Lo's Noodle Factory: Discover the Hidden Gem of Chinatown

I only heard of this place through word of mouth. This became my to-go place if my OH or I were to visit London. My OH went there at its earliest, bought one of everything to try and brought them all back to Manchester. As by name, it's not a restaurant so the food items are for you to take home for reheating. He said he only spent around £35 for 11 products. The price is very reasonable such as £3 for 6 baos, £4 for entire roll of glutinous rice bao and £3 for 8 mini boot chai go (砵仔糕) and etc. This is cheaper than Chinese supermarkets in Manchester let alone being in Chinatown in London. Our verdict: Rice noodle roll (腸粉) and Ho fun (河粉)- Made fresh on the day. Really fresh and smooth. Not too greasy and it was so good; better than dim sum restaurant. Same for the Steamed Sponge Cake (馬拉糕), they were so soft and fluffy just like the ones served in dim sum restaurants. Boot chai go (砵仔糕) - QQ texture, not chalky and not too sweet. A bit different to the ones we usually have with red beans elsewhere but they're still as good as they are. Glutinous rice roll (糯米卷) - the glutinous rice wasn't too soft/sticky and you can still see the whole grain. It had this hint of savoury flavour; not strong at all. I enjoyed them but it's a personal preference. Taro cake (芋頭糕) had this savoury flavour but texture was all smooth and I would prefer some small pieces of taro whilst Mooli cake (蘿蔔糕) tasted quite plain by itself but there were pieces of mooli. Both Chinese sausage buns (臘腸卷) and Char Siu bun (叉燒包) meat was either chewy or dry as there wasn't much BBQ sauce but the softness of the bao dough made it up. Both Custard bun (奶黃包) and Red Bean Bun (豆沙包) were my least favourite. The fillings were mediocre and gloopy. I only enjoyed the bao dough itself which was soft and fluffy.

Got some steamed buns with a bean paste filling and ho fun noodles. Located in a rather conspicious back alley, but having taken them home and prepared the food this was really great. Enjoyed the taste of the steam bun and prepared some veg and chicken with the noodles. Really lovely taste to them. Would like to come back and try the other items on the menu.

河粉廠 Lo’s Noodle Factory is literally the only place you should get your Ho Fun noodles in London! It is deliciously authentic, bouncy and flavoursome. They have been a Chinatown landmark for years and any local Cantonese Londoner can direct you to this hidden gem in the heart of Chinatown, London. Their price is affordable and the noodles are freshly made on their premises daily. I love making Beef with Beansprouts Ho Fun and Malaysian style Ho Fun with their noodles - it elevates your Ho Fun dish to another level. It is a MUST buy when food shopping in Chinatown. (Other recommended items to try are both the Cheung Fun noodles腸粉，淨腸粉, the Steamed Cake 馬拉糕and the Chinese Rice Pudding 砵仔糕.)