The Datebook Autumn 2015 | Page 12

By Jonathan Byrne Dim Sum with Manners taste – neither offensive or captivating. With the Roast and Fried Dim Sum we also tried the ‘house’ red …. Reinares Tempranillo Bodegas Eguren 2012, also £20.50. The white had not set high expectations and the red was surprisingly light in colour, though still young, for a wine from the grape used to make meaty Riojas. Then it warmed in the mouth to a more velvety richness becoming quite enjoyable. erhaps its the rarified environment of Fulham rather than the raw and trendy style of Soho’s China Town but I’ve come to expect Dim Sum to be served to me catapulted across the table with ‘barked’ comments from the serving staff rather than the lovely polite service at Royal China Fulham. My friend Peter, and his stunningly beautiful daughter Nayantara, praise the Dim Sum at Royal China Baker Street, hence our plan to visit the Baker Street restaurant to see if the whole of Royal China has a different culture to other Chinese restaurants. Also being a