I have an aversion to restaurant chains , there is something quite corporate and sterile about them. the only good thing is that you can always rely on the menu knowing that wherever you are you can always have yourself a katsu curry or that medium spiced chicken and chips you love. When faced by the mysteries of an unknown place or town having one on every corner does not seem quite like a bad thing.
They always prove helpful on social occasions, where drink is mostly required but food is very much needed. This is where the restaurant chain becomes like a reliable buddy, always reasonably priced and bound to have one of your old favourites on the menu.
My friend was passing through London and with only a couple of hours to spare before he had to jump on the train, the only reliable place near Victoria I was willing to jump into quickly for drinks and nibbles was Dim T http://www.dimt.co.uk/index.php. The decor is nice, and it always has a friendly atmosphere. Our waitress was the superwoman of the catering world, manning over 10 tables on her own. For a moment I felt like I was in a real life game of Diner Dash!!
My cocktail was an amazing thirst quencher and the prawn crackers and chilli sauce was the perfect compliment to the fragrant sour tones of my lychee and lemongrass beauty that I was sipping.
I love Dim Sum, they are in fact my perfect type of food, small finger foods full of flavour leaving you with the amazement of how did anyone even manage thinking up that complex flavour combination, and fit it all into one perfectly sized little dumpling.
Whomever that person was they are a genius in my eyes! However Dim T’s dim sum menu is somewhat limited, but sufficient for the event at hand. With 16 dim sum choices to choose from I felt the selection, especially for the vegetarian option, was rather small in comparison to places I have been to previously and considering that the restaurant’s name pushes itself in the dim sum realm, it is a little disappointing that the majority of the menu is focused on noodle and rice dishes.
I was happy with what I ate at Dim T, but if you are a lover of dim sum I suggest you go somewhere like yum cha silk and spice on chalk farm road http://www.yumchasilksandspice.co.uk which has an incredibly vast menu of dim sum and every time I dine there it just seems to taste better and better, but make sure you book a table as it can get very busy especially on the days where it is 50% off all dim sum.
All in all Dim T is a great place for a cocktail, nibble and a social catch up. If you have never had dim sum before than going to Dim T is like a great introduction course. I suggest if you do go to Dim T try something from their noodle and rice part of the menu. It has much more variety and actually sounds quite nice. If I ever happen to dine in Dim T again I think I might just go for the Malaysian butternut squash curry.
Happy dining xx
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