Loon Yee in Redbridge

We enjoyed most things we had and found the staff to be of an ok level people. Prices are not too bad and clean cutulry and table. Would recommend for a evening meal.... If helpful please tick the box below. Ta

Mi novio y su familia han sido asiduos durante años y ahora es uno de mis favoritos de los restaurantes chinos. Nos encanta el pato y pollo chow mien. Siempre pedir demasiado y siempre más que dispuestos a hacer por nosotros para llevarnos a casa lo que es un toque agradable.

Food is very good. Service can be a bit disorganised when they are very busy - which adds to the fun of the meal. The staff are always pleasant and helpful. We always enjoy the ambience and the evening.

Loon Yees' food is excellent. 👌 I strongly recommend you to go there if you are interested in Chinese food. They are very friendly there so don't forget to say Hi!

The food is very good and reasonably priced. The service is very warm and friendly. There is a good atmosphere and the noise levels are low enough to have a normal conversation. I recommend this restaurant.

Tenía seaspice berenjenas con gambas. Fue realmente bueno. Mi colega tenía el rollo de primavera y un plato similar ya que el mío. A los dos nos encantó la comida. Era fresca y bien aromatizado sin ser demasiado dulce. El menú del almuerzo es limitado pero eso no me importaba. Alrededor de £10 por cabeza, lo que es razonable. No estoy muy interesado en la decoración, pero dado que esta fue una parada rápida, era menos relevante.

Visitamos este restaurante como parte de una familia.

This has been here for years and has a very traditional Chinese food ( as has always been presented in the UK. many loyal locals. it is quite big so you can usually get a table.

Approximately 40 years old, this appeared to us as a very tired restaurant. The service was average at best, (an ordered dish was missed) the atmosphere was dull and the food was ok. (Duck was dry). It's unlikely we shall return.

Good value the food is always hot and well cooked , and the aromatic duck is the star of the show and for a local service so well needed.

Fuimos a este adorable restaurante con un grupo de nueve, además de un bebé para una cena de cumpleaños familiar. El personal era muy servicial y nos sentamos alrededor de una gran mesa circular, lo cual es ideal para un grupo grande. La comida era excelente, todos los platos venían juntas. No podría pedir un mejor servicio y comida. Tenemos muchas ganas de volver.

He estado yendo a este restaurante por más de 15 años, mi madre estaba en una silla de ruedas y que hizo lo imposible para ayudar a hacer su visita, relajado y agradable. Mi única preocupación es que los aseos de señoras son bastante pequeñas, si es una silla de ruedas muy grande utilizada, mi madre tenía la silla de ruedas. La comida es muy buena y siempre hemos encontrado el personal amable, servicio rápido no siempre pero siempre hacen un esfuerzo para ser útil.

Visitamos la semana pasada con 2 amigos, 1 de los cuales está en una silla de ruedas eléctrica. Nos recomienda el restaurante de cuando hicimos la reserva y me dijeron que no era un problema. Cuando llegué al restaurante me encontré a mi amigo esperando fuera, se le dijo por el personal que no estaba permitido en su silla era demasiado grande. Con mi ayuda que le dieron dentro la primera puerta del restaurante mientras el personal se levantó y vimos. Finalmente 1 de ellos luego llegó a mover una mesa que bloqueaba el camino. Nos llevaron a nuestra mesa donde mi amigo me preguntó si ella estaría sentada en una silla. Cuando dijo que no gracias, ella permanece en su silla el camarero dimitió dejando a mover las sillas fuera del camino, así que ella podría sentarse en la mesa. Desde entonces entonces procedieron a ignorar a nosotros. Parecía atento a otras mesas pero reacio a servirnos. Tuvimos que pedir bebidas varias veces y tenía muy largas entre campos para que vengan a nosotros. Incluso al final de la comida vi otras mesas nos dieron toallas calientes en el final de la comida, que no lo estaban. La comida era deliciosa, pero el servicio era asqueroso, ya que sin duda no volveremos.

