Chuen Cheng Ku

Chuen Cheng Ku has a spacious dining area that despite its size always remains busy. The menu is long with all the usual Chinese classics featured, but the dim sum has earned the restaurant a reputation in its own right. The dim sum choice is wheeled to your table with the aid of a trolley so you can see the merchandise for yourself before ordering. The service is fast and somewhat furious so don't expect to linger for long.

Reviewed by Linda Buttle

This huge bustling Chinese restaurants is one must-see for any visitor to London, the great speciality is the dim sum served from trolleys at lunchtime, if you arrive after 6 pm then you have left it too late. A recent lunch, with a reasonably priced bottle of excellent dry, crisp Chilean Sauvignon Blanc just managed to creep up to £40; we stuck to steamed dim sum, mainly seafood, and the quality was excellent. However, the experience is enough, as the traditionally dressed ladies (some men also) troop past with their offerings. Superb firm prawn dumplings, and everything was noticeably lower in monosodium glutamate than many popular Chinese restaurants.

Richard Bradford