Johnny's Chef in Carrickfergus

Got food from here for three people, I can honestly say it was the most disgusting Chinese food i have ever tasted. Service is rubbish, takes ages, the takeaway area is shabby, food is rank.

I got the Salt Chilli prawn and fried rice from here. It was poor. The coating on the prawns was a rubbery batter. Pretty unpleasant. The prawns inside the batter were OK. This is the second time I have ordered from here recently and each time it was not good. I will be trying the local alternatives. It used to be good here, but no longer.

Gǎo cuò le ba! You’re supposed to be open to 22.30 on a Sunday night, and you guǐ off early?! Tã mã de way is that to run a business?! I will never spend another penny here. Joke of a place.

Staff made mistake with order, unwilling to fix. Correct order was checked but staff refused to accept it was their mistake!

Worst Chinese I have ever had gave it a go as my regular was closed as I thought it can’t be that bad. Zero taste usually with a Chinese there is a bit of flavour not here the rice was very bland. The guy that served us was not very nice either

We tried to ring an order in for delivery but after an hour and five attempts with it saying the number didn’t work we drive to the shop. We ordered two meals one smokey honey chilly chicken the other liver and bacon. The honey chilly chicken came with no chilli’s but sweet and sour sauce and the chicken was so tough you couldn’t chew it the whole dish tasted terrible. The second meal wasn’t much better full of onions and had a terrible taste the liver had a bad taste both meals where inedible. We would not recommend and will not be back

Never answer their phone. Don’t waste your time trying to place an order. Give someone else your money! Tried to call and place an order, but if they can’t be bothered answering calls, I can’t be bothered going there!

Had a really nice takeaway from Johnnie’s Chef while visiting Islandmagee. Fresh tasty dishes. Good portion size. Good value. They were busy but the wait wasn’t long. Beef with ginger and spring onion and the duck spring rolls were especially nice. Would definitely order from there again.

Love this place really good food fantastic value

Was a little reluctant to go here, but when I saw the amount of business being, it had to ve good. I had Crispy Lemon chicken with fried rice. Absolutely delicious. Enough for 2 meals, and only £7.30. Highly recommend and will definitely be back this week.

This was my first time using this Chinese restaurant. I went for my go to meal which is Chicken chow mein. I really enjoyed it. I also tried their spring rolls as recommended by my friend and I can say that they are fantastic! Also they are a big as a large sausage roll! So if you are in Whitehead it would be rude not to give Johnie Chef a try!

Why some terrible reviews? Here in our motorhome and had a fabulous takeaway again, we were here in 2021 and it was as good as I remember, open kitchen so you can see your food being cooked, it was so good we had a takeaway two nights running.

It’s not easy to find a good Chinese takeaway. The quality here is good but you may need to wait at the weekend.

This is really delicious! ! ! It's the best Chinese food I have ever eaten! ! !

Great food, service and convenient to train station. I always visit when on holiday in Whitehead . The staff are always efficient and meals ready quickly

Went to get a munchie box on a saturday for my dinner like i do every other week and now they apparently don’t have them on weekends? also staff are very rude

Phoned Johnie’s chef tonight for a delivery, Iv never phoned a Chinese and being served with such ignorance like it!! Sighing down the phone, myself could not understand the man talking (a bad phone line) and he got frustrated (again more sighing and toned voice) i then passed the phone to my partner to speak and again he was served with the same ignorance treatment!! My partner said the order and he still had a stinking attitude!! Let’s just hope the food is abit more nicer than his customer service!!

Worst chow mein iv ever had chicken was like rubber so was the beef couldn't eat it

The better Chinese in whitehead Decent food Reasonably priced

Always good food freshly prepared

So I got food from yourselves tonight, honestly, best Chinese I have had, ever. In fact, it's the nicest food we've had from an establishment in a long time. Seriously great chef, thanks for a lovely meal!

Really tasty food...one of the best Chinese takeaways we've been to....and really quick and efficient service even though very busy. Excellent....

Great food. Great service. This is now my regular takeaway.

Best Chinese on Whitehead!! Friendly staff , good quality food and fast service.

Good food prepared in full view!

Great food service.but could do with providing payment by card

We read the reviews and pondered whether we should get a meal here. So glad we did. Yes, the service is ‘perfunctory’ but the meal was so tasty and excellent value for money. Our food was cooked in really good time and a bag of complimentary prawn crackers included. My Malaysian prawn curry was delicious and the rice was perfectly cooked. My partner had the Cantonese sweet and sour chicken and enjoyed it very much. He had chips which weren’t the best but that’s the only criticism we would have. It’s nice to support local eateries as we travel around on our motorhome and this was one I would not hesitate to recommend.

