Blue Orchid in Havering

Food was lovley went there for my birthday 🎂 thankyou

Very nice place . We were a party of 8. Food lovely, service great. All the food came at the same time. Absolutely no problems all the food orders correct and tasty. Though there was a bit too much ginger in mine. We will be going again.

All the testimonials that I'd had recommending the Blue Orchid raved about the place. After going there for the first time recently, I now understand why. The food is outstanding, the staff unfailingly polite, the service excellent. I only wish that I'd taken enough of an appetite to do justice to the Set Meal that we'd ordered. The vast majority of the reviews of this place are eulogies; if you go there yourself, you'll see why. I'd give this place six stars if I could. NB For avoidance of doubt, booking is definitely recommended. Don't turn up on spec, particularly on the weekend, and expect to get in.

It was my birthday and I've been to this restaurant before as a treat. The staff were very accommodating and friendly. Food was plentiful and very fresh everything to starters of prawn toast ( which was thick with prawns and beautifully fresh , satay chicken , calamari and mains of chicken curry, salt an pepper chicken , beef chow mein , chicken balls it was all very nice . We had about 6 mains around 6 starters and various chow mein and rice dishes. The Satay sauce was something else. My grandson is fussy but he even ate with gusto. Everything is done to perfection here that's why we love it as a treat.. Will definitely be back in the new year

I have been going to The Blue Orchid for a number of years now and it never fails to deliver exceptional food. The standard they set is very high by the wonderful hospitality to the delicious most amazing well cooked food! A wonderful family owned business that welcomes everyone through its doors 😁

Lovely dinner with the family over the weekend. Super friendly family owned business… really attentive staff, really tasty food.. highly recommend the ginger prawn and aubergine dishes!

We had a lovely family meal here (6 of us) last Sunday. The food was great and service very good too, perfect for a meal with just a partner (quite romantic) or as a family. It's not cheap, so if you are on a tight budget, maybe this not the place for you. Our bill for 4 with (1 large beer and 3 cokes) was £94. We thought the price for aromatic duck was very expensive- half a duck was £37.50, think that is a liberty so we got 1/4 of duck instead for £18.50 which is more realistic. Tasted lovely though. My sister and her boyfriends bill was £48 was fine for her, we all agreed food was lovely n inside restaurant was very nicely decorated etc. Would come here again as service and food was very good.

Excellent Singapore Vermicelli ; The best Chicken + Cashew Nuts in Bean Sauce that we can remember ; Very efficient service ; Thank You

Hands down the best Chinese restaurant around Amazing food, lovely staff and a really reasonable price Takeaway easily matches the quality in house and great portions

Fabulous place food delicious 😋 Will be back very soon Lovely staff and management 👌🏼

Staying nearby we visited here for an impromptu lunch. We were given a set lunch menu which appears to be good value. We instead opted for the full menu, sharing a variety of starters and main courses. The mixed starter, my son had he really enjoyed, especially the prawn toast, the best he’s ever had. Unfortunately they didn’t have my favourite prawn dumplings that day so I tried the pork ones, my husband liked them, personally I didn’t. The noodle dish was very tasty, and the chicken balls contained large pieces of chicken breast..with wine and beer our meal for 3 was a reasonable £100. Service was prompt and polite. Not the very best Chinese I’ve eaten in, but enjoyable nevertheless.

Visited for lunch from the £12.50 menu which is outstanding value. Portions are big and food served piping hot. Place cannot be faulted

Fantastic Dinner. Highly recommend. Bosh

Excellent food best ribs I’ve ever had staff are so friendly & price not to bad

Been going here since I was a kid we love the food and the owner, best Chinese around!

Very good value, good service. My wife and I had a very pleasant experience one lunch time. Will go back when we can 0

Lovely service Very quick Lovely staff

Amazing food. Friendly staff. Lovely restaurant.

Couldn't get in at first, due to a gargantuan buffoon shouting "Bosh" and "Char-min"..turns out he's some sort of YouTube z lister who frequently takes over the place at the expense of other customers..the staff all indulge him and seem to forget about other diners. I did notice he smelled of biscuits and soy sauce.

We loved the place and the food. The waiters were talking to a delivery guy so were a bit preoccupied. We took my ninety year old disabled dad who couldn’t make it up the many stairs to the toilet so we will not be booking again.

