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Nº 227 in 508 in Poole

Nº 4 of 27 Chinese in Poole

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Been ordering hear for a very long time now. And the food has always been good but recently it's been awful , chips under cooked. Chowmein tasteless and curry sauce was slimy. Unfortunately won't be eating from here again.

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Luna . 2024-11-24

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Not impressed. The cucumber that came with the duck was extremely out of date, which if you don't know is dangerous to eat.Rest if the take away was nothing special

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Jason . 2024-11-15

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Amazing Chinese Takeaway, hot tasty food x

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Lin Waring . 2024-11-05

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Have eaten here many times, But the meals just don'st seem the same anymore, quite tasteless tonight, We had a special curry the curry sauce was so thick and no flavour very bland, with a few shrimps same again for chicken pieces also maybe 2 bits of something else, pork i think as it was very fatty, also a special rice, that looked burnt and nasty, plus a small amount of prawn crackers. Even they were tasteless All in all a nasty meal that was not worth the £20.00 + plus Nasty meal that ended up in the bin, Not good Alex, What a shame

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Gabbie Sharman . 2024-11-05

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Best Chinese food in the area. Always great quality.

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Roger Dawe . 2024-11-03

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Ordered food via telephone - lady very polite and food arrived within eta. Food however crispy Shedded beef certainly didn’t taste of beef and tastes like they have used sweet chilli sauce from the bottle you find in a supermarket. Singapore chow mien asked for no prawns but found 2 and to top it off the prawn crackers were burnt. The chilli and salt chicken was fatty and soggy. First and last visit

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Lois Holden . 2024-10-08

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I regularly order from here and yesterday I had servere food poisoning, very disappointing and won’t be ordering from here again as it’s put me right off

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Brad Mckenzie . 2024-09-30

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Just moved to this area,order from here a few times, always great food, friendly staff, highly recommended.

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Hai Wu . 2024-09-02

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Poor quality food, delivery was later than stated. Soggy spring rolls.

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Helen Farrell . 2024-08-31

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Our local Chinese is shut for holidays so with this Chinese close by thought we’d try it. Well never again. So overpriced and small dishes. The ribs were so chewy and the shredded chicken was inedible.

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Debbie01 . 2024-08-24

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Our local Chinese is shut for holidays so with this Chinese close by thought we’d try it. Well never again. So overpriced and small dishes. The ribs were so chewy and the shredded chicken was inedible.

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Deborah Jones-R . 2024-08-24

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The lady who took our order was helpful and polite. Wehad a lovely meal for 6 freshly cooked with decent portions,delivered by a friendly driver. I wouldn't hesitate to place another order and my guests were converted to Alex Wok.

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Martha Spencer . 2024-08-18

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I've used this takeaway for a few years, and the food has been nice, but yesterday's takeaway, was very below par. The chicken balls were very dry, and the special fried rice was the same, 3 of us have been fighting for the loo all day, very bad stomachs. Looks like the food was cooked in the day, then pre heated before delivery. You can't cook any meat hours before opening, and have it sitting around, and then pre heat, also includes any rice dishes. Very unprofessional. You should cook to order.

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Dave Carroll . 2024-07-28

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Really disappointing, the egg fried rice was some kinda dirty grey greasy stuff with a strange taste, sorry Alex wok, you really can wok off, you won't get my custom again, let's hope no belly ache tomorrow

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Trevor Simpson . 2024-07-11

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Fabulous food at a reasonable price. Highly recommended

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Calum Cameron . 2024-07-07

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Easy ordering online. Payed cash on delivery - bonus. 15 minutes early delivery from specified time slot(nice touch). Food arrived hot. Dishes are very tasty. Vegetables are lovely and fresh, cooked to perfection. Friendly delivery driver. Think we have found our new Chinese takeaway. Many thanks.

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Kerry Miller . 2024-06-29

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Great food, really tasty and always prompt delivery, even on a weekend and with a large order. Always delivered earlier than timeframe given, excellent service.

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Charlie Mitchell . 2024-05-09

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Delivery driver was at the door in less than 15 mins after placing the order. I feel bad I didn't have a tip ready for him.

