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Four Seasons
Rating Details »
- Nearest Transit:
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Bayswater (Circle, District)
Queensway (Central)
- Hours:
Mon-Thu. 12:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Fri-Sat. 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Sun. 12:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
- Price Range:
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££
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good for:
- Dinner
16 reviews for Four Seasons
YEAH! not used to paying so much for Chinese food, but my cousin took me here and SHE paid - so that was cool. But my last meal in London was something a little closer to my ethnic roots - and as it was a cold night, having hot, succulent slices of duck meat paired with stir-fried noodles was quite welcome. The duck here is sublime, and I say this as a person who, in the past, was like, "meh" about duck. Now I find myself thinking, "God that was great duck. Where can I find more duck like that."
Highly highly highly recommended - GET THE DUCK.
One of the best places in London for roast duck! The portion we had today was juicy, succulent, tasty... Couldn't ask for more.
I like it here because it us busy and bustling. The food is always nice - my favourites are the roast duck (obviously!), the Japanese tofu with enoki mushrooms, Cantonese sizzling beef and Chinese broccoli with prawn cakes. Mmm...
The downside of a busy place is that service can be chaotic and you may have to wait a while for a table. Today was fairly pleasant as we didn't have to wait too long. In addition, while the staff wanted to move us to a smaller table to allow a larger group to sit down (which in my opinion, is just terribly efficient), they were polite and apologetic about it and it was no hardship to us. The manager also came along to (indirectly) compliment my coat, which did cause the rest of my group to question their own style sense!
I like coming here because turnaround is quick, the food yummy and there is no fuss.
I've been trying to find an authentic and affordable Chinese restaurant since I first arrived in London; and this place takes the cake!
What we ordered:(2 people, yes we are fat pigs)
Gai lan with oyster sauce - I love this veggie
Roasted duck (very succulent, flavourful, but a bit on the fatty side)
Sweet and Sour pork - okay
Fried pork dumplings - filling was yummy but the skin was too doughy
Service was ok, not too bad for Chinese restaurant. Lots of chinese people eating here which is always a good sign.
Will come back again, but maybe order less food. =)
YUM. YUMMY. YUM. YUM.
A total Roast Duck Win. Except it was a little burnt on a couple of pieces. The duck was succulent and super crispy skin.
I found the waitress who served me very friendly, but it was very quiet and she was complaining of bad business due to the snow, so I am going to go back for more today! Hopefully my roast duck obsession can keep them in business! (but no good for my diet!)
Unfortunately they don't have soured plum sauce, which to me is a Cantonese roast duck milestone, so minus one star for that. Oh and no peanuts. Poop.
What can I say? Used to travel from Oxford to London just to get the duck. You cannot miss it. Of course, as in any other good Chinese place, service is rather weak but as soon as you have the first bite of that addictive duck you won't mind the service at all - it could be served by Seinfeld's Soup Nazi and it would still be the best!
Great Roast duck, Great BBQ pork Awesome veggies. I have been going here every time I go back on vacation. We usually rent an apartment in the Kensington area, by tradition our first dinner is usually here. The food is consistently good. Service could be better, I don't blame the waiters, this place is packed and can get very NOISY at times.Sometimes the queue spills onto the street.
As much as I look forward to my next vacation in London, I look forward to my first dinner at Four Seasons.
The Four Season Restaurant in London's Queensway don't mess around when it comes to roast ducks.
Just across the street from the Bayswater tube stop, this Chinese restaurant gives out the roast duck aroma that you can smell from a block away. If you don't know restaurant's exact location, just look for the long lines outside the restaurant. Lines continue to form even on those cold London winter days. That tells you how seriously yummy the ducks are.
If you go, order the roast duck, BBQ pork and a dish or two of stir fried vegetables and that's all you need. The ducks are roasted to perfection with a thin layer of crispy skin that I wish I could just skim off the skin and eat it like potatoes chips. The meat is still juicy and moist and it is served hot with the most addicting duck sauce that the chef saved from the ducks drippings. Drizzle the sauce over rice and you'll find yourself going back for seconds and thirds.
Is a simple Chinese restaurant, but the food is authentic, very delicious and the price tag is modest. And like typical Chinese restaurants, the table service is spotty and you have to speak over all the noises when the restaurant is full. But I don't go there expecting Savoy's level of services, I go there because I love their roast ducks.
As we left the underground station and headed to our hotel, we couldn't help but notice the crowd of people standing outside this restaurant.
We come to find out they're known for their roast duck; so, we decided to give them a shot. As the family waited outside, I walked up and down Queensway looking at all the shops and knickknacks. About 40 mins later we were finally seated.
We ordered the Aromatic duck as well as the Roast duck. Both were just OK. I prefer the Roast duck in Los Angeles. The skin is crispier and the flavor is all around... better.
The service -- although fast, wasn't that great... but what can you expect in a Chinese Restaurant.
The good:
Very nice roast duck.
Excellent pak choi / kailan in crab sauce
Consistent quality over the 8 years I have frequented this restaurant.
The bad:
There is always a queue at meal times (though this is a good sign).
The staff can be quite surly.
This place was highly recommended by just about everyone, and I was a bit hesitant to try the duck since I had duck the previous night and wanted to start my "healthier" eating habits initiative today...BUT i couldn't help myself. As I watched the man in the windo chop the juicy duck, I had to try it..so I did, and it was well worth it.
