Din Tai Fung Selfridges

Nice place to have little dumplings and a noodle. Went in the afternoon on a weekday, no wait and quite a lot of empty tables too. Fast and highly professional service, portions are a little bit small though. Highly recommend trying out the chili oil, original little dumplings and the sticky rice siumai.

It was a nice and friendly experience. You could either order online or wait for the staff to take your order. We went for lunch, and the service was pretty decent. As for food, we opted for Dan Dan noodles which tasted amazing. And we obviously had to try the XLB and we tried both crab and the vegan one. It was pretty good but I preferred the crab one over the vegan one. It’s nice to know they do cater to other needs. Other than that, we also tried the wontons there and it was good like the ones you could get in Chinatown. Overall, a good experience but everything was a little on the expensive side.

Update: Came here on an early Thursday evening and was quickly seated. Food and service was spot-on. ————- The check-in process could be improved as it was less than streamlined leaving many confused. Ideally, there should be a line for check-in and another for table ready (once you receive the text message). Also tables should only be ready when they are actually ready as this wasn’t the case (waited another 5 minutes). Outside drinks are not allowed. Food was good and the dumplings came out nice and hot directly from the kitchen. Tried some other dishes but generally more impressed with their classic pork xiao long bao. Always remind myself to just order the dumplings but that rarely happens. Maybe next time. Besides the chaotic check-in, the food is what you’d expect from DTF. The atmosphere was spacious. The bar was a bit hidden and could be better utilized by patrons to enjoy. Many bar seats were readily available.

Din Tai Fung has finally opened in London. We went to the branch at Selfridges. Located on the top floor, the restaurant has plenty of seating. But it all seems to fill up at lunch time. So either make a prior reservation or be prepared to wait. The menu is similar to the menus around the world, the dimsum is made fresh in the kitchen. The food comes as is prepared and was excellent. They also have a large vegetarian menu unlike their Singapore or Taiwan branches. A great spot for lunch if you love good dimsum.

So happy to find one of my favorite chinese restaurants in Selfriges! Perfect place to eat after roaming around Selfriges or Oxford Street if you love Chinese cuisine. We ordered the pork xiao long bao, shredded pork & egg fried rice, prawn & pork wontons with noodles in sichuan sauce, and hot & sour soup (they have both regular and spicy options for this) - they all tasted very good! For drinks, we had lemongrass iced tea and earl grey lemon iced tea - we thought they were very refreshing. Service was also quick so we didn’t have to wait for long before we got our food and drinks. We will definitely try the other dishes in the menu next time!

Din Tai Fung is a great place to go if you're looking for authentic and delicious Taiwanese food. Came for dinner mid-week, would definitely recommend booking as it's busy all the time. They have a large menu and lots of options, as well as a whole vegetarian menu at the back too. Food came out quickly and was very tasty, and our server was very friendly. I'd suggest ordering a few dishes between people as they're good for sharing but the portions aren't huge (unless you order 8 dumplings rather than 4). It's quite expensive though so not somewhere I'd go frequently unless you want to/can.