Mr Choy in Exeter

Absolutely loved Mr Choy! The food was incredibly fresh and flavorful, especially the crispy chilli beef - it was a standout dish. The restaurant itself was spotless, and the prices were very reasonable for a family of four. I'm baffled by the few negative reviews; they must have had a different experience. Mr Choy is hands down the best Chinese takeaway in Exeter. We'll definitely be returning!

amazing food at a great price. very fast service despite being busy and everything was delicious.

Ordered via Just Eats and was our first time ordering Chinese food in Exeter since recently moving here - so many choices but thankfully we made the right choice in Mr Choy. Food arrived slightly behind schedule but was still fresh and hot on delivery. Pancake rolls and chicken balls with sweet n sour sauce had a nice flavour and were a good size and crispy, chips and curry sauce were on point, fire chicken fried rice and beef chow mein hit the spot! Fiancé said it was better than he expected given some reviews here. Would definitely order from here again. Thank you to the staff who obviously took care in making and packaging our food this evening - it was delish and we have leftovers for tomo!

I got special chow mein, the worst ever had, couldn’t eat it!! Super dry it was like they mixed chicken beef and noodle 10 seconds before wrapping it up!!! Some part of the food was still cold! It was so dry without any sauce like tasteless!! Never again

Most delicious! Eggcelent service!

Just received my order from the super friendly team at Mr Choy; they were brilliant. The food is delicious and my only teeny niggle would be that it would be great to be able to add options, like cashews and chili for the fried rice. I’ll certainly order again as this was superb!

Very delicious food, speeeeedy delivery

lovely food and very quick service, thank you

Ordered big order. Rice didn't come. Phoned with no resolution. Phoned again, no resolution. Never got my rice ;(

Really good food and always fresh!

Excellent food, really hits the spot and very speedy delivery

absolutely the best Chinese,, so much flavour

absolutely gorgeous food and top quality and flavour

Absolutely fantastic food & service as always! We will be back again 😄

The food is absolutely delicious and the driver was super nice and friendly, 10/10!!!

Had a special chow mein was nice but didn’t have even one king prawn in it not happy was the one thing I was looking forward to

Always a fantastic lunch from Mr Choy. Tasty food and very filling.

Fantastic customer service, I come here all the time and never disappoints

We’re do I start! Orderd from Mr Choy beef green pepper black bean and house speacial fried rice. I had a few bites of the beef was like rubber instantly violently sick into my plate.My partners rice was rock solid so I rang up lady she said was probably over cooked bring it back in for a refund. I have a new born so took me couple days but I took it back in tonight as I was in the area.The manager James basically called me a lier and said I was lieng and getting a refund because I needed the money £8 REALLY!!! I can assure you I have enough savings and honestly do not need the money the food made me sick into my plate was disgusting and not edible.So as a paying customer I have the right to complain! He also said no one else complains lots of bad reviews on her so that’s a lie!!! Awful customer service I got the refund but the manager is so insanely indaniel witch tells me there’s a problem! Abusive and just awful food. They have young kids cooking the food in the kitchen.He put it down to everyone is different preferences of taste witch I found funny as it was rock hard rice and rubber beef so I’m guessing some people prefer that do they!!!! Absolutely dulooded!!! Really sad because it used to be delicious here but unfortunately gone right down hill!! Just to add to your defensive, unfroffesionall comments below yes I have complained before because it was revolting before!Couple years ago it was nice but unfortunately gone right down hill!! But I heard you changed chefs and was nice by a friend so thought I would give it a go! Worst mistake EVER! DISGUSTING!!!.I returned all the food the rest was chucked in the bin as it give me food poisoning! WARNING!!! MR Choys gave me FOOD POISONING AVOID if you can thanks!! The multiple bad reviews speaks volumes James and your so defensive witch sais to me you’re on the defensive for the terrible food and customer service from MR choys shocking!!

