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Hours
Sun
11:30 - 23:00
Mon
12:00 - 23:00
Tue
12:00 - 23:00
Wed
12:00 - 23:00
Thu
12:00 - 23:00
Fri
11:30 - 23:30
Sat
11:30 - 23:30
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4.0
RATINGS
Food
Service
Value
Atmosphere
Food and ambience
Chinese, Asian, Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options
Special Occasion Dining, Groups
Can a gluten free person get a good meal at this restaurant?
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About
Orient London, based in Chinatown in London's West End, offers authentic Chinese cuisine. We welcome a range of customers from theatre-goers seeking some quick Dim Sum, to tourist groups who select one of our bespoke set menus. We also offer private dining in our luxurious Jade Garden setting. Book a table and come and visit us today on Wardour Street, next to the Chinese Gate in the heart of Soho.
PRICE RANGE
£5.00 – £30.00
CUISINES
Chinese, Asian, Cantonese, Hong Kong
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours
FEATURES
Delivery, Takeout, Reservations, Private Dining, Seating, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Mastercard, Visa, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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4.0
951 reviews
Excellent
416
Very good
307
Average
110
Poor
44
Terrible
74
MiraMira
Ramstein-Miesenbach46 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
Beautiful atmosphere, quick service, but seemed rushed to get out. It was difficult to get wait staff attention to order more things after the initial order. The food was so-so for the high price & would have preferred spending less money elsewhere.
Written 19 February 2020
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OrientLondonUK
Dear MiraMira, Thank you for taking the time to review Orient London. We listen to all our customer’s feedback and have taken note of your comments above. We hope to see you again soon. Kind regards, Orient London Team
Written 12 March 2020
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LondonLady
Cleveland2323 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
We had an excellent meal after a show. The Yeong Fried Rice was tasty and fresh, one person had the duck, another had sweet and sour chicken and we all had some soup. It was a lighter meal for us since we had tea before the show, but I would recommend doing one of the set menus to get a taste of what the restaurant has to offer.
Written 12 January 2020
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wingate
London2729 contributions
Jul 2021 • solo
This justifies it's reputation as one of the top Chinese restaurants.
Whilst there are a few gaps in the menu, what is left is more than adequate.
I had Vietnamese spring rolls,Sui mai, tastefully presented scallop dumpling and salted fish and chicken rice.They came to a reasonable£23.32,including 10%service change.
Service was faultless.
Written 24 July 2021
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Clare L
Farnham44 contributions
Dec 2021 • family
We booked this restaurant a few weeks in advance (by phone) for a family day out in London, when we arrived they couldn’t find our booking. Luckily we were early and they asked us to return in 5 mins whilst they sorted out a table for four. Wish we had been turned away, then we could have found somewhere better! Very greasy starters and average food overall, disappointing for Chinatown, I’m sure you could find better.
Written 5 December 2021
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Chris H
9 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
Booked for a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner weeks in advance with a request for a table for three upstairs. On the evening in question, we were led to perhaps the worst table in the place - squeezed into the center of the ground floor that barely had space for 2 people to eat. We pointed out that this wasn't what we had reserved and simply got a shrug of the shoulders from the waiter and a "take it or leave it" attitude from the manager. We left without eating. Have had a couple of OK meals here in the past, but we won't be returning. There are so many other, better restaurants in the area that appreciate their customers.
Written 24 January 2020
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OrientLondonUK
Dear Chris, we are truly sorry your experience was not to your satisfaction. I would like you to contact me directly on info@orientlondon.con to investigate the details further. Kind regards, Orient London Team
Written 12 March 2020
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Mark F
London230 contributions
Oct 2020 • none
We wanted to find a place with both good dim sum and a nice general menu and The Orient was perfect. It is right by the Chinese gate on Wardour Street and is smart inside. Service was helpful, informative and friendly (not something that can be taken for granted in Chinatown) and the mix of dim sum was very good and portions were substantial - although it would have been nice to have a couple more veggie options. We also had a couple of items off the normal menu too, which were good. Lockdown apart, they are offering 30% off for some of the week. We went mid-afternoon and dim sum is served until 4.45pm.
Written 3 November 2020
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Louise F
11 contributions
Oct 2020 • none
Having done extensive research for a Chinese restaurant in China town for my sons 18th birthday I decided upon Orient. Best decision. It was truly wonderful. We had a lovely table for 6. We decided upon a set menu with a couple of extra dishes (not required but extra). The set menu we had was £24 a head. Main courses were all a good selection. Our waitress suggested changing the prawn dish in the set meal to chilli pepper prawns. They were amazing. The ambiance was lovely too. We will most definitely be back. The only sad thing was how covid is clearly affecting businesses even in the heart of soho. When we left at 9pm the restaurant was almost empty, having been almost full and buzzing at 7pm
Written 26 October 2020
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MonacoMan
Woking124 contributions
Oct 2021 • none
We tried Orient based on reading other people's reviews and even though they were not all 5 star we were most impressed. On Saturday Chinatown was very busy and we had to wait 5 minutes for a table.