Having seen rave reviews, I expected this place to be spectacular. I wasn't dazzled but it was good. I had house special crispy chow mein, all the meats were well cooked, as were the prawns and the sauce was very delicately but deliciously flavoured but it was lacking variety, there was no squid, no belly pork, no roast duck, no fish cake or fish balls and there were no mushrooms. Where I go in Manchester, I'm used to the very best, this didn't quite match up. My partner had roast duck with pineapple, that was delicious. We shared salt and chilli spare ribs and they were very tasty, not aggressively salty, lots of onions and veggies served with it. The staff were great, very attentive and polite. Absolutely brilliant service. I would go back.

I took my sister here for her birthday today with our lady friends the food was outstanding the staff were friendly only downside was no toilets downstairs so not disabled friendly and no where to park. But we had a lovely meal and would go back.

Restaurant looks nice, but food is absolutely awful, soggy chips, lack of flavour, chicken curry with rice was very bland, pork ribs in sauce just standard! The only thing that was nice was the chicken balls. Definitely won't be going here again 😒

Amazing food! You can taste that they do not use old or re-used oil to cook their food. Very cosy atmosphere inside, and even though it is next to a roundabout that is extremely busy, as soon you enter, you are teleported into the most pleasant place you can be. Came here today for the first time to get some food for takeaway and was greeted by the nice team. Richard is an absolute professional. The Carlsberg I had while waiting for the food was fresh, crisp and cooled to perfection. Go there and you will not be disappointed!

We travelled to Romford for a night out and a Chinese. I'd been following Blue Orchid and thought we'd give it a go. This isn't your standard Chinese with syruppy sauces , it's possibly the best Chinese I've ever had and I've had a lot in my 48 years. The ribs fell off the bone, spicy pork was a first for me and utterly delicious, the Cantonese beef was exceptional , honey roast pork a bit fatty but kung po chicken lovely. Service was great owners had time for you . It's not cheap but you get what you pay for. Bosh

Best Chinese restaurant in Romford will always go there when visiting my daughter

Been here a couple of times, and its always lovely in there, tasty food and the staff are very welcoming and always happy to help. 😊

Nothing to go overboard about, the food is no better than any other Chinese that I have been to , the draught beer was rather flat , but they do have bottles , there was four of us and the food comes up in dribs and drabs by the time that the last dish arrived on our table our rice was only warm , as I have said the food tasted OK but we won't be rushing to visit again .

Food was good, better than the average Chinese that's for sure. The service was superb, we were booked for 6pm but some of our party arrived late, but they were totally fine with it not rushing us but telling us to take our time. I would highly recommend the Blue Orchid, good food, great service.

Boshhhhhhhh Best Chinese I’ve had in years . Owner is lovely and made us feel so welcome . This will be now our local

Went in Nov23. Definitely worth a another visit in all respect. Went again in April24. The service can be rated more than 5*. Enjoyed the house Red. Capital Spare ribs were nice flavour, good size, meaty, juicy and tender. Next time would like to try the other choices of spare ribs on the menu. The sizzling prawns are very nice. The sauce has a very slight touch of sweetness that helps bring out the sweetness of the prawns (clever!). Again a good size portion and nice tender prawns that are not over cooked. The szechuan chicken is spicy hot. Personally would have enjoyed it more with bit more of flavour of than just heat. Loved the tender ginger pieces to in it along with other vegetables. Again a good size portion. Their chilli oil is the best I have had. Very fiery!! Will definitely visit again and again and sit at table2 (table for 2) when next in the area!

Nice place to have a meal great food and a very good selection of drinks from soft to alcohol also a great selection of desserts to. For the first time customer I was shocked at the bill being over £100 pounds. For me and my friend. Would I come back maybe.

This restaurant has and is an outstanding Chinese restaurant. Romford institution! Visited today and ate from the lunchtime menu £12.50 per person to pick off selected dishes menu sheet. Food came piping hot & freshly cooked & this also included tea/coffee. Excellent value for money

I was working away and visited this Chinese. Absolutely mouthwatering definitely recommend

The food is obviously the best Chinese. That's a given. Not forgetting any boxers or families of them. The service, hospitality, care and humanity encapsulated both family, work ethic, altruism and expertise. I'll never order a take away from anywhere again. Plus if meeting a client, then done deal, with good food.

Cannot believe the amount of delusional people in the reviews, best chinese in the area,best chinese I've ever eaten etc etc, what a load of rubbish, this place is bang average, but the prices are out of this world, there's far better and cheaper chinese restaurants in the local area, wongs in collier row to name just one, I think you're all blinded by the decor, which to be fair is top notch, but the only other thing about this place that is top notch is the prices, I think they need to realise they are in Romford not the West end. Near enough £270 for 5 people, 1 diet coke and 1 cider the rest of us had tap water. Absolute p*ss take, I don't know about anyone else but I like to be kissed before I get f***ed. 100 percent will not be going back here again

Excellent here been eating there for 43 years I love it its my favourite Chinese restaurant I go for my birthday and wedding anniversary each year, going on the 14th Dec

Probably the best Chinese I've ever had..very nice restaurant,staff great and our food was 1st class. Will be returning soon

Without a doubt, the best Chinese Restaurant in the area. Great food, hospitality and ambience.

