A. Wong London - Buy Reservations

On vacation from the United States. Total group of 8 with 4 adults, 2 -19 year old boys, and 16,17 year old girls. All members of the group appreciate excellent cuisine. The restaurant was beyond our exceptions. We enjoyed the 5 movements. Amazing food kept arriving with an explanation of everything. Our taste buds were in overdrive and we had so much fun. Our families will cherish this experience forever. This is not an inexpensive event, but if you enjoy Chinese food and are receptive to trying lots of different things this experience will not disappoint. Nathalie was our server and attended to our every need. Words just do not describe how wonderful our evening was. If you can secure a table just do it!

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Really excellent Chinese dishes in a very posh restaurant. It was not cheap but still good value. The wines were not overpriced.

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We booked our meal months in advance but it was definitely worth the wait. All of the courses were excellent and the concept of the menu is great. We also loved the added touch of the postcard. The waiters were also great in explaining each course. Both cocktails and wine were also fantastic.

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It took us a few goes to finally snag a dinner reservation at A Wong.
On arrival were taken to the “Forbidden City” which is the basement dining space which is very private and intimate. There were only 4 other tables which made it feel cosy and relaxed. We had the 5 movements Menu which took about 2.5 hrs to get through.
Course after course was a procession of incredible dishes. The fusion of Asian and classic European dining elements was expertly achieved. We’ve lived in Asia and eaten at countless Michelin starred restaurant but had never experienced anything quite like this. The flavours and textures were incredible and the intricacy of each and every dish’s presentation was literally awe inspiring.
The only critique would be that we’d have preferred more light to see the art in front of us. It was very dimly lit down there so we couldn’t take in the full visual impact of the dishes
Also, as the meal was served as sharing platters, a larger table would have been good. It felt a bit cramped as a result and the benches were a bit too low to really get a good overview and comfortable seating position.
Other than that, we had a very enjoyable dinner and evening at A Wong

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We visited A Wong on a Saturday evening, we left wishing the already 4 hour experience didn’t have to end and woke up in the morning looking forward to writing a review in order to relive the experience all over again.

We chose the ‘Taste of China’ menu with pairings. Everything was perfect and well deserved of the two stars, I am interested to see what Michelin have decided for 2022… I actually enjoyed this meal and experience more than the majority of London’s 3 star restaurants.

The premise of the tasting menu was a journey through China, something we’d likely never get a chance to do real world. All the staff were well trained in ensuring the chef’s passion and story were passed on to the diner. It was a bit like being a child again, being read from a story book, evoking the imagination of Chinese travels to remote towns, food markets and shadowing of traditional Chinese cooking methods.

The dishes started out subtle, at first this was perplexing to the taste buds. Chinese food as we are so typically used to is sugar laden, MSG laced and quite frankly not very nice but this meal was something else and reminded me how obtrusively comfortable we’ve become with Anglicised versions of someone else’s mother food.

All the dishes were memorable, my personal favourites were the Shanghai dumpling, ‘Memories of Peking Duck’, fermented wild seabass, abalone, pulled lamb burger and everything that came after (so basically everything :)). The sommelier’s drinks pairings were spot on and unpretentious, we particularly liked the beer pairing and thought it enhanced the flavour of the food rather than being there just to be different.

A couple of minor areas for improvement given the price tag and 2 star rating; water was not topped up and there was a long wait between the last main and dessert. Would not have been a problem if we were told there would be a wait so we could have ordered another drink. Instead, we ended up starting the sweet wine flight without the deserts – this part of the meal felt a little bit awkward and I’m not sure if that was intentional or there was some other reason. Nonetheless, when we made the staff aware they were more than apologetic and took off a cocktail from the bill.

It’s probably the only London restaurant at this price point that I’m genuinely excited to return to – testament to the creativity and individuality of the 24 dishes we tried. Even after the 24, there are plenty more dishes to try! 5 star meal – already can’t wait for our next visit.

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Had an incredible lunch the food and the service was exemplary
The let down was the wine, not a great choice even if it is chosen to complement the food.
We had the Syrah at £16 a glass! It was like vinegar really not good such a shame
Would still eat here again just avoid the wine

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We arrived at A Wong in Victoria at our allotted time but had to wait on the street for 10 minutes before being allowed in. We were greeted by a very exuberant host who showed us to our small table in the 'street conservatory' which is effectively outside the main restaurant (but looks directly towards the kitchen, some bonus). After this we were greeted by no less than three different waiters two of whom asked about allergies and both of whom tried to take our drinks order.

After a cocktail and ordering some wine for the meal the food began to arrive (we had chosen the 'menu of 5 movements'). I won't dissect each dish but sufficient to say the food was a delight, carefully prepared and tasting wonderful each course exploring a different side of Chinese cookery. Highlights for us were the cantonese honey roasted pork with grated foie gras, Shanghai steamed dumpling, Garlic steamed wild tiger prawn, Memories of Peking duck and the Dong Po suckling pig.

However, we didn't find the entire experience matched the quality of the food.

Our main negatives were:

- Not being offered a wine flight or any drinks suggestions to pair with the food
- Overly fussy waiter service, this compounded by the very small table with little room for all dishes
- Courses coming far too quickly, often dishes were arriving before we had even finished the previous course, we asked for them to slow down but obviously as much of the food being prepared it wasn't possible
- Being sat in a conservatory on the street, just felt weird for the quality (and cost) of the meal, the photographs on the website are a little deceptive

The setting just isn't right for this quality of food, Andrew Wong and his team of talented chefs deserve a much grander, larger setting. The ambience of the place just didn't work for us. Quite surprised it has been awarded two stars.

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The food, service and ambience was incredible from start to finish. Particularly enjoyable was hearing the stories behind each dish, and albeit the service team were not party to Andrew Wongs journey through China, their enthusiasm for these stories was infectious! Towards the end of the 'journey' Chef Wong came out and spoke to us and gave us his first hand experience of the particular dish we had in front of us.

Not cheap, however anything that is that good never is - we would have no hesitation in returning, and for food lovers, we would highly recommend trying the journey!

Superb!

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Well, is it worth a 3 month for lunch?

Well the answer is an emphatic yes.

Truly outstanding food, great service and interesting wine selections.

Had the Dim Sum tasting menu and it was outstanding, it avoid the need to choose from a lengthy menu and the chef delivered the goods.

We don’t live in London on it’s a 2 hour slog there and back, and well worth the effort.

Been lucky enough to have eaten in a range of Michelin stared restaurant, but never had such interesting food.

Highly recommended and cannot wait to return.

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We had the 14 course Taste of China menu downstairs in the Forbidden City Bar and the whole experience from start to finish was absolutely wonderful. The ambiance downstairs was relaxed and cosy, the service was excellent and the food was sublime. We had worried that 14 courses might be too much but each course is so light and delicate that this wasn’t an issue. It was pure theatre as each beautiful dish was presented and explained to us. The team made us feel very welcome and answered our many questions during the course of the nearly 4 hours we were there. The pace was perfect. We didn’t feel rushed and remarkably we didn’t feel like we’d overeaten when we got up from the table at the end of the night. Definitely the best meal I have ever eaten anywhere!

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