Sat there for 10 min without a menu or drinks order being taken despite it being all but empty.On ordering I was encouraged to order more dishes which seemed a little pushy.When the food came up it was in noticably small dishes. Taste wise it went from mediocre at best to downright awful...the chicken balls in particular were very poor, soft and not fresh.Paid 40 quid for 2 of us with only one soft drink each and left feeling hungary and dissapointed. Avoid!

A great local restaurant that I keep passing and not going in .Went in and its a great local with all the normal old school Chinese which I love so much and is fast disappearing to newer fangled joints like Ping pong and the like. This was great family service great food and great value . Cant wait to go again

We have been here several times sometimes in a large group. The food is really good and good value. Wine is reasonable as well. STaff are really nice. Well worth a visit!

Came here with a group of friends very nice staff and clean restaurant. Food normal nothing outstanding and a bit pricey for what we all had. But nothing unpleasant

Yet another ordinary Chinese restaurant for the British people!! If you don't know the real Chinese food then this is OK I suppose. Menu range is good enough but not very authentic. Looked ordinary and the taste is ordinary. Nothing special and not be returning!!

At 11 am yesterday, we went to book a table for a family birthday celebration in the evening. When we arrived in the evening, there was a Happy Birthday banner on the wall along with some balloons!!! Then, when we all sat down, the owner came up to wish my Mother a Happy Birthday with a complementary bottle of Prosecco! The staff were so welcoming and attentive, without being intrusive. The food was delicious and presented at an even pace. They took into account one of the group's allergy to shellfish. Thank you for a truly memorable evening!! We will definitely come back!!

We visited this restaurant over the weekend and were not disappointed. The service was excellent, all staff were incredibly attentive and friendly and the food was prepared quickly. The food itself was nice and the portion sizes were generous too. Would visit again if in area.

I normally use the restraurant for the occasional work related meal at lunchtime (set meal) but visited for family function yesterday evening. The food was excellent (tasty) and all freshly made / cooked.Service was great.Very reasonably priced given high quality. The family business has been established along time and l really don't know why l haven't tried the evening menu before.It may not be the trendiest restraurant but for great chinese food l would urge others to give it a try !.

I was recommended this restaurant by some friends and I am pleased they did.The first thing I noted was the décor, it reminded me of when I used to go for Chinese meals when I was a child, very retro, I loved it.The atmosphere was lively but not loud, so conversation was easy, the food was very good of high quality and at a reasonable price.I will certainly be recommending this restaurant to my friends and family, the only reason I did not give the restaurant 5 stars, is the fact that the restaurant has no web site or take-away menus.

I have been coming to this restaurant for more than 20 years and this is my first review of it. We've moved away from Wanstead and whilst not far haven't visited as much as we once did. However last night a group of 6 of us arrived for dinner at 7.30. We were immediately greeted with warmth by many of the staff who remembered watching me grow through 2 pregnancies and commented on my girls (who were with us) growth (now aged 18 and 13) and how time flew. The food was, as ever, good, it really does do what it says on the tin. Crispy platter and crispy duck are always chosen by us as we really enjoy them followed by a selection of tasty mains along with rice and noodles which were all good. Service was a little slow for my brother in law but they were very busy on a Saturday night plus doing a brisk takeaway trade. My girls were offered complimentary ice creams and us beers and coffee. The final bill was very reasonable and the evening enjoyable. Yes this restaurant doesn't have much glitz or glam but the food is good, not expensive, the interior clean and well presented and the people are lovely so what's not to like? I'd recommend you try it for yourself

I highly recommend the salt and pepper ribs they are some of the best i've had. Service is fantastic and the staff are super friendly.

Literally a stone's throw away from our home. I really enjoyed the food and the service - some people were clearly born with a silver spoon up one's backside to suggest this place is a one or a two star rating. In comparison to other Chinese restaurants, Loon-Yee is a class above. They look after their customers and provide good quality food - well it certainly appears half decent - containing less msg and more natural produce and flavourings.

