Parasol in Vale of White Horse

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

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).

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

I am absolutely disgusted with the quality of this food! On the 15/11/21 I paid the sum of £41.30 for a takeaway. This takeaway I bought for my family while we celebrated at home my mother’s husband’s birthday. On feeling the containers I asked my mum and my brother to hold them and tell me if this food was hot. They agreed with me that this was of unacceptable quality. I rang back and explained that this food was Luke warm! His reaction was not good enough, he challenged my integrity. I asked this person, are you calling me a liar? He said nothing. My mother has been buying food from them for a long time apparently, I know this because this Abingdon central restaurant/takeaway recognises this address by the phone number connected to my mum’s house. I will also add that because of the lack of care for their regular customer’s, I most certainly will never buy from there, and they will always not. This has ruined a small family get together to celebrate my mum’s husband’s birthday who also suffers from chronic MS. My advice is avoid this awful place at all cost if you require a properly cooked meal. Avoid this business who has no respect for customers!, especially customers that have spent a lot of money with them over the years who, without a shadow of doubt should be trusted. As I have mentioned, I am thoroughly disgusted, and they will never see another penny from me invested into their business when I visit my mum next time.

Yet another excellent visit . Food was amazing , service excellent, very busy this evening too which is good to see . Highly recommend here . Staff are fantastic very friendly and helpful. Thank you again for a lovely evening of excellent food .

Nice food,attentive service. Have used this restaurant for years .lunchtime visit today lacked atmosphere and needed background music. It felt that we were dinning in a library. Room temperature wine also felt a little rushed as they close at 2 oclock.Hopefully will improve as the food is good.

What fab food and service we received this evening. The food was amazing so much of it too. The service was very good. The price was amazing for set menu. Definitely will return. Thank you x

Have been to Parasol in many occasions but this time opted for a takeout. The food was warm, prawns chewy and rice dry. Very disappointing as we always like it there. Quite expensive for poor quality food. Sorry parasol but your post lockdown food was a let down!

It absolutely pains me to write this as we’ve eaten here plenty of times in the past and enjoyed it. We had really been looking forward to returning post lockdown but now really wish we hadn’t. Frankly it’s no surprise that cases are up in the area with business behaving like this. - Social distancing... what social distancing?! We were rammed in like sardines with people at adjacent tables closer to us than we were to each other. It was ridiculous! Closer to 20cm than 2m. - Masks. Glad they kept the waitresses’ chin warm but they generally work a bit better if they’re not pulled down below the nose and mouth. Really enjoyed a nice face full of a strangers exhalations whilst she was leaning over us in a cramped restaurant to put plates on the table. - Gloves. Pretty pointless if you wear the same pair for multiple hours without changing them or washing. Just don’t bother wearing them and actually wash your hands! - Tableware. Our table was laid for four when we arrived. The extra things weren’t removed for the first half hour we were there so we moved them to the side. When they were removed the glasses went straight back on the shelf and chopsticks straight back with the others ready to be put on someone’s else’s table. We’re really careful about keeping hands clean etc but hardly ideal at the moment. - They’d accepted a booking for a table of 15 people cramped shoulder to shoulder around a table too small. Last I checked that’s not currently legal. I mean some responsibility needs to sit with the customers there but equally they should’ve refused the booking! Oh, but it’s okay because there was a laminated sign up at the door saying “keep 2m apart” and one bottle of hand san by the door so nothing to worry about! As for the rest of the meal:- We had to ask 3 times for some water. - Service was all over the place. We were either bugged every 30 seconds or ignored for half an hour. - The vegetables arrived with our crispy duck containing an extra treat, namely pieces of blue kitchen towel. This was replaced with the waitress assuring us “don’t worry, I’ve checked this one’s ok”. You’ve guessed it, more blue kitchen towel! I wonder if it was actually a fresh plate or did they just fail to pick it all out in the kitchen... anyway, third time lucky! Obviously no apology though. - No desert available as the freezer was broken. On the plus side, it was cheap thanks to eat out to help out, and most of the food was really tasty. On the downside I spent most of the meal on edge and was desperate to leave, and then spent most of today sat on the loo. I’ll give it another shot at some point when this has all calmed down, but it really wasn’t good enough. Their lip service to COVID restrictions was really unimpressive, and I wish I had just followed my first instincts to turn around and leave when we first walked in and saw how busy it was.

