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Dim Sum Library - Admiralty HK

4.0
4
477 Reviews
$400 and over
Chinese
Dim Sum Library, is a refreshing evolution of the time-honoured Cantonese tradition - offering a selection of delicious dim sum prepared with new ingredients, textures, flavours and presentation, served all day in an elegant Hong Kong tea room.

These tasty new creations include "Black Truffle Har Gau", "Dan Dan Xiaolong Bao", "Black Pepper Wagyu Beef in Millefeuille pastry", "Cheung Fan with Squid Mousse and Crispy Tofu"and" Hokkaido King Crab and Sea Urchin Spring Roll" are among the delectable dim sum dishes on offer.

Unlike traditional dim sum restaurant, Dim Sum Library is fronted by a stunning Chinoiserie cocktail bar, guests can enjoy a full selection of classic cocktails, wines and spirits as well as bespoke Chinese tea cocktails. For those who enjoy a game of Mahjong in the afternoon, the tables at Dim Sum Library’s Mahjong Parlour, discretely concealed at the rear of the restaurant, are a perfect place to play.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $400 and over
  • Cuisines
    Chinese, Chinese (Canton), Comfort Food
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Fri 11:30 am–10:00 pm Sat, Sun 10:30 am–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    3643 0088
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Catering
    If you would like to host your own event for 20 or more persons, please contact our dedicated events team on +852 3428 8892 or email us at event.hk@aqua.com.hk with your name and preferred event outlet, we will be happy to help.
  • Private party facilities
    The restaurant is 4000sq ft with the capacity of 123 seated, and 15 bar stools, with the Mahjong Parlour accommodating up to 40 guests - perfect for any private or public event.With our experienced team on-site, fabulous Chinese chefs in the kitchen and a full-service bar, menus can be tailored to provide a unique experience for your guests.
  • Private party contact
    event.hk@aqua.com.hk : 3428 8898
  • Neighborhood
    Admiralty
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Public transit
    Dim Sum Library restaurant is located in Pacific Place at the heart of Hong Kong Island atop the MTR.<br /><br />Taxi drivers will know the building name Pacific Place, Dim Sum Library can be found in The Mall, Tower Two.<br /><br />Directly above the MTR, easily accessible from Exit F of the Admiralty MTR Station.
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, High Tea, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access

What 477 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.0
4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 3.9Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 4Value

NoiseModerate

477 Reviews
  1. KarlP

    Philippines

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Food was alright; not as good as our last visit in 2019. Service was a tad better and place was pretty quiet for a Sunday lunch.

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  2. DeeOk

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 25, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Food has been consistently tasty since it first opened. Truffle chicken is always one of our favourites. Service is a bit "cool" though - could be friendlier.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 22, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Delicious Food but too noisy. And Need a bigger table

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  4. ChristopherJ

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 21, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food and vibe. Just when my family and I thought we were already full, we ordered some deserts and finished them all.

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  5. PakL

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 15, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    The food at both Chinese restaurants of the nearby hotels are clearly better than Dim Sum Library. The standards at Dim Sum Library have dropped quite badly.

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  6. DontQuoteMe

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 11, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    It was a rushed experience dining at DSL. From the start, the food was served before my guests had arrived. Then, before the alloted time was up for turning the table, the bill was unceremoniously and abruptly pushed literally right in front of my face but a wordless staff. Poor service experience that can surely be improved.

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  7. JohnC

    Hong Kong

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 2, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    The dim sum dishes were average in taste and so was too expensive from that perspective. The service was passive at best and cold. But food came out on time and served hot. One of us asked for water but we got served expensive bottled water when we wanted tap. We just took it but the server should have checked given how much a bottle of water costs.

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  8. MCLi

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 21, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    Crowded and noisy place, and service was slow. Dim sums were fine but tea was tasteless.

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  9. LalM

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 23, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Very good food, friendly staff and as usual, ambience is very good. A good place for business and social lunches / dinners.

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  10. Yahoohk

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 18, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Good food and good venue. Dim sum and truffle fried rice is good. Waiter accommodates updating order to 4 pcs for dimsum so we can all have 1 pc. - Tables are too close - the next table was very noisy and was making it difficult for us to talk. -Mains portion is very small - cod fish - literally 5 thin sashimi slices. Below expectation for HKD 300.

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  11. JoeLo

    Vancouver

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 15, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    The restaurant charges a high price for their offerings, but unfortunately, the level of service they provide does not match the cost. In fact, the service quality is quite poor, which can be disappointing for customers who expect a certain level of attention and care when dining out. It's important for restaurants to not only deliver quality food, but also provide excellent service to create a memorable dining experience for their patrons.

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  12. EvaWu

    Hong Kong

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 9, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Everything is good! Just the noise level is bit loud!

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  13. larissah

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 8, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    its too crowded, hard to signal for service, servers lacked social skills.

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  14. PaulG

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 28, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Yummy food! The details regarding the cost for children’s tea tales could be made more obvious.

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  15. ClaudiaB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 28, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food and service excellent as always! No complaints and will go back soon.

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  16. CrazySnail

    Switzerland

    14 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on May 16, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Find the location had been tough. The restaurant was nice looking, staff has not been really friendly and efficient. The food has been great and creative, and little pricey. For 4 persons we spent 3300 HKD (we tried a lot of dishes, to be honest), including 10% gratuity.

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  17. AnshulV

    Hong Kong

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 7, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Very Good Food and great Service. Quality of Dimsum always great here at this restaurant. They have a good list of Cocktails as well.

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  18. BEIMK

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 7, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fantastic place with exceptional service - we enjoyed every dish and the service staff were very friendly especially to our children. Will be back, thank you!

