Lotus

Lovely place to enjoy dim sum and the docklands. This eatery is a floating restaurant with a crosswalk to go on board. As usual, dim sum was delicious, served with efficient and friendly staff especially Simon. Glass cabinets display trophies from the local Raging Dragons, boat racing team. watch birds and boats by the window. Will return, if in the neighborhood again.

A large group of us came for dinner and they did a great job accommodating us. Thumbs up to the wait staff!

The food was more hit and miss. The steamed sea bass was well prepared, the duck tasty and the pea shoots were delicious. Everything else was a letdown though. The aubergine lacked flavour and the (canned) mushroom and napa cabbage was bland. Both were clay pot dishes served in disappointing metal containers. The noodles lacked good flavour and the Sichuan shrimp sauce was cloying, with unappetising bright red sauce.

I would stick with their dim sum which is definitely prepared to a higher standard than the rest of the menu.

Been there several times for lunch as working in CW. Fast serving, average taste, good price. Good service.

Mediocre food. King pao chicken should not taste like overbreaded orange chicken. Lomein is not vermicelli noodles. And string beans ? Really disappointing - how can you screw that up?

You aren't assigned a specific waiter so we had (literally) 6 different people checking on us. That was great when we needed anything.

The food was great. We did the set menu and it was WAY too much food. Great if you want to sample different items.

The peanut sauce was so good. The salt and pepper squid was perfect. The sweet and sour pork had the perfect amount of sauce.

I came here over the weekend for a Chinese New Year celebration with a group of friends, and it is a fantastic find. They don't take reservations so we came at 12 PM, right when they opened, and were allocated a large table upstairs for our group of 13 people. If you are not able to grab a table when they first open, it's a long wait! Service was chaotic because of the large influx of people at the same time, and it took a long time for us to get our food. They tended to bring out a dish or two at a time, and they also brought food first to the Cantonese speaker in our group and it took much longer for the rest of us to get our orders. Dim sum turned into over a 2 hour affair. But the food is incredibly well priced, authentic, and delicious, and I would hope that normally things are a little more efficient. The final bill was only £12 each! I was shocked by what good value it was and would definitely come again. It's worth the trek out to Zone 2 and not far from Crossharbour station on the DLR.

The views! Absolutely amazing! I came here during the night so was greeted by a traditional Chinese exterior that's quite reminiscent of the ones found in China. So if not for the food, visit here for the views. Portion wise, is quite similar to other nearby Chinese restaurants so could do with a little bit more on the plates and the food when compared to my experience in other restaurants is probably a tad bit better in quality. What sets them apart from other restaurants is the service (no offence but Chinese restaurants aren't known for their customer service skills so it was nice to be treated like you're welcomed!) My favourite would be their version of the standard 'poached chicken with ginger scallion oil' but done with a coating of chilli with the chicken sat on a bed of jelly (not your typical jelly per se but still very good).

Best dim sum place in the area. Very reasonable price.
Do not recommend dinner dishes.

Excellent food.

Try the lotus chicken rice. Har gow is amazingly fresh... I could go on about this place, but you won't know until you try it!

Only about 7 mins walk from my apt in financial center in London. We had a great Sunday afternoon Din Sum time with friends.

Quality n authentic Hong Kong style Dim Sum in London financial center. What a gem! But way too pricy comparing to those in Long Island New York. Less variety but decent quality.

Very nice water view. Will definitely return next time visit London Canary Wharf.