Went on a Wednesday during August so had incredible value. Had the Eat as Much as You like option. Had plenty to eat and all of it was tasty.

We haven’t been able to visit since late last year, and the long wait didn’t disappoint. Delicious food as always, lovely (albeit busy) atmosphere. I believe the menu may have been slightly reduced however all our usuals were able for us to order, the Thai ribs and chilli chicken wings are a firm favourite. We were very happy to see the Parasol participating in “Dine out to help out”. Many thanks to the hardworking staff for our thoroughly enjoyable evening out.

Visited recently for a gathering of friends. We were promptly asked whether we would like any prawn crackers and drinks and these were quickly brought over to us. We ordered from the buffet menu, the food was lovely, particularly the starters which we had a double helping of! Staff welcoming and helpful. Would definitely visit again. Covid guidelines adhered to and track and trace book given to us for contact details.

Asked for a delivery under lock down: no NHS discount and must pay cash?? Really?? How many people pay cash under the pandemic?? The Parasole had no credit cards facilities. Lock down? Really?? No NHS support?? Well, Safve money Not the NHs

The worst experience I have ever had in a restaurant. Walked in, wasn't sure what we wanted so ordered two beers and my friend ordered a soup. Asked for our order 3 times in under 5 minutes, very pressured and uncomfortable. The menu didn't appeal so we didn't want to order anything else. Was told by the manager that this was and I quote, "not good enough" and we need to leave.I offered to pay for the beers. The soup was denied and we were rushed out the door. Then told we were "the worst customers ever."Absolutely appalling treatment. Never experienced anything like this in my life. The restaurant also smelt very weird, like rotten fish and damp.Do yourself a favour and avoid.

Pros: Food was good and the waiter (possibly owner) was extremely enthusiastic and good natured. He created a good atmosphere at the table and was very polite. Cons: Maybe the rice portions could have been bigger.

Nice restaurant in the centre of town, rather cold on arrival asked owner to put heating on as radiators were cold. Nice choice of food some were a little too bland but overall good and great variety, vegetarian/vegan selection very good.

we always enjoy the parasol as it has a nice atmosphere and excellent food.however we had only just finished our main course when the tablecloth was removed leaving an unattractive plastic table top. we were not asked if we wanted a dessert and the expresso coffee turned out to be ordinary filter. i couldn't be bothered to send it back. all in all good value but the finer points need some work

Paras has many choices and excellent food. The stuffed chicken wings where delicious as well as the spring rolls and ribs. The Pad thai was excellent as well. I am looking forward to the next visit.

Have eaten in Parasol restaurant a couple of months ago and was very pleased with the food and also had a very pleasant conversation with the owner. Tonight we thought we would order a takeaway for a change from here. Very disappointed the containers were half full, and not very tasty and not value for money. Unfortunately to say I will not be going back for a takeaway but would not rule out sitting in

The 4 of us finished our night out at the Parasol Chinese Restaurant in Abingdon. A really nice Family restaurant. Polite server. Chef came out to check everything was as expected. Good selection of starters & mains to cover us all. Portion size ample. Will definitely return.Thank you.

Ordered from the Parasol many times but last night I was disgusted by their customer service! Missing items from my order so I called the restaurant so they could send it out to me. I was hung up on TWICE! And told they couldn’t send it out! Then it was ok an hour and I said no, I need it now. They then said okay we will send it out. I never received my missing items. Will NEVER order from here again. Very disappointed!!!!

