Cafe TPT in City of London, Westminster

The worst Chinese food I've ever had. Very bad quality food. I couldn't eat most of it. I asked the waiter what they recommended and ordered a pork chop with rice dish and a drink. The drink was icy and had beans in it. The main meal was terrible, it seemed like pre-prepared egg fried rice with very fatty pork on top, and a sugary sweet and gloopy yellow sauce on top. It all tasted like it had been cooked way in advance. One table nearby that I started a conversation casually before eating asked the waiter what the dish contained when it arrived and she said she didn't know. She invited the manager over who told the people near me it was not cheese but a not spicy curry but couldn't give details about the ingredients. It gave me the impression they didn't even know what it was made of. It was so bad I couldn't eat most of it and couldn't finish my drink either. I spent just over 22 pounds on what appeared to be preprepared or microwaved food of very low quality. Chinatown is a tourist trap in my view, the restaurants here invest most of their money in rent and not much money in food quality and amount.

Foods are average nice! Jer-jer chicken pot are super nice, bak kut teh also near to Malaysia taste! Price are reasonable at this area, recommended to try!

Posh it ain't, but if you want a delicious Chinese treat, this little Cafe is your place. Big menu for such a small outfit, but we’ve never had a bad or even indifferent meal here. The Typhoon Shelter Prawns will blow your socks off,

The boss was very nice and reminded us not to have our phones stolen. The food is also delicious and affordable, more substantial than many other Chinese restaurants. The portion is huge. I hope the boss will always be so kind and will review him often 👍☺️good service, nice food, top characteristics of staff.

A favourite. I've returned here regularly when visiting London. Hong Kong-style café, basic decor, clean, friendly, with a range of interesting dishes on offer. On my own or with one companion, I usually go for something on the long list of hawkers' dishes. Post-Covid prices have risen slightly, but we can still eat well for £10-15

Quality of food is below average.

Change of ownership, food ok but service downhill

Delicious food though is a bit pricy, one seabass, morning glory, rice and some tea sum up to 50 pounds for two.

Beef Flank curry is to die for! Literally the most amazing beef curry I’ve ever had. The manager was telling us that it’s one of the most popular dishes since the business started. Jer Jer chicken is so tender and so flavoured. Amazing service as well - definitely will be coming back

Good taste, the price is very reasonable with good portion of food.

The first time we came to this shop was for a quick snack because the food look so tempting. The wanton noodles is good with bouncy noodles. The drinks that we ordered which is HK milk tea and red bean ice, were up to standards, just like how you will get it in Hong Kong. The second time we came to this shop was to eat their roast meat and noodles. This time we ordered the Singapore noodles and Fujian noodles and roast meat. The noodles were very good esp Fujian noodles. Very authentic and delicious. The roast duck is good. The meat is juicy and tender with the right amount of flavoring. The roast pork was a slightly below average. It has the porky smell and meat was a bit dry. This place is no frills, no nothing, typical HK cafe style but with friendly staff and good service. Try to go non peak hours. Food were served very promptly so, no need to wait long time

For me, the food only got ‘PASS’ The juju chicken is too salty and the roast duck also a bit salty

Been here multiple times and have always had the best food ever, there may be a line on weekends outside but it goes by super fast. Super friendly staff inside and great value for money food. Best place to dine at chinatown in my opinion.

Great food. Busy. Place where locals dine.

The sambal beef I ordered had a peculiar smell!

Not a great experience. Average food, drink exploded once can was opened all over me, staff didn’t really seem that bothered. Lots of other places that would be more customer focused. Table at the back where staff were hanging about so felt crowded and rushed.

Yuanyang milk tea is fragrant and smooth. Laksa's portion is large and has many ingredients. The stir-fried vegetables are full of flavor and the soy sauce chicken is generous and delicious. recommend

We came for some authentic Asian food. The food was good with special recommendations - beef hor fun, mango sago dessert and the pineapple ice. Prices can be slightly a bit higher than standard. The service was good.

Love this place. It's a proper Chinese cafe - don't go expecting a posh interior or beautiful decor, but you can certainly go expecting good food and great value for money.

Food here was again on par. Ordered Singaporean stir fried vermicelli. They did use thinner rice vermicelli, but the frying style did not have yellow ginger powder. The hot spicy was added by addition of hot chilli paste. The Portuguese styled baked pork chop rice is better. My son likes it. No need to say, any BBQ styled duck and pork is not real Cantonese style. Good for table of 4 and not too pricey saves it. Milk tea and Yin Yan are also considered good in Britain.

