Great food. And very nice staff with a pleasant ambiance…read moreVery traditional clean cooked dishes

Reassuringly clean, bright and spacious with a relaxed atmosphere, Panda cafe, like it's name, is…read moreendearing and pleasant enough to eat at. You can see the staff freshly preparing their dumplings in the kitchen and you can taste the freshness in the pan-fried dumplings or pasty. The shanghai pork dumplings on the other hand was the only item that seemed either overly steamed or cooked after significant refrigeration as the dumplings had hardened.  The chive is interestingly dominant in both the fish and chive dumplings and the egg and chive pasty whilst the coconut is pleasantly fragrant and significantly sweet in the coconut buns. Meanwhile the noodles are smooth but of a consistency more like pasta than traditional chinese noodles. In short Panda Dim Sum is a welcome option to have, delivering decent Chinese cuisine and fresh dumplings to this part of East London but it doesn't quite rival other Chinese restaurants that can be found throughout London.

Overall a decent Chinese takeaway. The delivery took the full hour but the food still managed to…read morecome pipping hot. The portion sizes were very generous and the order came with complimentary prawn crackers. It was quite refreshing that the dishes were not coated in the standard artificial luminescent orange/pink sauce. Here's hoping that it was homemade as it still had a great flavour, not too sweet. The only downfall was that the chicken ball batter was extremely crispy and over done. One would hope that they accidentally left them in the frier for too long, rather than it being pre-cooked and refried before delivery. Would order from here again but the prices on average are more than other local establishments which are still on my to do list. (Takeaway - 03/12/2014)

I used to come here quite a bit when I first moved to the area as it was a pleasant restaurant for…read morean evening meal and then also for a good value sunday buffet. However the quality of the buffet started going downhill and it started looking a bit shabbier interior wise. Having not been for a few years I went back recently - but regretted it. The quality of the food was poor to average and it still has a bit a shabby feel to it. Okay maybe for a quick meal but not a celebration or anything fancy. I won't be going back anytime soon.

This is a Chinese restaurant in Leyton and I love this place it great for if you want a cheap place…read moreto eat in the local area as it offers a wide selection (more than most Chinese buffet places I've been to) in the buffet although it is best to go at time that they put the food out freshly otherwise you just get cold leftovers but the staff are very helpful and happily prepare more food in the buffet on request. I have been to this restaurant many times and even celebrated my birthday there once and had a good time in a nice local not too expensive restaurant. The only disappointment is that they have put the prices up slightly but then I guess that's the credit crunch for you.

This is a local Walthamstow legend, but is it worth making the trip from elsewhere in East London?…read moreI would say yes. I would recommend this restaurant to those who love Thai and Chinese food. It was extremely busy when we went, but it was definitely worth the wait.

The staff here are so kind and friendly that really hope this place does well, but something tells…read moreme they're catering for a market that's maybe a little too exclusive. It's a halal restaurant owned and staffed by Muslims, so neither pork dishes or alcohol are available. It's not that big a deal the food's good but non-meat options are extremely limited too, with just four dishes in the menu's vegetarian list. Although almost any SE Asian dish can be prepared with vegetables and/or a meat substitute by their very accommodating chef, this wasn't clear from the menu. Tofu 'wasn't delivered today' so their one Tofu-based dish wasn't available, so the chef made me an off-menu Thai Red curry with vegetables, which was very good, but not spectacular and at £9.50 (inc rice) seemed expensive, for its location the small stretch of nowhere on Hoe St between the Baker's Arms and Walthamstow, opposite a Tesco garage. Interestingly, a selection of lobster dishes were listed, and I wondered how many customers would shell out £44 to eat crustacea in the E17 hinterland. Decor is interesting but seating is uncomfortable walls artexed in a sand colour to evoke a desert setting, wooden chairs and tables, with benches/booths at the back where it's not quite possible to sit up to the tables because they're solid. Walthamstow has become extremely cosmopolitan, so there's something very apt about a restaurant that's owned by a Burmese guy, staffed by young men from Pakistan, and that serves food from Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Burma. I was psyched to discover it as only the two other places I know of Chequers pub in the High St. and a greasy spoon near the bottom of Queens Rd on Markhouse Rd serve Thai food, and not all the time. I rarely drink and I don't eat meat, so at first Thainese seemed like an ideal choice, but its lack of vegetarian choices, uncomfortable seating and high prices for the area wouldn't have me rushing back for dinner. Pad Thai is missing from the menu a plate of this for £6.50 probably would.

The Lucky Star is awful orders are always late once an order of chicken chow mein, egg fried rice…read moreand dumplings was late by 37 minutes, which brings me onto my next issue the Menu specifies Grilled Peking Dumplings (5pcs) although on 17 occasions of a total 17 I received soggy steamed dumplings on 4 of these 17 occasions i received (4pcs) even though the dumplings only come as (5pcs) and twice I had an allergic reaction that when I reached the hospital the reaction was discovered to be penicillin! I.E Never go to The Lucky Star it is awful, but unfortunately I was unable to give this review 0 Stars although I would if I could. Yours faithfully Daniel Brown

Ordered vegetarian chicken and they gave me real chicken. Went back to complain and they would not…read moregive me a full refund. This is the second time I've ordered from Lucky Star and both times they've sent me the wrong food. Will never order from there ever again. Avoid!

They're so friendly and welcoming and supportive. I had chicken chowmein plus prawn balls. Since…read morethen I have been going to them and telling all my friends

I must confess I go here more often than I should. It's about as fast foody as Chinese…read more'restaurants' get, but when you've got home late and you're starving, it does the job. Staff are efficient, the menu's huge and your dinner is with you before you've had time to get angry scanning the front page of the Daily Mail (which always seems to be lying around somewhere). Don't expect gourmet stuff here. Dishes are big, greasy and filling. They vary in quality but you're usually safe with the popular dishes. Special chow mein is really good. Tried the chicken curry the other day and was pleasantly surprised. Some of the interesting sounding starters have proven to be a mistake, though!