East Ocean in Ipswich

Fantastic meal in this restaurant. We had not booked and every restaurant we had tried to go to was fully booked. The team at East Ocean found us a table on condition that we left by a certain time, as a booking had been made later. This worked perfectly for us, as we were due to meet friends for drinks. The service was very quick and attentive. The food was good quality. Prawn crackers were complementary. The restaurant was modern and comfortable.

Great chinese restaurant, good staff, lovely hot food and reasonably priced. Really cannot fault anything about this place.

Good food and really good service from friendly staff. Set menu for 2 people good value for money. Especially the variety in the starter for two.

Delicious, fresh food and great service. Highly recommend!

Love the set menu, so many choices. Service was excellent. Had the booth seating, great for a private gossip

A superb restaurant. The food was so fresh and tasty. Unfortunately for us, it was the Friday before Ipswich played Liverpool. About 15 ‘scousers’ came in and we couldn’t hear each other talk as they were so loud! Nothing to do with the restaurant.

I tried East Ocean on the recommendations but have to admit to be very disappointed. Started off being 25 minutes late for delivery, we had 2 quarter ducks but the pancakes were in a bag with the duck and so fell apart when we tried to use them. The plum sauce was very watery and the shrimp friend rice had no taste. The sweet and sour chicken was very nice as was the duck but for the price and reviews I really expected better

We normally go to Mr Wings… we thought we would try here and it didn’t disappoint. The food was lovely, they do a set meal for £21.50 per person and you get the starters, mains etc and duck is an optional extra. Staff friendly. Reasonably priced too. The beef in black pepper is the best we’ve had!

Had a takeaway, and it was great. Just moved up from London, where we were spoilt, so to find a takeaway that was really enjoyable and really good quality was a relief. Have tried a few other places and will certainly be coming back!

Come here for take out and it's my new favourite! Everything is perfect and they're really lovely and polite. Yet to eat in but we'll definitely do that soon!

Didn't deliver, couldn't get hold of the restaurant.

We have been going here for many years , the service is 2nd to none . The food is absolutely delicious easily the best in and around suffolk for us. Thanks Tom and gang.. Chelsea lee

We came here all the way from Yorkshire as we were visiting a friend. My wife and I both agree it is one of (if not THE) nicest Chinese restaurant we have been to (and we have been to quite a few!).

Hadn't been here in years but a friend had recently been told it was excellent so we gave it a try. Quite a small restaurant but not massively busy for a Saturday night. Looks like it has been refurbished fairly recently. We had the set menu for four where you get a selection of starters, you pick four mains and you get rice noodles and tea. A good amount of food for four, the starters were particularly good, great price and the staff were friendly - even when we were the last table left and they obviously wanted to go home!

Always lovely service here so kind and wanting to please you. Great vegan option I love is the sweet and sour vegetables and boiled rice. As a former neighbour they’re very positive to have around they light up Fore Street with positive energy. It would be nicer to have more vegan options but pre-vegan I enjoyed a lot of their menu.

My favourite. Because they were busy New Years Eve and I got my food late. I got a fine from the carpark.

Food was not the usual standard very plain and boring was quite disappointed. The noodles were so dry and shrivelled up.

Good food and friendly service with reasonable prices.

So quick and efficient and super tasty

Out with a group of friends, we booked for 8-8.15 but didn’t get there until 8.30 due to being in the escape room and it ran a little over. At time of booking they explained they closed at 10pm which wasn’t a problem. I called ahead to book the set menu to give them a head start as we were running late. One friend arrived at 8ish and was promptly told they close at 9.45 staff were rude. Starters and main course were pretty much thrown at us all at once, it was cold and dreadful! They were talking in what I guess was Chinese to each other with attitude which made for an uncomfortable atmosphere. Won’t be returning and wouldn’t recommend!

First visit here. We ordered the set meal for 3. It was yummy. We added in the crispy duck and it was delicious. Service was brilliant. Staff were happy and friendly. We had a lovely meal and will definitely be back. Wish it opened at 5pm as we went pre-theatre and had to dash off before our coffee because we were friends catching up!

Really welcoming staff, menu was easy to order from. We had set menu and the amount of food we had was just right for us. No waste, really attentive staff and food came out quick and hot. Really recommend this place.