Tried the Beef with Bamboo Shoots and Cashew Nuts, number 71, with boiled rice. Also picked Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables from their Extra Dishes list. To be honest, 71 is a bit boring and bland. Nothing was wrong with it, and with the Extra Dishes order it fed two people very well. Next time I’ll go back to an old favourite instead, 15c, 27, 79, 92 and the Chef’s Special of Salt & Chilli Squid are all great. Johnny's Chef is very well located, a few meters from the (1877 / 1890) train station, or a little more to the free park-and-ride car park. There’s a bus stop there, as well. Next door to Johnny's Chef is a brand-new JandRs Pizzeria. New inside the train station is the Offline Gallery, with a show of paintings and sculptures.

I cannot contest to the quality of the food but this guy is so so rude, cash only fyi. They don't have this advertised anywhere nor do they tell you when you phone in. So when I arrived there was no hello or any kind of customer service or etiquette. He just said cash only cash. I said OK I don't have any cash he says not my problem. I was like ok and left. Wow just wow. Please use the other Chinese in whitehead yanau or something it's called, where the young man speaks English says hello and thank you and they too only take cash BUT it is plastered all over the restaurant, a massive sign before you go in and subsequently everywhere upon entry. Johnny chef can go F himself.

Never open, never answer their phone. Bad service.

My girlfriend and I stopped in here after a rainy day of exploring and hiking yesterday. Just before our order was ready, our train pulled into the station beside Johnny's and we had to run out without our food (a few pounds poorer and broken-hearted). But cometh the hour, cometh the man... One of the staff ran up the platform after us and stopped the conductor allowing the train to set off again until he found us, got the doors open and made sure we got our food. We were absolutely soaked, wrecked and starving, which I think he knew even looking at us. But they were the best curry chips I've ever had! Now THAT is customer service!

Quite poor customer service; got my order wrong and were quite rude on the phone when I called about it. Dry chips and dry chow mein. Good curry sauce and quick delivery.

-Absolutely Delicious Chinese -if I could give 7 stars I would -Best place to eat in whitehead -Much better than Yau Kee -Shrimp and Octopus is the Best -Kind Staff -Fast Delivery -Good hygiene

The food is always wonderful and it's a wonderful treat at the end of the weekend. The staff are friendly and helpful

Not great food, very salty and gloopy texture, I received the wrong food, when I phoned they laughed, not a place I would revisit

During the pandemic lock down we were very glad to be able to call for a take away meal. I had a share of an order of no. 79, pork Szechuan style, for £6.30, with boiled rice, plus an extra dish of stir-fried mixed vegetables for £3.20. That combination feeds two of us. I really liked the pork, green pepper, broccoli, the sauce, the bean sprouts, and carrot slices. It’s a great combination, with flecks of chillies in the mix. It was an excellent meal, very tasty. Johnny's Chef is very well located, a few meters from the (1877 / 1890) train station, or a little more to the free park-and-ride car park.

Very good Chinese takeaway. Recommend the salt and chilli prawns (or squid) with fresh chillis and both the beef (no fat or gristle) or chicken (breast meat) Malaysian curries. These are proper curries not bland “curry sauce” versions. Always freshly cooked and consistent. A treat once a week and good sized portions. IMHO best one for miles.

Decent food when your caught out. It’s meat is questionable quality. But most Chinese spots are the same. It is tasty and I still love eating there.

Placed an order across the phone, for a Special Chow Mein with Black Bean sauce. Walked down to the premises in 5 mins and it was waiting for me. I don't understand why people would give a bad review of the place, as for the last 15 years it's always been tasty. Google reviews have always been defenseless for the trade, or unwelcomed, unwarranted.

Quick and tasty food. Appears to be very clean

Superb place best Chinese in whitehead

Great Chinese takeaways. Can't beat chips 🍟 with your rice 🍚 😋. Best to order with phone as they're quite busy. The beef Szechuan style (pictured) is nice and spicy.

This is our local Chinese take away place, and we are never disappointed with the service and quality of food. I would recommend the salt and chilli chicken or the chicken with green pepper and a black pepper sauce. Always tastes fresh, and great value for money.

