Golden Rice Bowl in Northampton

This is a great takeaway. There isn’t delivery and it is cash only. There is an ATM nearby at the Tesco Express. We always get our Chinese from here even though we moved further away! Great, hot food and good portions. This time we had Beef with Green Pepper and Black Bean sauce (gluten free, just be sure to ask for no soy sauce and gluten free), Hot and Spicy Chicken Chow Mein and Hot and Spicy King Prawn Chow Mein.

First time coming to Northampton and found this place on google. Service wasn’t bad but the is not worth the money. Sweat and sour chicken wasn’t even cooked properly. Rice had no flavour and the beef short rips was good

Lovely take out. Always great food and a quick service. If I get a bad deal I’ll let ya know.

I order Chinese from here 3 or 4 times a week and every time my food is always on point. This Chinese is the only Chinese in Northampton that I’ve ever gone to regularly

Bunch of bellends, dumb waiters as well

Most of the time the food is great but tonight it lacked in flavour and the prawns seemed abit mushy this evening, was actually debating on eating them.

Good local place to get a Chinese food. Big choice of dishes and always fast service. Cash only.

Sweet and sour chicken Hong Kong fried rice. Burnt rice chicken of poor quality,the batter on the chicken was a soggy mush. Their was no pineapple. What a horrible waste of money

Awful ... sugar in the curry?? .. crispy beef arrived as some sort of build wet chicken. ... just vile. AVOID.

Honestly it feels impossible to get good Chinese food in this town. Tried this tonight and it was soo bad. Satay sauce was like water. Beef in black bean, watery and tasteless. Sweet and sour chicken hongkong style, again watery and poor quality chicken best part of the meal was the free prawn crackers and that’s saying something. Such a shame complete waste of money.

Best Chinese ever!! Love love love it 😍 To any BBQ sauce lovers like myself Order BBQ chicken Hong Kong style with egg fried rice! Thank me later ☺️

Gave us the wrong order, walked home and then found out when opened bag. Had to take back and they accused us of picking the wrong order when they actually handed it to us. No apology

Excellent food, the service is lovely, and the prices aren't extortionate- A true 10/10 experience :)

I have no words… 1 star for food and 4 for service. Won’t be going back!

Have used this place for years and love it. The food is still great but just recently they seem to be quite forgetful. Last time got home and had no pancake rolls. Today got home to find no prawn crackers in the bag

I would give it 4 stars for food and hospitality, and additional 1 star for its very generous portion. Its like they are frozen in time on the price AND the portion from years ago in comparison to other takeaways.

Used to be our local Chinese and was always lovely and friendly staff. Today was first visit in a year and the staff were very rude, snappy and arrogant with me and also other customers. The food was good, but will not return to give my money and custom to people who have no manners or respect.

Open kitchen, food hot and cooked to order. Nothing too much trouble. If you want it spicy or mild. Would like delivery in a 1 mile radius.

Excellent takeaway and seeing all the food cooking inspires confidence. Highly recommended.

Excellent fast polite service ,great taste and freshly cooked

Simply put, this is the best Chinese takeaway in Northampton and I've tried all of them. Fresh, not greasey and very tasty. Top marks.

Great food, never use anywhere else. You never wait too long once you have ordered staff lovely can see your food being cooked when ordering on phone its always waiting for you when you get there

Staffs were straight forward and professional. The food was ready on time...

Excellent food, friendly staff and very clean kitchen.

Good price, quick service, food is ok

Dirty lady served me in her dirty yellow washing up gloves shes wearing to mop the floor, i could smell the bleach on her. She didn't change or remove her gloves to dish my food so i refused the food and took my money back, very poor service and rude attitude no care for hygiene regulations

Food was cheap and service was quick and polite. Whilst most of the food was OK and portions were generous for the price our main dishes lacked any flavour or seasoning.

Such good food and lovely people.

Love their food, good customer care, only Chinese we will use

Friendly staff. Food always hot and tasty. Sometimes a wait but I think that is good as it shows the place is popular which is a good sign in a take away.

I use this Chinese takeaway regularly and have never had a problem with any of the dishes I've ordered. The open kitchen is spotlessly clean despite the almost manic hive of activity that it constantly seems to be.

Always good quality food, lovely staff

Best Chinese by far. We won't entertain anywhere else.