We ordered a takeaway in the evening,ended up with food poisoning before a flight, horrible experience...no words... trying to get in touch with them but no answer

Have been before and have had a fantastic spread and lovely food. Alike a lot of places they have made cut backs and unfortunately it shows. Staff were lovely. Hopefully it picks up again and we will go again but not in a hurry!

Great evening wonderful food and service

Lovely clean restaurant. Been many times over the years and yesty 7 of us came and had all manner of starters and main courses. Food was fresh and tasty and the sizzling yellow bean beef was a top treat for my good self! Will be back

Food is awful! Ordered take away! Pineapple came and there was dead ants in it! The salt and pepper ribs tasted like sugar! Chow mien had no taste at all! Maybe some ants in that instead would have given more flavour! Crispy beef waste tasteless and soggy! The Sweet and sour chicken balls were the only nice item we had no issue with! Can’t complain on prawn crackers with them being free but even then we’re yellow/brown! Solid and burnt

The best in Ipswich in my opinion, ..

Brilliant takeaway .Third time we’ve had one.Wouldn’t go anywhere else .

Enjoyed a tasty meal with my fiancee. Quiet surroundings and surprisingly not busy even for a Friday evening.

First time ordering food from this restaurant! By far one of THE best Chinese take outs we’ve ever had. Everything was amazing. Especially the satay chicken skewers. 10/10. Thank you so much!!

Ordered on Deliveroo and never received my food. Currently £60 out of pocket and the restaurant/Deliveroo have not come back to me.

Not great portion sizes, food itself was tasty enough but think is probably better value out there in Ipswich.

Fantastic food and Fabulous staff providing excellent service.

I hadn't been here in ten years; it used to be my go-to Chinese restaurant in Ipswich, but it has changed a lot since my last visit. Firstly, they've had a refit, and the new layout snd lighting is far less cosy. Secondly, there are now very few vegetarian dishes on offer. Previously, the chef was happy to adapt any dish to include tofu instead of the meat/seafood option - this is no longer possible. There are now around 3-5 vegetarian main dishes on the menu, and there is no tofu available at all. The food we had was very nice, however out starter of spring rolls was cold in the middle when it arrived. We asked for it to be warmed up, but it came back still cold in the middle. In short: great for meat and seafood eaters - scarce choice for veggies.

Fantastic✨️✨️✨️ couldn't recommend highly enough..service, staff,food ,absolutely faultless.

Polite, attentive staff and delicious starters and mains as part of a great value for money set menu. Would definitely recommend and we will be returning!

Awful food ended up giving me and family food poisoning avoid at all costs

We had another great meal at this restaurant - a Birthday celebration. The food is excellent with a great variety on offer. The staff are friendly and helpful.

Everytime we have visited we have enjoyed ourselves, they are very accomodating and hospitable, we go regularly and everytime has been great with food quickly for a very reasonable price.

Consistently excellent service and food at a reasonable price and always enjoyable.

Best Chinese take away. Little pricey compared to others but so worth it. Delivery is always really quick for us and the food is always delicious!!

The Best Chinese Restaurant in Ipswich In my opinion

Ordered via Uber eats. Ended up being 2 hours and no food. I rung and they said it’s on route, 20 mins later I rung again they said still on route and 10mins. I rung 10mins after that and spoke to a different person who said “the drivers driving slowly” … food never actually arrived. Uber eats refunded. No idea what was going on!

Appalled, will not be having a delivery from here again

TERRIBLE service, ordered for my birthday online to be delivered and waited for 1 hour and a half and called up, they said it was on the way to us, waited another 35 minutes and still no food. Called up again and they said they had no order from us. Ruined my birthday evening and gave us false hope that the food was coming for an hour.

Nice takeaway, had a long wait tonight though😔

Meat was tender and good quality, however, we feel cheated over the quantity of food Vs amount paid. £35 paid and portions were so small. We always have Chinese food leftover after an order but from here, we had nothing left over with this order, not even a prawn cracker! If I'm honest, food wasn't particularly flavoursome either. A bit below average in taste. Crackers were also stale and much of it was cold by the time it arrived. I think they have been so busy that it affected their service. Sadly won't be coming back here for delivery.

