Golden Corner Chinese Resaurant in Cardiff

Just wanted quick meal prawn chow mein food was okay small beer 3 50 staff not very attentive very average

My husband and I ordered food earlier today and after more than 1 HOUR WAITING we decided to phone to see when it was coming. The woman who took the phone call said that they tried to phone us (though we didn't receive any calls) and for this reason they didn't start even to make our order, that if we wanted the food, we needed to wait 1 HOUR MORE. Not happy with that, I have to say she had no manners whatsoever, and when I asked to speak with the manager, she denied the request and hung up on us 3 TIMES!!! After years and years ordering food here I can say they lost a regular costumer.

Nos sentamos razonablemente rápido, pero tomar la orden tomó una edad! No estaba muy ocupado (alrededor de 2 o 3 mesas) pero la comida tardó una eternidad en llegar desde la cocina. Una vez que la comida se había enfriado por la temperatura del metal fundido, estábamos listos para comenzar. Sumamente, por decir lo menos, no tiene sabor real y todo tenía una capa viscosa. Sin embargo, fue entretenido ver al personal en acción desde el tipo que seguía apareciendo fuera de la cocina con su capucha levantando todas las vibraciones de un merodeador nocturno, hasta el desafortunado personal del mostrador recreando fielmente las escenas clásicas de torres defectuosas. Irónicamente, para un lugar que parece muy barato, ¡la factura no fue! Siempre he vivido en Cardiff y me preguntaba por qué nunca había estado, ¡ahora lo sé!

El restaurante está convenientemente situado en Churchill Way, Cardiff. Hay mucho estacionamiento para discapacitados en la calle. Hay un aparcamiento de varias plantas a menos de 5 minutos a pie en el centro comercial Capitol y la estación de Queen Street está a la vuelta de la esquina. Visitamos un sábado por la noche en noviembre de 2019. Éramos 7 y mi esposa es china y uno de nuestros amigos era tailandés. He visto críticas que dicen que el restaurante es desaliñado. Sin duda es "básico" en comparación con algunos restaurantes "elegantes", pero nos sentimos desaliñados era un poco duro. Varios de nosotros hemos pasado tiempo en China, Hong Kong, Singapur y Tailandia, y sentimos que era el ambiente típico que experimentarías en muchos buenos restaurantes en China y HK. Muchos hay mucho peores. También sentimos que la comida era buena y típica de lo que se puede servir en un restaurante en esos países. La comida en Facebook se describe como cantonesa. Sentimos que muchos de los platos eran de Szechuan y había grandes cantidades de chiles. Delicioso, pero es mejor evitar esos platos si no le gusta la comida picante. Probamos muchos platos como pato, pollo, cerdo, ternera, lubina y varios platos de verduras. Todos fueron extremadamente buenos. La única queja que tuvimos fue que las sopas descritas como pollo y maíz dulce y el cangrejo y el maíz dulce estaban por debajo de la media. Eran demasiado dulces y la textura no era la correcta. Por otro lado, la sopa de mariscos era muy buena. Los postres eran típicamente chinos y no atraerían a la mayoría de los europeos. Mi esposa (china) sintió que incluso los clientes chinos no calificarían estos altamente. Llegamos a la conclusión de que, si bien la comida no puede describirse como sobresaliente, alcanza un nivel muy bueno, es sabrosa y definitivamente es mejor y más auténtica que la mayoría de la comida china en Cardiff. Esto fue respaldado por el hecho de que el restaurante estaba lleno (algunas mesas se volcaron varias veces) y el 95% de los clientes eran chinos. El servicio era bueno y la señora encargada hablaba inglés fluido. Teníamos mucha comida y empacamos algunas para llevar a casa. El costo para 7 de nosotros fue de 24 por cabeza, lo que nos pareció excelente.

Éramos los únicos no chinos en el lugar nuevamente, siempre una buena señal. La decoración no es muy saludable y el tiro de la puerta que no se cierra correctamente es una verdadera molestia, incluso en verano, pero la comida siempre triunfa sobre esas molestias.

Food is really tasty, one of the best Chinese I have had. The restaurant it self isn't anything special and you have to get the staffs attention if you want service. But they were very polite. I would recommend.

so, there is a sign here saying if you have an allergic reaction to sulfur dioxide, let them know. What is it? -an preservative and antioxidant inorganic compound, a heavy, colorless, poisonous gas , as well as a chemical compound for burnt matches-. No wonder chinese food has been rated more unheallthy than fast food. What else are they adding in here?, it makes you wonder. If you feel like coming heree,, bring your appittee with you, as the big plates are filled high, the service iis slow, but is worth thee wait. Nice music,, the place opens up to the taste of japan well,, between the decor, the music and the chinese/asain local crusinee. Cash is king here, ''cash oonly'' a familiar molodrone you hear often i you come here for the first time, or many times.

