Harden's says
With renowned restaurants across Asia, Imperial Treasure has ventured into Europe with this London opening (and then France next year). The speciality of the house is Peking Duck carved at the table.
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Summary
An august, high-ceilinged space in the heart of the West End – originally built as a banking hall and with the acres of marble to match – nowadays hosts this luxurious Chinese venture: the first European outpost of a 20-strong Singapore-based group, with numerous outposts in China itself. For Chinese fine dining and damn the expense, this is a consistently well-rated experience, even if it is often recommended by business-accounters, or through the gritted teeth of those who say it’s “exceptional but overpriced”. Peking Duck is a classic choice, naturally, and must be ordered in advance at £148 (£248 if you add caviar).
Summary
“Our Hong Kong and Singaporean friends rate this as the best in London!” – this “top-drawer” West End venture is now over five years old and the first European outpost of a 20-strong Singapore-based group with spin-offs in HK, Shanghai, Beijing and also one in Tokyo. It occupies a swish, converted banking hall in the West End, where the styling is “modern and chic while still being comfortable”. “The Peking Duck (which must be ordered in advance) is delicious, but the other menu choices are also terrific”. The catch is obvious – notwithstanding its excellence, “it feels expensive for the experience”.
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“Expensive, but worth it for a treat!” is the positive view on this West End fixture – part of a Singapore-based group, whose London outpost occupies an expensively converted former banking hall in the West End, whose atmosphere has ended up somewhere between impressive and stilted. “Very good, classic Chinese cuisine is reverently served by a stream of waiters… but the prices!… £200 for Peking duck with caviar anyone?” Indeed, such is the size of the bill that there is a school of thought that the level of value doesn’t stack up and that – irrespective of its many qualities – the overall experience is overpriced and/or disappointing.
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“Some of the best Chinese cooking in London” is delivered at this West End three-year-old: the first London branch of a Singapore-based group with offshoots across mainland China. But even if the dishes are “divine”, “you pay a serious premium” to dine here. And the atmosphere of this “beautiful” former banking hall, with “very smart” décor by the late Christian Laigre, “can end up either too manic or funereal, with little in between”. Top Menu Tip – the Peking duck is as “exceptional” as its price tag.
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9-10 Waterloo Place, London, SW1Y 4BE
Restaurant details
Imperial Treasure Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Delicious Lobster claws and chilli prawns. Pork rice was interesting. £140 a head. "
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Always | £148.00 |  |
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| Lunch | £39.80 | |
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| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
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| £40.00 | £50.00 | £40.00 | £11.00 |
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| Wine per bottle | £39.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £4.20 |
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| Service | 15.00% |
9-10 Waterloo Place, London, SW1Y 4BE
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑3:30 pm, 6 pm‑10:30 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑3:30 pm, 6 pm‑9:30 pm |
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