When I am out drinking in Oxford Circus, after a few beers my friends and I often head to Ping Pong .Basically this is what this place is good for, a quick, light bite. Love the decor and love the fact that its easy. Yes I could walk to Chinatown for Dim Sum, but why waste drinking time! Also, I like to eat in stylish environments and this place looks great.I really like the pork puff, but could be too sweet for some people Oh and GREAT cocktails! read more

The food is... ok. But it always feels like you're paying as much for the decor as the food, and the whole place is trying a bit too hard to tell you how cool and urban and happening you are. There are half a dozen places around the corner in Chinatown you could go to for better food (Top of the Town, maybe) - just ask for the dim sum menu and point at random. read more

I've been to a different location a few years ago and although it was delicious-- it wasn't somewhere I would choose to go back to over and over again. I suppose I feel the same still but I was very pleasantly surprised at the value for money here! We were in the area and starving so we basically just picked the first place near us. We each got the set menu for 1 -- I got the vegetarian and my friend got the chicken I think. A rice bowl, 3 or 4 appetizers, and 4 dim sum for around £12.50 if I remember correctly! We were both shocked at how much food we got and even though service was mediocre and my wine glass came out a little dirty.. I'm not mad about it. We had a good time and the seating at the bar looking down was pretty cool. Wouldn't be opposed to coming again if I was in the area! The food was satisfying, the wine was good, and my company was great :D read more

All you can eat dim sum on Sunday is a real treat! The black prawn dumplings are divine and there aren't many exclusions from the 'all you can eat' offer. The service is quick and friendly and we weren't waiting long for a table. If you like Asian food/sea food then you really should get down here. read more

I love Ping Pong food - try Vietnamese spring rolls - they are amazing... deserts are also really good; and of course the cocktails never disappoint (Lemongrass one is my favorite). However, on weekend nights (and often even weekdays) - there is a wait... read more

Aside from the wait, the experience was wonderful. The selections were great and presented beautifully. The food was great, and the interior design and atmosphere was a lot of fun. read more

Wonderful atmosphere. dim sum is just OK,. The other dishes are mediocre. The drinks are pretty good. The waitstaff are attentive. read more

Dim sum did not impress me this time at all. Very disgusting tasting. I have had ping pong a few times before but in other locations. I usually to the sum-days deal of the 21.95 all you can eat as eating there on a regular day is a rip off. After this experience of poor service and horrible food I will not be going back. Embarrassing how I took a friend and she hated it too. It's the worst to have to shell out good money for food you hate you just leave feeling ripped off and £30 each poorer as cocktails are a good £7 per cocktail. Never again ping pong. read more

Quick service and lots of options. Food was ok but took absolutely forever to get the bill. No one wanted to help you leave. This was great for share plates and trying a bunch of different food if you're not sure what you want to eat. read more

We always choose this place for dinner when we want to have girls night out with my friends. The place has a clubby vibe and can get very busy and noisy during the weekends, but it is still cool and relaxed. I suppose you could call the restaurant a bit trendy but it is not too pricey and service is friendly. The food is served in small dishes so it is fun to share and try out different sorts. Pick up Dim Sums in any flavor you like, combine with sticky rise and veggies, and for drink I would recommend the jasmin flower green tea( so beautiful). But if you don't feel like having tea all night, also the drinks are fantastic. The location is so central that after the dinner it is easy just head to the night life in Soho! read more

Love Ping Pong. I am a big fan of dim dum and when I found out London has a place that serves inexpensive Asian fare, I jumped on it. I've been a fan ever since. This place is always packed and for good reason. They serve top quality food. Like other places I frequent, I tend to order the same thing over and over. And here's what arrives; chive dumpling, corriander, dumpling, char sui bun, duck spring roll, and prawn toast all washed down with a beer or two. This is a fantastic place though at times the service is lacking. read more

Was able to get a table for 4 early on a weeknight, but they were extremely strict about the time limit. We were told to leave about 15 minutes before the end. Make sure that you book a table and maybe have plans for where to go afterwards. As part of London restaurant month, they had a special dim sum set menu. Everything came out relatively quickly, but the portion that came out was a little small. It was also not the best dim sum I'd ever had, but I haven't had a good one in London yet. This place was geared towards the foreign palate as opposed to real Chinese dim sum. Depends on what you're looking for. read more

Whilst lovely, Ping Pong is starting to get a tad formulaic. It still hits the spot, with a fine selection of Dim Sum . . . . but, well . . . . it fails to light fires in the way that I would want or in the way that say, Yautcha can. Granted, Yautcha is in a different league price wise and dim-sum there are freshly made to order. But Ping Pong's cut-price ready-meal formula is starting to wear thin. read more

