Delicious Dim Sum. Would heartily recommend the set menus, as they do provide enough food for oen hungry person. But if you're really hungry, add a few items from the main menu. The Honey Chicken rice pot (can't remember the precise name) is absolutely delicious! Oh, and if you're thirsty, consider ordering a tea. They are served in lovely insulated glasses, and you can get one of the blossoming one, making for a beautiful slow motion show while you eat. read more

Ping Pong is an abomination. Never have I been more outraged with an eating establishment. Here's why 1. Fake Chinese food - ingredients, seasoning and executions are poor imitation of Chinese style food 2. Dumplings are flat with small fillings 3. Tiny servings 4. Inconsistent timing. First dish served, wait. 2nd dish served, another wait. The remaining dishes served simultaneously. Either served single dish back-to-back or everything together. 5. It's winter where hot noodle soup would have been a popular order. Yet all such dishes have been struck out of the menu, why? 6. Expensive £70 later, 2 adults + 2 kids left hungry Dim sum is a well-regarded specialty cuisine that Ping Pong fails to deliver, don't come for the food read more

Ding Dong, it's time for Ping Pong. Being a very simple lad i've always tended to end up in some greasy curry house whenever anyone has suggested Dim Sum to me before. But hey i was on the south bank and thought lets be cultural Really enjoyed it, it was stupidly busy but a bit of chat with the waitress and we managed to get sat in the upstairs bit almost straight away, i think it is better up there if you get the choice as it's a bit more private and you feel like you are somewhere slightly more exclusive (you aren't, you're on the Thames in a chain Dim Sum) Food was delicious, the cocktails looked great and the service was with a smile, in fact I seemed to be being served by about 20 different people, all with a smile. Ding Dong read more

Very efficient on arrival, they seat you almost immediately in the bar upstairs and give you a numbered tag. This way you can relax in the bar for as long aas it takes to get a table, which can be a while in the evening as it gets very very busy. Once seated the novelty of ticking boxes to order different dim sum is fun although try not to get too carried away as it just seems to keep on coming and is more filling than you realise. Perhaps a victim of its own success it struggles to keep up with demand once you are seated. Dishes arrive sporadically at your table, we were given one of our dishes twice plus something we didn't order and then had to argue over what we had and hadn't received as we were still waiting for one of our dishes long after everything else was finished. If they can work on the service element it would be a lot better but the food is fun and the location is convenient. If I was craving dim sum I would travel to somewhere more authentic but this place is great for a drop in dinner if you are on the Southbank. read more

The staff at this place were very friendly and, as you can't book a table unless there are more than 8 in your party, quite adept at telling people that they might have to wait a bit. Handily, there is a bar upstairs where you can wait (and buy expensive cocktails, obviously) and a fair ticketing system so there's little chance that you'll have enough material to write a half hour sitcom here. In the end we only had to wait about 15 minutes as we didn't mind sharing a table with other people. The seating in the restaurant was nice to look at but, because you're sharing a semicircular bench with someone else you do have to co-ordinate yourselves to get it in the right position. The table we sat at was for 8 and it would have been great if we'd all been together but with all that dim sum on the table it felt a little cramped trying to keep our stuff on our little quarter. It's a great idea to have dim sum as the entire menu as in a proper Chinese restaurant you can only get it at a certain time of day. In comparison to dim sum I've had before the menu is quite small and eclectic. But the food that we ordered was good. They asked us if we had ever been to a Harvester, I mean Ping Pong, before we ordered so it's clearly aimed at people who have never savoured the delights of dim sum before and my friend (who never has) loved it. Because the portions are smaller you feel that you can be a bit more adventurous with the menu. The waitress advised us to get 5 dishes each!! but I assured my friend that 3 each should be enough and it was. It was great fun in here - less brash than dim sum at a Chinese restaurant but less speedy and less menu but fun all the same. If you want authentic dim sum, though, I would recommend any Chinese restaurant instead. read more

Smack on again Yelp, this place is !-OK. And that's it. The prices are on par for what you get, it's not expensive per se (we paid 25 pounds each for 2 beers per person and dinner), but that was made Our German server was hot and cold -- he made some decent suggestions for our meal, but for some reason was unable to pull off little things like bringing water and utensils and had to be asked no less that three times for each of those. It was slightly upsetting when the bill had a customary 12.5% service charge and we felt that the service had been lacking, but as this was a first meeting for the lot of us no one felt they should complain about it. Next time my friend, next time. Nah, who am I kidding? With all there is for me to hit in London, why have a next time at a 3/5 restaurant :) read more

