambiance...all are intoxicating and immediately provide respite from the stressful streets of London. Beautiful people, beautiful food, beautiful bar. I remembered specifically the heavenly texture of the silver cod on the menu, so wanted to make sure we ordered it this time. Because of the tantalizing selections on the menu (lovely cocktail list too), we decided to go with a Signature Tasting Menu for 60 pounds per person. We got a dim sum sampler, some of the most flavorful smoked pork ribs I've ever had, and an array of entrees that lived up to my expectations (what a relief). The silver cod was just as perfectly cooked, tender, moist and slippery as I remembered it from the past. The Angus beef stir fry, vegetables and prawn dishes were also amazing. Service was flawless. My husband commented on how it was one of the best dinners he'd had in some time, and how surprising it was that this was Chinese food..... The clientele here is a mixture of people celebrating special occasions and smartly dressed businessmen and women having work networking dinners. The dining room seems to maintain that perfect equilibrium of gregarious but intimate. It's alluring AND trendy. Not sure how the place manages to keep the balance going, but it works and it's a wonderful escape. It's not cheap, but I highly recommend saving some money and time for an experience here if you can. Dress up, go balls to the wall, and have some fun.

The food is not bad, but their focus is more ambiance and atmosphere which is nothing wrong. :) If I want to get good/authentic dim sum/yum cha, then I would rather go to Royal China. But if I want to enjoy some cocktails with friends and maybe some dim sum munches, then I would come here.

Came here for their Dim Sum Sundays as a way to celebrate turning in our dissertations and completing our Master's programmes. I'm super overdue in writing this as we came here last August and the menu has changed a bit. But it was the most perfect, delicious and relaxing lunch I've ever had. I can still remember it as if it was yesterday! Besides the food I think a major draw of this place is the atmosphere. The restaurant is hidden away on a tiny side street and when you descend the dark stairs into a wide black-walled yet well lit room it feels very exclusive. The staff are very friendly and polite though I imagine more so when you have a reservation and know exactly what you're doing than if you just happen to wander in. Nevertheless we were well taken care of. We got a nice corner seat with a great view of the whole restaurant. And even though it started to fill up by the end of our meal, we had a sense of privacy the whole time. I don't think my descriptions of our dim sum would do the food justice so I'll just say this; it was outstanding. Seriously one of the best meals of my whole life. I can't even decide which course was my favourite. Between the cocktails, the appetizers and main meal, to the desserts and the tea I was a huge fan of everything. And it was so beautiful! Nothing I enjoy more than food that is not only delicious but aesthetically pleasing as well. As far as I know this is one of many Hakkasan restaurants around the world. Now that I'm back in LA I can't wait to try the one here. I admit this is not a restaurant you go to when you're not a budget. But it's nice to splurge every once in a while. Treat yourself to a wonderful dining experience at Hakkasan. You won't be disappointed.

Took my daddy for his 50th while in London!! Great atmosphere..a bit noisy! Welcoming service.. Had cocktails at the bar while waiting on our table..cocktails were good! Although I did think a bit pricey which would be typical of a Michelin star restaurant in London!! Food was amazing...we had two starters the squid & the duck!! Both lovely! Waiter was very attentive, pouring water & wine each time glass was low! Mains were both beef & both very very good..large portions & the rice was perfect!! They even brought out a dessert for my daddy with happy birthday on it! Nice touch! Would deffo book to go back again or better still try the sister restaurants that are scattered around the world!!

