Chinese Express in St Albans

Simply the best chinese in st albans service always professional and always welcomed with a smile food simply amazing

We have been using Chinese Express for some time and you cannot fault the food nor the service. Always really good HOWEVER the prices have gone up so much lately. It’s actually quite unbelievable how much they now charge for their dishes. After many many years we are no longer going to be using them which is a shame. Ribs are now almost at £9, and rice more than £5! There is no way these price rises are justified. Plenty more Chinese take aways in St Albans for a lot less and it is there that we will now go. Local Facebook groups are saying the same thing…. Just for a little greedy especially in these tough times.

The quality of food is very good, nowhere else compares to the satay chicken or spare ribs from here for me, you actually get meat on the spare ribs here 😋 staff are lovely, everything I've ever ordered from here has been lovely, ive seen some bad reviews on here and im genuinely shocked, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The food was delicious and delivered early.

Aromatic duck is good. Would be better with freshly chopped spring onions and cucumber.

All good,on time no issues 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Really nice food as always thank you

poor quality food, appalling customer service never again

Really good food as usual thank you

Food was shocking!! Rice was horrible and blande and sweet and sour sauce was like vinegar. Haven't ordered Chinese in St.Albans for many many years and I wasn't impressed sadly.

One of the best Chinese takeaways in St Albans. The food was delicious

Lovely food as always thank you

Excellent food as always thank you

Disgusting burnt inedible food waste of money

Says enjoy your order and we haven’t even got it yet .already 10 mins past the latest delivery time

Poor quality food. Very disappointing. Chicken poor quality. Chicken balls and sauce awful taste.

MEAL WAS TASTELESS a WASTE OF MONEY how is this place open!! Chicken balls microwaved and very soft. I live 2 mins from the place. Sweet and sour sauce was sour no colour to it. And only half full. Very disappointed, feel like I have wasted my money. Even the children disliked it. Delivery driver ‘apparently’ didn’t have enough change. Considering he handles money. So he can smartly keep a tip. falsely paying for a service. I had to bin the food over £50 worth My advice honestly try another place. Or make your own as you will not get that Chinese experience here. I wish I saw the reviews before I brought the food. They are very true. Looking at other sites this place has are clearly false. Why am I writing to warn the fellow customer. To help them never make the mistake I made…..I feel like I have been robbed..Smh….

Fabulous just how I remember it years ago 👍

This just wasn’t a good Chinese

Order hasn’t turned up and when you try to call the restaurant it takes you through to their answering machine. Do not order from here we’ve had too many bad experiences with them this being the worst one.

Worst chinese food ever! Never had such bad experience. These meets was in my hot and sour soup, I can’t even rate their chow mein. Everything ended in the bin. Hopefully I won’t be sick. Dreadful

Good quality, perfect egg fried rice , and good variety for vegetarian choices.

I was really happy that it got here a bit earlier as we were really hungry, better early than late...food was really good, not the same pineapple rice I've had in Thailand but still really nice, I'll be ordering from them again, thank you.

For close to 15 years this has been our go-to Chinese takeaway, having sampled a range after moving to St Albans in 2006. I can’t vouch for a wide range of their dishes as we are creatures of habit in our selection, but what we get regularly (which includes capital spare ribs, prawn toast, pancake rolls, s n s chicken balls and occasions pancakes) is the best version of each of these I’ve tried anywhere. Furthermore, given we order about twice a month, they never get an order wrong (and there is scope for this as our kids do vary with their selections). They’re always very friendly as well as efficient.

Decent portion sizes. Great flavour. Would definitely recommend!

50 minutes late, wrong item delivered, never heard back from just eat

Food was hot, tasty and on time. Very pleased.

Sweet and sour balls very thick dough !!

Excellent hot food delivered very quickly!

Food was pretty good and came in good time would order again!

The food was okay but nothing to write home about.

Food not quality and not nice. disappointed with it !

forgot a main dish, lemon chicken was AWFUL it was slimy chicken some weird jelly lemon cordial. way to expensive for what it is

We ordered via Just Eat. The food arrived on time and was delicious and plentiful and hot. We will be ordering from here again.

Consistent quality from Chinese Express!

