My sister took me here for my birthday and I loved it! If you're somebody who is afraid of heights - like myself - eating 33 floors up could be a challenge while eating! Having said that,the view is amazing and still very much appreciated My sister ordered for us but I remember their roast duck and it was something else! Can't go anywhere and find one like it Service was great, and food was presented beautifully Would definitely recommend to everyone specially for a special occasion read more

My friend chose this bar for leaving drinks and this was a great bar. It did take a while to get served at the bar, but the cocktail I ordered (Golden Dragon) was simply delicious! Great view (as expected), lovely decor and would definitely go there again. read more

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Been there, done the Chard... Waiters are more snob than the mix of tourists and would-be jetseters. Pass... Some dishes are nice, not all. Tables are ugly and on the border of being dirty/broken. Generally overpriced for the experience. read more

Exquisitely dim sum-Chinese style afternoon tea with a beautiful view of London from the Shard 33rd floor. Incredible food presentation the duck roll is especially delicious. Dan-Dan noodle not so loyal to the original dish, but otherwise everything is made with a lot of thought and effort. Generously the flavour is strong/spicy but not too strong it can't be handled. Unobstructed view from 33rd floor of the Shard especially pleasing to the eye of you sit by the window. Really lovely sunlight~ read more

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Utterly amazing! As a new restaurant eager to please, I will say that the staff are what made this dining experience one to remember. We arrived for a lunch to which we were welcomed by several smiles and were catered for by attentive waiters throughout the meal. The view was somewhat marred by the typical English weather of course, with sideways rain and low lying cloud. However, the interior of the restaurant is stunning enough to make you even forget the 33 floors below you. But let this not detract from the real reason we were there, the food. A bolder statement may never have been said but this is by far the best dim sum I have ever had. The pure variety of unique creations made every mouthful a wondering journey. The signature dishes like the Szechuan crab and the 24 hour duck brought with it stunning presentation and served as a beautiful and memorable talking point. Considering the number of dishes we cleared and the numerous bottles we drank, the bill came in very reasonable at just over £100 per head. For a special occasion this is the experience that you are looking for. read more

The dim sum was fine, but I'm not sure I'd go back for the dim sum. What I would go back for is the Peking duck. The skin was so crispy, it cracked like glass when you put it in your mouth. The chef will come and slice the breast for you at the table, and then he takes the rest of it away to fry it off with chopped onions and other things. The prawns in salted crab roe sauce were a little disappointing.. I was expecting a big salty hit, but instead was left with a bland grainy sauce on a fried prawn. I hate to recycle a cliché, but you really are paying for the view.. Stick to eating on the ground and getting a better meal.. I mean, it's great if you're trying to impress someone or going for a special occasion, but if you're going for the food, try it somewhere else... Service was friendly and quick - the only thing I thought was strange was that we were served our tea out of giant cups! The reason being 'that the restaurant had run out of normal teacups' ..so that's why we were served with high ball glasses. read more

Great location and splendid views, clear skies over London so lunch went down a treat. Food and service were both excellent. Plan to go again but for dinner to experience views of London at night! read more

3 stars cause the cocktails were yummy- refreshing and light- we had the mint and the ginger. If this review was based on service, I would have given 1 star at best. When one indulges in an overpriced experience, you expect to be treated well. Waitstaff was rude, disinterested and not helpful. The views are ok, but not worth a recommendation to This place. read more