Scruffy place. Dreadful service. And cash only, presumably because they are fiddling the books. Food authentic and not bad, to be fair. It sorts out hunger, but pretty rubbish as a dining experience.

What a lovely meal we had. Very large menu, with good description and pics of each dish. Thay Managed to squeeze as in, as the restaurant was full of Chinese, which straight away told us it had to be good. Our waitress didn't speak much english, but had no problems as the menu did the talking. Chopsticks or cutlery on offer. Also had a bar, very well priced for great food. Will certainly visit again, when in cardiff

I had a really bad experience in this restaurant. I strongly not recommend and suggest people not to go. The service is also very bad!

Most customers are Chinese, which shows food is authentic and of good quality. Portions are large, prices reasonable. Have an 'English' menu as well as a Chinese one so easy to chose dishes you like.

The establishment is now called "Star Chinese Restaurant". The restaurant is under new management, but using the previous occupants menu. Went on a Saturday evening at 19-00 hrs. we ordered the following:- Roast Pork Buns, very good. Cumin Lamb, small bits of lamb that were overcooked and tough, no cumin could be tasted. Beef hot, this was considered good, it had only one chilli beside it but for 3 of our party was considered too hot (too much chilli) for our tastes. Braised flank beef with mushroom, considered very good. Fragrance ribs, very good. They forgot to serve the boiled rice that was ordered, this arrived near the end of the meal. We had a bottle of house red which was considered good for the price of £13-00. Ambience could be better, All the staff had on black jeans with black tee shirts, some of these with printed pictures/logos. Would suggest they apply a dress code for staff. It should be noted that they only accept cash. They have two menus in the same binder, one clearly aimed at Chinese customers and another menu that is similar other Chinese restaurants based in the UK. Would possibly go again but would order different main courses.

Having read several reviews, and realising this was close to our hotel, we decided to give it a go - and were very glad we did! Yes it doesn't look much from the outside, and the interior is quite café-style, but that's not why we came. The food is absolutely delicious and huge portions; with a Chinese menu at the front (complete with pictures) and also an English "Chinese" menu at the back, everyone is catered for! It's always a good sign when a Chinese restaurant actually has lots of Chinese people in it, and this one very much did when we went, but at no point did we feel awkward or unwelcome - they really are catering for a mixed clientele here. The servers were really friendly and helpful and the meal was excellent value for money.

We visited twice during the weekend and had excellent authentic Chinese food both times, with good service. The food was definitely higher quality than in Chinatown in London.

Regular customer year after year but felt that the portions have grown smaller and a lot less ingredients for the takeaway noodles. Still tasty and staff at counter friendly and efficient.

Although not much to look at, this restaurant was full of ethnic Chinese and the food was obviously of a high standard. Very helpful staff and good value meals- well recommended.

Having walked past this Chinese Restaurant many times, noticed many Chinese diners inside which is generally a good sign, we decided to pop in after an early evening shopping trip ....

Picked up a takeaway to take back to my hotel next door.

Finalmente hice una visita aquí después de haberlo visto previamente. Que buena comida Realmente es muy auténtico y sirve un montón de cosas bastante oscuras en el menú, sin embargo, hay un menú más occidental en la parte posterior similar a lo que obtendría en una comida china para llevar. El servicio estaba bien, la decoración era normal, pero este lugar era realmente sobre la comida. Sin embargo, sólo un consejo, los tamaños de las porciones son grandes. Es seguro decir que estamos masivamente ordenados. Mis platos favoritos fueron el cordero de comino y un plato de pescado con chile, no estoy seguro de cómo se llamaba, pero era enorme, se servía fácilmente de 2 a 3 personas por sí solo. Teníamos el primer plato también que recomendaría! Desafortunadamente, no teníamos mucho tiempo antes de un concierto, así que tuvimos que apresurar la comida un poco. ¡Tengo muchas ganas de volver aquí pronto cuando tengamos más tiempo!

Had a really enjoyable meal king prawns with garlic and chilli with plain chow mein but the service was lacking in any real desire to serve and atmosphere a little flat probably okay for a quick eat but not somewhere for an evening meal out

A regular favourite of ours Food quality is always first rate Very generous portions Efficient service Highly recommend Be advised that they only accept cash payments

Have visisted restaurant in person and got takeaway a number of times from here. Food is superb, probably the best I’ve ever had. Eating in the restaurant is still very competitive price wise but ordering take out is so cheap it’s quite astonishing, especially given how much of a good quality the food is. Have switched chinese takeaways many times over years due to price and quality but with this one have found somewhere I won’t switch from.

