This is our second time to dine at Kam Tong. We are from the US just having vacation. The food is great and the staff is friendly. Their service is fast! Their fried duck is yummy! read more

Kam Tong Restaurant - Water Spinach, fried chicken - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

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"When in Rome, do like the Romans" goes the saying. "When in Chinatown, do like Chinese", I say. If that means summoning the waiter by simply waiving your hand, or even snapping fingers, so be it. If that means ignoring chintzy decor and dirty looks (there goes another Gaijin), so be it. If that means ordering 57 dishes of the most amazing tantalizing delicious food, whereas you can only eat no more than 7 dishes, so be it. True happiness comes from within, and that's why my dear aunt used to say "When you've eaten, your soul becomes kinder". Mind you, good food isn't easy to find. Good CHINESE food? Oh, mate, you're asking for the moon! But, here, at Kam Tong, "good food" is simply an understatement. Food here is beyond that. Of course, you must be willing to look past the garden variety of moo-shoo pork and sweet and sour chicken and order the REAL Chinese food. And that, my friends, is where the true pleasure lies. Go on, order. I'll wait. What, you want EVERYTHING on the menu? Well, yeah. Me too! The quality of the food here is in smells, flavor, taste and sight. If you go for one place in Bayswater, make this your one stop. Cheers (we're in London, after all!) Addendum. As we were sitting down for our second meal in as many days at Kam Tang, somebody at a table next to ours asked for Pad Thai. PEOPLE!!! Dafuq is wrong with you!!! You wouldn't ask for fish and chips at a French restaurant, or sushi at curry joint. Then why the fuck not learn what the amazing Chinese cuisine is all about!!! Argh! read more

My Points Index {100}: Authenticity 40% Food 30% Service 10% Price 10% Ambient 5% Cleanliness 5% Authenticity 4/5 Food 4/5 Service 2.5/5 Price 3.5/5 Ambient 3/5 Cleanliness 2/5 73 points Remark: Four season's arch rival. read more

Came here for dinner on two occasions. Roast meats are very good, in particular the roast pig and the duck. The soups are also nice. A little pricey for what it is and what we would pay back in Brooklyn but what can you do. Service was nice and friendly. read more

Kam Tong is under new management and their new manager actually sent me a message through Yelp informing me of this and inviting me to dine again and see if things had improved after my last less than wonderful meal This evening, I popped in for a quick bite. I made in with 5 minutes to spare til the 5pm deadline for ordering dim sum. This could have led to my initially rather curt greeting but they visibly relaxed through my visit I ordered a trio of dishes - Assam curry chicken puff, Thai marinated chicken feet and Shanghai pork buns. Coming from different sections of the kitchen, it would show off the breadth of any improvements they had made to the dim sum menu Overall, there was much more flavour in all three dishes. The chicken curry filling was spicy but not overly hot. The Thai chicken feet had a lovely tang of sweet with some sour and the pickkled vegetables served alongside were just as intended. The Shanghai buns wrappers were a bit delicate and leaked the precious soup from inside, which was a shame as the soup was lovely and had a nice kick My only gripe is that the portions were a little mean - only 3 Shanghai buns for example when most places would serve 4 A definite improvement but there had to be with Royal China just up the road and I noticed a new dim sum joint has just opened opposite on the site of the now-closed Kiasu restaurant read more

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I absolutely love Kam Tong. It is one of my 2 favourites on this street crowded with a surfeit of Asian restaurants. Their dim sum menu in the afternoon is large, comprehensive and very tasty. They even offer part of their dim sum menu later in the evening for dinner. I heavily recommend the pumpkin shaped fried dumplings and the pork ribs with fermented black beans is outstanding. They have sweet dim sum too which are a lovely way to end your meal. From their main menu, I am most excited about their chicken tom yum soup. Most tom yum soup have shrimp/prawns in their stock. Since I'm allergic to that, I've had to content myself with poor attempts of this superbly flavoursome soup at home. So it's amazing to me to have a shrimp free but very good version of this light yet tasty soup at Kam Tong. They are very very good with allergies. Most staff know the hidden ingredients (a complicated thing in Asian cooking) in the dishes and will happily reconfirm with the chef to assure you of the presence/absence of allergens. They have so many interesting things on the menu, that it is very easy to over-order. We almost always end up packing up a dish or two at the end. The staff is very helpful and a couple of them are now familiar enough with our presence to begin talking and joking with us. read more

