Based on 154 opinions finded in 2 websites
Based on 154 opinions finded in 2 websites
Nº 367 in 437 in South Tyneside
Nº 60 of 72 British in South Tyneside
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Absolutely amazing traditional Chinese. Home made chips too....the best❤️
Charlie Harding . 2024-10-05
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DO NOT ORDER A MUNCHIE BOX FROM HERE No salt and pepper chicken at all Chicken balls were tiny and dreadful Chips were just normal chips The worst Chinese box I’ve ever had Not to mention we got hardly anything in it , photo provided of what we recived below , shocking will never return
My Reviews . 2024-09-26
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Great little basic cafe/ fish and chips. Very large portions and really nice chips. Prices must be the cheapest in the North East. Or even the country. Friendly staff.
James Rossiter . 2024-08-28
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We travel out of our area to visit this Chinese takeaway. The food is always lovely, portions are generous and it is a lot cheaper than our local takeaways. We generally have the salt and pepper prawns and the dry chow mein .Chips are really good also. 10 out of 10
Sam Foote . 2024-06-29
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I’d give it 0 stars if I could! So disappointed! If you want a Chinese meal, don’t come here. Chunky chippy chips, oil making everything so soggy. It’s not egg fried rice, it’s just boiled rice fried. My noodles had bean sprouts on top…not mixed in. And the chicken in the chow mein is basically anemic! For £22 I’m appalled. Spring rolls are tasteless and don’t even get me started on the “chicken balls”, you mean batter with a bit of slimy stuff inside. Didn’t get eaten and everything went in the bin! What a waste of money.
Chloe . 2024-06-10
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Quantity... Yes! Quality... NO! I Awaited a beautiful Chinese meal with rice and got huge lumps of meat with little veg. I also ordered chop suey roll.. And got large oblong of battered beansprouts. (no roll or filo pastry). Recommend using crane not chopsticks. Disappointed!
Matsie Smith . 2024-06-02
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Food is usually lovely but I’ve a nice bit of food poisoning following eating last night. I know it can’t be anything else but the chicken balls I ate, as I ate alone from the family.
Andrew Toward . 2024-04-22
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Chicken Thigh in all the Chicken curries rotten
Michael Hadfield . 2024-02-28
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I ordered food from here for delivery and it didn’t turn up, I waited for 2 hours then it got to 11:30 and I went to call and I released it had shut
Toni Lawson . 2024-02-19
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I'm disgusted at The Golden Bull. I ordered on line, i waited an hour & a half, no delivery. I called the shop, i was told my food was ready, it was sitting waiting for the delivery driver to come back & pick it up. After another half hour, a total wait of 2 hours, i called again & had to cancel the order as i'd waited too long & if my food had been sitting for a while even before the driver picked it up, it would be cold by the time it got here, that's if it actually would of arrived at all. I've had food from here before & it was lovely but tonight was a nightmare, disappointing.
Judith Bain . 2024-02-17
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Never trust JOANNE always trust PEARL wouldn’t even bother scoring a 5 if it wasn’t for the worldly that is pearl Maxwell big love d4rksyde
Brooklyn . 2024-01-27
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Don't order munchie box it's the only box av seen where you don't get any salt and pepper chicken and ya get chip shop chips as your salt and pepper chips... sweet and sour sauce is like dish water as well not very nice at all...
Jamie Robson . 2024-01-08
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Best chippy and best chinese in area used this place for 11 years now love the staff love the food 😋 price is reasonable 👌 do t change
Nicola Conway . 2023-10-14
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Used this place for years . The chips are beautiful and never had any problems with any of our orders. The lasses who serve are absolutely lovely too.
Kelly Dagg . 2023-10-06
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Normally decent food (by decent I mean it’s always cheap). The portion sizes have shrunk MASSIVELY. I fully understand things going up. But when you’re charging shy of £15 for a Chinese box and a soup. - the box has more rice and chips. (Clearly because there cheap). But when you get 1 piece of rib (apposed to the 2 or 3) and you’re lucky to get 2 chicken balls. The food is never exactly 10/10 (sometimes is). But past few times it’s been pants. - I’ll never be going back after the tiny portion sizes especially when you’re sneakily upping the prices.
Brandon Harding . 2023-09-16
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The food there is really nice and so are the staff
becky evans . 2023-08-26
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Me and my mate call here when in the area. Best curry and chips for miles. Service is always spot on too
Angela B . 2023-08-03
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Used this place for years. Staff are great and food is good. The chips are the best in the area by far !