Chinatown visit for Chinese New Year, had lunch here, excellent service, knowledgeable staff, excellent food.All food prepared well, presented well too.Recommend this restaurant

Fabulous food - especially their chicken satay, how do they make that lovely sauce!?! It is to die for.Far better than all the competition around, food always comes out quickly and when we collect - it's always piping hot. My partner has been eating here for 10 years and I am so glad to have been introduced to this gem of a place!

Looked horrendous from the outside. Decorations from the 1970s and standard fish tank, but at least it was clean. Got given a "premium" table right next to the fish tank. Couldn't help but notice loads of fish had massive trails of poo being ejected. Anyway despite this set back we ploughed into the 222 item strong menu. It amused me that part of the drinks menu came away to reveal what I can only imagine to be early 1990s prices eg £3.20 for a large premium spirit and same for a pint. Any way plumped for a safe bottle of macon. 15 minutes later it hadn't turned up as it turns out they had run out. Eventually they dug out an alternative which was actually very creamy and good value for money. Waitress was definitely not up for any banter. Anyhow from here on in things went really well. The food was all pretty good. I did note in hindsight that we had polished off all the complimentary prawn crackers which is unusual and can only have been because they were so tasty. Given the scale of the menu I plumped for one of the 20 odd "specials". Lamb on a sizzling plate with brocolli and send loads of ginger. The quality of the meat was typical suburban chinese fodder but the sauce combination was excellent. Also tried the salt and pepper chilli squid. My "go to" chinese dish. It was worldly. Just the right amount of snap with the salt balancing the chilli (which you could take as much as you needed of and thus avoid being over powered). I say this a lot but this really was cooked to perfection. Mouthwatering. Decent quality of egg fried rice too. Worth travelling to, way better than the bog standard china town fodder.

Very nice loved the sea food platter starter good service and very friendly Main course I had sizzling pan and roast chicken riceVery enjoyable would go there again good vibe to the place

On the plus side there was a friendly welcome and the white wine was at least chilled. Hence two stars not one. Unfortunately the good things ended there. Food was lukewarm. Presumably microwaved. Sauces gloopy and unenticing. Menus were tired and offered far more dishes than any kitchen committed to quality could ever offer. The room smelt of fat frying. Don't do it. I promise that I rarely do bad reviews but I wish I'd been forewarned. Sorry Loon Yee but it's the truth. Time to raise your game or call it a day. We all deserve better.

Pop here for lunch occasionally. The service is very good and the salt and pepper prawns are delicious. Close to the station so ideal for anyone wanting to eat before they go home.

The restaurant has a nice feel and is average in size. Four of us had lunch here. The service was good but very rushed as they close at 2.00pm. The restaurant was empty during lunch. Rather ordinary main meals but the beer was good and nicely chilled Parking is available on the road

Very nice meal - Sunday 12 July 2015. First time visit. Staff were welcoming and friendly. Meal was freshly prepared and very nicely presented (Sea bass). Good value and good service.Would recommend.Very clean throughout, tables & toilets too.

Although we have lived in Wanstead for a while we have gradually been visiting various restaurants in the area before we reached Snaresbrook and this very Good Chinese restaurant. It is very close to Snaresbrook Tube Station on Station Parade. It is a fairly large restaurant, but at the time we visited it was a very quiet Sunday Evening. The staff were attentive, efficient and quite helpful and pleasant. the decor excellent with two well-lit fish tanks and what looked like a well-stocked bar. The food was tasty and cooked and presented to a good standard. we had the spare ribs for starter and beef with black bean sauce and sweet and sour squid which was very delicious. The pineapple fritters were also good. The price was a little more than I expected but not extortionate, under £50 for a three course meal for a couple including drinks. We will return here to sample some of their fresh seafood dishes ...

I had few things as takeaway, rice with chicken, beef, and some vegetables, and everything did not taste right, and one of the dish was wrong. Especially the meat had a very bad taste and almost uneatable, not fresh to say the least. I'll never come back.

