“ Delicious!! Ordered the kung pao chicken! Best I've ever had. And i order it all of the time in NYC ”

“ Great food! Very nice staff. Probably the best Chinese I had on this trip to London. I highly recommend it!!!! ”

“ Very good. Ordered breaded duck with honey and lemon, kung pao chicken, egg fried rice, dim sum, and twice cooked pork with pancake. All very good and service was excellent. Would give 5 stars, if food was slightly less oily. ”

“ I think why Yelp users have rated this with four £ is because they weigh their lobsters and sea food by the lb, which is why people spend more than they had initially anticipated - which is kind of crafty of the behalf of Bright Courtyard but you have to admit it is a clever way of making money! I am not entirely sure how this business keeps up to be honest as when I came here it was relatively empty for a Thursday night. What I particularly liked is that they brought over edamame and salted nuts before ordering, it is the little things that do it for me and that's why I am giving them 5 stars, also the people working here just seem extremely friendly. As opposed to the mentality that is frequently encountered in Chinatown where staff basically tries to get you out as quickly as possible... I am anxiously waiting for my xiao long bao as I write this but if the pictures are any indication I am in for a treat! Now that I have had them it wasn't all that.. wouldn't come back here for dumplings but deffo for the kung pao prawns! ”

“ I've been eyeing this place since 2012 because it's really close to work, hesitated because it almost looks too posh. Finally I made the trip, all 3 floors down from the office. The service was spot on. Our server took the order quickly, gave good recommendations, removed empty dishes quickly, and always made sure that our tea cups are filled. The ambience is classy, clean, bright, plates are properly set, enough space between tables, not your typical chaotic Chinatown restaurant. Very appropriate for business lunch or dates. I was a bit disappointed that it's more Cantonese style than northern style, for that there are a lot of Cantonese style restaurants in central London (look at the Royal China Club across the street), but not many decent northern Chinese restaurants. However, the food was well prepared. We had scallop siumai, shrimp roll, xiao long bao, minced pork vermicelli pot, house special fried rice, and Chinese broccoli. All were well prepared. I really like the flavour of the xiao long bao, the juice was sweet and clear. However the dough was a bit fragile that only one was successfully carried out without breaking, which was a shame because the juice was very good. It's a bit on the pricy side for lunch but still reasonable (~ 20 quid per person). Would recommend this place especially for business lunch. ”

“ Visited this dim sum place last week. I booked a table before because ive got groupon vouncher to use. I dont know why but it seemed that they dont have my reservation when we got there. Luckily, there wasnt a lot of people at that time. The decoration in this restaurant is nice which was impressive. As a cantonese, I would say most of the dim sum are good. They are not perfect but its already good. My friend and I really enjoyed this meal. ”

“ Since my last visit in April for dim sum there have been some changes at the bright courtyard. The dim sum menu is now less diverse, they no longer serve some of my dim sum favourites eg. BBQ pork puffs and meat croquettes and prices have noticeably increased. However the pricing is still competitive for the area. The tea menu seems to have expanded with even more high quality teas priced from £2 to £2.50 per person. We were each provided with a separate pot of tea as we all chose different teas, the servers were more than happy to do this. This time the baked/fried dim sum dishes were not as good as before, although the quality of the steamed dim sum has been maintained, highlights were the cuttlefish Cheung fun and the scallop siu mai. Service as always was friendly and attentive. Despite the changed menu and pricing the bright courtyard club will remain one of my top choices for dim sum especially if I want to dine in a clean, relaxed and comfortable setting. ”