Hakkasan is far from being the new kid on the block, making its bold debut back in 2001 it was full of Eastern promise. Fast forward 15 years and this kid has still got style. Hakkasan is a gorgeous space, the dark interior with well placed spot lights, delicate gold tapestry, plump noir pillows and pattern carved screens to section off the room and enhance the intimate feel. Hakkasan is special. You should make an effort to go as its interior will certainly upstage you. Glam, classy and stylish is what you should go for as its a place to celebrate. Beautiful place, food, drink and people. With all this effort on the packaging, what does the content have in store? Well follow me on my birthday dinner journey and you will see. We selected a "Tast of Hakkasan" menu for £38 per person. It included a three course meal and cocktail. Value money if i do say so myself and as we roll on, it will become clear why. My cocktail of choice was the Lychee Martini which was absolutely delicious. No scrimping on the Vodka, you could taste the Belvedere. Sam Vanilla, my birthday host, had the Hakka, a mix of vodka, sake, lychee, lime, coconut and passion fruit. Cocktail are a thing at Hakkasan. For years I have heard how amazing they are and they were not a disappointment. As we started our michelin star dining experience, it was a dims sum platter and crispy squid with avocado mustard dressing and caramilised walnut to start. The dim sum selection was a medley of colours and gorgeous ingredients. I tasted king prawn, shitake mushrooms and much more. A delicate devil of a starter! Sam Vanilla loved her subtly coated squid with the right balance between crispy and tender. We settled on a meat feast for our mains with black truffle roasted duck and tea plant mushroom. Wow, truffle is my favourite so the aroma was very tempting. Unfortunately this was not my main choice, so i had to do with a cheeky little fork full of meat and pat the truffle filled air into my direction. I tried something a little different with the wok-fried lamb in a spicy mint sauce. I hit the jack pot too as the lamb was amazing. To describe the food is near impossible as it really is a food journey of loveliness. The sides comprised of baby crunchy asparagus and sticky rice. Again, no taking the eye off the ball, even for the accompaniments. I was truly delighted with this place as a birthday treat! A big thank you to Sam Vanilla, but also a big thank you to Hakkasan for standing the test of time. Now it was time for the dessert. Not being one to have a sweet tooth, it was a stab in the dark for me. I was delighted when my milk chocolate, hazelnut praline and rice krispies Jivara bomb arrived. There it was, the wee birthday candle and a message on my plate. Lovely. The bomb was heavenly. Sam Vanilla had the lemon and sesame tart with candied lemon and meringue. A picture of perfection and zest filled dream.

This is my first try of a michelin-starred Cantonese dim-sum restaurant, and it did pass my approval because the dim-sum was as good as the best I've had in Hong Kong and China. The quality of the shrimp dumpling especially, which for me is the best way to judge the quality of dim-sum ingredients, was incredible with its translucent skin and natural texture. The white bread of the barbecue pork bun was soft and light. Even though the prices are exorbitant because you can pay 1/4 of the price for the same quality in China, in London this will the best it gets for quality dim-sum along with a great atmosphere.

In a word, awkward. There is no other way to describe it. Was it that I was checked in for a near empty restaurant in the alley entrance? Was it that someone's job was to just open the bathroom door? Or that people seemed to be lingering around you at all times, just odd. I had no idea what I was doing with this menu and the waitress was little help. If you offer your help with the menu, I'd expect that you, well help. We began with salt and pepper squid and the dim sum sampler. The dim sum was the better of the two. My wife had the sea bass for her main and I had the Mongolian stir fry venison. I liked the venison a lot, but wish it had more veggies. They also do not have brown rice and they don't even include rice with your mains, which seems really nickel and dime. Good thing the food was great. Call that a 4 and the service a 2. On the plus side there is an impressive bourbon selection that included options you can't find in the states, Maker's black label anyone?

Everything we ordered were excellent! You must not miss the Dim Sum. The corn soup was fantastic.

