Four Seasons in Exeter

Hands down the best Chinese takeaway, and I've ordered from here at least 5+ times now on different days before making a review. Food consistently brilliant. The pork in satay sauce and the roast duck BBQ chow mein are delicious. Staff very kind and even helped us look for my partners wallet down the road when we called them! Thank you 😊 highly recommend.

The food was nice and the service was friendly. Have put no rating for atmosphere as this is a takeaway only.

Have tried to find a decent Chinese in Exeter and this is by far the best. Food is cooked there in front of you and placing an order over the phone is ready to collect on time every time. The food itself is delicious and have not had any dodgy meals as have had from others. Definitely recommend if you are trying to find a good Chinese.

First time here and I was a little disappointed as most reviews good .The king prawn fried rice was excellent,the Singapore rice noodles were good,had much better but also had much worse .The real disappointment and why I won't be returning!!! was the salt and chilli spare ribs , although quite tasty the portion size was absolutely ABYSMAL!!! I couldn't believe it!! Like a half size portion compared to other places but definitely the most expensive!!!

Best Chinese in Exeter, great to watch your food being cooked and see how clean it is. Highly recommended 👌

Since the shutdown of Hotcha, I've not found a Chinese as good in Exeter

Excellent quality food at very reasonable prices

Really tasty! Recommended!! 5 🌟 food

The best Chinese takeaway in Exeter.

Excellent food. Fresh and super flavoursome. Not your standard spot - this place is epic. Lovely staff. Will be back many times!

Dinner tonight was excellent. We always order vegetable soya and beancurd dishes, each one has it's own flavour sauce unlike some other takeaways I've had. Won't go anywhere else - the beancurd is so succulent and tasty

Excellent food as always.. staff great, can’t say enough about the quality of the meals, i highly recommend, and wouldn’t go anywhere else ..10/10 😊

The portion was very small and i ordered the chow mein and it was mainly vegetables and barely any noodles or chicken which was very disappointing considering the price of the meal. Did not enjoy the food. The prices were a lot different than the prices that are shown online. I don’t understand why they don’t just update the menu online to avoid confusion.

i went and the price was completely different than the menus says online, which was surprising. then the portion was extremely small i got the chow mein and it was majority vegetables and barely any noodles or chicken so underwhelming and disappointing for it to be so expensive. do not recommend.

Really good everyone enjoyed their meals ..piping hot too!!

Excellent food, exemplary service. Thoroughly recommend.

I'm giving the food a 2 just because the crackers were good and the beef curry was half decent. The whole Chinese was warm. The chilli shredded beef looked like it was covered in thick gravy and when tasting it it just tasted like strong vinegar and tomato ketchup mixed together. No chilli taste at all or even a chilli in the dish. Prawn roast was ok. The BBQ spare ribs were ok. I would say it was a very mediocre chinese. £36 was way to high! It filled 2 plates worth of food. The price definitely wasn't because of the flavours or portions. I'm sorry to hate but I will not return here again and wouldn't advise others to. I honestly think it's a waste of money. The crispy shredded chilli beef just ruined everything. The quality is very poor. Sorry again for the bad review but I think I read some similar reviews before I tried this place. Next time I should listen to them.

It is extremely difficult to find fresh ingredients, a professional chef, extreme cleanliness and authentic flavours in a take away. What tempted me to this restaurant was the owners responses to what are obviously fabricated bad reviews. When I called this restaurant a lovely polite young man answered the phone. As I normally avoid takeaways due to the disappointment you almost always feel I was very surprised by the attentiveness and excellent recommendations. Once I arrived to pick up my order, I walked in and was welcomed and paid for my order. Very importantly and amazingly the entire kitchen is open so you can see the entire cooking process. Let me tell you the chefs white are pristine white, the meticulous way the chefs cook the food is lovely to watch. You can tell they take great pride in cooking and every dish was cooked completely fresh and in a beautiful clean kitchen. I took the food home and honestly it was absolutely outstanding. I had the schezuan chicken, beef in black bean sauce, Singapore rice noodles and prawn toast. It was absolutely lovely. It is a family that cook the food. I think husband, wife and auntie. I 100% recommend this Chinese and will definitely be going back. Thank you for a lovely meal

Small portion of hot and sour soup, very average chinese. Only got an extra star for the very helpful, pleasent lass who was workin the counter.

