China Garden in West Berkshire

Good old school proper Chinese take-away, every dish cooked properly, (eg perfect noodle texture) and generous portion. Very friendly customer service. My 13 year old son and I were very happy.

My family and I are quite the regular now of China Garden. The food is very authentic and tastes nice, and isn’t over inflated in cost.

Quite bland food which was also jelly in consistency. We had a vegetarian and a beef dish and both had similar feedback Not going back there

Always had good food from China garden used them for years always nice hot food and very tasty 😋

Good comfort food. They also customised the spice level on request

I wasn't that keen on the food tbh , it was ok and cooked well , fairly large portions, but I don't know , I dont think the ingredients were the best if I'm completely honest.. nice enough service, though, and the price was reasonable , parking was a little bit tricky but not impossible

First time we’ve had a takeaway from here and won’t have another. My husbands curry was quite thin and my chow menu was just so salty. Also virtually no chicken in the noodles and very little in the curry. They did answer the phone promptly when Howan was continually engaged ……maybe that’s why.

Used as normal Chinese was closed. My meal for one: Sweet and Sour chicken balls were solid as they were so overcooked. Even peeling the batter off didn't help. Beef in mushrooms had a sauce that was like jelly in texture. I genuinely don't know how that was managed. The special fried rice had one token shrimp, bit of pork and bit of chicken, and was overcooked and sliceable. All had too much salt. My partners food: Beef chow mein was ok but lacked flavour. The salt and pepper chicken wings were overcooked. We went at opening today and my partner was the only customer. We have chucked over half away of the food. Won't be visiting again.

Used as normal Chinese was closed. My meal for one: Sweet and Sour chicken balls were solid as they were so overcooked. Even peeling the batter off didn't help. Beef in mushrooms had a sauce that was like jelly in texture. I genuinely don't know how that was managed. The special fried rice had one token shrimp, bit of pork and bit of chicken, and was overcooked and sliceable. All had too much salt. My partners food: Beef chow mein was ok but lacked flavour. The salt and pepper chicken wings were overcooked. We went at opening today and my partner was the only customer. We have chucked over half away of the food. Won't be visiting again.

Staff were friendly, prices reasonable, and service quite quick. The ribs were cooked nicely but the flavour was weak. The kung po chicken and sweet chilli chicken flavour was just ok, but the consistency of the sauce was almost wallpaper paste like, very gloopy and unpalatable. The chicken was overcooked and rubbery. The egg fried rice tasted strange, like it had been fried in old oil. Prawn crackers were quite soft (but free), Chips were ok though. It's a shame as we were really looking forward to it. I hope for their sake they can take this constructively and make some changes for the better. RD

The hot and sour soup was too sweet. The fried rice was bland and Singapore noodle was burnt and lacking taste as well. Never again!!!

Awful food, with stateless processed chicken form cubes. I will never go back, so disappointing, choosing cheap tasteless ingredients over customer satisfaction. AVOID .

Good fair priced Chinese take away

Just awful. Got set menu c. Chicken was poor quality, sauces were just cheap syrup, black bean beef smelt like sweat and urine. I've never written a review before but this is so bad it inspired me to write one.

Excellent value for money,super friendly staff, never in the whole time of using these people have I ever had a complaint.

Chicken balls were over cooked and mostly batter, chicken in black bean sauce was not chicken in black bean sauce, beef chow mein had a few small pieces of beef, and the Crispy chilli beef was covered in a horrible goey syrupy sauce. We called them to complain and they hung up. Don't waste your money at China Garden.

The worst Chinese I've ever had! Chicken balls were over cooked and mostly batter, chicken in black bean sauce was not chicken in black bean sauce, beef chow mein had a few small pieces of beef, and the Crispy chilli beef was covered in a horrible goey syrupy sauce. We called them to complain and they hung up. Don't waste your money at China Garden.

Excellent little local Chinese takeaway

About what you'd expect. Tasty, but nothing extraordinary.

Great little takeaway. Reasonably priced tasty food. I've been a regular for years and they've never let me down.

Ordered a takeaway for collection from here on New Year’s Eve. It wasn’t ready for collection when they said it would be (waited another 30 mins after collection time - it was very busy though at New Year) however food was good when finally ready and lots of it.

Decent Chinese meal. Got a takeaway from here once. Ordered egg fried rice, seaweed, sweet & sour chicken balls and prawn crackers

We don't normally eat take-aways but Covid19 has changed so many things. So, yearning for a Chinese meal I ordered from the China Garden, based on Trip Advisor feedback. I have to say I was impressed. Firstly the staff were friendly and efficient, the food was tasty and in fact the portions were extremely generous and the price just fine. So they have my vote for the future.

