Yi-Ban

Chinese restaurant with one of the most beautiful views in London. We come here for food every time I visit Excel. The food is always great, we were never disappointed. Especially dim sum dumplings and pickled beef noodles. Unfortunately I have never met a pleasant staff at this place. I almost always feel that we bother the staff with our presence. Nobody welcomes you, nobody smiles, nobody cares if you want to make another order. But great cuisine will always bring us back.

Very good quality and tasty food. Best Chinese food i have eaten. I would eat a lot there if I were based in London. They do take 12.5% extra for tip but i have seen this other places in London too. I went there 5 nights and each night was good. Even their piña colada was superb.

Overall really good experience. Assorted dim sum, baos, and hor fun were super tasty and fresh. The best in my opinion would be the shrimp Cheong fun which is really tender and tasty. The shrimp within is not too tough/overcooked. Good service as well.

However, be prepared to wait for 30 mins or more during peak hours.

I booked a table for 10 people for my birthday dinner. The food was so delicious and I can't wait to go back. The chicken in black bean sauce and tempura asparagus were amazing! My brother took his in laws a few weeks later, because the food was wonderful and staff were very friendly.

A nice restaurant with some good quality food.

The location is great and has nice views if you get a seat by the window.

Parking is not free so make sure to have some change or use the app to pay for parking or can use the nearby DLR station.

To be honest the only problem with this restaurant is the customer service, which is dreadful that’s why I’m giving it 3 stars. The service I got was very bad and decided not to pay service charge and after that they treat you even worse.

However if you want some nice food, with nice views and don’t mind about the service you get then this is the place.

The food was very nice & the staff were very helpful as they brought us everything that we desired. Some of the dishes had ingredients in that I do not like, but they kindly made sure that they were not included in the dishes. I would also like to add that the food came extremely quick, which was superb!

Went out with wife for dinner here. Nice location by the river, brilliant service, each course on time and nice atmosphere. Could be full, but that does not disturb. Will go again.

Frequent this restaurant whenever I crave for dim sum. Attractive view by the river! I Food is reasonably priced, fresh and delicious. The service is quite good too. However, I feel car parking is expensive for that location!