Imperial China - Richmond Upon Thames

Always come here for family birthdays- the food is a cut above anywhere else locally for amazing Chinese. takeaways also great. the lamb lettuce wraps are amazing

I’ve been here many times, mainly for Dim Sum which they serve every day at lunchtimes only. It’s just so good. You know it’s going to be good when you walk in because the majority of the diners are Chinese. If you’ve eaten in the type of restaurants that local people eat at in Hong Kong and like that type of authentic food, you will be right at home here. The menu is MASSIVE which is a bit daunting, so do your research before you go! The tea is plentiful and very smooth and drinkable. Not so good if you’re a veggy as with most Chinese food. It’s usually full but daytimes you can usually get a table. May be best to book.

There is a reason that Chinese families come here and that when I have guests from China they want to go here for the dim sum. Very good seafood and strongly recommend the weekend dim sum menu.

This has long been a favourite for our West London relatives and our latest visit did not disappoint. We were a large party for a family member 's birthday lunch and had a spacious round table with lazy Susan. The range of dim sum is great as well as the usual siu mai, har gow we had yam croquettes, cheung fun, rice dumplings and loads of others, plenty of variety. We also had a couple of noodle dishes. Service was speedy and efficient and the tea kept being topped up. The bill was reasonable for the amount of food. Luckily our relatives are used to the 'cash only ' thing and came suitably prepared. It 's the best London dim sum we 've found since the sad demise of the Chuen Cheng Ku in Chinatown if dim sum is your thing it 's probably worth the trip out to the suburbs.

Having read a number of reviews for this restaurant before booking for dinner on Friday night with my kids and one of their girlfriends, I knew we could expect good food, but was wondering about the service. I have to say, our experience was entirely positive. The restaurant was full, but despite this the service was very attentive and positive. The food was really very good and the wine list is reasonably priced. Finally, the decor was great. We had a really good time. I am sure we will be back.