Looking for a nice Chinese? If you are then I’d highly recommend this place guys, the food is amazing, the special fried rice the on point, the look/colour/taste, is all there, the chicken balls are really nice as well alot different from the rest of the Chinese shops about that so all the same balls, best thin is they have a afternoon menu now as well that’s slightly different from evening but just as good, well done guys keep it up, your now my go to Chinese shop rank 1 for me

2023 updated review. I know that food prices have crept up a little over the years, but the last few orders I've had from Mr Choy's have been pitiful, the size of portion in the meat dishes has been halved, the prices are nearly £10 per dish and the last few meat dishes we had, contained such little meat it was embarrassing. As we mostly have chicken dishes, I can't see chicken being a luxury/expensive meat to purchase, so I don't expect to get a tiny portion for £9-10. I've used Mr Choy for years, the 50% reduction in meat per dish, along with a 30-40% price increase over the recent years, is just ridiculous. So goodbye Mr Choy, clearly whoever is controlling the portion sizes, are taking the piss, so here is some payback, a negative review and I shall spend my money elsewhere from now on!

We ordered a Vegetarian Mushroom Curry and a Special curry (Chicken, Beef, Pork & King Prawn) both with Fried Rice and Vegan Prawn Crackers. Delivered on time and both meals were hot. Really delicious meals. Great ingredients, good portion size and good value. We would definitely recommend and will be ordering again real soon.

Super, genuine tasting special curry, divine taste. Very helpful person named Sophie on phone. Many thanks. JC

Lovely food, arrived hot. Great service all round.

This is the first time I have got a Chinese and don't feel like I've been ripped off.

Food always amazing and fresh, but 1 hour and 45 minute delivery time on a Wednesday night (gone 8pm) is not good. EDIT in response to owner reply… I’ve increased the score slightly, but my last two orders with you have been very late, hence no 5 star review. I hope my next order will be on time, then I can leave the full 5 stars.

Mr Choy in Cowick Street Exeter now doing a lunchtime menu...and its good!! I had the Salt and pepper chicken wrap with chips...outstanding! Great value for money and plenty to get stuck into! ...Get on down there!

We all thoroughly enjoyed our meals. The beef is so tender and the Sweet & Sour Chicken balls are the best - crispy batter coating white, tender chunks of chicken. It was the first time of having Beef with Garlic & Ginger - delicious! The staff are wonderful, too. Highly recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I hate writing a poor review but I don't know what has happened to the food in this chinese but it really was awful. The choice on the menu had changed and the quality was very poor. My husbands fried rice looked and tasted more like steamed there was very little egg in it. I had duck which was really dry and very unexciting. I would certainly not recommend or return again.

Used to come here every year since they opened when we were on holiday, had it today and was super excited to get tucked in.. firstly the prices were a little extreme but I dealt with it and carried on.. upon taking a first bite on my chicken curry I was shocked at the underwhelming flavour.. as before it used to burst with flavour but now not so much. Prawn toast was like cardboard and salt and pepper chicken was a joke for 9 pound. All in all very underwhelming and a miss as it used to be so good. Underneath is a picture of the salt and pepper chicken.

This was my first time trying mr choy as my partner and his family had a always raved about it every time they come down on holiday so we decided to have it while we were here this time. Food was underwhelming ,the prawn toast was soggy but dry at the same time , the salt and pepper chicken was abysmal ! For £9 .The price you pay for the quality/ amount of food you get is just not worth it to me .

I used to really like this place and accept times are challenging but the price seems to have gone up a lot and the quality seems to have gone down a bit. Not as tasty as it used to be. Service is good, but £30 for a takeaway is too much for me. So it's goodbye from me.

This place used to be delicious but tonight was awful. The beef in special chow mien was rock hard tasteless and pancake rolls were tasteless. Won’t be returning

This was my first order,what can I say,arrived hot,surprising from just eat. Beautiful food,I would recommend the curry.Think I've found my new Chinese.

Great food, ready on time which is important as we have to drive a long way to collect.

