We had a good meal at Four Seasons. I'd had the duck at their Bayswater location but wanted to try this one and see what the other options were like. Crab with spring onion and ginger was good. Crab was not overcooked and came nicely pre-cracked. The pork belly with preserved veg was melt in your mouth tender and the sauce went well with the rice. Scallops with cellophane noodles were ok. The scallops were not as flavoursome as they could have been. Stir fried greens and braised tofu hit to spot The rice had obviously been sitting around for a while and was not steaming hot and fluffy. They left the door to the restaurant open which meant the restaurant was cold and our food went cold quite quickly. It was a good meal but nothing too special. Good value though. We all had a beer plus food and it came to £30/pp. read more

There are a lot of positives about this place, largely covered in other reviews. The duck is superb, the rest of the food is pretty good. The lemon chicken did make me do a Renée Zellweger though. The experience feels a little like dining in a strangers front room, rather chaotic and not especially friendly service. Very reasonably priced. read more

When I want Cantonese BBQ duck, I want the duck to have 1) juicy flesh, 2) crispy skin and 3) nice duck flavor. Four Seasons seems to hit one of the three. I admit the duck is very juicy --more than the ducks you typically find in Asia. The skin, however, is flabby. A good BBQ duck should contrast the fatty meat with a nicely rendered, crispy skin. And what's with the sauce? It's like pouring sugar water on top of meat to drown out any flavor that the meat might have had. While I think there is a place for sugar on duck (I personally love dipping Peking duck skin into coarse sugar), I find the sauce here disgusting. Service is also not great here. There always seems to be a queue, and the staff is pushy to get you out and generate turnover on tables. The other dishes are standard sub-par Cantonese fare. The restaurant itself is dirty. I think I was spoiled growing up in Canada, where you could find excellent Cantonese food anywhere without having to go to a tourist trap. Skip it. read more

It's always busy at this place, always a queue waiting outside. I gave it a try eventually with a some friends. It was the first for all of us. We didn't have to wait for long to be seated, we went to the second floor, and which was crowded (bit noisy), there was no space between tables. We ordered a few dishes and the soup of the day. The menu stated the soup had no MSG, but we found it quite salty (apparently no MSG but loads of salt). We had some bean curd dish in a pot which was okay, the wok fried Chinese kale with garlic was good, as well as the salt and pepper pork chop. The service deserved a 2 star, it was between minimal and rude (typical). read more

If I could give 0 stars I would based on service alone. We ordered four dishes and the first three were authentic and had great flavor. The "crispy" duck (featured item) on the otherhand was inedibly dry. The dish was cold and looked like it had been reheated. When I asked the waiter why it was so dry, he responded "that's what you ordered". We had then asked for the manager and the waiter sends another waiter who grabs the dish inspects it and dumps it back on the table saying thats how they prepare it and that we shouldn't have ordereed it if thats not qhat we wanted. Do NOT dine here since youll be leaving angry and hungry! read more

Four Seasons - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

They have the best Duck on rice , and make sure u ask for som ginger sauce it makes the dish the bomb !! read more

Four Seasons - Roast duck on rice - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

Very noisy. Food not good with no savor. Waiters not friendly. Very disapointed. If you can avoid it, there are many others restaurants to taste in the same street. read more

There's a newspaper article emblazoned on the door claiming "best roast duck in the world"; bold but it is certainly the best I've had in London. Come here regularly for the roast duck and crispy pork belly - both are excellent and compensate for the fact it's very busy and queues are common. The setting is fairly small so don't expect privacy. Waiting staff are attentive and friendly, although keen to keep the restaurant turning over so don't expect to linger over a coffee and some romantic chat. read more

Best dish is roast duck! Black bean beef hor fun has flavorful gravy, though hor fun tad too thick and al dente firm.

I have eaten in plenty of Chinese restaurants in China Town but I have yet to find one that can rival Four Season's famous BBQ meat. The seasoning and texture of its BBQ pork and roast duck are simply outstanding as far as the London standard goes. A typical meal at Four Seasons would cost less than 20 pounds per person to make this one of the best place for comforting but quality Cantonese food in China Town. read more

Part of the famous Four Seasons family of restaurants, this branch is less crowded than its sister located on Leicester Square but the food is no less delicious. I have to confess that I haven't tried that many dishes here, but, honestly, if you're at this place, you're here for one thing and one thing only: the roast duck. I've found roast duck in London a whole different ball game compared to the Far East. For some reason, the ducks here are much fatter, so there's more meat to be had, and, a lot more fat attached to the oh-so-tasty skin. I tend to scrape the fat off as there's only so much my arteries can take, but I will admit that it adds a lot of flavour, life-shortening though it may be! The other barbecued meats are good too; I like the roasted pork while my friend prefers the crispy pork. And the gravy? To die for. Oh, and if you like spicy food, ask for a bowl of chilli oil. It's much nicer than the bog standard chilli sauce option. It's not vegetarian as it's served with dried shrimp (which is why it's so tasty) so, if that's a consideration, please bear it in mind! In terms of atmosphere, Four Seasons is no better or worse than any of the other Chinese establishments nearby, although it may have been a little cleaner than the rest. The service here was decent. Our waiter wasn't rude, he spoke English and he was pretty quiet. As I said, decent. read more

Such great peking duck here, the best I've had in London so far. Great food in general actually - everything tastes authentic.