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H M . 2024-05-06

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Great Chinese. Lovely staff always really helpful.

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Karen Bond . 2024-04-24

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I have been ordering from Alex Wok for many years and have always been happy with the food and delivery. Ordering today I noticed a £1 'small order' fee for a £35 order. This is unacceptable and Alex Wok have now lost a customer.

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Joncollins . 2024-04-13

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The food was excellent! Always order from here when we want Chinese, my husband love the Crispy shredded beef in sweet chilli sauce. :)

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H Ch . 2024-04-02

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Lady asked for my order, yet then answered the phone, So I walked out feeling very embarrassed as everyone was staring.

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Sharon Jayne Thomason . 2024-03-17

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I ordered a takeaway from Alex wok this evening on home delivery.the food was very tasty and had good texture and flavour.it was delivered very quickly by a nice helpful young lady.i would order from them again

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Joanne Dibben . 2024-02-26

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Great Chinese and fast delivery

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Keith Clark . 2024-02-25

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First time in over years. Will return, not leaving it so long again

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Chris Launn . 2024-02-18

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Never tried here before, but I have to say the food is absolutely delicious. I will now be going here from now on

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Reachelle . 2024-02-11

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Go to place for Chinese. Food is spot on and service is second to none.

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Patrick Crawford . 2024-01-12

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Very pleasant staff member when I called to place the order. Very friendly and efficient Order delivered, well within tine given, friendly driver. Food tasted freshly cooked , hot and absolutely delicious . Very impressed, would definitely use again. Great service, great food 👌

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Jan Sinclair . 2024-01-06

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Would never order from anywhere else . Used alex wok for years . Never had a bad experiance Highly recommend 🙂

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Marie Carden . 2023-12-20

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I have a food baby right now... My goodness my Kung po Chicken was incredible so yummy 😋 and the rice had so much flavour... Greatly appreciated and recommended 👍👍👍

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Clare Boyland . 2023-12-09

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Ordered for the second time, as first time the food was amazing. Ordered Saturday night 1.30 minute wait. This was fine for a take away with good reviews. The food was barely warm the plastic bag was wet inside were the food was hot but cooled. Nice food but expect it hot.

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Rachelle R . 2023-12-02

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Pre-ordered birthday meal on line - absolutely gorgeous - food arrived by 5:20pm exactly as the email confirmed - excellent quality, piping hot and absolutely delicious. Would highly recommend and is definitely our new Chinese takeaway of choice. Thank you for the amazing service

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Les Milne . 2023-11-06

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The best Chinese food in Parkstone and fast delivery service.

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Rod Pardy . 2023-11-03

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Amazing food & perfect portion sizes. Definitely will order again. The delivery was super quick too which is a bonus.

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Hkk . 2023-10-28

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Amazing 😍 food highly recommend Kung po chicken I've been ordering here a year always taste amazing arrives hot and on time good value

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Toughmuck Cleaning . 2023-10-10

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The best Chinese around! Amazing service all round. Cannot fault it. Delivery drivers are always so polite and friendly, same with the staff at the shop!

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Millie Lawrence . 2023-08-31

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Made a phone order for delivery, it turned up very quick and it was very hot when it arrived, and I have to say it was very very nice and tasty, this will be where I order from in the future

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dougie carlton . 2023-08-25

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Nice grilled pork dumplings and very nice satay chicken on skewers with lovely pineapple chunks and white onion, amazing combo but we were very disappointed with the Roast Duck Fried Rice, the meat wasn't fresh at all :( And Chicken with lemon sauce it's of a personal taste, my partner loved it and it was not my thing. We've got free prawn crackers which was nice but tasted not good at all so went straight in the bin and we hate throwing food :( So all in general food experience was quite avarage and I don't honestly think we would have ordered again from that same place.

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Krasimira Valkanova . 2023-08-16

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First time ordering from this place, saw the good reviews on the internet and thought I would give it a try. We decide to pick up as the time was only 20 mins, nice clean shop with lots of nice smell coming out of the kitchen. Nice welcome from the girl on the front desk, food was ready 5 mins later. All the food was very tasty, we had chow mien noodle, king prawns in sweet chilli, smoked chicken and chicken balls, will definitely visit this place again.