As a Cantonese I would say I love Singapore fried rice. I ate alone and was so full while 1/4 fried rice was left, and I finished the rest the next day. The hot and sour soup was also great but the shrimp (or prawn? not sure) still has a bit flavor of fish (I don’t know if this is specific, in Chinese we say 腥味). The price is also great!! I hope I would have an opportunity to try other dishes next time :)

Great Chinese 👍🏻 nice to be able to watch your food being cooked and to see how clean it is in there. Will def be using again

Lovely food but I thought it was quite expensive and portions were not that big. We had 2 Chicken dishes, 2 soups, a plain noodle and rice and prawn crackers. £36. It’s a shame as a it’s so expensive a lot of people won’t be able to afford to get a takeaway in future! I understand food prices etc have increased but not all local Chinese takeaways are this expensive! We will return to our favourite in the town centre which unfortunately was closed tonight.

Great Chinese food, cooked fresh, always great

egg fried rice gave me severe food poisoning

Great food good service, phoned order given exactly what was asked for and the food was excellent. Order was ready on time

Always have amazing Chinese from this establishment. The staff are friendly and its always on time and piping hot. By far my favourite Chinese takeaway

Such a good Chinese takeaway with lovely and polite staff, all the dishes bring out all the flavour and I would recommend the peking sauce.

Rip off, popped in for a king prawn omelette and chips, thought I give it a try as I was passing through the area... They charged me £12..... Beware as they have no costs listed on their price boards. The food was average.. The same dish costs £7.50 anywhere else... I won't be stopping there again in any hurry, robbed....

Been away,just got back didn’t fancy cooking, just perfect menu b set meal for 2 , FULL OF FLAVOUR, well done four seasons

It's never a problem if you want to add or remove any food items in the dishes Always good food.

The 4 mile round trip via two feet was worth it. Best Chinese I've had in a very long time !

I don't ever write a review but this is the worst chinese I've had..Myself and my son stayed in Exeter for the night and stopped off to get a Chinese..spent £30 got back to the hotel room as was unable to eat anything but the prawn crackers it all went in the bin..and im not a fussy eater ..Absolutely vile I'm seriously shocked that this chinese is still in business or have had positive reviews..I agree with another review..it was all very thick far too much cornflour used and each dish the same horrible taste..very stodgy..my son adores sweet and sour sauce and for him not to eat it says it all..please don't waste your money as I did..go somewhere else!!

We tried this for the first time tonight after boycotting our previous Chinese takeaway for dreadful service (New Orient, Exeter... Avoid at all costs). Four Seasons has a great selection of food and was ready really quickly. Food was piping hot and absolutely delicious. Will definitely be back!

Having visited Four Seasons now on and off for 3 years i thought it was about time i sent in a review. Clearly i like the place or i wouldn't go back. What i like is the charming family who run the place, the extra staff when they are busy, the fact it is always immaculate and everything looks and is cooked fresh, and on view. is it the best and most inventive or ethnically interesting Chinese food i have ever eaten, no. Yesterday the crispy duck was a little dry tbh, but i am still going to give F S 5 stars because i like the place very much and the people who run it. x

The best Chinese takeaway I've had! All the bean curd dishes that we've had are delicious, think we've been here 4 or more times now. Next time I will try to remember to take a pic to put on here before eating, but it's just too good!

The best Chinese we've had in Exeter! Really delicious fresh well cooked food . Definitely worth the five stars and definitely worth a visit!

Amazing watching them cook. Food is excellent and good value for money

One of the worst Chinese takeaways Ive had. All of the dishes just seemed to be covered in a thick brown gravy…which seemed odd as they were all different and ended up just tasting the same. Chilli beef had zero chilli, the sweet and sour sauce was too floral and full of cinnamon and overall it was just inedible. Service however was great and hope they sort their cooking!