Went to this restaurant with family, there were 6 of us in total, the food was good, the drinks were very expensive, we had 2 bottles of wine they weren't the dearest ones on the wine list 1 bottle of beer and the 2 youngsters had 3 glasses of coke each, which we were charged £75 for, our son-in-law paid the bill the total being £242-10, unfortunately he didn't tell us this at the time or we would have queried it, the result being we will not be going there again.

We have been coming to the parasol for years. For celebrations and takeaway food. The food is delicious and atmosphere is lovely. It’s not a big venue so feels really comfortable and cosy. Ed (the owner) is lovely and always interacts with us. Overall nothing to ever fault. Will always be my favourite Chinese restaurant and always look forward to ordering or visiting. Love it so much ❤️

Attended a couple of weeks ago, and found we were not the only ones there, which was great!. Ordered the lunch time specials 2 courses for £7.50....bargain! There were only two spring rolls and a about 4 strands of lettuce and carrot. The main meal was sweet and sour chicken and egg fried rice...with lots and lots of peppers and onions and only 4 little chicken balls. The toilets were a disgrace! The floor hadn’t been cleaned in ages, the toilet was full of brown water and the dryer didn’t work, and there was only a little pot of hand wash. This area needs looking at especially as the kitchen is next door. The owner spent most of the time on his phone, and ignored another couple that arrived for nearly 10 mins until we “coughed” to indicate for him to look up to notice. This place has really gone down hill!

We love eating here when we visit Abingdon, We order takeaway but you can eat in. Its great food and excellent value.

Good veggie options and fair prices. We had the veggie set menu for two and everything on it was delicious. There was also a lot of food so we had some of it packed up to take home. Service was prompt and friendly.

Me and my boyfriend went for a quick meal a week ago. We where the only ones in there, and was greeted by a very unhappy mature women. She very rudely told us what was available and then took our orders. There was staff seated at the table near the bar who clearly didnt care of the noise or way they where behaving infront of their only guests. The food arrived and was plain, hardly any flovour and just looked like it had been thrown on the plate. To end the experience my partner was brought the card machine and the lady watched his hand as he entered his pin, never looking away or saying thank you. All in all, will not be going back. Waist of time and money.

Dinner for two. Usually order a takeaway from this restaurant rather than eating in. Certainly gone down hill since last visit. Will not be ordering from again! Served meat rather than the vegetarian option that was ordered. Shabby looking premises, dirty and smelly toilets. Scores on the doors only gave them a 2 out of 5 in Jan 2018. Doubt they manage to score as high this year.

I have been coming here for many years, but for my last two visits I have not been as impressed with the food or service. To top it off the coffee used to be fabulous and that has now also changed 😤

Ordered a delivery for 5, without a doubt the worst take away I’ve had, the chips must have been cooked at least 3 times, £7 for 6 tiny BBQ ribs that were full of gristle, chicken balls was just over cooked batter, half a pot of curry and 3/4 full tub of rice, if I could give a minus score I would, unsure what it’s like for a sit down but avoid delivery at all costs.

Visited this restaurant a couple of times now, and the food is generally good. But nothing too write home about. It is expensive though for what it is. And the 10% service charge is a little bit of a joke. I would recommend the buffet menu as this is where you can get the most of your money’s worth.

Visited this evening . Whilst the food was tasty it took ages to arrive and the service was not great until the owner stepped in and started directing the waiting staff .

I visit regularly for the ‘buffet’ night - by buffet you can choose what dishes you want and they bring it out and will bring more if you want more

Not been here for years, so we decided to go in adhoc. Got a table for four adults with no problem, the food was excellent but the beers were from bottles. overall a good evening

We use this takeaway whenever we are visiting Abingdon the food is amazing and good value and also has a seared restraunt if you wish to dine in.