Worth a try. Dishes tasted nice and quite authentic, given that they were cooked in the UK. The price was good comparing to those same restaurants around. The atmosphere was somehow a bit busy though it was not at the time I was there.

Best Chinese place in town! Sweet&sour prawns are crazy good and the stuff is really friendly:)

Hong Kong style milk tea and beef stir fried rice noodle are authentic. Highly recommend.

I am absolutely in love with their desserts! Especially the Mango & Grapefruit Sago (it’s truely amazing) and the one with Beancurd aswell. I come here ALL the time to get the same Sago. I have tasted dozens of Mango Sagos and everytime they are never as good as this one. Please TRY THIS ONE 🙏🙏. Note that if you come just for the sago like I do you might need to bring cash (or buy multiple). Thank you! Love Cafe TPT ❤️❤️

The braised aubergine and tofu dish was so so good! Came with sticky rice. Seating is a little tight inside, but there is standing room (and one chair) to wait to pick up your order to go. Service was quick & polite. Pricing was very fair for the generous portion served. And they have multiple veg/vegan selections which is great! Fyi - Late review (dined here on a visit, almost a year ago, wish I’d had time to come back and try more dishes!)

Chinese broccoli Gai Lan was fresh and is worth a star. Roasted duck and BBQ pork were dry and rough, and also with too much soy sauce. Wonton soup's wonton pork and shrimp meats were spoiled. They offered to replace it with another wonton soup but we instead settled with another dish - soy sauce stir-fried noodle. It turned out to be watery like pouring soy sauce over the noodle. This restaurant's name TPT is super misleading.

I love this place! Been going here for years, owner and staff both very tentative and efficient. And if you want real traditional delicious Chinese food this is the place. Not to mention it’s a lot cheaper than most restaurants in china town

The food were not really taste like hong kong style and it was quite poor to be honest. I refused to pay for the tips and asked the waitress to remove it. She keep asking questions and not willing to sort it for me. After that, she asked her boss to come and do the same thing. The boss said their waiters will not be happy about it and paying tips is like a must. I strongly feel like it is emotional blackmail and got threatened. This behaviour is very rude and disrespectful. I won’t recommend you to try this restaurant as they misuse the tips culture and disrespectful to customers. There are quite a lot of options in china town but NOT TPT.

Beautiful food, friendly staff and excellent value for money.

Not a fancy place. But OMG the food and portion sizes are huuugee!!

A satisfying meal. I got the sweetcorn soup with crabmeat, pork slices with mushroom, butter & herb prawn. Everything was delicious. I expected the prawns to have those crispy egg floss but it was mostly covered by cereals, as you can see. The prawn was crispy & fresh so it still tasted great. Would definitely come again!

I don't know how many times I ate here, and every time food is beyond perfect. Don't expect anything fancy, just real deal Chinese food. Staff is really fast.

Ordered the roasted duck and Sweet Beancurd with Mango & Grapefruit Toothpick Honeydew Tofu Flower twice, really delicious and authentic Hong Kong food.

Good food excellent service reasonably priced. Would recommend

Sad pathetic anemic food without flavor. Very sad to have wasted our money here. Overpriced tourist trap.

We popped in on a recent visit to London, the staff are friendly and welcoming and the food is great! It's a little on the small side but there was enough room for us to sit comfortably and enjoy our food. The toilets are downstairs and the ceilings are very low – if you're around 6' tall you'll have to stoop! Prices for the area were very reasonable too and will be happy to eat there again next time we're in the area.

The dishes are delicious, especially the specials on the wall and not on the menu. The atmosphere is just okay, but it’s packed on a Monday night so it must be popular for its food.

TPT = Street Hawker Stall This busy restaurant in Chinatown is a good weird fix when craving Malaysian/ Singaporean food. The black hokkien noodle was spot on. Morning glory with fermented bean was tasty. Not sure about the la-la soup - very weird flavoring in it, like it’s got Indian influences. Disappointed with the butter prawn.. it had cornflakes inside of egg floss 🙁!! The Tofu pudding was the highlight of the night. So smooth, unfortunately you have to pay the overly price for it!!

