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    Cafe TPT

    3.5 (75 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Closed 12:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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    Dogs allowed

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    Alex T.

    Came here because mum wanted to try a london Chinese restaurant. So we stopped by here to try. The vibe was awesome with old style and going up and down to get to the seating or bathroom. It was busy when we came here. But we were able to score a seat. . Mango sago bean curd dessert - this was served in a wooden mini bucket. The dessert wasn't too sweet. The bean curd was soft and smooth. It was my favorite part of the meal. . Bbq pork and duck - this was mediocre at best. The meats weren't good and tough. The sauce is bold and makes it looked really good. Also the sauce was on everything which I didn't like. It was picture perfect but texture and taste is mediocre. Wouldn't recommend. . Baked Portuguese pork chop over rice. This looked good. But the sauce lacked flavor. It wasn't like wow or I want seconds or third. It's big portion and bang for the buck. . Mixed beef tripe and beef stomach, beef tendon- this was ok. It was at least normal and ok for what it is. . Overall we had a challenge finding authentic Chinese food hong kong style. This place was the closest. I am still in search of a spot with good wok hay style food and good hong kong style eats in london. It was a great experience to try and go dine in China town london. Hope this helps and thanks for following along with my uk journey. Have a yelptastic day. .

    Tofu pudding with mango sago
    Krys P.

    The TPT in the name refers to Dai Pai Dong, the open-air food stall that used to be a big part of Hong Kong food scene, serving up delicious eats at a great price. This place has a huge menu, of mostly Cantonese staples you would expect to find in Dai Pai Dong as well as Cha chaan teng in Hong Kong. There are also some Malaysian/Singaporean dishes too. We ordered several dishes and they are all very delicious, though the Cantonese ones are better than the Malaysian ones. We also had a tofu pudding with Mango Sago. The tofu isn't quite tender enough, and the mango isn't the best - well, more like an issue of supply it being not the season for it, but still I lapped it all up. Service is pretty good, the place is bright and clean, will be happy to return when I visit London again!

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    Derek S.

    Came by for dinner the other night and it was a mediocre experience. Walked in during the peak dinner hour and managed to get a table on the upper level. The café itself is quite tight, including the loos and stairwells. Cleanliness is mediocre and some staff wore a mask and some also wore gloves. Started off with the cereal soft shell crab and it felt like I was back in Singapore! This was probably the highlight of the meal as there was a 2 soft shell crab minimum. The soft shell crab was buttery, lightly fried, and quite meaty. Very nice. The kang kong sambal was mediocre. The local kang kong was on the thicker side, unlike the ones found in Singapore. The sambal sauce was also quite muted. The bbq pork and roast duck combo was pretty weak. Both were cooked well done and the meat was on the tougher end... Sauce was also on the bold end... The iced lemon tea was decent. Not too sweet and strong lemon along with tea flavor. Had the mango pomelo sago for dessert and it was also decent although the local mangos were quite bland and hard... £56/person after 10% service and GST for dinner. They take NFC cards.

    Mango/coconut with sago (left) and sweet bean curd (tofu) with red bean served in wooden mini buckets
    Carla D.

    We only stopped by this restaurant to try their cold desserts. We had the mango and coconut with sago as well as the sweet bean curd (tofu) with red bean. The deserts were both very interesting, I never tried anything like this before, neither in Hong Kong when we visited, nor at any Chinese restaurant. The flavors were good and the tofu pretty much disintegrates becoming a watery custard. The desert with the mango and coconut was the better one in my opinion. The red bean was a mixture of beans and paste and I thought there should have been more paste to give the dessert a bit more flavor.

    Salt and pepper spareribs and Mango and grapefruit sago with grass jelly
    Michele T.

