We visited Hakkasan in Hanway Place, just off the bustling Tottenham Court Road as part of Lu’s birthday weekend celebrations this year, and this entire mini review is going to be simply talking about how every single aspect of it was exceptional.
Hakkasan is a Cantonese restaurant famed for its dim sum, beautiful cocktails and chic interior that is SO low-lit inside you may want to bring a torch (just kidding, please don’t bring a torch 😅)
We ordered cocktails to start – I had an absolute delicious lychee martini – and ended up going for the dim sum selection to start.
This dim sum was amazing, and included a beautiful lobster dumpling, scallop and prawn shui mai, wagyu beef with black garlic, and a royal king crab dumpling. So good and perfect as a sharing plate for two.
If you’re extra hungry, there are a myriad of extra small bites you could get to accompany this, including the delectable-sounding lobster lychee, but we didn’t want to spoil our mains so we were relatively restrained!
Speaking of main course, we ordered a selection of things to share, including a truly exceptional dish of grilled chilean sea bass in honey. When I say this was in the top 5 things I’ve ever eaten in my entire life, I’m not joking. It was simply beautiful and we haven’t stopped talking about it since!
We also had the wagyu beef, and some classic sides like egg fried rice and stir-fried baby broccoli – yum!
When it got to dessert, we received a lovely birthday dessert plate for Lu and we ordered one other dish called the Jivara bomb which was a beautiful concoction of hazelnut praline and chocolate.
All in all, if you’re looking for beautiful Cantonese food in London, with exceptional service and you’re happy with it being on the pricier side, look no further than Hakkasan for a fantastic time.