Quizás pases por este restaurante y no pienses en comer allí, ya que es un poco descuidado y bastante básico, ¡pero la comida es increíble! Delicias chinas tradicionales, todas con un sabor increíble recién cocinado, sin grasa ni aceite, etc. Simplemente, con un sabor maravilloso, comida fresca china.

Hemos comido aquí varias veces anteriormente, generalmente cuando estamos en la ciudad para un concierto o similar. El restaurante "sin tarjetas, solo efectivo", nos recibió con ese canto familiar. Estábamos entre unos 40 comensales, solo 4 de los cuales no eran chinos. Creo que habla mucho por la autenticidad de la comida. Teníamos 3 platos principales entre nosotros y un arroz frito con camarones. Me avergüenza decir que casi lo terminamos todo. Los precios son muy razonables y el vino no está nada mal para un restaurante chino. Una puerta de entrada realmente cerrada correctamente y mantener el viento fuera sería una gran mejora!

Un hombre en el cercano Spar recomendó este lugar. La comida china real, probé cosas de las que nunca había oído hablar, el personal explicó qué era, así que lo probamos, excepcional, el pollo frío y el repollo estaban deliciosos. Volvería definitivamente la próxima vez que las 6 naciones estén en Gales para el partido contra Inglaterra.

Warm welcoming staff. Menu was very extensive with clear photographs showing each dish individually. Set meals further on. Lots for vegies which is a bonus. We ordered a few dishes inc prawns with cashew nuts, spinach dish, yeung chow rice, hong kong sweet sour chicken. Gaps in serving the dishes and we needed to ask for the rice as it hadnt arrived. Freshly prepared and hot on the table. We thoroughly enjoyed the meal. The service itself was adequate but kitchen staff must have been very busy cooking considering the intervals. The wine was nice with the usual selection. We would return if in the area.

A surprising restaurant- happened to pop in on the off chance, decor was dated but plenty of people eating there. Food looked good so give it a go and had one of the best Chinese meals I’ve ever eaten will definitely be returning when I am in Cardiff.

This is what we had as a takeaway...flat rice noodles with king prawns and another order with barbecued pork. We do not have msg neither salt but the noodles tasted really good.

I’m in Cardiff on my own for business! Im staying in a local hotel so I wanted a take away meal to eat while I worked.

One thing I wanna emphasize is that the waitress made a big mistake—Don’t even ask me takeaway or eat in. As many chain restaurants serve, asking customer the question is common, such as KFC and McDonald. As an authentic Cantonese, from city of Zhenjiang, I am 100% responsible to evaluate the rank is moderate but attitude ...sck me!

Fantastic and authentic Cantonese food. Lots of choice, very tasty and plenty to eat. Chop sticks are a must easy to master. I would definitely use this restaurant again and recommend it to anyone who enjoys Cantonese food.

Ask for the Chinese menu, rather than the Western one, and bring cash as cards are not accepted. I would recommend the Kung Po Chicken, the Steamed Custard Buns, and the Milk Tea. Service is quick and polite.

We seen that the restaurant was full so thought it would be great food. It’s good good but not great. We thought it would be much motre orthentic but typical UK Chinese food. We’ve had better and had worse.

Very authentic food from either the Cantonese or Szechuan menus. We had the noodles, fried rice and Kung Pao prawns. All very good and true to authentic taste.

We had pre booked a table for eight of us, and two taxis to take us back to our hotel in Cardiff North following the meal, but the service was so slow we had to phone twice from the restaurant to delay the taxis.

Surly waitress, handed us dirty menus and said “ cash no cards!!!” Food was ok but very old fashioned Chinese. Cheap and nasty service - just ok food.

Tasty and authentic Chinese food, nice staff but the restaurant was a bit noisy. Tofu was a bit greasy, by the way. But it won't ruin the day.

I came here with two work colleagues on a Saturday afternoon because we just happened to be walking past the place and fancied some Chinese food.

We had arranged to meet a former student here, when we walked through the door we did get a few funny looks. At that time we were the only westerners in there.

Nunca puedo entender por qué la gente va por esos restaurantes de fideos rápidos en la ciudad cuando hay un lugar verdaderamente auténtico que sirve deliciosos fideos. Tenía los fideos de arroz especial que venía con gambas enormes n verduras y muy sabroso. También los fideos especiales que venían con una gran variedad de ingredientes. Puede especificar que no desea ningún mensaje y el resultado es una deliciosa comida sana.

