Ping Pong St. Katherine Docks in Tower Hamlets

Very good. Something different. Large choice of dim sum dishes and all very nice with good service. Will use again when back in London

The food and service are both first rate. The wait staff is friendly and eager to make your dinner special. The place is clean, and the food is phenomenal! The menu is diverse, lots of dim sum options. My only complaint/suggestion? The restaurant as a whole is LOUD!!! One table had a woman whom I believe was laughing extra loud on purpose. I wonder what her friends think? What poor taste on her part. All in all, I just can’t give the restaurant 5 stars. When that woman left, some more people came and it stayed as loud as ever. It’s small and too many tables. But like I said they have a great menu. If you go, choose an off time.

We went in for lunch on a weekday. There is a general menu- and then there is the weekday lunch menu- wherein you get a bento lunch tray for just 11£- a steal deal for the amount of food. You can choose options between veg/non-veg. Do Request for chilli sauce on the side. The veggie spring rolls Were delicious, So were the dim-sums. Loads Of seating available- and the place can get loud because of the acoustics- but you will enjoy the meal anyway!

Beware false advertising. We went for their lazy sumday offer and i was looking forward to trying some of the vegetarian dishes. However we were advised that the fried veggie options were fried in the same oil as meat, rendering them NOT vegetarian. One of my party follows a halal diet - some of the dishes are marked halal but they cook it in the same oil as pork so NOT halal. The waitress was helpful and the drinks were okay. Atmosphere was very very busy.

This was our first time and we needed some explanation on how the menu works. The waitress was helpful and explained everything but after we ordered I don’t know what happened- our salad, rolls, edamame, ribs came after dim sum. It came out to be very pricey for 3 people - the portions are extremely small. So if you can go back on Sunday - they have a better deal. For us it was one time deal because we were just visiting.

Delicious dim sum, served hot! Also when they say a dish is very hot - believe them! I enjoy spicy food though

- Relatively affordable - Friendly staff and fast service. Lots of attention for allergies as well. - Original and tasty cocktails - Great food!

Food was very good we really enjoyed it

If the food quality matched the decor and service then this would fast become my go to. Sadly the taste reminded me of a Tesco meal deal

Great variety for sharing with friends. Friendly service and fast too! Highly recommend for group gatherings. Perfect for sharing and enjoying together!

Used to go here on a regular basis but the food of late seems worse and the prices have increased. Still alright but not worth the money in my estimation. They add on the ' voluntary' service charge and VAT??!. This will increase your bill by about £10 if you've had a decent sized meal.

Starters where better than mines. Good but not brilliant.

Nice to be able to walk in and get a table straight away. Lovely area looking over the dock too! It was our first visit and the service was very absent. We had no explanation of how to order and had to work it out ourselves. You order via a form that you tick what you want. We ordered the special soup dumpling, duck spring rolls and honey rice bowl, all were lovely and fresh too. The best dishes we had were the Katsu curry boa buns and the char siu pork buns they were so flavourful. The park crackers are a must too. The let down was the prawn dim sum, they had an odd taste and the cocktails were a bit too ‘out there’, one even had a weird texture. Would definitely come back but would like more attentive service and an explanation of how to order would be great.

Great dimsum ! Chicken cashew dumplings are my favourites

Food was nice. It was very different cuisine that I’ve never had. But it was tasty.

Spend £ 70 ish per person and the food wasn’t even that good enough. Just go to other places don’t waste your money and time here

Always a great experience. Fun ordering the items, food is always fast, and we enjoyed everything. Highly recommend the fried chicken bao buns. Dim sum was great as always. Will be back soon!

Dinner last night was disappointing. The place was far too hot. Acoustics are terrible - it was by no means full but we had to shout the hear one another. Servers were sullen and not especially helpful. Food was so-so but I can buy my own frozen dim sum from Wing Yip for a fraction of the overpriced offerings here. Definitely not worth the £160 bill for two people in my opinion. Not likely to be back when there are so many other better options on St Katharine Docks and nearby.

