tyepyedong is a small café that describes itself as selling oriental fusion food - a mix of Japanese and Chinese food with other Asian influences. This is a good description and it is quite similar to places like Wagamama but it is smaller and it feels less impersonal than Wagamama while food is generally cheaper and portions are good.
More information including menus can be found at http://www.tyepyedong.com/tyepyedong.com_website/Homepage.html
For starters I had duck spring rolls and a Miso soup which is a Japanese soup that shouldhave bits of spring onion and tofu in it. This soup had the right taste but with no bits in. Right idea but not quite of the quality of some other miso soup I have had but then the price was cheaper! The duck spring rolls were like the kind I have had in thai restaurants. They were a little bit spicy and they came with a small salad garnish.
For the main course I had Wandering Dragon which was a mildly spiced dish with beef, prawns and chicken in it with various vegetables and sticky rice. I also had warm Saki with this which is a Japanese wine made with rice.
This is decent relatively healthy food that you can eat for well under £10 for 2 courses. It is served quickly and staff were helpful. I have had better but paid more for it and I think Tyepyedong would compete very well with some of the noodle bars found in London and it would beet the noodle king in Bethnal Green hands down!
So, top marks for speed helpfulness of staff and value for money. You should not be expecting anything like real Chinese or Japanese food but you will find strong echos of these in a no fuss eating environment where customers are made welcome.
I would give this café 7.5 out of 10.
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