Happy garden in Cheltenham

Absolutely terrible food took almost 3 hours to arrive was a sub £40 order on a quite night after being unable to contact the restaurant via the phone provided, absolute crap what a waste of money

We had a take away from here and it was the worst Chinese food we have ever tasted. Sauces were thick and gloopy, noodles were thick and looked like worms and hard to swallow. We actually couldn’t eat much of it and threw it away - £75 of food 🙈

Order arrived early, which worked for us. Food was piping hot and very tasty. Our first time ordering from Happy Garden, and we were very impressed. The curry sauce was a bit too spicy, but very minor point.

absolutely gorgeous food order again 😋

Every dish that we ordered was very flavourful and cooked great. I have noticed that when ordering beef dishes they can be hit and miss from Chinese takeaways with the meat being a little too chewy at times however it was soft and delicious. The flavours of the food was gorgeous too. My partner was also extremely satisfied by all that we ordered and so shall be ordering again! The delivery time was quicker than estimated by 20 mins and the driver was very friendly, all round a great experience!

have eaten from here a few times now, great food and it's hot when it comes.

Sad experience with what was a favourite. Wrong order delivered early. Let them know it was wrong and was told it wasn't repeatedly and I must have the right order. This went on for far too long without apology. They offered to pick up the incorrect food without offeringto bring the dishes i actually ordered and had to be convinced to do this. Disappointed with the service received this evening, sadly.

Worst Chinese I have ever had, ate some out of pure hunger. The lemon sauce has a weird taste to it, the chicken has a texture of some that was fried on friday and been left in a dry bay marie for the weekend, and the special fried rice is weird

This was probably some of the best Chinese food I have ever had... the hot & sour soup in particular, was outstanding... sooo fresh and sooo much flavour and seasoned to perfection... would highly recommend.

It’s very early food is good overall I am very happy

1/2 crispy duck turned up as a tub of scraps?! Hardly any recognisable pieces of duck. Absolutely appalling, especially for £22! What a joke.

This is my favourite Chinese in Cheltenham (I've tried several). I like the seaweed, BBQ ribs and chicken balls. I always order delivery and they have never let me down. They deserve more than the 3.8 stars they currently have. I've ordered more than 20 times in the last 4 years so I have a good sample size for this review.

Always good quality, can’t go wrong!

Ordered a meal to be delivered on 9th August to be delivered around one mile from the restaurant. Paid £16.78 including delivery charge. Order number 1212. Meal was never delivered. Phoned the restaurant 16 times that evening but nobody was picking up the telephone. Explained on their website that the meal was never delivered. Sent this 10 times seeking a refund. Not even an acknowledgement. I then emailed them with a copy of the payment receipt and order. I sent the email on 30 separate occasions and explained that unless they contacted me to apologise and refund the £16.78 I would put this review on Trip Advisor. 4 weeks later - no meal. No apology. No refund. If you like paying for meals and don’t even receive them and get zero customer service you will love Happy Garden in Cheltenham’s High Street.

Food was shocking and cold, will not be using this restaurant again.

I had high hopes for the King Prawn and Squid Ginger and Onion Curry, expecting a burst of flavors and a satisfying blend of seafood with the warmth of ginger. Unfortunately, what I received was a far cry from that. The prawns were rubbery and overcooked, making them tough and unpleasant to eat. The squid, typically tender and flavorful when cooked right, suffered the same fate—chewy and lacking any real taste. The seafood felt more like an afterthought than the star of the dish. The curry sauce itself was disappointingly bland. I expected the ginger to bring some brightness and warmth, but it was barely noticeable. Instead of a rich, layered curry, I got a thin, watery sauce that was overly reliant on onions without much depth of flavor. The balance was completely off, with no real harmony between the ingredients. Overall, I left the meal feeling unsatisfied and disappointed, hoping that the restaurant will rework this dish to match the potential it

beautiful big portions. Great as always

Great food , great service and delivery !

Beef was overcooked but sauce was nice, however Mrs had an anaphylactic shock due to menu not being as clear as should have been regarding allergy warnings. Please make allergen warnings clearer thank you

Did not get the spring rolls I ordered this used to be a good takeaway but I will never use it again!

The Curry Sauce I ordered was a little too salty. Everything else was perfect.

delivered earlier than expected but not as tasty as I expected

Always judge on a basic… Indian - dhansak…. Chinese - crispy shredded beef. My two favourites. This must have been the worst crispy shredded beef ever! Chewy, tasteless and cold. Singapore noodles were ok but my vegetarian daughter ate some not realising they contained meat! Never again!

Food was bland and cold, ordered a bottle of wine and it was open and a 3rd missing! Tried to call up but they kept hanging up on me! Never again and strongly advise not to eat from this place

Food was bland and the bottle of wine I ordered was open and half gone! Tried to call the restaurant up but no one answered

the food was pathetic no taste at all.

I don’t know why it’s taking 1 hour to deliver I thought only take 45min

I really hate to say this but I didn’t enjoy it at all I ate about two mouthfuls and gave up. My son did not do much better maybe because it’s a Saturday night and was busy but the food was cold. Chips rock hard, duck terrible and same with spring rolls. The sweet and sour was bland. I’m sorry to say I would not order again felt really annoyed.