Returned to Loon Yee after 5 years(moved) was warmly greeted by the staff and given a choice of table. The service was good throughout the evening and we thought the food was excellent and plentiful. In fact when I tried to order extra rice the waitress stopped me as she said there would be enough. And there was. It is perhaps a bit more expensive than some but you have to pay for qualty

I have regular takeaways from Loon Yee. Had dinner there a few months back.Nice ambience and attentive staff. Average prices with a great selection on menu.Recommend :)

Visited this restaurant for the first time friday evening.Entered 18:45 left 19:15 (30 mins)Ordered 3 main courses+ side.After placing orderin 5 mins max the food came over (re-heated onviously)When the food came we was shocked to see the size of the plate food was served in.Tiny plate literally what you would place a starter in.We didnt fuss and just started eating.In less than 10 minutes we was done.It was only the two of us and we left hungry after paying £32. Went down the street after to toby carvery as we was hungry.You just need to go down to see it for yourself.Atmosphere: dead.. Only x4 tables with people in total around that time.Interior: very warn out, tired..Staff: was kindValue for money: main course around £9-12 ( you leave away hungry)Eat out 3-4 times a week with x2 being chinese... But would never return here again.

We've been coming here with visiting family and friends for about 14 years now and have never been disappointed. A few days ago, we visited again and were even more impressed than before. We definitely recommend the sizzling dishes (the satay is superb!). Service was up to its usual high standard, and we can always rely on a friendly welcome from the staff. They even gave each of us a complementary Chinese calendar in a bright folder before we left, which epitomises the friendliness of this establishment. If you haven't tried Loon Yee yet, make it your next evening out. All our guests (with experience of Chinese food in several different countries)have commented favourably on the quality of the meal and the convivial atmosphere. One friend has been back over ten times, which possibly says it all. Loon Yee is conveniently situated opposite Snaresbrook tube station

I really enjoy Loon Yee, it is an old favorite for me and my family. The service is lovely and the food is always perfect. I have been here a few times and also got take away and both experiences are lovely. Would recommend for a family celebration!

Visited on a damp and wet Monday evening, made very welcome and the food was superb ! Far to much so took a doggy bag home, restaurant is tired looking but don't let that put you off.

My wife & I eat here regularly & when we don't actually visit we get their takeaways. Loon Yee is easily the best Chinese I have had (better than a lot of places in China town too). We have never been disappointed with the staff, food or service. Previous reviews on this site about Loon Yee are confusing because they spend more time complaining about badly behaved customers which a restaurant has no responsibility over ... (with bad grammar and spelling too, ha!).Anyway I partly agree that the restaurant needs a little tlc with the decor... But the crispy duck, sweet & sour pork & sizzling prawns with corgettes in black bean sauce are all highly recommended. I would thoroughly recommend Loon Yee. Everyone I've visited with (friends & family) have agreed with this. Do yourself a favour & slip into some divine flavours from the east at Loon Yee. You won't be disappointed.

We have visited this friendly family run restaurant for the past year after being recommended to go by a local resident.Food is fantastic and is our favourite chinese outside of China town in London. The food is as equally good when delivered and have never had a bad meal here. The duck is fantastic as are the king prawns. The service is also fantastic. Prices are fair.

Visited on Friday night and hadnt been here for c.5 years, there were only a handful of people there, this place seriously needs a renovation as it doesn't look as though it's been touched for years. Such a depressing atmosphere to spend one's hard earned cash - the food was not reat either. Such a shame and poor show.

The Loon Yee is an 120 seat restaurant yards from Snaresbrook Tube station. Fortunately the seating is partitioned in two with 13 fish in an aquarium in the middle. I was glad to be seated away from a family group who let two kids run amok on their side as they lacked the authority to cope with socialising them. However service for me was prompt and efficient for my chicken and sweet corn soup, and beef and tomato main. Luckily the latter was placed on a tray heater, as oddly a small dish to eat it from not a large plate added the risk of spillage on to the table cloth. Beef not too chewy so no gripes on the food. However I was brought a Double Happiness hand wipe and then ignored. I realised there were no sweets on offer, but usually coffee is offered. Nothing, so got up and paid my £15.50. Clean, nice décor, shame about the other customers.

