If you want yummy yummy dumplings where the first bite fills your mouth with succulent juices, this is NOT the place.
I've been duped. Only after eating here did I realize the poster downstairs was just a fancy poster and not an accurate reflection of the food!
This place serves buns and dumplings northern Chinese style. The steamed 'dragon' buns are fluffy, which is similar to the dough from a BBQ pork bun from a dim sum place. If you've lived in Northern China, maybe this will taste like home, but this place is nothing like Ding Tai Fung, which serve probably the best 'little dragon' paos in the world.
The tea looked a bit doggy, so I used it to rinse my chopsticks. I ordered both the steamed dumplings and the fried dumplings. They were both made from the same filling. See photos. Steamed dumplings are supposed to be a bit juicy inside, so the filling is supposed to be more fatty or filled with some glutinous broth before steaming. These buns did not have it.
The fried dumplings were not fried evenly. They are supposed to be a crispy golden brown throughout, but the ones served were uneven. Big disappointment.
With that said, they seem to have a regular clientele of Chinese from the north (I could tell by the accents). Maybe because the food here reminds them of home.
But if you're looking for yummy dumplings, don't come here. I don't know how this place can stay open much longer....
This place got two stars because my friend from London happens to like it. (He was really really hungry). I would really try one of the other dumpling places instead.