Excellent takeaway, we have been going there for over 20 years, we wouldn't go anywhere else, delicious food. X

The one and only Chinese takeaway excellent food very good prices once tried never forgotten 10/10

Best Chinese in Northampton, maybe the world 🌎 🤔

Always go there the food lovely

Fantastic place. Had my takeaway from here for over 10 years! Highly recommended 👌

Super tasty and super quick service

Great prices and great food, never had an issue with them.

A great takeaway, with plenty of tasty food, reasonable prices too, but my only complaint is for them to be open throughout the day at lunch too maybe? Just in the evening seems a bit restricted.

Without a doubt the best Chinese we've had. It use to be our local but when we moved away we tried many others to no avail. The golden rice bowl is not only just great food. Their service is second to none too. Many Thanks Golden Rice bowl, nothing ever seems like too much trouble xx

First time going here friendly service noce food too :)

We always use the Golden Rice bowl for our Chinese food, even though it’s not the closest to us. Cash only and no delivery (not sure where the 1* reviews ordered from but they have never delivered as far as I’m aware), however most of the time you can call up, get in the car and it’s ready by the time you get there (10-15 minutes). I’d recommend salt and pepper king prawns or the house special fried rice (plenty of king prawns chicken pork and veggies no need for anything else). Hubby always has chicken curry, and they are always happy to accommodate any quirks. My eldest likes the sweet & sour Hong Kong style but swaps the sweet & sour for the bbq sauce!

Delicious food and first rate service

Great food, great prices, and served quickly

Great selection. Very tasty. Great prices. Lovely staff. Quick service .

One of the best Chinese’s places I’ve ordered from in Northampton. Only downside is they do not deliver and it is cash only. However I will be ordering again.

Quick efficient service, quantity good, quality good, open kitchen

Cash only brings this rating down

Love this place. Very friendly staff, great food

Cheap as chips. Good food. Veggie options could be better but it's ok.

Suspiciously had my king prawn and egg fried rice ready within a minute. Woke up at 3am with diarrhea. It's now 1.4pm the next day and I feel absolutely awful. I've had to take the day off work. Keep away these guys are reheating food knowing full well the danger of this!!

Food is OK but the lady taking orders needs to go to charm school or learn some customer service skills

Good, tasty food, a spotless kitchen, friendly staff. Unbeatable. Highly recommended.

Out of all the chinese takeaways in N'ton these are the best, ive never had a bad meal yet.

Good food, can see food being cooked. Friendly staff.

Excellent Chinese food, open kitchen, friendly staff, spotlessly clean. Open 7 days a week, lunchtime opening as well. What more could you possibly ask for? Highly recommended.

Always good food and you're never waiting long

Best Chinese iv ever had been using golden rice bowl for over 10 years lovely food, fair prices for food .&’ staff are great. Only down fall is they don’t accept card &’ don’t deliver collection only but other then that get in there you won’t regret it (:

Had a meal last week Sweet and Sour Chicken balls. Under cooked and batter still soggy. Vile. When I complain the woman in the shop just said O. !!

Best Chinese you will ever eat cheap prices for such lonely tasty food. Lovely customer serve. Always quick and don’t have u waiting around. Food always stayed hot If your a bbq fan bbq sauce in chicken or with prawn balls omg 😯 so good can’t wait to eat it again.... Tonight 🥰

Really excellent food and very good prices

Good food, quick ordering, easy to use menus, staff very polite and friendly, clean and tidy cooking environment, you can view the cooking process as it happens, good value for money overall a good honest business serving the local community with good Chinese food.

Best Chinese in town. Excellent service and excellent food.

Awful chinese. Prob one worst i ever had !!! Used to be very good ! NOT RECOMENDED ! Sauces very watery awful.

Took me a while to find a good Chinese restaurant or take away . Then I found the little gem . Service , food 10 out 10 every time . Tip call 10 mins before you arrive & your order will be ready for you .

Have been using for years never disappointed the food is lovely and the service very good I recommend the Singapore noodles and crispy beef

I have ordered from here twice, first time I think they forgot/lost our order, waited over an 1 1/2 hr so had to ring to remind them which was extremely frustrating. Second time I asked for Singapore rice with no meat, sure enough it turns up with meat, so my family have all eaten and I’m still waiting for something that I can eat... If you get the right food and they remember your order, the food is quite nice, but don’t think we’ll be ordering again from there.

