Ling Di Long in Ceredigion

Shop was empty but staff were welcoming. Food was mediocre at best. Unfortunately, not impressed by their food and cost was higher than others in the area too.

The best in lampeter was there tonight a young lady served me very polite with a smile very nice food thank you

Went here while away on holiday. Food wasn't very good. Some of the dishes where very dry

Unfortunately the food didn't taste good at all. Once and never again. A pity!

Very lovely food and brilliant portions , lovely welcoming staff and brilliant atmosphere for family meals

Fantastic food fantastic owner and fantastic customer service

Splendid little Chinese gaff food was excellent had a little Chinese fella serving us all night best restaurant server I’ve ever had

Oh dear 😅 quality not brilliant if I’m honest been coming here for past few years when we stay one or two times a year… last night we really didn’t enjoy the taste or quality of the prawn curry or crispy beef 🤢 very stodgy and just not a good flavour even the prawn crackers were a bit iffy, I knew we should of cooked the ham 😉

Best Chinese for miles. Lovely food

Amazing crispy beef. Lovely staff.

Overpriced average food wont be going back ever rubbish 😱

Our favourite restaurant in Wales

Slightly different to what I thought of as a stereotypical chinese restaurant - this was a great experience. There appeared to be no table for a lone diner but one was quickly set up for me and as soon as other diners left I was offered their table in a cubicle. Service was great with a little bit of a laugh with the server. I enjoyed it throughly, down to the traditional Banana Fritter as a dessert ! Really nice bring in a bit of cheer to what had been a long day.

This was the only Chinese in Lampeter so perhaps people who rate it have nothing else to compare it to? We had the prawn toast, spring rolls and smoked chicken for starters. The first two were good but the smoked chicken just had no real taste to it - it was very bland. Mains were crispy shredded chicken and sweet and sour chicken both with egg fried rice. I have to say that the chicken in both dishes was beautifully cooked, but the sauces just didn't have that much flavour. We were both full from a late lunch elsewhere so perhaps that factor also reduced our enjoyment. Service and value were both excellent.

Food was not the best. Chips weren't good.

While we were on holiday in the area we came across this Chinese. We decided to order a takeaway. The food was lovely fast service and decent prices. Very nice.

Wanted to treat the family for a meal while on holiday, so thought we would try here, spent over £50 on food, is tasted like what you could cook at home, there was not any flavour to any of the food, the only thing that was good was the rice, not worth the money,

My wife and I went for an evening meal. Welcomed and shown to our table by the very friendly staff, both of whom made sure we were well looked after throughout and took the time to chat with us and recommend places to visit in the area. The salt and pepper squid starter was delicious and generous portions. We also ordered Duck Kung Po and Mushroom fried rice, both of which I would definitely order again. The Duck Kung Po was tender and tasty with a decent hit of chilli. We finished off with banana fritters which were as good as it gets. We will certainly return the next time we are in the Lampeter area.

Ordered takeaway while on holiday. Satay sauce was completely cold. Portion of salt& pepper chicken was okay for the most part but the larger lumps were uncooked in the middle. Very disappointing.

ling de long nothing else I can say

My partner and I decided we would like a Chinese whilst we were on holiday in the area. Looking online we saw that there weren’t a lot of options and so booked the Ling Di Long! When we arrived the person at the counter seemed rather stressed and was rushing all over the place. After a few minutes he pointed at a table and said that it was ours. We sat down but quickly realised we were sat next to an ironing board all of the table cloths, spare decorations etc, rather unusual we thought but not being fussy not a problem. A waiter then presented us with a drinks menu which was ‘sticky’. When we went to order our drinks my partner asked for a pink lemonade to which the response was ‘we don’t have that, I wish the owner would change the drinks menu as it causes me a lot of stress! therefore she ordered a Diet Coke. When the drinks were brought over the waiter said to my partner ‘do you want to try that as it’s been there a while and we have trouble with the bottles’. On reluctantly tasting the drink she responded ‘that’s disgusting’ The syrup had separated (it had been there in an open plastic bottle for a VERY long time). After this and the whole bizarre ambience of the place we were beginning to question what the food would be like if they couldn’t get Diet Coke fresh! I paid for my beer and we made our excuses and left!! It’s a shame as I believe with some changes it could be a thriving business as there is no competition in the area. I am not fussy at all and don’t normally review good or bad but I felt I would try and warn people. Ling Di Long, best of luck!

Great takeaway meal last night, food was really good, tasty. Thanks

Visiting family in the area so hot a take away. Food quality, selection and service was fantastic. Highly recommend trying.

The chicken balls weren’t chicken balls Could’ve said they were chicken rectangles. The staff were amazing though had a great time.

