ADAM HORNER
We visited this place in the break between Harry potter and the curse child shows. We were impressed that there wasn't a queue and we were seated immediately.
The service was really quick which was just what we needed as we needed to be back at the theatre.
Would really recommend the dumplings to start, quarter of duck with pancakes was a little dry. The sweet and sour chicken with egg fried rice was spot on, overall very tasty.
Unfortunately the service was a little lacking. We had to request knapkins and bowls, and the table wasn't wiped between courses. Or after it was cleared.
Felt we had value for money though so we would recommend if you are in the area.
Emma Lillelund
Went for a late dinner so no queue but understand that this is usually the case. We opted for a dimsum starter, morning glory main with garlic to share and my partner had the beef noodle soup while I had sliced potatoes. Utterly delicious, good portions. I’d always recommend the jasmine tea as it’s tasty and refillable. Staff were really lovely as well.
MC B
Chinese specialities in perfect quality! Once you have had the first bamboo steamer with dimsum there is no turning back and you feel the intense wish to eat the entire menu up and down. Xiaolongbao are spectacular, but also many other dishes demonstrate the impressive variety of Chinese cuisine. I always find it fascinating how much refined aroma Chinese chefs can put into pork dishes, which is commonly considered as cheap meat in Europe. We did not have any Peking duck, therefore no data, but the redt was just perfect 👍.
Dima Kuzbari
The food is so good, you inhale it. The stir fry morning glory and pork dim sums were succulent. Friendly staff. Quick service. Will definitely keep coming back.
Romain B Fernandes
Great experience. Friendly staff🤗 and food was absolutely delicious and decent portions (compared to other nearby restaurants) for the price paid💷. Food service was quick too. Our kids including us devoured the dim sums🥟 🤤🤤🤤
Definitely recommend this place.
Ayotunde Shashi
Went specifically for the giant soup dumpling, which is served with a straw. It was tasty with plenty of soup but not much filling. Would avoid the big pork bao. It’s fine, pleasant, nothing special. Morning glory vegetables and glass noodles were fresh and flavoursome. Service was rushed but we enjoyed the experience. 4.5 stars.
Leigh Strong
I've been to Leongs Legend a few times now and have enjoyed the food. Service has been quick making it a good place to go before a show. There have been times where there is a wait to get in but bookings can be made. I've only ever gone without a reservation and havem't had to wait longer than 15 minutes to be seated. Worth considering amongst the many restaurants in Chinatown.
Steve Wilson
Had my favourites sticky glutinous mushroom rice & seafood vermicelli. It's absolutely amazing. Having lived in London near the WestEnd for half many years Chinatown was our favourite place to eat, so we have worked our way through many of the restaurants. But I come back to this one time and time again. It's always packed, but the food arrives quickly, and the service is top-notch. It's still a 5 star in my books.
Sedra Abumoustafa
Expect to queue as this place is very popular & gets a bit busy! We booked the dim sum bottomless brunch which came with a glass of Prosecco (there is also beer, wine & soft drinks). Lots of dim sum options to suit everyones food needs & portions are good for sharing! They normally advise to finish eat dish before ordering more to avoid wasting/throwing away food. Reasonably priced! The only reason Im giving a 4 and not 5 is becus some of the staff are a bit off - very direct & not so friendly. I would still eat here but dont expect super professional & friendly staff!
Katy Reid
Great food, particularly the dumplings and dim sum. Interesting decor, not your standard Chinatown fare. Strongly endorsed by my 9 year old too. Price included drinks (beer for adults and interesting juices for kids)
chan Mary
Xiao Long Bao is the must have! “Skin” was thin and love the juicy pork with soup inside😍
Har Gao was also nice. Prawn filling were fresh💯
We also ordered the oyster pancakes but the oysters were not enough so it’s quite a disappointment ☹️
But overall the food was great in portion and taste authentic!
Service was okay.
Connie
An excellent meal at Leong’s Legend and highly recommend! We had registered for a bottomless Dim Sum offer they were running (requiring pre-payment and pre-booking) which was excellent value. I’d read that the service wasn’t brilliant, but this was not the case during our meal there.
Staff were efficient and prompt. We asked for tap water alongside our drinks which they kept replenished, and we were able to easily order more dumplings, dim sum, and buns etc, which are all hand made and fresh.
