Food: didn't know they had great dim sum in London; the Chilli Prawn Bao & Ping Pong Fried Cauliflower were excellent Service: great, timely service Design: interiors is a dark modern twist on a Chinese Dim Sum restaurant with hanging decorative umbrellas in a 2-storey space Overall: if you want a contemporary twist on Chinese Dim Sum with other unique dishes, then this is a must in SoHo read more

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Ordered the crispy duck rolls, black prawn dumplings, prawn toast, and chocolate dessert. Everything was phenomenal (duck rolls were probably the best), and food came out quickly. My only complaint is that the dumplings were a little difficult to unstick. Pineapple mocktail was also good. read more

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We loved our dinner here! Friendly service and it was easy to get a table on a Wednesday night. I loved how we could check off what we wanted on the menu just like a traditional dim sum meal. All the dim sum we ordered was great, my favorite was the xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) and the chicken truffle dumplings, and of course the siu mai. The decorations and music were lovely as well, it was overall a really nice vibe. My only complaint is that with all the items we ordered, our little table for 2 became cramped very quickly! read more

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Oh what an amazing dumpling day. Ping pong is my most favourite happy hour lunch place in London. Every weekday between 3-6 pm they have happy hour on selective food and drinks. Ordered all happy hour veggies dumplings and gyoza. Spicy vegetable dumplings was our absolute favourite. The gyoza wasn't as great but it's just absolutely worth the price. The chicken dumplings were nice too as claimed by my friend. The summer special wasn't worth the price; I expected the cucumber to be bit more pickled. However, I 100% recommend this place to everyone. Their baos and soups are absolutely delicious too. read more

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This was a fun spot with delicious food. I went with a group of friends on a Friday night and had a great time. The food was wonderful, we ordered many different dishes and shared them all, which was a great way to try a variety of things. The atmosphere was also very fun and lively, they even had a DJ the night we were there. There's several locations across the city so there's likely one near you to check out. This is a great place to go with delicious dim sum! read more

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Modern dim sum with really great deals (ayce or half off happy hour). The typical dim sum were all good, like the har gau and the xiao long bao, but frankly the modern ones were a bit...strange tasting? Like the chicken and cashew dumplings and the griddled spinach and mushroom dumplings weren't horrible, they just tasted a little funky. The custard bun and mochi were so yummy though. Not pictured, but the pear & apple drink was so so good too. Service was fine, but since we ordered so much (10 dishes) and our table was tiny, I wish they cleared off some of the steamer trays once we were done with them rather than waiting until we finished everything to clear it away. read more

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As soon as you walk in, you are greeted with very modernized Asian designs. All the employees are super kind and welcoming as well. They have an efficient way to order by having you just tick off on their menu what you want. One of the surprising highlights was the coconut flavored mock tail I ordered. Super yummy and I couldn't rate it high enough!! All the dim sum was delish, although you can feel that the food has been modified to suit local palettes. My favorites were the mushroom dumplings, siu mai, and egg custard bun! read more

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Cool place to come here for some non-traditional but authentic Chinese elements of Dim Sum! It is quite expensive, especially for Dim sum, and I came at Happy Hour (which has a limited menu - but still excellent). I got the Beancurd Salad, Crispy Tofu (not pictured), Crispy Duck Spring Roll, Char Siu Pork Bun, and Shanghai Xiaolongbao. The first 4 were excellent but the Shanghai Xiaolongbao was frankly super dry (no soup), definitely far from a Xiaolongbao and barely even in the dumpling family. Service was great and everyone was super friendly in explaining the food! I got the Lychee and Roses drink and it was incredible. read more