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Came to Kam Tong for dim sum for one reason only. Pineapple bbq pork buns (菠蘿叉燒包). The restaurant had good dim sum all around, and the pineapple bbq pork buns and XO scallop dumplings were especially good. I arrived here about 30 min before my dining companion, and the restaurant allowed me to sit down first and sip on tea and wait, despite being rather crowded. Order the pineapple bbq pork buns. I had them for the first time years ago in Vancouver and they changed my life. I can't ever go back to the regular bbq pork buns. It is now my life goal to seek them out in every city. read more

Kam Tong Restaurant - Pineapple bbq pork bun 菠蘿叉燒包 - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

After a bad experience down the street where we couldn't even get seated, we came upon this place and WOW! Superb food! The duck was amazing! They did a special fried rice for me as I have some dietary restrictions. The service was the utmost professional, friendly and prompt. Everyone was happy to discuss the restaurant and food. We will be back this week for dim sum! Thank you Kim Tong for turning our first night dinner from a bad experience to a truly delicious one! See you in a few days!! read more

Went here today on a Wednesday night. Upon walking in, no one greeted us. With confused faces, we started looking for a seat and finally caught eye attention of one of the waitresses. She sat us and gave us the menu. Another waitor shortly came up to us afterward and asked us for drinks. We said water and he asked if we'd like sparkling or still. I said tap and he said he would come back to us. (Not sure if he did not hear me) We skimmed through the menu. The waitress was able to provide us with some recommendations. I was looking forward to the pineapple bbq pork buns but unfortunately they stop making them at 5pm. I settled on a rice and braised pork. Both were very disappointing, rice was too salty and the pork was too dry. I ordered a mango pudding afterward which was good, but the price was a tad high as it was £5 which is equivalent to $10 canadian for me. Also the chinese tea was £1.50 per person. read more

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FOOD POISONING!! Avoid at all costs. I should have been worried when I thought I saw a rat run out of the kitchen. But you think "no, I've eaten here before. It'll be ok." Should have just left. Bad service, sub average good and food poisoning. This place used to be great. Now it's a disaster. To be avoided. read more

Good and authentic Chinese food! We ordered 3 dishes, they were all good, and delicious. Wish we could stay longer to try their dim sum in the morning. read more

Kam Tong Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - London, XGL

Under New Management!! As the above suggests, Kam Tong has changed hands. Not that I have anything to compare it with, as this was my first visit, but, I do have experience with Chinese food, and this was jolly good. There really isn't much to add, I simply had a delightful meal. However, some may say that you could do some 'extreme eating' in this restaurant, as they offer unusual dishes such as; seasoned jelly fish (yes I did try and loved it), duck tongue (I can't imagine there is much meat on that), chicken feet and salted egg (which I was told by my Malay eating companion, was eggs cooked in pee - still tried it!). But having been brought up on foods like chicken feet, tripe, liver, kidney and heart, it sits neatly in the esteemed norm echelon of the B family! The staff were outstanding! So much so I was moved to comment to the owner just how refreshing it was to be served in this manner. Overall a thumbs up from moi. read more