The choice is excellent, whether you come here for dim sum or big bowls of food, with really beautiful flavours.
My favourites were the crabmeat & vegetable dumplings, Sichuan style pork buns, and prawn & chives dumplings. The house white wine was pleasant too.
Speedy service, there appeared to be lots of tables available for walk-ins, and excellent value.
Pallabi Roy Sonkovics
We stopped on a whim and were very happy with this discovery. It was a Saturday night, even though it was the busiest time we still managed to get a table. But It's best if you have a reservation when you go there.
The food was delicious, we ordered slow-braised pork belly with steam rice and Taiwanese stir-fried rice with pork chop.
Both of them were really tasty specially the pork belly, it was soo tender that it melts in the mouth.
The only reason I’m giving 4 star is because The restaurant is quite small (very little seating) and as soon as you finished you have to leave otherwise highly recommended!!!
SML13 (Moochie)
I really enjoyed this one! GOSH! Seriously… I loved this place!
We went there to have dinner (2 people), we were fairly hungry so we ordered:
- Leongs’ signature xiao long bao
- Quarter crispy aromatic duck
- Sichuan style buns
- Taiwanese stir-fried rice w/ pork chop
Loved everything!
The two dim sum dishes were super tasty (compared to many other dim sum). Then the pork was trully crispy but they really surprised me with the quality of the pork chop and the stir-fried rice.
😍
They have no much space between tables, but you will enjoy the same. For sure!
Tip: Time Out has a bottomless dim sum offer (ending in June 2023) which I didn’t buy (damn it!) but most tables were taking this all-you-can-eat dim sum. They all looked very happy. 😚
But… Of course, you won’t be able to taste any other delicious dish with this offer.
Hayden Miller
Nothing to fault here. Service is quick and friendly. Food is delicious and fresh. I loved the pork and shrimp dumplings, prawn puffs, pork xiao long bao (soup dumplings) and the Sichuan pork and bbq pork bao buns! My girlfriend and I will be coming back again. Great for dates, friends and family. Don't forget to wash it all down with a Tiger beer.
Kaitlyn
The dumplings at Leong’s Legend are amazing! Not only is the food delicious, the service from the hosts is exceptional. They are friendly and always willing to share a recommendation. My favourite place in China Town for dumplings!
Tatiana Dias
I can't believe the average 4.4* here! The food here is terrible! Noodles that taste like nothing, broth that is just like water and meat that is a bit too sweet (with the sauce) and has too much fat. The best were the dumplings (at least they didn't get that one wrong!!). Service is efficient, but people are not nice. The only good point is that, for the price, you do get a ton of food.
Eatout Roudy
When you are feeling under the weather the best thing to have is something light. I remember being force fed congee when I was younger and hated it. Things have changed, I can now appreciate all the different types of congee there is and it is a sort of c ...
Paula Sampaio
The restaurant is well organised and clean, but when you got inside there is a really strong smell of food. I asked for fried noodles and a bun. The bun was ok, nothing special, but the fried noodles was terrible. No worth or your money or time.
Konnie L.D
we picked this restaurant because of the high ratings given. It wasn't good at all and overpriced!!! Ordered zinchuang noodles and it looked like spaghetti Bolognese. we also ordered rice with seafood and it was plain white rice with two mussels that we couldn't eat. They looked very bad. We also ordered soup and dumplings and they were ok. NOT RECOMMENDED!!!
Lisa Reynolds
Located right in the middle of china town. Good selection of dishes. Food came out in no particular just when it was ready. Peking duck pancake portion was very generous.
Donutsam
The Leong’s Legend is that it’s actually a half decent Taiwanese option in Chinatown. I get a bit bewildered whenever I’m in Chinatown and tasked with choosing a restaurant. Everything looks so samely, and everything is so samely for the most part. Leong’s Legend (currently) has one of the highest ratings for the places in the Chinatown area on Zomato. And that was enough to know for my reckoning.
