Chinatown Restaurant in Peterborough

I can't remember a time when we didn't have regular takeaways from Chinatown and guessed it was probably about time to do a review! It's always been our go-to and for good reason. I've lived all around the country and I've never found food as good as this from a chinese takeaway. None of neon-glow sauce you get from lesser places, just proper well cooked fresh food. The food quality is excellent. I perhaps wouldn't overly recommend the restaurant (atmosphere not amazing...), the takeaway side is where the business is. Having said that I'd love to see them do something like a buffet on a Sunday, I think that would work really well (in the style of Thai Gardens in Rothwell). I've had many favourite dishes over the years but highlights are Stir fried beef cantonese style, satay chicken, sweet and sour chicken hong kong style and chicken curry. Please never retire!

Went with friends . We had the set menu which included the best lemon chicken I have ever tasted. We all really enjoyed the meal and would thoroughly recommend the restaurant. Dont understand why it isn't more crowded.

Ordered a take away...found the whole experience perfect. Lovely lovely food. Everyone really enjoyed it... thinking we're going to eat in your restaurant. Only lived here for 6 years Thank you

I ordered Chicken Chop Suey and Egg fried rice and added a portion of Chinese vegetables. When I arrived home, the rice was boiled rice and not fried rice. Disappointing. The chicken in the Chop Suey was slimy and without texture - was it chicken ? The Chinese vegetables, yet to be eaten, appeared fine, but .............. Overall very dissatisfied, not at all what I expected.

We live in Oundle and this restaurant is always our go to Chinese takeaway! The food is delicious we never have to wait long and the service is great. If you’re looking for a fantastic Chinese takeaway then we would definitely recommend it !

Just ordered a takeaway from here and it’s absolutely disgusting . The sweet and sour sauce was yellow and once putting it over the meal, it became apparent that it was just vegetable oil. Food straight in the bin and very disappointed.

We had a selection of dishes which were all freshly made and tasty. NOT the usual gluey sauce, but crisp veg, tender chicken / meat and pretty well seasoned. The fried rice and noodles were also good and not at all oily. Shame they do t deliver!

Friday nights aren’t the same without a takeaway Chinese from China Town in Oundle - has been our staple for nine years. Definitely the best Chinese food in the area. Food always fresh and well presented. Highly recommend duck and Szechuan beef but all dishes I’ve had very good.

The restaurant was empty when we walked in at 7:00. The lady up front seemed annoyed that we had arrived and interrupted her talk with the two children there. She seated up gruffly and plopped menus down on the table. When I opened the menu I was astonished at how negative the first page was, glaring type announced that: There was a minimum of £7 per person Gratuity was not included Tap water would not be served unless another drink was ordered as well. There is not more that could have been done to make my wife and I feel unwelcome. We left before we ordered anything, much less asked for a glass of tap water! I am happy to say we walked to another restaurant and n Oundle and had great service, a welcoming staff and amazing food!

We have been using China Town for years and have never had a bad experience. Quite the reverse. Food is great, arrives quickly and is piping hot. Service is friendly and on one occasion when we arrived after they had closed the kitchen they reopened for us. The manager is knowledgeable and professional, very courteous, and the staff are polite and well trained. We like the Szechwan beef and the lemon chicken as our usual, but often order something new for interest, and have not had a bad dish yet. We eat in and take out depending. Love this restaurant and am genuinely shocked the see such poor reviews. Agree with other poster, can only be someone with a grudge or an exceedingly poor palate! As for the chap who said the seaweed is curly cale he needs an education in culinary arts as well as spelling.

Quite a chilli restaurant in the mids of winter.. heaters blowing out cool air!!! WaIter wearing a body warmer, clients keeping jackets on. Accommodated vegan fried rice. And vegan food, plant power! Place needs tlc. Prob wont go again.

Just after sitting down to a take away from this chinese, and safe to say it will be the last, appauling food and expensive too, curry was tasteless and like water, sweet and sour was just red vinegar. The chicken balls had no chicken in them and the chips are rank. Felt the need to write a review so no other poor soul wastes their money here.