What do you get your mum who is impossible to buy for? Every birthday and Christmas is spent frantically thinking what to get her. So when my husband suggested taking my parents to Hutong, we booked immediately a late Sunday lunch. Unfortunately we had the worst weather ever, pelting rain and really cloudy. But hey what can you do in winter. Despite the rain we were pleased to get a window table. The menu isn't vast but we did struggle to pick. As there was 4 of us we chose the set lunch menu. Monkfish and enoki mushroom soup - tasty, similar to sweetcorn soup Dim sum dumplings: xo sauce and prawn, sea bass and shrimp, scallop and kai lan and pumpkin - I was sadly every excited to get my own bamboo steamer to myself (I get twitchy when I have to share food). They were really beautifully made and almost too pretty to eat. My favourite was the xo sauce and prawn dumpling. Wagyu beef puffs - light pastry with a sweet tender filling, lush! Prawn and cuttlefish in a pickled chilli sauce Chicken, string bean and oyster mushroom lettuce wraps Kai lan in ginger saucer Egg white fried rice The portions were very generous. The prawns and cuttlefish were delicious the right level of spice, but be careful of the the chilies I ate a really hot one. The kai lan was perfectly cooked and the lettuce wraps were delightful. The fried rice was nice and light and the perfect accompaniment to the dishes. We had jasmine tea with the meal so with dessert my dad and James had a beer and I had a glass of bubbles to see the new year in. I chose the golden sesame dumplings with apple and cinnamon purée, my mum and James had the glutinous black sesame dumplings and my dad had the honey and ginger ice cream. My dumplings which I would call sesame balls were amazing! Hot crispy sesame coating with a light apple filling, my mum being mum said that isn't Chinese, true but it was lovely. The glutinous dumplings which are very like moochi were delicious, soft and gooey with a lovely crumbly coating which gave a bit of texture. My mum and dad were very impressed with the quality of the food and the generous portions. This isn't always an easy task with my parents! As I said at the beginning we had awful weather. During the meal, the rain slowly eased and the sun made a little appearance breaking up some of the cloud. If you came on a clear day or evening you would definitely get some fantastic views of London, and I have a real soft spot for a view of London. I would love to come back for cocktails on summer evening. There are also some lovely private dining areas, which would be fantastic for a large group dinner. Can't wait for an excuse to come back! read more

Food: I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised with the food at the Hutong. Usually with fancy Chinese restaurants like this you're paying for the decor and view and the food is sub-par, but not here. We did dim sum on a Saturday afternoon and ordered the pork shu mai, xiao long bao, pork puff, and a half order of duck. Everything was delicious. Drinks: We ordered two soft drinks. Price: It's definitely not cheap, but then again you're paying for the whole experience. For four people we paid 78.86 GBP. Ambiance: The restaurant is very nicely decorated, not cheesy at all. The views of the city are amazing. Service: The service in the beginning was a bit slow, but once service got going it was better. Would I go back? Yes. It's a nice spot to take visitors to show off the city and have a nice Chinese dinner. read more

It is another trip to the shard for dinner at Hutong....yes another trip and this time to take a good friend from abroad to see a 360 degree view of London. But also to have one of London best place for Peking duck. I have been to Hutong for both lunch and dinner. But I definitely prefer the restaurant for their dinner menu than the dim sum menu. The restaurant is based on food inspired from Northern China so there are many spicy dishes on the menu but also there are some non-spicy dishes to balance taste buds. When you visit Hutong, you have to try the Roasted Peking duck which is come either half or whole, and is severed in two stages. The chef will thinly sliced the duck in front of you and lay on a piece of wood lined with banana leaf. This is served as the first stage of the dish where you wrap the duck with cucumber, spring onion and hoi sin sauce in pancake. Second stage of the duck will come as part of the main dishes which is where the left over meat is diced and stir-fried with red onions and peppers. You wrap the dish with hoi sin sauce in crispy lettuce. The evening I took my guest from abroad there was unfortunately no chilled spiced razor clams. This is a nice appetiser to start the meal, although I do prefer it being slightly warm. Instead we ordered the thinly sliced pork belly with cucumber slices with chilli and garlic sauce. This is also another cold dish but is bland if you do not have it with the sauce. Hutong has a varieties of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to order, whether you enjoying them at Hutong's bar or accompany with your food. But I always feel if you are having a Chinese meal it is always best to have it with Chinese tea. However, if you need to cool down from the spices then I do love the lychee juice. read more

It's hard to beat a great view with amazing food to match. I had the Peking duck which was as tender and juicy as you'd expect. This place does not have an "authentic" vibe to it, but what you're paying for is that view and the ambience. I will say that I thought the place to be too dimly lit, even though it was later in the evening, but I guess that's so you could see the night time view. read more

Amazing view and amazing service and the food was... Amazing! Recommend the monkfish soup, dim sum platter and apple fried mochi balls. Seatings for food are two hours but we were graciously taken to a table in the bar once this time ended. A great evening - highly recommend! read more

