Hing Lee Chinese Restaurant in Southwark

Hot & Sour Soup: weird taste. Fried Soft Noodle with Prawn: Big Portion but tasteless and dry. Crispy Fried Prawns with Spicy salt and chili: tasteless and not spicy. Crispy fried shredded beef with chili: it was the most disappointing dish. No hint of spiciness but very sweet. Despite asking the waiter (not friendly at all) to prepare everything spicy.

Always can rely on Hing Lee for excellent food and amazing service! A hidden gem near Tower Bridge, my go-to Chinese takeout that doesn’t disappoint 😊

I ordered takeout and it was great! Beyond my expectations and super fresh! 10/10 recommend!

nice little find good size portions and lovely friendly staff the deep fried lamb with pancakes was beautiful and prices for london not bad at all will deffo be back

Restaurant très propre, les plats étaient savoureux et servis en bonne quantité, le service était bon et attentionn et les prix raisonnables.

Pretty poor really. Prawn crackers tasted old. Beer was rubbish (didn't know you could muck up bottled beer) and the food was bland and greasy. Spring rolls were apparently duck but we're more freezer centre turkey. Shame, great location

Authentic chinese food at affordable prices with many dishes priced below £10. We came across this place while on our way to Tower Bridge. The restaurant interior was nice and clean and the staff were friendly. Portions are slightly smaller but reasonable for the price. Sweet and sour pork was nice and crispy. I will come back here again if I am around Tower Bridge area!

Great food and endearing service

Food is ok but the size of their portions is ridiculously small..they are actually like half portions..very disappointing. Do not recommend at all

Visited for the first time this evening, and what a pleasant surprise! We had the Imperial dinner for three people; the food was really tasty and the dish described as hot lived up to its billing! Pricing was OK for London; we will definitely be back.

Proper wee gem of a Chinese restaurant. Takeaways prices with restaurant level service and quality, all soundtracked to some soothing ambient jams. Best sit down meal I’ve had for under a tenner in London ever. Big up Hing Lee✨✨✨

Ordered 2x wanton soup with very refreshing broth appettizer then mains we shared a chicken with broccoli (added ginger) and an egg fried rice..stirfry was cooked perfectly (not overly seasoned or starchy) Delicious with lovely glass of house red and reasonably priced!!

Affordable and delicious chinese food. Highly recommended. Kind and friendly staff.

Amazing value for money as well as being incredibly tasty and fresh. We had the Fish Feast for 2, £43 each and it included an impressive fish platter to start, then a whole lobster, then a whole array of fish dishes for main. We could only eat 60% and took away a doggie bag. Absolutely delicious.

We had the fish feast for 2. It could have fed 4. Absolutely delicious, massive prawns, mussels, squid, scallops, whole lobster, sweet and sour cod, plenty of fresh greens, mushrooms and ginger. Ridiculous value for £43 each.

Food is below average No taste at all

Lovely food! Staff are polite, friendly and were attentive. I recommend come here if you want good Chinese food

Went there to place a takeaway order, service was friendly enough. Food was pretty good, tasty without being spectacular. Maybe a little pricey for some dishes like sweet n sour chicken and dumplings that were quite small but other dishes were pretty sizey. All in I would I eat there again 👍🏻

Great food at really fair prices which is a hard find in london!

Really unwelcoming atmosphere, no lunch menu… I ordered noodles and squid. Both flavourless and watery wouldn’t return

As a big fan of Chinese food, I was desperate for a Chinese whilst working in the city. With football on the tv I was after a takeaway and the closest one I could find was 25-minute walk away but 5 minutes from Tower Bridge. On arrival there was only 1 table full of people and I was greeted by a male and female behind the counter. The restaurant was bright and pleasant and looked a nice place to eat. I ordered Egg Fried Rice, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Seaweed, Prawn Crackers and a can of Fanta Orange. I took the food back to my hotel to enjoy whilst watching the football. The Fanta and Prawn crackers were fine as expected. How could these go wrong. The Sweet and Sour Chicken was nice. Nothing special but plenty of chicken and some nice sauce. Whilst writing this review I am comparing this meal with my local Chinese, that I love over any other restaurant. The Egg Fried rice was ok, but I dislike Peas, and peas were contained in the rice. This is something I have never seen before and forced me to take them all out individually. The Seaweed was very finely cut and didn’t have too much taste to it and made me very disappointed. The portion sizes were spot on and the price very reasonable. As I say, I was not disappointed but as a fussy eater, I was comparing this to my local Chinese.

Always a favourite and never fails to deliver. Great food, service good, peaceful atmosphere and never changes! Will always come back here

We went because of the good comments but the bad service. We were tourists and the attention was racist, all clients were given courtesy at the beginning and not us. When I asked why he ignored me.