This is by far London's trendiest place for Chinese. Walk past the bouncers and down the stairs into a decadent dimly lit lounge. It's definitely a hot scene so be sure to dress the part! Usually places like Hakkasan are more about the vibe and B-list celebrity spotting than the food, however, that is so not the case here. I went to Hakkasan last month for a friend's birthday. We had an elaborate tasting menu, which annoyingly had to be vegetarian, but was still quite the feast. One tip, if you do the vegetarian tasting menu---some fake meats are clearly better than others. The black pepper vegetarian chicken and surprisingly the fake pork (or what tasted like vegetarian pork) were divine. I never had such tasty vegetarian food, seriously and I've been to Saf! The fake shrimp on the other hand had a less desirable gelatin texture though the sauce was great for my rice. For drinks, the cocktail and sake menu is extensive. There is a fantastic and slightly eclectic range of house martinis---get the cucumber saketini. This isn't a proper review unless I also describe the toilets, and specifically the tiny woman who guards the door to the facilities. She is as diminutive as the door is massive. I'm still not sure how she can sense when you have left the toilets and how she musters the strength to open the insanely heavy door. Bizarre comment, I know, but check it out yourself! Everyone who went to the toilets commented about the WC attendant. In summary, if you are in the mood for some tasty and very very scene-y Chinese look no further than Hakkasan.

This place is pretty hard to find, but fantastic and a really nice space once you've found it. The menu features modern versions of traditional Cantonese staples. We ordered lettuce wraps, tofu/aubergine/mushroom claypot, and vegetable fried rice, and it was all as good as upscale Chinese food gets. They were extremely accommodating of our dietary restrictions and made a huge effort to make substitutions. Great space, great good -- highly recommended.

My friends and I decided to continue our girls dinners with an early dinner at Hakkasan mid week. We found a £35 Taste of Hakkasan menu, which includes 3 courses and a cocktail - not a bad offer! When arriving at the 'original' London Hakkasan off of Tottenham Court Road you go down a dark stairway, past the blue lit reception area, into a dark and moodily lit space with the bar at the back. After a first cocktail at the bar we were shown to our table, they kinda squashed us in, but it was a nice round table. We had Dim Sum and Crispy Duck Rolls for starters, then a choice of either Roasted Silver Cod, Pipa Duck (more crispy duck - I can't get enough of it!) or Stir Fry Black Pepper Rib Eye. Desserts were selected from the full main menu - I can recommend the chocolate one! So what's the verdict? The food looked & tasted amazing too, I was only uncertain about the sauce with the Roast Silver Cod, but that wasn't my dish!. Unfortunately the dinner was let down by the service. With a Michellin starred restaurant I expect a certain level, certainly not what we received. Not only did we get told that the Taste menu wasn't for those that were hungry - a suggestion that we literally were not going to get enough food, but also the impression that we were being looked down on for choosing this option - staff repeatedly walked into me when serving or clearing the table (it's not that dark in there surely?!) and food didn't arrive at the table at the same time. I can't excuse any of these issues when I've been to similar caliber restaurants (Roux at the Landau and Maze) on similar deals and been treated superbly, so this is something that Hakkasan should work on for all levels of client - not just those dropping £700 for dinner for two (true story, but it wasn't me!). And the staff member was wrong - we had plenty of food and left feeling stuffed, especially after a pot of tea, post dessert.

A meal I truly enjoyed but it could of gotten anywhere from three to five stars. First, the issue some other Yelpers complained about, "bouncers" outside has been resolved. Rather than anyone intimidating, a very nice women met us outside and checked our reservation, as well as making sure the staff downstairs was prepared for us. In terms of the meal itself, again I can see how it could anything from three to five stars. The menu is fantastic. Probably twenty, twenty-five dishes I wish I could of ordered. The problem was there definitely was inconsistency. Some food was wow, this is what I expect from a top London restaurants. Others were weaker than what you would get at a local Chinese restaurant. Started with the Dim Sum platter, which was interesting, but flavor and complexity did not stand up to the top Dim Sum around Leicester Square. The appetizers that jumped out were duck rolls (spring rolls filled with duck) and the ribs, which had a great caramelized exterior. Both of those clearly five stars. I was with four other people so we were able to sample multiple entrees. I had Pipa Duck, effectively peking duck without the pancakes. It was perfectly prepared and everyone who tried it loved it. Also stand out was a black beef dish. On the other hand sweet and sour berkshire pork had no more flavor or complexity than I would expect in an airport and was left half eaten). Dessert was also good but not memorable. Service was definitely five stars, friendly, attentive, but not overpowering. Atmosphere is fantastic either for a business dinner or date. Overall a great experience but the food should have been more consistent.

