I have been to Royal China restaurants before, their dim sum is delicious and reasonably priced. The Royal China in St. John's wood, however, boasts a rather posh clientèle. Unlike the usual big pot of tea-leafed tea you get, here they separate the tea pots (one for tea, and the other for filtering tea leaves) and is served in elegant tea-cups on little saucers.
The food also has the pricey spin to it; there is a lot more scallops and lobster options on the menu. We ordered the vegetables which are cooked in stock with Chinese medicine herbs, egg tarts are served with bird nests (another expensive delicacy). Steamed dumplings contain crunchy water chestnut bits which add that refreshing flavour that you normally don't find in dim sum dishes.
The bill came to a whopping amount, no surprise with the tea comes at £4.60 per person and the delicious vegetable at £13.
Indeed, there is no such thing as the free lunch.
Royal China St. John's wood
68 Queen's Grove, London, NW8 6ER
Average for two: £50 (15% service charge added to final bill)
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