What an absolute joke this place is. Just got charged £20 for the "half" Peking duck I ordered, they literally put crackers are the bottom of the duck portion to make it look like there's more duck there, however only 1/2 the Tupperware has duck in. Oh, the kicker? The duck is SO overcooked it's basically crackling. Only order from here if you love being ripped off.

best Chinese out there , cooked on the spot and the flavours 🤩

Love the fourseasons food is always really good and absolutley spotless .

Excellent service,and always,an excellent quality of food!! Highly recommended!!

Good standard Chinese takeaway. Everything is cooked in front of you by one very skillful guy.

Would have given more stars bit couldn't due to the following. Food is pretty good but have given me incorrect dishes to that ordered 4 times now and second time running I've been over charged for food. This time by £4.86. I think they rely on you not checking.

We spent £165 with this restaurant tonight. Food was very average, order had dishes missing, avoid going here. We didn't even get anything for free!!! (Not even prawn crackers). Thank you for a rude and frankly disappointing reply. The missing dishes were not in the bags and nobody obviously checked them. Our guy had a list but the bags were not checked. Reading some of the reviews you seem to be a part time business owner with very poor management skills and incompetent staff. Get on the furlough scheme while you still can lol.

Spent £165 tonight and felt let down by our meal tonight. No free prawn crackers and also dishes missing. I would never use them again and suggest you avoid here too.

I’ve given the takeaway one stars because they’re never open as they advertise for example today as a Tuesday on the menu they state that they are open but they are not. very disappointing. food is great but shame that they are unpredictable when they’re open. They never leave a answer machine saying message saying that they are close at a certain date. And They don’t leave any notes on the door to say when they are closed. So now I go to more reliable takeaway that deliver. and now have given up going to Four Seasons. We were hoping this takeaway would redeem themselves but yet again we drove past tonight on the Thursday and hoping to get some food for my partner yet again they were closed which one the menu they state they open from Tuesday to Sunday… and previously we drove past and they were close before The time that they stated on the menu at 10:30.. and that was before 9 o’clock..Sorry to say this to the owner but this is really under acceptable how do you run a business. Maybe I’ll get better luck with the weather.

This our favourite takeaway restaurant for Chinese food. We don’t go anywhere else and haven’t for a few years. It’s at the pricier end so we go less often but our money is never wasted. The only downside is that you don’t get free prawn crackers with ANY spend. We spent over £90 for a group order and they still told us no. They don’t deliver but they don’t need to, they are always busy.

My two recent visits have seen me enjoying extraordinarily good food, and plenty of it. I tend to lean towards the hot and spicy end of their menu and have enjoyed all that I've so far ordered. Wild horses would not prevent me returning for more!

First time using and definitely going back. Delicious food and reasonably priced

Went on recommendation of a friend and so pleased. Best Chinese takeaway we have tried in Exeter by far.food was really delicious.

We've been using Four Seasons for well over 20 years. They've always had excellent service and lovely food. But last night I had my usual guilty pleasure - sweet & sour prawns in batter (or 'prawn balls' elsewhere). They've upgraded! really decent sized, whole king prawns in their usual perfect batter. They were the BEST prawns in batter I've ever had! Thank you, Four Seasons :-)

Always hot and the taste is mmm

I live locally and I have been having this Chinese for 15 years and I would say it is the best Chinese I have ever had. The Chinese is cooked to perfection and is at a high standard. The service is impeccable and nothing is too much trouble and the staff are very friendly. I look forward to the weekend# just to have my regular take- away. Anyone that reads this, give it a try and let us all know your comments. You will be hooked for life like me.

What happened? I had food from here before but tonight (Halloween) it was terrrible. It looked good and you could tell it was cooked fresh but our chow mien tasted of nothing (really watery, no flavour) and crispy chilli beef instead of sticky chilli sauce had some red goopy sauce, it looked like they have run out of chilli sauce and to make it go longer way added a LOT of ketchup and a bit of chilli spice. Not sticky, not sweet and spicy. Just chilli ketchup. We were so dissapointed as this was a treat but will go somewhere else next time as recently its a hit and miss and not worth a gamble. A shame.

