Oriental Chef in Amber Valley

Thought I would try them after several years. Same experience as last time, delivery one and half hour within 2 mile radius, told it would be 45 mins. Food was not too bad,

Had several meals since moving to Swanwick always good food

After 10 years of ordering from here it's time to find another takeaway. Waiting 1 hour 40 minutes is just not good enough. Ever since Food Hub have took over the ordering it's gone seriously down hill. Very disappointing.

This was our first order from here for about five years, after a dodgy meal and various bad reviews back then, but after seeing that the reviews were much better these days, we decided to risk it! Everything was perfect - the Special Chow Mein was every bit as tasty as it used to be, and all the sides too. Very friendly service at the desk, and while I was in the shop it was clear that they were busy with customers and phonecalls. I have great faith in a food establishment that is busy! We'll definitely be back now that we've taken that first step. Thank you!

Just had delivered the most delicious Wandering Dragon, Chicken Chow Mein and Egg Fried Rice - fantastic food😃👍

Lovely food and staff, it is abit pricey but worth it as a treat 😁

The best Chinese in the area by a mile. Food is always so good whichever dish you have! Real tasty and staff friendly too.

We always get good service from this take away. The food is good and the delivery is efficient and on time. The food is always hot when delivered and the pancake rolls are particularly tasty. Had sweet and sour Cantonese style last time and it was particularly tasty, Good portions as well.

Best Chinese for miles always use it.

Shambles of a place, food terrible quality, i had to rind 26 times just to get an answer of where my food was. They wouldnt even refund me my money, ill never order from here again!!

Not great but steady They deliver to me no problems Some dishes are bland Some are lovely but is that not way with all Take-Aways depends on who is cooking and how many orders they are working through This is good enough for the general type of take-away May be the menu has too many dishes on it I have noticed how much these types of places now cost I get a soup 2 dishes and rice do me for two meals last one was £21.20

I use this Chinese on a bi-monthly basis. Last night I purchased 2 meals, one being a chicken curry. Within 2 hours of eating the meal I was over the toilet being sick. Not sure why, as I always get a chicken curry but last night's meal was not good. With it being chicken I wanted to raise this issue.

Only went there once and had special chow mein for me and the wife. Wife tried it but did not finish and the rest went on the bin. Had a lot better.

Not the best special Chou mein I have ever had and the large pancake roll was soggy. Would I go back? No.

Having previously enjoyed food from here we were looking forward to it. Food arrived late about 25 minutes after expected. It was barely warm. Spring roll was so wet and soggy it stuck to the bag and was inedible. Salt and chilli chips were soggy and had no flavour of salt or chilli. Same with the salt and chilli ribs. Prawn toast wasn’t crispy. Mushroom curry was ok but cold. Hugely disappointed and won’t use again.

We have used Oriental Chef since 1993 and have seen a lot of changes. Our last two takeaways have been absolutely fantastic - fresh, hot and delicious. Think they must have a new chef because it went downhill for a while but is now as good as it's ever been. We'll be returning to our weekly takeaways.

Set up for collect and was ready within 30 mins and the service was great but once we started eating there was a horrible taste of soap in the chow mein and near tasteless food, the chips and chicken balls were good but the rice had an odd texture. Very disappointed with the food. We used to order very frequently from the takeaway a few years back but it seems to have gone downhill. Put in a large order of food for a party and all were disappointed. Will not be ordering again.

We were having a short break in Pentrich, Derbyshire. After browsing the brochures in our holiday let for a Chinese takeaway, we selected the Oriental Chef in Swanwick, the nearest town. Note that on-street parking is a bit tight. We arrived 10 minutes before opening time, but it was raining and the nice lady who served us opened up and let us in. After placing our order, it was ready very quickly and we took the meal back to our holiday let. It was very good indeed- properly cooked and very tasty. I can therefore recommend the Oriental Chef for quality and friendly service and a very large menu.

Excellent food. Quickly processed after ordering at counter. Good value. Parking somewhat limited but you can order online or via phone to shorten wait.

