Great WALL in Aberdeenshire

Some of my food you could tell was reheated and dry. There was a burnt hole in top of one of Tupperware too. The onion rings were way to greasy. The food hasn’t sat well on our bellies. Definitely won’t be back! Don’t waste your money

The chicken curry tasted good but I ordered beef curry. Rice was very good, but not feeling too well afterwards so won’t be back.

Best carry out we’ve had in a while. Ordered the crispy king prawns with kung po sauce and extra veg, it was beautiful.

The food is OK, in fact the food is better than OK but the service is Bad, shockingly bad. You call in a take away and you get the same 25mins until collection, now anyone that has ordered from here before knows 25 mins is actually 45 mins so you wait 45 minutes before going to collect only to wait another 30 minutes in the shop so the "25 minutes" is actually and hour and half.....This is EVERYTIME. I'm sick fed up of this place now and won't be coming back, If you told me an hour for collection I'd happily sit in my house for that time before coming to the shop, but to told a lie and fall for it EVERYTIME has just made me not want to come back. Never once this year has the food been ready for collection when you have told me to come and collect and tonight was the final straw.....NEVER AGAIN I have wasted too much of my life sat in your shop waiting for you to cook my food.

I eat a lot of Chinese food. I've had Singapore chow mein and crispy chilli beef from basicaly every Chinese I've ever came across. This is as good as it gets

Got Spare Ribs in BBQ sauce, house special curry with chips and a portion of prawn crackers The spare ribs tasted okay but the gravy in it was like the texture of slime the curry omg the meat ie chicken and beef? was like mush there was def no solid texture to it at all..absolutely disgusting..i really do doubt what product was in that dish... the chips were good as were the prawn crackers i def will never be back

Do you know this is by far one of the best Chinese takeaway meals we have ever had- But first order £25 on collection charged £35 second order told £55 charged on collection £65 and on third order told 35 confirmed 3.....5 and told yes 3.....5 thirty five and on collection again had to argue that it was 45 on collection!!! pisses me off when they don't take card!!!!

Salt and Pepper chips are to die for!! Great food. Good value for money and quick services. We approve!

Decided on visiting this small restaurant while on holiday in a cottage at nearby Glenkindie The food was delicious and to a high standard The Lady who served us was lovely and nothing was too much trouble Was extremely busy with people ordering takeaways Deserves to be a success and hopefully we will revisit on our next visit

Just had an amazing meal. Chicken was a absolutely beautiful. Absolutely spoilt for choice with the vast menu and the staff where very helpful as per usual. Would like to give praise to regan for attending to all needs.

Great place, and fabulous take away too. Huge menu with lots of options. Everything we’ve had has been tasty. Served nice and hot with good portion sizes. The dishes have a generous amount of meat in them and the veg is really nice and fresh too. Fried rice is a highlight!

Since the new owners took over this has improved immensely and has been a consistent great takeaway for a number of months now. Always busy, a good sign, just remember to order well in advance! Beef in black bean, excellent, golden sliced chicken, tasty.

I was in Alford for the night and was recommended to try the Great Wall. Placed my order and headed down to the co-op just down the road and came back and my dinner was ready. Beef curry with fried rice, superb, the curry has peas in it. Also got a salt n pepper spare ribs which were excellent aswell. some takeaways do them and they are greasy and covered in a breadcrumby batter but this portion was dry spare ribs with thin sliced onions, carrots and chillis. 5 stars for me, excellent all round.

We have lived in Alford for three years and the first few times we tried the Great Wall it wasn’t good. But since the new owner / managers there has bee a massive improvement. We are addicted to the salt n chilli chips and highly recommend the salt n chilli prawns. We are now regulars. Staff are always friendly and helpful. The takeaway is always busy. We will be sitting in the next time to try out the atmosphere as it was previously not very attractive room was always dark and empty

Was in Alford with friends visiting the car museum. Once we’d looked around decided to get some lunch, spotted this place was open and decided we quite fancied a Chinese. Generous potions and great service. Well with a visit if your in the area.

