Gouqi London

4.6

259 Reviews

£41 and over

Chinese

25-34 Cockspur St, London, Greater London SW1Y 5BN

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2 people

Apr 18, 2025

April 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 1 time today

Experiences are available.

About this restaurant

Good for special occasions
Fancy
Charming

Chef Owner, Tong Chee Hwee, former Group Executive Head Chef of Hakkasan, has returned to launch Gouqi, an Award-Winning, Fine Dining Chinese restaurant located at 25-34 Cockspur Street, St James's opposite the Canadian Embassy, Trafalgar Square.

The restaurant name derives from the goji berry, a symbol of health and vitality that inspires the ethos of the restaurant. Using premium produce sourced from around the globe, the menu offers an abundance of flavours, techniques, and ingredients. The Berri Bar offers Asian inspired cocktails and an eclectic wine list.

Gouqi seats 100 guests, including 2 private interconnecting dining rooms; Crimson & Ruby, which seat 10 and 12, or combine to accommodate up to 22 guests.

Pre-orders required: Legendary Peking Duck 24hrs, Emperor’s Lobster Soup with Rice Pin Noodle and Crispy Rice 24hrs, Dim Sum Afternoon Tea 24hrs, and Live Norwegian King Crab 72hrs.

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Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
Chinese, Afternoon Tea
Hours of operation
Lunch Mon–Fri 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Sat, Sun 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:30 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:30 pm–10:30 pm
Phone number
020 3771 8886
Website
https://gouqi-restaurants.co.uk/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Tong Chee Hwee
Catering
For each private dining room, we have a minimum spend of £1,200pp Sunday-Thursday, and £1,500 on Friday and Saturdays. For groups of 6 or more, we have an 8-course tasting menu at £128 available, with a wine pairing option at £108pp. Contact us directly for events: T: 020 3771 8886 E: reservations@gouqi-restaurants.co.uk
Private party facilities
Gouqi has two interconnecting private dining rooms; Crimson & Ruby, which seat 12 and 10, and combine to accommodate up to 22 guests. For standing events, the rooms can accommodate up to 45 guests. The minimum spend from Sunday to Thursday is £1,200 per room, Friday and Saturday is £1,500 per room.
Private party contact
Gouqi Reservations: 020 3771 8886

Location
25-34 Cockspur St, London, Greater London SW1Y 5BN
Neighborhood
Charing Cross
Cross street
Opposite the Canadian Embassy, next to Trafalgar St James' Hotel
Parking details
None
Public transit
Charing Cross (5 mins walk)Leicester Square (6 mins walk)Embankment (8 mins walk)Piccadilly Circus (8 mins walk)Green Park (16 mins walk)Waterloo (17 mins walk)Oxford Circus (18 mins walk)
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, High Tea, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Experiences