Exceptional food best Chinese we’ve had for a long time

Good for food and found £200 in a bag next to it one time but noodles were dry and I wanted them wet been here for food multiple times since very good

Great choice of dishes, value for money and delicious food.

Expensive for what we ordered, never will order from them again. If you order from them check the prices from menu's.

Good menu, fast takeaway if collected.

It's our go to Chinese..phone order in and pay on pick-up..food always nice...

Very nice food but very expensive

Fantastic food and staff are really nice best chinese highly recommended

Best Chinese in the area by far, staff are all really friendly and the food is lovely - I don't understand how this place has any bad reviews as it has always been 10/10 everytime we have been!

Always used this establishment however after tonight I certainly won't be again. Ordered food at 6 told 1 - 1 and a quarter hrs. After waiting till 7.40 I rang back to be told another 25 minutes!!! 40 minutes later still no food I rang again and this time spoke to a manager who blatantly lied to me and said the girl was new and my food was on the way. It eventually arrived 10 minutes short of 3 hrs and then wasn't overly warm either. Disgusting and I will not be spending my money here AGAIN !!!!

absolutely terrible, the food was cold, and arrived at least 20 minutes late the food was lacking flavour and i asked for no veg to be put into the chow mein however upon arrival there was tonnes of veg in the chow mein overall just really dissapointed at the sheer lack of effort put into the meal

my family have been ordering from here weekly since February since the loss of a loved one its nice to get together and have a treat in all that time we have never had a bad meal ,once the order wasn't quite what we ordered with 2 dishes being slightly different but we didn't complain it was still nice nice Its always been hot and delivered in the time frame given Absolutely beautiful authentic cuisine

Wrong order!! Token apology for error. Food was tasteless, lacked sauce and over cooked. Won't be visiting again.

Dry food rang them not bothered

Best Chinese I ever had lovely and hot and so delicious definitely go again

Great food and delivery was very prompt

Really gone down hill over the last year wouldn't recommend to anyone I want to stay friends with

Ordered for delivery and of course you have to wait anyways, the food was 10/10, I have ate here for many years and recently the food has dropped quality but this Chinese we ordered was back up at the top, hopefully it stays like this, highly recommend, good service over the phone aswell :)

Walked in off the street, ordered and received a delicious takeaway 10 minutes later. Large portions, hot and fresh. The Chop Kam Chow Mein was especially good. Will return.

If I had flown to China to get the food I would have still been back before my order was ready from here. Food was lovely, just got to wait for them to grow the veg before serving it you.

Ordered for collection via the online service offered, very user friendly and great system - so much better than attempting to get through their busy phone line. Food did NOT disappoint one bit, hot and sour soup was outstanding along with the salt & chilli chicken and crispy beef (long time favourite dishes from this particular takeaway). Generous portion sizes and no issue with the price of dishes. I feel the negative reviews reflect the off days that the business have (god forbid they don’t get it 100% all the time, anyone would think they are only human). I will continue to support this fantastic establishment, keep up the great work!

If I had read that the ownership had changed since I moved out of swanwick. I wouldn't have ordered from here as the bar WAS such a high standard. Food quality has dropped unfortunately. The food came on time and was still hot. However my favourite dishes I was so looking forward to ended up letting me down. Not the worse food dont let 1 stars make out its horrendous because it's not just so many people loved this place for its quality and they like myself now feel let down.

Shocking cold was no help on phone wont use again seemd seems like there going down hill was my favourite

Once was my favourite but what a shock cold tasteless no help on phone and late delivery. Wont be waisting money here again. Shame really was looking forward to it.👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

Do you inform your delivery drivers that the orders are paid for ? Steak was not well done red inside black pepper sauce was just gravy with pepper in will not be ordering from Here again

The new owners are doing a fantastic job, the food we have had delivered has been exceptional...it went downhill for a while but now it's the best again...well done...