Not sure why this place has only 3 stars on yelp. Probably because londoners dont use yelp very much and the only time they do is to complain. The food here is awesome and it's been in London for over 30 years. All their dishes have a distinct flavor while at the same time offering a wide variety. Pork, duck, and chicken bbqs are always cooked to perfection. Their house special fried rice, which is typically oily at most chinese restaurants, is always light and fluffy. I have ordered sweet, savory, and spicy dishes here and all of them exhibit a multitude of flavors and depth that is rare to find in a typical chinese restaurant. COME HERE IF YOU WANT GOOD CHINESE FOOD. It's expensive because its good quality and also because London. read more

My parents have a strange draw for this place and we come here sometimes (when we don't go to Royal China). I never really thought much about it really and thought a revisit for a yelp review was due! Unfortunately this fails the recently started "Roast duck test". The duck was not flavourful enough and the skin soggy and chewy. Roast belly of pork was a midge too fatty, but skin was nicely crisp and the meat flavourful (only saving grace of this sorry plate). The rice was overcooked and not hot enough and the sauce too soya~y without depth. Worst is they don't have soured plum sauce. Or rather the wait staff don't speak cantonese and I don't know how to order or explain it well enough in english. Ordering food in chinese in London never has been a problem for me until now. I supposed that is my fault... sigh. read more

A blessing in disguise. I was kind of afraid of going to another Chinese restaurant while in the area because of my last experience, getting yelled at and paying and arm and a leg.So I gave this Chinese restaurant a chance because at the time I was hungry and didn't want to walk anymore. The food was good and I had the duck and BBQ pork, but nothing to rave about. What blew my mind was that our waiter was very nice and personable, which I never received before at any Asian restaurant even in the states. other than that the place was a little pricy but good. read more

Had a very nice Sunday evening meal here with the missus. It's a laid-back, unpretentious place. Lots of round tables, plenty of seating. During our visit it was mostly families enjoying their dinner. We had the pan-fried pork dumplings (outstanding); aromatic crispy duck, with pancakes, spring onions, cucumber and sweet sauce (also wonderful); and Mongolian crispy lamb with iceberg lettuce, spring onions, cucumber and sweet sauce (also, great). The service isn't effusive but it is effective. The value is decent. All in, including a 750ml bottle of sparkling water and tip, our meal came to £38. I would come back here. read more

Good service. Food was served really quick. They speak English and Cantonese, as far as I know. Ordered the salted fish and chicken fried rice. It was a good portion, just enough for 1 person. A little bland but it's acceptable. Then had a pot of biased beef which was great! Tender beef with some radish. Sauce was savory. read more

A delicious Chinese dinner. Service was prompt and friendly and portions were perfectly sized. Our table of six, with a variety of tastes, not all of which were adventurous, ordered a veritable smorgasbord of dishes that were all quite tasty. I highly recommend the aubergine braised with sea spice and the seafood and Japanese tofu hot pot. Yum! Others ordered the sea spice sautéed chicken, cashew chicken, and a king prawn dish, all of which were very good, even if some were more bland than others. The glass pours are hefty, especially if you opt for a "large" glass (250 mL) and appropriately priced. The tea was tasty, too. And they seem to be able to accommodate modest-to-large groups with no fuss. It's not an exquisite dining experience, but if you are shut out of the other, packed, Chinese establishments along Queensway, you won't be disappointed. At all. They appear to have delicious dim sum, but since it was dinnertime, we obviously did not sample it. read more

Had dinner here with friends. Staff were friendly and service was swift. The menu offers a good selection of dishes (including a decent variety if vegetarian options), and everything was flavoursome. Portions are very well-judged. Will definitely be back. read more

We ate here twice during our stay and the food was delicious each meal. We selected the first fixed menu. Small plates of several dishes enough for two. A fair price. Quick service. read more

This place is unbelievable, for a city like London. Not only, the manager seated me and my family (so 5pers) on a table of 2-3 pers, they were rude, didn't want to serve us as we changed table (because apparently we were rude to the waitress who cleaned the new table, which we weren't: we were just sitting and waiting) and called my partner and me "thieves", as we were looking at the menu. My father still wanted to sit down and wait. All in all about an hour of waiting. And no one gave us menus, nor asked for anything. My father went to the manager (who called us thieves) and tried to sort it out, when he then raised his voice in front of all clients. The manager then explained, he never wanted to serve us. PS: We are an Arab family... read more

