Young Cheng Chinese Restaurant

Reviews

• Mei S.

  star star star star star_border 28 May 2026

  I like this place because the prices are always reasonable and you always get good food, and it is very authentic.  They are good with large parties.  I always feel welcomed, and so does everyone I recommend. It is always full with queues outside the door, so a sure sign it is a good place to eat.  
  
  They don't get full marks mainly because their loos seems to be an after thought, only one ladies in a very tiny space. It really needs modernising.

• Julie B.

  star star star star_border star_border 22 May 2026

  For our last night in London, we decided on some English Chinese food (haha). Chose Young Cheng based on the Yelp reviews.
  
  Walked in and our party of four was seated right away. Ordered the following:
  
  Won ton soup - lots of meaty dumplings, really good!
  Pork pot stickers - very good, always a good starter.
  House special chow mein - there was clearly a miscommunication as this came with no meat. We didn't notice the lack of protein until halfway through. Meh.
  Beef w/ ginger & spring onions - this was basically Mongolian beef w/ some heavier ginger flavors.
  Vegetable spring rolls and veggie curry were also ordered but I didn't try those.
  
  Service was as expected at an Asian restaurant, although the servers here seemed a little more attentive. The restaurant was small and on the cozy side. While it wasn't the best Chinese food I've had, it was good and it hit the spot.

• Henry F.

  star star star star_border star_border 17 May 2026

  Dim sum is delicious and reasonably priced. The duck at the next table looked exquisite.
  
  However the service (even by Chinatown standards) is bad enough to take away 2 stars. Our server had to be flagged down for everything. She would arrive complete with dour smile and eye rolls. She seemed like the only sever in the whole place who hated her job, and we lucked out and got her. Even when other patrons left and thanked her for a lovely meal, she did not respond or even register an expression that might alter her negative demeanor.
  
  In short. Definitely come for the great food but leave quickly because of the service.

• Thomas M.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 17 May 2026

  In many ways, Young Cheng is THE prototypical Soho Chinese restaurant: It's cramped, crowded, loud - the service rushed and unfriendly. In short, not a place to linger. Unfortunately, Young Cheng is not only all of these things, but more so. The waiters, of which there were plenty, disregarded the customers and rather spent time chatting amongst each other. They were *extremely* unfriendly, service without even a single smile, or a word. I wanted to try their Dim Sum to compare them with my favorite dim sum place in Soho, Wan Chai Corner on Gerrard, and arrived just at 12 a.m. opening time. Within ten minutes the place was packed with customers, many of them Chinese. It being such a small joint, things got loud very fast indeed. Which didn't make the staff faster in their tracks.
  
  The dim sum themselves were of good quality, but not better than at several other such places, and at roughly the same prices. Once I'd finished my meal I wanted to get the hell out of Young Cheng, and will probably never return to it. The dim sum at Wan Chai Corner are just as good, the service much "friendlier" (a relative term at Soho Chinese joints) - there's just nothing that distinguishes Young Cheng in any - positive - way.

• Meike B.

  star star star star star_border 6 May 2026

  The area is changing and while China Town is still gloriously Chinese, many of the old favourites at the cheaper end have disappeared.  OK, some of them were quite disgusting for European standards, but I loved being squeezed into tiny upstairs areas next to slurping co-diners and enjoying a hot dinner for near to nothing.
  
  Young Cheng is more upmarket with table cloths and friendly table service, but it has a lovely authentic feel to it.  While dining in Lisle Street used to be akin to fast food, I enjoyed a very relaxed dinner with a friend here.  I didn't realise how much I had missed crispy duck pancakes, and these were delicious.  We opted for the rather unhealthy choice of shredded chilli beef, where you just know you will feel unwell for a while for all its stickiness and spicy sweetness. A true guilty pleasure.
  
  The orange segments are a nice touch to end a meal, and I hope Young Cheng will still be here when I have my next craving for Chinese food.