You can't Pay cash and delivery always late 🙄

Food was awful, chips were under cooked,chicken balls over cooked and dry,chow mein noodles were hard and cold, barbecue sauce didn’t taste like anything at all. Phoned, spoke to a manager and was told I’m wrong, only offered 10% which I didn’t want nor do I want my money back simply informing him how bad the food was there this evening,he clearly didn’t like being told that as he was rude and abrupt and put the phone down on me. I suggest customers go to another Chinese shop where the owner has respect for his paying customers which are keeping his doors open, almost every Chinese in Exeter I have tried has had better food.

Good food, fresh, slightly gloopy feel to the sauces. Service was outstanding but no score for atmosphere as it's takeaway only

Really good food. Highly recommended. The consistency is amazing. Any day any time the food is of the same high quality. I have never had a bad meal since they opened. Plus it is reasonably priced.

Service was great. I don't know who is in the kitchen but this food only appeals to people who have never had proper East Asian food. Bland and barely palatable.

We had been recommended mr choys from a friend so we thought we would give it a try. We ordered online for collection for 6:30… we went in a 6:25… we were still waiting at 6.55 so I went up to ask the staff on reception. She went out and asked the kitchen staff who pointed it was somewhere. She then went and got it, don’t understand if you pick a time and your waiting for that long… maybe it was ready all along who knows. But it wasn’t very fun waiting with 2 small children and it wasn’t ready. The food was ok, the chow mein was tasty but the rice was so hard it was in-edible, not even one piece of egg! For £5.40 you would expect soft rice with some egg. I would be reluctant to order from here again… it wasn’t the best Chinese take away I’ve had… really wanted to like this place.

Waited for 40 minutes for the food after being told 20 minutes but absolutely loved the grub!

Phoned an order ahead and said I'll pay cash but they don't accept cash only cards. I got special chow mein and a pot of curry sauce for £10.40. It was a very good meal and the curry sauce was nice and tasty. I honestly recommend it and I'll probably try it again.

My go too for a take away treat. Friendly staff, no hassle attitude. You can tell the food is a passion. Excellent flavours and taste all round. Highly recommend.

Always a good experience. Tasty, well cooked , lean quality meat. Really good value too.

I love Mr Choy’s vegan options (and that they have vegan options clearly marked!). Always great food and delivery.

The best Chinese food I've had for a long time. This is a place I will revisit again and again. Service - polight and helpful. Food -Very tasty and not oily. Fabulous :)

Not awful, but by no means a great meal; mediocre at best. Anyone considering eating here should instead visit literally any other Chinese takeaway. You'll get better value for money, and better quality more authentic food from any of the other places in Exeter.

Sadly feel the food quality has gone downhill recently! It use to be epic! Prices have gone up too which I wouldn’t mind if it was the same standard as it use to be! The quality of the meat isn’t the same, there’s now unappetising died red bits of meat in your fried rices and our chow Mein just tasted of stale bean sprouts not the usual Smokey awesome noodles they use to be! ☹️ What’s going on guys!

Best Chinese takeaway I've had in a very long time. The food tasted really rich and enjoyable. It also arrived hot. Delivery was a little slow but for £1 I can't complain. Will be ordering from again.

Very tasty food and friendly staff

Spare ribs in spicy chilli sauce has pineapple in it- PINEAPPLE. Egg fried rice had absolutely no egg in it. Absolutely not worth it, wouldn’t ever recommend to anyone.

Good Chinese Good portions sizes and very tasty.

Would give zero stars if possible. The manager was incredibly rude to me - handled my complaint so abrasively and was immediately defensive and unpleasant. Food is very expensive for what it is. Would advise anyone against this place.

Had the express sweet and sour chicken which comes with fried or boiled rice.I opted for the fried rice which unfortunately tastes like it came out of a packet and the sauce is lacking so was abit too dry,i did however enjoy the chicken but for £7.10 was quite overpriced in my opinion.

