Cha Cha Moon

15-21 Ganton Street, London, W1F 9BN - View on a map
Telephone: 020 7297 9800

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Overall 7.6
Food 7.7
Service 7.3
Atmosphere 8.0
Value 7.3
Based on 3 reviews

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Friday, November 18, 2011 - In a flurry my Char Kway Teow, the ribs and the wontons all arrive at once. The wontons are blisteringly hot and not bad for the money, although I prefer mine to have been given a little fry off to offer some crust. The pork falls off the bones very satisfyingly and while a bit underpowered in the spice department, they have a decent flavour of their own which makes up for it...I know some people expected more from Alan Yau of Wagamama fame, and it seems Cha Cha has reverted to a slow waltz since he stopped being in charge day to day. Even so, it's cheap and it's cheerful and, unlike some of Chinatown's finest, you don't get the feeling you're a nuisance to the staff. For a fast affordable feed, everyone can comfortably keep going to the Moon.

TimeOut

Charmaine Mok - 4/6

Thursday, May 29, 2008 - Cha Cha Moon is Hong Kong-born restaurateur Alan Yau’s take on a mein dong. But instead of focusing on the myriad of noodle dishes found just in his home town, it’s a culinary journey careening around all corners of China, plus neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia for good measure. There are beef noodles from Taiwan and prawn noodles from Penang, while Sichuan dumplings and Singaporean char kway teow sit alongside spring onion pancakes from the north. To the moon and back, indeed.

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Going to cha cha moon for lunch is an ideal time as its not too busy where you can relax and enjoy your meal. I've been coming here for lunch since it opened and I must say the food is authentic compared to similar places. The prices are average for central london but the food speaks for itself. I'd recommend the black pepper beef udon and basil calamari. The lemongrass lime and apple is a definite thirst quencher.
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John Lau
Overall rating 8 stars
Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

If you like all manner of Asian noodles then this is the place. I’ve just got back from London and Cha Cha Moon is a dream. It’s architecturally beautiful being in the Kingly Court precinct off Kingly Street,, and there’s no piped music! Furthermore go for the banana and melon fritters for desert. It’s one of the best things I’ve ever tasted. The only weakness is the coffee which was a bit feeble.
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Guy Legge
Overall rating 8 stars
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

i liked it it whas a good meal
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peter
Overall rating 7 stars
Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Sunday, September 18, 2011

Popped in for lunch (Soho branch), wasn't too busy when we arrived but soon filled up. Not a lot of choice on the menu but plenty enough, including some drinks not found easily elsewhere. The service was good and quick and our food arrived at the same time and was freshly cooked and piping hot.
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Overall rating 8 stars
Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Friday, November 19, 2010

Seriously poor restaurant. Been a few times and will never go back. Food is below average and you can get infinitely better food from any regular chinese take away. Service in this place is ridiculous. The attitude is a kind of "your food will come when its ready", the staff actually say this to you in one form or another. What it means is you will all get your food at random times (and once not at all because the waitress didn't take part of our order so some of us went without.). Really poor restaurant. One of the worst restaurants I have ever been to in the world.
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Vic
Overall rating 4 stars
Food 3 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 3
Friday, November 05, 2010

food was ok, but not any where as good when it first opened, i been told that Alan Yau is no longer involved with the company which is a shame and reflected in the rapid drop in quality.
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john snow
Overall rating 5 stars
Food 5 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 5
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

I went to a Cha Cha Moon on December 2008. My husband and I had never tried Chinese food and after going there, we became crazy about Chinese cuisine. We enjoyed the food and the atmosphere was very chilled out. For the first dish, I tried a salad with avocado and crabs and for the main meal, I had chicken noodles. All theingredients were fresh and the taste was spicy. The dessert was divine, you must have the fried bananas with ice cream. The prices were reasonable and I would reccomend this restaurant even though you have to wait for a long time in a queue.
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Daniele Romano
Overall rating 7 stars
Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Been to this restaurant today for noodles 30/05/10 for which i refused to pay and will never return - to put it simply, my plate looked like a slapped on Chinese Buffet serving of £3 all you can eat rubbish! The chicken crunchy noodle dish my girlfriend had and the beef ho fu dish i had was very sloppy, the sauce was like Jelly and the meat tasted low quality. I usually can eat anything and certainly am not a fussy guy but i ain't paying for school dinners at a Carnaby St sited restaurant! When i told the waitress that we neither of us were happy to eat it i was confronted by a poor attitude that i am wrong and that 'they have never had any complaints', 'and that is quality food i have there'... i eventually spoke to the Manager who refunded my 2 main courses, slammed the till and sped off not a very happy man.
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Stu
Overall rating 3 stars
Food 1 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 0
Sunday, May 30, 2010

Hard to find a good honest quality Chinese around Soho these days. Surprised and glad we dropped by this one.

Recommend steamed dumplings, chargrilled chicken & any of the juices. Nice.
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Overall rating 9 stars
Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Friday, May 07, 2010

Great food with steamed dumplings and chargrilled chicken my favorite! Service wss good to with lots of smiley faces. I would highly recommend Cha Cha Moon as even though the prices have increased they are still very reasonable.

Not sure why some people expect to get a plate of good quality Chinese food for £3.50, they should go to Mc Donalds and as for "better go to China Town" well it just doesnt compare in terms of Fresh Food!!!
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Diana
Overall rating 9 stars
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, May 04, 2010


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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - These spring rolls tasted exactly like the ones you can get in the plastic cartons from Tescos. That's not to say they were in any way inedible, I just have this old fashioned notion that people visit restaurants to eat food they can't reheat themselves in the oven for a quarter of the price. They came with some kind of tamarind-based dipping sauce that made them taste of tamarind-based dipping sauce instead of spring rolls. We used up all of the sauce...With its directionless, geographically vague menu, timid and incompetently prepared food, and piercingly loud room fitted with those dreaded communal bench seats, it's hard to find anything even remotely positive to say about the place.

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