Came here on a Thursday night and it was a pleasant experience. It’s in a quite junction, Not too crowded, polite Chinese service and food was decent portion & good home cook taste!

A lovely restaurant just a few steps away from Tower Bridge. The food was really good and we enjoyed the Udon noodles with seafood as well as the egg fried rice... Everything was freshly cooked and our kids really enjoyed the experience. Thank you, we will be back for sure 😊

Hidden gem up a small side street Great good and great service

Just give it a try. Don't let the outside appearance fool you. The best in the area! I have tried a few.

The food misses salt sometimes, but overall the food is great! Lovely staff :)

Had a good lunch. Tasty. Quick.

I waited an hour for the food to arrive when it didn’t come I called the shop back every time they kept putting the phone down when they did answer they wouldn’t talk extremely rude and ignorant won’t be buying from them again AVOID THEM and don’t waste your money

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Excellent Chinese restaurant, tucked away, but well worth going to. Discovered Hing Lee during a morning walk and went back that evening. Glad we did as the food was great and not expensive either.

Really lovely little restaurant in the heart of Bermondsey. Fantastic offerings with the set menu & good wine list. My only regret is I wish I didn't leave it 8 years to come back a second time! :)

Value for money, delicious food and wonderful customer service! Would definitely recommend.

Me and my boyfriend came here on a Saturday night after walking around looking for somewhere to eat. There were only a couple of tables in use so we were a bit skeptical. But we were so wrong! The food was incredible and came out really quickly and the severs were attentive and helpful too. We tried the satay prawns because we’d never tried a prawn version and it was amazing. We found that the food was really reasonable for central london and we will definitely be back!

Really excellent Meals . Good value for money. Clean and

Went for our sons birthday treat- but it was a disappointment. The starters of Duck and Dumplings- Prawn Toast were tasty but the mains just lacked flavour it was all so bland. A dish marked as "hot" in menu was not my sons deep fried chicken dish, well Im not sure there was any chicken it was jyst a pile of batter!. Baked pork with salt n chilli you would expect to taste this? No not at all again no flavour no bite! The beef and chicken was too soft - we dont mind abit of a chew and texture to our meat. Service was ok and the toilets were in need of a clean they are up n down some steep stairs so take care. Seemed busy for their take-away service but we will not go back or reccomend.

Very affordable food for the location also the food looks and taste freshlyprepared. You can order and collect or dine in. Some efforts/ thoughts went into the decorative displays. The service is average and fast.

The best Chinese food. Lovely family run business. Service outstanding. Food cooked to perfection. We visit everyone three months. Never fails to be amazing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Great local Chinese - a good mix of dishes & reasonable prices to suit everyone. Nice helpful staff.

Absolutely tasteless food - too anglicised and bland. Cannot recommend it for anyone. Too much MSG everywhere Avoid- if you enjoy food…

This place is one of the true treasures of the Shad Thames area. The service is second to none, the food is delicious and affordable, and the location is perfectly located, being both accessible and away from highly touristed areas at the same time.

A great Chinese, very good value in an expensive location.

Not good experience , the dish is very salty , and the lady is a little bit mean.

Very affordable food and tasty, great customer service and just 3min from tower bridge. We paid for 5 dishes only 25£.

Absolutely freezing in the restaurant to the point where we had to keep coats and hats on. The price of food is terrible for the portions you get.

Really good Chinese food at a really affordable price this close to London. The portions was decent. Would definitely recommend getting a salt and chilli spare ribs and the crispy shredded beef. Would definitely go back there.

I LOVE this Chinese. It cannot be faulted. Good value, friendly, consistently delicious, fresh, helpful staff. I have been coming here for years, and intend to for years more. Top tip - their crispy duck is really, really delicious and not greasy. I can't see past it every-time I eat from here (dine in and take away both brilliant).

Nice affordable Chinese food. Ordered typical Chinese dishes like stir fry beef, squid, and other dishes names I don't recall. Fast service! Only open for dinner.

Beautiful as always, A wonderful place, great atmosphere tasty food and lovely owners, will be back again soon

Taking my father in a wheelchair they couldn't be more helpful Food well presented and tasty...service first class. Good value for money as well

Extremely good prices for the quality of food served. Try the warm sake, is very nice! The attention by the owners is lovely as well. I recommend it 100%.

A bit disappointing as the taste was plain, for duck with vegetables, it's mostly vegetables and duck meat are hidden at the bottom,, very small portion,, not even in pieces as someone has chewed it. For a duck dish and small bottle of water costs £18 throw in trash.

