Parasol in Vale of White Horse

Do not order a home delivery! Delivery driver was 5 miles away and lost. Poor communication and a takeaway business that really should not be opperating!

Amazing value - we had their sausage sandwich with three sausages between delicious bread. This was accompanied with coffee. There was a continual queue so this must have been a popular place to pick up lunch.

Absolutely fantastic meal, service was great, food was delicious. So glad that we called in without having booked. Celebrated our 27th anniversary with a meal to remember.

The whole place needs a proper clean. Everything sticky and the toilets are gross. I see their food hygiene rating is 2/5 so I expect the kitchens aren’t much better. That being said the food was tasty and service good. Went for the Sunday buffet which at £24.50 was very expensive. Children under 1.4m (about 10 years old) tall pay half price. Overall not really with the cost and there are better (and cleaner) alternatives in the area.

Really great food and the buffet deal is excellent value

Food was great, staff excellent, but fu__ Me the carpet could crawl out, they are so dirty , your shoes stick to them. The toilet was also dirty . We are in the cleaning industry so we see t his . What would the kitchen be like ?

I went for my birthday today and omg it was amazing. Food and staff where lovely. Will DEFO be going back. They even came out with a ice cream surprise and sang happy birthday to me was very sweet

Very Empress With Service Delivered On Time Would Do It Again

Lemon chicken didn’t have any lemon sauce.

Date night with my wife on a rainy quiet Tuesday evening and so we tried Parasol. Staff were lovely and friendly, and food was really tasty. We went for the buffet and have waddled out stuffed on sesame prawn toast, spare ribs, Peking duck, sweet and sour chicken and vegetable fried rice to name just a few. We will definitely return as there's still a lot on the menu I want to try!

Really pleased to have found this gem whilst travelling with work. The food was excellent, tasty and well presented. The staff were incredibly friendly and attentive, they were also very helpful in their recommendations on what to order. I would certainly come again when in the area, thank you!

Have always loved it here, especially the Banquet Menu 🤤 Easily the best Chinese food in the area, for my money 👍

Wings were unseasoned soggy and quantity was poor. Chicken noodle had not a single piece of chicken.

Just had delivery, soup upside down spilling all over, special curry carton dented curry all over carry bag, rang up n told them situation, Chinese man says not his problem, normally fine,got photos the minute it delivered,dunno how to down load evidence, in edible , will take evidence after work

Very tasty. Best Chinese I have had

Best Chinese food I've ever eaten. Top service too! Highly recommend.

Absolutely amazing could not fault the service, food and overall atmosphere went with my wife, children and her family and they could not be more accommodating especially to my two children. They made the visit by bringing them both our a strawberry ice-cream with all the trimmings without us ordering it. All you can eat menu was fantastic.

Everything was delightful and tasty. Duck was nice and crispy, dumplings and spring rolls were on point. Can't fault it! Delicious meal all round.

Great evening spent at the Parasol Abingdon, the did was delicious.

the chow mein was very salty and had a burnt taste to it, usually a dish which is enjoyed, but not tonight

Lovely hidden gem of Abingdon great quality of food, atmosphere can be a little loud sometimes but netherless food is amazing

We booked a table for 4 on new year's eve, it was very busy but we couldn't have asked for more. The atmosphere was spot on and the staff were great, prompt, polite and very good at explaining the menu. We all had the all you can eat buffet washed down with some very nice wine. After the fourth plate of starters we moved to the main course. Amazing food I have to recommend the aromatic duck and the Thai red curry, also so much else I just can't remember the names. If you are looking for a good Chinese/Thai dinning experience then I can highly recommend you book a table.

Food was very late, most expensive food bill I’ve had in Abingdon +£4.50 for delivery and quality was poor. Won’t be ordering or visiting the restaurant again.

Total order delivered was cold all had to be reheated in the microwave, was very disappointed with this. It

We booked for a all you can eat buffet on New Year’s Eve . Not been hear for a long time . Wow the food is first class so much choice Brilliant service highly recommended this place

Great food, helpful friendly staff. Best to book ahead as can be very busy and it's quite a small restaurant.