As a fairly regular customer I have always been more than satisfied with every meal that I have had there. However, my latest meal came nowhere near the previous standards in either quality or presetation.

Very polite friendly and good food

Amazing chicken and noodle soup and top class hospitality from the staff 👍

Fantastic service, great food and nothing was too much. The nicest shredded chilli beef i have had in a long time.

Ordered a take away on the 23/8/22 Living locally I have had a sit down meal in there before and thought the portions were tasty but rather small for the money, the meal we had this time was horrendous...a total rip off ! The chicken foo young was a very bland omelette with just a sprinkle of chicken in, nothing else...the mushroom one was the same,we had trouble finding the egg in the egg fried rice, the chips were inedible...re heated, dry and rock hard...possibly made of real wood chips ? And after having a phone conversation about the curry sauce being gluten free we will never know ...as they never included it in the order but still took the money for it !

Very friendly good selection catering for everyone. Courteous service and a fast turn around of the ordered food. Very reasonably priced.

The food is OK but not great. I had Singapore noodles, the flavours were fine but I think the nearest chilli was the picture on the menu. No heat at all..

Nice little place, staff are lovely and food was brilliant 🙂

Amazing service, we were served very fast and the food was exquisite!

Had a lovely time at Ling Di Long, lovely spring rolls for starters which were freshly made! Wonderful service and a great variety of dishes on the menu. I went for the crispy beef and yung chow rice, which were wonderful, thank you Ling Di Long for a lovely evening meal!

Orded plain chow mein last night there was no onions soy sauce carrots or nothing mixed as a plain chow mein should be very disappointed 😒

Best food every and awesome staff very friendly and helpful

Amazing time! Lovely little restaurant, with very nice decor and ambiance. Playing relaxing music and serving delicious food! It was clean and the staff were helpful and friendly. The singapore style vermiccelli was very good, cooked exactly as should be and had some big clean shrimp in it as well, very tasty! At the end we even got fortune cookies, so fun! So happy we came, will come again

Great place to eat beautiful food at great prices and friendly staff

My husband and I had a great meal tonight at Ling-di-Long. Absolutely wonderful starters. Followed by a quarter crispy duck with pancakes. Then a beef main meal and chicken main meal and rice. A good bottle of Sauvignon and we were both very happy.

Food is tasty, service was quick and staff welcoming and helpful. I would recommend the prawn satay the flavours are really good.

Great food beautiful location loves the food the staff are so friendly

We love chinese food. This was always a great place. Have found the stuff seems warmed up and double cooked these days. Great little restaurant. Come on guys freshen up the food again a bit and we will be back. Poor taste from last two orders that seemed more like left overs. Sorry.

We were very disappointed with the food. The green and red currys were thick and gloopy with clumps of coconut cream and colourless instead of the vibrant colours and thin texture you would expect from a curry. The taste of the dishes we had was bland and the whole appearance was off putting and snotty. The waitresses were nice though. We spotted the hygiene rating was a 1 on our way out.

Searched long and hard for a decent Chinese Takeaway in the area. Hygiene ratings on many are pretty grim. This restaurant is rated 3 but we felt the comments made by the inspectors did not warrant any concern. My wife and daughter always have the same dish whenever we buy a Chinese takeaway, so this was not a problem. However I do like to try different dishes but I struggled to find anything new and interesting, so settled for a big standard Special curry. No complaints from the girls and my curry was only ok. Whilst there is very little to complain about, I doubt I would eat from here again.

Unfortunately had a horrendous experience here visiting as a vegan couple. I'm very concerned that the staff and chef do not have adequate allergen training, definitely don't risk visiting here if you have an allergy until they improve this. They could not confirm if the vegetarian dishes contained egg or milk without a lot of loud back and forth. We were initially told by the waitress that they have no idea if it's vegan, and the chef doesn't even know what vegan means. Turns out, after the chef came out to speak to us, one of the veggie dishes has oyster sauce in it making it not even vegetarian, and they didn't know the allergens of several sauces they buy in. We did get served food eventually after discussing this. However, the atmosphere was really horrible. We could hear kitchen staff shouting about "being on top of the food chain", and boasting about eating dogs and snakes. It was just really embarrassing and uncomfortable. The food also wasn't particularly great, the tofu could have been cooked better, but fine, we were grateful to be fed at least and that something seemingly vegan could be worked out. We normally go to Chinese restaurants because it's easy to get vegetable and tofu dishes, but this was one of the worst experiences I've had in years. I'm so, so concerned that someone with an allergy is going to get hurt if they can't educate themselves better, they should be on it. They need to list allergens on the menu and be prepared to be more accommodating for situations like this.

Had a lovely meal, delicious food & lovely staff. No bells & whistles just an honest old school Chinese restaurant.