When looking at the website on the menu on a Saturday night for the first time, I was perplexed to see 'ASAP' as the only available time slot (this was around 19:30). The selection process on the website was straightforward, even if prices seemed 20% higher than average - hopefully the quality would speak to this. I was again puzzled when there was no delivery time estimate after placing the order, but within five minutes I received an email with this information. A 50 minute wait on a Saturday night, not god awful - but one would expect half an hour given we were only half a mile away. Nevertheless, when the food arrived, the driver called as I had requested in the delivery notes, was wearing a face mask, and was polite and quick in handing over the food. I especially appreciated his confidence of saying, "see you later," - an unrequited sentiment for me, as I walked off to go enjoy the greasy, carb-loaded splendour. The three of us were very satisfied with the food being hot, well portioned, and all cooked well. Notably, the chicken dishes were less oily than your average takeaway, which was a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. The spicy chilli beef especially stood out, as it had a good amount of heat, without being too much (saying this as a white person with a very good capsaicin tolerance). Based on all of this, I'd give them a 3.5 star rating if possible, or around 75% - so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and round up, not down. Perhaps the driver was clairvoyant, as I expect I will be seeing them again in the next few months. Though the biggest disappointment was the "extra garlic please :)" note not being acted upon.

Best around. You can genuinely taste it is better quality than the run of the mill mush you get from the cheaper ones.

Food is very tasty and doesn’t have that horrible salty feeling that other Chineses can have after your meal. Delivery was perfect and lady was very friendly! Our favourite Chinese in Exeter! 😁

Our favourite Chinese takeaway in Ex, can't get enough of the salt and pepper prawns!

Without a doubt the best Chinese takeaway in town - the dishes are consistently excellent and very good value. It’s also a great local business run by lovely people who really know what they’re doing! I’d recommend Mr Choy to anyone.

Great food, Sophie and James are brilliant at what they do!

Good food...they even have some gluten-free options, which is rare for a Chinese takeaway!

Great Chinese Top Quality Food 🤗

I Recently moved to Exeter and the beef curry is the nicest I've had aswell as the king prawns, they can sometimes get busy but the staff manage it well and are always polite and considerate, and the place is always clean

Best sweet and sour prawns and chow mein I've had. 10/10 will order again.

Nice n fresh .plenty of flavour

best Chinese takeaway in Exeter, would highly recommend! Staffs are very friendly and the food is definitely excellent

Newbie to Exeter... First time trying this takeaway. I can honestly say Mr Choy's was absolutely brilliant, best Chinese meal I have had in years, I'd given up trying. Won't be no hesitation now.. I'm so looking forward to working my way through the complete menu....!!! 👍🏼😋😊

Always good tasty food!! Never had any issues

Best Chinese in Exeter by far, James, Sophie and all the staff are very friendly, I would highly recommend.

Great food, fabulous you can order online for collection really easy.

First time with Mr Choy, really nice, will definitely be back again, mmmmm.

Avoid!!! Ordered from here twice in the last month FIRST ORDER.... ordered online and waited nearly 2 hours before it arrived food was ok!!! SECOND ORDER... ordered over phone, was told had 1 hr 45min before collection then went there and had to wait another 15 minutes for my food, whilst there heard continuously orders over the phone that were wrong and had to be sent out again by drivers, took my order home and the order was completely WRONG!!! Went back to collect MY order and went home... MY FOOD WAS COMPLETELY COLD! After eating i had severe vomiting and diarrhoea all night! AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID!!! This place is disgusting!!! WOULD GIVE MINUS 5 STARS IF I COULD!!

This food is great the staff are polite delivery was excellent. Good Take out food!

Ordered online at 5.25 for delivery. Given a time of approx 7pm which was far too long but by this time had already ordered and paid. Food finally arrived at 7.20 after driver went to wrong address first. Was cold and not at all nice. Very disappointed. Was first and last time of ordering. Took far too long even given that it is a Saturday night. Then to receive it cold just added to the disappointment.

Despite being busy on a Saturday, I would always come back for their express chicken on my back from work.

The nicest Chinese I've eaten and the speed of service was fantastic!

Ordered food from here lots of times ALWAYS been outstanding, however this evening I ordered as normal and money taken from account but apparently no order in the system but still money gone from bank, shop says the bank has a problem with payment but bank has not contacted me as they usually would if there was a problem, my money will take 3-5 working days to get back and I have no tea Disappointed is an understatement ☹️

Not had a Chinese in months due to our local ones being closed in Okehampton. Tonight we decided to get a takeaway from Mr Choy on my way home from work. What can I say, excellent quality, fresh ingredients, full of flavour and above all very delicious. Even though it’s a 50 mile round trip, we will definitely be using Mr Choy for our Chinese takeaway treat from now on!!! Five stars is not enough!!!

