Chinese Cricket Club Restaurant

The Chinese Cricket Club is a decent dim sum restaurant located inside the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The restaurant has classy decor and is quite spacious. Despite its name, there is no association with sports. During our visit on a Saturday afternoon, we noticed that all the customers were Chinese and spoke Cantonese, which indicated good quality Chinese food. The lunch menu offers the option to choose any 3 dim sum for approximately £20. The taste of the dim sum was satisfactory, though not 100% authentic, they were presented nicely. The portion sizes were small, with the fish dumplings appearing cute but tasting bland. The dishes from the a la carte menu were more impressive, particularly the stir-fried beef noodles and prawn fried rice. The service was attentive. It would be great to see more dim sum and tea options, as well as larger portions to attract repeat business. Personally, I recommend adding pork siu mai to the menu, as the current siu mai is made of chicken.

The restaurant was lacking in character and the food was average at best. The small plates and attempt at fine dining fell short. The service was disorganized, with starters coming after the main course.

My meat-eating family members rave about the Peking duck at this restaurant. However, the other dishes we tried were only average and lacked the authentic flavors we were hoping for. The portions on the veggie set menu were quite small and just okay. We were left feeling hungry until dessert, which surprisingly had larger portions. Unfortunately, one of the dessert options we wanted was unavailable because it needed to defrost. The food presentations were impressive and the service was excellent. However, our bill came to £320 for 4 adults and 2 toddlers, with only water and tea as beverages - no alcohol. In my opinion, the prices are too high for what you get.

Fantastic food, atmosphere and the big shot out to manager Luca. The way he took care of us is fabulous. Definitely looking forward to come again. Thank you for the team.

Excellent food and service. Would like to thank Alan who was our table waiter. He was extremely helpful and knowledgeable about the whole menu.