Kings Dumpling, Wanchai, Hong Kong

I am here at Wanchai, with my wife, for a Saturday lunch at Kings Dumpling. We did not eat just dumplings but other items as well, noted below.

We browsed through the menu and ticked off items on the order sheet.

Table Setting

The first item to arrive were the dumplings, the Siu Lung Bao, which were really good. They had 'hairy crab' roe (which is a local, seasonal dish) in them, giving them an extra nice flavour.

Siu Long Bao

The 'Dan Dan Mein' pictured below was good bowl of noodles in a not too spicy sauce (although there were two chilli icons next to the menu) with a nutty twist to the flavour as well.

The plate on the right of the picture is Chicken noodles salad (not the literal translation). This cold dish comprises strips of chicken mixed with translucent rice noodles and cucumber slices topped with a peanut sauce. It was light and refreshing.

Dan Dan Noodles & Chicken Noodle Salad

We had a fourth dish, which was Wonton. There were about seven of these vegetable and meat dumplings, which were served in a light, clear soup and ended the meal nicely and sufficiently.

Wonton

Food was in general good and plentiful enough for lunch, and not too pricey. It is a clean and modern looking restaurant, with efficient staff. Whilst the restaurant was not packed for a Saturday lunch, they had already run out of one of the items we initially wanted, which was odd though.

Plus, one can tell Christmas is coming soon as the festive songs made up the Muzak in this place. 

Scores:

Food: 3/5

Presentation: 3/5

Service: 3/5

Setting: 3/5

Overall: 12/20

Total Bill: $222, about £9.50 a head.

I ate: All of the above.

I drank: Chinese Tea, variety unknown.

I wore: Black Polo Shirt.