Chinarestaurant Lucky Friends in Hamburg

Has been closed for a long time

I had a terrible experience going for the 35€ dinner buffet on a slow weekday. All the food had been sitting out for a long time. There was skin forming on the sauces. The ice cream had freezer burn from being thawed and re-frozen so often. The dim sum were clearly just bought frozen, really supermarket grade quality stuff. Half the buffet was closed off, and the remaining half was never refilled and only lukewarm. One time, a fresh batch of Lion's Head meatballs was brought out which was actually fresh and very good - but cooled down immediately and were untouched for the rest of the evening. Maybe things would look better on a busy weekend, but for me personally, this was a real let down and a complete rip off. The only saving grace was that the dishes were actually not bog standard Chinese Buffet fare, but actually Shanghainese. Kudos.

Very nice service! Food was tasty!

It was our first time in Hamburg and we came across this restaurant by chance. The staff was absolutely top. The food was excellent and deserved all 5 stars. We will come back 😊 highly recommended.

We have been here several times and like this restaurant. Since we are very familiar with Chinese cuisine, we can say that the food is very authentic. The dumplings are particularly good. But the rest is also recommended. Definitely a recommendation.

We came from Denmark to Hamburg to with family and want to eat nice Chinese food, here online it's open. Came to the door closed. Just paid for parking to come to a door that is closed.

The food was very tasty, I would go there again

***Please visit this place**** We ordered from the menu and were blown away. Food was incredible and the staff were 10/10 amazing. They told us that they are struggling to market their business and rarely get non-chinese customers. Amazing service and the owner is a real character

Very good quality and taste of the food. HOT POT and buffet. Super friendly staff. For me personally it's the insider tip in Hamburg for Chinese food.

I haven’t had such a delicious buffet in a long time. There are many dishes that are not available elsewhere and they taste great! The boss is very enthusiastic, lively and energetic. There was no hot pot when we went to have a meal at noon, but the boss kept saying hello and said that the buffet is also good. Come in first and see if you like it and want to eat it. It is indeed delicious. If I have another chance to go to Hamburg, I will go there again. Eat it once! Seeing the owner's enthusiastic dealings and familiarity with many customers, you know that he runs this restaurant with great care! Highly recommended! It's a pity that Google can only give five stars...

Very very very nice place! We celebrated friends birthday and they brought us Alkohol free champagne, they noticed that we all ordered non alcoholic drinks and it was very nice from staff

Everything is edible, sometimes even tasty. There are some unique positions that may not even be found anywhere else. I liked gyoza, eggplant and mushrooms (not champignons, others). A distinctive feature was that there were a lot of Asians in the establishment. I have not noticed this phenomenon in other similar establishments. The service is not bad but I have seen better. There is very little seafood. There is no sushi at all. But overall it’s definitely worth 4

"A truly delicious experience! The food was outstanding and the buffet offered a wealth of options, including the option to grill the meat yourself, which added extra fun. The service was exceptional - extremely friendly, caring and helpful. A thoroughly enjoyable visit !"

Do not order their offer, 35 Euro per Person. Because eat what you want. Even the table is cluttered and everything is only lukewarm. 2x35 Euros = 532 00 DKK. See the map instead.

The dishes are full of choices and there is buffee and hotpot, grill at the same time, true taste like China, highly recommended

By far the worst Chinese restaurant I’ve ever been to. Not a large selection. The food tastes horrible. Didn’t even finish eating. I won’t ever come here again.

Very tasty food…great staff very nice to children…we would happily recommend

Insanely great lunch buffet, even on Saturday. The food is authentic and not the usual buffet fare. Undoubtedly - recommendation!

The staff went out of their way to ensure our vegan friend felt included, and the various dishes were both delicious and accommodating.