Khushboo Khanna
I'm vegetarian, vegan actually but that's a problem I face most places. I live in shanghai so I was very intrigued when I saw vegetarian xiaolongbao because even living in mainland I've never seen that before. And I've been there for a while. I was super nervous and cautious when I ordered it didn't seem like the server understood me when I spoke in rustic mandarin so I translated in English too? It was albeit weird when she offered to eat one of my dumplings to check if it's actually vegetarian after tearing into one. They got my order wrong a total of 4 times, but eventually got me vegetarian xiaolongbao and that was worth the hassle. Absolutely recommended. <br/>The vegetarian fried rice came with egg 3 times upon which the server offered me a free drink to make up for their confusion. <br/>The food and attentive service I'd definitely come back for. The time I spent waiting, not so much. Could be better. It didn't honestly have a traditional Chinese feel to it, the place left me missing home.
Feedmepls
Generous portions; speedy service. Had the beef brisket rice, which was very nice flavour wise but the meat was a bit tough. Would also have liked some vegetables with the dish. And, given this is a Taiwanese restaurant, I was disappointed they didn't have my favourite dish of minced pork and preserved vegetables.
Ayantika Das
It was my birthday and me and my friends went there for dinner. It was extremely crowded but we managed to get a place quickly. The place was cozy and the service was pretty much quick but it was a bit hard to communicate with the staffs as most of them were only speaking Chinese. I don't exactly remember the things that we ordered but in the starter they served us wrong food. Then they changed and apologized for that. The food was good, especially the dumplings were delicious. But the main problem happened in the bill. The actual bill was for 85 pounds and they made it for 130 pounds. The bill was in Chinese and we asked the manager to give us a bill in English but again he gave us the bill in Chinese. Then we asked another waiter to check the bill as he was speaking English and he told the manager that he put extra things in our bill to make it 130 pounds instead of 85 pounds. <br/><br/>Its not a bad place but double check your bill.
Carlos Quinta
Bad service, the waiters are rude and very unfriendly. The food was bad except for the crispy duck. The space is ok but the ambience is not very good. I wouldn't recommend.
Sagan
Went here with a friend who recommended it as she was craving the pork belly and juicy dumpling! Both were really good! Service was quick...but wouldn't say there was much of an atmosphere about the place, to be fair we did go on a very quiet Sunday afternoon!
Adhith.S
One of the finest places in Chinatown where you get the best Dimsums.I've been here a couple of times,their service and food at it's best.I personally like their pork buns and Leong's braised pork belly.I suggest them to make things medium spicy,they give it accordingly.The interior setup is neat and well maintained.Overall this place has a decently priced menu with good Chinese food
It's The Veggie Option
I first stumbled across Leong’s Legend almost exactly two years ago. I had been to Ronnie Scott’s jazz club with my boyfriend, drunk quite a lot of wine, and we were hunting down a place in Chinatown to grab some food. We came across a door with a sign saying ‘please knock’ – given our slightly tipsy state we obeyed…
Unique Studios LLP
Alright. This is the stop for that Chinese food in London. Small and cozy joint, staff is amazing. Chinese tea and Taiwanese spicy beef noodle soup it is for the fall weather in London. Must visit. Will be back again.
Ying Kein Lin
I heard this Taiwanese restaurant the other day. Upon arrival, was a note saying 'please knock' rather weird I thought. The waitress welcomed me in and I was seated on the right corner. I had the oyster omelette, xiao long bao (pork & prawn soup dumplings), wontons in spicy sauce & crispy turnip puffs. The puffs was not a big deal but the other 3 dishes had my attention. The oyter omelette has a slightly soft gooey centre where the oysters were placed. They give it a slight silky texture which I didn't expect & tasted good. The dumplings were better than some other restaurants in Chinatown and the wontons had a kick to it. I enjoyed my 2hr lunch break! :)
Chow Hound
I come here for the Xiao Long Bao (soup dumplings). I stay for the Xiao Long Bao. It is the ONLY place in all of London I come to for such delicious parcels. <br/><br/>Mmmm, mmmm good. :)
Captain Coriander
Must try their delicious Xiao Long Bao (dumplings with meat and soup inside) dumplings. Lots of other dishes on the menu I can't wait to go back and try. Service is neither here nor there, but then again you're in Chinatown and we don't care so much about service anyway as long as food is good. Seating is cramp and uncomfortable. Tasty food though.