I was over in Exeter for the weekend and due to the restrictions had to consider a carryout instead of dining out. 5 meals were ordered and at the end 5 plates were nearly emptied. Portion size was good and the taste was amazing. Tbh I usually find Chinese food aittle bland but not with this order. The meals ranged from chicken fried rice to szechuan and although we ate our own meals each person tried a little of the other. Everyone agreed that their meals were very good. Next time I'm in Exeter and want Chinese style cooking I know where I'll definitely be going

I have to be honest. I have to work in different cities around the UK. I have gone to many Chinese take away shops in different cities. However, I walked into the Four seasons and I got BBQ chicken with rice with curry chips and spring rolls. The meal was beautiful. It was clean and cooked well. It was a very good meal. Customer service was excellent. The food was cooked fresh. Overall Exeter you have a great Chinese take away. Protect it at all cost!!!!!. Trust me I have been to most of the cities around the UK. From London to Manchester. Therefore i am telling you, the food is great !!!!

Having tried a lot of chinese takeaways in the area. This restaurant wins hands down. It’s always a good statement when you can see the chefs cooking the food as there isn’t anything to hide and the hygiene must be good and that’s what you get with this, the standard is always high and you can tell in the quality of food served from here. It’s always busy which shows good sign and we go regularly to this place. Keep up the good work.

If you can recommend a better Chinese than this, I'll buy yours as a thank you.

Aways enjoy my takeaway from Four Seasons. Usually sweet and sour chicken balls with chips.

Very good and cooked lovely in front of you no grease

in this time of lockdown the good people at Four Seasons were quick, efficient and safe in the way they prepared and enabled me to collect a takeaway meal. The food was delicious and price very reasonable.

By far the best Chinese in Exeter, hygiene is fab and you can watch you food being cooked with fresh ingredients, however, the prices are high, again this doesn't deter us from ordering but when I place an order over £90 I do expect free prawn crackers. I think its shocking their crackers are so expensive and no order qualifies for them to be given for free.

Excellent and tasty food! Hope to return soon.

Although our order was not ready despite us ordering the day before, the food was very good and on a par with our normal favourite Chinese, so we will use Four Seasons again another time

I would say this is the finest Chinese takeaway in the city.

Service with a smile from owners despite being busy and having front of house team

Delicious food, amazing prawn crackers as well as the noodles being amazing. Quick service and kind staff. Open kitchen so can see very easily inside. I'm sure to return very soon :) thank you

First time experience and we definately will be back! Amazed at how clean it is in there. The staff are very friendly, polite and the food is delicious. This is the place to go for a decent Chinese

Best Chinese in Exeter, fresh and so tasty! Been going here for years!

Staff are rude, cannot get orders right and object to stopping albeit briefly outside the shop. The female was rude and argumentative even though my partner was in the shop placing an order. Proceeded to getting the order completely wrong and when questioned was very rude. When asked for my money back as there was no getting through to her she suddenly rectified the order. I would never use this place again.

My goto for chinese food. Doesn't usually disappoint.

Delicious food very hot burnt my tongue lol definitely will go again

The Four Seasons offers the very best Chinese food in Exeter. They have an extensive menu with an excellent selection of vegan dishes. The kitchen is open so it’s possible to watch your meal being prepared. The owners are very friendly and knowledgeable. Highly recommended.

Ordered and collected from here as a birthday treat. It's an open kitchen and you can see everything being prepared freshly as you wait. It was super-busy on a Saturday night, but service was still quick and friendly. Once we'd tried the food, it was easy to see why it was so busy / popular. Delicious. Recommended!

The best Chinese takeaway around Exeter.

Would give negative stars if possible. Have used many times over the years but whilst outside and running into to shop I come out to the staff shouting obscenities at my wife for being slightly in one of there spaces (didnt help there car was in 1 and 1/2) will never use ever again. Addition after owner response: The shop I had come out of was actually the one next door initially so that's wrong, I then walked over the road. Also as an historical customer I am effectively a customer just not in that instance (and never will be again). Also there is such a thing called manners. If someone was there with the way you speak to people (yes I left out the bit where my wife was asked to get out the f^^king car) any potential new customers would never use you.