Gary Liddell . 2023-07-08
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Discussing got the meal home the chips tasted like they had been left for hours ! Some were black/dark brown as in overcooked possibly! Had spent £15 to be binned 😡
Terri W . 2023-06-30
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We have always had nice food and great service from the golden bull takeaway, good value for money too
Shane Morley . 2023-06-16
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Just had chop suey roll and chips and the wife had fishcake and chips and they were superb! Lovely golden brown chips and delicious fishcake and chop suey roll. Absolutely delicious!
bigredTyneside . 2023-06-04
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The worst take a way I ever been found hair in my fish 👎👎👎
Wael Sabeeh . 2023-04-28
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Fish and chips expensive and your best phoning ahead to order
lynn robertson . 2023-04-06
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Food is usually great, but when you realise they have a 0/1 food hygiene rating. Yikes. 😬💔
mikayla ambrose . 2023-04-02
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ordered chicken curry, and 2 portions of chicken balls, rice and curry spent 22 pound, for the chicken to be raw and still pink, really bad, will be ringing to try and gte money back
Phillippa Davison . 2023-03-30
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Never disappoints. Fabulous food once again.
Andy Craig . 2023-03-18
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Just had the worst fish and chips from here . Would not recommend
Patrick Burns . 2023-01-10
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I have used this takeaway for over 20 years now and the food has got worse and now they are taking over one and a half hours to deliver to the point where I have cancelled the order. No phone call from the manager apologies or explanation, just goes to show that loyalty counts for nothing. No more orders from now on.
Bryan w . 2022-12-23
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I have used this takeaway for over 20 years now and the food has got worse and now they are taking over one and a half hours to deliver to the point where I have cancelled the order. No phone call from the manager apologies or explanation, just goes to show that loyalty counts for nothing. No more orders from now on.
Bryan warren . 2022-12-23
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Big up pearl best at chicken nuggets,10
Toni Maxwell . 2022-12-13
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Beef noodle asked for no onion came with onion and carrots, beef was boiled to the point it looked like pork! Chips looked so pale I wasn’t sure they were actually cooked. Everything dripping with grease. £23 well spent. Absolutely foaming. Sometimes this place good but not tonight. Wasted my treat day lol
Emma Livingstone . 2022-11-06
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IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW. IF YOU DON'T, YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY GET TO KNOW!!
D4RSKYDE CAFF . 2022-11-01
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Lovely food, staff and prices ☺
MistaKay90 . 2022-10-25
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Hit and miss on food. Generally really good but,sometimes they miss the mark. On the whole I would recommend and their curry sauce is lovely,thick and tasty
Bev Manship . 2022-10-23
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If I could have given the food 0 star I would have. The Chinese food was bland and tasteless, I wish I had have went hungry. This was a work order for 8 people (with different orders) and within an hour every one of us had a dodgy stomach. To put it politely, when people pull a sicky from work for a dodgy takeaway they must have all got it from here
Dylan Scully . 2022-10-07
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ordered a sault and pepper box and the chicken inside was pink
Lexie Kelly . 2022-09-27
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Usually a great meal, but tonight I got the wrong order, driver left before we could shout, tried wringing, but not answer the phone, don't think I'll be coming back
Jacqueline Flower . 2022-08-27
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Walked in and ordered our food. Then waited and waited. 45 minutes later we were told that our food had been ready for half an hour and was just sitting in the warmer. We never left but we totally forgot about. This is not the first time this has happened. Since the food had been kept warm for so long it tasted terrible. Everything had just sat stewing away.
Paul Graham . 2022-07-03
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Walked in and ordered our food. Then waited and waited. 45 minutes later we were told that our food had been ready for half an hour and was just sitting in the warmer. We never left but we totally forgot about. This is not the first time this has happened. Since the food had been kept warm for so long it tasted terrible. Everything had just sat stewing away.
Paul G . 2022-07-03
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Worst meal ever over 1and a half hours, luke warm bloody awful....
Brian Shepard . 2022-06-26
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Got chips and curry sauce was absolutely disgusting the chips were burnt and dry think the chippy has had them a week or so and kept reheating them. They are a total disgrace had to throw it all away awful. Will never use that chippy ever again
Dawn Dickman . 2022-06-13
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Chips are apsolutely horrible taste like soggy burnt grease put me off the whole meal.
Dale Beech . 2022-04-18
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Great ,old fashioned type of chippy ,scrans allways spot on 😁
micky curr . 2022-04-17
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Traditional fish and chips with the bonus of Chinese food and real curry sauce.
dave bluethunder (Bluethunder 54) . 2022-02-10
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love the spam fritters from here
Jacqueline Bray . 2022-01-04
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Ordered chicken curry and fried rice got chicken curry and chips, gravy had no taste at all basically paid 14 quid for chips
DarkDuke 2015 . 2021-11-11
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First time tried as we wanted a Chinese for lunch and no regrets.