Miss Digressive
Since we got married three months ago, I appear to have had no time to blog. Pretty sad as I’d just gotten into a regular blogging routine so hopefully this will be the start of the new me!. The reality is before you get married your busy, but after you get married your even more busy. Thus it’s even more important to find some “us” time. Something we finally managed to do, albeit slightly impromptu.
American In London
We gave up on Polpetto and just walked over to Leong’s Legends (which is clearly visible from Polpetto). Good ol’ Leong’s. There, we loaded up on xiao long bao (slowly going downhill, but still better than most London versions), dou miao (sauteed snow pea
Travels With My Fork
When I lived in NYC, one of my frequent Sunday brunch destinations was the Vegetarian Dim Sum House on Pell street. I was a vegetarian then, but even if I hadn't been this place rocked. You'd have to get the timing right otherwise you'd have to join the e
Lauren Boyce
Xiao Long Bao on par with Box Hill in Melbourne. It is hard to find decent Xiao Long Bao in London! I've lived in Shanghai and I order Xiao Long Bao whenever it is on the menu. The pastry is not too thick, there is actually soup in the dumpling and it is a nice flavour. The meat is good quality too. Served with vinegar and some ginger. I've tried about 10 other places in China town, and read loads of reviews, so far, I think this is the best place.
Horst Eich
Or shouldn't try a restaurant in China town on a Friday evening. Everything in a hurry. The food seemed to be held warm for hours. Bad seasoning. The food wasn't hot as it should be. No good. I won't give it a second try.
The Girl Next Shore
Bad service, average food. When I first reviewed Leong's Legends, I liked it. It wasn't the best dim sum in London but it's okay. But I'm never NEVER going back. <br/><br/>Two of my friends and I went here for dinner. We were cramped in a small table of four with our bags (not so much) and a bouquet of flowers (as a birthday pressie). There was a spare table for four in the corner but more spacious than ours so we asked if we could move there. They said we can't use it as it was space for staff and their dinner. A few minutes later, three Chinese ladies were placed in the 'staff table'. Wanting to have equal service, we asked our server if we could be transferred to another spare and more spacious table. He said "Give me one moment", left and never returned. So my friend and I went to speak to someone else asking if we could have the bigger table as our bags were cramped and we wouldn't be able to eat properly even if we placed them on the floor. The lady I spoke to rudely said she can't do anything cos there's just three of us. I told her about the three ladies they placed on the other big table and they just scoffed and shrugged, and even had the audacity to eye us from head to toe. We ended up leaving as we were really treated badly. Shame, we would have ordered twice as much as three people would have ordered. TSK. TSK.
Francesco
A Little Treasure. I went today for lunch and contrary to what other people say the door was opened!<br/>Once inside they showed me where to seat without too much eye contact as mentioned from other reviewers. I didn't know but I guessed that I had to tick with a pen the dishes that I wanted on a copy of the menu and give to them. I am not sure how to interpreter this but I will try. Maybe just an originality or to avoid misinterpretation in the spoken language or maybe is too tiring to speak, not a clue!<br/>I ordered Prawn Dumplings, Prawn and Pork Siu Mai, Prawn Rolls Stuffed with Minced Garlic and Prawn & Celery Cheung Fun. (You might think that I like Prawns!) I had them in two slots which was good, even though I wouldn't think that if they served them all at once there was danger for them to go cold. Try to lay down a layer of asbestos on your taste buds, the dishes are seriously hot. I enjoyed the lot even though my favourite were the Prawn Rolls. Not to sure on the combination of the Prawns with the celery, a touch to sweet I thought. I also must say that although the prawns were big and juicy on the flavour side they didn't score as well. Unfortunately it is not just this restaurant I have experienced a similar thing in other restaurants. I went to this one to have a break from New World were I have been going for the last 30 years!!!! Although it is still good the prices have gone up quite a lot in recent times, I will definitely come back to Leong.