Wir waren heute Mittag in diesem Restaurant. Das Essen war sehr gut. Wir haben für zwei Vorspeisen, zwei Hauptgänge und zwei Getränke 25 Pfund bezahlt. Preis völlig in Ordnung.

Collected 2 meals on Saturday evening ( take away extremely busy ) my meal was the wrong order, I had ordered mixed vegetables in black bean sauce and instead I received sweet and sour vegetables.They still deserve 4 stars as the food was fresh, tasty and certainly a huge improvement since the Great Wall was under the old management.Staff were extremely polite and helpful.

Stopped here for lunch today. 3 of us had the special lunch menu and I had hot and sour soup from the á la carte menu. Food was plentiful and delicious. The new owners seem to be making a good effort. We would definitely go again. The inside of the restaurant could do with a little spruce up to help create a bit more atmosphere though.

Generous portions and very tasty food. Staff very pleasant and courteous.. Would definitely go again.

Had carry out a few times. The special fried rice with sauce is amazing. This is not a joke but the broccoli in the stir fry is amazing.

After much debate and after reading the latest reviews we decided to give The Great Wall the benefit of the doubt! ... turns out we made the wrong choice! There is a notice on their front door saying "under new management and new chefs" .... really?? If what we had is massively improved then I shudder to think what it was like before! Husband ate his only because he was starving! The rest of us left most of ours! The sweet and Sour sauce in a tub is the weirdest sauce I have ever tried!

As the previous reviewer said they’ve really upped their game. Like night and day from the last visit. All the food was delicious.

Having lived in Alford for about a year we had tried Great Wall a few times in the past ,but stopped using it as it was not good.

The single worst take away I’ve ever had. Food reheated and when taken back was finally told that yes, it was reheated. Told the only food on the menu that is fresh are the prawns (but wouldn’t be willing to take the risk).

This is basically a chinese takeaway but they have added a few tables for anyone wishing to sit in. Food is good and prices only slightly more than their takeaway.

This is the worst meal I have ever been sold. Food had obviously been reheated many times as the rice was a horrible dark brown. We purchased our meals and drove 11 miles home only to find that one order was wrong and could not be eaten. Other two meals tasted so awful that they were binned. How on earth can this place still be able to serve the public. Awful awful awful. Do not ho here! Save you money and pop along to the coop!!

We were passing through Alford and thought we would stop off at the great wall for some a take-away. When we entered it had one young man at the counter. He was friendly but we could hardly hear him as he was so quietly spoken.

Fuimos como visitantes el lunes por la noche. Éramos los únicos en el restaurante, que debería haber sido una señal de aviso.

La comida está lista para llevar gran paredes dentro de 5 a 10 minutos que me hace determinadas no es fresco. La mayoría de los platos que hemos probado son difíciles de masticar, y no agradable a través. 1 plato de carne estaba tirado en el en una pieza después de cortar por la mitad, ya que ni pinta ni olía seguros para comer.

Este es posiblemente el peor que he comido chino - lo cual es una pena porque es un bonito interior y el personal agradable. Maridos dulce y agria pollo era como gelatina en textura y positivamente asqueroso. Mi fideos fueron cata sospechoso y nadando en grasa. Comestible.

Primera visita a este restaurante y éramos los únicos clientes en el lugar en una tarde de martes no mucho después de las vacaciones de navidad, así que no esperes que se llena hasta los topes. La comida estaba bien, pero el servicio y el ambiente son serias carencias.

Vivimos muy cerca de la Gran Muralla, así que he probado el llevar numerosas veces como huele delicioso desde el exterior.

Muy buena para llevar village, detenido en después de terminar tarde y encontramos el miembro del personal agradable, el entorno limpio y ordenado, y la comida era muy buena y a un precio razonable. El servicio fue bastante rápido.

