Cha Cha Moon

One of our favourite ways to spend the weekends is to lunch in one of many of SOHO’s hidden and unknown restaurants. This time we went mainstream and dined with the masses at Cha Cha Moon....and no one does mainstream better than Alan Yau who also created Wagamama but no longer runs it. The place looks like an Asian cafeteria with an open kitchen and long dining tables. The place just works and was packed even at 15:00. Apparently the place is famous for the noodle soup, which Yau spent months perfecting, so of course we didn’t try any noodle soup. We went for the Singapore Char Kway Tau Teow, an ode to my half Asian roots, spicy duck curry, prawn dumplings, Kai Lan and the fried turnip cakes which was the best of the bunch.

The food suffers from an identity crisis. Described as a Chinese noodle bar, the menu had dishes from all over South East Asia. In reality, it brings Asian “hawker” or stall food to the mainstream London masses who don’t know better....and it does it well at affordable prices.

Ranking:

Food – 6/10

Service – 8/10

Ambiance – 8/10

Value – 9/10

Bill for two £35

15 - 21 Ganton Street
London W1F 9BN
020 7297 9800