Other than the sumptuous and delectable duck, I ordered the seafood noodle dish, which was AMAZING.
The only reason it didn't receive a five-star rating was the simple reason ore: customer service.....service was FAST, but that's about it.
This is the original Four Seasons restaurant - another branch has opened recently in Chinatown. It is famous among the Chinese community for having the best roast duck in town and the long queues snaking out of the door at the weekends attest to that fact. Apparently, their famous roast duck chef left last year but that doesn't seem to have diminished any of its popularity.
Now, just to clarify matters. Roast duck are the birds hanging up for display on the shopfront. Crispy aromatic duck is the deep fried duck starter served with pancakes, cucumber and plum sauce and is a peculiarly English dish - you can't find this in the Far East. Peking duck is another starter which has a much more elaborate preparation including the use of a bicycle pump to separate the skin from the flesh to ensure a crispy finish and is usually served in several courses.
Four Seasons is famous for its roast duck and I love watching the chefs expertly dissecting the duck to feed the seemingly never endless queues of eager customers in the restaurant and waiting for takeaway. It fascinates me to watch any expert wield their tool of choice and the way the chefs use their huge meat cleavers to de-bone the duck is amazing. I just stand and watch at the window for ages sometimes.
At busy periods, make sure that you leave your name and party size with the waiter just inside the door so you're in the queue for a table. Takeaway is also done in the cramped area just inside the door, so make sure you're not claustrophobic!
The service is brisk as it has to be in such a popular place. You're offered the duck on or off the bone, which is fairly unique in my experience - they charge more for de-boning. There is also the usual Ango-Canto fare in a full menu but most people come for duck.
So, is it the best duck in London? It's among the best but I find the accompanying sauce a bit too sweet.
This is definitely a gem outside of touristy Chinatown. A London resident took me to this place, says it's famous for its roasted duck. We got there and as I expected, there was a queue although I didn't expect to wait an hour for a table since most Chinese restaurants have the ability to move patrons quickly, but I guess it was just the timing.
Once we were seated, everything was good. We were attended to immediately. We ordered the duck, some bbq pork, a stir-fry vegetable dish, belly pork claypot and soup. The food came out quickly and everything was very yummy! The duck was definitely worth the wait!
Like most people I find it very difficult to navigate the labyrinth that is Chinatown. Restaurant's could be good, bad or awful and from the outside there is absolutely no way of telling. The general technique I apply is to find a queue and join it. This is how I stumbled on Four Seasons.
After a short wait we were directed up a very narrow staircase to what felt like it should be some body's living room. There must have been forty people in this tiny space but the atmosphere was absolutely buzzing because of it. With a reputation for being specialist's in 'Crispy Duck' we felt it would be bad of us not to give it a try. The duck was delicious and everything you would expect from a great Chinese restaurant. Our other course, Kung Po Prawns was also very nice, if a little too sweet for my tastes. If you're ever in the same situation as me and worrying which restaurant to go to in Chinatown, I'd recommend the Four Seasons over any of the others I've tried. Maybe don't take your vegetarian friends though, the meat display in the window might be a bit too much...
I came to Four Seasons with out of town work colleagues for dinner, and I was surprised to see a long queue of people inside and outside the joint. My colleagues were raving about the duck and apparently, that is the main attraction about the place. While I'm not a huge fan of duck, I'll still have my fill of confit du canard from time to time. We ordered various vegetable and seafood dishes, and of course, duck! One thing I took away from Four Seasons is that it contributed to upgrading my opinion of Cantonese cuisine in London. Every dish we ordered there was delicious and well prepared and service was quick. I recommend Four Seasons for those who want to brave some Chinese cuisine outside Chinatown.
I was not impressed - but not by the service like everyone else says. The food was simply not very good - even the duck! Everything was VERY greasy, even for Chinese food.
I know duck is a fatty meat, so I was expecting that. But it was cold and not all that flavorful. For "the best duck in the city" I was completely unimpressed
Noodles were greasy and tasted okay for the first few bites then just got weird. Cantonese Beef (I think) was fine but no better than chinese you would get from one of those street vendors in Camden. Same with the egg rolls - tasted like the same ones you'd buy in the freezer section and were like sponges of grease.
There are a ton of other Chinese places right in the area.... no reason to have to wait around at this one when it gets busy. I wont be going back.
I have been to Four seasons so many times, and I have never been surprised to find a queue of people outside and there is only one reason for this, the duck in this place is second to none, so succulent and tasty. Writing this is even making my mouth water. It honestly is delicious.
However, in contrast, the service in this place is terrible, the staff make no qualms in letting you know that once you have finished your food (in my case it is always the duck), they want you out. It's a struggle for them to smile but even in me knowing this, I still go back, as so many do. The duck is out of this world.
As for the décor, there is nothing special inside, just tables and chairs. It is a small restaurant, but I have heard that they will be expanding as there really is a demand for it.
Simply, this is the greatest tasting duck I have ever had. I had a lot of duck growing up as my dad once had a shop on the edge on Chinatown, and I had it for lunch many a time, so I know what a good duck is.
Thumbs up, 10 out of 10, go Four Seasons. My advice would be to go in a large group so that the staff do not give you looks to hurry you out.