I love, love the food here! The fish and seafood dishes are amazing. My favourite dish is the soft tofu with pea shoots 😋😋😋😋

Lovely little unfussy cafe. Lovely food, good service and a warm welcome. Liked the hawkers menu, some more unusual dishes. Would recommend and return.

The space is a bit narrow, but the food is good. We ordered beef offal stew, sizzling chicken pot, and dry-fried green beans. They are all good and have an authentic Chinese taste.

This place used to be my go to spot for Roast Duck & Pork on Rice during my lunch break when I worked in Leicester Square in 2004 to 2006. The food was always consistent and absolutely delicious. Glad to see that this place is still open.

My sister and I had booked a tour, Sunday afternoon, we were just on time... half an hour was short... but we had time to eat the best duck I have ever eaten, with rice and some spectacular vegetables, asparagus. A small place but with a lot of charm, the best service, fast and extremely friendly. Important...they allowed us to pay with credit card. It's a shame we couldn't take photos, we didn't have time. Thank you, thank you, thank you 🙂

It’s a no thrills place but the service is friendly and fast. The food is also amazing and pretty reasonably priced for London. Good sized portions also! One of my fav spots for food up West!

cozy place to eat; service is friendly, nice; the food we ordered are quite tasty, especially Beef Chow Fun (Fried Beef Ho Fun with beansprouts 乾炒牛河) really good(by the way, 乾炒牛河 is the dish to test if a Cantonese style restaurant is good or not). Other dishes we ordered are good too, including Won-Ton soup, fried vegetables, and crispy pork. Only if they could serve crispy pork with sauce on side would be perfect, instead they served with sauce pouring on it, which I don’t like it, but it is just personal preference. We even went back after dined in and ordered half roast duck and one more crispy pork yo take out for dinner.

The frozen lemon tea is delicious, but the three treasure rice scares me.

The best roast meats. I go here regularly for Cantonese style char siu or siu juk (roasted meats HK style). I think its the best one. Other dishes also good but I tend to stick to the simple, fast 1 plate meals not the more complicated dishes. Keep it simple and its great.

Excellent steamed sea bass, just add 15 minutes to your dining time. The shrimp dumpling soup was four dumplings in a small bowl and the only dish we wondered if it was worth the cost. Mixed roast meat rice brought back memories of Malaysia and a technically perfect preparation. The spicy green bean dish only improved with flavor while eating, ending with a bite so striking I wanted more. Bravo!

Several vegan options which were ok

The food is nothing special, the duck is not recommended. Small portions at exorbitant prices… the interior design and toilets are a disaster

Food was ok but the total cost with the service charge came to 25.20 (without service charge was 22.90) and when we gave 30 they only gave us £1.70 in change and got aggressive when confronted.

This is a no frills Hong Kong style cafe. If you want a cheap and quick meal in Chinatown, this is the place to go. Tables are cramped and you will most likely be seated right next to someone else, so no intimate conversations possible. I had roast meat rice - it was large plate and great value. The quality is not the best but it's more than acceptable for the price you pay.

Food was very disappointing. I came specially for the peking duck. It was very disappointing. the skin was so soggy and no flavor at all. Use to have the best Peking Duck I ever ate. Not anymore. All other dishes were blend as well.

The service was quick and friendly, the food was average

Really wanted to like this place. but compared to even just Los Angeles quality this is mediocre. People love the baked Macau pork chops, it's a little strange to me and not exactly my taste. Everything else we ordered was also meh.

We needed a quick meal before heading to the Royal Opera House, and Chinatown is just nearby! We were looking for something cheap and after reading the reviews, we chose TPT. A big bowl of noodles for 10 quid, you really can't beat it. I had fish and pork belly in a clay pot for 17, and it was delicious. My sister had crunchy noodles with char sui. A meal for 4 people including beers came to 70 pounds. Very quick service and pleasant staff. The place is small and not glamorous or anything, but the food is good and the service fast.

First time in China town and to me it's like straight out of Jacky Chan movie. Go for Curry Laksa if you don't want take any chances, but all other things we tried are great too.

Great food and lightning fast service.

A really good place for Cantonese food. The duck is really juicy and a must! Fast service and the food is served quickly after ordering! Recommend the tofu and aubergine stew which was really hot and tasty. Visited this place last time we were in London and also twice this stay. Recommend!