One of the best Chinese takeaways around the area and justifiably not on Just Eat

Went here for the first time after being reccomend by a friend, thought the food was amazing I will be definitely going back

This is our local Chinese that we have used for years, a few years ago I was diagnosed as gluten free. My favourite dish being sweet and sour chicken hong long style, they have been very helpful and made the chicken without batter. Well today we decided we fancied a chinese and placed the order as usual, when it arrived I was a little surprised as mine came made in batter, even though they had written gluten free on the box, after a phone call the girl on reception informed us they are now making gluten free batter from cornflour, WOW thank you, this allows me to enjoy the dish as it should be. This may seem like an over reaction to some but being gluten free changes your whole outlook on eating in restaurants and takeaway’s. The rest of the meal was lovely and enjoyed by everyone. THANKS again we will be back.

We have had meals here over many years spanning several decades and ownerships The meals I think since the last change had been only average The curry sauce is weak .sweet and sour crispy coating are soggy The bbq ribs however are fantastic To me...

Disappointing pan cake roll almost all beanshoots little else in filling tasteless with soggy filo pastry Curry sauce not nice Crispy chicken balls soggy

Excellent value ,huge portions,brilliant service . Would happily recommend this takeaway.👍👍👍great food

Gone down hill drastically over the last couple of months, won't be returning 🤮 the menu is the same but the food is aweful with no flavour 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

Food Hygiene gene Rating lowest possible 1 Visited take away very regularly standards and food quality have fallen since change of ownership. Portion sizes are smaller, quality is not as good. Very disturbed to find Food Hygiene Rating is now 1 !! Not acceptable. Do...

The food here is really good and the service is very good I will go next time

very good take away, get plenty and it is nice food. We collect it, and it is always ready. Sometimes hard to get through on phone, as it gets very busy. Free prawn crackers and coke over a certain spend, which is nice touch.

Top quality food friendly staff

We ordered food ,to be told it will be within 1 hour for delivery, after 2 hours 15 min we had to call to see where it was !! The lady said next time we will give you 10% off but this is now the...

We Ordered a large food order for delivery for 8 people over the phone at the beginning of December on a Friday at around 7pm. The lady on the phone was lovely and took my order fine with no mistakes, I was told my order...

Not been the same since ownership changed last year, expect long waits on telephone orders and the standard doesn't seem to be the same as it was, not going again, which is a shame as it used to be great!

One of the best takeaways in the area

Started ordering takeaway s again from this Chinnese restaurant as it seems to be getting back to the old Recipes we used to get Not there yet but better

This is our local Chineese and now only visit when too idle to go out village and every time is disappointed

Waiting 1:30 for my food and that wasn't the best.been going here for 20 year's going down hill fast

I’ve just had the worst meal ever never will I go there again it’s all microwaved I’m absolutely disappointed however Sarah who took my call was very professional but it doesn’t make it right

Overpriced and terrible service, this establishment used to deliver high quality food. Unfortunately under new ownership it is clear they no longer share the same passion as their predecessors. The food arrived 30 minutes late, cold and not what I ordered. If you want a good Chinese then look elsewhere

We’ve been getting take-out from the Oriental Chef in Swanwick at least 7 or 8 times a year, for the past ten years or so. We’ve appreciated it’s freshness, consistency, and extensive menu. The standard of food has always been good, and whilst it’s probably...

Been going for years. Food always comes piping hot and delicious. Cheap price and large portions.

First time using Oriental Chef after many personal recommendations. Food was delivered on the dot, pleasant courier, was hot and absolutely delicious.Many thanks!

Have called here a lot over the last 30 years and seen several change of ownership with the resultant ups and downs of service and quality Several months ago it was at a all time low it seems to be lifting but quality Is not...

Pancake roll poor compared to other places just full of bean sprouts However curry appears to have improved

Great Chinese takeaway,great value,do deliver

Used to come here years ago, it was always amazing. Recent reviews nearly put me off coming again but we went for it anyway.. and it’s still amazing. We didn’t find the food tasteless, it was really nice. So I’d still recommend for sure!

