Golden City in Basildon - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Found my new go-to Chinese takeaway! In the past, I've always ordered from a popular takeaway in Basildon Clay Hill Road, but I thought I'd give Golden City a try after hearing and reading lots of good reviews. I have to say, this place wins hands down! The chicken Chow Mein was as good as people say. Not greasy in the slightest like most places, loads of succulent chicken, and very flavourful. Also had the Sichuan beef and egg fried rice. All the food was fantastic, and didn't wake up the following morning regretting it like normal.

Food here is the best Chinese in the area their chow mein is to die for it beats my last favourite Lon Wah in Wickford hands down I’ve lived here for 3 months and this is the only Chinese I bother with tried others but this is the best and it’s not far for me to get to in my wheelchair

Best chinese in this area! And Steve is an amazing bloke!

Moved to the area a couple months ago and I’ve been struggling to find a decent Chinese takeaway in the area. Someone recommended to try this one, even though they don’t deliver to my location but it was 100% worth the drive. I ordered the king prawn fried rice, chicken wings with salt & chilli and roasted Chinese style duck. Everything was delicious, the rice was perfectly seasoned and the wings and roast duck were so so good. Only thing is it took absolutely ages to get through on the phone to order but once I did, the food was ready fairly quickly.

I went to this takeaway based on Google ratings. The shop is clean, service was good and polite. The food was the tastiest chinese I have ever eaten. I will definately return and would recommend this establishment to anyone who wants outstanding food. I marked the atmosphere as 3 star since this isn't relevant to a takeaway and isn't intended as a criticism.

Really friendly staff, large portions are actually large and food is 10/10

Always a pleasent greeting from Steve, food lovely, hot a free bottle of fizz too 😊

It closes at 10pm, not 9:15, and is closed Tuesdays. Good service and reasonably priced menu. Parking can be interesting. There's a lay-by outside and a small car park about 50yds from the shop.

Alway nice food alway use these .

Honestly, I have never had a bad meal from these guys. Steve is great, and his chefs are always incredible. Best chow mein in town and ginger duck is my fave! Also, sweet and sour balls are always perfect! Always busy and always fast! Warning: They don't take card, so be prepared. Bring enough money to order at least 1 dish you've never tried - it'll be an adventure, and these guys never disappoint!!

Great food, good customer service 👌

King Prawn curry, full of onions Couple of Prawns. Had a lot better.

Really don't understand all the 5 star reviews. Food is pretty terrible. Soggy tasteless chow mein. Slimy chicken with mushrooms. Greasy chicken balls. Hard tasteless rice. Perhaps they have a different chef on Wednesdays. Either that or all the good reviews are fake. Guy serving was very friendly though. Wouldn't recommend it based on my visit.

I've been having a great deal of the party.

Great Chinese was using ricefields pitsea but they kept buggering up the orders and didn't care about customer service. Found this on the off chance and not disappointed food is good portions and full of flavours, delivery is reasonable depending on time and day you order. They are always very friendly polite and will correct any errors I highly recommend this Chinese but bear in mind that they only take cash on delivery.

Wanted to treat myself to a Chinese,, phoned and asked do you take card,, man on phone said no,,, so I ask well can you help me I don't know if I have enough cash for what I want to order,,and I don't have a menu,,, he said no all prices are pretty much the same at any Chinese,,, I was just asking for help,,, will never phone there again,, rude, and disrespectful ,, just wanted to treat myself,,,

Pretty standard Chinese takeaway nothing fancy but I enjoyed my food .. generous portions

We have heard good things from this Chinese and let me say it did not disappoint. unfortunately due to them being so damn good I couldn't get through on the phone lines so popped down there to order in person. Steve was an absolute delightful man, very polite, professional and helpful and our food was ready within 15 mins. It was Hot, perfect, not greasy, we heard the chowmein was the best in town! and it certainly lives up to it! WOW it was amazing. we ordered the BBQ spare ribs with chilli and black bean sauce ! abolsoute winner! with crispy chilli beef ! wowza ! amazing both the best we have ever had. then we had sweet and sour chicken slices with pineapple the chicken breast was cooked beautifully, we also had king prawn with mixed veg - packed with flavour very tasty and a side of chips - delicious. They gave us complimentary prawn crackers too- thank you!. all at a very reasonable price and fed a family of 4 adults, with some left over as it filled us up plentiful! - will definaltly be making this out local, off all the Chineses we have had in this town over the years - nothings compares.! We look forward to returning x sorry no photos this time we tucked in straight away !