Good food.. You can smell the original taste of China

More than £50 for a whole roast duck seriously

Well priced and extremely good food. There is usually a queue and it is not very big

The food is good, the service is good, and the music is good. For our first meal in London, we found the one that was most suitable for us according to the online reviews. The roast duck is extremely delicious, the Neptune Fried Rice is also great, and Yangzhi Manna is added with tofu curd, so delicious Wow, Andy's service is full of pleasant details, I will come back again during this time in London^_^

Top Notch. Best Chinese Food in Town. 😋 First customer today. They cook and serve them in no time.

I ordered the two roast meat with rice with roasted pork and duck. Not sure if this is a London thing but what is with the brown sauce? Roasted duck is usually served with the marinated and plum sauce. Roasted pork is served with hoisin sauce. The skin on the roasted pork was a little tough.

Chinatown, London is by far the most vibrant, prosperous and ethical, and the cleanest Chinatown I've been to. By merely walking around there immersing in the hustling bustling vibe would probably magically cure depression. It's a food paradise as well, fulfilling your gastronomical desire. Had a lunch at TPT and was amazed by the yummy food and friendly service. Cantonese style. Recommend their beef noodle soup and seafood. Everything was done right.

WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER! The food was tasteless, dried and wasn’t even fresh. I am absolutely disappointed by their customer service; when we complained about the food, instead of receiving an apology, the waitress made it like it was our fault and she told us we should’ve told them earlier. We were not satisfied with the service therefore we refused to pay the customer service charge.. The waitress said don’t come to eat here next time… THIS IS TOTALLY OUT OF ORDER! ! ! I have never ever encountered this. Is this how you treat your customers? ? ?

Came twice both taste awful. The food is tasteless and wasn’t fresh at all, they just heated it and served it. Bad customer service ever. Not recommended.

It's a rubbish store with average taste. I ordered with the waiter, I wanted lemon tea, and checked again and again to see if it was the same photo online. The waiter said yes, it's lemon tea. But their menu also includes frozen lemon tea, frozen lemon tea and many other products with different names and prices. So they deliberately changed my drink. After I discussed it with them, they didn't apologize and claimed it was the same. The prices on their receipts are not obvious either, they are all handwritten. Priority is given to serving foreigners, and Chinese guests don't care at all. The service attitude is very poor and they ask for service fee. Deliberately collecting money randomly, I won't come back again.

Tasty roast, but the jer-jer chicken pot is soooo salty and dry…

Food was cold, meat was dry, noodles were clumped together in a big block.

Went on Valentines, delicious authentic Chinese street food in big portion. Very tiny seating but service was great. Atmospheric like you are in buzzing Hong Kong busy hawker stall.

Authentic Chinese food. What else do you want from china town? Boom!

Went to Chinatown late on Saturday evening looking for somewhere to eat. Found Cafe TPT was the only place open. Wasn’t expecting much but WOW! The service was fantastic, although we arrived very late, the staff were very welcoming. The food was exceptional! Fresh, tasty and authentic. Will definitely be back. 10/10.

Staff service is so bad. I feel like I'm paying him to let me eat rather than I am a customer. It’s not fair

Really good and nice if in the area would get

You need to spend a minimum of 15£/person. Not written outside, only on the menue card.

Many years ago we accidentally came for lunch taking advantage of the Chinese New Year. Today we came again and enjoyed an authentic meal again. We ate the 3-meat dish with rice. Everything was certainly delicious. Also, very fast service. To return to it

The foods are delicious, amazing, but it’s a little slow, maybe because it’s Chinese new year and there are so many people. And it’s crowed. I especially recommend roasted duck and the beef pot, very tastyyy!

Be careful with the portion sizes, we almost died by food coma.

Update: came back here recently and the food was borderline average (a dish was close to being inedible). Revising to three-stars. Won't be returning to this restaurant. Wasn’t expecting much after reading the negative reviews, but Cafe TPT gets the job done. Food and service was decent across the board. The 3 mixed roast meats without rice is pricier than the with rice version so be aware of that (you do get more meat). Meats were good but nothing exceptional. The veggies with fermented bean curds were tasty. Wonton noodle soup was okay. Couple a Hong Kong style milk or lemon tea with some imagination and it kind feels like you’re in a cafe in Hong Kong. Going to bookmark this place for late-night eats when I come visit this amazing city called London. Closes at 1AM daily.

Food was really nice , I’ve been here a few times now.