Excellent service and okay food. Service was as expected for a Michelin starred restaurant. We went on a Monday for lunch and it was dead but I would assume it gets quite packed at night. The restaurant interior is very trendy with a large bar. Duck salad was the stand-out dish with crispy duck pieces complemented by pomelo and grapefruit to lighten it up.The grilled Shanghai dumplings really just looked like run of the mill pot stickers or gyoza. The crispy duck rolls were loaded with duck but when eaten without the sauce they lacked flavor. Crispy duck salad, with pomelo, pine nut and shallot Jasmine tea smoked organic pork ribs Grilled Shanghai dumplings Crispy duck rolls

Hakkasan is one of those places that always makes top 10 lists, so this year for our anniversary, we thought we would try it. I tried the dim sum platter, and my favourite was the shimeji mushroom dim sum which was the best flavour of the night for me. The other dim sum were decent, but nothing really stood out and one amazing piece of dim sum doesn't qualify the entire platter. The chicken corn soup was also not impressive, I have had better at Good Earth. It tasted mostly of chicken and not much else. The pepper rib eye beef was really good though and had a lovely peppery aftertaste. I really enjoyed the tender pieces of beef and the yummy sauce they were in. The deep fried prawns were a bit too sweet for me, but my husband really liked them. We also ordered Hakka noodles, which were thin noodles with great texture but very little flavour at all. They would be great to mix with a spicy sauce-y dish, but on their own they are pretty bland. I was excited about the Michelin starred food and although everything was good, nothing really blew me away. It was like going to a good concert but with only low volume music. Perhaps if I had ordered more in a big group I might have been more impressed. The restaurant itself was nice, stylishly dim, but nothing special. I have heard that the service is iffy, but our server was nice enough, although I was a bit worried that she was a robot sometimes. They even sent us a plate with happy anniversary written in chocolate and a scoop of lovely sorbet with graham cracker-y goodness, and we really appreciated the thoughtfulness. I enjoyed the beef but I don't know if it's enough for me to go back, unless I was in a big group and could try a lot more.

Overpriced, too focussed on who is there, not enough focus on what is on the plate. The staff all think they should be in that dreadful Chelsea television programme

When I think of upmarket restaurants that fail to disappoint in London, this is (so far) pretty much the top of my list! Between the two of us we went for the £60pp signature menu: Signature menu: Dim sum platter scallop shumai, har gau, Chinese chive dumpling and shimeji dumpling Jasmine tea smoked organic pork ribs Roast chicken in satay sauce Pan-fried silver cod Stir-fry black pepper rib eye beef with merlot Spicy prawn with lily bulb and almond Seasonal vegetables Steamed jasmine rice We finished the meal off with the chocolate ganache with raspberry sorbet and salted caramel. The decor and lighting was perfect, the food was even better than I'd imagined, and being able to share the signature menu meant we both got a taster of varied Hakkasan specialities without spending £££s.

the environment is nice, it needs a long time to enjoy the meal. Every plate is delicate and delicious, the dessert is so great, and the cocktail has a lot of flavors in it, it's beautiful.

