Imperial Oriental Chinese Restaurant in Epsom and Ewell

I've visited this place in the past. The food is decidedly average but it was always good value. They've whacked up the prices and the bill was £85 for one adult and two children. If the children are over ten they have to pay as an adult. We won't return, which is a shame.

I ordered a takeout and it was delicious, good portions, fast delivery, highly recommend this place.

Loved the food and staff really friendly

Attended for a 37th birthday lunch buffet for 7 people. I’m so impressed we have Been looking for a good Chinese for 2 years and this is now our favourite! We ordered it for dinner on the same evening, quality was still up to standards arrived in good time and cooked to perfection . Thank you!

Popped in for a takeaway. The service was quick and the food delicious. And they're lovely people.

The food is not that food. Specially the buffet. The staffs are not friendly. We felt very uncomfortable. Not recommended.

I bought singapore fried rice from this restaurant and found a dead fly inside it which seemed cooked and had no wings. Had I not looked twice would have eaten it thinking it was just charred meat. Over the phone I was met with denial and refused a refund which was unacceptable considering how much I paid for the food. The fly did not land in my food as it was already dead, looked like it was cooked with the rice and I opened my meal indoors. I’m very disappointed with the hygiene standards and the response from what I thought was a reputable restaurant. Will not be coming back again.

Very good food. When I visted with two friends on a Thursday evening at 19:30 it was empty at first although a family did also enter later, so it was quite quiet. Parking is free in the evening at least, just outside. Going back to the food, it was very good, I'd recommend the spicy lamb and the fruity sweet & sour chicken. Will be returning.

The staff are extremely attentive and they always take a genuine interest in their customers. We have brought friends here for several years now. The food has always been exceptional and the service is to the same level. The buffet deal is extremely good value and the house wines are very palatable. It's a very cosy intimate restaurant, great atmosphere.

No. For my own notes: Bad smelling noodles and dry. Frozen seafood, bad quality and felt microwaved - very hard prawns. Dry pork. Veges - ok. Ribs, ordered salt and pepper - was not salt and pepper, was ok. Can't believe this place was recommended to me by my friend. The taste and smell of the main dishes were disgusting.

Polite staff and food isn't greasy, as lots of Chinese takeaways can be

Food - 2.5stars Clean - 4 stars Portion -4 stars Customer service- 2 stars Price - 3stars They will fill your stomach for the price.

Food came very fast and they even gave us some free spring rolls for no reason. Food was hot, fresh and tasty and will definitely order from here again. Thank you Imperial

Lucky I couldn't give it 0 stars ,Worst Chinese ever talk about greacy the whole meal went straight in the bin. No point complaining because there customer service is worse than there food

Decided to give this one a go over our regular Chinese spot. I got the kung po chicken. I found it flavorful and tasty. But had a little too much sugar for my liking. Service was good, and fast and I enjoyed the food. Pros: tasty dishes, good fast and respectful service. Cons: too sugary sauce, price is a little more than other Chinese restaurants in the area Will definitely return

Customer service is really good. Singapore fried rice is amazing. Food is not too greasy. I recommend them to my friends.

Very nice and relaxed atmosphere and lovely food

Only recently starting using this restaurant after some recommendations. So glad we gave it a shot - Food is incredible, service excellent & we are now on our 3rd order within 10 days!!! :O Keep up the great work; very well deserved review!

Lovely food and great service. Had a home delivery, ordered over the phone, very friendly and very happy to produce whatever you wanted. Would definitely use again.

Finally a good Chinese takeaway Great quantity Good flavours Great customer service Value for money

Great value for money and great food

Placed a take away order. Requested vegetable spring rolls. Low and behold meat in them!! Paid for food that could not even be eaten! no offer of a refund for that particular dish. Just a " sorry, the kitchen made a mistake"!! Not much help after a throwing up and ruining a birthday celebration !!Think twice before eating / ordering from here if you have allergies or diet preferences.

This spot is awesome! Affordable prices, large dishes and the staff are constantly super nice.

Superb vibes and super personal service. The meals were fresh and enchanting. Will clearly recommend this restaurant to anyone. Fair rates and large meals. Keep up the great work.