Fancied a takeaway tonight - first time since lockdown unless you count McD's. I walk past this place several times a week but never ventured in but I thought I'd give it a go. Got the set meal for one for £8.80 and even by time I'd walked the 10 mins or so home it was still hot. More than I could eat so the cat got some too. Will visit again

Food nice and hot but order incorrect despite repeating three times. Prawn crackers stale!! This 0lace is normally very good, disappo8nted 5onight.

Lovely friendly lady and food good as usual

Had sweet and sour pork balls thre worst I have ever had.

Very tasty food and fast service with friendly staff.

Staying local I bought king prawn curry and beef in black bean and green pepper sauce with fried rice . Probably the nicest people own the China and the food was superb will use again thanks

Good food, quick service...better than a Chinese not so far up the hill without the wait :-)

Excellent food take away. Prompt service Food is tasty

No taste or flavour and chips seemed cooked in old oil. Not good at all.

Newbury no longer has a Chinese sit down restaurant....we lost the Laurel several years ago and nothing has come close since. However, China Garden despite looking unpromising, really does come up trumps with its food. It appears to be run by a mother and daughter, daughter covering front of house. The food is always piping hot, very tasty, very pleasing. Delighted we have this great take away on our doorstep.

It was the only Chinese open on Boxing day. Food was OK but there are better take aways.

Food was nasty I paid £15 for a chicken chow main with no chicken in it chicken balls burnt and some had no chicken in it and fatty chicken rice and BBQ sauce chicken was rock hard will never go back

Ordered first and last time from here. Only moved here recently fancied a nice Chinese and this was awful :(

Standard Chinese takeaway. No frills but food is good enough.

Great food and service. Best order by phone. Always add 5 - 10 min to order ready time as they are busy.

So this was probably the last Chinese on my list to try as couldn’t find one that was any good since moving to Newbury and couldn’t keep travelling to Thatcham as it was cold when I got home. I ordered by phone and the lady was very polite and helpful. The building is very small and with the big black curtain it looks quite off putting. The food was ready when they said it would be and wasn’t that expensive. We had the mixed starters, half a duck, extra pancakes, crispy chilli beef, crispy chilli chicken, sweet and sour chicken, egg fried rice and noodles. Reasonably priced £40 for 5 people. Everything was lovely the only niggle was there was too much batter on the chicken balls ... but they weren’t greasy and the chicken was nice. Everything was lovely and tasty and would definitely use again... just a shame they don’t deliver

Beef dishes are awesome.... Salt and pepper chicken is also very gud... But charge extra for making the dish spicy which is odd

Sweet and sour pork Hong Kong style😏

Really flavoursome food and friendly staff. Food tasted fresh. I ordered crispy chilli shredded beef and it was crispy and not a chewy challenge like I've had elsewhere. Shame they don't do delivery.

Good food and good value for money

Food was ok but a bit tasteless. Service was very friendly though

Another exquisite meal from China Garden! Definitely the best one around! Try the crispy chilli beef, it's amazing! Thanks again, see you next time!

I think it was awful,one of the worst Chinese meals I have ever had.It was that bad I could only finish half.I usually go to the lotus garden,but as I only had my card on me and they don't accept orders under £10 I had to try this place.I had sweet and sour pork hong kong style.It was horrible,it was just like syrup for sauce,too sickly sweet could not eat it and the "pork"There was hardly any pork in it just deep fried batter.I would recommend anybody steer clear of this one.I only thought I'd try as it had good reviews,but it always looked ropey.I should have trusted my instincts.

We always use this place as our chosen takeaway. The food is always good and the portion size is excellent. The place is clean and the staff ALWAYS have a smile and are friendly. To top it off, the prices are very reasonable. Very highly recommended, you won't be disappointed.

Always get lovely food here, and the service is genuinely with a big smile. I tried so many places in Newbury before this takeaway was recommended to me!

Best chinese takeaway in Newbury! Delicious food, lovely friendly staff and very good prices. I wont go anywhere else!

I'm a little boring, I tend to order the same thing when I have a chinese, but what i order from there tastes great and the staff are friendly.

The food is excellent and I think good value, and the staff are particularly smiling and friendly, so there are three reasons I like to go to China Garden!

Habiendo intentado reservar en un restaurante chino sentarse en Thatcham que estaba completamente lleno, decidimos llevar a Jardín de China. He usado este llevar varias veces en los últimos 5 años, su valor siempre fabulosa. . . normalmente muy sabroso y la mujer que toma los pedidos y las manos sobre el llevar siempre es muy agradable y amable. Pedimos un número enorme de platos que llegaron a poco más de 50 libras. . . Incluye Platos de gambas king. . . Char Sui, cerdo, res y BlackBean, rollos de tortitas y muchas cosas más. Estaba caliente y delicioso. De hecho esta noche mi marido y yo terminamos la comida. Gran relación calidad-precio nunca me ha decepcionado.