Black Cat
Delicious dumplings!. Went to Leong's Legend a few months back and thought it was good. The Shanghai soup dumplings were a delight! I can't remember fully what other dishes we tried besides the grilled pork bun which neither of us enjoyed as it was quite dry and fatty. <br/>Would definitely make a trip again for the dumplings.<br/>Overall rating: 7/10
Rd In Se3
Dim sum delight. Popped in here mid-afternoon with a friend after hearing that their xiao long bao were excellent. And they were. Rather a thicker skin but this didn't mean that they weren't light. Heavenly pork filling (even though we asked for crab twice: and were charged for crab!) spiked with ginger. <br/><br/>Of the rest, the roast pork cheung fun was also packed with flavour and succulent, and prawn and chive dumplings delightfully tender - the chive really adding something. Prawn siu mai flavourful but average.<br/><br/>A couple of beers each and all of the above came to about £45 for an excellent fill. Wholeheartedly recommended - if only for the xiao long bao.
Bird Explorers
Great Food and Lively Atmosphere. Desperate for some soup dumplings, I sought out Leong's Legends for dinner tonight. It was a small venue, and I had to stand in line for a few minutes, as it was already packed out.<br/><br/>However, I was seated as soon as there was an available table. I had four dishes; soup dumplings, kung pao chicken, spicey wontons and mai po tofu. <br/><br/>The soup dumplings (xiao long bao) were nice and easy to handle. The soup was hot and tasty as was the filling. With a modicum of dexterity, I was able to slurp out the soup without splitting the dumplings. <br/><br/>The kung pao chicken was the surprise. I ordered it extra hot, and the staff hovered over me worried that I was going to hurt myself, but in fact the dish was beautiful, a great fusion of Cantonese spicy-sweet with Szechuan smoky chillies. Very smoky spicy with a sharp tang, the way I like it.<br/><br/>The mai po tofu and wontons were a bit boring, but once I soaked them in the kung pao chicken spicy sauce, they came to life. <br/><br/>All in all I would give it a solid 8 (with the kung pao chicken and soup dumplings nearly 9), the staff were very attentive, the atmosphere was lively and spirited, and I would definitely go back and try some of many other things on the menu.
Helen B
Hold the mains!. A friend had just got back from a Top Secret Mission in the Middle East where he'd eaten his way through several vats of chickpeas so was keen for something that didn't come with flatbread or wrapped in a vine leaf. And he had a touch of the old giardia. So I thought it only fair to drag him off for my long postponed first visit to Leong's Legends to make him eat egg-wrapped oyster, pig's trotters and duck tongues. Just what the dodgy tum ordered.<br/><br/>Sadly he didn't play ball and we had a rather conservative affair, but nice all the same.<br/><br/>I've read lots of comments about the service; we actually had the opposite problem. At least 4 different girls seemed to be looking after our table and were checking every 2 minutes that we were OK. They were all very sweet and friendly, but a little bit of overkill. I got told off by Mr 007 for being 'stern' with them, but…eesh.<br/><br/>We ordered xiao long bao, the misnomered Taiwan kebab, bamboo rice, braised pork belly, spicy green beans with pork and stir fried chilli crab.<br/><br/>Two irritating things about the meal:<br/><br/>Everything arrived at once. I know Asian meals aren't strictly structured in the Western starter/main course way, but a) it's slightly overwhelming as the food groans and you realise just to what an extent you've over ordered and where do you start b) it means everything goes cold, because you can't possibly eat it quickly enough. This was particularly the case with the xiao long bao, which, arriving as mentioned by other reviewers sans couverture very quickly cooled, and therefore stuck together and to the basket, meaning most of the stock was lost. That said, they were nice, the wrappers seemed the right thickness, and the stock was sweet.<br/><br/>The Taiwan kebab is a slice of belly pork in a burger with various crunchy, spicy accompaniments (sorry, should have noted what they were). I enjoyed this but, again, it quickly cooled and therefore the bun became a bit flabby and dull.<br/><br/>The bamboo rice was far too much on the sticky side - as in completely congealed into one lump - and, though tasty, I found it difficult to pick out any of the promised scallop/shrimp flavours.<br/><br/>The other dishes were all MUCH more successful. The beans were hot and perfectly al dente, the pork nutty, just enough chilli - kind of Szechuan style. The braised pork was in a rich, sweet, soy-flavoured stock and the meat could just be pulled off in melting threads with chopsticks. Best of the bunch was the crab. A huge entire crab stirfried with chilli, ginger, garlic and spring onion. It was yummy sucking the shells. Most of the claws and legs had been pre-cracked so no problem to get the meat out. Really REALLY liked this and it drew envious glances from neighbouring tables.<br/><br/>Will definitely go back and have the last 3 dishes again, insist they bring the dim sum out first (might not order the rest till they're finished) and will go with someone whose tummy isn't attempting the triple jump so I can try the oysters and some of the other more adventurous dishes. The two turnip dim sum looked great by the way. The next door table had what looked like a large pancake with sweet and sour sauce on top, and the 'meat balls', which didn't!<br/><br/>Damage, including two beers, was £48 including the service charge. Nae bad. Especially for that crab, certainly worthy of Her Majesty's service.