A nice place to eat with good quality food and generally friendly staff the only drawback being the restaurant had too many tables which meant chairs were to huddled together around the tables for real comfort. A clean and tidy place to go with a small group.

I'm sorry, but I do not approve. So greasy. Bland. The batter is so thick its like eating bread full of grease. Chilli beef was thick and very chewy. Sweet & sour sauce tasted weird. The fried rices were swimming in grease, after emptying the containers the bottom was just half a spoon of oil. Szechuan was not szechuan.. I don't know what that was. Not recommending this place. Pricing was fair.

I ordered a takeaway based on positive reviews here, Sweet and Sour Chicken, the chicken waslike chewing gum. I ordered schezuan beef and they gave me chopped ribs instead of beef?..overall disgusting to be honest. Rice was alright though.

Fantastic food , value for money and very importantly friendly service . Thank you 🙏

We usually get our Chinese takeaway from Banstead, but thought we'd try something closer to home for a change. Glad we did! Much better than our normal restaurant. Order with confidence...👍

Excellent Chinese food, very clean and friendly and professional staff. Highly recommended.

Beautiful food, lovely staff and good portion sizes and always gives us freebies 😁

We live locally and always use an alternative Chinese, decided to try the Imperial out and we were all thoroughly impressed. Fast delivery of fabulously tasting food. Really chuffed that it’s just on our door step! 😊

Great find, have been here a few times and It is honestly the best Chinese restaurant I’ve ever been to. Would definitely recommend

Had a great experience here with my wife. The food was served quickly and the service is just great. Prices are convenient.

This place really has superb food indeed.

Went for the 1st time on Saturday at around 6pm. We recommend booking as it's quite a small restaurant and was busy when we arrived.We chose to eat from the eat as much as you like menu for £18.90 this was great value for money.We chose the seafood hors d'oeuvres, crispy duck then sizzling seafood, sizzling beef in black bean with fried noodles and bak choi in garlic. Very quick bringing the food out and tasty. We would definitely visit again. Sorry no photos as was enjoying the food too much.

Having googled an all-u-can-eat, we chose the Imperial. What a good choice. We were there around 6pm and had the restaurant to ourselves, it started to fill up as we were just finishing our meal. We browsed the menu and chose our starters, these like all our food came out hot, so hot I burnt my mouth. The food was very delicious. The staff were polite, Curtis and friendly Would I go back here, definitely.

Food is lovely and all ya can eat staff are nice and a great range of food

Probably the best take away food in the area. Really good quality ingredients and at a great price as well. Highly recommend

Decided toUse this restaurant on probably the busiest night for them , Chinese New Year - the restaurant was fullSo we opted for a takeaway . I have to say the food was the best I’ve had for a Chinese takeaway, top ingredients, piping hot and so delicious! Will 100% be visiting this restaurant as soon as we can - super impressed and I wish them all the best !

The food is quite good and the take away portions are huge. We have eaten in the restaurant before so we know that the food is OK. Unfortunately our take-away (delivery) arrived an hour late and one of the starters was missing. We received a bottle of wine as an apology so at least the restaurant acknowledged that they had let us down.

This spot provides first-rate service as well as tasty menu. One of the best restaurant in the area. The drinks and food arrived fast and the prices are affordable. I recommend this place.

Food was very good. Portions were generous. Delivery time was as advised. Loved Peking duck. I only ordered a 1/4 but enough for 2 as a starter. We'll be back 😈

We think this is the best VFM Chinese in the Epsom/Ewell region. Always decent food very courteous and efficient.

I took my wife for our Anniversary dinner last night and I was so impressed!! The quality of food is great and tasted amazing! We opted for the evening buffet and the portion sizes was perfect for us try a lot of dishes! Great food great service! Definitely recommend!!

Hard to beat this place when it comes to Chinese takeaway, I'm a regular visitor and haven't had a bad dinner ever. Highly recommend trying and parking in Stoneleigh Broadway ok - most of the time!

Buffet was amazing, not like anything I have ever had before but for a northerner it's more than I would usually spend but was a typical London price

Very fresh ingredients. Great find. Good Chinese takeaway hard to find these days. You can tell that the oil they have cooked the special fried rice with is clean oil and as such is very light on the food. The taste is in the ingredients. Definitley recommend

Incredible all you can eat Chinese

Friendly staff and good food. Nice for an easy dinner ...... good value.