I only give 5 stars because there are no more :) Staff, food and atmosphere excellent. Best restaurant I've ever been to. Particularly good selection of vegan food

Food wasn't that bad but vegetables were old Not a good dessert and fruit is not well cut also old Staff was very bad and employees argued loudly in the kitchen

We visited Lucky Friends on a Saturday in January with a group of men prior to a party later that night. We must say, the host was the friendliest person we have met during our stay in Hamburg. Such a joy for receiving his guests and making their stay a great one. The Buffet had a great selection of all kinds of dishes with all kinds of meat, fish and vegetarian options. And that for such an affordable price. As we said, we will be back next year in January and loved the Bamboo shot we got from the host. Bis nächstes Mal! The Dutch Buddha's.

We visited Lucky Friends on a Saturday in January with a group of men prior to a party later that night. We must say, the host was the friendliest person we have met during our stay in Hamburg. Such a joy for receiving his guests and making their stay a great one. The Buffet had a great selection of all kinds of dishes with all kinds of meat, fish and vegetarian options. And that for such an affordable price. As we said, we will be back next year in January and loved the Bamboo shot we got from the host. Bis nächstes Mal! The Dutch Buddha's.

Ordered a portion for my girlfriend at “too good to go” after work. The staff was also unfriendly when I visited. Back to my friend: she hung over the bowl all night with clear signs of food poisoning. It was probably “not so good to go anymore”.

Disappointed, we were recommended a buffet (by the waitress) and assigned a seat. Later we saw the buffet where we could grill ourselves (ask the waiter/answer: they should have sat somewhere else). So we were only able to use half the buffet, but still paid the full bill of 35 per person. Demand undesirable. This is how rip-offs work. Not again, pay attention to the right place for the buffet food at the entrance. I can't recommend it, price/performance doesn't fit.

Xiaohongshu, I saw a lot of recommendations on the Internet, but the results are not good at all. I feel that the selection of dishes is still very small and expensive, but you can also try it yourself. In fact, it is not possible to do a buffet like this. It is unreasonable to order a few dishes. For the price, I could have had a better meal with an average price of more than 20 yuan per person. This is all staple food, fried noodles, fried rice and dumplings, no seafood, and the pan-fried buns are not delicious either👎

Very good buffet, rich and tasty, great service, gladly again

On weekends, there is a stir-fry buffet for 22 euros, and if you also want to eat a barbecue and hot pot buffet, it will cost 30 euros. It is recommended to eat cooked stir-fried vegetables (everyone understands this). It tastes good. If you like fried dumplings, cabbage and fried shrimp, you can pay by credit card.

Not recommend to do to good to goo there.

Calm, tidy, and the hotpot was very good.

We had the buffet and I have to say we just loved it. I really enjoy authentic Asian food, while my husband prefers something a little less experimental. We both got our money's worth here. The welcome was really warm and the service was really friendly. We would like to come again.

We wanted to get "Too Good to go" food for 3 people there and will never do it again. First my husband had to wait longer than the pick-up time was stated. Then the big race to the buffet started with a total of 9 people. An employee encouraged the customers, always with the words “faster, not so much time, end of work”. Then the amount of food was complained about. There was so little, they didn't even have rice or pasta. The beef with onions was really tasty and we had maybe 4 tablespoons of it. The vegetables were so spicy, inedible. The dim sum is already half dried out. It's not really worth saving food here.