Unlike other times this experience (at Ping Pong St Katherine Docks) was horrible. Talk about bad customer service. Rude and slooowwwww is the best way to describe the service. We arrived at 7.40 pm on Sunday and were tired and hungry. Ordered food within 5 min of arriving. Here is the summary of our experience - Ordered 2 seaweed salad - they gave only one. The other was 12 min later upon asking - Ordered duck spring rolls for my daughter which arrived 40 min later (she wanted this for starters) - requested chilli oil for 2 of the adults and the waiter was very reluctant to bring the second small plate of chilli oil. Then she came and informed that if we really like it, Ping Pong sells it to take it home but still didn't get us the second plate. Had to ask another waiter to do so. Black Prawn dimsum is not part of the lazy dimsum anymore. Neither is Pork xiaolongbao. The waiter then just stopped serving and we had to literally find a waiter around. Thunk the staff was short. Moreover, 2 of our favourite have been removed from the lazy dimsum menu. After this point everything was taking at least 20 min after ordering. We were there for around 80-85 min and most it was waiting. We left tired, not satisfied and very upset for the service that we received. Also a decision to never to lllcome back to this place has been reached. (Almost after 12 years since we started to come

Really yummy dim sum! Went here for lunch with a friend and really enjoyed it. Great especially for a chain.

Love love loved the food here. Especially the spicy chicken dumplings. Omg every dish was just out of this world. Including the drinks.

È la seconda volta che mi delizia il palato. Un' accoglienza magnifica, accompagnati in un percorso culinario fantastico. Travolto dai sapori dei fantastici ravioli.

we booked for New Year's Eve. On arrival, we were asked if we had been before (no) and then were not explained the menu and how it worked. after ordering we were told it was too late to order from the Sunday menu deal that everyone else in the restaurant was ordering from so we paid 3 times as much as everyone else. The food was ok, nothing special and the service was curt and seemed to not want to be there ... would i go back, obviously not, why not look after your customers?

The lazy Sunday dumplings were awesome

The food is nice but it's is overpriced.Could complete 91 eusebio instead

The food was well overpriced and not that amazing. The place was extremely loud and nearly impossible to have a conversation. I wouldn’t go back there and wouldn’t really recommend visiting

The senior staff member exhibited unfriendliness, creating an awkward atmosphere. Although the food we ordered arrived promptly, the portion of curry sauce accompanying the chicken katsu and tofu katsu was insufficient. We found the dumplings to be tasty. When we requested extra curry sauce to prevent the katsu from being dry, it took them a while to bring it, resulting in the food becoming cold. Additionally, the provided curry sauce, even after the request, was still in a tiny bowl and remained inadequate. The soup dish lacked flavor, and despite having enjoyed Ping Pong in the past, we have decided not to return based on this experience.

Horrible service and awful (somewhat racist) managers. Mediocre food. Needs to be shut down.

I ate here on 13 November; was feeling absolutely rotten and was warmly welcomed inside even though it looked impossible to remove the tissue from my streaming nose. The food came quickly - was piping hot, and the chicken noodles in particular were welcome respite (as much as I could taste with no sense of smell!) I wanted to leave this review as there was one young woman, a trainee whose name I believe started with a C - I promised I'd leave her a review as her service was so exemplary. She was kind, genuinely thoughtful (not the standard, offhand "Oh, how's your food going?" - her level of care was "I can see the sun's shining onto your table, would you like to move so it doesn't get in your eyes and bother you?") and constantly buzzing around all the tables in her area. I'm so sorry I've forgotten your name, but you were truly wonderful and I hope you go far in this business! All the best, Lila

Very unpleasant dim sum. Soapy taste. Lovely view of st Katherine’s Dock. Sparkling water was brilliant but the rest alas. Go somewhere else eg Limehouse Noodle Street

Ristorante cinese praticamente "sotto" Tower Bridge a Londra. Grandi spazi un pò asettici così come il servizio un pò "distante". Menù ampio come sempre nei ristorante etnici asiatici. Con possibilità di economici menù per lo più a base di ravioli al vapore. Tutto buono, ma nulla di eccezionale. Prezzi medi.

Great place for Dumplings and Bao! The prawns here are really good. The wait staff were very helpful and patient with us, overall a great experience! Unfortunately I had to remove 2 stars because of the classic guilt-based service charge. Any restaurant that automatically adds a 'tip/service charge' loses my approval. A tip should be my choice, not imposed on me and reliant on my guilt to pay it.