Dado este lugar, hay suficientes posibilidades. Todo sobre nuestra comida fue mala anoche. Esperamos 30 minutos dentro del restaurante y cuando conseguimos la comida en casa, la carne era insípida y demasiado suave, el chow mein especial de la casa era tan sosa, sabía a nada y estaba hecho con los fideos equivocados. Lo peor de todo era que el arroz frito con huevo era tan suave que no era comestible. Extremadamente decepcionado como siempre pasa este lugar y parece muy ocupado! Nunca más, no pierdas tu tiempo o dinero aquí.

Came here on the off chance as my colleague fancied a Chinese

I was recommended this Chinese restaurant. I would STRONGLY advise to give this place a swerve. Prawns were mushy (frozen then cooked I think) beef tough and stingy. The service was so poor no one asked me about my meal and I waited 20 minutes and then got sick of waiting for my bill. When I’m back in Cardiff I would be better off eaten out of the bins.

Basic surroundings: paper table cloths, cheap napkins, no air con. The staff have little understanding of the English language. The food is lovely. Most of the diners were Chinese so I guess the food is authentic too. Cash only. Is this because they don't have a proper relationship with the tax man I wonder?

Hated this place, becoz they don't particularly care for customers. No quality. Non-existant sauces . Bland food. Raking in the moolah, purely due to location. What a waste of precious pounds!

Ate here while staying in Cardiff over May Day bank holiday weekend. We ate from the tourist menu which was very good, although struggled to eat all our set meal for two. Always a good sign that the majority of diners were Chinese - we would have liked to eat the off the Chinese menu but weren't brave enough to try it. Only accepts cash which is fine but we had to go out to the atm first!!

Excellent food cooked well in a very oriental atmosphere. Most of the customers were clearly "at home", many of them enjoying the all you could eat "stock pot", for which you visited the well stocked refrigerators for your raw ingredients and cooked them yourself in a boiling stock topped up at your table! It looked really good, and I hope to try it out next time". That said, the more "ordinary" selections I had from the menu were excellent too. Great value, cash only!

Portions are big but food nothing special. Chips are Tesco value so don't bother wasting your money. Drinks are small for the price and this place doesn't even accept card payments. Chairs blocking the fire exit, not sure health and safety would approve.

One member of staff followed me to the ATM -they don't accept card, so had to go out to withdraw some cash. The supervisors were yelling at one of the girls, apparently telling her to follow me. She came running while I was heading to Natwest (literally 20 metres away from the restaurant). It was embarrassing. I'm never coming back.

If you want real Chinese food in Cardiff, this is the place to visit. When you come in, the first thing you notice is the number of Chinese people eating here, always a good sign. They have 2 menus, standard food you'd find in any Chinese take away in the country and the Chinese menu. The Chinese menu has plenty of pictures so it's easy to know what you ate getting. On my last visit we ordered the sea bass in BBQ STYLE SAUCE, the lamb with green and red pepper, kailan in garlic sauce (all from the Chinese menu) and the crispy seaweed off the standard menu. The fish is cooked whole, so there are bones in it, but with a little bit of effort I got them all out in one piece. Food was fantastic as always and packed with flavour. Don't bother with a standard Chinese restaurant, come here and try something new and delicious.

Easter Monday out in city centre and thought Chinese would be a good idea for dinner, found this restaurant and it was a great find, great tasting food, good size portions and amazing value for money.

Currently in Cardiff visiting for a concert. Popped in for a take away. Helpful staff, didn't have to wait long. Got back to hotel and OMG, simply the best Chinese we've ever had. Far better than the Chinese from our local. Good portion sizes too....

The No. 23 Chinese Restaurant, formerly the Golden Corner Chinese Restaurant, is located on Churchill Way adjacent to the Capitol Shopping Centre in the centre of Cardiff.

Proper Sichuan food - spicy, flavoursome without the blow-torch approach other lesser restaurants think is the way to do it. Try the steamed dumplings - bliss. It's cash only tho - cards not accepted but there is a NatWest ATM just across the road.

we always take the chance to eat a Chinese meal in a restaurant as we have only take-ways where we live. They decoration of the restaurant could do with updating (badly do with!) but the food more than made up for that, Almost everyone else in there besides us were Chinese, which i always think speaks volumes for the authenticity of the food. we are not interested in chips or curry or gravy when we eat in a Chinese, I guess a lot of the negative reviews are of that ilk. We had 3 main dishes plus king prawn fried rice plus a few drinks, it came to £32.50. We are going back next week as we happen to be in Cardiff again then!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you’re looking for flock wallpaper, golden dragons or tanks of tropical fish, best not bother. If, on the other hand, you like your food served fresh, quickly and hot in a bustling, café atmosphere, this will please you. The choice is great, the staff are pleasant and helpful and it is by no means expensive. One caveat is that this is a cash only shop, but it’s a small wrinkle in an otherwise excellent experience.