Kam Tong has been here forever but I heard it had recently been taken over by new management so was curious to see how it fared in comparison to it's previous incarnation and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. We arrived early on a Saturday and there was already a small queue waiting for the doors to open. Once inside, the place is much brighter and although plainer, had some nice details. We were quickly seated and given menus. We ordered a selection of dim sum and a couple of other dishes. I would highly recommend the dim sum which all turned up hot and tasty. The prawn dumplings were succulent and the pastry skins nice and thin. The pork puffs were flaky, moist and sweet probably one of the best in town, and the vietnamese spring rolls perfectly crisp and not too oily. They had a couple of items that you don't always see on traditional menus like the curry puff and and the xo scallop dumplings which were really good, as well as the mooli cubes done Malaysian style. The beef ho fun noodles were also excellent they can sometime come too oily but here, it was really good and the beef was tender. The veg we ordered (gai lan) was perfectly crisp without being hard. The Hokkien fried rice was also very good. My favourite was the portugese egg tarts OMG, yum! Staff are friendly, efficient and helpful, In summary, this place is a classy one (proper table cloths and napkins), with good quality, authentic food with decent portion sizes at pretty reasonable prices. Top marks! I will definitely come back. read more

Kam Tong what a disappointment you have become. I ate at this restaurant for many years and when it first reopened four years ago I was there time after time either eating in or take away. They did not put MSG in their food but now they do. The manager, although I was a regular was the rudest unapologetic self centred restaurant manager I ever met. Once I complained about a rice dish and he told me that if I did not like it to go somewhere else. Nice I kept going back as the food was good ignoring the manager ( the staff is incredibly good) but lately it changed and the last two visits were VERY BAD FOOD. I will never go back there and I suggest neither should you. Is not worth it anymore. read more

Been there for Dim Sum, delicious food, portion of Dim Sum £ 3.50, slightly higher than China town's restaurant ( £2.80 ), good quality & clean,. read more

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the food is good but the staff are awful and ruin it. i lived next door for two years and went a few times because the dumplings are especially great. i put up with the service. however once they turned us away very rudely despite having made a reservation. (the guy at the door flat out refused to even look for the reservation. we were two people....). refuse to go back since. read more

I was told that this cantonese restaurant is in it's soft re-opening phase and wanted to see if it had improved from it's previous incarnation. The first impression is that the refurbishments are actually really lovely and spacious. With little fanfare, the restaurant was pretty full (which is always a good sign) and the dishes looked decent on everyone's table. Because it was dinner, I wasn't able to try the dim sum (which a friend said was quite good) and ordered a wide variety of dishes for me and a group of friends. The seafood dishes were really good! They have a crispy mustard King Prawn dish that was finished almost immediately. As was the salt/pepper cuttlefish (lightly fried) and the Hunan Chicken curry. I was a tad disappointed with our vegatables which were overcooked. But all in all, the meal was decent. It's still in its soft opening phase, so they are working through a few kinks, but this place has the potential to be a solid competitor to Royal China if it plays its cards right. read more

We really wanted to try the dumplings here so we made a reservation by phone 3 days in advance and traveled from Cambridge to London in order to eat here. To our shock, the waiter at the door was not aware of any reservations and refused to show us a table. He did not even consult the remaining staff and was extremely rude. read more

This is yet another restaurant on Queensway that *looks* good at first sight but really isn't. I had a pork chow mein dish which cost a meager £5.50. It was plenty of food but drenched in grease. The quality of the food was poor. Not enough vegetables and the taste lacked any punch whatsoever. Skip it! read more