Once the busiest and best tasting takeaway in Whitehead, a change of ownership hasn't kept this standard unfortunately, food portions are smaller and not as flavoursome as it once was

Placed an order, got nothing I ordered at a cost more than listed

I was feeling wick. Just back from a hospital, dark rainy night in January, alone off the train. There’s Johnie’s Chef, a light in the darkness. I go in, and get myself some salted chilli squid. Back home I feast upon this marvellous meal. It was a tonic. Just the ticket. Even the smell of it around the house afterwards was great. Do yourself a favour – skip the cooking, grab yourself a bag of joy from Johnie’s Chef.

Sent the wrong order and blamed it on a trainee. Asked for it to be swapped was told can only do that if I come collect it. Now if I had it delivered in the first place I obviously don't want to come out because of your mistake. Bad customer service & forever giving out wrong orders & expecting their customers to go out of their way to fix it.

Wasn't in Johnny's Chef, was at railway station.

Would have returned the meal I got from Johnnys Chef tonight if I didn’t live 7 miles away. Fried rice was stuck together and gloopy, prawn crackers were like rubber and chips were nasty. Was like eating yesterday’s takeaway. Definitely not up to its usual standard.

Had a much better meal from here this time. Ordered a number 79, plus, from their "Extra Dishes" list, the Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables (that turned out to be far more varied and tasty compared to their Stir Fried Seasonal Greens, which can seem to be mostly broccoli). £6.30 plus £3.20 came in under a tenner, and fed two people very well. A good meal. I'll be back.

I had a share of an order of pork Szechuan Style, for £6.30, with boiled rice, plus an extra dish of stir dried mixed vegetables for £3.20. I really liked the pork, water chestnuts, the sauce, the bean sprouts, and broccoli. It was an excellent meal, very tasty.

I ate here once and got food poisoning. Eat at your own risk. People still go there and I haven’t heard of any deaths lol. Hubby gets chicken omelette from there and loves it. Just my luck I guess

I reviewed in November 2017 saying I hoped I'd just been unlucky with 2 takeaway meals....not so. Working hard all day in house and shattered so decided to get takeaway. Should have gone anywhere but here. Initially ordered sweet and sour chicken checking first the difference between the two types. One had chilli apparently so I decided on the other as was sharing meal and knew other person wouldn't like the chili. Then I saw the meal for one - couple extra pounds but with starter and prawn crackers so went for that. When I arrived home I had been given the one with chili! It really didn't matter, the chicken was so hard that chili or not, it was inedible. I can't have been that unlucky twice!

Ordered a special chop suey. There was no trace of any beef or chicken in it, which was surprising. Often those "special" versions of dishes have a variety of different meats thrown in. Our meal had the char sui pork, some king prawns, and some of those squares which look like they're cut from sheets of processed ham. Along with a side order of seasonal greens it made for a big pile of hot food that was under £12, which is good. The prawn crackers were great. I do like other dishes from their menu, this one I'll not order again.

Five stars if they accepted cards. They don't. Although the food is good and the staff lovely.

Lovely food made fresh when ordered

Best takeaway in Whitehead. Clean food and friendly staff. Can highly recommend the garlic chili chicken :)

Great food.. met with a smile every time.. we eat from johnny's Chef regularly.. I fully recommended this place. You won't be disappointed..

Beef with bamboo shoots, cashew nuts, water chestnuts, plus chips. I also had some stir fried seasonal greens, and prawn crackers. It was very good, and I would go back.

I picked their salted chilli squid. Its always great, and you get so much of it. I added chips and stir fried seasonal greens, and a big bag of prawn crackers was added for free. It all made for a fabulous feast. Highly recommended. Big crowds were in collecting their orders; this place is popular and successful. There's a big, free park-and-ride across the road.

early friday evening, long hard day, couldn't be bothered going out or cooking so thought Chinese takeaway good option. i bought chicken curry balls and fried rice and a king prawn and fried rice dish. the king prawn dish was dire - overcooked so huge prawns which looked lovely were hard and rubbery. chicken balls edible but more ball than chicken. years ago i went here and it was good so perhaps i was just unlucky. should have gone back following day with uneaten dishes but couldnt be bothered.

Used to order out of here few years ago. Was nice at the start then became awful! So stopped for few years....should never of went back to the place! After getting the same order twice within few weeks, we rang back up today (no fault to the girl behind the desk as it was her 1st day on the job) to be told the meal we usually get is 6 pound dearer, both the chef counter assistant didn't know what meal we were talking about!! Resulted in them taking our number, told us they would ring the other counter assistant who would maybe know and ring us back. We have now waited half an hour with no call back, and when we decide to ring up they ignored the call! Safe to say we will not be back! Place always has faults! Sort it out!