Had takeaway delivered from here, could not fault it, good sized portions, tasty food, arrived at time agreed

Food was absolutely delicious with staff and chef so helpful 👍

That was the worst restaurant I have ever been to. No atmosphere, no care from the staff, and terrible food. It came out literally minutes after wr ordered, making me think it was all microwaved. I will never go there again!!

Very friendly people, good service and excellent food and large portions! Highly recommend the salt and pepper ribs!

Probably the worst Chinese meal I've ever sat down to eat. I can cook better myself, with mediocre kitchen ingredients and tools. Honestly, the chef needs to ask, "would I serve this to my mother?". Service was also awful, the young ladies did not know whose plate was whose, nor the content of the plate, nor even had the decency to not be wearing earphones while serving. Tut tut. The seaweed was kale with sugar and salt poured on it. The beer was warm and served in the wrong glass for the beverage. 0 out of 10, for "the best Chinese in Lampeter" Sadface. It's a damned shame!

Such a great place for the price! We stayed for a small getaway in Wales & this was the closest & best rated Chinese around the area - I can see why it is the best rated! Delicious food! We only went for the takeout but I am sure the restaurant itself is just as good, if not better. Recommend if you are in the Lampeter area & want a great Chinese takeaway.

Probably the best Chinese takeaway I have had. Good quality ingredients, great customer service, fast, food tastes great, doesn't seem full of artificial ingredients like some Chinese food.

Very nice set takeaway meal whilst on holiday. Ordered straight away over phone with a 30 minute pick up time. Also no problem to swap some of the items on the set menu.

This is the best Chinese I have had in a long time. Definitely worth it! The food was fantastic, so flavourful. We have the chicken balls with satay sauce. The chicken were very meaty and the satay source was delicious. The spicy noodles are a great shout, not too spicy but just give you enough heat. The crispy shredded beef is a great addition :)

We had a takeaway from here and it was very well cooked and offered an excellent choice of dishes. Recommended,

Cannot fault both the service and the food. Very pleasant staff and great food. Every item that we ordered we thoroughly enjoyed including light & crisp batter on the sweet & sour & the lemon chicken. Large prawns in prawn fried rice Fluffy rice ,fresh prawn crackers -all still lovely & hot by the time we got them home. I honestly have nothing negative to say.Had I read the previous reviews I may possibly have gone elsewhere -I am so glad that I didnt.

The only reason you are having 1 star is simply for the service. Our takeaway is lovely no faults with the food at all. The young girl who took our order over the phone was absolutely miserable, no specifications fully on where to stand. No one was in the restaurant for nearly 5 minutes and was very rude and miserable when I was greeted.

Very poor food quality. Disappointed

Had a lovely meal. Restaurant quiet maybe due to people used to ordering takeaways but food was really good. I ordered Kung Poa chicken which was the best I have had in a long time,Good portion sizes and good value.Staff were busy taking takeaway orders was but service was excellent.Will definitely return.

Although fairly local, we only recently discovered Ling Di Long during the summer of 2020 when the restaurant participated in ‘Eat Out To Help Out’. Since then, we’ve been hooked! The food is lovely and service is exceptional. We’ve been lucky enough to be served by Naomi. Every time we’ve visited (around 6 dimes since August)..Nothing is ever too much trouble for her...Naomi is clearly in touch with the needs of her customers...Thank you so much for yet another awesome experience...we’ll be back again soon!

Literally rang all day to try to get a table. Excuse was very busy but the phone rang whenever we tried to get through. Covid rules not very well thought out.

Had take our for last night of our holidays. Enjoyed every bit

Really did not enjoy. Egg fried rice, chips, chicken curry all not nice. Dried out chips taste like they’ve been there for days. Soggy chicken in the curry. Egg fried rice tasteless. Even the prawn crackers wasn’t nice! Avoid avoid avoid.

Friendly service and nice food (takeaway)

Great service, great food, well priced, tastefully decorated slightly naff music.

We visited here on the last evening of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme and it was very busy there. However, the service was great. Welsh speaking as well. Diolch. The food arrived quickly and it was very tasty.

I have been here many times and in my previous visits found that service had gone down and on occasions sobhad the quality. However things have definitely changed the food was lovely and service was brilliant maybe due to the owner being back in charge but cant wait to visit again

Good food plenty of it limited space

Lovely food and loads of choice buffet option great value for money great ribs great chicken satay with friendly staff love it x

I frequented here my whole time at University and 6 years later, it's still as good as ever! Would recommend to everyone!

Take away food is ok. You get a smaller portion of you eat in. Shame it only has a 3 star food rating.

Good food great value for money

Excellent service friendly staff and always able to help with food allergies

Staff friendly always give a warm welcome and food is great.

After years of not going to Ling di Long we started going again and it’s been great but the last few times its been worse and this is our last Chinese from here. Every dish was full of flavourless coloured water even the rice. The dog had a lovely dinner though.