Always had good food and service here

Best BBQ sauce for a chinese takeout at newbury and the best chips, the Chicken and duck is great. Also better value for money the other takeouts nearby. The slightly shabby exterior is charming and the customer service is brillant

This little takeaway in Newbury is a great place to have food with a hint of homely food. Traditional takeaway menu selection. I love the fact the crispy duck is very crispy and dry.

Great sweet and sour dishes -probably the best I've had- but the prawn toast is so tiny they should be ashamed. Good value and good service. No deliveries, only take away.

Thoroughly disappointed, it was over cooked, you could taste the burnt batter and it had caramelised. Very disappointed after the other reviews

... en todos los sentidos: una cálida bienvenida, buena comida, pagar con tarjeta, servicio, etc. muy rápido Yo no haría en ningún otro sitio.

Love it here wouldn't go anywhere else Food lush Very good value for money Duck is by far the best Visiting Newbury then this take away is really good

You can't have a sit down meal here, but for a take away, you can do worse.The prices are about right for the area, and I tend to find their fried stuff nice and crunchy (sweet and sour balls, chips, etc).Service is always with a smile, and it's never a long wait.

Even if I haven't visted for a while, the lovely lady on the counter always remembers my favourite dishes. The best crispy chilli beef in Newbury and the special mandarin sauce dish has mixed meat and prawns in it and is gorgeous. Whatever we try is always exceptional. Never had a bad meal from here and always served with a smile.

I don't normally do reviews, but I feel I need to warn locals about the very poor quality of this food.I ordered a special curry with egg fried rice and a chicken chop suey with plain boiled rice, a portion of chips and a couple of crispy pancakes.The curry was truly disgusting. I have no idea how the sauce was made but it was almost black and had the consistency of a runny, lumpy jelly. The meat was nearly all chicken with one prawn, two small bits of what I assume was pork and some bits of stringy chewy beef. It was bulked out with lots and lots of onions. The chicken was obviously the cheapest cuts and so over-processed with water that it just dissolved in the mouth and were it not for the black goo sauce, would have been totally tasteless.The chicken chop suey was just the same processed chicken and beansprouts in a watery over-salted sauce. Not a single pea, carrot or bit of broccoli in sight. It's a toss-up between the two dishes which was the worst.....The chips were dry, over-cooked and looked (and tasted) like they had been made last week and reheated. I ate one chip and that was one too many!The pancake rolls were barely edible and just a dryer mix of what was in the chop suey dish in a thick, dry pancake roll - again - obviously made some time ago and reheated.Now, you can't get rice wrong - can you? Oh yes you can...! The boiled rice was OK, but over cooked and stodgy while the egg fried rice seemed to have little or no egg in it and had a nasty burned flavour.All in all, a horrendous experience. The chef needs to be sacked on the spot and someone who actually has a clue about cooking needs to be employed before word gets around about this place and they go out of business.There was one good thing about the China Garden, and that was the lady who takes the orders. She was polite and friendly with a lovely smile - just a shame the food is possibly the worst I have ever eaten...!!

Yes, the exterior is shabby but it's a decent little takeaway. The lady who's usually on the till is always cheerful and very pleasant, and the food's pretty good. I think the chips from Lotus Garden are slightly tastier than from here though!Handy location - China Garden is at the entrance to the road that leads to the south side of Newbury Station. I can't comment on delivery, as we've always gone in person. I've never had to wait very long for the food.

Love the Chinese here Quick and very good value for money The duck pancakes are my fave Just staying for a few night weather it's visiting family or staying in a hotel for business Very good takeaway delivery

We followed some other reviews and tried a meal from but we had an awful meal. The S&S chicken balls were at least a half inch thick in batter and cooked in dirty oil. The boiled rice was more like a paste and, the veg Foo Yung was burnt and was mostly onion. The prawns and black bean was poor as well. All in all very poor. It wasn't expensive but that isn't an excuse!

One of the rare things in life, a reliable good quality takeaway. This is our first choice for a chinese in Newbury, no they don't deliver but the quality and speed of service is always first rate, so i've been more than happy to collect. Good range of dishes on the menu and we've yet to have a bad experience. These guys are highly recommended.

Probably the best choice in Newbury for a Chinese takeaway. The service is quick and the food always tastes freshly prepared.

Always good food and it always ready very quickly. Good range of dishes. No home delivery but easy enough to park outside to pick up your order.

My boyfriend took me to this take-away only Chinese restaurant on our recent trip to visit his hometown. China Garden was good food at a good value. I felt like it was exactly the same type of fast food Chinese that was get back home in America. We had the pork balls, fried rice and a mixed veggie dish. All of it was very good.There was a problem processing our credit card from America. We did not have a problem with the card in any other place in the UK. Instead of fussing, we ran home to get cash for the meal. The woman working at the restaurant was very nice and understanding.If I lived in Newbury, this would likely be my go-to for Chinese take-away.Please visit my blog for more reviews and trip reports from our England vacation.