Located on the 32nd floor of the shard. Walking in we saw several lines around the shard, presumably one is for the view, another is for the restaurant. Upon walking in we were asked if we had reservations, we said no and indicated we just came in for the bar. We were directed to the 32nd floor. There were no lines and the view was spectacular. Coming here for drinks is a really quick and easy way to go to the shard and avoid the lines and hastle. The bar area itself is quite small and pretty busy at 2:30 in the afternoon on a Saturday but not too busy where you're elbowing people. There were a few tables in the bar area and having patiently waited for about 15-20 minutes we were able to snatch one up. Got a drink each. The Hemingway was delicious. The bar staff carefully created each drink with the utmost attention to detail. Obviously presentation was key to them. The decor is very aesthetically pleasing. The only comment I would have is that the bartender after making each drink would go through the extra trouble of pouring more ice on top to make the drinks look full. He was making the drinks right in front of the customers and would top it off with a handful making a mountain of ice on top. Your not fooling anyone and the ice melts anyway so why clearly pour more in, just get the amount right the first time and pour the mixed drink on top your just making a mess and getting your hands all over someone's drink. The table space is about 5 tables can seat 2-4 but a lot of people moved tables and chairs together to accommodate larger groups so hard to tell for sure. Overall great experience for a drink and a view read more

Hutong - Hemingway - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

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This is a place to go when you have out of towers visiting London, our friends took us here and we were happy that we didn't have to buy tickets to see the view from the Shard. The service is good. The food is predictably good. We ordered the fried crabs and veggie dumplings both of which were sufficiently good. Then we had try Ma Po Tofu, string beans, spicy fried rice and the beef wrapped in lotus leaf. My favorite dish were the string beans, the spices on that were bang on. The beef looked very fancy but was just good. We also had a chocolate tart for dessert, we felt that the tart shell was undercooked and they were really good, taking it away and not charging us. Overall we had a good time, the view is unbelievably good and the ambience is trendy. Go for the whole experience. The food by itself might not be a draw read more

Hutong - The tart which was actually very undercooked - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

Celebrated my friend's graduation here, i have to agree with other reviewers that say you are paying mostly for the ambience. The restaurant is beautiful but the food is pretty average and really expensive. read more

Everything was delightful. Our party of 7 was seated in a private room with lovely panelling. The vegetarian dumpling was good, though nothing special. The food improved from there, though. The spring rolls were sliced diagonally in half. For a simple staple dish, they were very good. The shell was crispy and flakey, and the veggies moist. For entree, I had the grouper with black bean sauce. Delicious. Dessert was less impressive, but still good. The lychee sorbet was light and refreshing. The fried red bean paste tasted good but didn't wow me. The golden dumplings made our dairy-free dining companion happy, which was good because it was the only dairy-free item on the dessert menu. read more

If you're interested in taking selfies with the best background possible...go to the Shard! While you're there, a stop at Hutong is worth every penny! I ordered the Crispy Beef with rice and it was delicious! Imagine shredded beef with julienne carrots flavored with the most delectable sauce you will ever taste. The sauce was sweet and tangy. Sooooo good! The ambience is very sexy and vibrant. Rich dark wood and Chinese lanterns with soft overhead lighting sets the mood effortlessly. read more

Hutong - Dinner with a view - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

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My lady took me here for my bday. Great birthday surprise for London . We enjoyed some soft shelled crabs, ribs, fried rice and noodles. I must say every dish was delicious. The crabs were spicy but very good. And the ribs had me licking my fingers in public. The staff was very friendly. And the view was breathe taking. So between the ambiance, staff, food and experience. I have to give this place 5 stars. read more

Hutong - Nice surprise at the end of dinner - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

Like the vibe and the view & that's about it. Did it for the 'gram. Didn't try the food so I can't comment on that but the drinks were fine & the service as well. The prices are ridicilous though, so come ready to spend your savings. read more

Coming here was a mistake. The venue and view is very beautiful, but the service and food were quite average at best. Absolutely not worth the high prices. The heavy security is equal to going to the airport and the lines and overcrowded elevator make your first experience like being forced into a cattle car. It makes you feel like immediately leaving which would have been a great idea to save you from the mediocre overpriced food upstairs. Some dishes were really poorly prepared. The Peking duck was just so so, while other dishes were oily, weak in flavors, and not very enjoyable. The cocktails were also overpriced and very disappointing lacking taste, and they were just poorly crafted. Service was also unorganized and immature. Nothing was impressive or worth the price point (beyond the view) in a city with much better food being readily available. It just felt like a very inauthentic, over priced, and overhyped marketing ploy that was more of a tourist trap than fine dining experience. Kind of like a more expensive PF Changs in the sky, which any Americans will surely understand. read more

Excellent food, excellent ambiance and incredible house cocktails ( try the Knight Templar). Service was fast and knowledgable staff. read more