Mediocre food, an odd menu and really poor value for money. There is amazing dim sum in London and this is not it.

I recommend making a reservation for dinner at this location as it seems to be popular and seating is tight. Fortunately my friend and I were able to be seated without a reservation and with a minimal wait. The hostess and server both enquired about food allergies and brought a list of dishes that was suitable for different types of allergies- very helpful! We were advised to order 5 or more dishes - tasting menu style. We had soy marinated chicken skewers of with smoky orange sauce, crispy duck spring roll with hoi sin sauce, char siu pork bun, pork & prawn siu mai and spicy chicken dumplings. All of the dishes were delicious. My favorites were the spring rolls and chicken skewers. The pineapple, coconut, lemon lime lychee mocktail is refreshing - a must try.

All you can eat dim sum on Ping Pong's lazy Sunday offer. Decent value and a good opportunity to taste a range of dishes.

Fancied dim sum so popped in here. 2 cocktails and a tonne of different dishes. Everything was beautifully cooked. Service wasn’t the quickest ondrinks but other than that it was fab and not too touristy for the area. Thank you Ping Pong

This review is specifically for Andrea! What a wonderful host! Not only was he efficient and accommodating with our booking, he arranged for a hand written birthday card and two complimentary treats for my Goddaughter as it was her birthday! I hope to hear that he is well rewarded for his fantastic customer service! Food was tasty and good value. The buildable Boa buns were great and the cocktails are so enjoyable. Thank you!

Loved the SoHo branch so much, decided to try this one. Bad decision. The food itself was generally okay, except some cold baos. Service was a disaster. A few of the staff were in training. Not sure they were being trained though. Won’t go here again.

Best Dim Sum in London!!! The flavors are rich and satisfying. You get to try so many different ones, as they are 3pieces each, and not expensive at all. We had maybe 9 different types, and enjoyed them all. Also, the jasmine lilly tea is really good: Watching your jasmine bloom in your teapot is a thing of beauty. I hear it's half off if you go before 5 pm, but I don't know how true it is. The service was good: we walked in on a Friday evening without a reservation and were promptly seated. The host offered to store my small suitcase, which was really sweet. Within 10 minutes of sitting down, we began receiving our food and drinks. I think the idea of marking your order on the menu was really cute. I enjoyed the experience. The location is great, offering nice views and allowing you to people watch. The restaurant itself is nicely decorated and vibrant. I definitely will bring my friends back here.

Came here for lunch one day in the week. It wasn't that busy and there were plenty of tables available. The menu had a large variety of dishes to choose from. You select which you'd like on a printed form on the table. The dishes we chose were good. However we slightly over-ordered. The waiters' recommendation of 5 dishes for two was a bit much when one was a large portion in itself (the Chicken Katsu). But otherwise no complaints.

Udemærket mad og autentisk indrettet. Vores tjener virkede lidt sur og ikke så tålmodig. Maden var fin og vi bestilte 3-4 retter pr. person.

I had the recent pleasure of dining at Ping Pong, and I couldn't recommend it more. Our servers, Portia and Rosie, were not only attentive and highly knowledgeable about the menu but also went the extra mile to meet our requests. The exceptional service and amazing food definitely elevated our dining experience.

we had an absolutely incredible time at ping pong, thanks to the amazing staff and food, with an extra special thank you to portia for her attentive & friendly service. i can’t recommend this restaurant enough, and will surely be returning soon :)

Dined at this establishment today and was met with a vibrant and loud ambiance, which may not suit everyone, especially those in search of tranquillity or those with ADHD. The cuisine was notably hot and flavoursome, with the fried chicken and dim sum standing out in particular. Giving it a well-intended 5 out of 5 stars. While the food was delightful, the location right by the marina does come with a premium price tag. Tables are rather closely packed, and one has to mark their choices directly on the menu. A minor gripe was the noisy chairs when moved across the floor. The staff were truly cordial and accommodating, though there was a small hiccup when my left arm got sprayed with cleaner during a clean-up. While the staff could check in a tad more frequently for refills or general satisfaction, it doesn’t detract from their overall affability. A good dining experience, albeit with a few nuances.

Excellent food, service, and attention to detail.