Very disappointing. This place is smack dab in the middle of 20 other Chinese restaurants in London's drab version of Chinatown. Four Seasons was the only one with a line, which we took to mean that it had quality food. Our bill was close to $120 for 2 people with 1 beer each, a bottle of still water, and 3-4 unimpressive courses. I wish we had just ordered the peking duck from the window, which actually looked good and cost less than our meals. London in general is overpriced but this place is an absolute rip-off. read more

Heard many people mentioned this restaurant, so I finally went there for dinner. This is a Cantonese restaurant and the daily soup is a sure way to test whether this is a good restaurant. Usually the daily soup is some sort of meat cooked for hour with vegetable and even Chinese herb, and often time has medicinal benefits. The daily soup we had was really delicious. Besides the soup, my friend and I also ordered one meat dish and one vegetable, which were tasty. The portions were quite generous, so you won't go hungry here. I heard the Beijing Duck here is a specialty. I have to give it a try next time. read more

AMAZING!! Wonton soup was superb, chicken fried noodles were delicious and the BBQ pork was insane! This place is the real deal!

Great fatty roasted duck! We had to squeeze at a table with 3 people and they subtly chase you away after you're done.

The food was not as pictures in the menu, and the waitresses upstairs are RUDE! The reason why I said that is because I asked for water no ice. We are done with our meal and still no water! instead, they talk chinese loudly close to our table as if they were talking about us, bery rude type, they chit-chatter that they forgot the customer. Don't go here, tidy, food was not even to my great, the Yang-chow fried rice we ordered was not eve close to the picture, the shrimp in it has fishy taste as if it wasn't washed/rinsed well. find some other chinese line up. Go read more

Duck...all the way...and the large pea sprouts.....it was worth it. Take away is not bad either!

NOT peking duck. We asked for a peking duck and instead of saying "sorry we dont have peking duck" they gave us a roast duck served peking duck style (pancakes, onions, cucumber, hoison sauce and duck skin). Im pretty sure they still call it peking duck. The duck came out room temperature and the skin was soggy and oily. That sounds worse than it was. If I had been expecting a roast duck except for the not hot part it was pretty good. Even though the skin wasnt crispy it was not rubbery and it was easy to eat. The meat itself was good, but shredded. That is probably because it wasnt a peking duck and that was how they got the meat off the skin. We also had the crisp pork belly which came out chilled, I guess that was the intent. It was pretty good we just werent expecting a cold dish. Afterwards we asked them saying we didnt think it was a peking duck, they said the aromatic duck skin was deep fried so that might be a better choice if you want crisp. Cons: Not peking duck soggy skin layer of fat still attached to the skin (with peking duck it disappears) roast duck oily crisp pork belly was cold Pros: Tasted good not rubbery so easy to eat meat tasted good. pork belly was good (would have been better hot). All of this was affordable for two adults, 2 children with leftovers @ 56 pounds. The "peking" duck alone was 35 pounds read more

great roast duck ever! even better than the one i tried in China. I will recommend this place to frds even always need to wait in long queues for nearly half an hour. read more

Busy busy busy, the reason why is because the food is very good and lots of people come here time and time again. The price are reasonable but the alcohol drinks can be on the high side. The staff are friendly and the service is standard and fast. I think they need a bigger place read more

Wow... RUDE AND WORST SERVICE EVER.. first timer, so I asked for a BBQ recommendation from the menu, waitress gave me a dirty look and told me she will be back when I am ready... I was so shocked by her rude attitude, I lost my appetite. Paid for the food and left... read more

This place has the best roast duck in town. It's cheaper than the other places but tastes much better. They are very busy though, and the place isn't big enough. They tend to rush you out as soon as you "finished". read more

Great Chinese duck, both Pechinese style as starter (cold, to be eaten with pancakes) and fantastic in Cantonese style (fat and juicy). If you want Chinese duck at very good value, this is your place. Service is a bit rough, though. I really recommend, I came back here many times, never disappointed. Wine list has also some very cheap option, for London. read more

The roast duck was just ok. We also had the roast pork which was very disappointing. The skin was not crispy and the meat was dry and not juicy at all. Also had the wonton noodle soup and was also disappointed. Overcooked noodles and wontons not up to the satndard we are used to in San Francisco. read more