Clean efficient service. The portions are very small...it was fine as we weren't that hungry

Always tasty and very good value ! 👌

Tolles kleines Restaurant. Haben es durch Zufall gefunden und es hat uns super gefallen. Leckeres Essen mit soliden Portionen zu vernünftigen Preisen

I have been coming to Hing Lee for possibly 30 years and over the years I have taken family, friends and work colleagues who agree it is the best. The staff are so nice and the slightly older lady who has been there for many years always makes a point of coming and speaking to us. The food is always quick, hot and so tasty. I cannot fault it. Only wish they delivered but that would probably take the goodness out.

Myself and my wife often visit this part of London so we thought we’d give this quaint restaurant a try. Well we weren’t disappointed and will definitely be returning in the not to distant future. The food was extremely tasty and very reasonably priced especially for this part of town.£58.00 for a set meal for two and this included a bottle of red wine.. So would very highly recommend…👌🥂

Great food, incredibly helpful and friendly staff. A great place for a family meal and at a great price too. Highly recommended.

Have just enjoyed an excellent meal. Ordered the set meal C for 2 and could not ask for better - requested an interval of 10 minutes between courses and got precisely that. Highly recommended!

Enjoyed the food, since I can’t have dairy or wheat and they didn’t have any Tamari sauce I was limited in what I could order (I started eating before taking pictures). However the waitress was helpful and we found some dishes, the food was delicious. I liked that the staff were still wearing masks . Will go back again

Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. They do not understand how to make Kung Pao chicken though. Their "Kung Po" is basically sweet and sour sauce with a few cashews and Chiles thrown in. Their beef with broccoli, however, is on point! The best part is how quiet and relaxing the dining room is. So hard to find in London!

Traditional Chinese restaurant nearby Tower Bridge. Good Service. Mid price 17 GBP for spring rolls, Szechuan beef, steamed rice and Diet Coke.

Tucked away but great food choice, quality and value for money

Traditional Chinese restaurant. Staff were very attentive, crispy duck was great. Usual huge range of dishes, set menus offer some savings.

Good food! Fast service. The place is usually pretty busy!

Great food not too many people so covid friendly

I don’t think I will be going back here. I ordered a chicken dish and some vegetable buns. I was shocked when I got it at how small the portions are for the price. And I did not think the food tasted very good. I will try other options for a quick dinner takeaway next time

Awesome Chinese restaurant...the takeaway was great

Most dishes taste the same, prices are okay according to central London, hospitality is good. In the end, the flavour pulled them down.

It is a secret gem, just liked the food and the desserts too

Delicious meal and lovely service, will definitely come again. We had the vegetarian duck pancakes (can't remember if it was vegan) the "duck" was very crispy and great flavour. Salt and chilli tofu and bamboo shoots/mushroom main also delicious with steamed rice. 10 out of 10.

Absolutely wonderful! Incredibly friendly staff, soothing and culturally rich atmosphere, and appetising food. We are now much more open-minded about Chinese and Cantonese food!

Having just moved into the area, i have found a brilliant barbers, a wide range stocked corner shop and being a big fan of Chinese food i was delighted to find this restaurant almost on my doorstep. It is quite simply fantastic - the food is great, the staff very nice & polite and it has excellent hygiene. Would recommend very highly to visitors who maybe walking the Shad Thames/River area.

Very friendly & welcoming, the food was lovely and reasonably priced. Had a lovely evening here

Excellent food and lovely friendly staff! Will definitely be visiting again!

Went for an evening meal after a long day walking in London. This was convenient as close to our hotel and I am pleased to report we weren't disappointed. We were seated promptly at a table and were immediately asked if we would like a drink. The server was very attentive as it wasn't the busiest evening. The menu itself is very extensive, with set meals as well as a la carte. We opted for a la carte. Our starters were Wonton soup(9/10), Prawns on toast(9/10), salt & pepper squid(10/10) and salt & pepper ribs(9/10). Starters were very tasty. and good portions. After this our mains arrived, 1 portion of egg fried rice(one is enough for two people), squid in black bean sauce(10/10), Chicken curry(10/10) the chicken was very tender and the sauce was delicious. Also had a portion of noodles with tiger prawns(09/10). All in all a very good meal and this restaurant is a little gem. Definitely be back.

Went for an evening meal after a long day walking in London. This was convenient as close to our hotel and I am pleased to report we weren't disappointed. We were seated promptly at a table and were immediately asked if we would like a drink. The server was very attentive as it wasn't the busiest evening. The menu itself is very extensive, with set meals as well as a la carte. We opted for a la carte. Our starters were Wonton soup(9/10), Prawns on toast(9/10), salt & pepper squid(10/10) and salt & pepper ribs(9/10). Starters were very tasty. and good portions. After this our mains arrived, 1 portion of egg fried rice(one is enough for two people), squid in black bean sauce(10/10), Chicken curry(10/10) the chicken was very tender and the sauce was delicious. Also had a portion of noodles with tiger prawns(09/10). All in all a very good meal and this restaurant is a little gem. Definitely be back.