Love the food here and the staff are very friendly

Had sweet and chilli chicken, sweet and sour chicken, pancake rolls, chicken balls. Got a quick deleivery on a busy weekend. Staff are so nice. Anyone looking for a good Chinese this is the go too.

My partner and I went here for dinner around 2 weeks ago. We don’t usually get Chinese as I usually get sick from oily it is. We went here under hood review from a friend. Was very nice! Would definitely go back again!

The satay skewers are the best I have tasted and the s&s chicken balls are large with good flavour

Food was delicious and fresh. Also customer service was great. Thank you

Best chow mein you will ever have . Smokey.

Service was quick … Chips were hot and spicy - delicious.

Great food. But trying to get through on the phone is impossible. 50 calls in 15 minutes. Always a busy line.

Best Chinese in town. We’ve tried most of them over the years.

Poor service on the phone takes atleast 50 minutes to get on a call with them I had to call 250 times and still no response it’s terrible

Lovely and tasty food, by far the best Chinese in town! The owners are so friendly too! Not only is the food amazing, the value is too! Will definitely be back again!

Very good food all clean and cooked well and very polite to me when I order If you thinking of buying a takeaway you should try theses guys

Food is always hot and tastes amazing! Would highly recommend!!

Golden city is the go to place for the best chinese

1st and last time!! These reviews have got to be fake! Burnt tasting dry chowmein. Dark brown egg fried rice. Struggled to find any egg in the darkness. Chilli beef dry and a little TOO chewy. The pancake roll was nice! All too dark and dirty looking for me. No thanks

Always a friendly welcome from Steve on the counter. Food is usually ready within 10mins and there's plenty of it in the portion sizes. Good value.

Extremely impressed. Decided to try them out due to the amazing reviews. Being the fussy person I am, I am rarely impressed with food but I'm glad to say my expectations were exceeded. Definitely our new Chinese spot. Shot out to the lovely guy who took our order over the phone, as well as the lovely guy who delivered our food. Great service all around, thank you!

Great food as always and friendly staff

Probably the best Chinese in Basildon.. come here for years.. and the kids love it

Great Chinese. Lovely food and friendly service

Good quality takeaway. Friendly service.

Used this takeaway for past few years. Food is slightly more expensive than others I feel, but you don't care because the quality is so good! I would happily drive back here to get food if I moved out the area! Just wish they would put a card machine in

Been using this Chinese for many years. Great food, great service. Highly recommended

Love this Chinese takeaway!!! Best food going and Steve is a super super guy who makes you feel so welcome 👍👍

Best place in Basildon by far Quick service Very polite staff Great prices Great tasting food 😋

Golden city is the best Chinese takeaway that you will find in Pitsea for miles around. The guy that takes your order is very friendly. I like my pancake rolls extra crispy and they always do it perfect. No matter what I get from chicken to seafood it is always excellent hot and tastes great. 10 out of 10 well recommended.

First time using Golden City last night, wanted a new takeaway as our regular can be a bit hit and miss. Have to say was very impressed, guy behind the counter was super friendly, was a 6 min drive back home and food was piping hot, chow mein was lovely, full of flavour. Would defiantly using again. Thanks Golden City!

Best food around been using this Chinese since I moved to Basildon 15 years ago never used anywhere else.. Steve is a diamond 💎

Brilliant food, excellent service, and a nice full tummy :)

Delicious food, reasonably priced, friendly staff & Steve is fantastic!!! Love Our Chinese from Golden City, Pitsea! YÜMMY

I have been going to golden city for a year now, excellent food, brilliant service and Steve is just the best!

Absolutely love Steve's Chinese 👌 cant wait for next cheat day!!!

Salt and chilli chicken and salt and chilli chips. I work all over country with work and get this dish where ever I’m working and can honestly say this is by far the worst iv ever had in the whole country. That may sound harsh but if it was not do bad I wouldn’t even put this review on. Three words. Soggy greasy tasteless 🤮

The best takeaway from my experience to which I have plenty ...

Fantastic Food , Great Prices and good Service highly Recommend

Always go to Golden City for my Chinese. Now all my friends love it so it's always Chinese night at mine as nothing comes close to the amazing tastes and value for money. Staff are always so polite and helpful, really wouldn't bother going anywhere else!

This place is one to avoid. Everything was swimming in grease so much it made it inedible. Disgusting.

Best place in basildon won't get food from any other place

The best Chinese by far and the staffare excellent, the food never fails 👍

Happy New Year Golden City. Always great food and friendly staff.

Best Chinese around. Good value for money, good portion sizes, great flavour and top man Steve on the counter. Perfect all round :D

This is the best Chinese I've had in years. Fantastic food. Find me a better one I know you won't.