To be honest I wasn't expecting great food but took my parents for the view with the thought of £60/70 per head offering better value than £30 to just go up to the viewing platform at the Shard. A nice super quick elevator took us up to the 32nd floor and we walked a flight up to the restaurant which was decorated very much like the Hong Kong sister restaurant in a dark traditional style. For sure the views were great, even in the toilet, whilst service was friendly it wasn't quite attentive enough in certain areas, e.g. missing bowl, rice not served up by the waiter, tea was too weak and not refilled when required. So onto the food, overall it was good, not great but good. It serves northern Chinese style food so it's a nice change from the usual Cantonese affair served at most Chinese restaurants in London. The spice has been tamed down a little for English tastes but everything was well balanced. We went for dinner so didn't have dim sum but did sample mined pork and fennel seed dumplings which were a disappointment, the pastry was too thick and filling uninspiring. Then onto the Roast Peking Duck which was looking forward too due to its rarity in England. £38 seems a lot for 1/2 a duck but crispy skin wrapped up in thin pancakes is beautiful. The duck was nicely flavoured and I was taken back to Hong Kong. At £38 you get the fanfare of a chef slicing the skin off at your table, and then also a second dish using the meat of the duck to make a lettuce wrap duck dish. Also good were the cuttlefish, crispy deboned lamb ribs, braised beef rib, and the seafood salted fish fried rice. The spring greens were a little overdone but the fried prawns with salted egg and crab roe sauce were a revelation, simply amazing. Even though not the best Chinese food I've ever had, it's good and wouldn't be disappointed at having to eat at Hutong again even without the views. Definitely a place that ill impress loved ones, family or clients. Despite dishes costing around £30 each it strangely does not represent bad value given the views and the fact that many of the dishes are had to find in restaurants in London. read more

Excellent view. Food complimented the view. Prices were more for the view than the food - somewhat on the high side. But overall it wasn't disappointing .. read more

Given the usual Pub fare we've experienced, the better than average Asian flavors and incredible views, giving this place less tha 5 stars is selling it short. Not saying I would go here every time I was in town, but I think everyone should definitely give it a try and see what they think. read more

Overall-good. Very impressive decor. Vibe was trendy and deep. One of our bottles of sparkling water disappeared after the first poor. And the first bottle of wine was late. But otherwise good vibe, food and service. View was amazing. read more

Hutong - Dinner - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

Beyond the obvious incredible location and views, this place has nothing to offer. The food is so over priced and so underwhelming. Little flavor and all flourish makes the entire experience a disappointment. We ordered several starters and several entrees to share and there was not a single thing that I would call memorable or enjoyable. The beef in one of our dishes could have been chicken, could have been cardboard, could have been anything. The soft shell crab was dry and lacked flavor, it also was not cleaned properly so I ended up with a big bite of something not crab. And it is SO expensive. Not worth it. Go up to the bar for drinks (also not worth totally worth it) and the view and leave. read more

Great view, okay service, and sub-par food. We ordered Peking Duck (half), spicy shredded beef, and spicy pork dumplings. Still waiting for the spice to arrive from both the spicy dishes, and the duck was extremely sweet; add the sweet plum sauce to the supplied pancakes and you find yourself drinking water and eating boiled rice to assist in absorbing the sweet flavour. This was definitely not traditional Chinese cooking; and at a £110 price tag, not worth the exercise. The views are enjoyable and our waiter was extremely friendly. But still, for the price, two people can have a more enjoyable dinner elsewhere and not feel as if the pocket book has been raped upon completion. read more

Expensive but not good as it should be. The view is amazing but the food is just so so. read more

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My family chose Hutong for lunch to celebrate my graduation. I was prepared to take just the view from the 32nd floor over the river, but luckily the food was up to scratch too. First up: everything is incredibly pricey here. Prepare to part with at least a few hundred pounds if you're planning to invite three guests or more. Cocktails are delicious - I had a Beijing Fizz champagne cocktail, while others seemed pleased with the Golden Dragon and a spin on the Bloody Mary. All beautifully presented - especially the Bloody Mary, which had a cute clothes-peg pinning a little sprig of celery to the side of the martini glass. Nearly all the dishes were hits. I particularly enjoyed the presentation and texture of the soft shell crab served in a lantern-shaped basket on a bed of Sichuan peppers, thought the thinly sliced belly pork nestled next to cucumber slices were delicious and enjoyed the juicy king prawns. Duck brought to the table to be theatrically sliced in front of us served as another visual highlight, while the resultant traditional pancakes filled with the carved meat were fantastic. The one thing I wasn't so keen on was slightly bland, rubbery pieces of tofu, but I was happy to overlook this as the dish was just a side. Definitely a restaurant for an occasion, reminiscent of Shanghai or HK. Very expensive, but important to remember you're partly paying for the incredible view... You can see more of my thoughts and pictures from the meal on my blog here: http://acertainadventure.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/high-rise-dining-at-shard.html read more