Food cold. And slip everywhere

Decent food and friendly staff. We had a range of dishes and shared. They all tasted good and service was fast.

Hot, tasty but sudden jump in prices unwelcomed.

Good, hot food delivered fast. No fuss.

The shredded chilly beef was very chewy and no nice at all. Very disappointed as it’s usually my favourite thing to eat.

Piping hot, fresh and very tasty - would definitely recommend.

Delivered between time shown All food was well packed and hot The duck was definitely not crispy and not that well cooked , disappointed Lemon chicken had a very strong lemon taste which overpowered the chicken may be better to have lemon sauce in small pot

Great food and some good non meat options. The veggie king prawns were really authentic. The vegetables were cooked perfectly. Will definitely use again.

I'm shocked how bad the food was, and it took an hour and a half to be delivered?!

Large order, steaming hot on arrival and delivered very quickly. Many thanks

Disappointed in the food. The sauce there is non with the crispy chilli beef and missing an item

Great food as usuals, only thing was one of the rice dishes was missing.

It arrived cold and the two containers leaked everywhere

After reading the reviews the food was very underwhelming. Duck was dry, no recognisable sweet & sour sauce, satay chicken sauce was strange, prawn balls needed to be cooked in fresh oil as really greasy and dark. Will be going back to Sam’s in London Colney.

Was so surprised how quick it arrived and lovely happy driver (rare these days)

Still lovely and hot and delivered on time, very nice food.

Noodles were tasteless didn’t eat anyone it, the prawns were cold

On road parking, which is normally available. Good access to the shop. Excellent staff. They handled my need to remove one ingredient from the dish ordered, without an issue. It was fun watching my meal be cooked. And it was exactly how I wanted it. This is my go to Chinese takeaway.

Great food. Great delivery. Love it!

Moved to the area 24 years ago and this is our only go to Chinese for a large or small takeaway. The food is constantly good, always tastes the same and lots of verity and choice. Never had a bad or wrong dish. I know you can book via various platforms but we always book direct and will collect or have delivered. By booking directly you pay the same or less and the takeaway does not lose out. 5* food 5* friendlyness 5* always clean fresh and hot. The negative nellies are wrong!!!!

Ordered beef in oyster sauce, but got sent beef and mushrooms instead? Still ate it, but not good 😌

Not sure I'll be ordering from here again. Unfortunately the better option was closed.

Food is usually a lot better… rice was quite stodgy and prawn toast was soggy… it tasted like it had been sitting for a while waiting for delivery. Considering the prices have gone up recently I am disappointed with the quality

I am very unhappy about the prices for this restaurant if you ring and order through restaurant u have to have atleast £18 worth of stuff to then be told I couldn't pay card when I have paid card with this place it for along as I have been getting food from here ( which is years) as I don't have cash I then go on just eat to then have to get £25!!!!!!! worth of stuff for one person ridiculous plus not only have to do pay £25 but the delivery charge of £3 onto for the same person to deliver. I'm really upset about this as I am a loyal customer and always order from here and now feel scammed something needs to change . If someone from store wants to contact me please feel free I would love to know how they feel this is fair to customers

Great food once more!! Love China Express!!

The food we received was excellent but one of our dishes was missing the udon and we have submitted for a refund. Thank you.

The food has no taste the duck is completely dry. Literally few pieces of meat. Chicken chow mein tastes like pot noodles. Regret ordering from here.

Rule number 1 - NEVER cheat on your regular takeaway!! This was THE worse Chinese I've ever had. I asked for small sized spring rolls and made it VERY clear but when I got home, opened the bag and I saw 2 BIG vegetable spring rolls🤦‍♀️ And I also ordered a Singapore vermicelli noodles but it was bland!! In my experience Singapore vermicelli is well spiced and tasty but this was disappointing to say the least. Never again! I wouldn't recommend.

Fantastic fantastic best Chinese in st Albans

We have ordered from here for a while and have always been impressed however the food was bland. They have increased their prices but the quality has decreased. Sorry won’t be ordering from here again.