This has become my favourite Chinese Takeaway. The staff are always pleasant and friendly and the meals have been consistent quality. Everyone has their favourite dishes and these do a typical wide range, so something for everyone. Parking is pretty easy as there are approx 10 - 15 parking spaces outside the little precinct - which also contains a traditional chippy, off licence and small Tesco.

We always order our Chinese food from here. The food is always hot and tastes lovely! Especially love the BBQ ribs! We always phone through our order and can pick up when is convenient for us. Highly recommend!

Lovely food and friendly staff! I nearly always have the same thing and they remember my order and greet me like I'm a friend. I definitely recommend this establishment.

Always after returning from a few weeks away on holiday my husband 'needs' his portion of ribs from the Golden Rice Bowl - we have never had better ribs in BBQ sauce anywhere else.

We have used the Chinese takeaway for some years and have always found it to be first class every time ,quick service,friendly staff good value . Phone service usually takes 10 minutes food keeps hot and fresh Recommend Graham C

First choice for bbq ribs in sauce without a doubt. Staff friendly and very efficient but at busy times it certainly pays to ring your order through it is not overcooked but just ready sooner

Good clean and friendly and decent food well worth a visit

Have uses this Chinese for years. Really helpful staff, good with the fact that I can't eat gluten. Wouldn't change to anywhere else.

Decent, hot Chinese food to take away. Open kitchen, watch and smell your food being freshly cooked for you. Telephone orders taken. Standard Chinese Takeaway menu. Recommended.

Have used the Golden Rice Bowl on several occasions always busy (good sign). Service is polite,efficient and the food good. Prices are very competitive.

Perfect staff and perfect good food. Local so amazing. Always good paper to read. Good service. Not much more to say

Me encanta la comida china y cuando nos mudamos a Northampton probé prácticamente todos los tienda china había y arroz dorado fue el ganador.

We visited from New Zealand after many years away from Northamptonshire. I remember the Golden Rice Bowl as being the best I've ever had and I'm still not disappointed. It was worth flying all round the world for!

Great Chinese, food is always too high standard, the crispy chilli beef is great and so is the crispy salt and pepper chicken. Always ready in a good time.

Best ribs in BBQ sauce we've found in Northampton (so far) and we've been living here 20 years. My husband will only eat 'take away' ribs from the Golden Rice Bowl.

We always come to this place as the food is served so quickly and is always hot and tasty. (a little bit of a wait at peak times Fri / Sat nights). The staff are sometimes rude and a bit glum. Don't worry if halfway through giving your order, she disappears or takes a phone call and starts taking someone elses order without so much as an excuse me. it's nothing personal! We've got used to this, perhaps its their culture. The food more than makes up for it though.

Very nice food, cooked to perfection and quick service. Would definitely recommend to family & friends

Always amazing been going to the golden rice bowl for 10 + years, and all my family go here also, never had a bad meal always hot and quick.

We have recently moved to this area and quickly became regulars to this place. It is take away only. The food is always very fresh and delicious. We haven't had to wait longer than 20 minutes. It can be hard to get a smile from the lady behind the counter but when you do it's worth it :)

The quality of food is OK. Nothing special but there is limited choice around the area. Was quoted 45 mins delivery time which has turned out to be almost 2 hours. Food arrive Luke warm. Won't be ordering from there again.

Never had a bad meal from this Chinese Restaurant, and have been many times over the last couple of years. Phone your order in, jump in the car and pick it up 20mins later. Easy, and would recommend - the kids love it!

Highly recommend this place, very busy, food cooked where you can see if. Food tastes good. Only problem is they don't deliver

our local take away, producing good tasty food in decent sized portions for a fairly low price. Can't ask for more than that

Ordered through hungry house. Really slow service - delivery time extended after having placed the order, and then didn't get delivered for about 20 mins after that time (1hr 40 in total!)Food arrived and was luke warm and really bland - prawn balls had obviously been in a hot cabinet for some time and I found a hair in the food. Awful.

Consistently provide high quality takeaway food. I first went this summer, and have returned numerous times. Currently one of my favourite places to buy convenient and tasty food. Recommended.

Ok for a chinese can be good or bad pot luck really ive had better would not be my first choice of a take away

It's was OK. The rice and noodles were good but the satay dishes lack flavour. It's nice to walk in and see all the chefs cooking the food but the area is a bit of a dive.