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Stellar!!! We were on our last night in London in the area visiting friends and wanted a quick bite to eat before heading back to our hotel and upon searching for nearby restaurants, this one caught my eye. I haven't had dim sum in a very long time and my fiancée was up for it so we popped in. We were greeted immediately and sat promptly, there wasn't much of a wait time until our server approached us and explained the menu and took our drink order. Drinks arrived and we ordered shortly after. It was no more than 3 minutes that passed that the food began arriving. It amazed me to see that many people I the restaurant receiving their food so quickly. We ordered 6 dishes. Pork puffs which were packed with flavor yet light. Prawn crackers which had a nice tangy chili dipping sauce along with it. Crispy prawn balls which had a nice crunch and another great sauce paired with it. Next up was the firecracker chicken roll which packed some awesome heat, not too much but just right for our palates. Traditional xiaolongbao was next and there were delicious; seasoned just right and I wish I ordered a second order. Lastly we had one of the specials which was Crispy duck bao... oh my word!!! This was the absolute best! The buns were soft and fluffy, the duck had a nice crunch to the skin and seasoned perfectly and the plum sauce accentuated everything just right. The service was exceptional and the food was amazing. This is a must try for any dim sum fan or someone who wants to give some delicious food a go. Cheers!!! read more

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I've been to the Southbank branch a few times and always really enjoyed it, so I was excited to bring friends here. I booked a table for 3 on a Weds eve and we were given one of the solo tables rather than being along the shared bar which was great as it's much easier to talk when facing each other! Unfortunately it all went a bit downhill from there as the service was inexcusably bad. We had around 45 minutes of happy hour left when we arrived so were pretty confident we could fit 2 drinks into that time, I ended up chasing the waitress down in order to get our second drinks ticket in on time. We also had to wait around 20 minutes for them to pick up our order sheet, despite the fact that we filled it in straight after ordering our first drinks. The biggest bug bear was after our food arrived my friend asked for a fork as she can't use chopsticks, and after at least a 10 minute wait sitting with our food going cold she had to go and ask a second waitress to be provided with one. I've given 3* rather than 2 as the food and drinks were good and reasonable for the price we paid. The restaurant has a great atmosphere and is buzzing, but on this occasion the service could have been a lot better. read more

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A good atmosphere with nice decoration, which attracts a lot of customers - the place is pretty much full by 7pm. We tries 8 dishes, to be honest, the taste is average...xiao long bao was overs-teamed and dried up inside, so are a few other dishes. The only best dish is the special dessert green tea custard bun - however green tea paste is more like green bean paste with green colouring. The service is often delayed here but not fault of the waiters or waitresses, this place is just understaffed!! read more

I finally lost my dimsum virginity, and it was glorious! Ping Pong serve super tasty food in quite an opulent setting, but if my calorie tracker is anything to go by, this richness comes at a cost! The waitress told us that most people order 3 or 4 dishes and that the majority of dishes come in sets of three - three dumplings, three crispy prawn balls, stuff like that. So the three of us eating decided to order 14 dishes and share all of them to get a good selection. we ordered: basil and chilli cashew nuts, seaweed crackers & salted broad beans: TASTY 3 dipping sauces: TASTY, BUT WHY ISN'T IT FREE OF CHARGE? oyster mushrooms: COLD & STRANGE BUT STILL TASTY crispy prawn balls: BIG, CRUMBLY BALLS OF MESSINESS prawn toast with sesame seeds: DELICIOUS AND MEATY beef and chilli parcels: TASTY beef gyoza dumplings: YUM four mushroom puff: SUBTLE FLAVOURS BUT TASTY roast pork puff: GOOD chicken & mushroom rice pot: DIFFICULT TO EAT WITH CHOPSTICKS chilli pork tender loin: DELICIOUS honey-soy chicken wings: WONDERFUL chicken & garlic dumplings: STICKY edamame & truffle dumplings: SOGGY BUT TASTY To be honest, there was so much on the table it was difficult to keep track of what we were shoveling in. Everything tasted pretty good, and I recently found out they do an all-you-can-eat on sundays which I'll be sure to give a try! read more

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Why did they bring us all the dishes at the same time :-@ !!!!!!!! I could never ever understand!!!!! I've never experienced such a restaurant in Japan. Something like Dim Sum which is considered that that served warm are the best way of eating should be always served one by one. Never ever all at once. Is this just the difference of our custom?! If so... I should've told that when I ordered. OK I will from now on then. Anyway.... when it comes to the taste, (I ordered SHARING SELECTION FOR 2) Only 'crab and prawn dumplings' and 'honeyed chili chicken&mushroom rice' were tasty. The others were ...... I wouldn't want to eat them. But I really liked this chicken rice. It was flavorful. full of Chinese soup taste.So I rated 2 stars. Sorry again but I was sooooooo shocked that they brought them at the same time........ :-() read more

