Tao Tao Ju in City of London

I was a regular... until today. Tao Tao Ju editions in Acton was great but today it took 87 minutes (more than an hour longer than estimated time).The delivery driver said he waited close to 30 minutes at the restaurant but the food arrived cold, undercooked and PORK siu mai was totally raw (see picture). Absolutely unacceptable and I will need to find somewhere else.

I was super excited for this restaurant to open in my neighborhood and be available on Deliveroo. However, I was incredibly disappointed with the portion sizes. We had a half full container of crispy beef floss, coated in batter that cost £13! The other items that we ordered were overly sweet and tasted very one dimensional. We ordered two different kinds of noodles they both tasted pretty much the same and lacked flavor. Incredibly disappointing and overpriced. The portions are tiny.I think the money that you're paying is going towards packaging. The food arrived hot and in an insulated bag. Everything was packaged well. I just wish it tasted as good as it looked.

We ordered a takeaway (twice so far) for delivery. Fresh and tasty dim sum. Very good. Only criticism would be the portion of squid was a little smaller than I would expect for the price and the Pad thai was did not taste as expected (ie not very ‘Thai’, but more ‘Chinese’) but was still good.

Amazing food. We had delivery off Deliveroo. Arrived on time, packaging was amazing and veggie and meat dishes were super tasty!

Ordered the Special Roast Platter (Three Kinds) from Deliveroo for £14.90. Ended up with a tiny portion of meat, probably about what you would get if you'd ordered it on rice. Five small pieces of duck, two of which were just skin and bone, and small pieces of pork. Sauce was also lacking in taste.

Really good dim sum (served all day!) and fantastic service. Star dish was the fried turnip cake with XO sauce - order this It was so tasty. Cannot wait to re visit - next time we will be taking friends so we can order more from the menu. I want to eat everything. Gung Bao chicken was also great; loved the celery in this..new one for us!

What’s your must eat item in Yum Cha?My cousin came from Newcastle to visit me. I asked him what he wanted for lunch. He said ‘Let’s go to Yum Cha coz’ we can eat slowly and have more time to chat’. As we planned to go to British museum after lunch, we went to @tao which located in Chinatown.WHAT WE GOT🥟Prawn & Spinach Dumpling with Crab Meat🥟Prawn Dumpling (Har Gow)🥟Prawn Dumpling (Wonton) in Spicy Soup🐔Chicken Claws in Black Bean Sauce Monk Vegetable Cheung Fun🌶Fried Turnip Paste with XO sauce🍖3 Kinds of Roasted Meat with RicePrawn Dumpling (Har Gow) was filled with king prawns and bamboo shoot. Translucent skin with perfect folds. It’s defo authentic and classic dim sum. Love it😍😍😍Prawn Dumpling in Spicy Soup used wonton which wrapped with prawns and pork. The wrapper was slippery and thin while the filling was flavourful & juicy. Together with the spicy soup was perfect for winter♥️♥️♥️Chicken Claws in Black Bean Sauce is also one of the classic dim sum in Hong Kong. The chicken claw was soft and tender. This is defo a dish for those who love cartilage, skin and bones Monk Veg Cheung Fun with silky soft skin wrapping with crunchy vegetables. Loved it with the sweet soy sauce.Among all of these dim sum, I loved Prawn & Spinach Dumpling with Crab Meat the most. See my next post on Instagram @ccgyozalover for the details 🤗Dumpling is defo my must eat item in Yum Cha. How about you?

Great place, it’s a very efficient place. They cater to everything you require whilst serving everyone else. The dim sum is amazing and the crab was extraordinary. I would definitely recommend this place as the go to dim sum in China town! I will be back here!

Very good Chinese restaurant to go to. We went to try the dim sum and it was freshAnd they had a good range of dim sum, rice dishes and noodles. Maybe the dim sum could be a bit larger but it did the job, between three people it was about 85 pounds total. The staff were fast and efficient. You got a large sheet with details of the dim sum in English describing the dim sum with the names. It made it easy to fill in. The fried custard buns were great.

We ordered a few veggie options from Tao Tao Ju. We enjoyed the meal, the vegetable dishes were tasty. I'd try more food from this Chinese restaurant again. I loved the custard buns, yummy!