Well positioned in the town close to the river for us boaters. Advised to try the all you can eat menu. Started well with reasonable hot and sour soup but the sesame prawn toast was precooked and soggy as was the chicken satay but the deep fried squid was fresh and crispy. Next came the best bit with crispy duck and pancakes not so the Thai chicken in lettuce as boring. Tom Yum was so so but this is not a Thai restaurant. The main courses were very disappointing prawn and beef in black Bean sauce was so salty, crispy shredded beef in chilli was rock hard and chewy Pad Thai was ok and chicken with ginger and spring onions was edible. The menu is nothing like their main with no desert and limited choice. If you want a whole meal of crispy duck and pancakes then go for it otherwise leave well alone as we will not be returning.

Seemed like a good choice to have a little celebration lunch here with my son. We used to go there a lot but didn’t visit for while.

Seriously the worst food I have ever had in my life.

One of the starters was forgotten, one of the vegetarian dishes had meat in it, the bean curd was burnt, the fish was clearly a poorly cooked frozen fillet. I had no complaints about the bottled beer. Avoid, unless you like terrible food.

visited here on the hope it would be as nice as every other time I've been but I was HIGHLY disappointed worst meal I have ever had. First my started of chicken was still pink in the middle and the more I pulled apart the worse they got, and that was the start of it second set of starters onion ring which looked like doughnuts with raw batter and onion. also ordered prawn starter that still had the veins in and a little undercooked. duck followed which was massively overcooked. at this point we decided not to carry on with meal which was all you can eat. I spoke to the waitress whom seemed to be the only one who spoke full English about our meal and her answer was I should of said something sooner I would of if the staff spoke full English. to top it off no proper sorry was given. The worse part is that this meal has caused me and a family member who is a vegetarian to be ill after eating here. WILL NOT BE RETURNING

Nice little restaurant. Everything was oversized yet under priced and unfortunately I came away blotted and feeling sick. Very friendly mind.

If you want a reasonable Chinese meal, then this should satisfy. Its not what I would call great value, but your certainly not overpaying either. The service was realistic for how busy they were, but a few more smiles wouldn’t have hurt.

The food was absolutely delicious. I had satay mushroom skewers and chicken and cashew nuts in yellow bean sauce. Good size portions. Good service.

Our party of 7 adults visited on a Wednesday evening & we all opted for the Eat As Much As You Like buffet. The waitress informed us we could order a selection of starters & once eaten, we could order more dishes before moving on to the soup/aromatic duck course. They will charge for uneaten dishes to avoid people over-ordering & unnecessary wastage but are more than happy to bring you more dishes, once you have eaten the first round. Everything we ordered was cooked nicely, well presented & piping hot. There was plenty of shredded duck meat & we were offered more starters/pancakes & even duck, but we didn’t need it. On to the main course, plenty of chicken, beef, prawn, & vegetarian dishes to choose from, as well as various rices & noodles. We were in the restaurant over 2 hours & never felt pressured to eat up & leave at any point. The waiting staff were attentive, helpful & eager to replenish any dishes & drinks. Clean, tidy restaurant, background music not overpowering, complimentary chocolate mints & a sweetie as we left, rounded off a perfectly enjoyable evening. Would highly recommend.

Quick dinner for two before seeing band at a pub in Abingdon.

Nothing special but it's Abingdon! I don't really recommend it. The staff are nice and location is central. That's the good points covered.

I'm a great lover of food and have been to a great deal of the restaurants in Oxfordshire at some point.

V. Good local Chinese restaurant, very good service, once even did a solo trip back to our house because they had forgotten an item and the owner “did not want to disappoint my daughter”. Latest visit a few days ago, as good as ever. Highly recommended.

Have eaten in Parasol twice, enjoyed both meals! Very nice comprehensive menu and generally well priced too.

Sr. y mi pareja me encanta la comida china y hemos estado en muchos sitios. Esta fue nuestra primera visita aquí y no nos quedamos realmente impresionados. Teníamos la opción de todo incluido. Los aperitivos estaban bien, pero nada de emocionante. Sólo te dan una...

