March 2024 by Vivien Lei Zhang
The food in this place is forever the best but to get a table is forever chaotic and the service is forever the worst. We waited 35 minutes for two on Saturday lunch but four people know the staff in the restaurant went straight in and took a table for six. The food arrived in good time but after we wanted to add on extra item, the waitress was reluctant and told us it will take long time, so we decided to forget it and leave, but the item has been added onto the bill. High service charge added automatically while there was not much service at all.Overall, enjoy nice dim sum but need to put up with the bad atmosphere.
March 2024 by Martin C
One of the best place for dim sum in East London, with a spectacular view of the runway of London city airport.Great variety of dim sum selection, and the congee is really nice as well. Long queue soon after open in the weekend.
March 2024 by Peter Seitz
Absolutely fantastic, great food and an amazing view looking over city airport watching the planes..
March 2024 by Mido Wazzan
I think it?s one of the best Chinese food places in London. Food is delicious and staff are friendly.
March 2024 by Catherine O'Garro
The wait for a table was very long. They didn't have any order to who was next in line for a table so there was some confusion.Food was nice and fresh. The service wasn't great and there is a service charge added to the bill at the end.The atmosphere was very noisy, so if you are looking for a quiet meal then this is not the place.
March 2024 by Chennel Lovick-James
You are forced to pay an expensive service charge and not warned it?s mandatory.
March 2024 by Alice C
The service was absolutely horrendous! I'm Chinese, from NYC, I'm used to Chinese restaurant's service. I know high turnover is important, but that shouldn't mean that you have to be god awful to your customers! Yiban is one of the worst - the hostess there on the weekend, who takes puts you on the waiting list is probably the meanest person I've ever have to deal with. I just got my placenumber, I was just about to put it away so I don't lose this precious piece of paper. I'm carrying my son, who is a toddler and have a big bag on me, not her fault, but I needed more than 5 seconds to put things away. She literally said to me within seconds of handing me the piece of paper, you are in the way can you move? I said, give me a few secs, I just want to put my number for my place away before my toddler chews it up. She just shakes her head and continued to ask me to move! I'm absolutely horrified. The time before that, I just had the waitress slamming our drinks down, complaining to US that we ordered the wrong lemonade! We specifically pointed in the menu! She literally grabbed the menu out of our hands, didn't even look at what we ordered. Seriously! There is no point of being awful. China Palace is around the corner.
March 2024 by Min Park
It was little hard to find the entrance since I am visiting. The extract is located in the parking between the restaurant and Moxy hotel (not the water front side). The service was excellent, good variety of options including set course meal. I highly recommend ordering variety of dishes and not go for the set course. Everything I ordered was excellent and recommend this restaurant.
March 2024 by Vitus Luk
Had been visiting Yi-Ban for DimSum lunches and wedding banquets but first time for evening dinner.We were given a table with spectacular water front view and even though the evening was extremely busy, we had never felt being neglected and the dishes we ordered arrived in good timing.All the staffs were friendly and attentive whilst the food was well prepared and delicious.We thoroughly enjoyed the evening at Yi-Ban.Definitely a good place to enjoy an evening out with friends and family.
January 2024 by Ada Y.
I've visited Yi Ban Restaurant & Bar twice so far, and it's the only option nearby besides hotel food. You will need to walk up the stairs to find the sign. The Chinese cuisine at the restaurant was impressive, not resembling typical fast food. The takeout vegetables were a bit overcooked for my taste, but the variety pleased me. Most of the staff were great but one didn't come across welcoming. I did need to ask for utensils despite ordering takeaway for the second time and there is only hotels around and hotel rooms don't usually have utensils in the rooms. The steamed pork was a standout, a unique twist, reminiscent of shumai without the wonton skin but with a salty fish kick. It's conveniently located 15-20 minutes from the convention center or a quick 5-minute train ride. Dinner around 8 pm tends to get busy, and the ambiance varies in sound level each visit. They offer dim sum alongside the regular menu, providing a classic Chinese restaurant feel. The staff's ability to speak Cantonese was a plus for language practice. The restaurant offers a view, but its visibility might be covered depending on the time of your visit. This venue accommodates a large group of people for events or gatherings.Overall, I had a positive experience and I recommend trying their big selection of food.
January 2024 by hanksy742
One of the best Chinese restaurants I have ever been to. The service and staff are excellent and the food is to die for. Ample parking and cracking views.
January 2024 by Liyan McMillan
Don?t get tricked by the locals who have never had real Chinese food. Me and my daughter came as tourists who were staying in the area to see London and were craving some Chinese style food after days of the same English hotel food. Their entrance was hard to find but it wasn?t really a big deal. Once we were inside we asked to sit by the window since there were only about 3 groups in the room so it was fairly empty. They denied us saying ?it would take too long to clean the other tables for us and this one was fine?. Even though those tables were already set and prepared. Anyways once the food came we were disappointed, we ordered the eggplant chicken hotpot and immediately it was apparent that they didn?t cook the food in the sauce, only poured it on top because once u bit into the chicken and the sauce was gone, it just tasted like plain meat. No flavor at all. The chicken was also not well cooked, it was tough and tasted like a refrigerator. We also had to ask for water, and when we asked if we could have it warm since it was a cold day they said they would ?have to charge us a pound per person?. Never been to a place that charges different prices for cold vs hot water. We spent 37£ for two dishes and it was the worst Chinese food we have ever had. Do not come here just spend the money at co-op.
January 2024 by xiao xiong
We come here for brunch ever month. The food itself are excellent. I would say probably one of the best dim sum places in London. The service is below the average but it is typical Cantonese style. The down side is the waiting time. It could last 90 minutes easily if you arrive late on a Sunday. And the parking is not free. £3.15 for two hours. The view is quite good. The LCY airport is just in front of you and you can see all airplanes taking off.Parking: £3.15 for two hours
December 2023 by Aimee S
This used to be my favourite Chinese restaurant and it?s really gone down hill, such a shame! After years of loyalty I won?t be returning
December 2023 by Sasha Morris
I, personally, would not recommend however it?s worth noting there were lots of Chinese people in here, which is normally always a good sign.First off, I booked a table for 12 of us on Boxing Day for my dads birthday. We always go to a Chinese on 26th Dec but our usual (Royal China) was closed. I booked via telephone and on arrival was told they have no recollection of my booking and they demanded a confirmation email - no one took my email address when I booked. They eventually got us seated but the table wasn?t really big enough for all of us and the lazy Susan was lopsided (which later caused a drink to be spilled).Portions were small. Ordered second plate of satay chicken but wasn?t provided with a second bowl of satay sauce. Ribs were tough and almost inedible. Seaweed came out after we?d finished all the other starters. Pancakes for shredded duck were undercooked and all stuck together, they also charged us £1.80 for another batch requested.Most of the mains were cold and just mediocre. The sizzling pepper beef and honey roasted pork were the only dishes hot and they were nice. Service was ok, our waitress was very pleasant. Drinks took ages to come each time.We won?t be back unfortunately.Kid-friendliness: Child friendly and provided highchair