Andrew Holmes
Fantastic braised pork with rice. Cheung fun was really tasty. A great restaurant for a quick bite to eat
Wu
Taiwanese? Not Really.. I am Taiwanese and I'd love to see more GENUINE Taiwanese restaurants in London. Modern Taiwanese food is not only tasty but also healthier(less salt & oil used, for example). <br/><br/>I and my friends have just been to Leong's Legends last month. Their “Siu Loung Bao(soup dumpling)” was indeed very good but the ginger in the soy sauce should be chopped much finer. <br/><br/>Their “Sticky Rice with Shredded Pork” was not bad. On the other hand, “Diced Beef with Garlic Slices” was too dry. The natural flavor of beef was covered up by the spices and eventually none existent.<br/><br/>We also tried Steamed Bamboo Rice which was made in Cantonese style rather than Taiwanese and tragically far too wet. “Yen Sue Jee (Deep Fried Chicken)” - arguably the most typical Taiwanese snack in night markets - was not at all Taiwanese! The size of the diced chicken, the seasoning, the color of the batter and its side dish were all misleading. Please do try it when you visit Taiwan! <br/> <br/>“Leong's Legends” actually refers to a CHINESE novel, “Water Margin”, which was written in 12th century. No wonder both its décor and much of the food are CHINESE, as the name of the restaurant already suggests.
Glutopia
Leong’s Legend II is one of the better restaurants in the area, specialising in Taiwanese food on Lisle Street. Upon entering Leong’s Legend restaurant you know you’re in for something different...The menu is slightly confusing; descriptions are vague and the range of dishes is enormous. We picked a few dishes at random, and hoped for best. Giant menu We began our experience of Leong’s Legend II with a starter of seafood dim sum, which was disappointing.... just as we were beginning to feel all disheartened things started to improve, hugely.
IEATBUTTONS
In winter, the craving for hot soup noodles is strong. If you're in Central London and this feeling overtakes you, head to Leong's Legend , a no-frills Taiwanese restaurant conveniently located on the edge of Chinatown/Soho. Don't be put off by the odd sign telling you to knock. I went straight for the Spicy Beef Noodles and thought about them for about a week afterwards.
The Hungry Porker
We knock, a bolt slides open and a face appears behind the crack of the door and tells us to wait outside until a table is free. The door then closes again and the bolt slides shut. I’ve witnessed this door policy at the nearby up-their-own-arse cocktail bars Opium and Experimental Cocktail Club, but never at a fairly run-of-the-mill restaurant bang in the middle of Chinatown. If I hadn’t found it so strange and funny, I’d probably have seen it as just about the least welcoming introduction to a restaurant I’ve had. Fortunately the wait was only a couple of minutes and we were soon seated with a steaming pot of Chinese tea in the tasteful (for Chinatown) and warm surroundings, studying the intriguing Taiwanese influenced menu, which to my delight me was heavily pork centred. Today we were a little safe, as with a throbbing hangover, as delicious as pig’s liver or intestines with plenty of chilli may sound, I needed something a little more easy going. But for those more adventurous eate
Wrap Your Lips Around This
Set in Chinatown, the fare is mainly Cantonese with a smattering here and there of Taiwanese. The quality of the dishes is mostly good, with some exceptions. The soup filled bao come stuck to the bamboo steaming basket, and instantly purge their fillings when attempts are made to pry them from bamboo to mouth, and the prawn cheung fun are tasty yet uninspiring.
LunchinKB
I am definitely coming back to this extremely reasonably priced and entirely delicious technically Taiwanese jam. And I definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a relaxed night out with properly greasy good Chinese.