Food okay but nothing to rant about although only used as a take-a-way service on this occasion. Staff very pleasant and polite.

So I am a frequent visitor to this restaurant and the food is always of a good standard hot and tasty. I have however noticed a few things that have changed that maybe need to be improved. On my last visit we were told they didn't have gin..couldn't do liqueur coffees even thought they were on the menu and had no desserts. This is either bad ordering or they didn't want to do them. There was a couple if young ladies working on one if my visits both very good even though it was busy and on my last visit a young man who I think was new but again working hard. The staff seemed very casually dressed in hoddie tops trainers etc think maybe this should be addressed didn't seem right for the venue. I hope they get on top of these few issues as I live this venue and the food is really nice.

It's ok not the best chinese I've had

A lovely Chinese restaurant where it is easy and quick to order your food and I have had no issues with the food for the year that I have been frequently going there.

It was rubbish. The staff were rude and had terrible manners. The food was flavourless. I would advise u to avoid this Place at all costs.

Entered into a cold empty restaurant to be "greeted" by a very casual person. Asked for a table for two and was pointed to one, which turned out to be grubby. Was told the credit card was broken and wouldn't be repaired until next week. Sat and ordered our meal. The prawn toast arrived and I asked for some sweet chili sauce and was told they didnt do it!! The receptionist/waiter/ take away orderer, was rushing about trying to do everything. She deserves a medal.Our main meals arrived minus plates. after sometime they arrived with chips, not the edible ones but ones on the plates. The food was utterly tasteless and cold. The only funny part of the evening was an elderly gent trying to order chicken curry with popadoms!!! not realising he wasn't in an Indian restaurant. One of the worse meals we have endured

Always great food and welcoming service

For getting half the things I ordered we asked for curry souse gave us sweet and sour also we asked for 2 lots of ribs and gave us 1 tub of ribs now we have to make our own curry souse

Not sure what to say really it was that bad. We ordered beef curry and king prawn curry, but we just as well have ordered onion curry because that’s all we got. Very bland wont be visiting again.

Food was tasty, service is relaxed and efficient.

Great little find. We ordered the freshly cooked buffet - whereby you have the whole menu at your disposal. Don't think anyone will ever do it justice but it's fun to try.It's better than a buffet where all the food is steeping and everyone is picking at it all day. This food is freshly cooked FOR YOU.I really like Lampeter and I enjoy my visits to this restaurant.Excellent.

I feel a little disappointed in having to give a 3 star rating. The rating reflects the cleanliness of the take away/restaurant and not the food. The counter area, windows, floors, carpets, chinese lanterns & petition dividing the take away area & restaurant need a very good clean. The staff are very nice & accommodating but are dressed in their own clothes so not presenting a professional look. As I say, the food was very tasty, I have no complaints there whatsoever. However it did leave me wondering if the areas I can see aren't up to hygiene standard what are the areas I cant see like?.

Great takeaway meal- all dishes were really nice and tasty. Only criticism would be slightly expensive

Food was lovely, in fact its delicious to be fair.. but, without sounding picky, which I'm not, it needs a clean. Carpets looked as if they needed more than just a clean, and the waiting area really let the side down. The window was filthy too.. It's really not a great first impression to give someone who is about to purchase food. Another thing is that while the staff are helpful and friendly they fall short in appearance. Jeans and t-shirt really dont befit what is a lovely place, but it could be so much better! Food is excellent and always has been but aesthetically it's poor, which is such a shame.

Service is good and fast, food seems to come from the cash and carry. No interesting Chinese regional dishes just normal Americanised Chinese ie Chop Suey et al

Lovely food friendly and helpful staff. Shame they only have instant coffee. Relaxed atmosphere I recommend their ribs and sweet and sour pork.

Whilst my son suffered at the hands of Nehar, I took the Chinese option. Food was tasty but the restaurant was stingy by not giving prawn crackers even if we had spent £15 on the takeaway.

My friend, her boyfriend and I went for lunch here today. Not too busy, but lovely

Great place for a simply Chinese meal. The waiter even went out to the supermarket to get us some wine as they had run out. That's what I call good service!

We ordered a takeaway, excellent food and friendly staff, highly recommended.The restaurant is clean and tidy and very busy when I collected my takeaway.

We have been many times over the last six years since we moved to the area,

Spur of the moment lunchtime chinese, really good. Both had chow mein, one chicken one mushroom with wonderful hoi sin sauce. Excellent service, excellent white wine, excellent food and good size portions too. Will certainly come back. Thank you for lovely lunch. Would like them to add a website with menu and how far do they

Had duck spring rolls with no duck in and cold spots in my main

Nice food but can be hit and miss