Excellent from the start! Great prices, vibe, and authentic Chinese street food. They also use recyclable straws :)
An amazing place - it is my go-to place to take friends for a taste of Chinatown, a date place and even a hurried work lunch or two!
Be sure to try all of the dumplings and the dan dan noodles. Also, the chicken noodles are amazing. My personal favorite dumplings are the ones that come in a Spicy and Sour soup.
Small quaint place in the midst of soho - very different food from what u get in Chinatown next door - we had some prawn dumplings which were moist and very tasty. We also had some awesome squid in a very nice Sichuan pepper sauce and a cumin flavoured grilled lamb -which was the dampener of the evening as it was under cooked and the marinade hadn’t soaked! - in addition we had the complimentary peanuts upfront which were special due to the salt and the Sichuan peppers and some jasmine tea which was good. Will try and be back soon to taste the rest of the menu - work to be done folks on the grill though
What a fantastic place! The food was delicious and the menu was simple to understand. A problem I have with Chinese food is that sometimes I don't recognise the dish just by the name. But this place eliminates that problem and has photos. Everything tasted great and I highly recommend this place to people looking for authentic Chinese food.
Service is basic and sometimes unfriendly, but the food is absolutely outstanding and very well-priced. Order the Dan Dan noodles with pork, I trust you will never have tasted anything quite like it. Great location, too. Cash only, so come prepared.
I love street food! The more the place makes me doubt if my stomach will be ok tomorrow the better. They do nice skewers where you pick any meat you want (fish balls, tofu, internals, broccoli) and everything gets chucked into this pot of suspicious looking spicy brown water. So good!
Visited Baozi Inn a few years ago, just before I moved to China. I remember this being one of the more authentic Chinese restaurants that Chinese actually liked.
Food was well priced, I liked the cosy size of the restaurant and the decent food.
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Love this place. I'd walked past this curious looking communist themed place quite a few times, each time making a mental note to visit one day. I am very glad I eventually did. I am now a regular.
If you don't like spicy food or have an appreciation for Chinese food other than cuisine from the popular Canton province (or even your local Chinese take out!) then don't bother. As for people who complain about the service, well most restaurants in Chinatown are like this, rushing you to order and finish as fast as possible in order to quickly free the tables for the next lot. If you're looking for fine dining then this cheap eat is not the place. Try their sister restaurants Ba Shan or Bar Shu.
I always get the spicy dumplings, cucumbers (a MUST), and a spicy noodle dish, either the shanghainese beef one or the hot and sour (?) one. I can't even physically stomach chili very well but I am addicted to this place.
Side note - everytime I go to Baozi Inn, I always see some people who are regulars. I think this is a good sign.
Still Damn Good. I am liking the new menu at Baozi Inn. The addition of more dumplings is a big bonus.
The soups are still well made and spicy.
It has a nice vibe in the evenings.
Dan Dan Noodles. Perfect for cold wet London weather. A hot bowl of soup and noodles.
The interior & service is fantastic. The food is very traditional from the Sichuan area of China. Overall very good.
It was very busy on a Friday night, but we managed to get a table for 4 without booking. The mocktail drinks (green tea and fruit) were delicious! The service was really rapid. The dumplings and bao buns were really tasty. I had the noodles with pork belly and they were flavourful. My husband had the spicy mince noodles with pig intestines and he loved it. Another one of group had the aubergines with rice which had a wonderful sauce. We also had the crispy chicken, which was a bit gelatinous and the seaweed salad which was a bit oily and too garlicky for one of our group. Overall, I liked it and would recommend a visit.
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The Maocai (Hot Pot) is an absolute winner. Tasty, hot and huge. The bowl is massive and filled with wonderful flavours. The dumplings and Bao were delicious. The Aloe Vera drinks are so refreshing and tasty, especially the watermelon. Faye was an absolute star and very attentive. We highly recommend this restaurant in China Town
The skewers were really quite nice. Flavour was perfect and just enough spice and “numbness” to the spice!
I loved how every skewer tasted perfectly and it’s just one of those things that are hard to find these days.
It would have easily been a 5 star joint for the skewers alone BUT for like £7 for 5 skewers, that’s quite some healthy margin considering that makes it £1.5 for 2 fish balls or £2 for beef tribe which is almost free from western butchers!
Love this place. I work close by and usually go couple times of week.
I recommend the soups mainly the Dragon wonton or Chengdu dumplings in broth. My all time favourite is the Black fungus salad and Mixed Chengdu dumplings in spicy sauce. Simply the best in London.
I wouldn’t say it’s a cozy place, but definitely somewhere I’d go when I need a spicy & soupy meal. In general, it’s comfort food with ok price, but also noted that there are not many vegetarian options.
The spicy beef stew noodles was very nice. The food came very quickly and the staff were very helpful.
The overall mood is quite Asian. Nothing really special. It's quite cramped.
The spicy beef brisket noodle soup was sooo good and comforting- it got spicy but I enjoyed it. The fried chicken was also delicious as well. Efficient service and friendly too!
Was surprised to find really decent mala noodles at this London joint. The numbness was perfect, reminded me of the ones I had in China. The place also provides free wifi which you can log in by providing fake email details and also has toilets in store.
Simple, sometimes deceptively simple food. At first when I got Dan Dan noodles was disappointed, but when I moxed it, let flavours infuse and eaten with side greens - it was delicious. Baozi buns very big, succulent meat inside, though not as good as Shanghai street dumplings, 3 are enough for a meal.
Next time have to take aubergine - it was looking sooo tempting.
£9 for lunch main
Can't deny was an f tasty lunch. £9.9 for the set. Left full and happy. Staff friendly enough and knowledgeable of the food, which was FAST. Really hit the spot. Each dish 👍 was the first person in at 12:00, left thinking this is now every day should start! Be seeing you soon.
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