Had a takeaway, not overly impressed I like my Chinese food but this was left and will end up in the bin sadly

This was my second visit with a business colleague and the food was superb and excellent value. The restaurant was busy and we were the only customers that did not look like they were of Chinese extraction which is always good news.

Wanted a take away and this Chinese was located close to my hotel.

A great place to have a good value meal in Cardiff

The soup was our favourite, spring rolls were really good, the lemon chicken not so good - wouldn't recommend! Everything else was good but nothing amazing or special - what we were expecting really for the price which is reasonable. Originally we wanted to try the hot-pot but it is not a takeaway option so maybe next time! Service was normal and friendly not sure why everyone has been so negative about the service?!

On the 10th Oct my husband and I had a take away from this restaurant. We were so shocked to see only Chinese people eating in there, he atmosphere was strange in there, it looked like the restaurant was only for Chinese people . I couldn't say what they were eating as we waited for our take away as I had never seen anything like it before. It wasn't the best looking rest aunt, rather plain but we got our food and head de back to the hotel were staying to eat it, never in my life have I seen such weird looking food. We both tried the curry and it was awful, just watery with bits of veg and other things which i cant say what they were. the rice was soggy. Now the chips were ok and a large bag of them but when it came to the chicken on a skewer and a rib (in the same tray) it looked awful. I was the one that got brave to try the one rib and to be honest it tasted like a pork sausage, it looked like some kind of a sausage ,that's the best way to describe it. I couldn't eat more than the one mouthful. The so called chicken on the skewer with it was so bad ,we were not brave enough to even try that so it all went in the bin. We wont be getting any take away from there again.

Awesome food. Stop being a moany Westerner for a minute and enjoy the cultural delights of eating hot-pot and many other great dishes. I love this place. Mainland food is not Cantonese food. Remember that. So try to be more adventurous with your order and try something authentic instead of egg fried rice, curry sauce and chips.

We ate here in preference to other more well known places as a recommendation from our bar man. It follows the pattern of other Chinese eateries we have used in city locations , not posh, paper covers on the tables and great food. The Chinese menu (with pictures) is not for the faint hearted and would probably not suit western tastes. We ate a little more conservatively from another menu however we were fascinated by a young couple building their own "hot pot" selecting their own items including mussels, prawns chicken vegetables etc and cooking it on their table in a stock pot. Next time we will try it and seek guidance from the staff

Lovely meal. Well cooked and hot. We had the set menu which was a good selection. It was very busy but the staff seemed to look straight past us

I really craving chinese food after almost 20days go around uk, scotland and ireland. Happy to found the asian food. Actually we would like the thai food but unfortunatelly they couldn't have take away food, so my husband ended in this chinese restaurant. He ordered special fried rice, which is to me is white rice with soggy sauce with veg and meats. It's not fried rice that you fry the rice with egg, meat and veg. Its just veg and meat on top of the rice. We ordered also chrispy pork, which full with FAT and were not chrispy or cruncy at all. Really dissapointed after I really look forward to have a good fried rice. We will never come back to this restaurant !!!

Second time I have ordered from this restaurant. The menu looks great, and the food was nice when I tried it the first time. But after exhausting my friendly patience with them, they don't deserve a single penny of custom..

We have been to this restaurant several times and always had very good food. This time was to celebrate our daughters A level results. The meal was delicious as always. We had crispy duck to start which was very good. Main course, fillet steak in black pepper, sweet and sour chicken, chicken curry and broccoli in oyster sauce. & Jasmine tea. Service was promt & food was hot & delicious . We didn't have anything from the typical authentic Chinese menu, but it seemed to be very popular with other customers. I would highly recommend this restaurant!!!

I ordered steamed pork buns. Waited about 25 minutes until they arrived. I walked home, opened them to find there was no pork inside them. I opened each of the 3 buns to find they were all the same. I walked back to let them know and order a chicken chow mien also, the girl said that i didn't order steamed pork buns, you ordered steamed buns and they were not willing to change them! For the sake of £1 it would probably cost them to give me what I know I asked for, I will not be going back nor will I be suggesting to others which is a shame, as my offices are around the corner, I eat out a lot and know a lot of people. That's not how to treat customers!

You will need to be patient as there isn't anyone obviously on reception, and you have to be willing to pay cash as there's no card payment facility ... but if you can get past this you are in for a really good experience. Very popular with the local Chinese community - and even visiting Chinese tourists - who were all eating what appeared to be a Chinese equivalent of a fondue. We stayed with the set menu, which was piping hot, plentiful and tasty. Banana fritters were cooked to perfection - the ice cream alternative was a Cornetto, which felt a bit out of place, but we really couldn't fault it. Would definitely recommend - just remember you will need cash :-)

I go to this restaurant quite often with my girlfriend and to be honest we have never left dissapointed. Food is always good. I have been to other chinese restaurant in Uk but so far this was the best. Price is in comparison to toher restauratn low so you can leave restaurant with full stomach & wallet.

