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Anyone been to Lovely House Dim Sum?


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Agree on Hong Kong City, Royal China, Phoenix Place. Yauatcha is very good, though also in the more expensive dim sum category with Royal China.


Joy King Lau is amazing at the cheaper/ no frills end of the scale. Sunday is the best day for it - more customers there for dim sum so faster turnover. Just make sure you turn up before 12.30pm or you could be queuing for a while.

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DirtyBox Wrote:

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> the restaurants all buy from there anyway


It's an interesting point... some restaurants certainly buy frozen dim sum, but not all. With less upmarket options (Hong Kong City, or anywhere in Chinatown) I think it's probably a mixture. Somewhere better, e.g. Royal China, I would expect it to be fresh.

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Making dim sum is a hugely time intensive process and they don't last long so most restaurants who do it will have a nice glass screen so you can see the chefs making them (certainly in Asia). The ones from Wing Yip are on the whole pretty good but the packs are a bit large so you need a decent size freezer if you want a nice selection.
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I tried Lovely House a couple of years ago, and while the food was good but obviously from frozen, the service was amazing, the staff were lovely and I promised I'd be back, but....


Royal China is my go-to. Ferry from Surrey Quays Hilton to the one at Canary Wharf for a fun family outing on a Sunday, or Bayswater for the fuller experience.


Hong Kong City was sadly disappointing a couple of weeks ago, but no doubt I'll give it another go in a few months. Haven't tried Dragon Castle...

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