In summary, very good food and not so good service. It's true that they are very efficient and fast, but not nice at all, at least the waitress that served us. That's the only thing that prevented me for giving 5 stars, because I really liked the food. We tried chicken with lemon sauce and egg fried rice and two dim sum dishes: crispy prawn fried rolls and tangerine meat balls (steamed pork and beef over a thin layer of tofu, or something like that). I loved everything and my boyfriend, who is very demanding when it comes to Chinese food and rice, was very pleased. read more

This is a really good traditional chinese restaurant. its huge, so there's normally no need for booking although it does get busy on the weekends. for simple, mess free, delicious dishes, Kam tong is perfect. the service is wonderfully quick and efficient, you can order and eat within the hour. read more

I've been coming here since 1998. I have always loved the cheng fun and steamed prawn dumplings. I've always been loyal to this place and come here every time I'm in the area. The food and the service have always been fantastic, although since renovation it never seems to be full, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. read more

Out of all of the unpleasant experiences I have gone through in my life, dining at this restaurant tops the list. Not only was the food not fresh but the staff refused to let us order dessert (we were celebrating my grandfather's birthday) and then as we were walking out the door the manager had the audacity to say "do not come again". My grandmother held the door open for us to leave and the manager then proceeded to try to yank it close whilst she was still holding it and then call her "crazy" quite loudly. If it were possible to give a rating any lower than 1 then I would gladly give it. We have eaten at this restaurant many times before but the manager may rest assured that we will not be dining there again. read more

Try the fried rice. Of all the restaurants my wife and I tried in London, this was the only one that earned a return visit. The pork buns are indeed delicious (as mentioned in a few other reviews here) but the absolute best thing on their menu is the humble egg fried rice. We've both dined in and taken away, and the food was wonderful either way. A great place all around. read more

Best yum cha I've had since living in London the past 18 months. Even better than the yum cha I had in San Fran during Christmas break. Nothing wrong with service either although we got there at 12 on Sunday when it was quiet..but didn't stay that way for long. Every dish was excellent, great quality. Only fault was dessert, no typical mango pudding. There was a mango soup but it was so sour and weird how it also tasted fizzy, like soda water was mixed in. Mango pancake was too mushy too. read more

I have been here probably 10 times and the food is always of good quality, fast service and you'll notice that the same staff seem to be working there all the time any time! Do they live there? Highly recommended but does get very busy in summer and weekends so get there before 6pm approx to get a table. The crispy duck is good... Enjoy! read more

As of this moment, my favourite dim sum place in London, having become a little disappointed by Phoenix Palace and Royal China, we revisited this one where we had had good food previously but found it just a little far and a later start than most Dim Sum. In Bayswater and opening at 12pm, getting here can be a bit of a chore especially trying to find parking around Hyde Park, but it is worth it. Love the Mooli Roll and everything we tried was just gosh darn awesome. Fried, steamed, roasted, it was all good. Doughsticks were fresh and crunchy (in other places you can tell when they're recycling a previous days goods) and we got a lobster noodle dish that was out of this world. It was just so fresh and tasty (go for ee min noodles instead of their standard ones, you'll have to ask for it, but it's worth it!), the lobster easy to get out of the shell and having great texture. The staff are attentive and happy for you to choose your own table (a couple are under the air conditioners and can get quite cold), and to make it easier on everybody they have a nice picture menu and surprise surprise, the pictures actually match the dishes you are going to get! read more

This place is like my second home. Dim sum is fresh and tasty. The Cantonese duck and Peking duck are to die for. The other thing I come for is the double boiled house soup but only on weekends. read more

Steamed fish was fresh and well cooked. Ginger and scallion crab was alright, could be more flavorful. Veggie plate was small but overall a good choice for Chinese in London. read more

We have never had anything below an excellent standard of dim sum here, orders come fast and reasonably priced too. I often suggest Kam Tong when I'm showing someone around London who has never been here before. read more