Kev Brown . 2021-10-29
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The golden bull sells chip shop chips and is also chinese, card or cash can be used and there is covid precautions in place. I personally like chips, fried rice and curry.
Andrew Thompson . 2021-10-24
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Mmmm fish and chips (other meals or Chinese meals available) lookout for the special offers especially on the lunch/evening meals. The curry sauce will definitely blow the cobwebs off (nice and spicy) and warm you up on these old nights.
C W Smith Lamb . 2021-10-21
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Usually top notch. Ordered tonight and was sent rotten refried chips. Too late to ring back as were closed. Disappointed with this place. Also chicken balls were soaked in grease and the box they came in was manky. BIG LET DOWN.
TooN . 2021-10-04
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Love the cod from here and the staff are always lovely, it's a good testament to the owner, the staff have been here for years. Just wish they'd do haddock too. Or even grilled fish would be great.
D H (Debs) . 2021-09-13
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Fantastic customer service and the food is great and not badly priced either.
David Abernethy . 2021-09-11
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Absolute joke of a restaurant. Every time I've collected food there has been an item missing. Both times I ordered delivery I have phoned up after 2 hours of waiting to be told they don't have my order so if I want to place it again it will take a further 3 hours. Completely useless and not even a sorry!
Jordan Plowman . 2021-07-26
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Use this place for years but what a shock food was disgusting and not cooked probably never again 🤢🤮🤢🤮🤢
Bruce Parker . 2021-07-06
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Ignore what it LOOKS like, it's by far the best chippy in Tyneside.
Andrew Wright . 2021-06-25
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Ordered 2 lots of fish and chips tonight 2 sausage and chips,,, the fish tasted off all had to be thrown out
Julie H . 2021-06-04
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Lovely half salt and chilli box little bit greasy x
Amy Riley . 2021-04-21
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Had curry and chips. The chips were cold
Angela Morrison . 2021-03-19
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Most the tome food is spot on but sometimes is not so good must depend on which chef is working that night
Andy Tollett . 2021-03-10
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I tried this for the first time tonight and I’m glad I did, the portions were good, the food was really nice and the delivery was quick, I’ll definitely be back!
DonnaJade Brooman . 2021-02-15
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Good Chinese that does proper chips
David Elder . 2020-12-16
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Delicious food at great prices.
Robert Bell . 2020-10-07
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Still a great chippy this both Chinese and English meals but prices are creeping up
David Crollman . 2020-10-04
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Tasty Chinese. Chips are occasionally underdone but currys are nice and the fish and chips are lovely and not expensive. They have started doing a salt and pepper box which is to die for but if its for more then one person get the bigger one as there's one much in the smaller box.
sarah jane slater . 2020-08-08
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Delicious food, fast service. Great staff.
David Bays . 2020-06-27
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Order regularly and always hot when delivered never had any problems
Stacey Hedley . 2020-04-18
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Haven't been here for years, but went to pick up some Fish and Chips and Mushy, i have got to say i have never had better Fish & Chips.
Jacquie Bell . 2020-04-10
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Absolutelyy fabulous meal, lovely friendly staff 😁
Maria M . 2020-04-08
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Unfortunately it’s not possible to give minus stars or this place would qualify!! Average meal at best with slow or delayed and just warm home delivery. Wouldn’t recommend if you’re hungry or you like your meal hot That bad I’ve recycled there take away menu
Bri Ridgey . 2020-03-13
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Amazing food and staff make you feel at home
The Jarra Wanderer . 2020-02-17
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Go to for myself love the food!!!
Steve Morl . 2020-02-01
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Really disappointed in our delivery, wondered why it was do quick. Chips were very undercooked, could still taste the starch on the potatoes, the curry was ok but mushrooms were huge in it. Chicken & char Sui rice was very sparse of meat. I wouldn’t order again, it used to be so good too
Annietctb . 2019-08-26
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Have been using this for English and Chinese take away for years, was always good quality and very tasty. However the last few orders have been terrible. Fish dry and tasteless, chips white and soggy (use to be brown and sweet like in years gone by) . Black bean sauce tasteless and watery, fried rice is no different from boiled rice. Iceland frozen variety is more tasty and better value for money. I have fought the corner of this establishment for Many years, but now no longer, I shall go elsewhere from now in. Such a shame as it used to be so good.