We tried Mr Choy for the first time this weekend. The menu was quite short and didn't contain our usual spicy favourites. The rice and prawn crackers were standard, the pancake rolls homemade and lovely. The Crispy beef was cooked well but the sauce was not at all spicy, we had to add our own chillis! The ribs were soft but the hoi sin sauce very sweet. We also had chicken with ginger and spring onion which was nice and very fresh. We ordered the same amount of food as normal, for 2 people, as it usually leaves us with leftovers. The portions were much smaller than you'd expect so we were only left with prawn crackers! Considering it was quite expensive this was a shame. We enjoyed the meal and the food was fresh and well cooked, I'd be happy to pay the increased price to normal if the portions could be bigger. It also meant there wasn't much sauce for the crackers so I wouldn't order those next time.

Food was fresh and very tasty although sadly cold.

The best chinese I've ever had , tasty ,good choices not expensive , always friendly staff when delivering ,highly recommended

Lockdown saviour! Our usual takeaway is closed, we are converted , delivered in good time, hot and very tasty would recommend you try it 👍

Best Chineese in Exeter. Amazing quality food, at very reasonable prices. The curry express pots and chicken is a must have! Will be visiting again soon. 5* fully recommended, and friendly staff two which is a bonus. Love the open view kitchen watching the food being made as well. 😀😀

1st time user of this Chinese. The food was fantastic very tasty. My local Chinese takeaway has lost a customer from now on as this place is far tastier. Would be a lot better if they delivered to my house

Without doubt best Chinese food in Exeter!

At last, after 16 years in Devon, I have found a Chinese food outlet that actually tastes of Chinese food!!!

Good Fast Service and excellent Staff. I would recommend this place for a Great Takeout.

Flash, clean but the most boring, tasteless Chinese takeaway ever.

Mr Choy is banging! Their duck was so nice last night I can't stop thinking about it. Not greasy and minging, just right ! Cheers Mr Choy you legend x

Great food and a very good delivery service

If you want a takeaway for the following year, perfect place.

What an outstanding meal we just ate! Will def come back. Wow a+ .

The food taste good and is a good price compared to a lot of places for a curry and the service is store is really friendly and the delivery at the door unlike most just give you food and walk they actually are polite and talk.

This is my favourite curry house wouldnt order from anywhere else again

Not impressed on this occasion, well over an hour wait For a chicken chow mein and curry sauce. They had a busy evening and everyone was experiencing delays, this was Sat 23/11/19.

Staff friendly and didn't have to wait long food good but a bit pricey on some items

This review is over three separate orders on three separate occasions. Ordered here on a busy night and wrote a three star review, food flavours were great but a few things had slipped by control's due to the volume of customers that night, the owners contacted me within a few hours of posting and invited feedback. She positively took on board my comments and invited me to give them the opportunity to make up for the few issues I'd had. In the interests of fairness I removed my review pending my next visit. I ordered the same meal (special chow mein and banana fritters 😁) and it was spot on! However this meal was complimentary and I wanted to be sure that it wasn't specifically made for a good review. So a week later I ordered the same meal online to collect. Overall they deserve the five stars, the flavours were always spot on, the food is not greasy, the ingredients taste fresh and the meats are good quality (no grissely bits or fatty lumps, all meat) the banana fritters taste good and are a good size portion but you do want to try eat them fairly soon after order or they do tend to loose their crispness and go a little soggy in the syrup (doesn't effect the flavour just looses the crunch) Mid priced Chinese takeaway but good value as the ingredients used are good quality and fresh! Portion sizes are good sizes too! Staff have always been polite and friendly, Will definitely be my new go to Chinese takeaway place

I love this place. Highly recommended.

Just had a fantastic meal from this place. Don’t normally write reviews but this was worth it. My favourite was the curry