I love the style of ping pong restaurants. They are really nice to look at and well staffed. It is expensive for what you get, but can be convenient for a light dinner. Dim Sum is well made and tastes good. I would prefer more choice. Offers loyalty cards which gets you some free nibbles. This place charges 12.5% service read more

Ping Pong - Dim Sum Near Me - London, XGL

I love their all you can eat offer on their Dim Sum Sundays. It's bottomless dishes (selected ones only) with a complimentary cocktail if you arrive for 12pm. It's perfect for a big party get-to-gether...no faffing with the bills and you can also order whatever you like, however much you want. We also were left alone to enjoy our menu without the pressure of feeling like you are being watched or needed to give your table up for someone else. It's one of my favourite places to go and chill out with my mates whilst enjoying some decent dumplings. read more

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I had a horrible experience at Ping Pong. I thought the food was pretty good, the spicy pork dumplings were tasty and so was the house red wine but the SERVICE was truly disgraceful. We were seated outside and ignored for about 15 minutes before getting a menu or any service. It was getting cold and we wanted to move inside which they said shouldn't be a problem, only a few minutes. If they couldn't move us, just tell us exactly that but they didn't and came back 20 minutes later saying it should only be a few more minutes. After getting half way through our meal, we were moved inside. I think it was just one person in particular that was the culprit but that put a bad taste in my mouth about the place. Anyways, I'll give another location a try because the food was pretty good and I had a nice rest of the evening after everything was sorted. read more

This place is fun...............Clean bright, modern and the staff are very efficient. There is a list of various dishes - fried, steamed, rice etc. All you have to do is tick the box beside your choice and before you know it you are set upon by various staff piling your table with lots of amazing plates of food, dipping sauces, pancakes, wine, water........... and as quickly as it came the empties are cleared away to make room for the next surge of food. In the main area of the restaurant there are big round turning tables, ideal for a larger group of friends who wish to share dishes. I came away feeling very full and the meal was really quite inexpensive. £50 for two of us which included wine and water. read more

A beautiful looking restaurant with a chic and bubbly vibe. The food did not live up to the ambience though. I was excited looking at the menu but when it came the dim sum was quite pasty and stodgy and not at all light like it is in China. The portion vs cost does not balance as each dish averages at £4 and consists of 3 small peices of dim sum. The staff spoke poor english and I had to translate what they were saying to my dinner companion. Their good nature did make up for the lack of linguistic skills though! The food took a long time and so did the drinks but it was ram jam packed out. For 2 people with one alcoholic drink it came to £45. All that said, I would go there again. read more

I've been here a couple of times and the long queues are testament to how good it is. So busy that you have to even queue to get into the bar whilst you wait for your table but it is worth the wait if you really like your dim sum. If you're not sure what to have then go with friends, order random dishes and try a bit of everything, there will be something on the menu you'll like. And the cocktails are pretty good too, especially the long ones. read more

Nice environment quirky way of been served you tick the items off the menu & they serve as as soon as its ready things come in cool banquets and you give order 3-4 plates each a share the food which is cool, we were seated on a table with a group of people we didn't know this was nice as you got to interact & chat to people you wouldn't normally. Food was really tasty & dessert was lovley would recommend read more

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I love dim sum but this is mass-produced and not well done. Service was average. We had several different waiters yet it was difficult to catch anyone in particular to order more food, drinks or the bill. We ordered a second round of dim sum which became confusing on the order sheet but rather than clarify with us, the waitress just put in an order for 6 extra dim sum of which 2 items were forgotten and 2 were wrong. She put through higher priced items that we didn't order which was irritating and we received no apology or offer to re-make correctly. I hate service charge being added to the bill and in a place like this it seems to discourage any effort from the staff. The area has many better options nearby which I recommend you try instead. A very small plus - the flavoured ice-teas were good, so the 2 stars are for the tea. read more