Been to this Ping Pong many times. Good spot for groups (with enough notice). Excellent and creative drinks. Decent food, but nothing very special. The usual "asian fusion" kind of fare that seems so commonplace these days. I go back just for the fun drinks :) read more

Had a great time at Ping Ping on Saturday night & really enjoyed all items on the menu. My personal favorite were the Barbecue Chicken dumplings- SO tasty. I was with a group of 5, and everyone loved their meals. I look forward to coming back here very soon! read more

Tried the Oxford Circus PingPong for the 'DimSum'day lunch last Sunday. Cocktails do live up to their billing and the apple cinnamon one was incredible. Despite the pork puff tasting suspiciously like a Greggs steak-bake it was all delicous. The staff were friendly and the atmosphere very nice. I am sure that there are cheaper/tastier places to get Dim Sum but Ping Pong is really great for a lovely lunch or drinks. read more

Where I come from something like ping pong would be amazing, but in London it arguably is nothing special. I nevertheless love to go there for a quick lunch (it's so close to the Soho office). And I don't really mind that they trade true authenticity and top quality for style and price. As long as they serve dim sum the way they do I'll come back. read more

Worth the wait. Try the squid ink dumping. As good as dim sum gets without the carts which is actually better since i never know wth is the items they push around in the carts. With the menu it easier to figure out what you want to eat and order. They are popular for cocktails but I found them to be on the sweet side - yes I have more then a few. read more

The food was good. I recommend the spicy chicken dumpling. It does have a kick to it. The spinach and mushroom dumpling is good. The firecracker chicken roll is not spicy. The service was ok. read more

Great place for Dim Sum.. funky interior, big round tables ideal for groups and reasonable priced. Yummy!

Luckily I managed to get to Ping Pong in time to avoid queuing, though having to wait at the bar for a table allowed us to enjoy one of their delicious freshly made cocktails which really were very tasty. Not knowing what to expect we went for a set menu (Dumpling Fix) which gave us chance to try several of their dishes for much better value than selecting individually, which would work out fairly expensive as most of them are around £3 each compared with the £11.50 we paid for 8 dim sums as well as duck spring rolls and pork puffs, and a mango pudding. It was the first time that I had tried dim sum, and I'm not sure it's really for me, though I certainly did not leave feeling hungry with dish after dish being brought to us. Definately worth a visit, even simply to determine whether you're a fan of dim sum or not. read more

One of my favourite restaurants in London! It has a great atmosphere. Sit and enjoy a cocktail while you wait for your table. Very good service and food to die for!! read more

Pretty good Dim Sum, although probably not as authentic as you can get in China Town, (so long as you know where to go), no bookings unless large group. Stylish decor, good drinks menu. You can sit at at bar and watch food being prepared, or sit on stills around the atrium and there are tables from 2-12 people. Service can be erratic when busy, which it usually is. Reasonably priced. read more

I love going to pingpong. The service is always brilliant and the food... the hoi sin vegetable puff with a honey glaze really is to die for! they also sell some unique cocktails and teas. I recommend the Kumquat Mojito. Brilliant for sharing, that means you can order a larger variety from the menu!! read more

Had a party of 10 we pretty much ordered everything and it was all good haha. Even the asparagus was surprisingly delicious. Good for parties =). read more

Note to oneselfmust do another Ping Pong Lazy Sumday! Went here on the recommendation of a friend. I'd never experienced dim sum before, and subsequently now find myself drooling at the prospect of another of Ping Pong's fine char sui bunsOh dear it seems I'm hooked! Baked chicken puffs, seafood or chive dumplings, Jasmine chicken spring rolls and crispy prawn balls headline the growing list of favourites. Not to mention the beautiful flowering Jasmine teas. Portions are served in pieces of 3 - perfect if you visit with a couple of friends and take a culinary tour of the unlimited Sunday menu. Arrive in a small party, and you may find yourself sharing a table downstairs - as is the norm, but here is where the similarities to some of China-Town's old-school haunts end. The decor is all chocolate modernism with a minimalist kick. Even a visit to the loo is all theatre here! My one gripe then - and this has yet to spoil the day - is that the friendly staff are only somewhat attentive, being as at some point during service we felt forgotten - on both visits. That said, we will be returning for what feels like a lot of luxury for only a little bit of dosh in a truly lovely setting. Little steamed parcels of deliciousness indeed! read more