SCROLL DOWN FOR ORIGINAL REVIEW: Ich war bis zum letzten Jahr Stammgast, als ich über das Bezahlen befragt wurde und mir nicht geglaubt wurde (sofort nach dem Bezahlen und Verlassen des Restaurants, auch mit einer Rechnung). Ich habe es vor kurzem noch einmal probiert und es einer großen Gruppe von Freunden empfohlen. Der Besitzer war sehr charmant und warmherzig (nicht dieselbe Person, die beim letzten Mal unhöflich war) und bemühte sich besonders und versuchte nicht, uns zum Gehen zu bewegen, obwohl wir die letzten Gäste im Restaurant waren. Die letzte Erfahrung war so positiv, dass ich bereit bin, es noch einmal zu versuchen, und heute wieder dorthin gehen werde. ORIGINAL REVIEW Was reasonably satisfied until after I paid and left the restaurant. A woman ran outside after me and asked if I really had paid and did not seem satisfied after I said adamantly that, of course, I had. I assume because I was darker skinned, that she believed I was attempting to dine and dash even though I had paid with another server/the owner 5 minutes earlier. Pity as it was my local Chinese and I had eaten there multiple times before but I won't be going there again. In terms of the food, this was my second time having the buffet. The first time around I was early and the food was coming out fresh. Today it had been there for a few hours and was lukewarm in many cases (some like the fried duck was refilled). Many of the dishes tasted extremely similar. I have had a la carte here several times and it was better.

waren zum Buffet dort.... es war nicht voll.... Angebot war groß - alles wollte ich nicht kosten.... reichliche Auswahl

味道一般，卫生非常差，圣诞节路过汉堡吃了一顿，炸排骨里面有钢丝球，同桌在另一个菜里也吃出了一小块钢丝球。

Chinesisches Buffet (Mittagstisch)

很喜欢这家餐厅 周末的自助火锅材料丰富新鲜 锅底味道好 这次来吃了点菜 以前很少吃上海菜 腌笃鲜和梅菜扣肉都超赞

Ich liebe diesen feinen Laden, ich liebe Essen

It was lovely and the location was great as it was next to our hotel. The staff were very attentive and showed us all the different foods. The waiter/owner was really lovely. The food tasted good and the price was reasonable. We will definitely come back the next time we are in Hamburg.

Originaler geht's nicht. Chinesisches Buffet mit allem drum und dran. Auch Innereien und Hühnerfüße und so weiter. Ich stehe eher auf die normalen Sachen: z.B. panierte und frittierte Schweinerippchen, Rindfleisch mit Zwiebeln oder Fisch mit süßsaurem Gemüse. Dim Sum und Dumplings. Dazu Tsingtao. Was will man mehr? Wir waren die einzigen nicht Chinesen an dem Abend. Auch ein Zeichen für Authentizität.

Very authentic, extremely helpful staff who took the time to show me all the vegetarian dishes. I can highly recommend this place. Food was lovely. Thank you

Was für mich -neben dem Geschmack des Essens und der Freundlichkeit der Gastgeber- ein Qualitätsmerkmal war: vor allem asiatische Restaurantbesucher. Scheint also authentisch zu sein.

We chose entrees, instead of the buffet (they were not appetizing). Unfortunately, they were pretty awful. All the food was bland and must have used too much corn starch, because the sauce was too thick and slimy.

35欧万圣节活动 带饮料一杯 好吃！叔叔阿姨态度都很好 很开心🥳 自助叔叔一直帮忙收盘子都有点不好意思了

Best Chinese buffet restaurant in Germany! Everything tastes exactly like in China. The workday lunch buffet is the best deal overall. Food could be refilled faster tho. Also pleeease make the workday supper a bit more affordable. 35€ is straight-up overpriced.

Das Essen scheint mir sehr traditionell zu sein (hab ich so noch nicht in vergleichbaren Restaurants gesehen). Es schmeckt aber alles sehr gut und es werden gute Zutaten verwendet. Die Bedienung ist Nett und das Ambiente sehr stimmig.

Eine große Bitte an den Personal! Schlagt ihr nicht ab sofort was zu trinken, Getränke.. vor. Ich trinke während essen überhaupt nicht. Es ist ungesund. Ansonsten ist gut. Das Essen schmeckt gut.