War okay nichts für einen Deutschen aber wer es mag. Servis war nett. Ps. Haben den Rest einfach versteckt in den Teller🫣

Came for lunch Friday and the waiter Conor and waitress Portia gave amazing energy and the food and drinks were sensational. Would 100% recommend.

On Saturday Conor was an amazing waiter, rosie also was a great help. He seemed stressed but he was nothing but attentive and amazing.

Food is not authentic at all. Services is poor and service charge is 12.5%!

저녁에 도착해서 배가 고파서 늦게 어픈한 레스토랑을 찾아서 들어가게 되었습니다. 후기가 좋아서 세트를 주문했는데, 맛이 실망스라웠어요. 중국식인지, 퓨전인지 오묘한 맛이예요. 향신료 맛도 나고, 달고, 쓰고… 별로예요.

Good Dimsums and sticky rice bowls. Great place to hangout on the docks.

Would not come back to this place where the food is over priced and it’s not true Asian inspired at all. The noodle is like a pasta pretending to be Asian. Dumpling is skinny and the sticky rice is miniatures of the original. Service is slow like a turtle despite the restaurant is only 1/3 full. We kept calling the staff for attention but the bill surely comes quick. This is not the place to go if you’re really hungry & thirsty for true Asian cuisine.

We booked and visited after a recommendation from a friend and we were so happy we did! There was plenty of choices and the staff explained everything really well; we were able to choose a great selection to try from and enjoyed all of it. Definitely would recommend if you like little plates, dumplings, gyoza and bao buns!

Wow! I’ve always loved the sport of Ping Pong, but it turns out I love the restaurant even more! My girlfriend and I came for our one year anniversary, and we could not have been more impressed by both the food and the service. Portia was our primary waitress, and she was absolutely divine - no request was too grand, and she truly made our evening special! Thank you so much Portia :)

A big ‘meh’. Waiting 10 minutes to be seat. After 5 min a waiter told me : hey my manager will arrive soon for you. Never arrive and at the end the same waiter seat me. The restaurant is kind of a Chinese tapas. Really strange but I never been there. At the end I took a portion a broccoli with the special menu worth 14,95 a glass of wine and a iced lemongrass tea. Broccoli 5/5, wine 5/5 and iced tea 5/5. But the main was strange and I try hard to understand what I eat as no one presented me the plate. Service was practically absent, no waiter come to check with me. Really disappointed. I’m not going to be back and for 30£, on my opinion there are thousand of better restaurant outside there.

During our London stay we went back to Ping Pong for dinner on three occasions as it was nice and handy to our accomodation. Each time we were promptly greeted and shown to a table by the friendly staff, the first night we were shown how to order from the menu, and we were impressed that when informed about a shellfish allergy I was given a listing of what I could safely eat. The meals were really good on each occasion and reasonably priced. All done with a friendly smile. Pats on backs to all the Ping Pong staff.

Food: The food was fine but there were some really high highs and some really low lows. Highs - the beef gyoza, the noodles and the katsu curry. The lows - the chicken xiaolongbaos were stuck to the paper and it was really difficult to pull out... The shaomai and char siu baos were acceptable and the rest were just ok. Service - Unfortunately, this is where me and my fellow diners expected better. We got asked to sit outside which is no big problem as we were a walk in table. However, the issues started to rise when we spent at least a solid half hour to 40 minutes waiting to be served and without an online ordering system it was ineffective. We felt that we more or less forgotten by our waiter. It also took a very long time for us to get our food and my other friends to get our beers as well... As we felt an extended prolonged wait. I had told the waiter that I had a buckwheat allergy just incase as it can be pretty common in South East Asian food, but he didn't try to make an effort to figure out what it was and just stood there confused and didn't make an effort to ameliorate the situation. We understand that a Saturday night service can be very busy and take a while to serve up the food. However, it probably may have been a suggestion to tell that to our table as it took a very long time and we had to take the initiative multiple times to get our food and we saw that a table that ordered later than us got their food faster. It was only very late on that a server told us the kitchen was backed with orders, but this should be done much much earlier in the service and not extremely late on. Again, we understand that food can be delayed due to a schedule but we just didn't appreciate the fact that there wasn't any updates in regards to when it will arrive, or the fact we felt that our server just entirely forgot our table or was way too busy that night. It could be a lot better. The only one saving grace on the service was the waitress who I unfortunately forgot to get the name of who did a wonderful job in stepping up and making sure that we could get our food and be updated on the situation. Atmosphere: Due to the service, we also felt that the atmosphere was dampened as well. It was fine, and a good night to sit outside. It's not particularly spacious but it's not the worst. Overall, this wasn't a good experience and compared to the other branch in Waterloo, this was a disappointing experience.