Gouqi Tasting Menu (8-courses)
£158.70 per person
Prepaid
Multiple dates available
唐舍八道品味套餐 GOUQI EIGHT COURSE TASTING MENU (Minimum 2 people) 话梅合掌瓜牡丹虾刺身 Botan Prawn Salad with Plum and Osmanthus Flower 樱桃鹅肝气泡鴨卷 Goose Parfait with Aromatic Duck Parcel and Black Truffle Balsamic 点心三部曲 Supreme Steamed Dim Sum Trio 黑松露水晶虾饺, 鲜虾带子饺及雪菜章鱼饺 Black Truffle Har Gau, Prawn & Scallop Dumpling and Octopus Dumpling 竹笙黄炆海皇羹 Double-Boiled Golden Soup with Fish Maw and Bamboo Pith XO 酱玉兰度带子 Stir-Fried Scallop with Hong Kong Gai Lan and XO Sauce 炙烧日本A4和牛 A4 Wagyu with Szechuan Sesame and Shimeji Mushroom 蟹粉琵琶豆腐珍珠米 Pipa Tofu with Prawn, Japonica Rice and Crab Meat Sauce 凤梨、罗勒与老灌木云南茶 Pineapple, Thai Basil and Old Bush Yunnan Tea Including VAT and Service Charge. Menus are subjected to changes.
Gouqi Dim Sum Afternoon Tea (24hrs advanced order)
£89.70 per person
Prepaid
Multiple dates available
GOUQI DIM SUM AFTERNOON TEA (Minimum 2 people) (24hrs advanced order) Premium Jasmine Dragon Pearls Super Royal Dim Sum Quartet Black Truffle Har Gau & XO King Crab Dumpling Octopus Dumpling & Prawn and Spinach Dumpling Crispy Iberico Pork Belly Honey-Glazed Iberico Char Siu Angus Tenderloin Beef with Black Pepper Sauce Sesame Prawn Toast Salt and Pepper Squid Stuffed with Minced Prawn Chargrilled Octopus with Sweet Soy and Golden Garlic Drunken Chicken Roll with Mung Bean Noodle Botan Prawn Tartare with Mango and Pink Grapefruit Gouqi Symphony No. 3 Coconut, Lychee and Dragon Fruit Mango, Black Sesame and Passion Fruit Kumquat, Coffee and Cinnamon Including VAT and Service Charge. Menus are subjected to changes.
Gouqi Deluxe Tasting Menu (8-courses)
£437.00 per person
Prepaid
Multiple dates available
GOUQI DELUXE TASTING MENU (minimum 4 people) 米酒酿吉拉多生蚝 Fresh Gillardeau Oyster with Rice wine and Szechuan Yellow Pepper Sauce ~ 鲟龙鱼子北京烤鸭 Legendary Peking Duck with Oscietra Caviar ~ 黄炆汤一级官燕 Royal Superior One Cup Birds Nest Soup ~ 蚝皇南非溏心鲍鱼扣花胶 Braised Whole South African Abalone and Fish Maw with Supreme Oyster Sauce ~ 慢煮日本A4和牛 Slow-Cooked Japanese A4 Wagyu Beef ~ 苏格兰蓝龙虾炆生面 Scottish Blue Lobster Noodle with Ginger and Spring Onion ~ 美点映双辉 Double Delight of Asian Dessert ~ 香槟杨枝甘露 Champagne Mango Cream with Sago Including VAT and Service Charge. Menu is subject to changes.

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What 259 people are saying

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.6Service
4.4Ambience
4.1Value

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Review summary

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Gouqi London offers an exceptional dining experience with "fantastic food and great service." Guests praise the "outstanding service and quality of food" and the "unbelievably good" taste. The duck menu is highly recommended, and the atmosphere is elegant and welcoming. While some find it pricey, others assert it's "well worth it."

259 Reviews

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Bavaria1 review
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fantastic Peking Duck and wonderful service by Uday!
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Anthony
London3 reviews
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The food and service was great. We will be back and have already recommended the restaurant to our friends. Thank you.
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Rabani VIP
London2 reviews
1.0
Dined on April 6, 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Horrible food, terrible service and worst duck ever
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SHOKO
London1 review
5.0
Dined on April 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Very nice hospitality with friendly staff . The food is excellent
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Karen
London6 reviews
3.0
Dined on March 29, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Relaxed setting, attentive staff. Not busy for a Saturday lunchtime but had to wait a really long time for food to arrive. Food is slightly better than our regular Dim Sum option but would not say it was value for money considering the price difference. It did not feel enough of a treat for the early mother's day lunch this was supposed to be.
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Gareth VIP
London9 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 29, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent roast meat lunch. Generous portions and very tasty. Excellent value
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mark VIP
Atlanta32 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 22, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Our experience was amazing. Outstanding food and even better service. We were under a time crunch pre-theater and the excellent staff handled it perfectly without any issue. Just a wonderful dinner. We will be back soon.
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Vivian
London4 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 22, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Second time at Gouqi and food and service is amazing as always, we were looked after by Derrick again who took great care of us and our mom. Food wise, presentation is beautiful and the duck salad that came as the first course was a pleasant surprise and definitely something I want more of. The dessert was a perfect finish to our course, a great blend of textures and flavours.
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FredS VIP
London32 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 18, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food, not cheap but well worth it. Recommed.
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Andrew
London6 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 15, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fantastic food andv great service. Can thoroughly recommend
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Gouqi London is rated 4.6 stars by 259 OpenTable diners.

Gouqi London does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

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