Good Taste in Ipswich

Friendly fast service and lovely food!

Definitely my favourite Chinese takeaway in Ipswich

We have been using Good Taste for around 7 years now. It used to be incredible: the food tasted superb, the prices were good and you could pre order and it would literally arrive to the minute. The last year has seen so many late deliveries, prices go up and up, and the quality become very unreliable. As seems to be the way now, tonight we waited just over 30 minutes after our pre order should have arrived then phoned to see what was happening. Last on the phone spent a few minutes trawling through orders and asking questions to then tell us, "it's on it's way. " another 30 minutes and the food finally arrives (we live 10 minutes away). I asked the driver how long ago he picked up our order: 15 minutes ago. Good taste, show your customers some respect by not flat out lying to them and perhaps you'll be forgiven for tardiness and mistakes. As other's have said, now it's time to find another, more reliable, Chinese take away. What a shame!

Avoid avoid avoid.....rude employee who left me hanging on phone for 10 minutes when delivery was 45 minutes late....food turned up cold not happy....will not use again 😑

Absolutely awful been waiting over 1hr 45 minutes for are food and still waiting. They said it would delivered 45 minutes ago. They are not answering there phone. Absolutely disgusting

One of the best Chinese takeaways in the town. Lovely food, any negative reviews must be from deliveries, we've use Good Taste many times without any problems.

I ordered the salt and spice wings which where very good but when I woke up in the morning felt sick and felt awful. So I would definitely not recommend

Amazing food I loved it. Was served by Jade (i think) today and she gave me 10/10 service, definitely will be coming back

Lovely takeaway, very much a place you get as a treat they do wonderful wontons, bbq spare rib, egg fried rice, and much more. I had this when my partner got discharged from the hospital as a celebratory meal

Terrible used to be our regular but since it changed hands have had to refuse the food .soggy wet food in plastic bags or cold .

We love this Chinese. Never any issues

So.much.salt! I'm gutted, we've used good taste for years and it's always been exceptional, but then the waiting times for delivery started to get ridiculous and we stopped for a while. We thought we'd give them one more go, arrived around the right time but the food was so heavily salted it was inedible. It's really hard finding a Chinese that offers good veggie/vegan options... back to the drawing board!

Salty food that makes you feel ill after eating so no longer go here .

Order arrived quickly, it was still hot and tasted great, the man on the phone was polite and friendly, the delivery driver was very pleasant too, thank you, will definitely order again 🙂

Food is okay, good options. There seems to be a point / loyalty system that no one (not event the staff) know how to use, to which I find incredibly frustrating.

Terrible experience with delivery. Told it would be 1 hour 45 after we had placed the order but decided to proceed and it was over 2 hours 30 after I called and complained by phone that the food arrived. Was informed there was a problem with the kitchen but if you can’t fulfill the order do not take it. Managed to secure a minimal discount after much discussion but totally unacceptable service. Will not be returning.

Super slow delivery. Ordered and was given a countdown timer of 1hr 45, disappointing but hey Ho, we’ve ordered now. After 2 hours tried to contact them, no luck. Turned up after 2 hours 30 minutes! Won’t bother again, bloody ridiculous

One of my favorite Chinese in Suffolk. Very delicious, well cooked. Nice sauces Not over salty like some !

New favourite Chinese! We’ve now used this Chinese takeaway for the past few months and every time the food has been fresh and hot, and the order correct! The consistency in food and service has been spot on even in really busy days.

Cancelled an order for no reason with no explanation after they accepted it - dont bother

Having been regular customers for the past 5 years, I won't use again now. 90min delivery time, fair enough sat evening.... but luke warm food most of which was incorrect... nope, no more custom from us.

Worst food got order totally wrong rude when complained chicken ball where pink in side food cold had to reheat food never going here again

We have ordered from here many times. Have never had a bad meal. Tonight we made the mistake of ordering but put pick up as the option. We didn’t notice and waited nearly an hour. We got a phone call to say it was ready for pick up. We asked if we could pay the extra for it to be delivered as we had had a glass of wine. It was here with in 15 minutes,still hot and very delicious. This is not the first time staff have gone above and beyond. Highly recommend and thank you Good Taste

Wonderful service, ambience is great and the food is lovely. Must try.

Food arrived 35 mins late, cold, and with 2 of the 5 dishes we ordered missing. When I called to tell them they couldn't havent been less interested, just said to ask uber eats for a refund. Not useful when you've been waiting an hour and a half for your food and it's 9 o'clock!

Regular customer. Gone downhill. Service shocking and as for the dopey girl on the front desk who is more interested in her phone than giving you your food that’s been sitting there for 5 minutes. Collection half hour late. Pathetic service

Great food, fast service, and excellent vegan options. Can't rate or comment on the atmosphere as it's a takeaway. The staff behind the counter are always polite but very busy taking and fulfilling orders.