Ping Pong has got to be one of my fabvourite easy-dine restaurants, and not just because I'm a massive fan of dim sum. The whole style of communal eating is condusive to a fun and social night, and their cocktails are adventurous and tasty. Best going without a budget, as the tasty dimsum treats are best ordered without holding back. Look out for the 'Chef's Specials' too as they often offer a new take on tradtional dim sum treat. read more

Was the first dim sum place I ever went to so it has a special place in my heart, but i've found that the genuine chinese-run places are a cut above. Still, the food is good and tasty, and the cocktails are stunning for the price (especially the ones with lychee juice in them). Try out the sunday all you can eat menu - it'll fill you up in no time! read more

Just delicious, from the har gau to he jasmine bulb tea, just totally delicious all of it. cool modern atmosphere, reasonably quick service but not fast food quick, nice place to chill and chat with mates and great great food especially on Sundays when they have an all you can eat for 17 note, and i have taken advantage of that several times. The one in hampstead is also very good and usually less busy. read more

Dim Sum is tasty and the cocktails are Fab. I went with a group of people the service was o.k.a little pricey so typical for Soho

The dim sum was great and I felt comfortable dining there alone. Highly recommend for the business traveler.

Always enjoyable. BUT, prices are steep for what you get and the dim sum is merely acceptable. The stuff they serve in China Town is far superior. I do like Ping Pong's cocktails though and often go just to sample them before moving on to dinner elsewhere. read more

A little too expensive for the food quality, but definitely ask for the chicken wings.

Really fun and much bigger than we expected it to be. Very cool atmosphere!

Worst experience - no one to greet you as entered into the restaurant. Then when someone finally arrived they told us to go to table 43 without someone actually showing us to the table so we were left to wander the restaurant looking for our table. Then after trying to call numerous waiters to get our order, no one bothered to attend to us after 30min - didn't bother to wait around to give our orders in. read more

Went to Ping Pong for dim sum with a couple of friends a few weeks ago, and I find their dim sum selection is as good as those offered in China Town. The prices are slightly more expensive than China Town, and the quality is about the same. I am not hugely impressed by the quality of food. However, on the positive side, you will be eating in a nicely decorated (contemporary) environment. Recommended if going with some friends whom you are trying to impress. read more

Great place to eat tasty, reasonably-priced Dim Sum in the centre of London. Although we ate around 6.30 on a Saturday evening, the three of us got a nice table downstairs no problem and despite being busy the food was timely and the staff were friendly. The interior is quite trendy but not imposing. Three of us ordered cocktails and none of us were disapointed, not bad for around 6 quid a drink. The food itself was very tasty and nicely presented. The steamed spicy prawn balls were particularly nice. Nice restaurant to take friends and unwind after a hectic shop on Oxford Street. read more

We went to this restaurant as a group of about 15 for my friend's birthday. Upon arrival I went to the bar and asked that I seperately order two bottles of expensive champagne and pay for them now in cash so as to keep them off the main bill. I wanted this to be a nice surprise for the birthday girl. They looked at me in a total state of confusion as to why I would want to do this. I eventually paid up and returned to the table. The champagne took 20 mins in getting to us, meanwhile I was trying to put everyone off ordering drinks so as not to spoil the surprise. The drinks eventually arrived and we ordered the food. The waitress was rude and uninterested. It took ages for her to take our ordering slip which we had promptly filled out. We each expected to make 2 or 3 rounds of orders but in the end it took 2 and a half hours for them to serve us just 2 dishes each, we gave up and I asked that the cake be bought out. Someone said they would deal with it. A few minutes later the rude waitress returned and asked loudly right infront of the birthday girl "should I bring the cake out now?" it was meant to have been a surprise. 20 mins later and the cake hadn't arrived, I asked her again, but still no cake arrived. Eventually I asked the manager who said he would deal with it which he did. However, as soon as 10 members of our party (including the birthday girl) left for a cigarette, he bought out the cake... To an empty table!! Eventually we complained and only paid a fraction of the bill. But this wasn't the point. It took 3 hours from start to finish and we received very little food. It totally ruined the evening and we were all still so hungry that we ended up getting noodles on the way home. If I could, I would only give one star. Thoroughly disappointed, will never visit again. Also, food that DID arrive was average. read more

A little over priced and not the traditional dim sum that I am used too. But food is still really nice!

On a recent trip to the uk, tried out this place through recommendation, can't say I'm disappointed at all! Came with empty stomach and left stuffed! read more