Ping Pong Dim Sum

Coffeegeek

all show - no go 15th March 2008

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Great concept but the food just isn't good enough. The décor, cocktails and staff uniforms are great but if you want good dim sum try elsewhere.

The food is prepared in a "centralised kitchen" (which is what I would call a factory) then delivered to the restaurants to be cooked. As a business concept this works well as it means smaller kitchens and more room for tables and paying customers, however, the food suffers. This chain was quickly established and the owner has already sold the business.

I guess it’s good to get people to try dim sum but there’s much better to be had in London.

SiReine

nice lunchtime canteen 12th March 2008

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A bit like Chris I don't thing foodies would be overly impressed by the cuisine at Ping Pong.
I guess with such a name noone can take them seriously for a start!!
It's just a nice canteen for Liberty's shoppers and staff from local media companies.
It is great fun as a group, but ask to be sat downstairs on one of the round tables.
It's also perfect for a light girly lunch, you'll each leave around £10 lighter having had a good gossip and a giggle!

ChrisHarrison

Fun, best in a group, decent value 20th February 2008

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The dimsum might be westernised, but it's still tasty, plentiful and solid value. Despite having a cocktail and a few beers around the table, the bill was surprisingly reasonable.

We went in a large group and it was definitely the best way to experience it, go nuts ordering a load of dishes and everyone can pile in. I'd second others' suggestion of not ordering everything at once - stagger it, not least because it is all more filling than you think.

The food is mostly freshly cooked, the steamed dishes all seemed especially fresh.

It won't blow your socks off or convert the unconverted, but if you like this kind of stylish Eastern eating you'll feel right at home.

ollym

Okay 5th February 2008

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Maybe I'm difficult to please, but I wasn't blown away by Ping Pong. Important things first: the cocktails were delicious, packed with fresh fruit juices and herbs, authentic but in my opinion too ice-y and lacking punch (perhaps I'm too much of a seasoned drinker).

The venue looks fantastic - all high ceilings and dark wood.. although the rather cramped seating arrangements, so common in these places, mean that eating here is very much a shared experience (in my case, it meant sharing a table with a rather amorous couple).

To me, there is something clinical about ordering food by just tagging meals off a list.. but it arrived quickly and tasted fresh. Dishes are between £2 and £5.. for three dimsum parcels, or a small bowl of noodles/soup. I'm not sure I'd consider this great value, it was enjoyable and fresh, but just not fantastic.. I was expecting amazing things and left slightly hungry and slightly disappointed.

totuck

Good food, shit service! 6th December 2007

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The dim sum is very westernized and inauthentic, but I think that they're just serving to their clientel. The place is clean and the food was very tasty for what it was. But it has to be some of the worst service I've ever experience in my entire life. I've been a couple of times ( I don't know why I keep going back ). Once, I asked for a fork 3 times and never got one. Another time, when I beckoned a waiter back to my table after he removed a dish I wasn't finished with and then he continued to be very rude, I refused to pay the discretionary service charge. He then threatened to do something to my food if I ever returned. I haven't.

gizmogirl

Good Dimsum 20th November 2007

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It's quite Pricey and poor selection. The food however is very tasty and freshly made. Highly recommend their pork puff and sticky rice!

Jimbo

Yummy Crispy Prawn Balls! 10th September 2007

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There's not much left to add, really. Just that their service was as good as Paddington Street's. Oh, and that I can never get enough of their crispy prawn balls. Yummmy!

LNR

28th August 2007

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Yes Chinatown is close but it's all a bit neon lighting and wipe-clean tablecloths there!

Ping Pong is cool and funky, the dim sum is excellent (and good value) and the cocktails are stupendous :D

antimega

31st July 2007

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Decent dim sum, but Chinatown is so close!

johnspier

30th July 2007

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Great place, good vibe.

Been twice and had a great time on both occasions. As the place is always very busy it can take the staff a bit longer to get to you, but they have always been polite so I've had no problems.
The cocktails are fantastic, lovely flavours and a good amount of booze.
The food is great and it's very easy to get carried away and order too much, go slow and you can always order again - that's my advice!