Central Cafe in Havering

love this place hot, fresh taste food all for the price of a Chinese take away and I don't have to wash up

Just had our first meal here and will DEFINITELY be coming back. As an Asian family constantly on the hunt for authentic food, we were pleasantly surprised to find this hidden gem. Our server, Maggie, was absolutely fantastic. Would highly recommend the beef pho - very large portion size and extremely flavourful. Extremely affordable prices and can’t wait to visit again.

Spit and sawdust but great food. Friend recommended me here. Took two ladies along, (family). Sadly the local area is filthy around the cafe. And punters who swear, belch and show no respect to decent women spoiled the day. I would come back but only in male company. It's rough as f outside, basic inside but wicked food and silly pricing.

Best place to eat by far superb food great service friendly people can not recommend this place enough

Great little cafe/restaurant. Great food at a great price.

Great food here! Popped in straight off tube from work. Definitely be back

Quality place, hidden gem, lovely owner

Have been recently converted to central cafe , I now have Chinese every time I go in one word superb

I stumbled upon this gem of a cafe yesterday offering both traditional breakfasts and oriental food. I chose the latter and it was plentiful and excellent value....and very nice indeed.

This place is a proper hidden gem, the best Chinese food that you have ever had, if you are nearby and fancy a Chinese meal please give this place a try, you will not be disappointed (eat in or takeaway) 👍

A good place to visit for excellent food.

What a little Gem 💎 this place is. Outstanding food, great service, and good atmosphere. It can get very busy so you must book if you want to eat in. They also do a takeaway service. This place is very popular with the area.. People are coming in all the time to collect orders. Like me and my wife, you can order dishes and share them between yourselves. Whatever you don't finish, you can box up and take home with you. Very reasonable prices also. 👌. There is a car park located just down the road but you will have to pay for it. We done 2 hrs which is enough. I can't say anything else other than you will not be disappointed eating here. You will go again. One other thing. They do NOT serve alcohol but you are very welcome to bring your own. No problem.

Awesome gem of a place. Chilled out, drink and eat. Great place and already been back many times.

Food was good, service from a female worker was very poor.

Decent little place, the go to for the area. Serves traditional cafe brunch food and asian food for a reasonable price. Does takeaway if wanted. Nice place to catch up with friends.

Absolutely lovely food, it is honestly the best and freshest Chinese food I have ever tasted, I’ve got to be honest it doesn’t look much from the outside, it’s not fancy at all but it is wonderful, I recommend it wholeheartedly 👍

Walked past this place many many times to get to the “traditional” Chinese takeaway, what a mistake. Decided one evening to go give it a try as you can sit inside and eat and OMG after tasting the food I felt like a fool that i’d not discovered this place earlier, all the times I’d ignored it 🤷‍♂️. The food is so fresh, the staff are great, one guy Steve, (I think maybe the owner) refused to take the tip I wanted to leave and the lady staff are great as are the chefs quite obviously. As far as I’m concerned if you are in Elm Park and you fancy a bit of Chinese food then this is the place to go (please checkout opening times first) All in all a fantastic experience and the food is second to none, I wouldn’t go anywhere else now. 👍

Great food but the new waitress is rather unpleasant though:)

This is a great little find in Elms park. Highly recommend the beef pho. Will definitely be back again

The most amazing Chinese food, totally unexpected from this place. Lovely team here as well delivering great service.

Delicious meal perfect for winter. The staff there is very friendly.

Excellent food,service,atmosphere and value. We come here every couple of weeks .5 stars

Beautiful food. Freshly cooked. Friendly staff

Lovely food, reasonably priced.

Rude staff especially Anna ! Food is full of garlic they smoke and don’t wash there hands ! Horrible 2 faced The food used to be so lovely and the staff but now wow would never ever go back there !

Fantastic. best Chinese food in the area

Wow , the food was beautiful , the staff were lovely and the portions were great . We went to the first time on Friday and we will 100% be coming back and ordering takeaway too ! Shannon :)

Love this place, couldn't wait to visit again after the long lockdown , our family just love the Vietnamese Pho. Very friendly and Anna is lovely

Great food, very enjoyable. Good prices and lovely people. Family run business who always make you feel welcome. Brilliant, highly recommended.

Love this place. If you lucky enough to try get the Vietnamese spring rolls. Yummmy!

Best Chinese food in the area, good prices, great portions, the menu has a wide range of different food to choose from including Vietnamese and Thai food and it always tastes great - especially the salt and chilli king prawns. The takeaway food is also of a high standard. Staff are very friendly and always make you feel welcome and it feels more like a family kitchen that serves home cooking than a cafe or restaurant which i think is really nice.

Foods always exceptional... Fresh clean and super friendly staff x

Lucky for one star food like few days old

BEAUTIFUL FOOD , OUTSTANDING SERVICE. A MUST TRY 💯💯👈

We have been coming here for years with all our family. Always yummy food and freshly cooked!! Anna, Emily, Linda & Steve you are wonderful and have a great family run restaurant.

Good food, friendly service and sensible prices make this venue worth the 8-mile round trip for a decent Chinese takeaway.

We’ve been coming here for a few years now , the owners are Chinese origin and have family eat there regularly food is always cooked to a good standard but try the Vietnamese recipes and chef specials it’s a step up from the norm and excellent value for money .

Always good food. Very friendly staff.

Great chinese food - brilliant family running this place. We really enjoy going to central cafe.

Love this little gem food always hot and freshly cooked and no matter if there are 2 of you or 20 they always fit you in take your own alcohol and enjoy. Say hi to Steve and the ladies and relax in the unhurried comfort

Lovely cafe friendly service and nice food

Tried for the first time today. Had the Lemon Chicken which was lovely. Good quality food and price, and lady serving was lovely.

Really nice food good old fashioned Chinese very nice service always polite couldn't recommend it enough

Great food and staff enjoy it every time we eat here

Best food ever so glad I stumbled across this the pho is out of this world and Hannah and family are the best

You will not find a better Chinese in the area. Awesome

This place is the best Chinese restaurant around this area, the food is really good and the staff super friendly. I have had both eat in and takeaway and the food is equally as good in both departments

Great cafe which serve oriental food. Must try the Beef or Chicken Pho. Very nice.

Chinese food very good + you can take your own alcohol wine etc.staff are really friendly and helpful.

The best food anywhere. Amazing menu and fantastic company ! The staff are the most wonderful people you could wish to meet.

Cafe style, Vietnamese/Chinese food, large portions, warm friendly welcome, comfortable. BYO soft drinks available CHEAP CHEAP great food. Closed on Sundays.

They do amazing and authentic Pho here! 😋

Great food, tastes beautiful and does the best salt and chili prawns ive ever tasted.

Tasty food served with a smile and with an Off Licence a few doors away idea for BYOB. During the early session they also serve English breakfasts but I am definitely going to return for Chinese again.

Often go here for lunch, great Chinese food or English breakfast.