Oriental Garden in Northampton

Booked an 8 o’clock table, at 9 o’clock we were told the chef was going home. Some of the food didn’t arrive, had to re order then the bill came which included a 10% service charge which included 10% on the drinks.

It's ok. Dim sum in Northampton? A rare find!

Awesome food! Great service, friendly staff... authentic 💯

Northampton, UK. Super delicious food that we will never forget.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5+ Stars) If you're searching for the best Chinese food in Northampton, look no further than Oriental Garden Restaurant! From the moment you step inside, you are greeted with a warm and inviting atmosphere that sets the stage for an unforgettable dining experience. Food Quality The menu is a delightful journey through authentic Chinese cuisine, and every dish I tried was nothing short of spectacular. The flavors are vibrant, and the ingredients are fresh, making each bite a true delight. The Peking Duck was perfectly crispy, and the Kung Pao Chickenwas bursting with spices that danced on the palate. The dim sum selection was also impressive, with delicate dumplings that were steamed to perfection. Service The service at Oriental Garden is exceptional. The staff is attentive, friendly, and knowledgeable about the menu, offering great recommendations. Their prompt service ensured that our experience was smooth and enjoyable. Ambiance The ambiance is a wonderful blend of traditional and modern decor, creating a relaxing space to enjoy a meal with friends or family. Whether you're there for a casual dinner or a special occasion, the setting is perfect. Value for Money For the quality of food and service provided, the prices are very reasonable. You truly get great value for your money, and the generous portion sizes mean you won’t leave hungry! Conclusion Overall, Oriental Garden Restaurant is hands down the best Chinese restaurant in Northampton. With its mouth-watering dishes, excellent service, and inviting atmosphere, I can't recommend it highly enough. I would give it **5+ stars** without a second thought! If you’re in the area, make sure to stop by and indulge in some of the finest Chinese cuisine around!

Great place for chinese. I go here for dim sum all the time.

We love it here, the staff are always friendly and always good value for money, we always leave feeling full and happy.

15 of us just spent a wonderful Thursday evening in the restaurant. The service was speedy & impeccable and the food tasted authentic & delicious. We ordered a variety of dishes including fresh lobsters, scallops, sea bass, prawns, chicken & vegetarian dishes. Portion sizes were very generous and the staff were very happy to personalise to our tastes - extra chilli & garlic & they made very tasty vegetarian dishes for the fussy vegetarian in our group! We finished the meal with crispy banana fritters and Irish coffees! An amazing feast enjoyed by all. Thank you team Oriental Garden for a lovely evening.

A bit of a hidden gem, a great selection of Dim Sum available and mostly of good value. The food quality was good and the fried noddles were excellent. However, the service was mixed depending on the staff. Overall, recommended, there are no other dim sum restaurant in area , nearest is in Milton Keynes.

Had a great family meal this evening, fantastic food and service as usual. Thank you to the whole team and will be back soon

The place itself isn’t bad. A small Chinese restaurant with a not bad cuisine I will say. We opted for all you can eat menu. The food range can be a bit much more varied for the price they asking. It’s a bit more expensive than Mandarin buffet but there you have the choice to choose whatever you want and the variety there is much more then here where they just brings you the menu and allows you to chose 5 main courses. No deserts included in the all you can eat menu which agin is a big NO comparing to the other Chinese restaurants. Toilets are clean what’s a good thing. Staff friendly what is good too. That’s why is 3⭐️ . Otherwise there will be only 2 for the food range.

Well I hate doing this, but wish I'd never eaten here, tepid dry meat smothered in sauce, veg was best, dishes were cold, masssive amounts of food which put me off!!starter brought out with main meal, my fav thing was the chocolate on the way out

Consistently the best Chinese food I’ve eaten. My wife, from Guangxi, and her family all agree, it’s better at authentic Chinese dishes than westernised Chinese food. However, if you must stick to egg fried rice and sweet and sour pork, they’ll do that perfectly well also.

Excellent local restaurant with great good & services

We had dinner on 2024sep02 here. Very friendly service team & cashier. Roast duck was juicy, tasty & tender inside; excellent. Rice was steamed to perfection, fluffy & fragrant.

Went here for advertised buffet. There was no buffet, had to tick items on a list. Don't go for this option, your forced to order more than you would on the normal menu, not offered. £28 each before drinks. £78 total. Food was mediocre, we ordered vegetables to go with main course. Veg never arrived. Servers weren't very friendly. This was not an enjoyable experience. I would not recommend this restaurant.

