Jinli 4 Leicester Street, London WC2H 7BL

"Not sure why I am the first to review this place but it is awesome. While the better known places had long waits and higher prices, I walked right in here. Custom dry pot combo was one of the best I’ve ever had."

"After a busy day we decided to try one of China Towns restaurants. Jinli is a very modern Chinese looking restaurant. The menu looked very appetising and you’re welcomed very nicely by the front of house staff. There are plenty of options to order from their mobile ordering system which allows you to also pay on on your phone so no need to ask for the bill at the end. The food was very delicious as expected with each element being flavourful and unique in their own ways. You have the the more common options on the menu which you’d expect to see at Chinese restaurants. However, they have their Jinli Special dishes which are for 2 or more people at different set prices, which I recommend for you to try. My one issue with the menu is that they charge a very steep price for their drinks. Up to £3.20 for juices and £3.50+ for sodas or any other drinks. For me that’s just way too except for a small glass and it doesn’t help that they have an automatic service charge on top of that. In the end the meal price is substantially higher than you except after you choose your drink and get the service charge total. I was not a fan of that at all because you really have to savour every sip of your drink until you finish your meal. In the end I would definitely recommend this restaurant for their good service, tasty food with large portion sizes. I would come again to try more of the menu."

"the dry pot tasted good.(chose pork belly, sweet potato vermicelli, Chinese leaves and dried tofu skin as toppings) but one of the staffs we dropped the dishes and it was shattered right behind of me, some food splattered on my bag. they offered 20% discount but didn’t really apologize properly."

"Ordered a grilled fish in chili oil and the dry hotpot for 7 people on a Friday night. The restaurant was almost full but thankfully we got a table. The food was nice! The grilled fish is crispy and more like fried than grilled but it tasted good. We ordered beef, dried tofu skin, mushroom & veggies for the dried hotpot and it was tasty too! Loved it."