Great vegan options and great views! You must try the fried wok noodles! They don't taste as heavy as they sound and wow that fresh hand made noodle was one of the best I've had anywhere! read more

Great experience! I visited Hutong with my best friend a couple of days ago for my birthday. Everything was perfect from the tasty food, to the attentive polite and caring staff, the cocktails and of course the views! I honestly could not have wished for a better experience. I'd highly recommend Hutong. We go out to fine dining restaurants often and this has truly been one of the very best. read more

We quite enjoyed the dim sum tasting here. Great view, great food, Service was good (nothing stood out as great)

We ordered the kung pao shrimp and shrimp fried rice ... vegetable spring rolls for appetizers. Overall the food was solid. Nothing too impressive. I enjoyed the spring rolls and shrimp fried rice the best! Food is overpriced. We came to the restaurant by chance, without reservations and seating wasn't a problem. The view from the restaurant is amazing! You can see so much of London! Service was great! I think overall it was a decent experience. read more

We found the staff extremely rude. We were a party of 2 and were given a corner table near the kitchen. When asked about transfering to other empty tables at nicer location, they declined saying other tables are 4 seater which is completely ridiculous given all the tables were same size. Anyways thought we were treated extremely un fairly. The overall atmosphere is extremely dark. Only good thing about this is the view. Other than that nothing appealing read more

We came here on a Monday night and made reservations for 6:30pm. Honestly, you are really paying for the ambiance which is 5 stars and food was 4 Stars. The service was lacking. We had to flag down our server times in order to place our order and to get more drink orders. Also, felt like we were at an airport security. Make sure you arrive early because you have to literally go through security ... wait in line and then go through metal detectors and then you get to go to the elevator to the 32nd floor. read more

Made reservations here since we would be in the UK for a wedding. This place has very beautiful views and the service was great. I would say that getting here was pretty easy and easy to find. Mostly you're just paying for the view. Anywhere you're seated has a view of London. The food was great (ordered dim sum) but it's definitely not the dim sum I expected. It's overpriced for what you're getting and you can get better dim sum for a better price at any Chinatown. Plus there's really not a lot of variety which was disappointing. We came here during lunch time during the week and it was mostly business professionals stopping in. The wine and cocktail list though was impressive. My husband and I had a glass of wine and enjoyed the views. Altogether I would probably just recommend coming here for some drinks and not the food to enjoy the food. read more

An epic disappointment. A friend suggested we go here on a trip to London and we made reservations. We arrived with great expectations. We were seated in a covered area away from the windows. When you pay extra for the view and do not get the view, it is disappointing. Our waitress Maria was not personable and I felt like she viewed me as a check and not a person who went there for a special occasion. She was not personable or friendly. We were rushed and she detracted from the entire experience. The food was fair with the boneless lamb ribs and sole with vinegar and coriander excellent. The hot and sour soup was extra spicy hot and little sour. The vegetable spring rolls were dry and without flavor. The fried noodles with seasonable vegetables were greasy with only bean sprouts as a vegetable. I could go on but the rest of the food was as disappointing. The biggest ripoff of the night was our waitress offering to settle our 183 pound bill for 320 dollars. Given the exchange rate of 1.60 dollars to the pound, it was a hefty up charge. Run do not walk away from this overprice ripoff. The experience is not worth the time, effort or cost. I read more

The signature duck was good, but serve all the dishes at the same time so by the time we half finished there duck, other dishes are all cold. Not good service today too, and uncomfortable chair. Finished dishes from us and other tables including left over food were left right behind me, disgusting! Very disappointing! read more

It's been a while since I came here (l've been busy trying the Shards other restaurants) but I still like it. The view is amazing but that is true of all the restaurants at the Shard. I really enjoyed all the food. The crispy prawn roll starter was so good that a fight almost broke out over the last one. We also had a beef dish served over sticky rice & the Peking duck served in 2 stages which were both really good. It is a more expensive meal than the dim sum lunch special we got last time but if you take out the £100 on drinks then the food wasn't astronomical. read more