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  19. VolkerS

    San Francisco

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 5, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Excellent savory dim sum dishes in a nice atmosphere

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  20. HorA

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 4, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food, although a little bit high price, the style and taste is wonderful.

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  21. Hans

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 2, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    The space is too crowded. Not enough staffs to handle the service!

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  22. Chiho

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 1, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    平日ランチタイムに伺いました、席に席に案内され荷物を置くスペースも無く予約していたのに残念です。料理はランチコースを食べました、美味しかったです。日本語メニューもあると分かりやすくて良いですね。

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  23. Nick

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 29, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Enjoyed the dinner, good food but timed unfortunately.

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  24. RT2022

    Hong Kong

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 13, 2023

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    I've been going to Dim Sum Library for years. Sadly this time when I ordered the lunch set for my mother and I, the experience was underwhelming. The food was delivered completely out of order and was slow. Moreover, I had to ask for the lunch set menu again to double check discovering that an entire dish was skipped altogether. So, I had to request that too. The place was busy and may be it was a bit challenging to keep up with those who ordered a la carte vs. set menu. But my suggestion is that if you do offer a set menu, which I have enjoyed in the past, you have to keep an eye out on the pace and order in serving the dishes. It's not the diner's job to double check and have to ask.

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 10, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Expensive but worth it Very good service and high quality food Interior is ok nothing special

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  26. Rajii63

    London

    21 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on April 2, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This restaurant never fails to deliver. The food is interesting, well thought out and of a very high standard. I wish we had one in London!!

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  27. JosephineH

    Hong Kong

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    接待員很有禮貌,點心上菜快,職員動作快,會自動收碟,但二人枱較細張,嚟咗3籠點心已經冇位放其他食物,

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  28. MarkT

    Hong Kong

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 23, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Think service was so so I remember instances where servers would be bringing out dishes as if we were in a cha chan teng Value / price of the tasting menu was a bit meh, id rather be charged more and be more full than having so little. Ambiance was nice tho

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  29. PaulN

    Hong Kong

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 21, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    This is the second time I have dinner here, overall experience to me is good. However the service is not as good as the first time.

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  30. AudreyW

    Hong Kong

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 16, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Food was serviced v fast n it feels like you r being rushed through the meal!

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  31. YUENL

    Hong Kong

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 13, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    beef fry flat noddles (ho fai) a bit salty, not worth of this prices.

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  32. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    The waiter was rude and reluctant to change our plates.

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  33. RirinT

    London

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 21, 2023

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    All menu taste different from last time (before pandemic). Used to be my favorite restaurant in Hong Kong, now the food taste so terrible.

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  34. JohanC

    Hong Kong

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 15, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    My favourite modern dim sum in HK. Delicious and well priced for the quality of food!

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  35. MartinaZ

    Hong Kong

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 14, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    To improve a bit the ambience feeling, I would recommend to fix the tables as they tend to be quite wobbly and use a table cloth to make it a bit more premium.

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  36. chrisb

    Surrey

    17 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on October 23, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Always a great place for Lunch. Menu changes and the quality and quantity are good. Consistency is their byword I think and it always Excellent. The staff are helpful and friendly - Recomended

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  37. Alicia

    London

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 23, 2022

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Table was tiny for the amount of food we ordered. Given the size of the table they should at least space out when the food is being served. There is a 1.5 hour limit to dine but there is really no need for the food to come all at once it felt rushed and unpleasant. We much prefer dining at the elements outlet but sadly that has closed. As much as w enjoy the food we wouldn’t be coming back again. There are other options available perhaps Chinese library or Duddell for similar innovative dim sum.

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  38. Linus

    New York Area

    7 reviews

    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 12, 2022

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Nice menu, good location but staff in a hurry to leave as kitchen closes at 9 pm. As a result, they start chasing you to place any dessert order by 8.30 pm and want you to go by 9 pm.

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  39. Karina

    Hong Kong

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 4, 2022

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Being vegan, I had eaten here before and asked for a dish I had previously eaten but this time, they refused to bother making it. The tone of the waiter was shocking. I was truly disappointed that my family and I left and dined elsewhere with much better food choices and service.

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  40. JosephM

    Hong Kong

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 2, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Though the service staff were very good, we felt that they were short handed resulting in delays.

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Dim Sum Library - Admiralty HK is rated 4 stars by 477 OpenTable diners.

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Google Map for Dim Sum Library - Admiralty HK

Pacific Place Admiralty, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Central

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Admiralty
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Fri 11:30 am–10:00 pm Sat, Sun 10:30 am–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $400 and over
  • Cuisines
    Chinese, Chinese (Canton), Comfort Food
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Public transit
    Dim Sum Library restaurant is located in Pacific Place at the heart of Hong Kong Island atop the MTR.Taxi drivers will know the building name Pacific Place, Dim Sum Library can be found in The Mall, Tower Two.Directly above the MTR, easily accessible from Exit F of the Admiralty MTR Station.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, High Tea, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access
  • Phone number
    3643 0088
  • Catering
    If you would like to host your own event for 20 or more persons, please contact our dedicated events team on +852 3428 8892 or email us at event.hk@aqua.com.hk with your name and preferred event outlet, we will be happy to help.
  • Private party facilities
    The restaurant is 4000sq ft with the capacity of 123 seated, and 15 bar stools, with the Mahjong Parlour accommodating up to 40 guests - perfect for any private or public event.With our experienced team on-site, fabulous Chinese chefs in the kitchen and a full-service bar, menus can be tailored to provide a unique experience for your guests.
  • Private party contact
    event.hk@aqua.com.hk : 3428 8898
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