The Reindeer Restaurant & Inn in Newmarket

Update 2025 - £10 per head cover charge. Weekends are always busy. You do get the fresh roasted meat on weekends. Best get there early as they can run out of roast meat. It closes early on Sunday as it shares the entrance with the supermarket next door. This place is reasonable priced for what you get. You won’t get cheaper places other than Chinatown in London. Portions are generous and the flavours are close to what you can get in Hong Kong. The staff can be terse - do not expect silver service. I had worse service in Chinatown - London, Birmingham, Manchester. If you love roasted meat come to this place. The roast duck and roast pork is great. Carpark is under the supermarket 4 hours free parking (as of December 2022).

Many people know their food and bakery but their cakes are amazing as well! It's the more 'old-fashion' traditional Hong Kong cakes, fresh cream, not very sweet. £18 for a one-pound cake, recommended for 4-6 people, we think easily for 6-8 people. It's an absolute bargain, as many insta-cakes sell for £35+ for the same size.

A nice low key restaurant inside the Chinese supermarket 😋

Good Cantonese food and friendly staff

Really enjoyed the meal at the Reindeer cafe! They offer traditional canto style dishes at a very high standard. The charsiu was perfectly cooked with a good balance of fattiness and lean meat, with a subtle hint of sweetness from the honey. The roast duck was really tender and flavourful as well. The garlic choi sum was simple but delicious — well seasoned, not stiff or overcooked at all, and you can really taste the wok hei. Our highlight of the meal was the lamb hotpot, it was so tasty and the lamb literally just slides off the bone!! The portion size was generous so I’m glad that we brought some Tupperwares with us, wouldn’t want to waste any of this delicious food!! There’s a bakery in the cafe as well — we’ve particularly enjoyed the coconut peanut 糯米糍(mochi) and the egg tart. And oh! Don’t forget the milk tea too, which was made to perfection and perhaps even better than some of the 茶餐廳 I’ve been to in HK. Will definitely come back again for another meal!!

What a lunch. I ordered the chilli black bean beef with soft noodles. Portion was enormous, beef was velveted and so so tender, and the sauce was a perfect remedy for the plain chow mein. The pan fried dumplings were perfectly cooked, not chewy from being over/under cooked. Only problem is the food took 30 mins due to kitchen failures, and the chilli oil lacked flavour. The Chinese tea was the best I’ve had and only costed £1. Will definitely come back! The Cantonese bbq roast meat looks divine, 80% of tables ordered it.

Nice Chinese food, good portions, fast efficient service. Prices are very reasonable. Will come back!

First....it's a caff. Meaning the seating and atmosphere is like a "working mans caff" from the old days. Except... most of its customers are Chinese or Asian and the food is Chinese. Which means it's delicious. It's not about "elegant dining". They've got a restaurant next door that does that (with prices to match). Nope....this is a great caff for quick, tasty, reasonably priced eats. China town (Soho) style eats. Half a roast duck , with delicious dipping sauce... sixteen quid takeaway. I've only ever got takeaway as I use this as an afterthought to my shopping. Eg....I bought some Logamamma chili oil with peanuts and I needed some duck to go with it. It's not your anglicised Chinese. Though I enjoy a lot of anglicised Chinese dishes. The only thing I think is overpriced is their cold drinks £4+ for an apple juice drink???? Staff are nice and service is super quick. Just remember that some dishes may have been prepared earlier and it's normal for them to come at their current temperature. Open 7 days a week. Closes early on a Sunday.

100% Hong Kong flavor, iced lemon tea and iced milk tea plus beef tendon noodles and tofu and pork belly rice! There are also too many choices: curry beef brisket rice and mixed fried river, bringing back memories of childhood.

The duck is need more spice, the unpleasant smell of duck still there