The badest service ever! They were sooo rude! and they even charged 12,5% for service! I would never visit them again, the food was okay but I would never pay for such bad service again, they were loud and sending you eyes... I dony know how they get costumer with that attitude! so dissapointet! read more

If you've seen Elf you might remember the scene where he congratulates the staff in a coffee shop for having the "Best Coffee in the World". He subsequently takes his girlfriend and gets her to sample it blindfolded. She reports it "tastes like" a c****y cup of coffee and when she sees it says it *IS* a c****y cup of coffee. Well it's the same deal with the Four Seasons's Roast Duck. Horrible really horrible. Despite their outrageous boasts it is the worst I've had in London bar none. All the food was cold the spicy fish soup had old vegetables, lumps of whole spices. Kind of like cold washing up liquid with potpourri sprinkled over the top and a few cheapy fish goujons dumped in it. Rude staff expensive and offensive. Avoid at all costs. read more

I come here once a week for duck and rice off the bone, and it is superb. Every. Time. Staff are friendly, even if they do bring your orange slices half way through your meal! All the meats here are tip-top, I'd avoid everything else except the veg. Enjoy! read more

I joined the queue with others today for the roast duck after some nudging by the HK compatriots who have been living in London for a long time. Now it seemed the queue was overdone. SERVICE: First, as a citizen of HK, the service reflects a bad image of Hong Kong people. I am ashamed to be a Hong Kong-er once inside the restaurant. Am surprised customers stuck to the bad treatment. Humans can be a bit of a "b*tch" at times aren't we? LOL. But let me assure you HK people are friendlier than these people in the restaurant. You have to forgive them, if HK people were more educated, do you think they would serve you ducks?? I mean, these guys aren't even serving ducks, they were just coordinating tables. At least they look techie with the cheap walkie talkie on their earpieces! Most importantly, tips shouldn't be imposed! FOOD: A little disappointing. The duck meat was rightly cooked. Taste was acceptable but not any better than Gold Mine at Bayswater. What many people wouldn't have noticed was the amount of MSG and dye being used to marinate the duck apart from the five-spice herbs. Sugar content disguised in the form of maltose syrup was higher than average. This ingredient was used in the duck gravy to produce the sweet-savoury sauce to go with the duck. As a food gastronomy critic, I investigated the sauce content. Soy sauce-sugar ratio was 1:0.5. What this means? Is that for every bowl of soy sauce, there was potentially half a bowl of sugar mixed in the ingredient. What's the big deal, as long as the duck tasted good, you ask? Cakes have more sugar content. At least you know about cakes, but what did you know about the gravy? MSG and sugar, the perfect ingredients to dry your throats and dehydrate the kidney hence you might realise you're exceptionally thirsty after a meal at good ol' Four Seasons. I downed a bottle of 500ml mineral water in the car when I left the restaurant. Sure the duck tasted good but I'll stick to what I know best about what goes into my duck at Bayswater. It was an enlightening experience at Four Seasons but I'll stay away from it for now. If I am at Chinatown and have a craving for ducks, I'll probably pop over either to New Mayflower or Young Cheng (both located next to each other on Shaftesbury's Avenue, a street parallel to Gerrard's Street). read more

The dish was okay but the service was awful. The waitress tried to kick us out when we were in half way to finish. She came back to our table every other minute and take away everything that she "think" we don't need. If you want to eat something good and be joyful go somewhere else!!! read more

Went here for a special dinner with my husband and was unfortunately very disappointed. The service was poor and the seating was terrible. I know it is London and they need to make use of every space possible but there is almost no room to move around. The other issue is if you sit downstairs like we did they you get the lovely smell of toilette cleaner and trash coming in to the lower dinning area. As for the food my husband and I agreed almost immediately that we have had WAY better Chinese food at a food court in the mall for a fraction of the price. Overall I strongly recommend you avoid this place. If your looking for really good Chinese food in China town I am sure there are plenty of other options, one that we did really like was WONKEY - Great value, great food, friendly staff. read more

With so many aromatic crispy duck options in Chinatown it is hard to choose - but glad I settled on Four Seasons. Claiming they are "roast duck specialists" they did luckily not disappoint. Duck was not prepared at the table but was without a doubt truly delicious and reasonably priced. As you expect in Chinatown the service was not particularly welcoming and quite gruff really but all in all highly recommend. read more

Hi there, this place looks always busy and it is my favouite. You cannot stay sit at the table in order to chat after you meal because there are people interested in taking your place. he best I ever tried so far. Tasty and tipical. How I like it. Service great and friendly. read more

Tiny place, squeezed into corner downstairs. tasteless wonton soup, sweet and sour chicken has a slither of chicken ie - just batter. Service was good read more