The Girl Next Shore
Of the two, I prefer Leong's Legends over Dumpling's Legends. There's a certain je na sais quoi about the place that makes the food more enjoyable and the punters at ease. Perhaps it's the swift service, the relaxed casual ambience with its understated dark interiors, the satisfaction from Chinese comfort food. Admittedly, I've had better Chinese elsewhere but this is defo a contender for Chinatown's finest.
Sam
Leong's Legend is a somewhere I have now been to 3 times, on the recommendation of a friend, all because of their incredible, crab meat soup dumplings which burst in your mouth. £6.50 for 8, they are, as the menu points out, a "must try".
L Wilkinson
Crystal Prawn dumplings were some of the best I've had if I wasn't so full I would have ordered two of these. The dumpling dough was light and the filling was a perfect mix of minced and whole prawn.
Food And Drinks Noob
While Leong's Legends by no means is perfect, it does offer some nice classic Taiwanese cooking at a decent level which saves you the time and money to travel all the way to Taiwan.
Gingle Lists Everything
So, for me, and enjoyable meal and I would definitely go back. They had a number of dishes on the menu that I thought sounded intriguing or just tasty. George probably had a completely different experience to me and Stephen and would say the exact opposite.
LondonGAT
I had expected the sauce to be hot but it was actually mild and sweetish.
Glutopia
Interesting Taiwanese food at reasonable prices. Give it a try, but don’t expect the waiter to smile!
FoodAndFashion
The menu is short but appealing. But a small disappointment, here the word dim sum means more chinese tapas. Not especially steamed bites in their bamboo box as in my Rotterdam favs. I still keep my will of rice dough stuffed with shrimp, let's just jump in the train of 18 past, from South Station, to join Mister G in this kind of place. But anyway, we still made a few pleasant discoveries here !
Monchichi
Tender, melt-in-the-mouth pieces of pork with a lovely sauce (which was a little too starchy, but it’s only a small point), absolutely fantastic with steaming, hot rice.
Two True Shokutsu
Just be careful - they can be hot! They are good, and I will have them again. I suggest you give them a go.
Theskinnybib
The businesses will always be running brilliantly. The Leong, therefore, arrived, with their affordable and tasty menu, to save the scene. Now this Taiwanese dynasty has spread its influences
Qin Xie
For a real mixture of Chinese cuisine, both the spicy and mild, Leong’s Legend is a good choice. The menu isn’t extensive at this cosy little venue but you can order the Xiu Loung Bao and some of the spicier dim sums too. But of course there are lots of others offering a similar selection in the vicinity.
Chopstix2steaknives
To my lovely readers, as some of you may have noticed. I did a Dim Sum Marathon Week last month which was inspired after reading this post by Mr. Noodles. Timing could not have been worse what with Xmas celebrations and parties but persevere I did. I ended the marathon week with my last post being in Shanghai which was commented that it wasn't London-based. =) To make up for that, this is an additional post where all that writing had me craving for dim sum and I decided to try out Leongs Legend during the holiday break. I have been to Leongs Legend many times but never for their dim sum, as I didn't know they offer it. Finding other dim sum cravers wasn't too difficult and the party of three met up in Chinatown. Amidst the regulars, there were some which I have not seen before and some that I recognised when I was in Taiwan. 小笼包XLB £5 The Xiao Long Bao from Leongs Legend is still one of the better ones that you can find in London. 北京菜肉水饺 Beijing Pork & Chive Dumpling
Buzzarfood
We couldn’t go to Leong’s Legends without ordering their Xiao Long Bao (XLB £6) or steamed pork soup dumplings which the restaurant is famed for. The dumplings had a medium-thick skin and whilst were no Din Tai Fung (DTF) had a nice pork filling filled wi
HungryinLondon
Most restaurants serving dim sum in Chinatown however are rather mediocre and the Taiwanese Leong’s Legend is a pleasant exception.
Grumbling Gourmet
It was all fresh and seemingly home made, standout were their siu leung bau, or soup dumplings, steamed purses filled with piquant broth and a hunk of garlicky pork mince.