This is the best Chinese takeaway in the area. Steve is lovely and personable, seems to know everyone is always willing to make a substitution. The service is quick and the food always comes hot. It is not as greasy as some other places either. We enjoy this place so much compared to others in The area that when they are closed we just won't get Chinese.

Best Chinese I've had, friendly staff, great food

food great very tasty not been there for years but returned and was by far best around free crackers did not expect hope the next one is as good thanks

Every time we order take away from this place, they never fail to impress us. I can confidently say that they are the best take in Basildon

Golden City, in Rectory road is our local Chinese takeaway and it's by far the best in the area. Steve is a really friendly guy always has time for a chat and knows all his customers by name. The service is welcoming and professional and the food is always freshly cooked, lovely and hot and top quality.

Fave Chinese Steve the owner is great well cooked food super tasty and huge portions, fast delivery and never a disappointment ten stars all the way

Try the dish wandering dragon Steve at the front counter is welcoming and can't do enough to help.

Well what can i say cheapest Chinese in area i have had always been to others and been okay but yesterdays food was really nice best so far even having it again tonight cant wait

To put it simply.........Its the BEST chinese i have ever tasted 100%!

Quality food , always a quick delivery and great prices. Highly recommend.

Portion sizes are very good, prices a little bit higher than other local chinese takeaways and I'm not överken on their egg fried rice. It gets very busy and it's hard to get through on the phone as constantly engaged so we drove there in the end. The guy front of house is great he's been there since the 80s and has a fab cockney accent. Food is good quality.

By far the best Chinese in town! Have tried others but always left disappointed! Food is always hot, delivered quick and never miss an item & Steve is the funniest china man I know.

I would highly recommend Golden City, we've have had many Chinese takeaways but this was very delisious and worth the money

Simply the best Chinese takeaway in and around Basildon. The owner is a fun character as well :-)

We have been ordering from this takeaway for years and as well as the lovely friendly man on the phone, the food is always good

This is the best Chinese take away in Basildon. I like my food spicy. Singapore Rice noodles is absolutely brilliant. You must try Special Chinese Curry with Egg Fried Rice. Wow. My favourite. Nice portion too.

Love this Chinese always lovely food

Good food and reasonable priced......

always the best - best chinese by miles by far

Best Chinese around Steve the owner is a diamond. Cannot beat the food or the service. More than 5 stars

Really friendly staff. Excellent value for quality food. Only chinese we use.

Great food for a great price always enjoyed whatever I got wherever it be hot and spicy or sweet and full of flavour it's a must visit takeaway

The best Chinese in basildon for take away

Always excellent quality, top service. Love the spicy Kung Po chicken.

Good food, good portions, lovely staff. Have tried a few Fried Singapore Noodle dishes since, but nothing beats this one.

Lovely friendly staff. Food was ok would go back

Very friendly love the food wouldn't go anywhere else

Always amazing. Absolute favourite Chinese, will never order from any where else. Great food and customer service

Great local takeaway . Reasonable prices. Excellent food

Mi familia y yo no puedo conseguir suficiente de la comida de aquí. Siempre es caliente y muy sabroso. El personal es muy educado y amable, y siempre a través de plato y hablar conmigo que no estoy familiarizado. He recomendado este restaurante a todos mis amigos y familia y pensamos que otros deben de saber lo bueno que es.

Best in Pitsea! Very friendly staff, Chinese food with an East End accent

Me and my family are regulars at the Golden City we love the food there and staff there is very welcoming. The portion sizes are very generous definitely worth every penny....highly recommend!!

Enjoy our takeaways from here also make changes if you want nothing in this lovely place is to much trouble food cooked to perfection xxxx

I HAVE LIVED IN PITSEA FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS. I HAVE ALWAYS USED GOLDEN CITY AFTER TRYING OTHERS. I MUST SAY THE FOOD AND THE SERVICE IS EXCEPTIONAL!!! LOVELY PEOPLE. A CREDIT TO THE TOWN

Never used to go here much, but now I've tried a wide variety of the food they do, it is really, really amazing. Always receive hot food as expected, always produce a friendly service, always patient and kind and smiling, making you feel welcome, and for the quality of the food, the prices are pretty good. Again, couldn't ask for anything else.

Yo y mi pareja acababa de trasladaron a la zona así que decidimos buscar una buena comida para llevar china.

Very poor quality food...most of it ended up in the bin. Absolute waste of money.

Top munchies good friendly staff and excellent service & always free stuff with most delivery's

Top quality food, lovely staff.

Lovely service & even better food.. They do have strange opening times, shut on random dats but I will Always order from here ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️