We were informed by the waiter that there is a minimum spend of 15 pounds per person and when we asked for an explanation we were simply told it’s the “restaurant policy” set by the owner. I also haven’t found any legal basis for doing so, so this is completely unacceptable to me.

Exceptionnel ! Les pâtes de riz sont tellement bien sautées ! J’ai adoré.

Ordered satay chicken. After being told it does not come with any side, I asked for noodles that they charged me £8 for. Ridiculous amount to pay for some noodles as a side. The total main dish ended up being £17. The quality or taste did not match the high price. Felt like a tourist scam.

Get place! Had the roast duck and both types of pork! Was amazing, exactly what we were looking for!

Went with my Chinese friends dmv they picked out some yummy dishes. Will return and try other things on the menu.

I first came to this restaurant during the eat out to help out Scheme & said it was the best restaurant in china town london today went for lunch had uncooked Beef and Turnip pot

Good food in a no frills setting, basic and everyone packed in for a buzzy atmosphere! Crispy duck really good, as was the chicken dish we ordered. Ordered the prawn stuffed tofu sizzling pot which was presented differently to what I was expecting but was quite nice. Rice came out quite a while after the 2 mains but I’ve seen from other reviews that this can be the case here. Prices were ok for central London. When you get the bill it clearly says service not included, but stapled on the top is a piece of paper with 10% added on and this is what you’ll be charged unless you ask for it to be amended to suit what you’d like to leave.

Ein super Cafe in Chinatown! Ich kann es nur empfehlen. Die Mitarbeiter sind freundlich und es ging einfach und zügig, zu bestellen. Ich habe mich für die kleinen Fische mit Vanillefüllung entschieden. Sie sind unglaublich lecker. Aber Achtung! Wenn sie frisch zubereitet sind, ist die Füllung nahezu kochend heiß (aber unbeschreiblich lecker 😋). Für 4 kleine Fische habe ich 2,50 Pfund bezahlt.

To be honest, based on the quality of the food, I could easily justify giving only one star. I ordered their wonton noodles and Hainanese chicken rice, thinking that surely both couldn't be bad. But I was shocked. Firstly, the Hainanese chicken rice was quite baffling. I'm not sure how they prepared the rice, but it was unlike any I've had before. Normally, the rice is cooked or mixed with chicken broth, resulting in either a white or slightly yellow color. Theirs, however, was oddly greenish, and the taste was really not up to par. The chicken was mediocre, but I could tolerate it. The second dish, the wonton noodles, left me speechless. Having been to Hong Kong numerous times and sampled wonton noodles there, as well as in many Hong Kong-style restaurants in the U.S., it was the first time I saw someone use cabbage instead of the traditional kai-lan. The soup lacked the necessary flavor, almost as if it had none at all. Despite the disappointing food, I quite liked their staff. They were polite and didn't engage in idle chatter, so in the end, I'm giving it two stars. 說真的，依據他食物的評價，我可以直接給一顆星也不為過，我點了他的雲吞麵和海南雞飯，想說不至於麵和飯都不好吃吧，結果真的讓我大開眼界。 首先，海南雞飯，那個飯我不太了解他是怎麼去弄得，過去我吃的都是雞汁去拌或煮的飯，飯要嘛白色或偏黃色，而他居然成偏綠色，味道真的不怎樣。雞也馬馬虎虎。這我還能忍，還算能吃。 然而第二道菜，雲吞麵讓我超無語，我去香港那麼多次，也常吃雲吞麵，之後在美國也吃遍了許多港式餐廳的雲吞麵，第一次看到有人裡面青菜是放白菜，傳統正常來說應該是放芥藍吧？湯頭韭黃的味道也不夠甚至可以說沒有，湯沒啥味道， 但儘管蔡不怎樣，他們員工泰晤我還蠻喜歡，不會哄說話也客氣，所以最終給２星。

Minimum order per person £15! Without letting you know before go into the restaurant

Definitely going back for more!

Crispy shredded beef was excellent!

this place was quite good ! It reminded me of the famous chicken rice of Singapore ! Service is quite fast ! Nice place !

Some great dishes I'd never seen before. Everything I had was delicious.

The service is quite fast. The food is good, especially the dessert - mango pomelo sago.

Authentic Chinese restaurant with lovely service and great food.

Wonderful Chinese street food full of flavour and reasonably priced. Good plant based options..Friendly service too..! Be prepared to wait for a table at busy times.

Nice no fuss lunch. Good enough value for money.