Great service and excellent food, our go-to Chinese takeaway in Ipswich.

Incredible vegan menu and is my go to Chinese takeaway place. Amazing vegan options!!!

#55 everytime! The quality of food at good taste Ipswich is amazing, consistent and great value for money. Always have house special #55......perfection noodle dish. Add some chips too....Best chips in Ipswich.

Food arrived 30 mins late! I phoned to be told it would be here any minute, it still took another 15 minutes to arrive. Chips were cold, chicken over cooked & like rubber! Chow mein was salty & the meal was mostly thrown in the bin!

Very good food, the pancake rolls i highly recommend so full of everything and tasty, the food from here is very good and I have no complaints as we have not had a bad dish yet.

Would not order from this Chinese again, cold food, was the worse Chinese ive ever tasted, complained and offered 10% off my next order, I told them no thanks, I won't be ordering again from there

Used before and was great. This time waited 1 hour 30 mins. Had to call and was told short of drivers would have to wait a further 40 mins. Not good enough. Will not use again. Lady didn’t seem to care. Thank you.

My absolute favourite Chinese takeaway. I'll never go anywhere else since discovering this place. In 2020.

The most amazing and delicious Chinese food in Ipswich. Singapore style rice noodles, vegan chicken sweet and sour Cantonese style, salt and chilli and vegan duck dishes are yummilicious. Curry sauce with special fried rice is to die for! Thank you Good Taste!

Can't recommend highly enough! The vegan chicken balls are AMAZING. One of the few Chinese takeaways that offer vegan options with actual meat alternatives, not just tofu. Food came quickly and hot, and good sized portions so we've got enough for leftovers tomorrow!

Excellent food, just a long wait but worth it.

The food is always always wonderful- veggie options are insane!!! However- 3 hour delivery is not on. Try not to order on the website as this is when we were given the 2 hour wait.

Came here a few times now and what can I say its definitely the best Chinese around! I come all the way from felixstowe to get this just because there so much better than all the ones there cheaper too!!

It’s. My partners birthday today so we decided to try good taste Chinese. We ordered just before 7pm. By 8pm we called to ask if it was on way as when we ordered it said 58 minutes for it to be delivered. When we called we were told it will be another 45 minutes!! 1 hour 45 minutes without being informed is a joke. So kebab it is. Thanks

Love Good Taste. Usually 5 stars.. however ordered via Foodhub this evening, went over expected delivery time (which isn't usually a problem) but all our meals were cold. Just taken a bite from sesame prawn on toast 😱 think someone threw a load of salt into them 🥺

Very helpful server when I called to inquire about vegan options. Food was delicious! Would've given 5 stars however one of our meals was meat when we asked for vegan - thankfully we noticed and didn't eat it but still we wasted the money and it could've made us ill had we of eaten it.

Incredible vegan food options and had a very tasty veg chickn in black bean sauce! So lovely. Highly recommend

best Chinese i’ve ever had! vegan and veggie meat options are amazing!! will drive from the other side of ipswich just for one thing it’s that good!

Another lovely meal, from my local takeaway restaurant, much appreciated thank you.

Best Chinese in Ipswich without a doubt - discovered it by chance after moving house and now we have people visit us just to be in the delivery radius 😂

Menu Review Highlights “Not sure why this place is ranked lower than Mayflower because honestly, Good Taste has better food.” in 2 reviews “We ordered take-out; chicken fingers, vegetable fried rice (which had a ton of veggies!) and sesame chicken.” in 4 reviews “Good quality Chinese (American) food compared to most places in the area Boneless spare ribs are great.” in 2 reviews Location & Hours Map 42 Central St Ipswich, MA 01938 Mon 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM Open now Tue 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM Wed 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM Thu 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM Fri 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM Sat 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM Sun 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM Edit business info You Might Also Consider Sponsored Dumpling Garden 87 Léonne S. said"Yum. These are homemade dumplings. They are good! I ordered the veggie dumplings pan fried and the safe treyf pork and scallion dumplings also pan fried. Their chili oil seams to be homemade too. Very tasty. Well cooked. Not oily. I…"read more in Szechuan, Japanese, Dim Sum Blu Karma 418 Karyn P. said"My husband and I gave this a try because we we love sushi and it had a great look to it! I read some reviews, all great so we went in for dinner and were blown away! It's now our special sushi spot that we only go to when we are…"read more in Asian Fusion, Sushi Bars Amenities and More Offers Delivery Offers Takeout No Reservations Accepts Credit Cards Help Improve Yelp Can you bring dogs? Ask the Community Ask a question Yelp users haven’t asked any questions yet about Good Taste. Recommended Reviews Your trust is our top concern, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more. Overall rating 27 reviews 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Yelp Sort Filter by rating Search reviews Search reviews David N. Wellfleet, MA 02 8/22/2022 I took my grandkids here about a month ago and we had a PuPu Platter that was outstanding! They were also very generous with their portions and the price was right. However, I went back this past Saturday on my way home to Georgetown and picked up an order I had made online. It was the General Tso's Chicken and when I got it home and tried some, it was the opposite of my experience with their PuPu Platter. I was the worst meal I have ever had at an Asian restaurant. The chicken was so overcooked, I could barely cut it with a butcher knife. I would suggest that they have NO quality control on the weekends. It made me wonder how long it had been sitting/cooking before I got it to go. Based on that experience, I cannot imagine going back and giving it another try. I gave them a second star based on my first meal there. This meal would have received a "0" or "1" star