Taking a sophisticated Chinese friend from Hong Kong for lunch in London is always tricky as the standard of the home city is so unbelievably high, and so it proved on this occasion when she expressed herself impressed with the decor, but found the food not as good as in Hong Hong and the whole place a bit pretentious. In truth, it's not a place for lunch, though they do a pretty good dim sum, as it's decorated and lit like a nightclub and the menu prices make no concession to the time of day, unlike other Michelin-starred restaurants such as L'Atelier Joel Robuchon where you can have a prix fixe at lunchtime for £19. The staff too are somewhat snooty - as has been noted elsewhere, and our waiter was both a touch surly and distinctly unhelpful when we wanted to make more room on the rather too small (for a Chinese meal) table for two. The pretentiousness came out again when he saw me taking a photo of the dim sum and was positively 'British Airways steward' in trying to suggest that I was in the wrong. I quite understand restaurants don't want people flashing their cameras at other diners, but discreet no-flash photos of your own food is fine and I refuse to be brow-beaten. As a consequence, I took more than usual of the decor.(also apparently banned). The crispy squid was good and well seasoned and the seafood soup delicious - it tasted almost as good as the fabled sharks-fin rice that one is sometimes given in private company restaurants in Beijing and which costs an Emperor's ransom, and the roast chicken and stir-fried lotus root was excellent too. Though not quite good enough for seasoned Hong Kong tastebuds. We only drank tea (of which there was a fine selection) so we avoided the mark-ups on the wines which have made others wince, but we emerged in to the light with a pretty big hole in our wallet for a lunchtime meal and some tiresome service A final point; I am now unimpressed with restaurants and pubs which don't provide free wi-fi - and extremely unimpressed it's not available in a basement like Hakkasan, as one can't pick up 3G either.

Absolutely fantastic and unique dining experience. Fascinating drinks, great wine list, and uniquely modern twist on Cantonese menu dishes. Huge portions and great value. Oh, and the service is first class. We loved it and will be back every time we are in London!

I admit it was a selfish idea to bring my husband here for his birthday. We have both wanted to come here for ages but never seem to remember to, as its smack bang in the middle of Oxford Street/Tottenham Court Road. There is another Hakkasan in Mayfair but we wanted to try the original. We were staying at the Hoxton so we had a nice stroll to the restaurant for a pre dinner drink. Our table was ready for us so we had a couple of glasses of bubbles while we drooled over the menu. So I'm incredibly greedy, especially so when it comes to eating Chinese. I pretty much wanted everything. My husband reassured me we would come again so that made making choices less fraught. So to start the dim sum platter and fried soft shell crab. The dim sum were a picture! Best har gau dumplings I've eve had. The scallop shumai was pretty special too. The soft shell crab was cooked to perfection, juicy and crisp. For mains we had the claypot poussin, the black pepper rib eye with merlot and chilli morning glory with rice. The beef was incredibly tender, super tasty and I was sceptical about the merlot. The poussin was covered in an amazing sauce. We were now faced with dessert. Part of me wanted to order more starters after seeing other dishes passing us by, in particular the prawn toast which looked epic! I always get food envy. I had a word with myself and we shared the apple tatin with coffee and jasmine tea. It was a lovely evening and I can't wait to come back again.

