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3-5 Glentworth Street
London NW1 5PG
Neighbourhood: St John's Wood
020 7486 3515
London NW1 5PG
Neighbourhood: St John's Wood
020 7486 3515
- Nearest Transit:
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Baker Street (Bakerloo, Jubilee)
Baker Street (Circle, Hammersmith & City)
Edgware Road (Circle, District, Hammersmith & City)
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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£££
- Good for Children:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
4 reviews for Phoenix Palace
All Reviews
Phoenix Palace
16/3/2010
Dinner on 3.12.10.
Started with (no, not aromatic duck but I'll have to search for the name of this dish later......) duck, which came on shrimp crackers, alongside with pancakes for the duck, and lettuce cups for the vegetable/duck stir-fry. The duck was delicious while the crackers were on the stale side. Next we had an order of their spicy scallop and leek shoots--absolutely perfect combo of spice and flavor.
We had a huge dish next......Lobster Noodles. Gingery, savory heaven with succulent juicy pieces of lobster in the shell. Then we had this dish of Pork in Plum & Champagne Sauce...ZOMG. Sweet heaven. That's all you need to know.
No, it did not end there.
We also had their Steamed Chicken with Shiitake Mushroom & Ham, followed by their steamed Chilean Sea Bass topped with red dates, wood ear mushrooms and dried lily flowers. Both were very flavorful, beautiful presentation, and just filling. And then we had one more dish, pea shoots with wolfberry (goji), which I was so saddened to not be able to eat much of, as I was already too stuffed by then. Around the time of the fish, they finally served us some rice...hahaha, they were dreaming if they thought we'd be able to eat much of it!
By the way, all of that food above was for our table of 7 adults, and there was another table of us (with 6 adults), with the same amount of food!!
Dessert was mango pudding for those not wanting to try the red bean seaweed soup. (Trust me, I was skeptical about the seaweed bit, but it was sweet and delicious!!!)
Service = friendly enough.
Decor = very upscale cushy chinese with plenty of red carpeting, red decoration, chinese characters, white and black marble stairs, and a very clean loo!!
Prices = high, as expected. But worth it for such great Chinese cuisine! Totally worth coming here for a very nice dinner (albeit it was a sad day for us) but the dinner was a very nice finish though.
Phoenix Palace
31/7/2010
This place is really good. Efficient service, authentic and tasty food, reasonably priced, and accessible. We go every Sunday and really enjoy it.
Favorite dishes include Char Siu Bao, Har Gao, Lo Pak Ko, Salted pork and egg congee, and Hot & Sour Soup. Their special fried rice is also very good. I'm not so happy that they charge 1.50 per person for tea, but that is my biggest complaint.
I highly recommend Phoenix Palace for anyone who likes authentic dim sum or wants to try it for the first time, as well as for large groups.
Phoenix Palace
28/5/2010
It's all about the dim sum, boys and girls.
We go nearly every Sunday morning--er afternoon. And while it's still too expensive for dim sum and starts far too late in the day (what is with the cost of dim sum in this city!?), it's still one of my favourite places to chill on the weekends.
The fare is a very standard dim sum offering, everything from har gao to chicken feet, but it's done solidly and in a timely fashion. Go and sit among the tables of multi-generational Chinese families, while they enjoy one another's company over jasmine tea, pork pastries, and congee.
They don't take reservatios, but the wait is never very long. Be prepared for screaming babies; they're everywhere. But this place is loud in general, due to the sheer size and number of people they've managed to cram into a room. While you wait, make sure you check out the photos on the north wall... hey look, it's Yoko!
Phoenix Palace
16/12/2008
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Do you dodge Chinese restaurants like the plague because of bad memories of MSG-sodden egg fried rice and consumer reports about how unhealthy a cuisine it is? Well, you shouldn't if you know where to go and what to eat.
Phoenix Palace's mastery lies in the sheer size of their menu and quality of their produce. There is something for every taste here, from classic Dim-Sum to a full Rotisserie to sumptuous dishes like Belly Pork and Oyster casserole. I was completely agog at the extensive drinks menu too, which also includes cocktails and spirits alongside the wines and traditional beers.
The portions are generous and the atmosphere, with 80s decor and low-level lantern lighting, is enchanting. The prices for mains are around the £10-12 mark, but worth it.
