Comments on: Baozi Inn, London

By: tofufa

tofufa — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:15:54 +0000

Hey Char,
it seems that Baozi Inn isn’t as great as it was in the first month (maybe they wanted to lure customers with the new opening at the beginning) because when I last went there to eat about a month ago, I remember that the ‘Dragon dumplings in seaweed soup’ had increased to twice the size I had remembered them to be, and the meat wasn’t juicy like it used to be. It’s cool they’ve given you more for the same value, but it’s totally taken away the joy of that dish for me!! I was so disappointed!!

By: Charmaine

Charmaine — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:42:16 +0000

flick – no worries, if I didn’t have inside knowledge I would doubt a review about a Chinese restaurant written by someone who is obviously not Chinese! Sally Peck however, is a very knowledgeable woman who has a considerable experience of Chinese food and I’d trust her judgment over someone like Jay Rayner. With that said, I do always have the niggling doubt that if someone hasn’t grown up with a cuisine, they can never really know it fully. So perhaps word of mouth by fellow Chinese really is the best barometer

For the record I actually think Baozi Inn is a bit overrated. Critics may fawn over it for the time being, probably because it’s relatively different to the usual Canto fare London has seen for the past few decades!

By: flick

flick — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:47:34 +0000

@Charmaine: Sorry about the late reply. I am almost always doubtful about reviews (even the ones in the Times) on Chinese food, simply because I usually rely on word-of-mouth – fellow Chinese students are normally very reliable when it comes to these things

By: Vivi

Vivi — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:29:55 +0000

I Havent been on this site for so long! Have loads to update! But……
@Flick, yes it was okie for money. I think it is quite good for a place to stop by and have a snakc or whatever, the prices arent too expensive either considering it is in central london.

@review on boazi inn: Thanks so much for including my blog in your post!! Thank you!

By: Review: Baozi Inn - Ordering the essentials — London Eater

Review: Baozi Inn - Ordering the essentials — London Eater — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:36:56 +0000

[...] it with praise and bestowed upon it the runner-up for best cheap eat of 2008. Bloggers like delightful eggtarts wrote a pretty comprehensive review of the place, so I’m not going to repeat that. Instead [...]

By: Charmaine

Charmaine — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:26:52 +0000

Hi Flick, I was wondering why you were doubtful about the Time Out review?

By: flick

flick — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:12:33 +0000

Thanks for this review! I read about the restaurant on Timeout today, but was a little doubtful seeing as…, well… the usual reasons. Sorry to read the comment that the noodles weren’t that good though, since the Timeout review raved about the ‘dan dan’ noodles, which I know is a different dish but hey, Zhajiaan mian is a great favourite of mine! Is it quite good value for money as well?

By: Vivi

Vivi — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:32:07 +0000

Thanks for coming by my blog! Oh the wontons weree delicious! Yes we found tiny shrimps in there too! I havn’t tried the buns myself yet, but i will go back and try it! It was on my list along with the tofu and congee. =)

By: Charmaine

Charmaine — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:17:27 +0000

I wasn’t very impressed with the buns, because I think they’d been sitting around and the bottoms fell off when I lifted away the paper! But the filling was excellent. I had the exact same thing as you – I loved the wontons, and the broth was great. There were lots of little tiny white shrimps in there, which was probably why the soup was so yummy! Zhajian mian, I didn’t really like… the noodles were too glutinous and the sauce lacked the deep savouriness from tobanjiang (and like you said, it was too bitter).