Brilliant food ..5 star ..salt and pepper beans are amazing

Our first time visiting and we will definitely be back! Really enjoyed every bit of our all you can eat dinner. The staff were friendly and didn’t rush us at all. The house wine was also very nice.

lovely food and lovely service for a very decent price

First time visit and very impressed with food and service. Had the set menu for 17.95 and report good quality and plenty of food. Will certainly return and maybe have the a la carte and try some of the dishes not on the set menu. Staff very pleasant and efficient and not hurried.

Little gem of a restaurant old looking but food is great service is friendly the all you can eat is great value cooked fresh to order great little place. Only small so book if going in the evening

This restaurant was recommended to me. We went at lunchtime..the food was freshly cooked, tasty and good portions..would definitely recommend.

Tried this restaurant for the first time last night and wanted to say how yummy it was! Family meal with 2 adults and 2 children and more than enough choice for all of us on the ‘all you can eat’ menu. The food was delicious, the staff were very friendly and the price was good for the amount we ate and could have eaten! Don’t normally write many reviews but really was such a nice meal I felt I wanted share!

Popped in Sunday afternoon always great flavour and fresh food here great little local gem don’t let the decor and small interior put you off it’s clean very friendly staff and most importantly great food.

Have gone as a couple and taken large parties - 40 plus people. Service is excellent and friendly. Good choice of menu which is nicely prepared, hot and tasty. It is one of our favour restaurants and we have taken parties on 4 occasions now.

Iv been there a few times grate food & very good service

The quality of meat is poor and the quantity is very small. They have a seperate menu for a buffet and every food tasted similar as they used the same sauce base for every food. Very disappointed. Probably the worst buffet i've ever been to.

My badminton pals and I went to Imperial Oriental last Friday May 10th. We hadn't been there since last November - the longest gap ever with our regular haunt. The last time we visited, I noted an all-round improvement at an already-very-good restaurant; this time the further improvement was remarkable and the food was as good as any Chinese cuisine that we had ever eaten. Service was as friendly and efficient as before.

We were invited as part of a party of 7 early on a Saturday evening. The restaurant looks a bit stark and could do with something more on the walls, etc. But while the décor left a little to be desired, the food did not. We had the banquet - all you can eat for £17.95 ((£10 for under 9s), which allowed us to choose all the things we love (heavy on starters and crispy duck). The food was excellent throughout and not just the more popular dishes but they serve up excellent mussels and squid too. One thing I noticed was that telephone orders came in - those ordering were being asked to wait longer than the usual15-20 minutes but considerably longer and I think this is a restaurant that does not reduce quality for speed. Food came regularly and was always hot as well as delicious. The atmosphere was great mainly due to excellent friendly service.

Had a lovely dinner in Stoneleigh, the food is delicious and many great dishes to chose from. You can either decide on the buffet or just order directly from the menu...lovely restaurant if you in Epsom area 🙌🏻🙌🏻❤️❤️

It's O.K. Most dishes are too salty. Drink plenty of water.

Ordered foor last night... food was great. The delivery driver was extremely polite and pleasent and delivered in great time.

Top class in taste and experience, in my opinion the best in the area. Hope to go again soon.

Good menu selection and very reasonable prices. Good service and friendly staff. Suits all ages and well located in Stoneleigh Broadway.

Went into this restaurant for the first time yesterday to collect a takeaway, the staff were really friendly and welcoming and gave us prawn crackers to eat while we waited for five minutes for the food to finish being prepared. Food itself was lovely, all perfectly cooked, nice and hot and great portion sizes. They even gave us spring rolls on the house, which was a great touch. All in all 5/5 and will definitely be returning here!

Very good Chinese restaurant, well located in high street. Suitable for all ages. Good selection of food, set meal menu very good value.

Ordered set meal for 2. Took an hour and 10 minutes for the food to arrive (after chasing by phone). The food was not hot, and taste wise, average. The beef dish container lost most of the sauce in the bag so everything was covered is sauce - real mess.

Always great food and quick service.

The best Chinese restaurant around here for miles. Wouldn't go elsewhere.