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I have to say, I've been to this PingPong and the one in Hampstead for at least 7 or 8 times and I keep on coming back...yet still I only give this place a three-star rating - why is that? Well, the dim sum is actually pretty decent here, the selection is definitely very innovative and the food quality is always very high. In fact, I often come here with a Chinese friend who agrees with all of the above. So, what is it that I don't like? Well, it comes down to the interior design and the customer service, which this place is kind of lacking. Inter-design-wise, I am sure that lots of people would disagree with me, but for me this is too slick, too stylish and too wanna-be funky. As for the customer service, the people here seem to be lacking a great deal of motivation - no smile, no sign of personal acknowledgement whatsoever...and this just doesn't go well with me. Plus, it's also not a cheap meal, unless you come on a Sunday, when you can do Lazy Sum Day, which is an all-you-can-eat-kind-of-deal for GBP 18.99...still not cheap though. What this place is lacking is the authentic Chinese experience of push cards being rolled around in the restaurant, the steam baskets piling up in the trolleys and also the fact that you can order in a more leisurely style. Along the lines of: I still could eat one more, let's see what the next lady is having in her trolley... Well, if you want this experience in London, I suggest you go to New World in Chinatown... read more

I was looking for a late night snack place and found this odd Chinese food restaurant. Highly not recommend it! -Good This place was open. The service was good and accommodating. Kimchi was good. Probably bought it from H Mart. - Bad Xialongbao dimsum was not good. I go to Din Tai Fung and it wasn't even close. Don't order it. - Ugly Ordered Bao(Bun) with roasted duck and the duck was beyond dry. You should not serve it like that. I know it was getting late but paying almost 20£ for that is a crime. Highly not recommend this place. Sorry. read more

With all the great dim sum options in London, not sure how this restaurant thrives. The dim sum overall is mediocre and the service is snotty. If it was in Lexington, Kentucky, I could see the novelty but with the great options in Chinatown (and others) I would not return. Went with a friend and we tried multiple dim sum. None were bad and some were pretty good: -- Duck bao. One of the more disappointing. The duck was smoked and I prefer roasted while the sauce was somewhat thin. It was a nice sized portion, though. -- Duck spring roll, good but not great. -- Prawn toast with sesame seeds, one of the best options. Tasty, a lot of prawn, not much filler. -- Spinach and mushroom dumpling. A surprise success, especially as I normally don't care of mushroom. Very tasty, fried but not greasy. -- Honey soy chicken wings. Looked and sounded good, meaty wings, not much flavour -- Char siu bun, a standard but well prepared and tasty, good balance of filling and bun -- Prawn and chive dumpling, good but not great -- Black prawn dumpling, most interesting and innovative dish, good flavor -- crab and prawn dumpling, good but not incredible I also didn't like the service. Empty restaurant but they could not put us in any of the tables we wanted. Ended up eating outside, which was great, but they were really kind of jerks about finding us a table. Overall, a competent meal but not worth the opportunity cost. read more

Wow. First of all, I really want to talk about the service - it was exceptional, we were served by two young girls, so nice, attentive and everything was served so quickly Probably best service I had in London! The food deserves so many stars ! It was absolutely delicious, the beef gyoza was definitely my best choice! The drinks were beautifully served, I had a mojito - which was surprisingly big ! On top of having a 5star service and a 5star food rate they offered us free cocktails for our next visit- that's got to deserve 5 stars for sales and CRM right ? read more

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The things I love about Ping Pong is the interior and atmosphere. We booked this place because it was close to us and they accepted a large group (about 30) of us. Even though I was a bit reluctant to have dim sum for dinner, but it wasn't the end of the world. Since we were a large group, we had to pre-order our set dinner (veg and non veg options). We sat down in 3 different round tables (the good thing about round tables was everyone could talk to everyone). The waiters and manager had to keep coming back and forth to check what we ordered/our orders. Seemed to have some misunderstanding and was a bit confusing. We had a basket of steamed dumplings for each of us. It was cute, I loved it. The dumplings had different coloured skins, however, the fillings were pretty much the same (was it because I had the veggie version?). When they served the fried potato cakes to our table, the waiter couldn't tell if they were for vegetarian only or for everyone, it was a slight confusing moment. At the end we worked out everyone was having the same. Overall, the food were edible. I never been to PP before and l won't go back (for dim sum) again. I knew it wouldn't be THE place for dim sum anyway. read more