Esta fue nuestra primera visita a Abingdon para una comida y el parasol fue el primer restaurante que encontramos. El menú tenía muy buena pinta y incluido tailandés, así como platos chinos con la opción de ir por el "todo lo que puedas comer"; en £18 por cabeza, este último parecía muy caro comparado con nuestros restaurantes locales así que optamos por platos del menú principal. El servicio no era impresionante (falta tanto sonrisas y velocidad) y después de esperar la sopa de mariscos tailandeses para llegar fue muy decepcionante. El sabor estaba bien, pero en todos los restaurantes tailandeses que normalmente nos visita siempre hay cantidades decentes de mejillones, langostinos y trozos de pescado; nuestro bolos tenía quizás un poco de gambas en el fondo- no es lo que esperábamos. Los platos principales eran sosas y decepcionante (aunque catalogado como "caliente" en el menú) y las porciones no eran particularmente generoso. En general, la experiencia fue una de las que no le importaría repetir.

Fuimos allí una fiesta sábado por la noche del 10, el personal era genial, la comida era muy buena, sin duda alguna, nada fue demasiado problema.

we normally go with friends so we make a table of 4 , food is always fabulous service is great and the atmosphere is good, a little loud sometimes but that is due to the size of the restaurant, really friendly staff and will adapt the menu to suit individual likes.

Visited here for Mother's Day with the family and it did not disappoint!Had many takeaways from here but never visited the restaurant so thought what a great excuse to visit and spoil Mum at the same time!Buffet deal was great value and much better that you can order your dish rather than the standard limited buffet options other places offer.Staff were very friendly and food delicious.Highly recommend.

We had a takeaway from here - the food was ok, but really nothing special.I think for the money (over £50 for 3 of us) we were expecting something really good.

Visited this resultant this week with my children ! The staff were pleasant but looked at a loose end as we were the only ones in the restaurant.The food was ok but quite salty ! Obviously to get you to buy the overpriced drinks.Service was swift as you'd expect in an empty restaurant. To be honest it seemed a bit rushed ! We were in and out within an hour.Price was as you'd expect.We've been going to this restaurant for years but not been in the last year, I probably wouldn't visit again

The food is always good here and the banquet deal ensures you get fresh food cooked hot and you can eat at your pace. Gets busy so try and book.

We visited on a Saturday night and the place was quite busy. We ordered a banquet and had to take a lot of it home as we were so full. Each dish was fresh and delicious. The staff were very friendly and efficient. The restaurant is nice but the tables are quite tightly packed so it's a bit squishy.

This evening we dined at this restaurant with friends, we had booked a table yesterday but arrived about 15 minutes early. The staff welcomed us as if nothing was to much trouble. We were shown to our table and whilst looking at the menu we were served with complimentary snacks.. We chose a set menu but asked could we change some of the dishes from one of the other set meals, again nothing was to much trouble . We were glad that we booked a table as within half an hour of us arriving the restaurant was full.mThis being a Thursday evening and early we were pleasantly surprised . Would I recommend this restaurant most definitely YES. A fantastic dining experience .

We are regular customers at this Indian restaurant...the food is first class and the staff are so friendly

We have eaten at Parasol a few times and every visit has been wonderful. I can personally recommend the Thai green curry!! The staff are friendly and the decor of the restaurant is also lovely!

Service was prompt but the waitresses looked bored and never smiled - they also changed the tablecloth while we were still seated and didn't wait for us to leave first. The buffet food was OK but some chicken dishes were too salty, the rice was too sticky and I think they used too much MSG. The coffee at the end was only luke-warm - tho they did offer a refill. The Chinese friend that was with us described it as "mediocre". Given that it's not the cheapest place to eat I found it poor value for money and won't be returning.

The food wasn't great. Bland and tasteless and not good value at all. I have heard good reviews about this restaurant, but I have to say I was not impressed.