The worst meal I think I have ever had - without exaggeration! The restaurant itself is very dated and not the cleanest - the staff were pleasant on arrival however their clothes were covered in food stains....Table dirty when we sat down!There was 3 of us dining, one of which had the set menu (starter/main/side for £9.99) the other 2 had a main dish and a side each - we ordered 3 soft drinksVegetable spring rolls were actually the highlight of the meal.. things went downhill rapidly with regards to the mains...Honey chilli chicken - dried up 'chicken' no sauce, tasteless! Egg fried rice - horrible after taste, dried egg - it looked like it had been prepped a few weeks beforehand!Vegetable curry - sauce was tasty but the vegetables lurking underneath looked like they had seen better days (broccoli had brown stalks, mushrooms very soggy / as though there were off)Sweet and Sour Vegetables - completely inedible!! there was literally no sauce, the vegetables were unrecognisable/looked as though they were decomposed! one thing we all noticed that EVERYTHING had a horrible aftertaste - almost like detergent / chemical of some sort!we tried to complain about the quality of the food when the waiter came to clear the table (it felt as though a language barrier card was being played!)insult to injury - our bill was wrong! £16 over charge! I asked to see the menu to add it up myself and there was major resistance , waiter came back with £3 deducted from the bill!I suggest you avoid! A jar of uncle bens and some prawn crackers from the Co-op would make for a better meal!

The food was inedible. The staff were hopeless. We were overcharged by £16, and when we complained, it was reduced to a £14 overcharge. Drinks were multipack. Not to be sold separately. £2 a tin. Don't eat here. Promise me you won't eat here...PROMISE ME!

We went as a family (2 children, 2 adults). The restaurant is very nice and tables beautiful. The food was really nice. Hot and large portions. Our waiter was a little confused when we asked for coffee and ketchup but we understand he speaks little English. Staff friendly. We ordered the special menu (starter & main for £9.99 each) and drinks. The cost was about £30 for the whole lot (kids ate some of ours). I ordered sliced beef with mixed vegetables and there was plenty of meat and crunchy veg. There didnt seem to be a childs menu, dessert menu or soft drink menu either. The staff gave our children 2 whistles on leaving, not the most ideal present but...!

Da alle anderen Restaurants in Alford geschlossen hatten, mussten wir mit diesem Restaurant vorlieb nehmen. Wir hatten eine Schale mit Reis, etwas Curry Gemüse und einmal Ente in Orangensauce. Für dieses bisschen Essen haben wir 35 Pfund bezahlt. Die Ente war aufgewärmt und nicht kross gebraten. Das Gemüse bestand nur aus Kohl. Wir haben noch nie soviel Geld für so schlechtes Essen gezahlt und können das Restaurant nicht weiter empfehlen. Auch der Service ließ zu wünschen übrig. Wir waren die einzigen Gäste, die halb vollen Teller wurden ohne zu fragen abgeräumt.

Husband and I took our son for a birthday lunch here today, felt a little uncomfortable from the moment we arrived, pushy waitress and staff shouting at each other, we heard good things about here, so decided to give it a chance. Stail prawn crackers arrive while we're looking at menu, we ordered roast duck in Orange sauce and green Thai king prawn curry both main meals where ordered with fried rice, son as it was a treat we let him order what he wanted which was vegetable pancake rolls. Both main meal sauces where like jelly they where so congeled the Orange sauce tasted like peelings and very much like it had come from a tin this was inedable, the Thai sauce tasted like fish sauce jelly again from a tin, the egg in rice was dried out as if it where yesterdays, there was meat in the vegetable pancake rolls.

One of the nicest Chinese meals we have had, staff were very polite and helpful, excellent value for money

The Great Wall is a little disappointing to be honest.At times, the food is just what you would expect from your average run of the mill Chinese take away, but it is not... It is a restaurant, and for that reason, it fails to deliver. Meats are often poor cuts , being stringy and very fatty.Stick to the mushroom fried rice, or sweet and sour chicken and you will yet what you expect. Very from this and you will be disappointed.

Had a take-away and found the food to be cold and the ribs were just full of fat with no taste. Thats the 2nd time I have tried it since it opened and been disappointed both times.

