Ma's Cottage in Charnwood

One of the best Chinese by far, service and food was if not the most best I’ve ever had. The lad in the counter was extremely helpful and kind.

Sadly I've had to edit my review: A friend & I ordered here last night around 7:45/8pm for collection. Upon receiving the food we were both extremely disappointed with the quality & the quantity of the Meats inside both the containers. One of them a Szechuan chicken dish. Bland, low quality meat but barely any of it in the box I received about 6 peices of that meat as it was basically box full of bamboo so it went in the bin. The prawn crackers even though they were free had NO prawn taste to them what so ever. I've never tasted them this bad before, are they stale? I gave them to the pigeons today. The rice dish was the only edible thing we got. My friend was the same about 2 Prawns, little bit of low quality chicken & barely any beef or pork just loads of veg. If we wanted veg dishes we would have ordered them. They've clearly cut corners with the quantity and quality of their food so sadly after almost 5 years of Ma's cottage. This is the end for us. We will not be ordering from Ma's cottage again. I refuse to pay for low quality food & boxes full of cheap veg & bamboo. A Sad Farewell indeed & on to try something better elsewhere.

What a great hidden gem of a takeaway. Pretty close to the best Chinese I have had. The prices and portions are really worth the money. This is my new Chinese food fix. If you haven't tried it then you missing out.

Always on time and amazing food 😉thank you 😊

Very quick friendly service. Food fresh and very hot. LOTS OF IT.

ordered chicken fried rice and chow mein was made very quick. affordable price. the women and his young lad were lovely. plus the food was amazing and warm!!

We've used this takeaway a lot, always great friendly service and the food has always been lovely

Lovey customer service, lovely guy at the counter. Nice food

Ordered tonight, same order we always have. Food arrived minus 1 curry. Called to ask and received an attitude off the young man on the phone saying I didn’t order it. I know what I said, maybe you should have repeated the order back to me like all the other staff do. No backing down from him at all, never mind won’t bother ordering here again. Shame because we do like the food but they can keep that along with their poor attitude!!

Definitely my favourite Chinese takeaway. The employees are always nice to me and even throw in extra food to regular customers. Service is quick yet the food is still fresh and flavourful. I highly reccomend the Singaporean style noodles, Mas cottage makes it the best.

The Workers are extremely nice even when dealing with large orders. The food is even better! Chicken is extremely fresh and tender. I reccomend this place whenever you have cravings for authentic or takeaway Chinese food.

Love the noodles and egg fried rice! Chicken and Chili beef is also really good, my family and I order from this place all the time and they never fail to break my expectations. All the best

Well cooked, fair price and delivered on time.

Despite numerous times of informing them that their web site states that they do not deliver to my address when they have delivered to me many times they have done nothing to put this right. On collection of my order several customers came in with a similar experience and complained. The attitude they and myself received was of I don't care. The food is very good but they let themselves down with a poor service and I would not recommend this take away because of this. I am pleased to let you know the problem about ordering online has now been resolved with the new updated web site. I have used this new site several times without any problems. A great improvement.

Took over hundred pounds off me and couldn't complete order ... I ordered £52 of food ... to be delivered... when asked "where is food and why taken money ? " blamed system ???? Not my system .... I offered to be cool ... stuff happens ... can't put money back in account ... why ? you took it quick enough ... after protracted conversations ... no result ... I said I would like food but charge me £25 and refund me £75 .. thought that fair .. Unbelievable... me no dinner ... and them ??? AVOID AT ALL COSTS putting it on socials .. if you want to know more ... check me ... recored everything ... its a lesson in how you shouldn't do customer service ... geezer having a row in background ... funny as ... check my socials ... x

Amazing experience. The food was tender and delicious. Customer service was top notch. They are really helpful and explained to us about the foods they serve. I totally recommend this takeaway. BEST IN BIRTSALL

Best chinese in the world. Delicious food always good!! Lovely crunchy crispy spring roles. The people that run it are absolutely wonderful

best chinese place in birstall in my opinion never ever have had a bad thing to say about it. always mine and my family’s go to and always will be!