Give this place a miss and make the trip to either Thrapston or Peterborough. I am still in disbelief that a chinese restaurant had no rice (Seriously!) there is a tesco express 50 yards away, go buy some instead of telling customers you have no rice!!! Would never return here

Been here before, and saw the same man who took our order which came quite quick, at home we found the food still very hot but to be honest it was really quite bland lacking in flavor and quite disappointing, they were very quiet so maybe not the normal chef

Never before have I been so appalled. To start with on entry the prices were a bit steep. Ordered my food and drink and returned back as didn't want to wait in the restaurant for half an hour to check the screen shot as he refused to give me a receipt to find I had been charged £1.80 for a CAN of coke. Called back to confirm and the lad said "yeah that's right but I dont make the prices" I requested a refund of £3.60 as there was no way I was prepared to pay that amount for a can. Arrived at 2105 as requested only to discover the order was late and when I confirmed I wanted a refund for the drinks he tried to charge me again for the food. I told him I had paid him in full not 40 minutes ago and his oppo said yes he paid, he then replied with oh yeah forgot to mark it. Didn't say sorry or anything... 20 minutes later food arrives. Took it back and discovered that the food was of below standard, the sweet and sour sauce had an aftertaste and what was supposed to be crispy seaweed is in fact curly Cale. I know this as I had someone I know check it for me and there was no taste of salt or the usual seaweed taste. The wanton soup tastes like dish water. There were no added vegetables like I have had at other establishments that offer this dish and the wantons themselves were heavy and the interior had no taste. Needless to say I will not be returning and I have retained a bag of the cake to send to trading standards to show false advertising. If they had turned round and said sorry about the wait or the fact they are out of seaweed I would be a bit happier.

we enjoyed our meal, better than a lot of Chinese restaurants we have experienced. The staff were helpful and the restaurant itself was comfortable and pleasing surroundings, The music was very nice and very much in the background, not intrusive like a lot of restaurants....

We have eaten there twice in the last year and we really can't fault it. We are hoping to go again tonight as long as they are open. It took me ages to find this place on line as I couldn't believe some of the...

Not very impressed, the food was edible at best. The king prawn balls tasted just like they had come from the chippy down the road not from a chinese restaurant. Then came the bill and oh my god how much for a meal for two...

The food here was incredible, I had the crispy chicken with chilli sauce and you could tell it was cook professionally as with the crispy chicken bits you could taste the Chinese spices init, also the way the food was presented on the plate was...

The food at Chinatown Oundle is easily the best food I've ever had at a Chinese restaurant, I had the Crispy chicken with chilli and garlic sauce, BBQ spare ribs and chips. All very nice and the service was excellent. The restaurant also has a...

My husband and I had a wonderful meal tonight at Chinatown. I had my absolute favourite, lemon chicken. It was beautifully cooked and my husband really enjoyed his sweet and sour crispy chicken. We thoroughly recommend a visit to Chinatown, you won't be disappointed.

I thought I would give the restaurant a try noting a few people already dining as I passed by this eatery. I really wished I had not bothered. The food was edible - nothing special. It is overpriced for the quality of dishes they serve....

Don't!!! Just don't!! use this place. I have never in my life been given such a disgusting meal as a takeaway. The pork balls were not balls they looked more like lumps of disfigured batter with over cooked hard pork in the middle. The rest...

This is the most expensive and hideous Chinese take-away I have ever had. The mushrooms in the fried noodles were rubbery and sour, clearly past their eating date, and the meal was completely tasteless. We also ordered a prawn curry and there were hardly any...

I ordered a set meal from the menu and added a few extra dishes.When I returned home and opened the dishes, the meal was over cooked, and had clearly been last nights left overs reheated and deep fried again! The ribs were tasteless and dry,...

Food is pleasant but nothing special. Decor is dated and the Menu looks adventurous but is average in execution. Overly priced for the quality. Staff are friendly and attentive.

If you are visiting Oundle, this is one of the few options for dinner. Food was nice, but you can get better Chinese food if you venture out of town a bit.

Popped in for a Chinese with my wife after work. The restaurant was cold and had no atmosphere. I had a half of beer (£3.50 )and my wife a flat coke pored from a half empty 2 litre bottle (£1.80) our 2yr old son had...

My wife and I enjoy Chinese food and went to this restaurant in Oundle having recently moved to the area. The service was poor and when the food arrived we were dissapointed. The portions were small and the crispy duck arrived having been chopped up...

We visited this family run restaurant early on a Saturday evening just after they had opened. The staff are mainly young boys, either from the town or studying at the public school which dominates Oundle. Being early in the academic year some of the staff...