Introducing: The London Roast Duck Power List

May 16, 2026

1. Gold Mine (China Town)

A Cantonese favourite with a solid Google rating (4) and another branch in Bayswater.

Location: China Town

Price: £24.80 for half roast duck (no rice)

Pros: perfectly rendered fat and lots of it - sweet sauce complemented the duck perfectly

Cons: the sauce on the side didn’t offer a lot (this is being majorly fussy!)

Score: 9/10

3.3 on Tripadvisor, 3.5 on Google, fined £40k for mice in the kitchen, famous for short-tempered service, but still a London legend.

Location: China Town

Price: £23.90 for half roast duck (no rice)

Pros: tender meat, crispy skin, great value

Cons: not a huge amount of aromats or spices coming through

Score: 8/10

Imaginatively named Cantonese spot. Much better than the Google rating (a flat 3) would suggest.

Location: China Town

Price: £20 for a portion of duck on rice

Pros: Duck had a sweet flavour and stayed moist

Cons: Sauce to rice ratio totally off; overpowering Lao Gan Mar on the side; bok choy practically raw

Score: 6.5/10

Cosy Hong Kong style cafe known for its roast meats.

Location: China Town

Price: £14.50 for quarter roast duck (no rice)

Pros: soft meat, sauce’s moreish soy flavour

Cons: sauce being poured over the meat left a soggy skin

Score: 6/10

More to come….