Ping Pong St Christopher’s Place

This is Asian food with Western twists.
I will explain the twist and whether or not I think it's good.
Service is standard for this price range. Nothing stands out or too bad, but the small dining place and takeaway order means staff can be busy and noisy around you.

Chicken katsu curry. Katsu was nicely done. Curry is LACKING. The side vegies are fine, tho not very authentic. 6.5/10 for the lack of curry, could have been an easy 8/10.

The leafy vegetarian rice is a small portion, and they just list it casually as a rice dish without any warning of portion. It lacks umari, can be fine for vegetarian, tho. 6/10

The Xiao long bao (soup pork dumpling) was red/brown, good seasoning but thick skin, and lack of fat. 7/10

The chicken and casheu nut dumpling was surprisingly full of favor but also taste of MSG when I was expecting a mild dish. 6/10.

Overall, it's a decent/acceptable experience with a better vibe than Chinatown, so perhaps you want to try it sometimes. I wanted their honey chicken rice in the pot, but it was not available.

With only 5 % Service charge I changed service to 5 star.

We went 2 people on Saturday around 15.00pm, it wasn't that busy. Unfortunately we are so fast as we were so hungry and I didn't take photos. The bao bans were so soft and the prawn although was fried you could tell was good quality. The staff were really kind and explained the menu to us and how big the portions are so you know exactly what you are getting. Apart from the food I also got the strawberry and vanilla ice tea and was really tasty. All the food was good quality, not greasy at all and tasty. The place is very clean and the bathrooms also were super clean. See photos for menu and receipt.

Vegan set menu was served with non-vegan dips and sauces;  if I hadn't asked the waitress, i wouldn't have known. Also, they did not replace the non vegan sauces with vegan versions..so pretty much had my dumplings and spring rolls bare without any condiment. Totally unacceptable as their website mentions they cater to all types of customers.

Dumplings had good flavours however a sauce or dip would have made my meal much better. The portion size is somewhat small for the price.

Service was prompt and quick though.

A great place for a quick eat. The Chinese dishes are light and tasty. Portions feel a little small (3 dim sum per dish) but the price is fair.

Service is great, the restaurant is clean and the service is friendly.

Very convenient for Oxford Street/Selfridges.

Stopped for a quick lunch earlier today. Busy Sunday afternoon as expected. Food was really good as usual however this branch has poor service. Staff are not attentive and just dump dishes on the table and walk away. Taking my order also took them along time and the team were just standing behind the bar talking amongst themselves. At the end they forgot to bring my bill so I just went and paid at the till. Interns of food I tried the giant soup dumpling from the new dragon year selection which unfortunately didn’t have any soup inside! The potato cakes and dumplings were good with really tasty dips. I tried the lychee black tea which was very refreshing and floral.

Our chicken and beef is Halal. The Soy marinated chicken skewers are certified by The Central Islamic Council of Thailand. Our chicken is Halal slaughtered in the UK. And our chicken wings are from a Halal-certified supplier in Poland. All beef is raised and slaughtered Halal in Ireland. We serve non-Halal items including Pork, Duck and alcohol however each menu item is cooked separately.

Halal Status for Ping Pong St Christopher's Place