So much foooooood. Belly soooooo full! All you can eat Sumdays rock here at Ping Pong. As we had arrived before 1pm, we were also able to avail of their free cocktail on their Sumday. Woo hoo. Everything tasted great at the start, but by the end it was difficult. Too much food ordered and I for one was not going to embarrass myself by leaving any behind. By the end the taste of the food was not the priority and the novelty had worn off. But still I recommend Ping Pong for their service, which was excellent. Also for their decor, which is very cool. And the food, which was great up to a point. Just don't make a pig of yourself and you should be grand. Recommended. read more

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As far as Dim Sum goes, Ping Pong isn't bad, but especially with it's proximity to China Town taken into consideration, there really are better options for those craving Dim Sum in London. While Ping Pong provides a good atmosphere, with a unique layout and a well-dressed an attentive staff, one soon realizes that you end up truly paying for the atmosphere as opposed to top-notch food. While not bad by any means, the portions are small and the prices high to the point where you really are better off simply taking the walk to China Town for a more authentic experience. If you're absolutely desperate for some Dim Sum, Ping Pong is worth it for their unique atmosphere, but if you're looking for an authentic, filling, or cheap outing, look elsewhere. read more

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There are a couple of these restaurants around town now, and they are all good. I was first introduced to Dim Sum by my sister and have now become a huge fan. I love to get the little slips of paper and tick off the ones I want. In the past I have often come here while I was starving and probably got a bit carried away as I ordered way to many. I often team my meals here with a pretty jasmine tea to watch the flower open before my eyes. They also serve some good cocktails making it a popular destinations for groups of rowdy girls. I find it best to venture here at lunch since it is less busy, but both are good. read more

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I am not sure why I don't love Ping Pong. I mean, I should. I love food, and will generally and happily eat most things that are put in front of me. And then ask for more. My friends all love Ping Pong, and suggest stopping by whenever we pass the ubiquitous Ping, but after a couple of visits there I am not so sure. So what is my issue? Well, perhaps I'm not sure how I feel about dim sum? I mean, it is a little odd. It comes steaming to the table, and then by the time you have got your chopsticks out, the dumplings have turned cold and gone strangely sticky. The other thing is the cost. On paper it seems inexpensive. £2.99 - £3.99 for three dumplings. But here is the thing; the dumplings are swallowed in a flash, and they recommend ordering at least three portions, so it starts to slowly add up, then there are all the little sides, then the bill is bigger than expected, and I am still hungry! read more

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We went for dinner with a few friends and had a good time. The menu had a few standard dimsum plates but also, more generic Asian dishes in general. I found most of their dimsums acceptable but not the most flavourful. For instance, the soup within xiaolongbao should have been served much warmer, succulent and tasteful. Nonetheless, most everything got the job done, so I would give the place three stars. Service was generally good. Whilst there was a slight glitch with our reservation, they were prompt in finding us a table for six. Throughout the meal, they served most everything on time. However, the bill they calculated turned out to be wrong on many items, so we had to manually check them and get them to correct for us. Ambience was modern and spacious. Not your average Chinatown dimsum place and good for reasonably stylish gatherings. read more

Came here after a day of shopping looking for some take away food to have for dinner in the hotel. The only reason this didn't get 5 stars was because many of the items on their menu they didn't actually have. One of the items they show off on their side walk board out front of their entrance, they only serve for lunch. So we were a little disappointed. But the food was amazing nonetheless. I'm glad we didn't walk out. We ordered 2 different chicken dumplings (chicken with cashews and spicy chicken with vegetables) and both of them were so fresh and flavorful. They were surprisingly out of vegetable rice so we opted for plain sticky rice and it was good and fresh. Their chicken skewers (3) were delicious and well portioned. Lastly, since their pan fried noodles advertised outside but only served for lunch were not available, we chose a vegetable dumpling and noodle soup and it was still hot when we got to the hotel and was packed full of goodies. We were very happy with everything we ordered and hope next time we can try the items they didn't have available. It was busy the entire time we waited for our order and every wait staff we encountered were very pleasant and kind. The place had a great vibe! read more