I wonder if the dim sum chef has changed? Dim sum is no better than before🤔🤔🤔

THE FOOD WAS OK, AT LEAST IT WAS HOT, THE PRICE OF £28 EACH FOR a COUPLE WITH 10% on top was a rip off. THERE IS NO AMBIENCE AT ALL and The WAITRESS WAS VERY RUDE. MY BOWL HAD A DIRTY RIM ( WHICH WAS CHIPPED, ALTHOUGH A WAITRESS DID EXCHAGE IT, WHEN IT CAME TO MAIN DISH THE VEGETABLES NEVER ARRIVED, THE LOOK OF IT WAS VERY GREASY, THE SMOKED CHICKEN WAS HORRIBLE, I HAD TO ASK WHAT IT WAS, JUST LIKE HARD PISCES IF FAT. WE WILL NEVER GO THERE AGAIN .I WOULD STAY AWAY, NASTY PLACE.

We stopped by, while on our long drive to Cheshire, and this easily surpassed our expectations. The texture and flavour of the duck was spot on - even better than renowned restaurants in London. The sweet and sour pork and fried rice were also delicious. We’ll visit soon to try out the dim sum! Thanks for the warm hospitality.

Everything tastes delicious, especially the xiaolongbao and the rice rolls are so smooth.

Excellent service and friendly staff. Food was delicious can not fault anything. Great value for money and would highly recommend.

Large portions and welcoming staffs!

I really don’t like doing this but there are occasions when it just can’t be avoided. We ordered a takeaway for collection for 4 people. The total bill was £98, seemed very high but we had good expectations because of the reviews and photos posted online. Wow, what a disappointment. Just look at the photos. Old dry meat. An embarrassment to Cantonese BBQ! Other dishes also had dry, old meat, covered in sauce with no flavour, completely plastered with garlic that again had no flavour. I would seriously avoid this restaurant. Expensive, low quality, inedible food. An establishment running for over 50 years in Northampton, such a shame.

Great Chinese restaurant. Good set food menu and a la cart . Friendly staff and good service.

Visited for the very first time and definitely will be coming back! We decided to go with 'all you can eat' option. And honestly the value for money is amazing! The food was just so lovely and you cam try so many different things. The service was very good and you really feel taken care of by the staff. Definitely 5/5!

A very poor atmosphere, rude staff, tasteless bland food, won't be heading back anytime soon

The food is tasty. The service is nice and friendly. There is a car park building opposite the restaurant.

Very greasy, not authentic Chinese food. Expensive for poor quality

NOT authentic Chinese food. Everything deep dried and greasy. All dishes in a sauce highly coloured. Really not pleasant at all. Not only that expensive and to add insult to injury a mandatory 10% service charge

First visit to this restaurant and we found it perfect. Welcomed by friendly staff, had the system explained to us and off we went. Yes you use a tick-box ordering system to decide your starters, second course and main, but this does not limit how much you can eat. For example if you enjoyed your starters and want more before the next course then just ask as many times as you like. Every course we were served was piping hot and fresh. Each course served is of very large portions so beware. The place is very clean and tidy and the staff are not on you to rush, which is great. Another good sign about the quality of food was that there were quite a few Chinese families in there dinning. If you like plenty of flavour and great food you need to visit this place when in Northampton. Another thing that made the evening enjoyable was that one of the staff members took the time to try and teach us how to use chop sticks, which we failed miserably.

Not only was this the worse Chinese we have had the selection on the all u can eat was extremely poor in comparison to other places that offer this but worse than that my pregnant daughter has not stopped vomiting today & has a fever which points toward food poisoning from the squid she ate .. no one else ate this !

Highly recommend they're food. Especially the dumplings were authentic and full of flavours. Staff were really nice and friendly. Singaporean noodles were great as well

Excellent place. We love the food We will come back soon

Must try this dim sum . Roast duck is soft and flavourful. Siew yoke is good

Still one of the better Chinese restaurants that offer dim sum

Early family lunch for 6 adults and 3 children. Lovely food, ate way too much 😄

The BEST Chinese restaurant in Northampton, serving authentic Dim Sum &, traditional dishes & roast meats.