Had the most incredible takeaway last night. Being relatively new to the area we didn’t know what standard to expect. We were blown away. From the service of the young man taking the order, to watching our food being freshly prepared.... an absolute find.

I love this place as much as life itself

Not open on a Friday night. No message on the answer phone indicating it was closed. Wasted journey.

Our family of 5 love the food here and you can see it being cooked. I don't go anywhere else in Exeter. Ring ahead to beat the queue.

A better class of Chinese and friendly staff

The only Chinese takeaway we use. Always fresh tasting. We ring our order through and at busy times there can be an hour wait so you need to plan ahead. Walk-ins are served more quickly. It always seems very well organised.

Wonderful food!by far the best takeaway..

#Four seasons Chinese #Exeter was as good as normal. Great food, nicely priced and served by great staff. I wouldn't go anywhere else.

The best takeaway Chinese in Exeter.

Best take away Chinese in the city. Superb food at very reasonable prices.

Likely the best Chinese takeaway in Exeter. Nice food. Not expensive. And they always make it extra spicy for us when we ask.

Cooked freshly but stodgy and stomach churning. Regrettable experience.

The first few months I started to use this Chinese take away was amazing ,it then when down hill ,so I had to use another one. After a long day I thought I would treat us all to a take away it was very busy at the four seasons so I was glad I had telephoned to order (flipped in the kebab shop next door , for the boys ,nice kebabs)got home to enjoy our Chinese and WOW they have got it back to amazing again ,well done four seasons you are back on top spot

I've tried most Chinese takeaways in Exeter and this is by far the best, all food is cooked in an open kitchen rather behind closed doors, kitchen/chefs are clean and not microwave monkeys like some places, the place can get busy.. So best to phone your orders through

Best Chinese takeaway in Exeter IMHO

As regular chinese takeaway experts we have had meals from various venues in and around Exeter this is by far the best. Tasty hot freshly cooked to order and very helpful staff. Highly recommended. Only downfall is they don't deliver but happy to collect.

Con la familia pedimos una gran comida para llevarEra un sábado por la noche ocupado y tuvimos que esperar, pero valió la penaEsta fue posiblemente una de las mejores comidas CHINAS que hemos tenidoRecién preparado y cocinadoEl pollo al curry era delicioso y un plato de pollo agridulce sabrosoGracias, volveremos pronto

Really excellent Chinese food, all cooked in front of you, which we like. 10/10

Love that I could see the food being cooked in front of me. Great taste and I reckon it's the best in the area.

Hace 3 semanas fue la primera vez en 10 años que tuve que presentar una queja. Para ser sincero, la comida era horrible. Se acordó que obtendría un reembolso completo. Luego, el chef cambia de opinión y retoma su palabra, por lo que se acordó que recibiré el pedido completo de forma gratuita. 3 semanas más tarde (esta noche) entro para obtener esta orden según lo prometido. Chef comienza de nuevo. . . cambia su mente otra vez esta noche. Fui tan educado como vinieron. El joven inglés estuvo de acuerdo en decir que la mayoría de la gente comenzó. El chef me dijo que su comida es perfecta y me excusó de mentir. Me dio comida al final pero me impidió regresar. 1 queja en 10 años y fui cortés y estoy excluido. Que broma. Si te quejas, esto es lo que sucede.

3 weeks ago was the first time in 10 years I had to make a complaint. To be honest the food was awful. It was agreed I'd get a full refund. Chef then changes his mind and goes back on his word so it's agreed I'll get the full order for free. 3 weeks later (tonight) I go in to get this order as promised. Chef kicks off again...changes his mind again tonight. I was as polite as they come. Young English lad agreed saying I'm most people kick off. Chef told me his food is perfect and excused me of lying. Gave me food in the end but barred me from ever returning. 1 complaint in 10 years and j was polite and I'm barred. What a joke. If You complain this is What happens.

Hands down the best Chinese in Exeter. Spicy chicken wings are damn good.

As far as takeaways go, this is a really good one. Price is the same as anywhere else but the food tastes a bit better.