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Ping Pong dim sum, London's latest all day dim sum haunt. We're great fans of Yauatcha - Alan Yau's (creator of Wagamama) fantastic all day dim sum place and we'd heard that Ping Pong was just as good but cheaper. Well was it? Certainly on entering it looked great. We were taken downstairs and there were a number of huge round tables with a subdued light in the centre. We sat on one of the squarer tables but this had a great view of huge ornamental Japanese style courtyard, with trendy projections playing against and enormous wall. The food and cocktails were certainly cheaper than Yauatcha (not that Yauatcha's expensive) the cocktails were only six or seven pounds each, which was terrific value as they were very long, full of fresh fruit like kumquats, lychees, blueberries and grapes. Mine in particular had tons of fresh mint and was very alcoholic - so much so I managed to knock a third of it over - D'OH! We chose about ten dim sum dishes between the three of us and they averaged at about £3 each. Ping Pong provided a handy menu that we could tick to keep track of our order and make it simpler to give our order to the waiter. Onto the food. If I hadn't already been to Yauatcha's several times, I would have thought the food was brilliant. It was certainly very, very good. Some dishes such as the chive dumplings stood out. The sticky rice in parcels was also tasty. The puffy buns were light and filling at the same time. The chilli sauce that was served with most dishes blew my head off - so handle with care. My friend had an amazing jasmine tea to finish - boiling water poured onto the head of jasmine flower. It looked like something out of Alien as it grew tendrils in the heat and eventually a white flower wound its way through the water looking like a sea anenome. Like all of the new dim sum places in London the toilets were highly trendy too. Black granite everywhere and sensitive taps which turn on as if by magic. read more

The decor is nice. The staff is okay. We went with 3 kids 2 year olds and a 12 year old. We requested to be seated at the bottom level and they said we couldn't be seated there as they were close to closing it was still an hour and a half before they closed. I realized when I looked below that it was all adults seated there and the guests with kids were seated upstairs. It's not really kid friendly as it is kid tolerated. The food was okay, I ordered a lychee martini which was decent but they forgot to wipe the bottom of the glass which was wet so when they settled on the table it was wet as well. Our server did his best but with one server waiting on 7 tables it was just okay. read more

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If you're looking for an authentic dim sum experience it won't be here. They have a mix of authentic dim sum with some fusion ones they've created... but it's hit or miss! They have chicken cashew dumplings and the chili chicken bowl to be very salty and not spicy a all. Some wins are your basic har gau dumplings and we had the soy ginger salad that was pretty good! Service was pretty good despite them being short staffed and the atmosphere is awesome. I wouldn't recommend coming here for actual dim sum but I don't see myself coming back! Not worth the price. read more

Ping Pong Soho - Black prawn dumplings £4.45 - Dim Sum Near Me - London, XGL

Ping Pong is a new chinese restaurant chain in the city and I am quite sure that in few months everyone will know about it! There is a wide range of choice in terms of dishes and cocktails! The food is very traditional (I had never have something like that before) and worth more than its price. The place is getting more and more known by people, I highly recommend you to book. Staff is very efficient and friendly. The website is very useful, you can find all the menus, prices, events I would recommend you: Cocktail:(I had only one but really liked it! lol) Passion fruit and apple £5.50 Appleton Estate V/X rum, green apple liqueur and passion fruit juice the Sticky rice Traditional: Rice with chicken, pork and king prawns wrapped in a Lotus leaf. for £3.32 you have 3! read more

I ate here with the friend who introduced me to Inamo restaurant, where I first discovered what a wide range of Asian dumplings (including veg and fish dumplings!) there are out there. The same friend has a few dietary intolerences but both restaurants were her choice so can be recommended for those who want to avoid dairy or gluten. Ping Pong is a dumpling-themed restaurant. We went on a busy night - it might have been a Friday or Saturday - and had to wait at the packed bar for a table. On such a busy night the table was also bar-style, but the food made up for it. Just two or three dumpling dishes look light but are actually filling - I asked for an uneaten dumpling to be boxed up for me to take home and the waiter kindly obliged. I also had the most delicious fresh strawberry & vanilla bean drink here, which was the best smoothie I've ever tasted. Asian dumplings have been a food revelation for me! I would definitely go back and want to show this place to friends, especially with so many veg options (I'm not vegetarian, but my boyfriend and several friends are, so it's always good to know places we can go that serve delicious food!) read more