This is a great little place, part of the ever-expanding Ping Pong dim-sum chain. The food is divine, and it's a handy place to grab something whilst soaking in some culture around the South Bank. Service can vary wildly, however, they are usually quick but it can be a bit impersonal. It's always REALLY busy too so be prepared to wait. Overall a top tip to grab some food before a concert or gallery. read more

My boyfriend and I have never had Dim Sum before and many of my friends were ranting and raving about how incredible Ping Pong was ! Being we were near Southbank last night, we figured we would give it a try. The food was absolutely delicious, but the service was a bit poor. There had to be over 5 waiters waiting on our table. We ordered from the set menu for 2 and the food did not come in order. It was crowded and a Saturday night so of course it is going to be busy. At one point we thought they forgot about us. We got complementary tea and coffee from them for being so patient. I would definitely go back but I would like to try Ping Pong in a different location to see if I have a different experience ! read more

I enjoyed eating at PingPong, I like the range of drinks and trying the out and find that the dim sum is very tasty. I took my friend for the first time and he was impressed by the food especially the mango dessert. Whilst the food is quite nice, the service is what lets it down as it is slow and somewhat cumbersome. You tend to see people waiting around without anyone attending to them, orders for drinks coming back after the meal is finished. If you are just out for a spot of lunch then I would recommend this place as the lunch time service is much better and less busy read more

The staff were very helpful and friendly. They even made sure that I got a meat free menu. I had lovely cocktails and dim sum and will definitely come back! read more

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Really no need. Dumplings have been made with more taste and variety in any Chinese Restaurant. This place is very Europeanized and modernized. For posh people and young couples. Good coctails but dark , noisy, expensive restaurant. read more

I've only been here for the Sumday Special where you can eat all you want for 18 quid. Not a bad deal. The selection of dim sum is quite extensive and I loved everything we ordered. I ate way too much of course, but it's too good of a deal not to. The sharing tables can be a bit awkward if you shared it with a family with young kids like we did and you're drinking bottles of wine. But it would be a good place for dinner before a big night out or for a party. I can't wait to go back and get my steamed pork bun on!! read more

First of all, if you want a true dim sum experience, there are better places in Chinatown. And that says a lot. You lose that authentic ambiance without the rolling carts bustling about. Not to mention that the selection is missing a lot of the more "ethnic" gems. I suppose much of this is to be expected given the clientele of the establishment. *cough*cough* NOT ASIAN *cough*cough* Ping Pong is more of a white-washed, fusion restaurant catering mostly to bland taste buds. With that being said, if you look hard enough, you will be able to find some tasty options on the Dim Sum menu that take a few steps away from standard Chinese dishes. Be prepared to use a lot of sauce to capture the flavor though. ~ Five stars: The Crispy Prawn Balls. Superb, and unique. A flaky and crispy shell with a thick, paste of a filling. Pretty heavy. These were the favorite of the night. ~ Five stars: Hoi Sin Vegetable Puff. Also a favorite, crunchy and light. I could have eaten five more of these. ~ Five stars: The Honey Glazed Spare Ribs. So popular that night, that they ended up running out. I was pleasantly surprised and would have ordered more if they didn't run out. ~ Four stars: Steamed Sichuan Rabbit Dumpling. Mmmm, rabbit. This is a seasonal special. The leanness of the rabbit paired well with the hearty steamed bun shell and syrupy sauce. ~ Three stars: The Crispy Duck Spring Rolls. It's actually an egg roll. Still, I pretty much love anything with duck, so long as it's prepared right. The Hoi Sin Sauce is obviously what made this dish delicious, but I also found the duck to be tender and flavorful. Note that each selection comes in a set of three. So if you're with a party of four, order doubles of each dish? Total came to around £11 per person for a group of three. We ordered no drinks, except hot tea. There is a "Set Menu for 1" deal priced at £9.95 per person that includes a single serving portion from 10 different dishes, but the selection isn't that fantastic. I'm used to putting up with bland food while I'm staying in London. The taste buds here are atrocious. And honestly, though most of the food selections were underwhelming, I was still pleasantly surprised with many of our selections. Not to mention that Ping Pong is a frequented establishment for many of my friends. While I'm sure that at any other time, I would have awarded Ping Pong with just three stars, I found the complimentary hot tea a nice gesture, the overall price affordable and decent, the atmosphere cool and chic, the service fast, the bathrooms clean, and the location convenient. read more

