Hoviwa in Braintree

Thought I would try a new Chinese takeaway and I was very impressed. The flavors were very good and I will be ordering from here again.

Stale chips and the curry had a sweet taste 🤢Curry samosas were the size of my thumbnail! Don't think I will order from here again!

Usually a nice meal from here but tonight was cold overcooked and not much meat

Always order from these guys since moving to Braintree, honestly best in town keep up the good work team,

Food came earlier than expected which was fantastic . Very quick service. Food was hot and tasted amazing. Everything in the order was correct too

good food and delivery drivers are absolutely stars

yummy food surprised when got here early just a little expensive

Really poor quality food, green thai curry tasted like it was from a jar! Wont use these guys again.

Always hot and delicious! And always delivered early or on time! Best grilled dumplings ever.

Food was cold and some items were not cooked to what I’d say they should have been. The sweet and sour chicken and prawn balls the dough was still not cooked properly and most of the other items were cold too

booked a specific delivery time, ut was 20mins over that, the food was over cooked, rice dry.

yummy food, hot on delivery. very cheerful and friendly delivery driver

my order was not delivered and no extra information was given as to why. absolutely shocked by the lack of service these guys give

Always a good service, they haven’t let us down yet. Food quality is the best we’ve found.

Good food, delivered on time and piping hot, highly recommend.

Food was nice but some was very cold. Delivery was on time so can’t fault that just wish it was hotter

everything was great (as usual) and the spring rolls were just fabulous!! thank you

Large menu with all the Chinese takeaway classics. We had a few meals from here now. Best are noodles, fried rice and their meal boxes. Also not over flavoured unlike other places that have too much msg or are too salty.

Large menu with all the Chinese takeaway classics. We had a few meals from here now. Best are noodles, fried rice and their meal boxes. Also not over flavoured unlike other places that have too much msg or are too salty.

The chips were dry, but everything else was lovely, delivered early which is always a bonus, recommend and will use again.

My order didn't arrive and my refund was cancelled at last minute. Would 100% not recommend if getting a delivery.

My order didn't arrive and my refund was cancelled at last minute. Would 100% not recommend if getting a delivery.

Ordered a few times from here and it is good, although tonight I tried the duck and it was very dry so it didn't get eaten bit of a waste and disappointment as it is normally good food.

Best Singapore noodles I've ever had! Was lovely! ❤️

NO CHICKEN CHOW MEIN NEED A REFUND.

Used to love this Chinese but recently the foods tastless! I don't know whether there is a new chef but the food has gone from a 10 to a 3.. Tastless and the sauces are so watery!

Stopped coming here for a while due to tasteless food then I thought it the only Chinese open today let’s try again after a couple months not coming here and surprise surprise it’s got worse, prawns were chewy as anything and everything was dry definitely overcooked, won’t be back which is upsetting as it’s nice to have a change of restaurants

Usually delivers early to us, food is always hot and tastes great.

Fantastic as always, the best Chinese in Braintree 🥡

Food was great as always was missing x1 item but only chips so all ok,

food was great and so was the service from friendly delivery driver 👍🏻

Part of our order didn’t arrive. Some food was over-cooked, tough and greasy, whilst other food seemed like it had been cooked earlier, put in a fridge and then not reheated through properly, still cold. None of the food tasted fresh like we are used to getting from here. It was very disappointing and spoiled what was supposed to be a nice family takeaway. I think we will be trying somewhere different from now on.

Nice food but they missed off food worth £7.40 on my order so ended up out of pocket.

Great food, nice and hot and plenty of it

Always very fresh and really tasty the best Chinese takeaway in Braintree! Great value for money.

Great food delivered early thanks.

My go to Chinese, smash it every single time!! I’d have it every night if I could!

We've ordered from them a few times before and it's been lovely. Our food tonight we had to microwave as it was stone cold.

Unfortunately not all the food was its usual high standard, the chips and 2 different rices we had were dry and hard,

Hi have received my food. It is well presented and hot. It had to be resend. I live at Flat 6. The driver did not get a buzz at my door bell. Only a telephone call which I sadly have to admit I missed. The driver was very upset he had to redeliver the food. All other take away delivery drivers usually press at the door bell. To alert me they were downstairs because I am at the top of the building. I don’t mind going down for the food, but at least press the door bell. I apologise to him for missing his call because I was not expecting a call. I noticed the time had passed that is why I checked to see if the person had called me. I am deeply sorry I upset the driver but he was not satisfied with the apology. I am very sorry about that.

Great food as always, delivered on time and piping hot, highly recommend.

Food hot,tasty and delivered early.

Fod was terrible, cold and not freshly cooked very disappointed.

Just had a brilliant takeaway noodles and dumplings from here. Freshly cooked and great value. Will be returning to try more of the menu. Brilliant

Not amazing quality but good enough and fast delivery

Good food, delivered piping hot and on time, highly recommend.

Very tasty and delivered early thanks.

Spot on, everything was delicious

Just had the worst ever Chinese since lve lived in Braintree. The Special Fried Rice was tasteless and had hardly anything in it. Crispy Fried Beef was soft and not Crispy.