Its is alright is you want to grab a quick take away, even at that it is a bit expensive. Our bill was expensive for a sit in Chinese for the quality of food we had. Possibly the worst green thai curry I have ever seen or smelt in my life, but the shredded chicken was OK.Service slow to no existent unless you shout for attention.

Although the food and service was good, we thought the price difference between the take away and eat in menu was quite substantial so the overall bill was a lot more than we were expecting.

Beware the almost 50% price hike for eating in! Going by outside menu (and restaurant and take away menu) it seems reasonable but we got a shock when the bill arrived - seventeen pounds more expensive than outside menu for 2 starters, 2 mains and a rice. Also 6.70 for a diet coke, orange juice and chinese tea for 2!!! Then they add 10% gratuity!!!!! We got blander food than usual cause our 4 & 5 year olds were with us and food was OK, but would have expected more for the price. Only positive I can think of was there was plenty of it.

Had the eat all you can buffet. Excellent food but a little pricy so make sure you've got a good appetite .

Visited here by chance as the hotel we were staying in locally could not provide food. Surprised to find a chinese restaurant in such a remote village as Alford, we chose the set meal for around £18, chicken & sweetcorn soup, crispy duck, chicken & cashew nuts, veg and sweet & sour beef. The courses arrived quickly but the soup wasn't great, too sweet and had a strange taste, other courses were tasty though. Service was good and polite, okay set meal nothing to write home about though.

Have been a number of times over the past few years, usually with a friend for a sit down meal. Really like the 'buffet' option where you choose whatever you want from a wide choice menu for a set price, and can order more if you want it! Food always fresh, hot, very tasty and nice quality. Service usually pretty quick and always polite. They have never complained when I have shown up in dusty bike gear! Only had takeaway twice but it was very nice each time.Loos on the small side but always clean.Parking availability decent on the main drag but it's best to park up the side street if you are fit for the short walk as there is always space available up there.

I have had a few takeaways from this Chinese and have encountered several problems, chicken balls being raw in the middle, rice being microwaved and hardened, noodles very greasy and the chicken is very dry. The sauces with the dishes are generally good, the staff are very friendly and willing to help. It's a quiet atmosphere as not many people go to have a sit down meal, I also think the drinks and other beverages are overpriced. Seeing as it's Alford's only Chinese I would maybe return there, but if the food isn't up to standard again then I definitely won't be back!

I am local and we had a meal last winter. The food was fine and freshly cooked. Service was good. Very quiet hence lack of atmosphere.

Have to echo the thoughts of the first reviewer of this restaurant. The Great Wall is reasonably local so we have dined there several times and have found the service and the quality & standard of the food ranks alongside the best Chinese restaurants we have ever tried.You are made very welcome from the outset, and we found nothing was too much trouble for the waiting staff who were always happy & smiling. As the previous reviewer said, if you get the chance to order the buffet then that is what I would recommend, as everything is cooked to order. You can order as much as you wish, so it also represents excellent value for money.They also offer a take-away service which seems to be very popular - hardly surprising as it is of similar high standard and value.All in all a very welcome addition to Alford's dining-out options.

very little flavour and just typical non chineses imitation food. quite expensive for the offering.

This is the only Chinese restaurant in Alford but this doesn't mean they don't try hard. It offers both dine in and take away service and we have used both quite a few times. They do a very nice shredded chilli beef and my father in law finds thier beef in black bean sauce the best he's ever had.Unusually for a Chinese restaurant they do a fairly authentic Thia red curry which I can recommend.If you get there and they are offering the "buffet" I can highly recommend this. It's not a buffet as such as they don't have dishes of cooked food ready but rather you choose from a menu and they then cook it fresh.You can order as many starters as you wish for your table then main courses with your rice etc. You can order as many dishes as you can eat and if you have a large party this is a great way to try out different dishes. They will quite happily bring dishes to you as long as you can eat them and the food is all of a high quality. (they reserve the right to charge for wasted food)