    No trip is complete for my dad without checking out the local Chinese fare. Family wanted duck, I wanted a sweet, and Cafe TPT met both of our expectations. Dad did the ordering. He ordered: 1) Pork and mustard green soup - this hit the spot for everyone. Broth was tasty and mustard green not too bitter. 2) Salt and pepper spareribs - these were just ok for me. 3) Eggplant w/ salted fish - good over some rice. 4) Peking duck - don't know the last time I had this. Appreciated that they deboned the whole duck and served on top of shrimp crisps (chips). Served with plenty of pancakes, green onions, cucumbers and hoisin sauce. 5) Mango and grapefruit sago with grass jelly - hit the spot. Cold, refreshing and just sweet enough. This place was packed - more seating upstairs. Food came out pretty quickly. Lots of menu items to choose from.

    Malaysian Fried Ho Fun
    Vivienne C.

    Saw this as one of the top places to go eat in Chinatown London so was quite excited for this but it turned out to be very meh like most food in London. - Wonton Soup - Got this as an appetizer and it came with 4 wontons which was a bit disappointing and some vegetables. The soup itself wasn't bad but the wontons were not great, I didn't like the small shrimp inside which seemed a little bit fake. Just in general, be wary of small shrimps. - Malaysian Fried Ho Fun - This was actually not bad even though there were some small shrimps in it which had a hard texture to it. Probably the best dish of the night though because of the solid soy sauce flavor. - Roasted Duck with Rice - This unfortunately was not great. The duck was very dry and did not have the usual sweetness of the fat and meat. Also, the sauce on the rice wasn't great, I would much rather have just the BBQ duck fat in the rice. Overall, very okay experience. Definitely wouldn't say that this is the best place in Chinatown, but also may not have ordered the right thing.

    Michelle C.

    Awesome food and great service. Located in China town. Everything was full of flavor and absolutely delicious!! Great prices and big portions! Absolutely yummy!!

    Kel P.

    One thing I absolutely hate is overpriced sub-par asian food. In this case TPT has certainly done it. The baked pork chop rice in particular was appealing with essentially just half a pork chop in the whole entire dish (see photo). The sesame chicken lacked sesame taste, the chilli wonton lacked authenticity, while the pork chop rice lacked pork chop. Saving grace was the red bean ice, at least that was nice.

    Duck
    Andrew M.

    The food is generally okay in my opinion. They open until late though, so if you are around chinatown and need food until late, you should get this. The price is okay too but i love the tofu dessert so much. If you like tofu hua then you should come here to get it. Recommended for the dessert and the food to come for cheap and convenient chinese food. I would come back for the dessert again.

    Ali C.

    This is probably by far the best Hong Kong 'Tai Pai Tong' (Hawker style) restaurant I have found in London. Nothing comes close to it value, portion and flavour wise. This place is more canteen style eatery depending on where you seat. Sometimes you are jammed packed with other patrons down stairs but then there are some big tables upstairs for groups. Certainly not a place for lovers. You are here for the cheap food. The other good thing about this place is the service. Unlike some Asian restaurants where there is no customer service, there is at least some here and perhaps the other reason why I always come back here. This place is also frequented by the Asian community and that is another strong sign that it is very good food. I have uploaded quite a few pictures but there are tons of food to try here. That includes things that are not on the menu you see stuck on the window. The special menu are stuck on the walls inside the establishment. I have to say nearly all the food here are has a very home made feel to it like how your grandma used to make. So I suggest, try as much as you can and I bet you will find stuff that you will like ordering everytime you come here. Best thing is, they are reasonable and cheap! By the way, one thing they are really famous for is the dessert. Definitely try the mango based ones. Sometimes I come here just for desserts but do tell them and try only do it off peak when it is not packed as they will tell you to order food during peak time or else you need to take away.

    Grilled pork dumplings
    Debs M.