Reasonably priced dim sum. Good selection of alcoholic and non alcoholic cocktails. My favorite dishes were wasabi peanuts, spare ribs and squid. read more

One day as I got back from visiting my family in France, I realized right off the Eurostar that I had no food at home and had forgotten to place a tesco delivery. I was starving and decided I wanted dumplings and nothing else so I embarked on a Yelp journey to find good dumplings in my neighborhood. Alex's review of Ping Pong was a good enough insurance for me so I ordered various dumplings from Ping Pong on Deliveroo. Literally just dumplings. The delivery came fast and the dumplings were really good. I had a nice assortment of which i can't remember the composition exactly (that review has been waiting for me for a long time now oops). The dumplings came with nice sauces to accompany it. I'm sorry I can't write more as I didn't get the full restaurant experience, but I'd definitely try one oof their restaurant if I get the chance. read more

the atmosphere's beautiful and it's really romantic here, but the server we had was a bit rude and kept looking at us funny, like we were going to bounce without asking for the bill or something. i've had better dim sum easily, albeit in the united states, but if you're on holiday in london and you want good chinese food, this isn't the place to go. we ordered maybe five plates, and only the spicy squid was any good. the bao was dry and flavorless, and all of the spring rolls we tried were underwhelming. indeed, that's the word for ping pong: underwhelming. read more

beyond terrible. I would give it 0 starts if I could. The service is unbelievable, well...there isn't any. They sit you at a table then disappear until you physically have to get up and hunt one down. Everything we ordered on the menu was out of stock, the restaurant was full and people all around us were being told they didn't have this item or that item, even the tea, I was told they'd run out of jasmine tea. Took an hour for the food to arrive and it was insipid and cold and tiny portions. The bill was incredibly bad value for the food and service we recieved, in fact we and many others around us refusedd to pay the full amount. They even had the cheek to add a 10% service charge which amounted to £5.50, for service which we never recieved! avoid at all costs. read more

Good food, terrible service. Our waitress was nowhere to be found, so I had to take my drinks to the bar to get my own refill. I had to walk up to the manager to ask for my bill after waiting for 20 minutes for the waitress. The manager did not care. Worst part is they put a 12% tip on my bill. read more

Food was delicious. Service was the worst I have experienced in years. After ordering a drink, we had to remind wait staff twice of the order. It took 45mins for the drink to arrive. Comically unbelievable. Do not go here. Visit another restaurant in the area (I recommend arch duke), or a better ping pong in the city. The wait staff here need to be fired and replaced to save this restaurant. If you do visit, do not sit outside. The wait staff seemed especially incompetent here as the manager could not see these tables. If you are being served by the bald man, leave immediately as your experience will be worse than terrible read more

Good dumplings but way too expensive for what you get. Everything comes in portions of 3 which is daft if there's 2 of you on a date...who gets the 3rd one....urggghgh...!! read more

i've been here twice now and really enjoyed it both times. the most recent was for a night out with my colleagues from work. we ordered the seafood and vegetable set menu for £14.95 per head and thought it was really good. dim sum can get pretty pricey (in here anyway!) if you are ordering off the menu, so this seems like good enough value. i would like it if the waiting staff would explain what each thing is when they bring it to the table, because once you order, your menus are taken away from you, and my memory is not that good! none of us knew what we were eating...and i would like to know! the cocktails are delicious, although i'm not sure how strong they are. they are around the £7.50 mark, and being that they are in tall tumblers, i guess it is okay. i had the hong kong colada which was delicious.i really love coconut, but not creamy drinks so this was perfect for me! i ordered a second cocktail, i think it was a raspberry and limoncello caiprinha - it was tasty, but mainly ice, BOO! the wait staff are pretty good here - efficient and professional, but no real warmth or connection. the atmosphere is busy, loud, close together. this place is good for things like work nights out, but i don't think i would choose to come here for a meal with friends, or my boyfriend. read more