Large menu of all-you-can-eat choices that are prepared immediately (and not just previously prepared as in other "buffets"). A mixture of Chinese and Thai dishes.

Enjoyed a lovely meal here for my husbands birthday ,glad because our last experience was not great ,glad we gave them a second chance

We have been eating here for 8 years now and we have always enjoyed a delicious meal. The menu of both Chinese and Thai food gives enough variety to find something interesting to eat. Although, we particularly enjoy the various choices of meat with lettuce wraps as the mix of hot meat within cold lettuce is a great sensation. Service is good and considerate whilst the prices are the usual e.g. £8-9 for a main course. We look forward to our next visit.

If your thinking of going after 10pm ?DONT!!!!!!! The staff just want you out so the can close. They were extremely rude and unwelcoming. The food was nice but spoiled by the atmosphere. I'd like to say that the Indian waitress isn't just rude and unfriendly after 10 , I've been at 6 and she's the same . Get a job you like Don't advertise your open until 11 if you don't want customers at these times! Shut at 10 and people will go to restaurants wanting the custom! Maybe a lick of paint in the toilets may be an idea. Truckers cafe big comes to mind.

"Eat as much as you like banquet" is great value, you can do exactly that, eat as much as you like! We have always found the owner to be extremely friendly, without being intrusive. We have found all the staff to be friendly and helpful. I would have no reservations in recommending the Parasol to anyone looking for good value, good quality, very tasty Chinese or Thai food.

A return visit with a friend who lives in Abingdon. We chose the Thai banquet for three of us and it was very good - lovely fresh flavours with plenty of variety and all freshly cooked, plus proper jasmine tea made with tea leaves. It was all delightful, and showed that Parasol is consistently good, totally different to the Beijing Diner in Wallingford which we visited a few weeks ago, and definitely not recommended. We will certainly return to Parasol again.

Five of us sat to eat and enjoyed the meals we were presented with. We were able to order great variety and try and share around the table in all courses.If it had not been for the one rather spiky Asian waitress this would have scored 5/5.

We went down as a trio to the restaraunt after Work and had no problem getting a table (could of been a sign!) We opted for the Buffet as there are two options, The food was ok and not a decent portion, you are also told if you dont eat up your portion that you have chosen you will have to pay for everything on la carte menu, this was where the penny pinching started! The owner is constantly present and over bearing, The Beer is expensive and to top it all off we were slammed a 10 % charge to our bill. I found this irregular as i chose when to tip good service not the greedy owner, i challenged this and was met with excuses and insults as he picked up i wasnt local! Unless you are full of Money and like to pay over inflated prices it should be fine for you, there are better places to eat in lovely Abingdon.Greedy Rude Owner!! AVOID!!!!!!

Have always enjoyed this little gem. Great lunchtime menu and a wide variety of foods to choose from the evening menu too. The buffets are good.Lovely staff - very friendly.One of my favourite restaurants in town!!

Went with a big family group. Service was really quick and couldn't do enough for us. Found that to be the same when visited as a couple too. Food tastes good, and lovely and hot. Atmosphere is nice in the restaurant. Would only say tables a bit too close together for my liking. Do an excellent takeaway service too.

we came here for a friends birthday and we dont often get to go out as we are all mums of young children, and the service was great. they were very patient as we took our time and even though we were the last ones left they never made us feel uncomfortable. when the waiter found out we were celebrating a birthday he even offered us a couple of amazing drinks. and to top it all the food was excellent. weve been here a year and honestly this was the best chinese food since london. well definitely go back!

Very nice meal at a good price. We had the all you could eat for £17.50 the service was very good and the young English girl was very polite and helpful.We were a party of six and we had a nice table.

Have ordered a few times and really enjoyed the food. The duck was particularly good, although not enough spring onions/cucumber provided.