Great food! Everything arrived warm and was delicious! My stomach is full and same is my heart with joy! Thank you!!

Lovely food as always. We've never had a bad delivery from the Happy Garden restaurant 😀

Excellent tasty food delivered hot. Polite friendly driver

I cancelled my order and it still took my money

Sadly after a bad day today the duck seemed dry and hard and cold 😔I doubt very much I'd get a refund as that's all my money, wasn't the best meal. Delivery was good though.

Disgusting food, inedible. Mushroom omelette looked like scrambled egg, and tasted only of soy sauce the chips were solid all the way through. Complained but staff were not at all helpful, told I could have a replacement but it would be exactly the same. Don't waste your money obviously the chef needs cooking lessons.

food was good but not quite as nice as previous orders. There wasn't any meat in the Singapore chow mein. Hopefully just a one off as previous orders have been excellent.

Best Chinese food we’ve had in a very long time. Delicious, high quality food - definitely recommend!

Late and the food is all covered in the same dark brown sauce there was hardly any roast duck just a few slices and many pieces of fatty skin and all hidden amongst a full tub of onion slithers again truly disappointing being of Chinese hesritage and upbringing in Singapore I can truly say this was a far cry from the refreshing Chinese roast duck I was fed from child if one wishes to eat good Chinese food that is not wheighed down and drowned in sweet brown gravy and onions do not order my warni

never got the food and when I rang up the business they said I have missed calls which would be impossible as my phone was on constantly

not great. I've eaten in this Chinese and it was superb but there food to the door is completely different. maybe it's rushed I don't know but it's not the same as eating in.eating in I could never fault it.

Awful!! Chips had clearly been re-heated, chicken on satay sticks was stringy and chewy - maybe over cooked or bad quality chicken. Curry was made with formed chicken which was quite ‘rubbery’ in texture, sauce was so dense that it was a difficult eat - so hard to swallow. The rice was average. Pancake roll was nice - the only part of the meal we enjoyed unfortunately 😕. Would not recommend and we won’t be ordering again.

Food was delivered really quickly and was all absolutely delicious. Will definitely order again.

Pretty nice, would order from here again. Walked in to order and met by a very friendly lady who served me immediately. Food came really quickly and was a very good portion size. Had the chicken in black bean sauce and chicken chow mein dishes. Chunky veg and bits of chicken in both. Only reason it's not 5 stars is was a little bland, but as above size of portions, big bits of meat and veg keep the score high. Restaurant is not open to eat in, takeaway only which was ok for me but some may not realise. Will visit again if staying near by.

was easy to order even though travelling. they kept to promised time

Sadly didn’t get what I ordered still waiting for refund or chicken chow menu !!!

As someone else has said, only given one star due to lovely lady on till.! Yung chow special rice tasteless, house special mixed sweet and sour worst ever eaten . Pork tough and inedible, chewy tough chicken, the one prawn was ok. No longer a restaurant ( this is my third takeaway from here, getting worse each time) not pleasant at all! Inside place very off-putting as well, looks grubby, bikes inside etc

The food is always amazing and the service is fantastic. 10/10

Food was cold under cooked staff not very helpful

Very polite and cheerful delivery. Many thanks once again!

The food - as always - was excellent, but although the website said that our loyalty discount of £21.81 (5 stamps)would be taken off at payment, it wasn't. We still paid full price.

Speedy delivery, so tasty and great quality. Always happy ordering from Happy Garden!

Not the best I have had the chicken curry was great the chicken chow main wasn’t the best I have definitely had better and also order a can drink that wasn’t delivered

Only gave more than 1 star because the lady on the till was lovely Salt and pepper chips were literally fries with some chillis chucked underneath Curry and black bean sauces were stupidly hot, none of us could eat them, and egg fried rice's were awful like packet stuff, no flavour, visiting family so didn't know where to go, definitely won't touch again

Really dreadful this time I'm afraid. I am convinced this wasnt fresh in any sense of the word. Stale, coagulated and cold! Normally much better

It was my first time trying Happy Garden, but the food arrived piping hot, was really tasty and will go again. 100%.

food was really good. original delivery time was stated at 50-60 minutes. actual delivery time was then updated and was 85 minutes. Food quality was worth the wait even tho and understandable as it was valentines day so busy

Picture this... Valentines day, no dates, but 3 hungry boys, with ambitions of becoming pool world champions. They need fueling, desperately. A Chinese on the mind... In steps Happy Garden, a beacon of hope in these main characters story lines. Chicken...succulent. Rice...fluffy. Prawn crackers...on the house. What a night, our beds may not be full, but our tummies most definitely are. Do recommend to a friend or two, and to those reading this Google review.

Food was warm, plenty and delicious. Delivery was swift also and that's why altogether I fully recommend ordering from them!

Food hot when arrived, tasted really lovely. Would recommend definitely. Delivery person helpful too.