I've ordered a vegetable chow mein and plain noodles both containing large amounts of meat scraps. This has now happened every time I order one of these meals, and as I'm a fan of this Chinese, I find this very disappointing and hope they improve....

We used to have a takeaway from here all the time and it was our favourite. The last few times the service and quality of food has really gone downhill. The noodles are now greasy, and to top things off, my sister’s vegetable chow mein...

Just had a special fried rice, a usual old reliable, however it wasn’t very nice compared to what it was. The dish was dark in colour, used to be fairly light, it was greasy and the chicken was cheap and prawns tasted very fishy!! It...

For many years now we have had a weekly take away from here but they have been going down hill for sometime both service time and food so recently we have gone else where we returned on Friday to find gone even further down hill....

We have not had a Chinnese meal here for several weeks as the quality had gone down hill We ordered several meals The large pancake rolls and bland with cheap filling s no-longer has prawns and char au meats The curry was rich thick and...

It’s been a long time since I’ve had a takeaway for Oriental chef and sadly the last. Two of the dishes we had were bland and a very unappetising colour and the boiled rice was grainy. Not at all what I expected considering how good...

We always have a large take away every weekend but recently the time it takes from ordering to collection seems to get a lot longer The Curry’s were always one of our favourite but we have noticed that for some weeks now the once thick...

We are regular visitors as it is our local Chinese however recently the food portions have been shrinking and this Friday evening son placed phone order as usual arrived when told and sat there an extra 15 minutes

This Chinese has gone down since the new owners took over. I have experienced waiting to be served for 15 minutes even when I shouted for assistance, also waiting between 30 and 45 minutes for food that used to take the old owners between 5 and 10 minutes. Quite frankly this is disappointing as that has been my local Chinese for many years now and the nearest Chinese that is as good as it used to be is in loscoe. Also the delivery need to learn how to drive and how to park. They shouldn't be parking on the pavements.

It was okay, no problem. A little pricey, £6 for chow mein but was okay, would use again.

Best Chinese takeaway in the area.

We always have a takeaway here on Friday night for the family It’s location in the centre of the village is very handy though parking can be a nightmare ( next to a roundabout) Last night was no exception The menu A’s usual was delicious...

Never had a bad takeaway either delivered or picked up, salt and chilli chips are a great addition to the menu

It was good but the mushroom chow mein was odd, still great food and would recommend going

Brilliant food and cheerful staff

The title says it all really, are use this place all the time and the dishes taste so fresh. Unlike other places of a similar type it doesn’t taste too salty , chicken pork and beef taste like proper meat again unlike some takeaway places...

I've been coming here for absolutely years and ive never had a bad meal thats why it's still open. The staff are great just a little problem parking outside other than that it's perfect.

An excellent chines takeaway we are regularly having takeaways from here. The service is really good and you don't have to wait to long for excellent food.

really good food, great prices, fantastic portions. extensive menu available. food freshly prepared and cooked in a good timely manner.

Take Away service - delivery and collection available Good food. Great Selection. Timely deliveries. Friendly Staff.

First time trying this Chinese, we moved into the area last month and I like to support local takeaways if I can. I think Chinese takeaways are really hard to review because every one is so different from another. The service was really quick (we...

Food was so hot and testy was my first takeaway for over 10 years. ..was worth waiting for 😊wonderful! !!!!

Best Chinese takeaway in the area without a doubt. Food is outstanding :)

Awesome place where the food is great and the staff are amazing.

Having used them in the past we decided to have another takeaway as they are usually pretty good. Nice staff, very quick service with a smile but most importantly great food. Recommended

Last minute takeaway proved very good. Possibly the best I have had in a while. Not at all oily very tasty and I could hear it being cooked fresh out the back.

Located near the roundabout on The Green at Swanwick. Always reliable and on time. Great food, always nice and hot. Love the Chicken with salt and chilli - nice n hot. Recommended

Ordered a takeaway last night and can honestly say that it was the worst takeaway I've ever had. Beef and mushroom dish - the beef was mainly made up of fat and gristle, took an age to chew, even ended up choking on a piece,...