My wife & I went for a romantic meal last night having eaten here on many occasions. We sat down at 8pm and was instantly aware of the owner manager lunging from table to table and talking at the top of his voice. He eventually made it to ours and then knelt down putting his elbows between my wife and I. He explained he had had a bad journey from London so got in and drank a bottle of wine before opening. After 10 minutes of meaningless conversation my wife asked if he would leave us alone as we had a lot to catch up on. He then just bounced to another table and pulled a chair up and joined that poor couple. You can't act like this in a small town like Abingdon and hope to keep customers.

Phone ordered a take away over an hour before we wanted it. Went to collect at allocated time and when we were assured it would be ready. No food ready. Appeared 20 minutes later. On a day when timing was of the essence (quarter finals of rugby world cup), this I thought was pretty poor. Will not be using them again.

I visited there a couple of Saturday's ago, to have the lunch menu special. The starter was spring rolls ..usually three, now two with a salad...but the salad consisted of three strands of lettuce and three strands of carrot.... The main course was sweet and sour chicken, the portion was smaller with hardly any chicken in it, the batter was very crispy and had so many onions, peppers and pineapple... Seems like they reduce the chicken and replaced with peppers and onion. Although the egg fried rice was as usual great, and thee portion too!. There was only three tables being used, yet they seemed keen to get you out of the door, on two occasions they were rude and didn't understand what we were asking when the sign on the door said closed, making people turn away from the door. They also charge more for noodles on the lunch time menu, yet they do not mention this. We complained to the waitress about the food, only to be told they would tell the kitchen, no recompense for our disappointment of the meals. This continued when we asked for a pudding to be told, they have now closed. This was closely followed by tidying up our table when one member was still eating/drinking. They need to sort this out otherwise this place will get worse! Certainly won't be visiting again, and I will be keen to tell others to do the same. Seems like this place will only be nice to those, spending a lot in the restaurant, and seem to treat those opting for a cheaper meal with rudeness....seems to say it all from other comments read!

We have always enjoyed going to the Parasol to eat, as the quality of the food and service have previously been very good, however, today opinions have changed.Firstly, we gave our order, and had to repeat ourselves at least twice which did not bode well, then we had To ask for the front door to be closed, as the restaurant was freezing cold, despite it being sunny outside.The starters arrived, and they appear to be getting smaller in portion size, previously spring rolls came as a minimum portion size of three rolls, today there were only two. We did ask for a quarter of aromatic crispy duck as an extra, which was good and plentiful.The main courses ordered were sweet and sour chicken, and chicken in black bean sauce. The sweet and sour was overcooked and tough to chew on, whereas the other chicken dish was of a more slimey consistency. Just not good enough, for a restaurant that previously had a reputation as the best Chinese restaurant in town.The meal was supposed to be a treat, but ended up in bitter disappointment, and to top it off, we decided to have pineapple fritters as a sweet treat, only to be told that these we unavailable now, as the restaurant was closed (just after 2pm) and the chef had gone home.This place has "gone downhill", and regretfully we won't be going back in the near or long term future.Two words describe this visitBitterly Disappointed

We have been very happy with delivered food from The Parasol over recent years. Tonight though - soggy prawn crackers and chips, mushed dishes, and mixed vegetable foo yung was supplied instead of plain omelette which was ordered. Regrettably poor and hope previous standards return.

Came here for all you can eat £16.50 with my girlfriend, the food was excellent, especially the chicken noodles and the salt and pepper chicken, the place has a friendly atmosphere and is clean, would definitely recommend.

We thought we would try Parasol in Abingdon as my girlfriend had heard some good comments. The restaurant was very busy but it was Saturday night and the tables are very close together.The service was very friendly and very quick. The food very extremely tasty and very nice.Would definitely recommend here but I would advise that you prebook.

