Mei Ume

Premium Asian offering in East London

Grilled yellowtail collar

Located within the 5 stars Four Season Hotel, Mei Ume is somewhat of an unusual Asian restaurant, as it offers Chinese and Japanese cuisine under one space. As it is such a different cuisine between the two, it has two kitchen spaces to cater to each cuisine. I would say it is a Chinese restaurant at heart since it is led by a Malaysian Chinese chef Peter Ho, whose work experience came from the likes of Hakkasan and Mei Mei, all are Chinese restaurants. For my 7th visit, I revisited some signature dishes of the house as well as trying some new items.

Wasabi and sesame king prawns

Octopus shu mai, har gow and chicken dumplings

Iberico pork char siu

The Iberico char siu pork was very tender, and the sauce glaze was rich, sweet, and savoury, it was a top-quality char siu dish that I wished it could be more in portion size. The wok-fried Dover sole with vegetables was a dish I really enjoyed, the fish was cooked perfectly with a small hint of wok aroma, and it was a light but flavorsome dish. Less impressive was the yellowtail collar, I felt it was overcooked so the fish was a bit tough, without the soy and radish dressing, it would be tough to consume. 

Stir fry pak choi in ginger sauce

Wok-fried Dover sole with mushrooms

Dong po pork belly

Apart from the yellowtail, the food offerings were generally strong, but since it is within a luxury fine dining setting, the portion sizes are small and it is charging a very premium price at the same time. You would need to order smartly if you are on a budget, I would suggest going sharing mode and skipping starters, and ordering a few mains to share would be the way to go. You would be better off going to a Japanese restaurant for sushi and grill dishes etc and treat Mei Ume as a Chinese restaurant and go for the Chinese dishes. 

Food 3/5


Average cost without drinks and services:
£85

10 Trinity Square, London EC3N 4AJ

https://www.meiume.com/