This was our 2nd visit to this restaurant, the staff are really friendly and attentive. The food was good. Would definitely recommend you give it a try

I booked a table for six for my birthday lunch yesterday. I was surprised to find the restaurant completely empty and thought perhaps I had made a dreadful mistake. We went for the set meal ( there didn't appear to be another option) but it was good. Plenty of food, freshly cooked and the service was speedy and the waitress was very pleasant. It was the first time I had been here and decided on it because of the trip advisor reviews and we weren't disappointed. Will definitely return.

Food was lovely and delivered in no time. Recommended!!

I've reviewed this restaurant twice before. Went there again with my old Badminton pals last Friday. It was good previously; it is now even better.

We visited The Imperial on Saturday evening for my daughters 8th birthday, it was a last minute booking and it was so worth it. The staff were friendly and helpful, the restaurant was busy but service was good. We had the All you can eat menu and all the dishes were cooked on our request. The food was superb and both of my children aged 8 and 11 are looking forward to going back.This is the best Chinese I have eaten in a very long time.

Food is excellent Eat off the menu is well worth the money because everything you are in beautiful I must've tried everything and I was well impressed with the food 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

Amazing food and fantastic service

"Love the place love the food love the owners and the staff!"

A friend who lives locally and knows this restaurant booked a table for all 5 of us, with the suggestion to order the buffet menu. This was a buffet with a difference, as each course is freshly prepared and brought to the table. An incredibly wide choice is available, and each item is brought with the intention of sharing with the rest of the table, as the dishes are placed on the revolving centre piece.

Fantastic Chinese restaurant. The food is not greasy like a lot of Chinese places I know. Highly recommend

This is a great place with great food. The service was brilliant and the food was all freshly cooked. Very clean too!

It's a must try for anyone who loves a Chinese. You're not going be let down with their tasty buffet.

Great All you can eat place. Order food off a menu rather than a buffet. This gives you freshly cooked dishes when you want them

Another meal from imperial was fantastic as always would recommend to anyone very big portions and reasonable price also get free spring rolls nice touch and £10 off after 6 visits of you collect the stamps.

Staff and service is fantastic, food is amazing, the buffet for 17.90 is great for the chance to try new food that you haven't tried before. The wine, white and rose, was lovely to. I'd go again in a heart beat. Thanks

Visitng friends in Stoneleigh, they suggested eating at this restaurant, and are we glad they did. The food was excellent, the staff friendly and we thoroughly enjoyed the meal. It is excellent value at £17-95 for eat as much as you like and we certainly had our moneys worth.All the food was tasty, hot and well presented. Would thoroughly recomend

My son, daughter and myself ate at the imperial last night. The staff were friendly and the food excellent. As my daughter lives in Australia we wanted to repeat the lovely experience from 18 months ago when we all ate here.

All round great buffet , everything is cooked fresh to order.

I ordered a takeaway from this place and chose it because it opened at lunchtime on Sunday rather than wait till 5pm for my normal Chinese takeaway. Big mistake. I ended up throwing most of the food away as it tasted awful. The sauce used for the beef in green pepper and black bean sauce tasted horrid and nothing like it should. Similar story for the fresh beans with garlic which I believe had the same sauce! The chompy prawns were overcooked, dry and tasteless and the crispy duck was ok but not great. All in all a big disappointment and not the treat I had planned. Suspect this could be one of those generic catering places that delivers many different types of food but fails to produce it authentically. Will definitely avoid in future!

Cosy little restaurant with great food

Ordered takeaway today for the boys and had to throw away most of the food. Crispy duck was over fried. Shredded chicken was more like a dessert. Prawn was very rubbery.

Nice food friendly staff I had ribs duck and sizzling sea food platter of the eat what you like menue would come again.

Good food great value with a warm and friendly atmosphere. Great night out for couples and small groups.

Good value for money and well presented. However not all chicken battered balls were breast meat and very large. The prawns were a bit bland. We enjoyed the rice

Absolutely delicious, went for my sons birthday had a great evening, staff were great , we will be back

The menu dropped on my doorstep today and looked good so thought we would try it out.

The food is very nice a small place very friendly. Nice wine list food very well cooked I would recommend any one to try