Visited Oriental Garden for my wife’s birthday and was greeted warmly by the staff. The menu is extensive with lots of choice and it was incredible to see so many authentic dishes. We had the mixed platter to start and each component was of very high quality. The satay chicken was out of this world. How many times have you had dry, tasteless chicken- well not here. The prawn toast, seaweed were equally delicious. Our main courses were of such high quality, I had three meats on a bed of rice and my wife had a stuffed tofu fish dish. The portions were extremely generous and we ended up taking some home to enjoy the next day. Without a doubt the best Chinese restaurant. Highly recommended if you want authentic Chinese food.

My favourite for over 15 years. Enjoy both the take away and the sit down meal. All dishes I've tried are exquisite but some absolute favourites are the beef in oyster sauce, the Singapore Vermicelli, the sweet and sour king prawns and the smoked chicken starter. Delicious.

We loved every single piece, although for us, the European people, some of the dishes are kind of weird (like chicken legs?!). However, the service was quick, and the food was hot and tasty. Definitely recommend them 👌

Great food and good service. Wheelchair friendly

Beautiful restaurant with beautiful food

Lovely dim sum experience at Oriental Garden. Food came out fresh and tasted delicious. Service was excellent.

DIM SUM AMAZING 👏 DUCK ,OK, COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER. SERVICE, COULD IMPROVE. BUT ALL IN ALL GREAT 👍

Didn't plan to visit this Chinese Restaurant but a friend and I were in the town for the first time to see a show and wanted some food before going to the theatre. We found this place via google maps. We hadn't booked but were able to be seated straight away, first impressions of the restaurant were clean and well presented. Service was good, food was timely and extremely tasty. This meal will go up there as one of my best Chinese meals I've had. The restaurant was averagely busy when we arrived (which was fairly early) but by the time we left it was almost full, usually a very good indicator of a good restaurant! Only negative was the mandatory 10% service charge, please just add 10% to the prices so it's clear selling!! I'd visit again if in the area.

Great place to eat Chinese food. It’s long been a place where Chinese people go to eat, so it isn’t aimed at English tastes like some restaurants do. Quality of the food is very good. I’ve been for dim-sum and their selection is good. My go to restaurant in the area is Taipan in Milton Keynes and this place is on a par. Some dim sum dishes I prefer at Taipan and others I prefer here. However, for my most recent visit we opted for dishes from their main menu and this is where I was most impressed. Everything we had was excellent. The meat dishes were great and I highly recommend their char siu, crispy belly pork (then portion here is much bigger than at Taipan and it’s less salty too), and their roast duck is also a winner (I’d go so far as to say it’s not far off the standard of Four Seasons and Goldmine in London’s Bayswater area, both renowned globally for their roast duck). We had a variety of vegetables and noodles, all were good. It’s a child friendly place and there’s a multi storey car park opposite, so parking is plentiful. Definitely recommended.

Food was standard. Service absolutely appalling!! Very disrespectful staff, won’t be going here again!!

Authentic Chinese food brilliantly done! Our go to place for a special occasion and for dim sum. Not cheap but you pay for quality.

Such a lovely place to eat! A very reasonable price with big portions, the food is delicious and the staff were amazing and very accommodating for a birthday! The best place chinese I have eaten at. Very relaxed, you do not feel rushed.

We always come here when we are craving dim sum. So good!

Absolutely horrible. The food made me sick . The service was horrendously slow and you HAVE to tip and pay for water. I do not recommend to anyone . DO NOT GO HERE

These people took advantage of my son and his girlfriend. They charged them £5 for tap water! They had to wait 20 minutes between plates and the food was dry and horrible. They were also forced to pay a tip! Avoid these scammers

Great food, great service. I would have to say the best in Northampton .

Chinese dim sum, delicious, with Hong Kong quality

I’ve been coming here for years and it’s never disappointed. If you want a typical Chinese menu, it’s the best you’ll get. They also have a fantastic dim sum menu and a traditional Chinese menu which you don’t normally see, this is my favourite. I particularly recommend their stews and soups, don’t be afraid to ask the staff, they are really friendly and will tell you about these wonderful dishes. The service is quick and the food is fresh and delicious. They’re passionate about their food and you can really see that.

Amazing food and awesome staff. Always full, needs booking, but it's worth it!!!

Too many people waiting for tables. Not sure if it's good or no good.

Reasonable price with great food

We had an exceptional experience at this local Dim Sum gem! The quality of the food was top-notch, with each dish bursting with flavor and authenticity. The staff were friendly and went the extra mile to ensure we felt accommodated and welcomed. From the moment we walked in, the ambiance was delightful, and the service was prompt. This place is a must-visit for Dim Sum enthusiasts – a true culinary delight! Thank you very much for a great day!