It took 2 hours to deliver the meal and when it arrived, one dish was crushed and had spilled into the bag, soaking everything else (photo provided). One item was wrong, it was meant to be 2 large spring rolls, but we received a bag of small ones. These were vile and had to be thrown away. The whole meal was cold and dishes weren't very nice in general. Very disappointing and overpriced. We paid £6.10 for the prawn toast and received the tiny strips in the photo. Massive waste of time and money!

Came here for a meal on Monday I found the lady owner behind the desk rude and unwelcoming. Food was 3/10 over priced and small portions for 21.50 per head. Sweet chilli sauce was watered down so much … also the food lacked real flavour.

Absolutely lovely evening. Fresh food. Quick service and friendly staff. Generous No portions too. No pressure to leave when we finished our meal. Perfect!

Starters good, main course disappointing, may have been our choice but not really edible, a sad imitation of their past (pre Covid) They did try to sort the food and adjusted the bill but left disappointed and unlikely to return.😥

Had a lovely dinner at this restaurant. We were pretty early, so the restaurant was quiet - but service was good. All of the dishes we ordered were really tasty and the set menu with flexibility of "any main dish" was really good. Recommended.

Thanks guys As usual great fast hot,fresh food Others should be lead by your ways👍 Keep it up See you next time

My family really fancied a chinese and our local one that we used to use has really gone down hill. Picked East Ocean as it had very good reviews. Was not disappointed! Ordered our food online for delivery, could select the time we wanted it delivered by. Very reasonable on price and food arrived on time, delivery driver very polite. The food was exceptional and good sized portions. Best chinese my family have eaten, very tasty! Will definitely order from them again.

We had an excellent night at this restaurant. 6 of us on a family holiday, we chose this restaurant after looking at the Trip Advisor reviews and so glad we did. Lovely and clean, good welcome and beautiful food. Couldn't fault it. Many thanks.

We had a most enjoyable meal here last night, food is excellent very tasty. The staff are always polite and the service is fantastic. Your given prawn crackers and dip while waiting your main meal, a perfect meal in a perfect restaurant. 10/10. Top marks to this restaurant

This is my go to every time fancy a Chinese.

Real top quality food and friendly staff. Highly recommended!

Uncooked batter soggy hard chicken in the chicken balls. Salt and pepper chips were steamed and soggy and zero flavour Chicken chow mein stone cold Egg fried rice cold and hard Prawn on toast I mean a quality street would be bigger than these tiny pieces of 4 in a tub and no lemon to keep it fresh. Crispy chilli beef is absolutely disgusting no flavour and soggy Would of been better off with a meal deal from Iceland Never ever am going back management refuse to even listen to a complaint 36 quid wasted

You could be forgiven for walking past this Restaurant in the centre of Ipswich, and keep on walking. If you looked through the front window, you would see a rather drab interior (unlike most Chinese Restaurants these days which can be rather grand) This place...

What a brilliant take away/delivered meal we had tonight. Vast choice. Food was freshly cooked, tasted fresh. Good size portions. Delivered with a smile. What could be better?

Staff and food were excellent but the decor was nothing special. Good sanitising protection. It was noisy but that was due to two large tables of guests. We enjoyed our food and it was nice to have chocs with coffee plus additional coffee offered

Very disappointed with my takeaway meal Ordered 3 Chow Mein but when we eat at home there were no noodles simply bean sprouts with the duck and king prawns one with little meat and few veg together with a tasteless sauce When I phoned to...

I have eaten here many times over the years, the food is always exceptional.

Amazing is all I have to say!!!!!

Stayed overnight in Ipswich and wanted chinese for dinner. As a family of four adults we were seated and drinks order quickly taken. The restaurant does have a set meal deal however we just ordered what we wanted ... it worked out cheaper to do...

Cantonese chicken etc ...10/10 all I have had ..is 💯 s ...fresh and tasty

Love this place excellent food with polite and friendly staff.

We love going to East Ocean! The food is great and the staff is amazing. We tried the Set Meal for 2 on this visit and was surprised. There was no doubt on the quality and taste but surprised about the portion. It was more than enough for 2 people. Started with Sesame Prawn Toast, Smoked Chicken, Vegetarian Spring Rolls, Satay Chicken on Skewers. The main comes with rice & chow mein and we got to choose 3 mains we chose lemon chicken, duck in bean sauce and stir fried mix sea food. We were stuffed by the end of dinner but thought of ordering both the pineapple and banana fritters to take home and enjoy. They are still implementing safe and distanced setting and clean and sanitize the tables after every use. Could not recommend this place enough. And we will keep coming back here too!