Good food at a good price, enjoyed immensely 🙂

Was ordered for a birthday celebration at 7:20 was told delivery 8:40 to 9 o’clock this was going to be late as we have children who need to get up for school in the morning. The food was not up to the usual standard that we’ve had from that restaurant before. The battered chicken balls prawn toast spring rolls and pancake rolls were all soggy and not pleasant to eat. Overall very disappointing and will have to think twice about ordering again.

Great food, delivered early, highly recommend.

Missing food and the food that was delivered was cold and couldn't be eaten

Food delicious as always, especially the BBQ spare ribs!

Great food, delivered on time and still piping hot, recommend.

Great food as always, delivered on time, highly recommend.

hot and sour soup was not normal as expected . it was finely chopped up, tasteless bit rather than good-sized mix and a hot soup - not up to standard and would not order this again The main meal was cold not as Udall from this place

They’re my neighbourhood gem. Friendly and the food is always delicious & piping hot.

Speedy delivery, very nice food. Will order again soon

The next Chinese in Braintree , amazing flavour and ingredients

Our son lives near china town in London so is normally underwhelmed when he returns to Braintree . We ordered a selection of dim sum and he was really impressed . Vegetarian and pescatarian options are available . The only downside is the website isn’t great so shows your order as pending after it’s been delivered 🤣 but the food is good quality and well priced . It is the only place we have found veggie dim sum in the area . This is now our go to 💕

Our son lives near Chinatown in London and has always been a bit unimpressed by Chinese food in Braintree . We ordered a selection of dim sum and it was bloody lovely !! Their website is a bit hit or miss ie order shows as pending after it’s been delivered 🤷🏼‍♀️ but the the food is good and good value .

Ordered pineapple and cashew fried rice, no cashews in the rice. Vegetarian spring rolls tasted like they had freezer burn. Ribs in sauce weren’t ribs. Disappointed

Great meal but we did have one item missing.

The best Chinese in the area . The quality is amazing , I would never go anywhere else

Lovely and hot, really nice food great flavours. Best Chinese I’ve had from round here in a long time.

Nice food, delivered on time, recommend.

Great food as always, delivered early and piping hot, highly recommend.

First time ordering here. The food was amazing. Not greasy at all. All fresh and piping hot on arrival.

Great food, delivered early, delivered piping hot, highly recommend.

Great food as always, delivered early, highly recommend.

Great food as always, delivered early, highly recommend.

Great food as always, delivered on time, highly recommend.

Great food as always, delivered on time, highly recommend.

Food was lovely I thoroughly enjoyed it thanks

Never had an issue with any orders before, had 1 dish missing but that was sorted out very quickly. Food tasted great nonetheless

Great food, as always, delivered on time and piping hot.

Excellent food thanks and delivered nice and early.

Delicious! Nice and hot, can not fault anything. Really enjoyed it.

Food wasn’t the best lukewarm satay sauce was like jelly and the crispy seaweed was the smallest of portion I’ve ever had.

Amazing quality . Best Chinese

Nice food, food hot and arrived early. Happy Days.

So good I would definitely buy again. Food was delicious, clearly great fresh ingredients used. Really enjoyed dinner tonight, compliments to the chef! It even came early which was nice too.

Lovely food, delivered early, recommend.

Always amazing food, quick delivery and piping hot. Highly recommend!

Unable to eat chow mein it was that salty

Good food, very tasty, five stars in my book

Food really good. Portion size good. Price good. Delivery was a bit slow, did get some free bits. Would definitely keep going back but would order a bit earlier.

Curry ok, chow mein nice, food hot.

Food and service here is amazing. Will definatley be re ordering soon. Thank you

Nice food, delivered on time, recommend.

Please save yourself time by ordering elsewhere. This guy is a joke, forgets some dishes then refuses to deliver. This has now happened more than once. He then proceeded to ban me from his shop. I was laughing out loud at this. Customer service very poor. Food also not the best. There is certainly better in the town. Rachel

Always brilliant food and brilliant service! We have nut allergies in the family and new howvia are always so helpful and cater for all our needs! Highly recommend !

Food lovely and hot, best Chinese around

Great tasting food as always, delivered an hour early which was fab as we were hungry, and delivered piping hot as always, highly recommend.

The food was delivered fast and it tasted really good compliments to the chef

Im sorry to report Im really disappointed- food quality lacking apart from the chowmein which was good. Vegetarian spring rolls had no veg in them and tasted of lemon. Really wish I hadn’t bothered. The Sweet and sour flavour wasn’t right either. I don’t think I’ll be returning anytime soon. Sorry.

Came highly recommended by a friend and have to say, everything was exceptional! Thank you we will be back!

Really impressed with New Hoviwa. Lovely food; up there with the best Chinese food in Braintree actually. Plus decent value too with the 10% discount they do for walk ins and collection. Would definitely recommend giving it a go.

Food great as always and delivered early only down side was I ordered a chicken curry and got a curry sauce instead.