Great spot, fantastic for dim sum, friendly service and reasonable value too. Would revisit, went for lunch and nice and quiet

My go-to Chinese restaurant every single time! I'm in love with dimsum and roasted duck dishes/noodle soup 🍜. This is definitely the best Chinese restaurant in Northampton. The price is affordable as well.

I just came to look around. I hope to come to dine here one day!

Highly recommended best Chinese restaurant in Northampton.

Been a couple of times in the past and didn't disappoint again. We ordered off the all you can eat menu. Had the mixed starter, everything was really yummy and came out piping hot. Then we had the duck pancakes - duck was nice and crispy. For mains we had special fried rice, squid in black bean, beef in oyster and lemon chicken. Again all freshly cooked and delicious. Left feeling full and satisfied for £25 each. Waiters pleasant and helpful. Will be going back!

Imagine going out for dinner and being told what the restaurant thought you should order. This is what happens here. A marketed “all you can eat” is actually an “I’ll tell you what you are eating”. “ We will pick for you”. It would be much better if they came over and said we recommend a party of 4 order 4 dishes between them from the menu. Over letting you choose items and then say .. nahh we will tell you what you’re having. The manager needs to learn customer service skills. The staff are unaware about alcohol and therefore a clear training area. Mandatory service charge , as many reviews say means they do not care if good service is given or not. The service feels unwelcoming and rushed. We will be sticking to New Sunrise for this reason and will not be back here again.

We've been coming here for over 20 years and love it for celebration meals. To its continued success!

Great food the staff were friendly and helpful the atmosphere was good and the place is well worth a visit.

Not particularly happy to be honest. They told us price wasn’t increased for New Year’s Eve , it was . They also added a 10% ‘mandatory’ service charge for a service that wasn’t anything special. (Table of 13 btw with 5 under 10s). We were also wanting the leftovers not to go to waste so offered to only pay for what we had so could take the rest to a homeless shelter .. which they miraculously made out to be more than the all you can eat. Which we know is wrong. Overpriced canteen style. Won’t go back. As I can’t reply I will edit here - *Yes we knew the price when we sat down but you had already taken a £75 deposit and told the lead booker no different price for NYE on the telephone. Could hardly not stay. We also worked out the price ourselves from the al a carte when we ordered and it was a tad less than the £270 and like you said you didn’t even bring everything we ordered hence why we don’t believe your maths. Almost £50 on a mandatory service charge as well. Shocking.

Good value for money, good food. All you can eat options is really good

Found by accident. Knew it would be good because lots of Chinese families eating there. Staff very friendly and helpful. Food plentiful and excellent quality.

Absolutely great afternoon at the Oriental Garden. 29 of us and looked after really well. Great service and food. The Lawrence family.

Always good service and great dim sum. Cannot fault.

Went this evening the food was superb our second visit and it was as good as the first and the ladies and men who served us are amazing.will be coming again thankyou.

Great food and service, all cooked fresh and very nice. Really good Chinese

All you can eat is a joke they basically tell you what you can have on arrival you are given a form to fill out which restricts what you can eat which isnt eat all you can eat starter platter was small with limited selection duck on second course was tiny more pancakes than duck main course what a joke small portions of selected rice curry was just a cup off curry sauce the rest was just embarrassing all this for 25 pound plus a mandatory 2.50 service charge to go with this the manager is rude dont be fooled by the all you can eat its not all you can eat

I have been going to this restaurant for about 15 years. The staff are always helpful and friendly. “You only have to ask”. The food is first class and always plenty of it. Dim Sum is available all afternoon and well worth a visit just for that. As I say friendly staff as is the ambiance of the restaurant itself. I see many regular faces so obviously many happy customers. Thank you to all at Oriental Garden for many fantastic meals over the years.

Piped radio was not nice. Low level chinese music would create better atmosphere.

In Northampton for a gig at the Roadmender so wanted a restaurant nearby. So glad we chose this one. Checked the hygiene ratings before visiting and all good here, the other restaurant nearby had a lower rating. The service was spot on, and the food was excellent. Great quality and amazing flavours. We choose from the la carte menu, there is also an all you can eat menu where they give you a sheet and pen and you mark up on that you want, we saw many people went for this option. Recommend the pork dumplings, sizzling dish, and the yellow bean dish. Also the desserts are tasty and great value. Many Chinese customers eating here which is always a good sign. Highly recommend you try. We will definitely return.

