Hing Loon

We had the prawn noodles and curry laksa. Both were horribly salty and spicy but with no depth of flavour. Frankly this was one of the worst meals I’ve ever had in Chinatown.

Dont bother unless you want to be shorted. The meal came to 24 oiybds byt U was sgirted 10 pounds. So much for wanting a bit of wonton soup when one is sick on holiday!
The wonton soup was ok – 4 pieces of wonton and a small bowl of soup.
The duck in orange sauce is not worth bothering with – it’s downing in orange sauce.
The spring rolls were cold and obviously frozen food with very little stuffing.
The waitress offered dim sum for dinner!!!
Enough said!!!

I was wandering along my ‘secret foodie Chinatown street’ yesterday (Lisle street which runs parallel to the main drag of Gerrard St) yesterday when the heavens opened.
I quickly spied that this typical Chiantown joint offered laksa. This is growing trend which I hope augurs for Malaysian food in Britain — a lot of Chinese restaurants are adding supplementary sections to their main menus offering South East Asain specials.
Laksa is one of my favourite one bowl hawker (street food) meals. You get eiether egg noodles or rice vermicelli noodles with meat, seafood and vegetables in a coconut curry broth. As with other broth based dishes like Vietnamese phở, it stands on the broth. Proper laksa should be rich, deep with aromatics like candlenuts adding flavour alongside heat from chilli
Sadly, Hing Loon’s version had the top notes but was rather thin and too dilute to add the depth and layers that characterises a top class laksa.
I was a bit disappointed that they had already run out of my chosen starter of dragon whisker prawn at 1.15pm — described as prawn wrapped in peach, served with sweet sour sauce, it would have been a new dish for me.
I also had a side order of siu loong bau — the wrapper was too thick and the soup had leaked out.
I’m awarding them 3 stars because the laksa was £5.20, a good price for the heart of tourist West End

1981 was the first time I ate here (it was called Chang Mai at that time) This is hands down the best westernised Chinese food I have have ever eaten in all the countries I have visited around the world, it is not refined fussy stuff like Hakkasan or the other haute chinois joints, this is when you want your favourites done not just well but the best version you will have.
Must try’s
Fried ribs (sauce is insane)
The best crispy duck with pancakes
The best crispy chili beef
And without question the absolute best Singapore noodles I have ever had. (Mei Fun noodles cooked to order, not in the morning… thats big difference as they will remain chewy and not turn to mush, like at lazier restaurants)
These guys dont get a 5 stars maybe because the place ain’t fancy or the other reviews maybe had the wrong thing or have no taste buds, that’s a shame, because the food is so consistently good. I wish I could get them to open in Los Angeles… They would clean up in the land of Dreck PF Changs /​Pandashit and all the other gloopy cornstarched sweet gringo chingo.
Hing Loon is not to be missed.
P. S. do not be put off by it’s rep of having the «cheapest food» that is slightly incorrect as they are about the same price as most smaller joints on Lisle St, and 10 times better.

try their famous crispy pork with fried rice!!! a sure winner!

This is one of those cheap Chinese restaurants. They have seating on two levels so even though it looks busy you can usually get a table as you walk in. It offers a cheap menu especially the lunch for only 4.50.
I have been here twice and ordered the Chicken coated with a sort of barbecue or honey sauce, it is crispy and like the type you get in New York 6.50. The first time is was satisfying but when I went back I found it had poor quality meat inside ie half fat, half chicken. I have not been back since.
Good place for cheap food and you get good portion sizes but watch the quality or pick something safe.

I came here the other day and was pleasantly surprised with the £4.50 set lunch menu. A few student friends of mine found it when they were around China town looking for somewhere cheap to eat, and took me here as we happened to be in the vicinity.
Hing Loon is situated on the street parallel to Gerard Street, away from the main hub of China Town, and doesn’t look like anything special on the outside and the décor is very simple. But if you don’t feel like spending too much on food, you’ll definitely get your moneys worth here with the special set lunch menu they have. And the food isn’t actually half bad!
I had the shredded chicken noodle soup as a starter, which was flavoursome, and for my main had the sweet and sour pork on rice. The portions were more than enough and you were also given a pot of Jasmine tea. It was a satisfying meal for the ridiculously cheap price!

Hing Loon is an ultra cheap Chinese restaurant in the heart of London, a stones throw away from Leicester Square and Shaftsbury Avenue. Hing Loon is a small and friendly establishment and is deal for quick lunches. However, despite having location and price to recommend it, some of the dishes are a bit bland. Hing Loon focusses on quick, cheap meals and therefore is popular with business people and smarter shoppers and tourists. Most of the daily specials are meat and vegetables thrown quickly together with rice and noodles, making it ideal for a quick lunch in between shopping or visiting the cinema. It really does offer tremendous value, just not an ultimate gourmet choice.