Sasha Happiness Project LDN
You know those Saturday nights when you find it hard to leave the sofa? Well I had one of those last weekend but luckily Pippalippa encouraged me to get my glad rags (jeans and trainers) on and hit Chinatown for some yummy food, red wine and banter. Pip l
Mzungu
I'm not gonna say too much about the original China Town Leong's Legends, as I've already eaten and blogged about number 2 in this slowly growing chain of Taiwanese eateries. Plus the décor and menu are both the same so fewer words will be written. The only difference is really the vibe. The younger sister has a much better one. The restaurant is somewhat smaller, but still has the same Song Dynasty drinking den feel and look to it. But somehow it is not as cosy as Continues is. I've not visited number 3 i
Greedy Diva
Leong's Legends is one of the better places to eat on a small budget in London's Chinatown. Decor is simple but smart - dark wood, low lighting; it's like a busy teahouse. The Taiwanese fare - while it might not always blow you away - is a cheerful skip a
Eating East
I recently asked a Taiwanese friend about restaurants she rated and Leong’s Legend in Chinatown was high on her list. Based on her advice, some friends and I headed to Leong’s Legend on a Friday night a few weeks ago. As they don’t take reservations at th
Thelondonfoodie
I can’t think of a restaurant that attracts such a range of different opinions as Leong’s Legend. I had meant to visit it for some time but had been put off by some damning reviews by fellow bloggers. My curiosity got the better of me, and so I headed to
LoveFoodLoveDrink
With its wall to wall line up of Asian restaurants, windows filled with luminous red hanging ducks and menus written in languages that I could only guess at, Chinatown is one of London's few places that I dread to venture into when it comes to dining. I'm sure there are some great restaurants nestled in and amongst the many mediocre ones, but with so many to choose from, I've never really dared to explore. However, on a number of recommendations, I'm glad to say that my visit to Leong's Legends was really quite special. First impressions are positive. With only an unassuming black door giving away its location, the restaurant is inconspicuously tucked away amongst its brightly lit neighbouring restaurants. However, upon entering, it's encouraging to see the restaurant full of Oriental customers. Seating is informal on wooden benches, whilst the dark restaurant itself is subtly decorated with Oriental trimmings to give an authentic feel. The food, however, is when things really get inte
London Chow
I chanced upon Leong's Legend (translated as Liang Shan Hao Han), a Taiwanese eatery that recently opened in London's Chinatown, the other day with a group of friends. Actually, we were heading towards Korean Kitchen (which will be featured in a later pos
Catty
Leong’s Legends (and its aptly named offspring Leong’s Legends Continues) is located on Macclesfield Street, adjacent to the hustling main drag of Gerrard Street (Leong’s Legends Continues is around the corner on Lisle Street). From the outside, it appear
Pig Pig's Corner
Inside, the décor was suggestive of the old-school dim sum rest houses in the period Chinese shows and I kept having an eye out for a brawl to kick off. I quite liked that bit, but the newer Christmas decorations didn’t really merge well with the underlyi
Gastro1
I have been to Leong's Legends about six times now and have tried most things on the menu. The restaurant claims to be Taiwanese but has many standard Cantonese dishes that one would encounter in most of the Cantonese centric establishments in London's Ch
Browners
Cowie and I were uprooted from our comfort zone where we were happy learning to cycle with our stabilisers and launched into the exciting world of grown up Chinese food.
Canelvr
Pigs trotters and duck tongues - a glance at the menu at Leong's Legends told me not to expect standard Chinatown fare. Cantonese I'm on board with - I've got my favourite dim sum joint just round the corner from where I live - but Taiwanese is new to me.
World Foodie Guide
After I had dinner at Taiwanese restaurant Leong’s Legend a few months ago, I thought I’d never return. The three dishes I had weren’t bad at all, although they weren’t spectacular by any stretch of the imagination, but the rude manager annoyed me intense
Ben Maritz
Intrigued by the reports of good food and awful service, I've been meaning to check out Leong's Legend for some time now. The reviews have been decidedly mixed, and I've been intending to sort it out. I've heard this was a good place to get a decent authe
Su-Lin
There was a queue outside Leong’s Legends when we went to visit one weekend. If we had known beforehand that the wait would be long, perhaps we would have gone elsewhere but we stood there and waited and waited and eventually, after about 45 minutes, we g
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