If I could give negative stars, then I'd happily award this place a -5 review and I feel that's even being nice. So I went to Hakkasan for a birthday dinner with 6 of my friends (party of 7) and what was shaping up to be a lovely night with friends quickly turned to a disgustingly despicable evening. The food prices weren't as astronomical as expected but still quite high (as to be expected.) The general consensus regarding the food was that most of it just wasn't good, and that which was, merely passable, definitely not the world class Chinese food advertised. 3 of the party ordered the jasmine rice, but when it arrived we were told it was a sharing bowl for some reason. Although not written as such anywhere on the menu, we would of been fine with that, if not of the fact that between the 3 of us, we had maybe about a serving spoonful of rice each. When we asked a server why we didn't a bowl each he somewhat rudely said it was a sharing bowl for 2 (bearing in mind 3 people ordered rice.) Needless to say the rice wasn't going to suffice. What really had us tickled, was that 2 other members ordered special fried rice l, and were each given a rather good portion each, so I guess your uncle bens rice needs to be slathered in oil if you want it just for you. Subpar food aside, our server for the evening wasn't really the best, and it seemed he was quite deliberately avoiding serving us. We sat there hoping to be served for around 20-30 minutes, just sat with our dirty dishes. Now as for the cake,I provided my own cake, and a note for anyone who chooses to have a birthday dinner at Hakkasan, they'll charge a cake fee. Now what does this cake fee entail; after the night I couldn't give you an answer. The cake fee is £5 per head (£35 for me) and I was under the impression that they'd light the candles, maybe a worker or two would sing happy birthday. Out of a pack of ten candles, they lit one, the lady looked like she was about to drop the cake, and they just placed it on the table. So I'm sat there with my cake with one candle and nothing to cut it with. After waiting a bit in hopes they'd give me something to cut the cake before the lone candle leaves a wax puddle, I finally have to ask them to bring me a knife. They proceed to bring me a measly butter knife for a this fairly towering 6inch cake. I ask them can they give me a better knife to cut the cake to which the server just takes the cake back to the kitchen. I couldn't tell you what purpose the cake fee serves other than being purely extortionate. So after a disappointing birthday dinner (with which no pics could be taken because the lighting is that atrocious and abysmal) I request the bill. I most definitely had the £60+ service charge taken of. I'm not one to remove service charge just cause I wasn't given a perfect experience but absolutely nothing about the night deserved even a penny quite frankly. With a steep £350 deposit requirement (£50 per head) I thought I'd be in for a night to remember; in all fairness Hakkasan did deliver on that front, just for nothing positive. If it was up to me, this restaurant would be shut down; too many people have negative experiences. How this restaurant is so acclaimed is beyond me, and the only justification is that the reviews are paid and fabricated along with a Michelin star acquired from the local market. The dark lighting cannot hide how abysmal the overall restaurant is, and I wouldn't even send my worst enemy here. A positive I will say is that the lady at the reception was quite nice, which stands out more when everything else is utterly awful. To end this, I'd say if you fancy some poor to mediocre at best food, with shoddy service and a room so dimly light you feel like you're descending into the bits of hell or the sunken place, then this is the perfect spot for you.

A real dining experience with a subtle and contemporary take on Chinese food. The interior paves way for a relaxed atmosphere with clever use of lighting and partitioning to give you that private and exclusive dining experience. We ordered a selection of dishes from throughout the menu, sharing and discussing amongst us in the traditional Chinese way of eating. The vegetarian and meat dim sum platters were generous enough with the prawn dim sum offering an amazing mix of texture and a fresh prawn flavour. In addition the stick tea ribs were amazing and again came in an ample portion. For mains, we ploughed through a variety of dishes including vegetarian (of which there is a great selection) and unanimously came to a decision that the sea bream with champagne and honey sauce was utterly memorable. For desert I would most definitely recommend the chocolate bomb and a nice selection of macaroons. Overall, I would highly recommend this place as an dining experience that can see you lost from the outside world for a number of hours whilst you enjoy the many wonderful flavours of Asian cuisine.

Would go back here just for the atmosphere- heard that the HongKong mafia frequents this place and the vibe certainly attests to that lol. This is a great place to get drinks and their dimsum, whilst expensive, is exquisite and delicious.

The place is always on high demand... food is ok, nothing spectacular. The duck which looks huge ends up been served in tiny portions and you are left wondering wheres the rest of the meat??? Anyways, fun to go with friends, more like a bar.

If you like Chinese, you will love this place... and even if you don't like Chinese, you will do by the time you have visited here! I must admit that I am not usually the biggest fan of Chinese, but I can honestly say that my meal at Hakkasan was one of the best meals that I have ever had. The food was absolutely out of this world. It's hard to put a finger on why it was just so good - but it really was! Tender, moist, flavorsome... just wow! I was really blown away. Aside from the food, the service is good, the decor is Gothic nouveau and the pricing structure is certainly palatable. For those who have a little cash to spare, you can enjoy some delightful dishes that cost up to and over £300 a plate. For those that are on a tighter budget, you can go for the tasting menu at around £35 each. That is what we went for, and we certainly were not left feeling hungry at the end! All in all, a superb restaurant. I wish I could give it 6 stars. I highly recommend it!