Had a great takeaway when last visiting the area so decided to return & sit in. Decent food once again & lovely service from the very polite waiter who was doing all the work whilst another man with glasses sat on his phone & never looked up! He was doing the same last visit, just rude! We had chicken satay, bit dry but delicious sauce & good chicken & sweet corn soup. Mains were a superb light lemon chicken & a tasty beef n black bean sauce. House wine at £15.95 a bottle is a steal. Would highly recommend a visit.

Had dinner here with my partner. Don't go! Very industrial food, bland and boring. Save your money and go to China Town. I don't know how this place stays open

My partner ( who's asian) and myself had dinner here. Ordered a set menu, food was pretty dire. The satay starter was dry and over cooked. The peanut sauce was bland. Main courses were uninspiring. The side dish of stir fried veg looked great but was in a nice clear corn flour thickened sauce but had zero flavour. Avoid this place if you have a discerning palate

It is a little known fact about this restaurant but the owner is a budhist and so there is some great vege food lurking in the menu. I have been eating here once a week for years. Great place. Brilliant value too.

Amazing Chinese in the Shad Thames area with a lovely atmosphere and even better food! Just waiting for Covid to pass so we can return!

A gem! Extensive menu with endless options. Fresh, tasty food. Highly recommend the hot & sour soup, broccoli dishes, and dumplings!

Been going here for along time the food is always a 10/10 on everything 👍

Great place. The ambiance is particularly lovely for a casual but romantic experience with your loved one.

We are staying nearby at the Dixon Hotel & fancied a night off dining out & dropped in here for a takeaway. Large menu with great food offering. Opted to share chicken fried rice & a lemon chicken. Some of the best Chinese food we’ve tasted. Nice service too & great value for money.... £12.20 in London, wow. Will eat in next time we are in the area.

Good was good. We ordered too much. Initial service was a bit slow, but when the food came out was fast and hot

Very impressed, delicious food and very friendly, helpful staff. We had the Special Set Menu A for two people and were incredibly impressed with the quality of the food and how much you get for such a reasonable price! Considering the location I would have expected a much higher cost. The crispy duck pancakes were one of the nicest I'd ever had and they shred the duck at your table which was a nice touch. Would definitely come again if visiting London. Note to the restaurant: I was not able to access the menu through your website and had to find an outdated guest photo on another site, perhaps you might update this.

People go on about Crystal China being the best in the area, but Hing Lee has hands down the best chicken curry from a Chinese takeaway I've ever had. Other dishes sampled were also great (anything black bean they seem to do really well) and the Singapore noodles were fresh and not oily at all. I wasn't a fan of the dumplings, but there are plenty of places that do those well - but this place is a general all rounder and so long as you stick the favourites, you can't go wrong.

Lovely traditional Chinese restaurant, especially liked the dry noodles!

My first visit to Hing Lee - I was craving a traditional Chinese restaurant to enjoy the 'Eat Out to Help Out' scheme and this place proved perfect. Amazing food, everything was freshly made, great service and very affordable even without the scheme. A little hidden gem in beautiful Shad Thames. Not sure what's wrong with their website, something seems wrong with the menu. They've won a new customer, I'll be returning. Thanks to everyone at Hing Lee for such a lovely evening.

I have been using the same place for nearly 10 years, but with Covid 19 they have closed down completely. So I have been looking for another place. I tried Hing Lee. I am disappointed. I ordered 4 dishes. I paid just over £25. When I got home, as they do not deliver, 30 minutes later, surprise. The Hing Lee special fried rice and the rice noodles were the right size but had no flavor. The rice was bland and the noodles plain. The other 2 dishes were half the size, very small. One was sweet and sour chicken, very hard and very dry. The other was supposed to be prawns with ginger and spring onions, but they gave me chicken and spring onions. So I called and they suggested that the chef made a mistake, but if I wanted I could go back and change it. I did not fancy over an hour. So, all in all, very disappointing, for the flavour, the size the price and the mistake.

Great little local place. Old school Chinese, can be a bit hit and miss with some dishes but have found a few favourites and go regularly.

Food was very bland, no flavour to any dishes, the satay sauce tasted very strange and watered down, the service was minimal and portions small for the cost. Wouldn’t visit again!

Had some fried rice with shrimp. Thought it would be better but for the price it was ok. Sadly we can only pay with card if it's more than 10£, which is weird because the overall price was 8£...

Very nice, great lunch time specials.

Very tasty not expensive at all🍲

Stopped here for takeaway noodles, chicken and beef. Staff very friendly. Service excellent. Food delicious. Will return.

Excellent service - delicious food. We used takeaway service for Chicken noodles beef noodles and beenspout noodles. Good portion sizes and very reasonable. Will definitely return next time we are in the area!