    Ick is really about the only word I can use to describe the experience I had here :( Myself and Mr Debs were visiting London and were after some dumplings, so figured the best place to get them would be Chinatown! We have a fantastic place in Glasgow for dumplings (Dumpling Monkey, check it out if you're ever up our way) and after seeing a photo of the ones here we decided to try it out. The dumplings were good, in fairness, but besides them and the salt and chilli ribs, everything else was just rubbish. The place looked pretty authentic and we could see plenty of Chinese Londoners inside (always a good sign anywhere you go, Chinese Glaswegians certainly know where it's at!) so we had high hopes, particularly after scoffing said dumplings because they were good as I said. Not mind-blowingly good, but y'know, good. I also ordered some chicken satay skewers and I can honestly say that the skewers featured the most dry, most chewy, most disappointing chicken I have ever had in my life. The satay sauce was ok but lacked flavour, and I'm not even sure I ate half of the skewers because I just couldn't face it. Service was abrupt and not very friendly at all, we left slightly hungry and wishing we had picked somewhere else, sad times!!

    Yee Gan O.

    Sometimes, restaurants can't win. On the one hand, I'm bored with Sino-English generic menus you see in all the main Gerrarad Street restaurants in Chinatown catering for tourists. On the other hand, when I see a restaurant like TPT Cafe offer food from places as afar as Malaysia to Macau, my suspicious radar comes on as to whether the chef in the kitchen can really have such a broad range of cooking experience to do all the dishes on the menu justice. However, with the best English summer rain beating down on me yesterday, I took a hasty and spontaneous decision to take one for the Yelp family and eat here. From the choice of Malaysian dishes including quite traditional dishes such as bak kut teh (pork ribs in a medicinal stock), my eye was drawn to the £8 laksa. Really? £8 for a laksa? Right, the challenge was on. I wonder if they chose the term cafe because the seating is tight - certainly a lot of breath-holding is required to pass between some of the tables! The waitresses were also a bit grumpy for some reason though this just reminds me of the good old days of being shouted at by Chinese waitresses in Chinatown! Yes, really! A bit like John McEnroe, people used to go to places like Wong Kei on Wardour Street to experience the abuse! I had wanted to try their butter soft shell crab but sadly, you have to order 2 of these as a minimum. So, I settled for spicy wonton, which probably represents the fiery Sichuan part of the menu. The wontons arrived looking appropriately red in colour and covered in chopped fresh chilli. There was the promised chilli capsicum heat but not much more flavour other than the sour of the vinegar in the sauce. Then, the piece de resistance. A large bowl of laksa arrived. Now, a philosophical question. How much can you tinker with a dish, perhaps in a misguided attempt to even improve it, before you lose the heart and soul of a dish? Laksa is a famous hawker (street) food dish found in south east Asian countries like Malaysia and Singapore where noodles and small amounts of meat, seafood and vegetables come in a rich, spicy coconut based broth. I can see how TPT are trying to justify the £8 price tag - they added some premium ingredients like green-lipped mussels served in the shell for effect as well as large prawns. However, in adding other things like French beans, the dish has turned into posh pseudo-laksa. The broth has nice seafood flavour but lacked the depth of the best laksa by omitting ingredients such as galangal (wild ginger), candle nuts and belacan (shrimp paste). Street food is best left to its humble but flavoursome roots - the European equivalent would be like trying to turn French toast into pain grillé a la francais wouldn't work! I didn't have the requisite stomach room left to try their very tempting range of beancurd desserts. A noble try by TPT and I applaud them for trying something new but I'd prefer a cheaper bowl of more authentic laksa. I may be back for dessert though

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    My favorite place in Chinatown in London. My favorite dish is the crispy duck pancakes!!!

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    Solid authentic Chinese food for affordable prices. Come here frequently for a solid eat for the price

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    The Duck and Rice

    The Duck and Rice

    4.0(79 reviews)
    0.2 miSoho
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    One of the few restaurants that open later in London (midnight #swiftie), and it happened to also…read moreserve of the best Crispy Duck in town too! It's definitely a young crowd/scene haha plenty of people on Friday evening and luckily were able to get seating upstairs Beautifully decorated but it'll be hard to hold a conversation since it's pretty noisy lol Pretty good variety of menu items, lots of Asian fusion dishes SO and I opt for their Crispy Aromatic Duck, Prawn and Chinese Chive Dumplings and Scallop Siu Mai Their Crispy Aromatic Duck was 5/5 -- crispy and not overly fried, great flavor too, SO and I really enjoyed it, funnily they bring it to you for display... then take it to the back to deconstruct, and then bring it back to you for grubbing afterwards haha Scallop Siu Mai and Prawn with Chinese Chive Dumplings were great too, a good filler for dinner, wishing it came with 4pc vs 3pc but I get it haha A pretty penny (or rather, pound heh) but it's London Worth a try if you like Crispy Duck!

