Bao Fitzrovia

As someone who grew up in Asia, I’m always skeptical of restaurant chains serving Asian food, but BAO was fantastic. We asked the waiter for a few recommendations and ordered the tofu balls, ox cheek nuggets, fried pork chop, bone marrow rice and classic bao. Everything was amazing and we loved the sauce that came with some of the dishes. We also ordered the confit bao, house salad and hollicks ice cream bao. The only down side was that it took a little while for the food to arrive, especially the dessert. But, I definitely recommend this place and will be checking out their other branches too!

BAOs are nice, but small plates are better - second time @ BAO fitzrovia . Met up with a friend and we sat by the bar counter on the ground floor. Stools are a bit too close, so limited space to eat. Good and quick service with friendly staff. Small menu with delicious selection of small plates, signature BAOs and drinks. Definitely recommend for a date night or catching up with a friend. Overall, feels a bit pricy especially when considering no meat dishes were ordered. Details below: Party size: 2 Atmosphere: 7/10 Service: 8/10 Food: 8.5/10 Drinks: 8/10 Value for price: 7.5/10 Standout: tofu balls Disappointed: black cod bao

I had a lovely experience at Bao. There are several Bao restaurants around but I do think the Fitzrovia is one of the better one for sure. The food was really tasty and unique. I also appreciate their sense of individuality. I don’t think it’s cheap however. I’d encourage you to make a reservation as it’s not a big restaurant.

Delightful food and atmosphere. Visited here on Friday evening and sat around the counter, where the atmosphere was fantastic. The staff were incredibly friendly. It was 'sour hour' when we arrived - you can sample mini versions of their sour cocktails for £5. Highly recommend the sweet potato sour. The food was very good, the beef short-rib bao was a highlight! We also tried the black cod bao, the original bao and the fried chicken. All were really good. It isn't cheap (£100 for 2 - and we didn't order too much). However, definitely worth it!

We are so glad we stopped here for lunch, it was absolutely incredible. We did the £15 lunch special and fell in love at the first bite. The flavors are spot on, and the dishes are not something you can find at many places. From the perfectly cooked chicken to the bone marrow fried rice, and of course the delightful bao, we thoroughly enjoyed everything.

Went all out, spent too much, worth it, great cocktail (bit strong for me), starters were very good, chicken was amazing, and all the bao options were outstanding, plus the dessert bao has to be tried, will need to come for that, no way I'll find that anywhere else. Bit pricey, spent £42 each, but cocktail was £10 (standard for London tbf) and got 3 courses each, then there was a service charge.

Had dinner there, food is very tasty with good presentation, i can tell they serve really good quality food, bao bun is small so you can try more than one 😂, staffs are very friendly and professional. Upstairs seatings are along the bar table, it’s nicer to sit upstairs. I would recommend it for friends gathering or date night out.

My first time here, was visiting from Toronto. Food was delicious, staff was really lovely my only qualm was just the wait time. I work in a restaurant so I understand that they were doing their best though. I ordered a drink at the beginning of my meal and got it at the end. They were super apologetic but if that happens I feel like they should have taken it off the bill. But I do not fault the workers whatsoever. Other than that though, the chestnut rice dumpling was unreal. So nice and balanced. I would go back if I was in the area, but just be ready that there may be a bit of a wait.

I loved the design of the restaurant itself, very modern and cool looking. The toilets also looked very nice and the basement also looked very cool. I got the prawn bao and the regular bao which were both very delicous. I would definitely recommend the prawn bao, although it's the special of the month... The nuggets were delicious and so were the 2 pc beef sushis. The taiwanese fried chicken is a must get here, it's the best dish I got during our visit! I also got a grapeade which came with a very pleasant aloe vera cream and the ade itself was very refreshing. I also really liked the plates and dishes that they used. I would recommend a reservation, as there aren't lots of seats.