It's taken me years to finally make it to Ping Pong. Don't ask me why -- I've seen it around town and always meant to go, but for some reason I was never able to get around to it until yesterday. I'll set the scene. Its a frightfully Grey and painfully cold Monday. My Monday morning blues are immense and the vibe at my office is bleak, so my colleague and I decide to head out for some comfort food on our lunch hour. We headed for Southbank and the genius revelation to make this the day that I visit Ping Pong for the first time came about. Upon entering we were greeted by a lovely hostess who took us to our table and informed us of their lunch offer. £8 for an 8-item set meal plus a signature tea drink. Amazing and yes please! We placed our orders and I could feel the Monday blues leaving my system immediately. 10 minutes later we were surrounded by a plethora of food. For a mere £8 we each got.....4 steaming hot sticky chicken and prawn dim sum balls, sauteed mushrooms, steamed broccoli, hot and spicy chicken won ton soup, a steaming bowl of honeyed chicken breast and rice and a bottomless flowering green tea. By the end I literally felt like a Dim Sum. I was stuffed to the brim, happy as a clam and....ready for a nap. Sadly, we had to head back to the office, but my £8 delight definitely kept the spirits up all day. Our waiter was so lovely as well. He was extremely helpful and attentive and made our meal that much more enjoyable. Thanks Ping Pong! I'll most certainly be back...but I may have to skip breakfast next time around! read more

You always have to wait to get a seat here because it gets very crowded- you can only book seats if you are in a group of 8 or more. The dim sum is great and it is rare to find a place where this type of food is emphasised. They say that you should order 5 dishes per person, but I would say that three is more than enough, But it is nice that you can almost pic and mix and have a nice range of fillings. Or you can go all out and share with friends- the round table s assist this. I am a fan of the seafood dim sum, this seems to be the special one. The bar and cocktails are equally pleasing, but do come here for the food. Prices are pricey, so keep ping pong for special occaisions! read more

Food was good, service was fast. Not traditional dim sum, but still very good

Hmmm. Good idea, and nice and buzzy. Reasonable menu, with a few unusual dim sum, although portions are smaller, and prices higher, than Soho. But it's still good value our lunch for two was £32 with flower tea, four dim sum and pud. Forget the tea with a flower looks ok but not as nice as proper Chinese tea. I have enjoyed two meals here, but won't be deserting my Soho favourite Joy King Lau. read more

The selection of restaurants on the Southbank isn't plentiful - especially when you don't count the markets. Ping Pong is one of the few that I've come to quite a few times because of its relatively speedy service and relatively tasty dim sum. Not the best by far, and definitely not the cheapest. But if you by from the set menu, then you get a decent amount of food for a decent price. Cocktails are sweet, service is friendly. I'll probably end up here again, but I don't purposely seek it out. A solid 3 stars from me. read more

Been a couple of times to Ping Pong, Southbank, as it has been convenient and not too expensive. Set menues is a good choice. Saves you the hassle of choosing and you get to try more stuff. The food is average - you definitely get better dim sum in Soho. One of my friends mentioned it all tasted more or less the same the last time - think he was right on that occasion. Service has been good. read more

The ultimate dimsum restaurant, this funky, cool and popular restaurant sits proudly on the southbank down from the BFI and National Theatre. It literally does one thing, and does it well - offers dim sum. And lots of it. You are presented with menus and a piece of paper reminiscent of a cluedo sheet, which you mark according to what you want to eat, not with what implement you think Colonel Mustard used in the Ballroom. They then take the sheet and return with plates and plates of delicious goodies. I particularly recommend the duck spring rolls and the crispy prawn balls, but the har gau dumplings are amazing and you must eat some of the sticky rice which comes wrapped in a leaf. Oh, and you can't leave without trying the kumquat mojito. Summink Else! read more

Not as good as the original. Food was fine but much more touristy. Probably partly due to the area it is in. Spend the time to search out the original or one of their other venues. read more

Yum! If you like dim sum then you'll love ping pong. Such a yummy dining experience. Ok so it's a chain. But the foods good the cocktails are great. Price is reasonable and it's great to share dishes with friends or have to yourself. Give it a go. Oh and they do all you can eat on a Sunday such a good deal. read more

I had dinner at Ping Pong with some friends while visiting from America. We enjoyed the atmosphere and the staff was friendly. The food was delicious - I chose from the preset menu, and everything on it was great. I didn't like that we couldn't make a reservation unless there was at least 6 of us, and they didn't bring us the checklists back, so we were unsure as to who ordered what some of the time. Overall, a great experience, and I would return when I'm back in the UK! read more

Great selections, lovely space, good service. I would go back again on a day when I had time to wander along Southbank,