We normally go to 'My Chinese' as a family Chinese meal outing. They were not providing dine-in meals during December 21 so we chose to come to East Ocean. They provided a friendly and relaxed atmosphere and provided us with a great selection of food...

Lovely food and nice venu. Efficient and friendly service - only minor gripe was that the meal was somewhat 'rushed' as we only had the table for 2 hours. But we knew that when we made the booking - so not really complaining! . Overall would recommend.

Took over 90mins to arrive, called to ask where my order was, too 4 attempts to get through and when I did rhey were rude and just said the driver will be with you soon and hung up. Won't use again, will not recommend and will discourage anyone else from using them.

Love this takeout. Extremely delicious food.

Lovely clean restaurant. We had a set meal of starters and a main meal.Food was served quickly. Prawn crackers were put on the table with sweet chilli sauce. Then we had a selection of starters. It was nice to try a selection of different foods. The main meal was lovely. I will definitely go back again

I usually order what is on offer on deliveroo, however I have gone straight to East ocean the last 2 times as the food is exceptional. Full of flavour, generous portions, online delivery. Thoroughly recommend

I have not had a bad meal from this place. I have been many times and have enjoyed everything that I have ordered. My favourite is the sweet chilli crispy chicken closely followed by the smoked chicken. An amazing restaurant excellent for a takeaway or a sit-in meal. The staff are very nice as well and always offer service with a smile!

The East Ocean is easy to find in Ipswich and well worth booking a table to enjoy an excellent Chinese meal, covid restrictions still in place and why not. Good menu options, quality food and good portions.

Absolutely rubbish service, ordered my food waited 2 hours for my order...over half an hour over the expected delivery time. Spent 20minutes trying to call the restaurant only to be told it will be another half an hour and our order hasn't even started to be cooked, told can't collect, can't cancel, can't get a refund... this is a joke Absolutely ruined our evening!!

Visited on 21.8.2021 to collect a take-away. Crispy beef, lemon chicken, sweet & sour chicken, egg fried rice and noodles. All excellent. Could see and taste the fresh ingredients. Very tasty and good value. Highly recommended

Tiny portions for the amount you pay. Would not recommend. Very disappointed

Nice meal good value set meal deal some of the seats need 're doing

Very good quality food and service

Came for an eat in meal and all the food was delicious, the service was quick and friendly, we ordered a lot of food between two of us and dessert and drinks and it was less than £50 which was great value for the amount...

Arrived at 9:10pm to be told we couldn’t be seated as they close at 10??? How long does it actually take to cook the food then? What time do you have to be there by to get served? Went next door to A Passage to...

Best Chinese food you could ask for! Been here a couple of times now and I won't go anywhere else. Delivery is also incredibly quick.

Lovely tasty meal. Good Covid measures in place.

Really tasty, friendly service. Would definitely recommend!

Great food, best we've had in some time. Really fresh food and portion sizes are about right. Would definitely recommend and will be ordering from them in future.

Simply the worst chinese food i had !

We had a takeaway delivered since the restaurant is closed for COVID. We regularly dine in the restaurant, when that’s allowed. In my opinion, the best Chinese food in Ipswich. All the usual dishes are present and correct, and well executed. Also several less common...

After two hours waiting for food ,arrived in very small portions for the price I paid and one intem missing. When call the restaurant they said ,they understand but they were to busy, they offered me the refund for missing intem. If you too busy should accept so many orders and reduce the portions i.

Excellent food, great relaxed night.

Very good food, especially soups

Here's the thing. The take away service was great, the Covid precautions great, the food looked good but.... There were 2 really good things : Mongolian Lamb and the Chow Mein. The fried rice was fine. The rest were ruined, and I mean rendered inedible,...

5 🌟 should say it all but I have to say this place is amazing

First class food, excellent service and very reasonably priced for the quality that you get. Highly recommended.

Food took 1 hour 40minutes!!!!!!! When ordering it said the max wait time would be 55mins. Called the restaurant to ask where our food was and no apology? Terrible service

As reasonable and food was good

Very nice food, impressed with the delivery time too. Price for the portion size was alright.