Vielen Dank an Mr Guo und seine Frau für 2 phantastische Abende in Folge - wir wurden auf Geschäftsreise herzlich empfangen und haben das Abendbuffet genossen (inkl der Erklärungen zu den vielfältigen und überaus geschmackvollen Speisen)…mit dem Ergebnis, am folgenden Abend gleich nochmal zu kommen & zu genießen. Tolles und ungewöhnliches Essen, Herzlichkeit - wir sind ‚Lucky Friends‘ geworden :-) Ich schaue beim nächsten Hamburg-Besuch wieder vorbei

Die Bedienung brachte den falschen Tee trotzdem Sie sich schon einmal geirrt hatte. Hat dennoch anstandslos und gleich die richtige Sorte gebracht.

Habe inzwischen beim Umfang der Speisekarte große Zweifel an der Qualität der Produkte. Das kann alles nicht frisch sein. Werde deshalb diese Art der Restaurants meiden.

Rly nice Chinese food, highly recommended!😊

Usually I am not writing an opinion and reviews but this restaurants suprised me with best beef soup ever I ate and was a lot of meet ond other ingredientsnot just nudles. This restaurant deserve for good opinions! 👏

Das Buffet erschien anfangs unscheinbar aber es war mehr als ausreichend und sehr lecker. Ich freue mich schon auf meinen nächsten Besuch. Sehr viele Chinesen im Publikum, das größte Kompliment, das man einem Chinarestaurant machen kann.

I will come to this place when I visit Hamburg again. The staffs are very friendly!

Bei Herrn Guo ist es immer super freundlich und sehr lecker. Man fühlt sich einfach wohl und das Buffet ist immer frisch und einzigartig, mit viel Liebe zubereitet.

Herr Guo, bester Mann!!! Essen Klasse und immer mal wieder was neues. Gerne wieder!

Ist zum Teil original chinesisches Essen.

經濟實惠又好吃的火烤兩吃➕自助餐！一人30歐。老闆很熱情，菜色非常多，環境乾淨，大推！ 強力推薦：生煎包、春捲、冰淇淋、火鍋的蝦子非常新鮮！

老板大叔大娘人很好，一个劲给我往碗里塞东西，而且菜也很好吃，连春卷都是自己包的，还有八宝饭！

Both the buffet and the additional dishes are very tasty, and most importantly, the service is superb, I came three times during my trip to Hamburg and highly recommend this restaurant to everyone!

It was an absolutely disgusting experience today. I dare say the personnel has ZERO respect to their customers and their own business. And I strongly doubt if they obtain valid licenses and be legally trained in catering industry. Potential hygiene issues or compliance issues detected. Nobody deserves such a horrible treatment. Therefore, I do not recommend this place to anyone.

it is probably the best Chinese i ever been, food is to die for, staff is so nice and friendly, well worth the trip, very close to the city center, please do not miss this gem if you are in Hamburg, you won't be disappointed. Lovely plum wine, great value for money

Selten so schlecht gegessen. Das Rindfleisch bestand nur aus Fett. Als ich anmerkte, das nicht essen zu können und um eine Frühlingsrolle vat, um dennoch satt zu werden, wurde mir nur mitgeteilt, dass ich dafür natürlich zahlen müsse. Es kamen dann die schlechtesten Frühlingsröllchen, die ich je erhalten habe, labrig, anscheinend nicht das erste Mal in alten Fett frittiert - einfach widerlich…nie wieder.

Microwave Food, old Mussels, shady. These are five words to describe our most recent visit. The place seems always empty, despite its large size. I wonder, if they are running a restaurant or something else here…

Der Empfang war freundlich und herzlich. Die Beratung zur Wahl des Essens kompetent und goldrichtig. Die Ente war knusprig gebraten und mit den Beilagen eine volle Mahlzeit. Ein rustikalen Lokal, auch wenn es von Aussen nicht unbedingt so aussieht.

Not sure what we got, ordered fried chicken that was super dry, my wife ordered glass noodle but it was not possible to distinct between the rest. Staff was friendly!

We all know how these restaurants work, there is a good range of fresh and ready to cook ingredients. Barbecue staff on standby and efficient waiters. My only complaint was the beer tasted very metallic.