Min Jiang

Fine dining Chinese with a fine view 

Wood-fired Beijing Duck

If you ask me to recommend a real top quality Chinese restaurant in London, Ming Jiang would easily be the first one to come to my mind. Located inside the 5 stars Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, Ming Jiang is on the top floor of the building with a stunning view of Hyde Park. The restaurant is all about top end Chinese cooking with a strong focus on Cantonese cuisine. I went to Ming Jiang for the first time back in 2013 and I was generally impressed with the quality of the food. 5 years later, I headed back to Ming Jiang once again and wonder if much has changed.

Smoked Jasmine Ribs with Sesame Seeds

Minced Duck with Lettuce wrap

Clay Pot Tofu with Wind Dried Sausage in Salted Fish Sauce

The restaurant's signature dish is still the wood-fired Beijing duck, a famous dish that loved by people from around the world. Ming Jiang's version is less authentic with garlic paste and radish along with the classic hoisin sauce. The duck skin was perfectly crispy and loaded with lovely sweet and savory flavours, still the best Chinese duck dish for me. I was a massive fan of the clay pot tofu, it looked humble but it had so much rich and wonderful tastes. The tofu worked so well with the dried sausage and the clay pot cooking method seared all the lovely smoky aroma together. Less impressive was the roasted Alaskan black cod was moist and finely seasoned, so much so that I felt the sha cha sauce was not needed at all, in fact, it almost ruined the dish with its strong salty profile.

Egg White Fried Rice with Blue Swimmer Crab and Asparagus

Roasted Alaskan Black Cod Fillet in Sha Cha Sauce

Diced Rib Eye of Beef with Black Pepper Sauce

Fresh Mango Cream with Sago Pearls and Pomelo

It was good to be back at Ming Jiang, the dinner was very enjoyable and the quality of the cooking was generally really high. Like most other high-end Chinese restaurants in London, the authenticity is not quite there as there some creative western element in the menu offering, but I think that is not an issue at all. Service wise it was very solid, that is the less you would expect from a 5 stars hotel restaurant at the end of the day. To sum it up, Ming Jiang is a very high-quality Chinese fine dining restaurant with a lovely view, for any real Chinese food lovers, well worth a visit. 


Food 3.5/5

What I paid: 
£50 per person

Average cost without drinks and services:
£60

2-24 Kensington High St, Kensington, London W8 4PT

http://www.minjiang.co.uk