Sticky ribs good, mustard chicken good, prawn toast OK. Pekingese duck - good, and were happy to bring more sauce. Wine well-priced, so don't go for the house wine. Too quick to try and clear your plate from in front of you as soon as you stop eating even when you may only have a little left but want to enjoy it after a chat.

Perfect as always for the last 25 years

Food was lovely, although it was only the set buffet menu served on a Sunday. We were a family of 2 adults, 4 children (2x14, 1x 10 and 1 x 7) and only the 7 year old was charged at a child’s price. I don’t believe at 10 years old, you should be charged an adults price. Understandably for the 14 YO (at a push). As tasty as the food was, we sadly won’t return. (We were the only people in there).

Quick delivery, good food. Thanks

Went for the lunchtime deal, well worth it, had 3 courses soups good and hot, nice mains and had the pineapple fritters to end the meal, at 1.55pm told they close at 2pm so felt a bit rushed at the end!

Tried to book a table for 9pm and the person on the phone kept saying it can't be done because they close at 10:30...makes no sense and they wouldn't explain

Great tasty food . We had the eat as much as you like menu. Loads of choice all lovely. Price has gone up post COVID but completely understand this. We need to support these small establishments.

We were on a river cruise holiday and went on Saturday evening, not for the first time and throughly enjoyed it again. We had set menu A and it was good, the only thing we not sure about was the dry ribs on the mixed starter, we prefer the sticky ones. Service was great and we had a lovely time and we will be back next time when we are in Abingdon. Don’t understand some of the poor reviews as the restaurant is good.

Good food as ever, reasonably priced (main courses and drinks for 3, £50).

This place is great for a buffet and the food is amazing (do go with a group of people to get the best out of it). We had two platters of starters, duck and pancakes, and then the mains. Only advice is go easy on the starters or you'll struggle with the mains.

Takeaway king here.. You! Are! In trouble! If that is the best you got then how the hell are you still in business??? Ordered online, arrived in 10 minutes? Alarm bells... Chicken was nice, chips were great. Chicken in blackbean sauce was watery and flavourless! Egg fried rice was made of batch cooked plain rice with scrambled egg added!? Shocking. Spring rolls are purchased, not made. It shows. Satay sauce.. 3 quid for a tea spoon of it! Not even a starved child was interested, she chewed bog roll instead. Shocking. NEVER again And that response below shows how little you think of your customers, I won't spice it up, the food is dreadful, that doesnt make me a rude person! it makes me a honest one.

We visited on a Saturday evening and were glad we'd booked in advance, as they had around 70%-80% of their tables in use. Even so, service was prompt without being rushed; we asked for a break between starter and main courses and they were happy to oblige. Food was piping hot and tasted good, especially the spicy mustard chicken, which didn't taste particularly mustardy but was very nice.

More meat in a pot noodle I ordered Singapore chowmain, curry sauce and spring rolls! A small bottle of beer whilst I waited, the food was out before I was half way through the beer The ordeal cost me over £20 there were around 3 small prawns and half a sliver of chicken it was mostly bland noodles and watery curry sauce I used to love this place 5 years ago, wish I had got a pot noodle from teco now

I cannot understand some of the reviews for this little Chinese/Thai restaurant in Abingdon. The food is delicious, beautifully presented, excellent quality, flair and piping hot. Staff greet you with a smile and are so attentive to your needs. Capital spare ribs and mustard chicken to die for. We always have the ‘all you can eat menu’. We have ordered takeaway food and the quality is exactly the same as sitting in the restaurant. Abingdon are lucky to have this gem of a restaurant.

Thoroughly enjoyed my meal here, very good beautiful Char Sui pork(let down very slightly as the pineapple in the sauce didn't taste quite right) Noodles were well seasoned and had a lovely balanced taste, bean sprouts and a nice seasoning of spring onion. Stir fried vegetables, again not overpowered with seasoning. The portions are generous and I came away satisfied. Service was like clockwork, attentive and lighting fast. I've given 5 stars with the caveat that I'd have given maybe 4.8 if I could as the experience was almost perfect let down only by the pineapple.