Ordered a take away - first time in a long time - this take-away has an online order system which I had not used before but it works really well - count down on the collection time was a little out - no big deal - the order was nearly ready when I arrived - food was first rate - thanks

Had heard good reports on the food but was disappointed. Special chow mein had very little sauce and banana fritters were doughy and not crisp.

Handy local Chinese restaurant, always a welcoming smile and good food

Vegan options are amazing! Make sure you ask for vegan options as weirdly they aren't obvious on the menu as they adapt the dishes to suit. Quality and value are super.

What a shame. After being customers for years and years we will not be using again. We put our order in, it was read back and we were told £25, when we picked it up it was £34, the food that we ordered wasn’t all there. After a phone call I was told I hadn’t ordered it, we all heard her read it back and the order was correct. The lady on the phone didn’t believe me and re cooked the missing food, I was told it would be £3:40 and came to pick up and it £5:20. After being loyal customers for years I would of expected better customer service. They didn’t care that we were unhappy and complained about the poor customer service we received. You have lost some regular customers .

Absolutely gorgeous food! You don’t get as much as the usual takeaway but what you get is not greasy and delicious. I reckon it’s the best I’ve had in Ipswich over the last 20 years

Great tasting Chinese! Not greasy at all! Generous portion size! Winner all round at our table of 6 this evening! Smooth process delivery

Amazing food really tasty and good quality.

In this time and day not having at least 2 or 3 vegeterian options is absolutely awful. Ok you serve meat but jesus!!! The chef must be love meater. And does not apretiate that there are also meat eaters that likes to eat without meat. Ridiculous. Really expensive and looks like they bought the chairs from a victorian school.

me and y partner always order from here because we love the food!! they could make improvements on delivery time however… we waited an hour and 20 minutes and a rang to see where it was and then we were told 30 minutes and it was a no show. after ringing again we were told it’s going to be there any minute. much quicker from uber eats but only when they’re available. good amazing! 10/10 for us service 4/10

Order a beef curry.. there was so many onions which were not cooked.. the curry it self didn't taste of anything... not impressed

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Other than waiting at the shop 30 minutes longer than promised, the chicken chow mein was as bland as humanly possible. Well done, you made some good money on new years eve but certainly lost 5 customers

Very nice meal and good 👍service

We ordered for collection a couple of weeks ago. It was a Saturday night so we expected it to be busy, but we had ordered many times on a Saturday evening before and not had any issues. On this occasion the food was poor. The chips were the worst we have ever had and looked like they had been cooked days before. The other dishes that we ordered didn’t have the freshly cooked taste that you would expect either, overall the meal was disappointing so much so that we would be very reluctant to place an order any time soon which is a great shame as we have ordered from good taste a lot over the years.

Always constantly good food highly recommended

Food taste OK, but amount of salt or MSG is so huge, so if someone try to reduce amount of salt should try something different.

Had a variety of dishes last night, all were amazing! the chilli salt calamari is divine as was everything. I used to order regularly but this is the first time we were able to order in the past 2 years due to moving far away. The best Chinese food we have found and well worth the drive!

The Chinese the food is so much better than the average takeaway. If you want good food go to Good Taste. I would rate this takeaway as this best Chinese is Ipswich

A year or two since I last attended in person. Obviously very busy with the result of incomplete order. The offer to put right was politely declined as I didn't want to wait any longer. In future I will order by phone. Where's Mandy with her usual cheeky banter?

Love this chinese. Food is always on point and cater for vegans... probably one of the best chinese take aways I've ever had.

Good quality food it's a shame that it is not a free delivery service if you book it through the app even though it says free delivery

We've used this takeaway a few times now and never been disappointed. The food is delicious! They have always delivered in good time and the prices are very reasonable. Highly recommended.