The food was bland and my noodles were oily. It was empty apart from me and you the impression that the staff were fed up with their lot.

My wife and I have eaten here numerous times over the last decade and have always enjoyed it. We try to have something different most times we go but generally the food is consistently decent quality and the service has always been fine. I like the fact that they don't fawn all over you but just leave you to enjoy your meal in peace. If you need anything it's easy to attract attention! This is evidenced by the number of single people that feel perfectly comfortable eating here and are made just as welcome as the couples and larger parties. When it gets busy the staff simply open up the back part of the restaurant. The food is always hot and well prepared and I can honestly say I've never had a bad meal here. On our visit last Friday we were given a nice basket of prawn crackers while we awaited our drinks and chose our food. We had our usual duck starter and then beef with courgettes and a pork dish along with chicken chow mein. Nice flavours and well presented.I wouldn't say this is the best Chinese I've ever been to but it's a consistent stalwart of the local restaurant scene and the fact that it has been in the same place for so long whilst many others in the vicinity have closed should be testament enough. We'll keep going back.

Possibly the worst Chinese restaurant I have ever been too. Would have been better to have opened a packet Chinese Meal from Lidl. I went with friends for lunch. There was very little choice on the menu. Everything on the menu was laden with chilli, which I like, but no Chinese flavours were coming through. The meal was served on a plate and not in separate dishes and just looked cheap. I love Chinese food. It is the first time I have been to this restaurant and with several superb Chinese restaurants within two miles of this one I will never go back.

Oh Dear this place used to be a bit of a gem, we used to go most weeks! First the little chocolate at the end of the meal went, then prawn crackers that they give you when you walk in have diminished from a basket to around 3 prawn crackers per person. The service has diminished as much as the prawn crackers. We went there last night having not been for around a month as the last meal we had there was poor. We ordered starters and by the time the second starter came we'd given up waiting and shared the first. Some paper wrapped prawns arrived and they were sat in a 5mm deep puddle of oil, we asked for serviettes to dry them off but they were still inedible, we politely asked if they were supposed to be like that and we were told that it was because they were paper-wrapped - I m no chef, but I do know that when you deep fry something you have to shake it and not empty the contents of the deep fat fryer onto the plate....... we gave up, paid, and went home for dinner!

We have been eating in this restaurant for over 28 years.The family friendly atmosphere and friendly service, combined with the quality of food and value for money, makes the Loon Yee an all round restaurant not to be missed.

I have been ordering food form them for many years but their food has gone downhill. I can only imagine the good chef(s) have left.I ordered my usual mixed seafood chow mein over the phone only to be told it maybe liquid somewhat. I stated I always ordered this and have no issue and chow mein is always egg noodles for this dish. I went to my food only to be told I should ask for noodles and not vermicelli! I stated I know what I want and vermicelli is for Singapore noodle dishes and that was not what I ordered! They were rude and unfriendly so I won't be going there anymore. The food was badly cooked, some burnt and not enough mixed seafood. I also had the dry ribs and for some reason they wrapped this in foil which split when I got home rather than using a container.

Loon Yee Chinese restaurant is local to me and so I visit quite often. The food is always lovely and good size portions.The restaurant always used to be busy and popular but the last few times I have visited it has been very quiet with only a couple of tables occupied. The food hasn't changed but many of the friendly staff have now left. Definitely worth a visit but the new staff need to improve their customer service skills - a smile makes all the difference!

I, my wife, daughter and son-in-law all rated this as the best Chinese restaurant we had eaten in for a very long time. The service was especially good with an appropriate gap between courses to allow the digestion to work. We selected two different set meals for two so we tried a wide range of food and it was all beautifully cooked and presented. The staff were friendly but discrete. We couldn't fault it and the bill was under £100 for the four of us including drinks.

Best chinese food we've found in area so far (Walthamstow, Snaresbrook, S Woodford) Ps Why is it so hard to find decent Chinese food in London?

Food is lovely here, you are well looked after by the staff!Me & my family come here very often.Nice atmosphere, great place to go in a group for a celebration.You will not be disappointed xx