I went here with some people for work, and was really looking forward to it because of all the hype…and it certainylt lied up to it! The food is so delicious and there i such a varied choie on offer. The interior is a bit strange, and slightly claustrophic, but all in all it was a great experience.

This is a very fashon restaurant, is a meeting place for celebrities and it boasts of a superb design, inviting cocktails and a very sophisticated Chinese food. The dishes are well decorated and food is exquisited. The restaurant has soffused lights that create a night atmosphere, I find it very romantic! Maybe the atmosphere is too formal and staff are great! I go there once a month and always experiance a good service!

I went to Hakkasan once with my friend and her boss together with their clients. It is overall a great place with tasteful (but just a little too commercial for my liking) interior. Lighting was particularly bad on the table; we could not even read our menu properly.

The food is great but not superb considering the amount that we paid. The roast duck with caviar was £150! The total bill came to about £1000 for eight of us. The service was fantastic but I can’t help but wonder if it was because we were spending so much. I heard from friends that they were really stringent with the 2 hour slot that you get when you book the tables. However, we booked the table for 8.30pm and we stayed for the entire evening till about 12 midnight!

On the whole, I would say that this is a restaurant with good food and designer interior. However, it is not a place that warrants all the talking and all the hype.

This is a top place, at a price. The food is excellent and portions are bigger than you might expect, so order small and add if you need it.
Arguably a little dark and claustrophobic, but you could say that’s the atmoshere. They like to serve you quickly, to keep the tables turning over.

Love this restaurant, one of my favourites, and not even for the food! The atmosphere grows as the night does… so what starts out as lounge type music, builds the vibe as it gets later. It is expensive, but the place is classy and sophisticated. Its obscure entrance, makes it even more exclusive… from a ladies point of view, the toilets are extremely grand… Drinks selection goes on for days. Always had great service when we come here too.

Hakkasan remains one of my favourite venues. Yes it is expensive and yes you need to book but despite the location, the bar/restaurant is exquisite. Both the food and drinks are varied and delicious. I would however add that it is recently under new management and my last visit was disappointing on all fronts - but i am hoping that was a one off.

Having been told that we were only allowed a 2 hour sitting my initial impression was not the great however after being ticked off the guest list by the bouncers at the door we entered the sleek bar/restaurant designed by Christian Liaigre. Trying the cocktails is a must while you wait for your table (particularly the lychee one!) and sitting at the bar in the buzzy yet chilled atmosphere is a great experience. Although the design of the restaurant is quite closely packed in the screens, darkness and low lights give the restaurant an intimate feel, perfect for any romantic dinner.

Already knowing that the owner Alan Yau owns Wagamamas and another michelin star restaurant Yauatcha I was expecting the standard of food to be very high and I was not disappointed. The waitresses are constantly there for any need you might have but are not intrusive and at no point in the meal did we feel rushed.

The menu contents is quite overwhelming and the dishes that have to be ordered 24 hours in advance (such as sharks fin and beluga caviar) make an interesting read. My starter and dessert (soft shell crab and chocolate and passionfruit ice-cream) was delicious, however my beef main unfortuantely tasted like standard chinese fare saying that though the rest of my party all had fantastic dishes.

Hakkasans was a very enjoyable experience however it comes at a very steep price but it is to be recommended.

When I called to make reservations, I was a bit baffled: the lady wasn’t really that friendly and we could only have a table for 2 hours in total (in our case from 7 till 9 pm). What are they going to do? Tell us to spit out the last bit of food in our mouth and show us the bill? Made the reservations anyway, because one of my friends told me that the Hakkasan is a must. And he was right! To begin with the tight schedule: I don’t know how, but we never had the feeling that we had to rush. It was very crowded, but we still enjoyed our privacy. The Asian food was very high-level. We were a party of 5 and the waiter recommended us to all choose something different for starters and main course and share. That worked out fine. It gives the whole evening (oh no, 2 hours) a very communicative and cosy touch. The service was very good anyway: very accurate, not at all obtrusive and very friendly. And somehow they really know how to get you out after 2 hours, without being pushed.

Prices are fairly high, but for us tourists in London it was a one-time experience that I would not want to have missed out on. The combination of the perfect food, the one-time atmosphere with floral arrangements, without daylight (the restaurant is in a basement) and a very nice combination of hip and stylish elements without forgetting the need for cosiness, makes it to this one-time experience. Although, not that one-time I hope: I will definitely visit this restaurant again! And to be honest: you might want to leave after 2 hours anyway, because otherwise you might be broke by the end of the evening ;-).

Great asian restaurant



£36 - five persons, multiple dim sum dishes

Very cool setting & amazing interior - submerged lounge with dark woods and charcoal greys everywhere. The food is fantastic, and the cocktails are lovely (I recommend the bisongrass vodka with cucumber).

The dim sum starter is amazing, as is the venison main meal, and any of the sea bass dishes.

The menu has not changed in 5+ years, so it gets a bit tired if you have been many times, but still the vibe for dinner or even a drink is worth the price.

I really like Hakkasan, but you have to take it with a pinch of salt. Ultra-trendy, its the place to be seen enjoying contemporary Asian food. So don't get hung up on the posers, cos you're going to miss enjoying some of the best asian food in london.

I love the setting - a subterranean dining space, accessed from a dingy alley off Tottenham Court Road. Hardly a salubrious neighbourhood, but it heightens the effect of entering such a trendy space. Dark, moodily lit, black ash furniture is all counterpointed with the occasional spot & neon blue lamp. The bar area boasts some comfortable sofas & an impressive drinks menu.

Once you're seated service is attentive, especially as you start to realise that the restaurant holds a lot of covers. To be honest the food is well executed but there are no signature dishes. Unsurprisingly its expensive, but not overly so.