Very disappointed in the Singapore noodles hardly any meat and very bland no flavour and definitely no spice!!! Every mouthful I ate was filled with a very large hard onion slice! My chicken satay was very slimy The curry was okay but once again more onions then anything else

Absolutely amazing food. This is definitely worth it if you are vegetarian!! Polite staff, food was hot and tasted amazing

Used to be my favourite takeaway in St Albans but today my order was a huge disappointment… tasted like microwaved food, spring rolls were soft not crunchy, nearly tasteless rice & they forgot one of the things I ordered. Very overpriced too.

This place is an absolute gem of Chinese and Cantonese cuisine in the heart of St Albans. It also serves a fantastic range of vegan options which are truly incredible. I have only ever used this place since I have learned of it's existence.

Avoid. Greasy flavourless food. Burned the spring rolls but still sent out. Short grey hair in satay. Beef ordered but chicken received. I'd be embarrassed if this was my restaurant.

A little late, but some people have difficulty finding us.

Great Chinese, always my favourite in St. Albans thank you! :)

The food was, as usual, excellent. However we were shocked at how much the prices have risen recently. Food inflation is hitting everything and restaurants and take-aways will be badly hit, affecting jobs. It's not fair.

We ordered chicken balls, opened the bag it was a portion of chips

Good food as usual. Friendly people and tasty as always.

Excellent food, just a little late

Excellent food as always. Delivery slightly late but we were updated through Just Eat app so no issue.

Oh Dear. Delivery was on time and the food was piping hot. Unfortunately, the Kung Po Chicken was very beige and tasted of vinegary sweet and sour. There was no kung po heat at all. The Szechuan Pork was, basically, pork with onions and peppers and not a single trace of the szechuan pepper I love. The Egg Fried Rice was quite nice. Never Again

The nicest Chinese food I've had in the area. A brilliant range of vegetarian options along with meat and fish, and everything tasted so fresh. Delivery was very quick.

The chicken balls where disgusting and soggy. The chips where cold and tasted like cardboard

Food was oily and not nice. Chicken balls were soft. Sweet and sour sauce tasted purely of vinegar. Got told order was on way at 8:10. I waited outside for 35 minutes before calling and they said it’ll be 5 mins. Hatfield road is 5min up the road, max. Overall very disappointed.

Poor quality meat put us off eating the meal. Unable to contact restaurant for a refund, and Just Eat website gave an error.

Great food. Quick delivery. Could not ask for more.

Friendly and polite delivery man. Food was delivered piping hot and tasted delicious.

Food cold, didn't recieve 2 graves ordered and they sent 1 small beans instead which we don't eat. Didn't even call us to check. Always bad service and wrong items from this kfc. Only ordered cos the kids wanted it but won't bother again

The food was delivered quickly. The chilli beef was cold, it had no chilli or sauce and was rock hard, the rice was cold, wouldn’t recommend.

Delivery man was rude/lazy because he had to walk up 1 set of stairs to DELIVER the food and do what he’s paid todo.

Went to the wrong address. Rang me saying he was outside, then I waited another 10mins outside whilst he said he was ringing my doorbell. Was rude when shoving the bag at me, telling me to change my address & not order again. Awful service.

The best takeaway in St Albans!

Always buy from here theyre halal and have the freshest/tastiest food and quick delivery (always call in)

Fantastic food as always. Highly recommend!

The curry was weirdly sweet. The rice was dry, chicken balls were overly greasy and the crispy beef was rock hard. I will never order from here again

Really tasty. Will order from here again 😋

Food lacked any flavour. Will not order from here again.

Big portions, amazing meat quality

Always fantastic food and service!

The food was horrible and so was the sweet and sour sauce. Expensive for nothing.

This is my go to Chinese takeaway. I've never been disappointed by them so far. I had 1 incident in 5 years where a delivery driver mixed up my order and it was closing so I had to wait until the following day to resolve but when I explained they completely understood and were genuinely sorry. I would order from these guys time and time again. Wait times can be long sometimes because they are popular but will always turn up when you need them most. Lovely staff when you speak to them over the phone and lovely delivery drivers who don't judge when it's your 3rd Chinese of the week.

Haven’t been here for ages but the food is just as good as before.

Best ribs we’ve had in ages and the chicken was so flipping tender! So good. Thank you!