Very busy on new years eve.. But worth the wait

Awful experience ordered a takeaway at 5.40 pm for delivery and told it would take two hours. At 9.15 arrived at the shop, as after 25 calls no one answered the phone, and was told that they hadn't started cooking the meal yet. The food may be good,but delivery and service is appalling. Appreciate they would be busy on New Years Eve hence the two hour wait time. When I arrived at the shop there were 5 people with the same complaint. Will not be using this place again.

Very long delivery wait (2 hours) however when I called the restaurant about halfway through they were apologetic about the wait and said the driver just left, I’m a 8 minute drive from the restaurant and ended waiting another 40 mins. The duck , chicken chow mein and chicken balls were delicious and good however some of it was luke warm .

Awful meal opened the lid and was hit with a serious smell of off very off meat .never have a meal from here again .sick is an understatement. Avoid

Menu choice is excellent. Food is always hot and delicious

After always being told on ordering that collection rather than delivery would be half the time i did it again, big mistake when you turn up don't do what they ask and pay because you will be waiting outside for an hour, just cancel and i say this because i have now learned, shame because the food is good if you have time

We ordered food at 18:20, and were told a 40 minute wait. So when we arrived to collect the food at 19:00, we were still waiting 35 minutes later. This is totally unacceptable, as we were made to stand out in the cold, after walking too collect it. When complaining to the girl at the front desk, she couldn’t seem less bothered and just put it down to being a Friday. This is fair enough, but have the decency to let your customers know how long they will truly have to wait. Despite this, food was excellent as always.

Brilliant veggie and vegan options, had a meal with 2 vegans and 4 meat eaters and everyone extremely happy.

We love this Chinese as they cater really well in the vegan section. I think most of the vegans in Ipswich and further, all use this take away now. The food tastes really good, we treat ourselves every few months. The Vegetarian chicken balls and sweet and sour sauce are the kids faves! I usually get the Vegetarian kung po chicken, very good. Our friends tried this chinese on our recommendation, they eat meat and have now used this one since, so good for that as well I would say!

Ordered Chilli chicken but it came as a chicken in a honey curry. It was so sweet that you can't even eat and we had to throw it.

Trawling the reviews, trying to find reccomendations for local take-aways that have alternitives to meat dishes other than just vegetable, I came across "Good Taste"Very pleased with the meal, good size portions, good price, not too oiley and I didn't wake up in the night dying of thirst, that is the case after some take-aways.We have a vegetarian alternitive to chicken balls and the vegetarian alternitive to duck with ginger and spring onions. Very tasty :)

Well just ordered a chicken curry ....sauce was lovely but I dont know what the white plastic sqelchy stuff in it is as its certainly not chicken

Ordered a meal for delivery at around 5:30, given a time window of 6:30-7:00, and at 7:00 receive a message that my order has been cancelled. I would have been fine if it was cancelled earlier so I could have made alternative arrangements, but instead I am left hungry and raiding the fridge for something quick to cook.

Fantastic vegan chicken and duck options at a reasonable price. Owner's seem to value your custom and the few times it's been on the drag they've called to let me know. Their vegan options really make them stand out from the crowd.

Always come here for our Chinese, delicious every time and friendly staff!

My chicken balls were pink, my stomach is hurting really bad now asked for bbq sauce but we got given sweet and sour and I couldn’t eat half of my dinner because I didn’t have my bbq sauce so it was properly the worst Chinese I have ever had.

Best take away in Ipswich, regards kevin

Excellent service. Lovely food too.

Awsome food as ever - best sesame prawn toast ever - quality hot tasty food. Thanx - faultless service ☺️

Small portions and not even tasty

We popped through Ipswich and stopped off here for dinner. Lovely food and very helpful staff. If we could give more than five stars we would! Helpful advice re: allergens.

Best Chinese Takeaway! Everything just tastes so nice

Placed a big order for family do, soChose a good range of dishes and everything we had was really delicious. Good sized portions and good value for money. Arrived bang on time and staff taking order and delivering both v nice. Will definitely order again and will gladly recommend. Thank you Goodtaste!!

Best Chinese in Ipswich great food good prices always on time order from here 2 twice a week highly recommend ;)

Lovely food and friendly staff!

Amazing Chinese food owner lee is a true gentleman!! Great food, even delivered to the maternity ward at Ipswich hospital!! Great guy great business, very polite and very respectful... Full of honour!! Hi Lee.... Keep up the great work mate, one tiny problem is told 45 mins then had to wait 2 hours... Haven't used for a couple months but will do again eventually. From Richard.....

Not the best. Had chicken curry and, sweet and sour chicken egg fried rice. Chicken was very hard and curry had a bland powdery taste to it. Thibk it was out of a packet mix with water type of curry sauce rather than using genuine curry powder and spices.

This is by far the best Chinese takeaway in Ipswich, I've been ordering from them for close to a year now and I am never disappoint!

Good value takeaway with a large and varied menu