One of the best Chinese takeaways I've had in ages.

My takeaway meal was quite honestly the worst food I have ever tried to eat. The meat was vile and the food was appalling. £48 better burnt. Go elsewhere, anywhere.

Awful. Neither tasty or authentic

words cannot express how much i enjoyed my food tonight. Literally like 5 minutes ago i asked for medium rare and steak and it was absolutely perfect and tasty! I would recommend this place if your looking for fast and friendly service!

to begin with, these portions were large. Literal fat portions. Not only that but the food was amazing, I would totally recommend the chicken chow mien, it’s just so delicious. Service was top notch, delivered in under an hour knowing that there were busy anyway ( not surprised ). Definitely ordering again best Chinese place in Birstall!

Great food but don't like you have to pay cash 😒

Normally a lovely meal, had sweet and sour chicken balls , chicken was pink and the sauce tasted like dish soap, chicken was pink on the satay chicken skewers , total waste of money !!

Fabulous food and good selection. Reasonable prices highly recommend

Great Chinese food from here , always fresh and top quality. Reasonable prices , friendly staff, they do delivery but I always collect, highly recommend. Check opening times as they close quite early for a Chinese takeaway.

Best Chinese takeaway ever. Food is exceptional. Highly recommended

I`ve been using this take away since the early 90s when it was called sung ying sorry if that`s wrong spelling and the food well I`m still eating from here never had a bad meal so i stay loyal

Excellent dishes - big portions. Free crackers and spring rolls. Definitely ordering again.

Best place ever definitely try it.

Lots say its good food dont know who cooked mine but it was worst chinese ive ever had ... never again

Use weekly. Always good and very friendly. Quick delivery. Can not fault

Absolutely lovely food, first time using this chinese, will definitely use again 5 *

The food is great and I've used this takeway for Chiness food in Birstall years, but on Saturday I found that there was a Melton Mowbray shop after ordering from Bigfoodie using the 2nd link on the screenshot below. We had attempted to pick up the order on foot and this was when the problem began to become clear. Neither shop could see a problem despite blithely saying that they get a lot of similar mistaken orders. A friend had to drive 25 minutes each way to collect the food which was supposed to alleviate the problems of an already stressful evening. Really poor business practice which will cost them my future custom.

Amazed that you can't pay by card over the phone. We are all encouraged to pay by card, not use covid cash, lost custom.

Lovely Chinese, never had a bad meal

I have had a few takeaways from you and they have always been really nice. Unfortunately the one I had yesterday seemed to have a small bone or stone in one of the dishes which was rather disappointing

Best Chinese take away in Birstall.

Incredible food, just incredible.

Good quality food. The portions are very generous. It is usually quicker to pick your food up as they have lots of deliveries so you can wait up to an hour for food. But it is worth the wait.

Lovely food and friendly staff.

We order take away here very time we return from our holidays... it become a ritual because there food is sooo good. One star down because last visit they where so busy we had a very long wait. I think nest time we might phone an order.

Always use this takeaway. I love the food. Staff friendly.

Love the food and the are very professional and friendly 😊

Rubbish half the order was wrong they argued it was my fault wouldn't put it order right without charging extra wont use again because of attitude

Best Chinese food is fantastic I would recommend it.

Awful food greasy not cooked properly as ordered would not recommend to anyone stay clear use Lee's instead. Complained they were not interested avoid.

Great sweet n sour chicken balls. Some of the best I've had. In fact, the best I've had. Hope they are always like that! Thanks

Good Chinese takeaway with tasty food at a good price

Brilliant service and lovely take away food.

Have had takeaway from here all of my life. They can't do enough for you, take preferences into account and the food is delicious!

The nicest Chinese food and we have tried many.

Nice. Tasty and speedy delivery.

Best Chinese great portions and always friendly.

They have a 1 star food hygiene rating not a 5 star that they have pined up on their front door just checked online 23 November 2016 disgusting

No comments, chickens left outside before they are cooked