Lovely food, cocktails and attentive waiters

The service and vibe was very nice. And the food was very good. Not too expensive and a very good service. It was crowded for a Thursday afternoon but still everything was served fresh and in time Nice view at the harbour next to the Tower. We definitely will return here when in London!

My friend and I went for bottomless brunch here last weekend, and we had a great time. Good variety of food for different dietary requirements, and very friendly and attentive service - I will definitely be visiting again

Food was not fresh. Tasted like it was frozen and unfrozen many times.

Afternoon tea menu very good selection of sweet and savoury items with big pot of tea of choice. Excellent service

Great service by Henock! Made our visit pleasant by helping us make sure we got our order right. Ping Pong he deserves recognition for sure! Also, the food was great.

Lovely spot to grab dim sum! Good selection for vegans too. It’s a slightly pricey treat but they do have some specials that go for a reasonable price. The service was perfect, specially from the lovely Henok!

A short quick lunch in a small Chinese restaurant. Especially the Ping pong crispy chicken was very tasty. We were pleasantly surprised.

Best service and food we had during our time in the UK

Portion sizes are small and take a while to arrive. Chicken Noodles felt like a spoonful of dog food mixed with big soggy noodles that are impossible to eat with chopsticks. Ordering system is atrocious and not worth the novelty (it's just a menu where you tick what you want, but we ticked something twice to order two but instead got one). Service was really poor, we were never approached by any staff to ask if we were ready to order, and like I mentioned above, they got our order wrong. We won't be returning.

Heerlijk gegeten. Even een misverstand met de allergie kaart. Er staat op wat je wél kunt eten bij een bepaalde allergie. Erg vriendelijk en behulpzaam. Ik kom graag nog eens terug

Never been to this place and the menu looked good. We ordered quite a few dishes and enjoyed them so much we ordered two more. It all tasted great. Service was friendly. The waiter noticed we were exchanging gifts and so asked if it was a birthday. He then brought a complimentary chocolate fudge with ice cream and a candle to finish - how did he know it’s my favourite dessert! Was quite expensive but we did have a lot of food so fair enough. Would return and maybe order a bit less next time. Highly recommended.

Food and service was excellent! Milton was our server and was wonderful. Thank you for a lovely dining experience.

We tried the interesting dim-sum afternoon tea concept. While we liked the savory selection, we enjoyed the sweets and the drinks less. I would probably try just to order dim-sum a-la-carte next time. The service was friendly. It didn't stand out, atmosphere/food/drinks wise, but it was not overcrowded and had long opening hours which was nice and convenient on the other hand.

The food was good if you want dim sum but I wasn’t really blown away by anything. The service was okay verging on good, but again nothing special.

Great evening looked after by Milton. A big thank you to Milton for guiding us through the menu. Special attention paid to any allergies. A really enjoyable experience with tasty food.

The place is great and well locat but the food is overpriced and not that good. If you are looking for a great dimsum restaurant where you ended full keep looking. I order two small chirasu bao and 3 xialongbao for 16£.

Really enjoyed the food, I'm not a connoisseur of dim sum, but tasted pretty similar to dumplings etc that I've eaten in China. Service was friendly and good. Pretty happy that all the more conventional places nearby were full, give it a try! Just order the preset selection from the top of the menu if you're overwhelmed by the choices...

Amazing brunch, great value for money! The food was brilliant, accommodating for gluten free and vegetarian! Service was great - shout out Paul! Drinks were strong and flowing. Great dj - would definitely recommend and return!

All staff was great espically the waiter milton he was fab In every way he Food and drinks all good as always Had a lovely evening in the sun sitting outside

Unclean table; weird tasting food; service - ok (some waiters were attentive, other not much); mandatory tip (it says discretionary service, but comes as a part of the total bill)

Nice atmosphere, Great Dim Sum and Drinks and Attentive service.