Went to this restaurant at 6.30pm tonight on my own as on business in Abingdon and fancied a Chinese meal. Met at the door by a smiling waitress, however as soon as I asked for a table for one the smile disappeared and she said restaurant was full. It was in no way full in fact it was 70% empty I pointed this out to be told all tables reserved. I asked if I was being declined a table because I was a single diner and she said yes. In 25 yrs of business travel never had this before quite disgusting and imagine how u would feel as a widow or widower, shame on you Parasol. Avoid this place if a lone diner.

There's an all you can eat option which is clearly very popular. However we went for one of the set meals and it was most enjoyable and still very well priced. One dish which was Thai in style was chicken in coconut milk and was very bland and I mentioned that we were having a lovely meal but that one dish was very disappointing and they immediately changed it for something else which was great , a sizzling beef dish. Although they have quite a bit of Thai on the menu I suspect their more Chinese/ Cantonese dishes are what they do best. Finally I left my rather expensive camera at the end of evening and it was there ready to collect the flowing day for which I wasn't grateful. So in short good food at reasonable prices and with excellent friendly service.

The restaurant is centrally located in Abingdon and close to nice pubs if you want to go for a pre-dinner drink. 11 of us went to the restaurant on a busy Saturday night and were given a round table. Whilst we were a bit cosy, the table really helped us all be able chat.We decided to order 3 set menus (they have a min order quantity) to give us a good range of food across three courses. When the first course arrived, it did seem a little small but the next two courses were bigger and we found we had the perfect amount of food. The food was lovely..everyone was happy that there were several things in each course they could eat. The service was great - drinks were brought quickly, water glasses refilled, food came quickly, forks were happily offered and given for those of us that weren't good at using chopsticks and when we realised that only special fried rice was in the set menu - they kindly brought a plain rice.I will definitely eat here again :)

I have eaten at the Parasol a number of times over the years. The staff have always been impeccably helpful and friendly. On this occasion we came for takeaways. We rang our orders through and indicated the time we hoped to arrive to pick up the meals in my car. When I arrived at the stated time our orders were freshly out of the kitchen and good to go. In spite of a ten minutes drive to get back home again everything was still in good order when we got home. The fact that there were no leftovers tells it own story. All of us were pleased with what we got and will definitely take this route again.

Been to the Parasol three times now, and have never been able to fault anything. We particularly like the food here, which tastes very natural and leaves the mouth feeling clean, not claggy as after some Chinese food. We have always found the staff to be friendly and efficient. I'm sure we will return again with our friend who lives in Abingdon.

We'd heard good things about the Parasol so had high expectations. However we were somewhat disappointed. The staff were very friendly and we opted for the buffet menu. We ordered a small selection of starters which came quickly and were very tasty. However when we ordered a few more we were kept waiting for ages. We ordered the crispy duck and pancakes which were good. We then ordered a selection of mains. Again we waited ages. The restaurant was very busy with takeaway orders. The mains were disappointing - just not very appetising. I don't think we will return.

We went there on a busy Friday night and were pleased with the warm and friendly service. We opted for one of the fixed menus and were not disappointed. The food was fresh and well cooked, the vegetable dish being particularly good.However, the one thing that if anything spoilt it for us was the constant take away traffic going past our table. Okay the food must be popular to demand such traffic, but please find some other way of dealing with this side of the business. We will be going back, but will ask for a table away from the take away route.

popped in here after another resturant round the corner was fully booked, after hearing lots of great reviews about this place over the years I was glad I got the chance to see for myself, it's nice a friendly inside staff are great, food was really delicious definitely up there with one of the best Chinese restaurants in Oxford, will be visiting again in the future

We had booked a table for 4 on a Friday evening and were glad that we did as the restaurant was nearly full.We were warmley welcomed and had good service throughout the evening.A good selection of food on the menu and we chose two of the set menus for two and this was plenty of food for us all. We all enjoyed the excellent selection which was tasty and hot.We had a lovely evening and would certainly go again.

The Owner and staff are very pleasant and the food is always good. We have visited as a couple,with friends and so significant Birthdays they always rise to the occasion