Food was lovely and full of flavour, thankyou

Lovely friendly staff; updated us via phone call even though it was less than 10 mins late. Beautiful food too

food was around 30 minutes early but that was great as we were ready, we had just left it late to order. everything was really tasty, good portion sizes and hot and fresh. really enjoyed and would definitely order again!

Really Enjoyed The Food And Service

The food was delicious and plentiful as always and the early delivery was beneficial. Love the food from Happy Garden; would highly recommend 👌

Nice warm food and quick delivery

lovely food, delivered on time and still hot. delicious!

Thank you lovely food as always.

Never disappoints … generous portions and always tasty!!

Wrong bag of food delivered driver came back with right order once I phoned, pork fatty , beef chewy not nice at all

Absolutely fantastic! Will definitely use again. Thanks

though it was early, this was actually better for me, otherwise we would have been eating gone 8.30pm. The food was delicious and good portion sizes Would definitely recommend Happy Garden Chinese 😀

Always order from Happy Garden via the website and not a delivery service. Today the extra prawn crackers I ordered for for my daughter’s birthday were missing. They were so helpful and apologetic when I called and they dropped 3 bags over to make up for the mistake. One very happy birthday girl. They also called to make sure we’d got them and we were happy. Can’t fault their customer service and their food is great too.

Usually really good but this time the order was “on its way” for 25 mins so by the time it arrived it was all cold. Not very happy

Delicious food and the delivery times have been quick every time I've ordered. Definitely my go-to when I crave a Chinese

The best Chinese in Cheltenham absolutely 💯

Just very mediocre, not many fresh ingredients. Curry was bland and tasted like curry powdered gravy. Probably don’t get the set meal!

Doesn't exist as far as I could see

Food was cold chips overcooked and chewy not happy

Delivery driver was rude and abrupt, no conversation or pleasantries,

Got to say the quality of the food was excellent and would have no issue with ordering again from this restaurant.

Poor quality food, far too salty

New chef, food very salty & not great quality. Shame, always used Happy Garden but won't anymore

Amazing food and friendly delivery. Best Dim sum in Cheltenham 💯

Food was bad quality very bad Sui Mai and beef rubbery

Chicken wasn’t cooked and the noodles We’re cold, then to top it off we’ve all been poorly all weekend

Food was awful and this used to be our favourite. Chicken satay was slimey. Duck was processed and cut into tiny squares and a tiny portion with no crispy bits. Seaweed was under cooked. Won’t be ordered again. Such a shame.

So very disappointed. Chow mein noodles were undercooked and the chicken and bean sprouts in it were entirely white, proving they were not seasoned at all. The satay chicken main dish tasted like it had been severely watered down. This has been the case for several of my past orders and i have decided that i won't be ordering again. Prices have risen yet the quality of food has dropped. So very disappointed.

Order arrived early which was great because we were hungry, unfortunately it wasn’t the best Chinese for taste. You get what you pay for, and just because it’s not the most expensive doesn’t mean it’s good

Didn’t listen to notes on items

Spare ribs in BBQ sauce were amazing! Fall off the bone soft Everything else was good Pad Thai was too spicy for me personally but I'm not very good with spice Salt and pepper tofu was good also Roughly 45 minutes delivery time, on a Tuesday I appreciate them being open on a Tuesday as two other places I tried weren't Also appreciated were the prawn crackers and fortune cookies that were given free

Best Chinese takeout in Cheltenham by far! Amazing food, well priced, friendly delivery driver. All top notch and super quality. Highly recommend!:)

Food was a bit cold when it arrived and had to pop it in the microwave for a minute to warm up. The chow mein was also a bit dry. Apart from that, it was alright and the delivery driver was very friendly.

Thought I'd try something new, wish I hadn't. Ordered chicken fried rice, sweet and sour chicken balls. Rice tasted like uncle bens microwave rice which I cant stand, it was slodgey in places and other mouthfuls were stuck together and burnt.. chicken balls were over cooked and burnt , and the sauce tasted like fruit jam. Really reluctant to eat it, and the worst I've ever had. Never put a bad review for food before , but won't be ordering again. Will stick to my usual . Not happy !

Chicken curry was red in colour and like water took no chances went in bin won't use again.

Always good quality, good taste and great portions.

Absolutely fantastic food, the best I've ever had!!! The fillet steak in satay sauce one of the best! The spare ribs large fantastic chicken satay fantastic. Always been very good from here!

The food has a light touch, not cheap and gluey. The shredded beef batter is light and crispy. Best Chinese food in Cheltenham, and I have tried a lot over the last 17 years. Highly recommended.

Best Chinese ever! Highly recommended

Fabulous as always. The crispy beef is the best

Awesome food as usual, Happy Garden rarely dissapoints. It's ideal comfort food after a long day at work, with perfect portion sizes to have leftovers for a day or two after. These guys deserve more love x

Food was so disappointing. Chicken was stringy. Crispy beef was really chewy and not good at all. Crispy seaweed was too thick and like plastic paper. Kept pulling bits out of our mouths as it didn’t even feel edible. Really poor. This used to be a great Chinese. Won’t order again from here