Jen Cafe - London

My name is Jenn so how can I NOT give this place a chance when I'm visiting Chinatown in London? Fiancé and I ordered the fried Beijing dumplings and it

If you're looking for delicious dumplings with no excess this place is itIt's small, and charming like what you'd expect in China town.

Buyer bewareNot all restaurants with hand made noodles and dumplings deserve a visit.

This is not a restaurant as such, more of a Chinese café that feels not dissimilar to a Hong Kong cha chaang teng, the equivalent of a Hong Kong ‘greasy spoon’ cafe. You will see Jen Café’s green shop front (with a woman in the window making dumplings) near the small pavilion. The café is small, no frills and with typical ‘friendly’ Chinatown service – it goes without saying you will share a table when it’s busy and it’s not a place to linger after you’ve finished eating. One time we were there, a couple of customers were asked to move to our table mid meal to make room for a larger table. We chatted briefly to our new dining neighbours – they always return to Jen Café for the dumplings and

...fried dumplings, boiled dumplings and vegetarian dumplings... spicy pork noodle...Slightly spicy, slightly beany and very nice minced pork on top of hand-made chewy noodles for £5 makes this a must-order each time we're at Jen Cafe.