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Ashley Hammond . 2023-08-07

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Another lovely takeaway from here. Tried the Chicken in White Wine and Garlic sauce, Chicken was soo tender. The service was as usual amazing. Carry on the good work.

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Carol M . 2023-08-05

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Ordered today, for a few of us, I ordered king Prawn with black bean and green pepper. Recieved a sloppy red, yellow, and maybe some green pepper off the top of an under-ripe other pepper, dish with some tightly curled, over cooked prawns. The other food sufficed as they were too hungry not to eat, but they didn't enjoy it. The online ordering was difficult, it kept randomly updating, which meant we missed a large rice. Never again. I did ring but to be honest the offer of receiving more of the same wouldn't have been palatable. If they don't know the flavours by now it's too late.

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Tim S . 2023-07-02

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Wow amazing customer service catering for all needs delicious food and very fast delievery for a weekend would highly recommend 😘 delicious won’t be disappointed

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Kelly Butler . 2023-07-01

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Great food quick service, but I only go for collection as my address confuses delivery drivers

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Michael Tilley . 2023-03-13

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I ordered King prawn fried rice, was piping hot and prawns nice and fresh. My only issue is that every Chinese in the area seems to be using the same rubbish brand of prawns crackers. I don’t know why, but like I said it’s everywhere not just here. Other than that, overall a good Chinese!

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Jodie Benjamin . 2023-02-18

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I have been using Alex Wok for probably 30 years and have always found the food, service and delivery to be first class. Lately they have started adding a 'small order charge' to deliveries under £20 which is, in my opinion, unacceptable. I have just cancelled an order for this reason and I would imagine Alex Wok will lose around 12 to 15 orders per year for their greed. I'm sure the restaurant will have many reasons for this charge however I see no reason why an order for one person if less than £20 should be penalised in this way.

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Joncollins1956 . 2023-02-11

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Wonderful freshly cooked food, great menu with lots of choice. Definitely the best Chinese Takeaway in the area

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Paul . 2023-01-20

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Nice food, friendly owners. Food at times can be salty depending on the dish. However, my husband thought pranks crackers stale.

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Restoring Minds UK . 2023-01-02

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Always friendly and food is perfect every time!

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Sandra Louise Hawes . 2022-12-25

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Great Chinese. Shame closed on Tuesday

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ross1b . 2022-12-20

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Wow what can i say first time ever ordering from alex wok ,and it wont be the last fast delivery outstanding food and still hot thank you again and keep up your amazing work

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Claire Montgomery . 2022-11-30

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I didn't go there! Just parked there! But I do use the delivery service from Alex Wok and have a great Chinese once a month

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JOHN HARDING . 2022-11-14

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Hi all !! Am a regular visitor to Poole!! I never use any other Chinese in the area !! Had a problem a few weeks ago not with the company but a rude and obnoxious driver !! Just had a delivery from them and have to say they gave me a discount for the problem and delivered as agreed ,, so would like to say thank you to all at Alex wok !! Thanks Richardhedger

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Q4397JOrichardh . 2022-10-29

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Always a good meal to be had here.

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Nick Boon . 2022-10-09

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Best oriental take away in Poole

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Andrew Fountain . 2022-09-30

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Best Chinese takeaway in Parkstone!

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Katie M . 2022-09-17

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Lovely food again Well done team !! Thanks again Richardhedger early delivery hot tasty and enough for lunch tomorrow!! Don’t need to go anywhere else when on holiday!! R

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Q4397JOrichardh . 2022-09-10

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First time ordering from here as we felt our usual one had declined in standards. We we’re quoted 30 mins wait time and it arrived in 15! Everything was cooked to perfection! Especially the salt and chilli squid! Definitely ordering from here again!