£16.50 for 8 prawn balls, taking the absolute piss. I made a genuine mistake by paying £2 less with cash and the waiter joked ‘ I know your kind’ this really ruined my night and will not be coming back

Amazing food, service impeccable, staff friendly and attentive, you have to visit this restaurant 😋

Came here for a nice meal with my family before my birthday, food was really good, great service, and atmosphere was pretty chill. Would recommend 👍🏻

Best food i have ever eaten, king prawns in black bean sauce is amazing, king prawn balls are fantastic, singapore chow mein lovely, curry sauce full of flavour, restaurant has a lovely ambience, staff are amazing make you feel very welcome, best restaurant i have been to, amazing, Impeccable.

I have been searching for years to find the best restaurant, i travel from westminster to blue orchid in romford, it is worth travelling, you will not find better, people in romford is amazing, i had king prawn balls i could tell they are fresh with the highest quality, proper curry sauce full of flavour, chips cooked in vegetable oil, king prawns in black bean sauce amazing perfection, finest seafood, enjoyed the banana fritters the staff are amazing.

Another lovely birthday dinner for my son Segun. Fantastic food, service and company x

Absolutely phenomenal food from this establishment! You will never be disappointed, that is guaranteed. If you love Chinese cuisine, then you’ll love The Blue Orchid. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

First time coming here food amazing I definitely coming back thank you

Just got. Takeaway from here. Charge extortionate prices. I got half a container of curry sauce for £3 each. Chips that were soggy for £4.20 And food is not all that. Absolute rip off

Always a great welcome and great food

Food was 10/10 with amazing customer service to match. Bosh!

Delicious food enjoyed by all. We recommend the.. Shredded chicken chow mein Plain chow mein Special fried rice Egg fried rice Sweet and sour chicken balls Spicy pork Sweet and sour chicken charcoal-style Shredded chilli beef Salt and chilli king prawn Mini pancake rolls Sesame prawns on toast Curry sauce and chips

The home of big John does not disappoint. BOSH!

The blandest Chinese food I’ve ever had it. Not worth the high price at all. Literally had no taste of seasoning. Take away. Good customer service

On my hunt for an excellent chinese restaurant/takeaway i finally decided to try blue orchid . Seeing the restaurant nestled on north street roundabout for many years i thought it looked very good and quite upmarket . Unfortunately after parting with 60 of my hard earned pounds for a dinner for 2 adults and 2 children takeaway , i was very disappointed with the very plain , ordinary bland food . Nothing exceptional at all, acceptable food . But not worth the upmarket price tag . Could have brought a similar dishes from another takeaway restaurant for at least a 3rd of the price less .

What an amazing Chinese! Best sit down menu I've had,! Staff are friendly

Visited recently and it was our first time coming here. A lovely family owned restaurant with great service and food. Reasonably priced - however the spicy pork dish was not spicy at all and tasted very sweet like BBQ sauce, that was the only thing we didn't like. Portion sizes are very decent too.

Absolutely 💯 superb..nothing was a trouble, staff treated us as one of the family We ordered lots of different dishes. 5 adults one teenager and everyone was catered for This place is quality .

Food was excellent ,service was attentive and quick. Would come back

This family run restaurant is a hidden gem. We always treat ourselves to quiet birthday dinner here and it never disappoints. Top tip book your table in advance as it is bustling especially on a Friday and Saturday night.

We have been before forgotten how good this restaurant was will be going on a regular basis 👍👍

Good food and service.. first time I’ve been and would definitely go back.. I recommend this restaurant to anyone…😃🥂

The Best Chinese food I have ever had been dining there for 20 years all my family use this restaurant 10 Star

Hadn't been here for about 12 years and was delighted to find that the food and service were just as good as i remember. Fantastic place, highly recommended

Very disappointing, expensive Chinese one of my party ended up vomitting after eating from the restaurant, the only thing we had eaten different was prawns in garlic will not be returning

I went here because the great Johnny Fisher recommended it. Bosh..The restaurant has a good atmosphere and was nicely busy for a Thursday night. Service was very attentive but not overbearing. Food was excellent. Thank you big John for the tip.

Very busy, which is a good sign. Enjoyable meal and generous portions. Good all round.