After ordering our food, I noticed the food hygiene rating was a low 2/5 but fear not the quality of the food was excellent. We enjoyed a sharing platter & soup followed by tasty mains with lovely fluffy egg fried rice & plain noodles.

Ate here Wednesday. Asked taxi driver for a good Chinese restaurant. He did well. Only one other western couple apart from ourselves so always think it bodes well. Cash only but that is ok. Plenty to chose from. Wish had been more courageous with choosing. Next time. Opted for set menu for 2. It was lovely and tasty. I just wish they had given us hot or at least warm plates to put the food on. Bit dated decor wise but food made up for it. Would visit again

Traveling alone to Wales for a business meeting I felt like having chinese, so a quick search online for places to eat near the Premier Inn (Queen Street) the Golden Corner aka No 23, came up on the list. After settling in I headed off to the Golden Corner a cool 2 minute walk from the Premier Inn.I ordered the Set Menu for One:The Egg Fried Rice was well cooked, it tasted fresh & had a nice fragrant smell.The Beef in Black Bean Sauce was the highlight, the beef was tender, succulent & well cooked & the flavours well balanced.The spring rolls were okay, could not manage even one of the 5 chicken balls, as I was feeling quite full at this stage.Compliments to the chef(s) for using quality ingredients to prep their food. All the dishes werefresh , colourful, flavoursome & the portions were generous!Good value for money, would definitely recommend. The staff was friendly and chatted whilst I waited for my food.

I went in here and I went up to the counter and I was told sharply "sit down" i thought whatever and sat down but you would of got excellent if it wasn't for the sit down comment like a dog and because it does look a bit like a café inside the placeI think its the tables that do it (or it needs a little bit of brightening up and has probably stayed in the same style for 15 years without any refurbishmentAnyway while I sat down I waited for my chicken chow meinIt was one of these days when it was raining and I couldn't decide where to eat so I ended up hereMy chicken chow mein arrived quite quickly really and I enjoyed it to the point that it filled me up and I would eat here again but hopefully with "please take a seat" this time instead of "sit down"When I paid for the meal I got told cash onlyI do think this place is big on cash but the food is niceGo in here and try it for yourself but ignore the dated café Chinese look

There aren't that many true Chinese restaurants in the UK outside of Soho, and this is one of the best. Always packed full of Chinese customers (a good sign), and the menu is comprehensive and good value. I've only ever had take out from here, however, this is some the best Chinese food I have ever had; comparable with some of the best food I have had in Asia. Service is friendly and fast, and food is always fresh and tasty. Highly recommended.

Return visit - once again excellent food and good value.Clearly this place is held in high esteem by the local Chinese Community - the fact they eat there is a testament to the quality of the food.

We decided to give this place a try as it is just along the road from the premier inn we were staying at.It looks a little bit tired from the outside but it is spotlessly clean and the food was some of the best Chinese we have ever had!!Plenty of choice on the menu, we had a mixed platter of Vietnamese spring rolls, seaweed, prawn toast and chicken satay skewers to share, followed by chicken and green pepper with black bean sauce for me and king prawn with black bean sauce for hubby both with egg fried rice and it was gorgeous!! With a bottle of wine the bill came to £35, worth every penny! They only take cash but you are told this when you go in but we had no problem with this. Don't let the outside put you off, go in and give it a try, you won't regret it!!

Very Chinese we were the only westerners there. Large menu choice including some for more adventurous palates. Large portions good value for money.

Sadly both my girlfreind and I after our Valentines meal have suffered from extremely bad stomachs and vomiting from the food we eat from the restaurant the night beforeWe will never return to this restaurant and I highly recommend you choosing another Chinese restaurant in Cardiff.

Whenever I'm in Cardiff I make a bee line to this restaurant for my dinner. Great selection of menus, small selection of drinks. Service fits price which is low, have to pay in cash. Don't expect posh, full of chinese and enjoy the family atmosphere (rows and all)!

Tous les Chinois de la ville s’y donnent rendez-vous, c‘est bon signe. Le décor est basique mais la carte est longue comme la grande Muraille de Chine. En hiver, amenez une petite laine, il ne fait pas très chaud en salle, d’ailleurs la dame qui cuisine porte un anorak sous son tablier. Tarifs très corrects. Attention, ils ne prennent pas les cartes de crédit. Font également des plats à emporter.