Was greeted rudely by staff. Asked for our drinks order and I said we would start with water and before we could look more at the menu the alcohol list/wine glasses were taken away… Felt rushed to order our food and when we said we weren’t ready for the second time waitress shook her head as walking away! I found this quite funny as she then went on her phone… not the best image… Once we had finished our mains the most bizarre part of the evening was that our table cloth was removed making us remove our glasses and belongings from the table?!?! Food came fast, I enjoyed my main of chicken chow mein and egg fried rice…but the won ton soup was spicy. After a quick look and a taste test from my partner we quickly realised it was the amount of black pepper! I didn’t finish it. I felt like a burden to the staff and found their lack of interest in their job confusing! I saw multiple staff members sitting at what I started calling the ‘phone table’ and another waitress plugging their phone in to a plug socket next to an empty table! As we left we began feeling nauseous and got tummy aches! Hoping that’s all that happens… I would get take-aways occasionally from here and forgot why I never went in…remembered very quickly!

We did not feel welcome from the start. We felt rushed to make our order and felt uncomfortable for asking for more drinks. Food was poor, came out warm not hot. The dumplings were not appetising at all and made me loose my appetite for the rest of my meal. After a terrible experience we just could not get out quick enough.

I would have liked a little more asparagus with the prawns rather than so much other veg.

Lovely meal out at Parasol. Staff always fab and welcoming and food delicious. Never disappoints and our go to place in Abingdon.

Outstanding food. Delicious! Recommended!

Great food - but we ordered shrimp noodles and got rice!

My usual Takeaway was shut, I ordered a similar meal for 4 people, firstly the cost seemed way more expensive than my usual takeaway. Approximately £75 for 4 people; So with this in mind I anticipated better quality and potentially more food. That wasn’t the case and in fact there appeared less than usual, the vegetarian dish lacked much variety of ingredients and was poor value for money. The other dishes were ok if slightly greasy, the best value was the chicken balls which were very good, even the prawn crackers seemed to be sub standard … unfortunately I won’t be ordering again… disappointed

Never eaten here before, so thought I'd give it a go for this evening. Just booked a table over the phone, customer service extremely poor, and lady on the phone was very rude. Umm don't think I'll be wanting that table after all.

Food was cold, chips were stale, and very small portions.

Always early on as they can be on an asap order and the food is awesome.

The Parasol is a gorgeous restaurant, with amazing food and lovely staff.

Excellent food, quick collection time and nice staff. Hope to eat in soon!

Brilliant food, nice service, lovely atmosphere. All-round great experience.

Pleasantly surprised by my food. My only criticism is for the chips I ordered...I had to cook them in my oven before I could eat them. The actual chinese food was lovely. The sweet and sour sauce is on the runny side bur tasty.

Great food, order was a little late.

Excellent. Food superb and very generous portions

Food excellent despite late delivery.

Delicious food , will always use Parasol over any other Chinese takeaway in Abingdon .

One of the best Chinese in Abingdon!

Absolutely shocking went in took forever to get served. Food was awful no flavour what so ever the mixed vegetables were very slimy and the beef didn’t taste right, when our main course arrived honestly I couldn’t believe it wouldn’t even give it to my dog ! We tried a bit each wasn’t great at all so left it, paid and went and will not return at any point !!! Very disappointing !!

This was the first time we’ve ordered a take away as we normally sit in for the buffet. Excellent food and service as always! Lots of chicken balls.. was taken aback by the amount given! 🤩😋 only thing.. wish they included some of the lovely dipping sauce that they give with the prawn crackers at the restaurant. Will DEFINITELY order again! 🤩🤩

Really tasty and well presented food, great quality and it all got eaten!

Small portions for the price, food quality wasn’t great either

Soggy food and not to the description on the menu

A great Chinese food experience. 👍👍

Most of the food was great. Chili beef was nice and crispy. Juicy spring rolls. Fried rice not too greasy. Just a shame about the prawn crackers, which were overcooked and hard.

Me and my partner absolutely love this restaurant! The all you eat buffet is very good !!! food is full of flavour good quality and cooked fresh to order we are just about to book again for tonight! Definitely 5* and highly recommended

Excellent service; great food.

Food would have been better if it had been hot. Very disappointed as I love food from the Parasol. I won't be ordering through Just Eat ever again! An hour late is disgraceful

very tasty meal.....food was hot and on time............