Amazing late lunch! I came in around 4 o’clock and felt immediately welcomed with Rosie the manager 😁 she give us the best table and then we were served by the lovely Larissa who gave us the best service ever, and finishing by the manager Ginger ! Definitely will be back!

Food was awesome. Bit I wouldn’t come back here because of service. Noodles and dim sum were wrong order so everything came at different time. And drink came when food was over. So I had gulp the drink down just to finish it.

I Always visit when in London, a highlight for me.

Food was delicious. But portions are tiny, just not enough of it. You're paying adult prices for child sized portions. In hindsight should be expected given the touristy nature of the area. Customer service was terrible. Seated at our table for 6 people. Then no one came to our table to take our order for at least 30 mins. Had to get up give our order to the male server. Props to ginger and another lady for prompt service once I had done this though.

Small portions not so tasty food. Way better places around London. Don't waste your time

We met up with our cousins - an annual get together. The staff were lovely, the location is ideal and the food excellent as always. I cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough.

I asked the waiter to clean the table but he did not bother said it’s just plants ,was not a good start ,dumplings at happy hour were just 3 dumplings in a pot maybe that is why they were half a price .

Everything are bought from Chinese market I promise as a real Chinese.

We have enjoyed the Lazy Sumday formula, and I was really surprised: good dimsum and good service ☺️ would def recommend it on Sunday night!!

To set context - I am based in Asia and have been lucky to have dine in some of the best dim sum restaurants in the region. So, anyone who is coming to ping pong should not expect the same. we had the lazy sumday. food was average and many items on the menu were not available. service was good and location lovely.

Went for Monday half-price Happy hour menu. Top quality as always - love the HarGau, Prawn and Chive dumplings... Lychee and roses gin cocktail was nice too

Cuisine un peu cher pour ce que c'est. Le service est rajouté en plus de ce que l'on a consommé et ce n'est pas indiqué. Donc faut le savoir. Le service est rapide, c'est assez bien rodé.

Second time that I come in here, and although the food was good, I waited over 20min to get a bottle of Coke Zero, and 30 minutes for food. Felt like giving up and cancelling it all. Makes me not want to attend again. Managers really need to work at speeding up their services.

Amazing bottomless brunch Connor couldn't have looked after us any more, he was sooo attentative couldn't have done anymore thank you so much 😊

딤섬은 그럭저럭...누들 추천안함, 현지화가 된건지..그닥 고수향이 강함 낮에 뷰를 보기위해선 쏘쏘한 추천...영 아닙니다 직원들은 친철함,

Great food, short waiting time,though I found it a bit pricy

All you can eat sundays! Must go!

Super tasty - just what we needed after a long day.

Het was echt een slechte ervaring. Oprecht nog nooit zo slecht uit eten geweest. Het ziet er binnen oud en vervallen uit. Toen we de kaart kregen moest ik zelf aangeven dat we de all you can eat optie wilde doen. We keken op het menu en letterlijk van de 15 gerechten waren er 10 niet te bestellen want niet leverbaar. Geen andere opties dus toch niet voor de all you can eat gekozen. Vervolgens bestellen we cola. Kon niet was ook op. Vervolgens de gerechten bleek de kip ook op. Echt de halve menukaart kon je niet bestellen. Toen kreeg ik gyoza met een haar er op gatverdamme. Ik heb dit aangegeven en de oplossing was het gerecht van het huis. Met de rekening klopte dit de eerste keer niet en moest ik opnieuw aangeven dat ik het gerecht niet hoefde te betalen. Vervolgens neemt personeel de rekening mee en komt 15 min later langs lopen met de vraag. Heb ik jullie geen rekening gegeven? Opnieuw alles uitgelegd en de rekening daarna pas weer 10 min later gekregen (het was niet eens druk) al met al echt een super slechte zaak!!

Went to Ping Ping a year or two ago - not been back stupidly as near where live. It is an exceptionally brilliant concept with a charming manager and a highly intelligent and excellent staff!! The food was very Far Eastern and served speedily and...

Missed sign to be seated then got told off for not seeing 30cm sign, waiter more concerned on ignoring customers that do not follow rules of Ping Pong