It is what it is a simple no nonsense cash only Oriental Restaurant. Great food at a reasonable price. Very varied menu and always fresh & authentic food.

Authentic , traditional and quality food! Very nice not to use a chain , the braised pork and preserved cabbage and the shredded pork was great , the sea bass was cooked perfectly and very good value for money !

6 of us had a meal at this place yesterday. Initially we were going to walk past as reviews were very mixed. I'm glad we didn't as the food was very good indeed. 6 of us had the £23.50 perhead buffet (dropping the soup in favour of more mixed starters). The food was very good indeed (all 6 of us agreed). The surroundings are not too salubrious but it was comfortable enough. English was spoken by some staff (not all) but that was not a problem. We were the only non-asians in the restaraunt.In summary - don't be put off by the reviews, the food is really very good indeed, the girls that served us were very pleasent and keen to please. I'm sure we will go back.note - they only take cash!!

we have eaten here over 3 -4 years and its good, if you want the other menu ask for it and i'm sure you will get it, its a bit of a point affair but some really interesting dishes to try out. i had a thousand dry chillies on one dish and it was not normal, but thats half the experience? British menu this time, good tofu , good satay beef , really good happy service`_ best Chinese in central Cardiff by a mile

3 of us popped in here for meal , greeted by a very young waiter with a welcoming words saying cash only cash only cash only , sat a a table in this dreary place wondering if we should leave straight away , but fingers crossed we stayed , what a bad decision. the waiter brought taty dirty menus to us and said cash only twice to us , ordered drinks then food , food came and looked tempting swimming in grease and water, chicken chow mien, crispy beef , half roast duck (still half frozen) satay pork and rice . the rice you could not get out of bowl as it had been over microwaved and was a giant sticky ball . 3 small bits of what I hoped was chicken .crispy beef was defiantly crispy , more like dirty toe nails fried in stale dirty oil , need I say any more about the rest of the food ,so disappointed with the whole experience , complained politely but with futile rude responses , such a shame as had good food here a while ago ,avoid this place until they learn how to be restauranteurs

位置很好找，味道也不错，在市中心。价格卡迪夫的中餐比其他地方便宜很多，所以还是很不错的。个人口味是偏辣的，不过宫保鸡丁还是可以的，接受。推荐

I walk past this place almost every day, and having already had a take away from here (which was lovely) me and my partner were keen to dine in. On arrival we were sat down and given a menu each. We were given a standard "Westernised Chinese menu" e.g sweet and sour chicken. Anybody of their own Chinese community were given another menu and were concentrated on more than "western customers". I found this very rude and I felt segregated from other dinners and with the staff being extremely intimating and rude I didn't feel comfortable asking to look at the other menu. We asked for a set menu for two, and to make sure I checked with the the waitress that it was £18.50 for two people and in broken English she assured me it was. As we went through the courses they got worse. The starters were edible but the main sweet and sour was terrible and overly sweet. The beef in black bean was like eating fairy liquid and the egg fried rice was a joke. It was gloopy and stuck together in the bowl. They made us wait for dessert even though I said We had to go which was annoying. An extremely fatty deep fried banana.To top this experience off the waitress gave us the bill and had charged us 2x £18.50! I said to her that we only wanted 1 and she aggressively said "it's 18.50 per person!" I can't believe how awkward and unpleasant this experience was! I urge anyone reading this to not go there!

I visited on a cold Monday evening in November but was completely cheered by this place. When I looked around I saw I was the only non-Chinese person in a mainly full restaurant. That says a lot, and looking across at some of the other tables I wish I knew a bit more about what they had ordered. It looked great but generally it is for larger groups of people, although there were quite a few 2's and 3's present enjoying good food and conversation with a warm and lively atmosphere.I went for chicken curry boiled rice and Vietnamese spring rolls (lovely and spicy). Boring maybe, but gorgeous and hit the spot! And a glass of house white. Again good quality and value - all delicious. Maybe I was in a good mood, but is this place was anywhere near where I live, I would be in there at least once a week!Oh, its next door to the Premier Inn on Churchill Way and is also known as 23 Chinese Restaurant as it is at 23, Churchill Way.

Even though staff can be either lovely or unhelpful, the food is still wonderful - huge portions of great tasting food. Will keep coming back. Had the hot and sour soup this time so much content for a soup, yummy. Had duck with ginger and spring onion which was lovely and closest to more traditional fare but really enjoyed.