We were given a window table and were able to watch the world go by outside. We ordered a selection of dimsums and had 7 plates of it including two of the squid rings. All was very hot, tasted fresh and most enjoyable. No complaints. Including two pots of tea the bill was under £40. Even better.
Written 23 October 2021
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ProfessorAbronsius
193 contributions
Apr 2022 • couples
We enjoyed our visit to Orient very much. There was a problem with the 8pm booking time (my mistake) which was sorted immediately without any fuss. Great value banquet choices had our mouths watering and we chose one with delicious crispy duck mid course which was fantastic. The staff were all lovely genuine people which makes me think this is a family owned business? We will surely return here on our next visit to London!! Thanks Orient.
Written 11 April 2022
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Mandy L
Gloucester40 contributions
Jun 2022 • couples
Went here last night after walking passed the other week when we were in London and made a note of name and booked for yesterday
What a find. Staff friendly and attentive. Food was excellent. Fresh. Hot and delicious
Set menus are great value and we were allowed to swap one we weren’t keen on
Will be back many times now we have found it
Written 6 June 2022
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HertfordshireParkers
91 contributions
Aug 2021 • couples
Everything about this restaurant was excellent. The service was friendly and although the restaurant was completely full we didn’t feel rushed . The food was incredible so tasty and also so hot. We had the set menu C and there was an amazing selection and so much food. We nearly ordered an extra noodle dish, so pleased we didn’t we would never have been able to finish it. Can’t wait to return
Written 29 August 2021
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jimmy
Blackpool30 contributions
May 2021 • family
On the whole we had a nice family meal here, the staff were friendly and the prices are fairly expensive, but I’ve seen worse for this part of London.
The food is fairly good, and you can tell it’s been prepared from scratch rather than generic Chinese takeaway food. The only criticism I could have was they fall into the trap of using cheap meat, we got a honey chicken which came in batter, however when you cut into the chicken you could tell it was of very poor standard and pumped with water to go further. When you are paying top prices, surely it’s not too much to ask to use decent ingredients?
Written 13 June 2021
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Midnite B
2 contributions
Jun 2022 • friends
Would advise people who are of a melanated persuasion not to attend this restaurant. The service we received this evening was terrible and being the ONLY people of colour there we waited 30 mins to be served.. 1 of our party's food never turned up at all and when we asked for more cutlery... we saw a staff member rubbing his hands all over them.
We will NEVER eat here again... with service this poor it overlooks how amazing the food was.
Fr the lady who they slammed the door or and wished me not to come back.
Thank you
Written 5 June 2022
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BighairReading
Reading30 contributions
Nov 2021 • none
We had searched around for a seafood menu with lobster and all the others seemed to have soup as a starter which we didn't want. Slightly worried to start with as they had run out of lobster (which I specifically wanted) and asked if we would have crab as out middle course which we didn't. This was solved by a quick trip to the supermarket and soon the waitress came back brandishing a lobster. We had set menu D which had the most amazing selection of starters and the scallops were probably the best I have ever had, and believe me I have had a lot.
It was a Sunday evening after attending a matinee and we hadn't booked and the place was full but we didn't have to wait too long before they found us a table, all staff were friendly and the service was excellent. There was a real mixture of couples, families and groups it was a good atmosphere and tables weren't too close together. We probably ate more than we should, but it was too good to leave. I would definitely book next time and would have the a la carte as there were so many dishes on there that I would like to try.
Written 29 November 2021
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DarrenCBristol
Bristol266 contributions
Jul 2021 • none
Chose this resturant based on the reviews and we were not disappointed. Inside it is very clean and feels upmarket with good decor and ambience. Staff were really efficient, seated us quickly and took our drink order quickly.
Drinks arrived and food ordered.
We had the mixed hors d’oeuvres, Barbecue platter, Sweet & sour chicken Cantonese style and Fried noodle with beansprout.
Starter turned up quickly and once finished the main dishes were not far behind. All food looked really good and tasted even better. Overall a really good meal in really nice surroundings.
There was a table next to us with about 12 people at it and it was evident they were also really enjoying the food.
So whether going as a couple or a group it seems like this is a great choice for chinese food.
I have eaten at a few other chinese restaurants in London and while this one was a little dearer than some of the others it was worth paying extra and the quality of the food deserves a slightly higher price.
Written 4 August 2021
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