    Duck & Rice, Soho, London, England -- April 5…read more Our family of four with two kids ages 9 and 10 made our way to Duck & Rice after walking through the Chinatown area, which was absolutely packed and fun to explore, and we were looking for something lively with shareable dishes, and the overall experience felt energetic with some real highs and a few misses. Arrival and First Impressions The space has a strong personality with a mix of pub and restaurant energy and it felt busy from the moment we walked in, matching the chaos outside in Soho, but still relatively well controlled with a steady flow of service and a constant buzz that made it feel like a place always in motion. The Highlights Food came out quickly and leaned into that comfort style Chinese menu with a mix of dumplings and larger plates, and the soup dumplings were the clear favorite for the table with both kids fully on board which is always a win. The crispy duck with pancakes was also solid and more in line with what we expected, and overall the variety kept everyone engaged even if the kids stayed mostly in their comfort zone. The Challenges Portion sizes were a bit tricky for a family of four with several dishes coming in sets of three which meant ordering extra just to share evenly, and a few items missed the mark including shu mai that felt a bit dry. The duck and rice being served closer to room temperature was intentional to keep it tender but still felt a little off from expectation, and surprisingly there were no chili oil or similar condiments for the dumplings which would have helped quite a bit. The overall noise and energy level can also be a lot after a full day out. Final Thoughts This is a lively spot that fits right into the Soho and Chinatown energy and works well if you are looking for a fun fast paced meal with shareable dishes, but it is not without a few quirks and inconsistencies. We are glad we tried it and there are definitely things worth ordering, but with so many strong options nearby we would probably explore elsewhere next time, making it worth it for the experience but not a must return.

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    4.1(24 reviews)
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    Haidilao delivers an outstanding experience from start to finish. The service is incredible, the…read morefood quality is top-tier, and the whole experience feels like dinner and a show rolled into one. It's lively, welcoming, and genuinely fun for the entire family. Even the waiting area is unique and thoughtfully done, which says a lot about how much they care about the customer experience. The staff and waitresses were all lovely, attentive, and made sure everything ran smoothly. We ordered a huge spread--pretty much the entire menu and then some--and everything was delicious. If you're sensitive to spice, I'd recommend staying away from the Sichuan soup. On the other hand, the clam-based soup was one of our favorites--comforting, flavorful, and perfect for balancing out the meal. Amazing food, amazing service, and a great atmosphere. Haidilao is absolutely worth the visit while in London.

    Fun hot pot spot to try with a large group while visiting London! We were a group of 8 and there…read morewas perfectly sized tables for groups of this size where we wrap around and are close enough to talk to everyone. Sharing hot pots are divided into four quadrants - we got half and half mala spice and the mild but super savory mushroom broth. Very different but both excellent! Individual dishes are ordered via iPad. We got a large selection of meats, veggies, noodles, and some more unusual delicacies like beef cheek and colon(?). There are self serve stations for sauce making, and some small sides and desserts/fruits. I LOVED the seaweed salad there and got three helpings... not sure what goes into this but it was so yummy. Tissue boxes at the table are a nice touch for runny noses with the spicy broth! There's a bit of a show that comes with ordered hand pulled noodles! A staffer comes out and pulls and spins and dances with the noodles table side. I think they also sing for birthdays (seemed to be a couple of those around us). For tourists, this is located in a nice area for a bit of a site walking tour before or after dinner! (To either work up an appetite or walk off a bit meal.) We strolled - Trafalgar Square, Big Ben & viewing Parliament/Westminster, St James Park, and Buckingham Palace.

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