Always and easily THE BEST Chinese food ive tasted in this country... i travel FAR to come here.

Good food - had your typical British Chinese dishes, but I recommend trying out some of the Chinese specials as they're great and are full of flavour. The staff were great: polite and helpful.

Tried chicken fried rice and hot and sour chicken soup.. Taste is awesome

Fabulous meal, great service, highly recommend.

Dim sum has always been top notch, the only negative is that I don't agree with the service charge, I rather them increase the prices on the menu, at least that way you know what your paying for. Last visit I got stung with £18 service charge on top of the bill.

Great dim sum and service. I would love to go again as there are so many good options on the menu!

A lovely restaurant with great food and helpful staff. Would definitely go again.

The food was yummy, but they have put the prices up.

Love this place. Walked by it by coincidence and it was one of the best Chinese restaurants I’ve tried. They have 2 menus, a British Chinese menu and Authentic Chinese menu. The beef with enoki and bean sprout in chilli oil stock was fantastic. Thank you for a great and surprising meal

Such a disappointing experience. This has been our family birthday meal for my son for a number of years. This time it was not good. Service shocking, food was delivered in bits with dishes missing leaving the birthday boy without dinner. When it finally came, after chasing, the rice and noodles were cold. Then we were told kitchen was closed so no further orders. We had to go to the bar to get drinks and it was impossible to get staff attention. 10 of us and a complete disaster .

A huge disappointment. We have been coming for my sons birthday for 6 years, never again. The service was dreadful, we sat for ages before they took a drinks and starters order. Ages for any food to arrive and by the time we got to the mains the kitchen was closing. Mains, 10 people and they only bought out 6 of the dishes, this meant the birthday boy was without his meal. Finally after chasing part came out by which time rice and noodles were cold. It was impossible to get drinks refreshed and staff were disinterested. Such a shame as previous visits had been great. The price has increased so much and 10% on top meant this meal was a rip off. Spoilt the birthday family gathering.

Had the all you can eat menu option which was expansive and very good quality/taste. The service needs to be hurried up a bit for lunch. Will definitely be coming back.

The all you can eat is basically a Chinese take away not traditional. You might aswell get a take away. Really disappointed. We asked to take the first main home and they didn’t let us, we didn’t even go back for seconds. They took it away not telling us that we have to eat it all there. We only had starters lmao.

Excellent Dim sum, green beans with spice pork, soft shell crab, The children tried new things. Service excellent

Have been waiting to try this place for a while for Dim Sum. It was ok, although we left a little disappointed. Have been struggling to find good Dim Sum since we left HK last year. This was ok, maybe a step above Taipan in Milton Keynes but I wouldn't travel over again for it. Bonus is at least easy parking which is free for 2 hours

Very average Chinese dim sum, think it’s gone down a little since we went last time. Price was average as well. Service was ok, waiting for service for little while,not very efficient.

Good food with reasonable price

I ordered 5 different things to go. It was all very authentic and delicious.

We used to go a lot and loved it. However this time it's more strict and you can't seem to get more. The dishes have gone down hill and extremely expensive for the food we got. We didn't feel full afterwards

Group of 14 of us stayed had a weekend stay at Northampton and was craving dimsum! This place did not disappoint. The food was decent although would not recommend the Shanghai dumplings as there was no juice inside which was disappointing.

I first tried this restaurant on Mother's Day with my family and it did not disappoint! Then I planned my birthday dinner with my girls and there were 12 of us in the group. The staff were really helpful and nothing was to much for them. The food is amazing and fresh. Staff are very very helpful and welcoming. This is our new go to Chinese 101 %

Had dim sum here with family. Food quality were enough to give an illusion to westerners that they are eating Chinese food though. Environment was satisfactorily clean. Radish cake (蘿蔔糕) was too meshy and not much fillings. Yang zi mango dessert (楊枝甘露) was withOUT any pomelo or grapefruit; nothing more than little mango and sweetened fluid. Other dim sums were satisfactory. One staff was really rude to tell us we should order ONLY once, not to order additional items even for desserts. I'm sure she showed the best attitude ever throughout UK. Not the best experience across midlands. But within one hour drive you can surely find better in Nottingham, Birmingham or Leicester.