Yauatcha

Oooh I do enjoy Yauatcha!! Good food, great cocktails and a fantastic atmosphere – make sure you sit downstairs!! Their prices are very reasonable in comparison to the type of grub they dish up – must haves are Har Gau, the crispy duck, one of their stir frys and cocktails!! Love love love it!! Off again on Saturday – be my fifth visit!! Service can be a bit hit and miss but if you make a fuss they soon come running.

Wonderful dim sum – reasonably priced considering their quality and taste. Cakes of extraordinary beauty. The tea is quite delicious, especially the Oolongs.

I took clients here for lunch and the service was just appalling, when the prices are that high I do not expect to have to wave like a drowning woman to get a drink.

Disappointing and I will not be going back.

This place is awful.

While waiting for your table and/or your dinner companions, better not be thirsty because there is no bar. Then, once seated, better not be claustraphobic as they have crammed as many tables as is physically possible into both upstairs and downstairs dining room. Finally, better not be too hungry, the service is incredibly slow and awkward, after which we were told we had no time to even be shown the desert menu before being turfed out – but not before paying an absolutely wapping bill with a 12.5% service charge pre-added.

Not to be repeated.

I have loved and loathed Yautacha and have considered it one of my favourite places to indulge.

The food is excellent and i always come away thinking i've had something very special. Im not a huge dim sum lover myself but the selection on offer changed my thoughts on this. I've tended to go for the crispy lamb in the past but companions have loved the venison dim sum with a passion. I also love how they have the tea house link to it so i can also indulge in a lovely beautifully presented cake on show in the window. In the past, i've always neglected desserts at Chinese restaurants but Yautacha is somewhere where you can't say no. Ill certainly be giving vouchers to friends for afternoon tea there, just to experience the indulgence on offer!

Decor should be mentioned as the downstairs is stunning – like Busaba Ethai but more moody lighting. I'd never sat downstairs before but i realise now it's the place to be if you have a few friends with you.

The only big point i have to make is the service – aside from maybe one person ive been served by, the service has been very… More