Comments on a rather unusual chinaman: Ping Pong, when an (invite) isn't quite an (invite...

nice post. thanks.

2010-01-07T09:09:32.481Z

nice post. thanks.

Can't stand Ping Pong - totally overpriced and a w...

2009-12-23T10:39:21.395Z

Can't stand Ping Pong - totally overpriced and a weird blend of foodstuffs. Give me the New World or Dragon Castle any day

@catty @lizzie and @mrnoodles @wildboar - I didn't...

2009-12-22T12:32:21.376Z

@catty @lizzie and @mrnoodles @wildboar - I didn't find it bland but when you are accustomed to the real thing, I guess its easy to feel disappointed. I don't really find the Chinatown joints that great either (surprisingly) although there are some great places in London as long as you are willing to make the trip.

@noodlecapricciosa - I agree that if they asked you to come and you have nothing good to say about it, then you should let the PR know. I dont think it's great, but it is what it is and lots of people seem to love it!

@douglas - Nope, they just comped the meal. I appreciate they are trying to get some exposure, but I would hope that they take any comments on board to try and improve their business as well. I always try to give a rounded opinion, regardless if invited or not. I realise that there appears to have been a rise in comped meals in the last year, but I truly believe that this is just because the industry is waking up to the relevance and importance of blogs and are trying to harness this for marketing, just as any evolving media would be harnessed. It all simply boils down to commercial gain.

When you say you received an invite for a 'paid' r...

2009-12-22T11:46:42.681Z

When you say you received an invite for a 'paid' review, do you mean you received money?

The trouble with review meals is that there is enormous pressure to write-up an often mediocre experience.

I'm always struck that often affluent people jump at these (I'm not casting aspersions on your situation, by the way).

I wondered, once, whether there could be a book on eating off hospitality for a year.

Have a lovely Christmas.

Never had the urge to try Ping Pong, and doubt I e...

2009-12-21T18:46:37.233Z

Never had the urge to try Ping Pong, and doubt I ever will after this.

Duck, orange and pineapple sticky rice sounds like a foodie's nightmare.

also got the invite, tried and was felt it wasn't ...

2009-12-21T17:52:52.911Z

also got the invite, tried and was felt it wasn't quite right to bash about a freebie. chicken pineapple lemongrass dumpling was...unmentionable.glad you had a better experience!

I've also heard that their dumplings are made off ...

2009-12-21T15:31:46.977Z

I've also heard that their dumplings are made off site and that they don't have a proper kitchen. That's why they don't do cheung fun, roast meats and noodles. No noodles - the shame of it....

Merry Xmas !

I see ping pong as a bit of a fast food chain - I ...

2009-12-21T13:29:27.886Z

I see ping pong as a bit of a fast food chain - I heard that they don't make any of the dumplings on site, they're brought there and then either fried or steamed.

I tried that duck monstrosity too - wrongness.

I have to say I'm not the biggest Ping Pong fan. M...

2009-12-21T12:18:07.077Z

I have to say I'm not the biggest Ping Pong fan. Maybe it's just me and my overworked southeast Asian everything-should-be-spicy taste buds but their dimsum always (and I've been twice) tastes so bland to me! In any case, it's all good because there is always Chinatown down the street.