Always a pleasure to eat here. Friendly staff, great food and always a nice atmosphere

One of the best Chinese I've had. BOSH!

Lunch special excellent value. Good service.

Always an experience, with spectacular food, excellent service, and a great ambience. Two floors, both cosy

Recently had friend's 60th birthday dinner here upon another friend's recommendation. We had a wonderful time, there was 4 of us and the place was fully booked. The portions were decent size and we ordered 4-portion sharing platter of appetiser, and a couple mains (crispy duck pancakes, mix vegetables, fried rice, steamed sea bass and beef with oyster sauce). We shared the mains between us and we were all satisfied and full at the end of the meal that we didn't have room for dessert. The sesame prawn toasts and spicy shredded beef were amazing. Would definitely recommend this place. Hands down the best Chinese restaurant I’ve ever been to in a long time, and will definitely be coming back! Only downside is there isn't any parking near the place, the closest local car parks were about 7 minutes walk (Romford Brewery or Liberty Mall).

Perfection. I can't praise the food, staff and management enough. We have been eating here for 5 years regularly and a further 20 years previously Normally I list what we have. All I will say that a Chinese restaurant that only uses fresh ingredients hits every spot. Every dish I have ever had has been perfect. They specialise in seafood and am sure nothing sees a freezer. It is fresh and meaty as it should be. Not the cheapest but you get what you pay for. We only go here and avoid all the cheap imitations. Advice is to book ahead as it is really hard to get in. Two floors of perfect food. Nothing is ever too much for them to make your experience perfect. A family business that deserves all our support.

Fantastic food best Chinese in romford

Best chinese i have ever had every dish second to none

Second visit in a couple of weeks and the food, and service was as going as before. Very tasty and hot as meals should be served.

Delicious food Fantastic service

What a very pleasant experience Richard and the staff were welcoming and friendly. The ambience of the restaurant was great and is well appointed with a good decor. The menu is extensive with all the classic and a few with additional items. The food was of a very high standard and plentiful.

Amazing food, best Chinese i have had. Been coming here for years and never had a bad meal. I moved area so don’t come as often however i came for my Birthday last December and am always pleasantly surprised how delicious and fresh the food is. Ray and Richard have been doing a great job for many many years.

Enjoyed my mother's day meal here, very helpful staff, and food very good, would recommend to others,.

lovely food, lovely staff, lovely price. Me and the family have been dining here for 5 years. Love it.

First time at the Blue Orchid, the food was very good, the waitress that served us was excellent. I think it was very expensive for what we had.

Super! First ever visit and had to leave a review - Delicious food freshly prepared, great ambiance, friendly staff and well priced. Would highly recommend! Book a table to avoid disappointment

Best Chinese I've had for ages. Every dish was amazing. Restaurant was fully booked however they still went out of their way to accommodate us. The staff were lovely and very attentive. Will definitely be returning soon.

Been going here for 50 years best Chinese ever

Very good value lunch and good choice of set meals

I believe we came here shortly after our marriage in 1973. There is a tasty reason while we return time over time these years. Times change and now my wife is disabled and is always treated with the same kindness and attention. Richard follows in his grandfather tradition in being the genial host. I had the sizzling beef dish this time. They were very busy for a Thursday evening (maybe the new Friday?) and the service was slower, but hey not a problem for us.

Had a wonderful time, there was 11 of us and even for that amount of people the service was unbelievable. The prawn toast was amazing, the beef sizzler blwas excellent but the honey prawns were the star of the show. Would definitely recommend this place.

Fantastic customer care. You can't fault anything about this super special restaurant.

B2 is a winners dinner Boshhhhh

Chicken egg spicy noodles are really awesome. I did not expect the taste I was actually looking for but I just got the exact taste more than my expectations. I really love this restaurant with good ambience and good people. Highly recommend..❤❤

First Time today. Staff very friendly and excellent service. Food was very fresh and amazing. Will definitely be going back.

Best chinese in Romford and still is

I have eaten at The Blue Orchid several times over the past couple of months. The food is really tasty and the portions are generous. The customer service is excellent. Plenty of staff on hand to serve and ensure you have everything you want.

Gorgeous food and atmosphere. The staff are wonderful too.

Food and service was great as usual, have visited Blue Orchid for over 20 years and it never disappoints, will be returning for many more.

Amazing food. Attentive staff beautiful ambiance and nothing is ever too much.

Lovely food if you like Chinese, lots of choice .

Please don't do this to yourself, your body and wallet deserve better.

Really nice. Friendly and nice food.

It was my first time eating here and I loved the food. The staff provided excellent service and treated well. My only negative comment is I felt as though one of the employees smelled, something I didn't expect.