Probé el pato en rodajas con setas, número 92 en el menú. Además de arroz hervido, y una orden de lado de verduras fritas con salsa de ostras en verduras de temporada. Ahora que resultó ser en su mayoría, pero que era el brócoli muy agradable. El plato de pato en sí fue muy sorprendente. Fue genial. Carne tierna, abundante, no grasos. Fue una comida muy buena. £12. 40.

Pedí un curry vegetariano con arroz frito y una porción de fideos.

good place for a nice meal ,plenty to choose from famous for fish and chips and all kinds of different foods once again close to whitehead railway station Sadie Robinson.

Esta es la mejor comida para llevar china en Whitehead, la comida siempre es fresca y me gusta el hecho de que puedes ver a los cocineros, ya que cocinar su comida. Hay una buena variedad de comida para elegir y en ocasiones hay nuevas ofertas para probar algo diferente.

Order placed for delivery and it came very promptly. One starter and one main was more than ample for two of us. Very tasty.

Muy buena calidad comida china, aunque lo mejor de teléfono en el orden que estar muy concurrido y desorganizado.

Not a bad Chinese takeaway. When you call your order through in advance the vast majority of the time you only wait 2-3mins as they're preparing the final dish. And it's interesting to watch as the kitchen is right there next to the counter.

We ordered from their "Chefs Recommendation" list, number seventeen, Fillet Pork with ginger & Spring Onion in Oyster Sauce. Plus boiled rice. For £9.10 we found the meal was easily able to feed both of us. The pork was great, the meal tasty. They close Tuesdays. Open Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 4.30 - 11.30pm. Fri & Sat 4.30 to midnight. Right beside the train station. They have a new takeaway menu.

Everytime I decide to get something from here, the order is never correct. It's the only Chinese that I've ever experienced this with. The food isn't even that great. Was lovely when it first opened years ago. Decided to try again tonight. Ordered a small gravy chip with peas and onions. And two vegetable spring rolls. Awful!! Chips were dry and some were hard. Hadley any gravy. No peas and no onions. And my spring rolls were packed full of chicken and I think the other neat was pork and ham. Not impressed! Will not be wasting my money here ever again.

There is an extensive menu with a wide variety of Chinese and European dishes. Phone ahead and your meal is ready upon arrival. Food very good. Staff are very friendly

December 29th, at night, we collected one of their duck dishes and a chili chicken one. We were all avoiding eating more Christmas turkey! Their portions are very generous, so we split the two dishes between the 3 of us. (The photo could be confusing; it shows just 35% from the duck helping, plus 10% from the chicken dish, maybe.) You get a big bag of free prawn crackers with order over 10 pounds. Specifically we chose the stir fried shredded duck with mixed vegetables, and the crispy chicken with garlic and chili sauce. The batter was not too crispy, but we did like the food.Bags of free parking over the road, or a couple of spaces outside. (Irrelevant, but amusing: the menu spells it "Johnnie," the sign on the building says "Johnie," while a printed notice on the wall inside said "Jhonnie".)

A day of running about in rainy December weather, so we just wanna be lazy and get fast, hot fooood. One place won't answer the phone, while Whitehead's fabulous new Pizza Gourmet is closed on Mondays. Dang! Thank goodness for Johnnie's Chef, they're a beacon of openness on a midwinter Monday night.We phoned up for a Special Chop Suey plus a side order of their Stir Fried Seasonal Greens in Oyster Sauce. This came to just £10.90, so we qualified for a free helping of their Prawn Crackers - they usually cost £2.All this, by the way, was very sufficient to feed two people (see photos). When you've been out working in the winter weather their fast, hot wet food is very, very welcome. Recommended.Ideally situated: they're right beside the train station. I was able to park at the door tonight. If other vehicles happen to be there, the entire "park and ride" free railway station car park is just a few yards away.

Brilliant food, and very tasty . staff very nice,i would recommend this to anyone , i would come here again

Got myself a meal from their “Chef’s special dishes” list, the Salt and Chilli Squid (hence the daft review title). Very good. Huge portions. If you do a bigger order (over ten pounds, I think) you get free prawn crackers. You get a big helping of those, also. They have a delivery service, but I always drive to fetch my order. Johnnie’s Chef is in a commanding spot in Whitehead, right beside the grand old (opened 1877, from John Lanyon’s designs) railway station. There’s a big park-and-ride car park for train commuters whose entrance is across the big loop of a bus halt. Cars can also park outside Johnnie’s Chef, and circle back using that bus stop. They open from half past four to 11pm all week, and until midnight at weekends.