Oversea Chinese Restaurant

Reviews

• Helen D.

  star star star star star 28 May 2026

  A teenage me stumbled into China Town's Crispy Duck restaurant about a decade and a half ago. I hadn't been to Asia at that point... actually I'm a little embarrassed to admit it but I hadn't eve tried Chinese food at that point (my parents are Irish and do not eat out. Ever). So I hadn't tried it. Until that fateful day...
  
  Crispy Duck breaks a newcomer into the ways of Chinese food easily, with their tasty and varied range of treats. I'm not sure if I ordered their Turnip Cake or their Chicken-with-Cashew-Nuts that day. But rest assured I have ordered it many times since.
  
  Crispy Duck ; you'll always be my first experience of Chinese food (albeit Anglicised Chinese food, like the rest of your China Town neighbours). And to you I will always return. Great service, fair prices, quality food, spacious atmosphere ; you offer everything I want in a Chinese restaurant.

• Wentao H.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 25 May 2026

  Food:3 stars
  Price:1 stars
  As a Chinese grown up in Guangzhou and live in US now, their food didn't leave me a good impression. Their Roasted Chicken was pretty good, but others are not even close to the original taste in my memory.
  
  What they surprise me the most was they charge ￡11 for the write rice for 2 people, which was almost cost 5 times more than the rice in the same kind of restaurant in NewYork.  Their prices are include the service fee, so you don't need to pay the tips; but even so, their prices are still very "impressive" among the same type and level of restaurants all over the world.
  
  There are many other restaurants near by with better food, dining environment and service, so my suggestion is to make your choice wisely.

• Yuen P L.

  star star star star_border star_border 20 May 2026

  Let's face it, Chinatown is a hub of massive competition between Chinese restaurants and thus quality and value for money is generally of a decent level all-round; which is a blessing that not many cities in the UK can boast of.
  The Oversea Chinese restaurant has been around for decades as a common and affordable place for dim sum, a satisfactory sit-down meal or indeed somewhere where you can have a quick meal to yourself and not feel awkward about it. So it is nice to have around even though it now no longer offers student or elderly discount. Nevertheless whilst the quality of the restaurant and its food is on the right side of average it is still not that remarkable. Like a safe bet and a familiar sight, this restaurant is nice to have around for an everday type of dining experience but not good enough to be a treat.

• Sylvia C.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 17 May 2026

  One of the restaurants in Chinatown that opens before noon - think possibly the only one.  Maybe that is why the service was not so friendly - knowing you don't have another choice.  We ordered a few items - but a couple of them came wrong (not exactly what we'd ordered).  The server, rather to acknowledge the error - pretended they were the correct items.  We didn't bother arguing - we were hungry and on a strict schedule to catch our train.

• Harjit D.

  star star star star star 17 May 2026

  Located in Chinatown with stiff competition with several other Chinese restaurants in the vicinity, this place surely is busy and popular.  It's a two-level restaurant that specializes in dim sum served all day long.
  
  When ordering dim sum, you'll find an order sheet on your table. Check the menu and mark the corresponding numbers on the order sheet with the quantities you desire. Dishes are brought one at a time so you have the time to enjoy each dish and they are piping hot. If you are unsure of what to order, ask the wait staff for suggestions and they are spot on. I had a great meal here.