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I do find it amazing how rare it is to find a restaurant that offers dim sum after the 5pm cut off point. Although not your typical china town establishment, Ping Pong has obviously honed in on this little niche market and has done quite well in delivering food quality wise and has even produced dumplings which have been experimented on Heston style. We are talking art form here and everything in this restaurant is very classy, very modern, very artsy. One place you definitely need to pay a visit to are the toilets (not for that reason!!) which is situated down a dimly lit corridor (which is my excuse as I accidentally walked into a room with funny wall sinks...) and which are accessible by swiping a hand over a motion sensor panel. The decor is very upscale market and although the food is quite expensive individually, it does work out better value when opting for the set menus which offers several dishes and which does fill you up! In the event of you not being full, and wanting to try more or as much of the dishes as possible, then please do visit Sunday's special buffet, neatly labelled lazy sumdays ;-) for under a fixed price of £25 you are treated to a wide range of dishes which you can easily get carried away with. In terms of drinks, try the teas, as healthy as they are, it's also very fragrant and they come prepared with a 'tea bag' propped open with the tea contents shown. read more

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I suppose, in a way, it's good that Ping Pong is spreading the gospel of dim sum across London. The choice of dishes extends enough to sate western palates and the ambiance is mass market chic The 'service' is generally good but they do drop the 'ball' with the odd dish but I suppose this is because they're aiming to 'serve' a more mainstream market or for people who are new to dim sum. The best 'table' is probably at the counter where you can watch them steaming and preparing the dishes. A safe bet but not the most 'smash'ing for dim sum. read more

We went as a group of 5 on a Thursday night to Ping Ping Soho. Our table was downstairs and although you're underground it really doesn't seem as such. You almost feel as if you're in a fish tank looking out! There's a lot of natural light for an underground floor. The wait staff are very polite and gave us a complimentary bottle of beer as it was a birthday in our group which was a nice touch. On to the food...considering dumplings aren't really a speciality dish in their native country, Ping Pong manages to make the dish very appealing both to the eye and the palate. The selection is huge - seafood, chicken, beef, pork and lots more. Our favourite was the Shanghai Xiaolongbao. It's necessary to get the dipping sauces to add extra flavour to the dimsum. Another top dish was the broccoli with the mustard dipping sauce. Then it's also worth trying the duck spring rolls with black sauce. The portion size of the seaweed and prawn crackers was slightly small however they are of a higher quality than you'd typically find at a Soho Chinese restaurant so not too big a complain there. Huge recommendation whether a small family group or a large gathering of friends. read more

First time I went I loved it. And the second too. After that the novelty wears off and you start to notice the Dim Sum is not the best nor the cheapest. But every time I take someone new they love it, especially if they haven't had Dim Sum before, so we end up going back. Really good cocktails and atmosphere. Try the cumquat mojito and the chinese tea with the flower in it that grows while you watch. Great for groups. Part of a chain there are a few around. read more

Service not very good. Orders were missed. Rice came first, 10 minutes before anything else. When we asked for at least a replacement, when the food came, their response was that dishes came out when they came out. So we ate it cold as instructed. Oh, and we paid them, even though it felt like they were paying us to eat there. This is "The Olive Garden" of dim sum restaurants. Our recommendation is to go to chinatown if you want dim sum. read more

when i found out ping pong was a chain, i was ready to hate it, but it's actually pretty tasty! we ordered a bunch of dishes to split between three of us (probably about 8 plates) and i liked everything. we got a mix of things from buns to dumplings to edamame and it was all really good and served quickly * in total we spent about 20 pounds each including dessert (least fave part of the meal - get dessert somewhere else), a cocktail (these were good, just don't get lychee martini unless you reeeally like lychee) and enough food to completely stuff us. i thought it was a pretty good deal. our other friends got the set meals which were 10 pounds but didn't seem like such a good deal since you can't really pick which things you get.. * the food comes out all at different times so you get all your dishes staggered. it's actually kind of better like that though, since you always have something to look forward to until the very end (and then you can look forward to dessert obviously) ** also the bill came with two cute little wooden dolls which i took and will be re-gifting to some sad "friends" back in america this christmas and passing off as vintage japanese dolls from the uk. thanks ping pong!!! read more