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holly gunning . 2022-06-07

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Always good service and dishes 👌🏻

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Turgay Gezgez . 2022-05-04

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Order a late takeaway with 9 mins to go before shutting...turned up and was handed my takeaway and I've gotta say it was so good,tasty and hot...hit the spot..should have taken foto,s.. apologies. Had Chicken Chow mein and a curry sauce and mixed sweet and Sour balls and they were excellent...Do u deliver to Hamworthy 🥳 I hope so 🙏🥳👍

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Abboman . 2022-05-03

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Can’t fault it !! Best Chinese in the area !! Well done Alex as usual!! Thanks again everything on point and excellent delivery!! Can’t wait for the next one!! Thanks richardhedger

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Q4397JOrichardh . 2022-04-30

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The best Chinese food I have eaten in years - fantastic- keep up the good work 👍

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Jane Pasierb . 2022-04-06

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Amazing takeaway the best we have had in a very long time. Didn’t take long to deliver either we don’t live on the doorstep.

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Maureen King . 2022-03-11

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First time we have ordered.. lovely vegetarian takeaway...rice a bit over cooked... everything else tasty and great crunchy vegetables.. will use again

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martha mason . 2022-02-20

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First time visiting phoned ahead my order. I was greeted with a smile, my food was ready. It was all hot & so very tasty, especially the mixed vegetables with cashew. Will definitely be back 😀

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125fayeh . 2022-02-10

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I always eat from here, and have never had a bad meal, service and delivery are faultless a great eating experience 😋

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Debra Curtis . 2021-11-17

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Best crisp shedded beef best ive ever tested

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Christine Green . 2021-11-10

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Food is nice, but recently notice that curry portions and main dishes are getting smaller and price's have gone up, the curry is now served in a small container with large mushrooms and onions taking up most of the already small container leaving less room for the meat and sauce, food always hot and taste nice but not a lot for your money ....

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Colin Fudge . 2021-11-10

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Been looking for a descent chineese for years. Food was awsome. Will be back for sure 😁

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Luke Loughran . 2021-10-30

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Favorite chinese in the area, probably the one place where We always get the the same amazing taste with every order and never been dissapointed.

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Alin Stancu . 2021-10-09

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Not sure if this place is under new management but the meal we’ve just ordered not only arrived over half an hour over the estimated delivery time of 45 minutes but was most certainly nowhere close to the standard of the food of the meal we had delivered just over a month ago!! Won’t be ordering from here again!

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Wendy Kingstone . 2021-09-19

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Always good food and generous portions.

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Paul Turner . 2021-08-29

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First time we have used Alex Wok, what a find! Delightful meal, delivered on time, cannot thank you enough.

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Chris James . 2021-08-01

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Great food at a great price with speedy delivery

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Tony Woodward . 2021-07-07

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Excellent service, was told a hour wait which wasn't a problem.Excellent food very tasty would highly recommend.

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Bev Coe . 2021-06-27

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Great food and service every time

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Michele Gale . 2021-06-13

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Professional, friendly, fast and tasty! Always worth an order.

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Christian Cohen . 2021-05-29

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Delicious! Loved every bite. Generous portions.

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Virginie Malan . 2021-05-29

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Wow just wow First time visit an won't be the last The food was exceptional, best in town by far! The lamb curry was bangingly tasty an perfect spice level, can be hitter if asked. Lamb was tender an succulent. The special friend rice as asked for no prawn and they accompanied our needs due to allergies. The ribs was awesome and moreish! The sweet an sour sauce was sweet and sour and lovely consistency. The spring rolls was the best I had and I judge all places in chicken balls these was all so the best I have had! Bravo to the chefs and the staff was friendly and very helpful and understanding! Very clean premises and the food didn't take long too cook and was rushed or compromised by trying to be quick Ten out of ten And five stars like the hygiene rating Not to be missed

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#DANTHEWALKINGMAN En-Dorset Geo-Metrics . 2021-04-07

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The only good part about my order was the shredded duck. The rest of my order had no taste to it! Majority of it ended up going in the bin as it was just not nice to eat! The chow mein was so watery, lemon chicken was so bland! sweet chilli chicken again was not nice! The egg fried rice did not taste the way it should and was brown for some reason. I won't be ordering from here again!