Thai disappointing as stodgy and heavy. Expensive.

Been living in Abingdon for around 4 years and only recently dined at the Parasol in august. Since then had 2 takeaways as the food is absolutely amazing. Highly recommended

Good selection of food, staff attentive and happy experience

Very different from how I remember the Parasol of some years ago. We felt really unwelcome and was food was pretty awful. The only dish I enjoyed was the crispy duck, and my friend enjoyed the chicken wings. Poor value for money. Definitely not going back.

Good food but i asked to them to remove vegetables from some of the dishes but they didn't

all dishes were good except crispy duck. this was very dry and frankly inedible, such a shame because the rest of the food was excellent.

Massaman curry appalling, Thai rice weird. Duck good. Should stick with Chinese and not offer Thai

Great little restaurant and lovely food

Late, cold and wrong order. Won’t be going back

Very good apart from the very overcooked Chicken Satay starter!

Love the parasol - always really good food!

Agreed restaurant. The food is good and generous. We were well cared for . It is a great place to visit for a celebration. The cost was reasonable too.

Terrible. Cold. overpriced. Bland. Slop

Vile. Overpriced burnt slop. Rang to complain guy on the phone laughed and hung up

After moving here from London I needed a great Thai place and Parasol is that place. Every time we order delivery we are so so happy with the quality of the food and the authenticity. Service is super and friendly. Delivery has always been fast and ahead of the promised time. Thank you for being here!

Just had the best Chinese.the food was cooked to perfection everything was lovely.the buffet experience was the best by far in the area. Food is cooked fresh for you and is not sat around.really worth the money.

£3.50 for half a bag of chips is not good value. Sauces were a little bland.

Food had obviously been dropped in delivery so leakage was all over all items, food was diabolical called restaurant only thing edible was sweet & sour all rest was vile binned it total waste of money from this expensive over priced establishment

Staying in Abingdon for the Jubilee Celebrations and visited this restaurant Did not enjoy our meal at all. All you can eat buffet brought to us at the table. Tiny portions and having to ask for more tiny portions of very average food. With a long wait for each tiny portion. We gave up in the end which is what I think they want you to do, we were basically ripped off Would not recommend.

Great food and attentive service, unfortunately spoiled by one group with noisy child and watching some US court case at full volume on their phone. Then another large noisy all male group came in the moment the first group left!

Technically delivery was earlier than predicted but for an asap order that’s a fabulous thing. The food is always good and welcome comfort food following a busy Cub camp!

Arrived very quickly, piping hot and was brilliant will definitely be ordering again.

Lovely food and service. Beautiful atmosphere

Delicious, welcoming family restaurant. Big portions, great service and wonderful food. Thank you

The food here is delicious and perfect. It is a very very little bit expensive, a couple of pounds more per dish, MAX, more expensive. However, although they offer collection/delivery, this is a Restaurant!!! Over 25 year ago, my mother took me out for a treat (used to happen once every 3 months, at the most!), and we went to Parasol. It was my first time trying Peking Duck! Watching the man shred the crispy duck and prepare the pancakes for us was such a MAGICAL experience for me!! Peking Duck (and probably specifically hoisin sauce) has been my favourite food ever since! I ordered some of their Peking Duck, a few days ago, and ate it at home, (watching my other half prepare his pancakes was not such a magical experience), and it is honestly just as as delicious as it was all those years ago! Give it a try, order your favourite dish, and tell the restaurant exactly how you like it made/to taste, and they always do their best (and succeed) to make exactly what you ask for! If you've eaten something before and you don't know what it was called, ask them and they will help you figure out what it was! (We talked for 15 minutes about it one time, I was being really pedantic so it was my fault it took so long, but I never once felt like the man I spoke to couldn't be bothered to help!

The food is fab. Asap delivery earlier than expected (yay). The notification from Just Eat that the driver was on the way arrived about 4 seconds before the delivery. We’re close to Parasol but not that close! I suspect some internet lag…

We ordered asap and we got it. It was earlier than the estimate but that’s what we wanted so 😁 The food is wonderful and in sensible sized. Amazing

Great quality food. Will definitely be ordering again!

Good food - tasty and quick to deliver