Recently tried here whilst visiting cardiff from scotland and was the best chinese i have had in a long time.The peking ribs to start were delicious the sauce was incredible and the quality of the meat was brilliant, and was a big portion.The mains were also big portions and the food was of a high quality and overall the food here was brilliant.The only negatives here was there was no card payments cash only and the drinks seemed poured out of a bottle into a glass rather than a can of pop.Even though with these small negatives the positives of the food made the meal brilliant and would recommend anyone in the area to try here as they are reasonably priced for the lovely food and big portions

We ordered a mix of roast pork and duck, rice, drinks and prawn dumplings. We always order the roast mix as it is hard to find this authentic, crispy, Chinese dish. It's just a shame that the waitress is rude and the service is terrible. They speak bad, broken English (luckily I can speak Chinese to them), they also ask every time why I am not ordering more food. The amount I ordered is more than enough for us but they make us feel like we're being stingy when I can very well afford to order the whole menu. I've been eating Asian food my whole life as I come from Singapore. I'm a real foodie and I've eaten in hawker centres, high end restaurants, street food stalls and more. I can confirm that the food is delicious and authentic, but the terrible attitude of the staff puts me off going here more often. They should really replace their staff. What a shame.

Having walked to the Dr Who experience, & back, a very tired family especially us older adults, me & the wife, wanted to eat an evening meal which is close to the Premier Inn where we where staying. Came across this little gem. We Walked in, a family of eight people, four adults, four children. We where made very welcome, couldn't get a place available for us quick enough, they where that welcoming. found us a two tables which they pushed together to accommodate us, Excellent service from the very friendly staff, Food was excellent, Definitely a place to visit. Well done all

First impressions, the decor is strange. It's not modern or fancy and the look is dated. Essentially it's a mishmash. I've been to restaurants which are far more fancier looking, so I wasn't sure what to expect. When you visit you'll know what I mean. The service is hit and miss. Some members of staff are friendly others are not. When we visited the staff we having dinner at the top end of the restaurant and no one explained what the fridges and freezers filled with various items on the side of the restaurant were. We were given a menu this was helpful as it contained pictures of what the dishes looked like. I know that sounds really stupid, but given that the staff didn't explain anything to us we found that it came in handy. The food was slow to come to our table, but actually well worth the wait. Given how things were going this was completely unexpected as by this point I thought we were going to regret coming here. However, the food was lovely in particular the pork belly selection. It was delicious. In fact, it was the best I've ever had. The pork belly platter came in three distinct styles normal deep friend, BBQ and sweet one. The noodles and rice were good too. This place is definitely worth visiting in spite of the initial drawbacks. Oh and the fridges and freezers contain a variety of different foods including dessert. This is because the restaurant charges I think £17.00 per person and you cook and eat as much as you want in a pot. This is mainly for large groups of people.

Whilst in town looking for somewhere to eat, we found this fantastic place. A mix of people enjoying their meals including families. There are two menus, one of which was the authentic chinese. Our favourite was house special rice and hong kong sweet and sour king prawns. Don't be put off by the negative comments here, the food is delicious, freshly prepared and delivered by a lovely waitress. We will call back next month to try other dishes.

Mediocre at best. Appetizer served long after entree completed. Rice not served with entrees (maybe this is customary in Wales, not sure). Food was just not that good. Reataurant goes by new name now, old name crossed out on menus with black marker. Avoid.

Have food here Was a bit pricey but do great a lot of food So staff very helpful and friendlyAnd we had a meal for two but we could not eat it all If you go there enjoy

I cannot understand the negative review of 6th July!!!!! My wife and I sat down in a fairly empty restraunt, bar a couple of tables occupied by Chinese, a good advert for the food and price. The menus were bought very quickly and advised that we could only pay cash as cards are not accepted. More groups came in, each including Chinese people. There is an extensive range of options, mainly Szechuan. The portion sizes were value for money. The hot and sour soup was the best I have had ever, even having lived in Hong Kong for 15 years. You can hear the roar of the wok burners when the kitchen door is opened, which is reassuring that the food cooked in the best traditions. The dishes were served very hot temperature. We over ordered, and where offered take away boxes but we were in a hotel. We were given a complentary mouth cleanser at the end of the meal, consisting of melon. The refrigerators were in full view of diners, and we saw a kitchen staff perform temperature checks, and best buy dates. We were very lucky to have such an enjoyable, relaxing filling meal.Two menus, one the traditional list, and the other a book with accompanying meal pictures.A good place for traditional dim sums etc.

We waited about 15 mins for food to arrive-even though the place was empty! English seemed to be a major problem for the girl who "served" us. The staff seemed to be more interested in their own conversations than attending customers. Although the prices were not cheap, this was without question the worst asian food we had ever had the misfortune to be served. Communication limitations prompted us to leave without dinner or fuss. The lethargic and apathetic attitude of the waitress was pretty reflective of the empty restaurant. A miserable and costly experience.