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ryan j . 2021-04-03

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I just love their home delivery! There is no contact and I also pick up our takeaway too .

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Anna Dibben . 2021-03-22

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We have recently moved to Poole and were looking forward to our first Chinese meal. I looked at the reviews online along with various menus and finally decided on Alex Wok. The food arrived well within the time specified and was superb. I had salt and spicy ribs...only 2 tiny bones the rest was all meet and there was loads. My wife had the grilled pork dumplings (called wa tip where we come from) she reckons they are the best so far! For mains we ordered chicken chow mein which was also excellent, not at all greasy which is so often a problem.

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Adrian Batstone . 2021-02-06

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Food was lovely. Collected the order and they brought it to the car.

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Ange . 2021-01-16

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Ordered tonight for the first time. Was really good and lady in the phone was very polite and was very good at her job, will be using all the time now, food arrived on time abs good quality

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Sam knijff . 2021-01-08

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I ordered food at an early hour was told 45 minutes delivery. An hour and 15 minutes later I rang to be told ohhhh we are packing it now could be another 30 minutes they did explain they are busy now but not when I ordered? I spoke to the manager who was not helpful and cancelled my order and refunded my money(I think) but no delivery out of curiosity I rang back to comferm this and was told this is correct please avoid in reflection this is not a very professional organisation

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Russ Selwood . 2020-11-27

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Used Alex wok for many years,always beautiful food and awesome service!

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Natalie Hordle . 2020-11-21

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Had a delivery from here for the first time, took one mouthfull of the chicken and realised it was uncooked and still frozen, phoned to complain the owner admitted it was frozen but refused to refund me, visited his shop still after showing him the food he refused to refund me, now off to the environmental health, stay away cheap frozen food

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Z4115OPleeh . 2020-10-30

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Speedy delivery by cheerful drivers and great food, we visit at least once a month treat.

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T C . 2020-09-17

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Good fresh food, polite and always accommodating. Thank you!

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Ben Promitzer . 2020-08-27

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exceptional meal for the family great chinese cuisine

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jon horton . 2020-06-26

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Lucky to get a 1 star based on todays experience. We were sent a completely different order and the owner would do nothing about it as they were closing soon. No remorse, no apology and we just have tubs of food that we can't eat. Avoid them with a passion !!!!

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Marque Allan . 2020-03-20

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Best Chinese food and you don't wait too long for food to be delivered

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shirley corbin . 2020-03-07

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Good food and generous portion sizes. The guy at the till is also very friendly

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Shalom Varughese . 2020-01-26

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We have been very fortunate to have had this incredible family run takeaway provide a staff of 20 and 120 children with the most magnificent feast to celebrate Chinese New Year. The service was outstanding and the food was delicious. Children and staff had a huge smile of their faces and LOVED all the food. We can not thank you enough. Lots of new customers have just been made. Simply incredible!

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Lindsey Hunnisett . 2020-01-25

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We have been very fortunate to have had this incredible family runt takeaway provide a staff of 20 and 120 children with the most magnificent feast to celebrate Chinese New Year. The service was outstanding and the food was delicious. Children and staff had a huge smile of their faces and LOVED all the food. We can not thank you enough. Lots of new customers have just been made. Simple incredible!

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Hunnisettkandl . 2020-01-24

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This is one of the best takeaways in the area, really good quality food, and very friendly staff!!!

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Ting Goode . 2019-12-15

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Good range of food with fast good quality food

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Reuben Tarrant (RMT Gaming) . 2019-12-14

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If you are Gluten free give thema miss most boreing food Ever . Never again worthwmoney

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Christina Brown . 2019-10-25

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Called in for a real quick takeaway in the car. Friendly, quick, hot large portions....perfect! Thanks, when we are passing through we will use you again... I would have no problem recommending...

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Glen_Bax . 2019-09-23

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I wouldn't know, didn't go there.

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Roxanne Harvey . 2019-05-31

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Amazing food, always delivered warm and on time, tasty and fresh. We have been ordering from them for a year now and their food is fantastic. We have tried many of chinese take aways around the town to compare but this one is unbeatable.

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Clifton Walk . 2019-05-29

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