Ian L . 2019-08-23
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This place has buetiful chips and gravy the best iv ever had
Natalie Hillock . 2019-07-21
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Been going here since I was a kid, still love the chippie here ♡
Nat McGarry . 2019-07-04
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Normally lovely but the last twice we have had take away has been bland and tasteless no 3rd chances
david mckegney . 2019-05-06
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Staff are rude, the place is dirty and the food is below average
Jacqueline Sprouting . 2019-05-03
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Lush gravy rice and chips and battered crab sticks
Leanne Bothwick . 2019-03-11
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Everything I asked for they didn't have
Adam Cozens . 2018-12-18
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Filled with bean sprouts and this .see pic ..plus chips bad all black don't know what's happened with this place went for years now been twice and won't go back
Carolewalton25 . 2018-11-20
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I've been getting a chinese meal from here for a couple of years now and it's always been really tasty.
tangopeel . 2018-10-24
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Always beautiful and quick delivery And pleasant staff
Barbara Dunn . 2018-10-04
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Greasey spoon cutting corners on food small portions ordered special chicken rice came as rice with frozen chicken pieces placed on the top of rice total joke when you can get rice in a carton for £3 in its own
Nicola T . 2018-07-01
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Best chips ever and been consistent for years
Emma M . 2017-12-20
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good and a great variety of chinese foods. have lunch time specials,fried rice is very good,nice curry sauce
Billy R . 2017-07-12
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Absolutely love this place proper home cooked chips out of this world excellent quality food huge portions best place to order from by far the Chinese and fish menus are both very tasty well cooked if you haven't already been here it's a must try
Lydz Lee . 2017-05-28
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Get a lot on takeaway and very good
Kathlern Cann . 2017-03-21
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This is still a good chippy.But now they put the fish and chips in a box hence almost halving the serving.the place is still scruffy could do with a good deep clean and update
coolertraveler . 2017-02-20
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Used to love this place... best chips in town. But don't know what's happened, last order, felt like chips been cooked for a month disgusting and the Chinese wasn't cooked through. Decided to give them another try and the phone just kept ringing for half hour... I gave up and golden bull just lost my business xx
Angie M . 2016-11-04
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These are one of the best chipies in the region.but shop is a bit scruffy and in need of a face lift.but the Food is good
coolertraveler . 2016-09-10
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This chippy to disgusting! The chips have hairs on and black bits yak , don't think they wash potatoes properly . Could not pay me to eat here again try primrose round corner 100% better .
tednella . 2016-07-01
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Food has always been excellent no matter what we have ordered. It is well run, so you never have a huge wait, and the staff are always friendly. I wouldst go anywhere else for a chippy tea
PMA1978 . 2016-02-08
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¡Pensé que me había visto y oído el peor servicio al cliente, pero no! Pedimos llevar y orden incorrecto así que volvimos a corregir y dieron mucho muy mala y abuso de Young chavala detrás del mostrador. Se dieron orden equivocado, traté de culpa a nosotros, pero su actitud era atroz. Lo tomará con el propietario. Traté de hacerlo esta noche, pero hartamos porque. Curiosamente conductor de taxi en camino a casa (express) y me avergüenza llamado la misma horrorosa camarera/empresa dicho servidor y no porque de ella! Nunca pedir otra vez y te dirán la mayoría de Ceuta no hacer lo mismo!
shanners67 . 2016-02-06
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Love the Golden Bull, Jarrow. Where else can you get authentic Chinese food AND traditional chip shop chips? Very prompt delivery too. Our regular and never once a bad dish. Try it - you won't be disappointed.
. 2015-11-15
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Horrible order totally wrong and curry watered down and very greasy. T ruined for family not happy never will I go back there again what a waist of money.
. 2015-11-06
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this is a loverly traditional north east chippy.Masive portions well .cooked.Very good value and choice.Friendly staff.Sit in or eat out
. 2015-10-25
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i am a regular visitor to this venue, with good, well cooked food, friendly staff and good service I look forward to my regular visits.
. 2015-08-07
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We've collectively been all over the world and the first thing we always do when we get home is go to the Golden Bull. Awesome!
Liam Snaith . 2012-08-15
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Ordered chicken sizzler, was disgusting chunks white chicken tasted like plastic, in chilli sauce not even warm never mind sizzling, brought it to attention of staff, young woman took back into kitchen came back to give us a run down from cook how it was made , then disappeared, no sign of manager, we were left with bowl of chips which had in all intents cost us £20 , before leaving asked speak to manager, same young woman appeared to say he had gone home, I asked her what happened to food we paid for, no offer of drink or dessert as replacement, asked her if it was part of her job to know what customers were not happy about, she was adamant not concerned about bad reviews or customer service saying it was FINE if don't return or give bad reviews to others, customer service non existent, the manager should have dealt with situation before leaving that is if he had actually left, or was concerned about his pubs reputation , obviously not, never go back again !