Red Panda

Disclaimer: two photos attached are not of the same bao!! After I devoured my first pork belly bao in about 5 seconds I CAME BACK AGAIN ON THE SAME DAY WITHIN 10 minutes of having the first one. This place is too good to be true. The pork belly one just melts in your mouth. Highest quality, adorable staff, cute packaging, and cmon lets all be honest here: who doesn’t love a warm steamy soft bun? hehe
x see you soon Red Panda! x

P.S. don’t be disappointed to see a queue almost everytime but trust me its worth it. It moves fast anyways so dw ;)

Went to Red Panda on Saturday 25th of June with a group of friends. We have all been to red panda many many times as we used to live in Exeter but haven’t returned in a couple years as we moved away. We were so excited to come back and the food was still absolutely amazing. We used to come often and were often served by the lovely owner and some lovely ladies. However the reason I give it 4 stars this time is because of the attitude of one of the ladies this weekend. The younger girl taking orders was so sweet but the woman making the buns and salads was really quite rude. She was perhaps having a bad day but she quite literally slammed a customers buns down on the counter and rolled her eyes because they didn’t come in quick enough when their buzzer went off and the proceeded to snap at the girl taking the orders. It was really a quite uncomfortable atmosphere and myself and my friends were really glad to go outside to wait. That being said as I mentioned earlier the food is still incredible and I would absolutely recommend still! It was just not what we were used to having been many times before. We’ll be back next time we’re in town I’m sure ! :)

Visited Red Panda based on rave reviews. They have an electronic tag waiting system to avoid claustrophobia in the small shop, great idea if/when it works. I told the other half to hold my tag whilst I went for a wander down Gandy Street. Came back & I still hadn’t been beeped. Went in to chase the order to be met by bemused staff wondering why I hadn’t collected my food. So the ordering could have been better. As for the food, very tasty, no complaints apart from the size of the portion. Not a lot of food for the price imho.

Gorgeous, flavoursome food. Great for vegan options (meat ones too). Highly recommend!

I popped into Red Panda on my lunch break today and I've just finished my bao and salad. I cannot recommend this place highly enough. The owner was so friendly and we had a great chat about living in South East Asia, but more importantly than that was the food. It was utterly delicious and so authentic. Amazing food, lovely owner. Five enthusiastic stars.

OMG. Visited today for the first time. I’ve been vegetarian for three years and have never found tofu I’ve liked, let alone *loved*! It was pretty much life-changing! The tofu, the rice, the salads and all the lovely condiments are outstanding. My daughter’s pork belly was delicious, too. Busy flow of regulars and visitors was good to see. Staff were very friendly. Highly, highly, highly recommended!

10/10 Delicious food. Lovely staff. It is a must try! I got the chicken bao with 3 salads but had to go back and try the pulled pork as well. Can’t go wrong whatever you order.

One of my favourite places to eat in Exeter. It gets quite busy around 1pm but the queue goes quickly. I love their pork baos and super salads, which contain watermelon. Absolutely delicious. Treat yourself!