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Sorry, I just hands down love this place. Maybe because I'm a white guy and I don't know what "real" dim sum is, but this stuff is just the best. I have probably eaten here ... conservatively ... 20 times. And if you add up the other Ping Pong locations I've been to, it's easily over 30. I love it. This one has decent ambiance - better than the other ones I've been to. Here's what's good: Har gow - can't go wrong with this classic (again, says the white guy who has no business calling anything a classic) Steamed dumplings: spicy chicken, spicy vegetable, chicken and cashew nut oh good lord it is my absolute favorite thing there Lemongrass Jasmine iced tea - get it everytime! Here's what's not good: leaving this place, not eating at this place, and anyone who reviews it less than four stars. Eff you. Lastly, everything comes really quickly. You can't go wrong here. Really! If they were franchising in the US, I would sink some cash into one. And eat myself out of business. read more

Love the place. It's a stylish, trendy and modern chinese restaurant, good both for couples and small groups (up to 8 people in the round table at the -1 floor). Their specialities are dim sum: typical chinese dumplings, mostly steamed, with several different fillings. It's a sharing restaurant: that's it, you order a few dishes and then share them with the whole table, that's why I said "good for couples", I don't really suggest it for a date! also because.. well dumplings are not really the food you want to have with somebody who never saw you naked: they are kind of big and you'll find yourself in that uncomfortable situation where you don't know whether it's better to eat the whole dumpling in one effort (and burn your tongue with the filling as it is damn hot), or bite the dumpling letting all the filling drop on the plate... well just don't come here for a date ok!? It's not the place! Speaking about the food, the quality of it is really high: dim sum are great, with several different fillings and everyone with its characteristic taste and smell, delicious! strongly suggested the black ones (called black prawn dumplings), with squid ink pastry, and the chicken shu mai, chicken and asparagus in a top opened dumpling. But, just take some of them, portions are not that big (from 2 to 4 dumplings each) and it's just so good to share everything with your table! Don't forget to have a cocktail or something to drink, this place has a lot of different options you rarely see and their presentation is always special (as example, take the hybiscus spritz: awesome!) I still have to try the upper floor, with tables surrounding the kitchen, but I can't say anything bad about this place, this is just great! ah and it's not that expensive! read more

Big fan of this place. The upstairs bar is great if you are waiting for the rest of your party to arrive. Food is tasty and the drinks are outstanding. This place is great for groups too. I recommend the maodou - soybeans with celery salt.. yum, spicy pork fillets and satay chicken spring roll. Drinks: I would highly recommend the lemongrass and lime cocktail. read more

- modern, simple interiour; not too cozy (however, most Asian restaurants are not really cozy) - fast service, but not too friendly (very impersonal) - table in the basement: very dark/air not that fresh (you smell of food when you leave the restaurant) - great tea and unusual cocktails - good quality of dishes: edamame (2.65 GBP), spring rolls, vegetable/king prawns sticky rice were both very delicious (4.15/4.55 GBP) - great variety of dim sum: crab and prawn dumpling (3.85 GBP), black prawn dumpling (4.25 GBP), spicy chicken dumpling (3.65 GBP), etc. Conclusion: I did not like the place/atmosphere that much, but the food was just great! read more

Ping Pong is my ideal place for dim sum. It is where Western standards meet Eastern foods and the jasmine flower balls are a pretty entertaining gimmick first time round. I'm not really a fan of gristle or fat on meat, which you can tend to get in a lot of Chinese restaurants.But Ping Pong is polished dim sum, there is no poor quality meat to be had here. My usual list of things to order are: Traditional sticky rice parcels, the jasmine tea (with the ball!), chicken puff, har gau, spicy chicken and vegetable dumplings and char sui buns. This is usually enough for two people and me and my friend always eat them in a particular order as well. I like the dark decor as well, its very masculine and the seating is generally good. Though beware the curved tables at the back in this outlet, as although they have a great view are rather cramped when the food comes. Ask if you can sit downstairs if possible, it's equally as nice. There are couple of these around town, but I would say that this one has the best location and the best seating despite it not being the largest. read more