Red Star Chinese Take Away in South Tyneside - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Best Chinese in Shields by a mile. Recently had to try 3 other places as Red Star was closed for a holiday. Have tried almost everywhere else over the years too. Felt like writing this review because no where else came close. The lady who runs it is always so helpful and pleasant too.

Polite helpful staff. Brought my order out to my mobility scooter to save me standing waiting.

Unfortunately our experience wasn't very good. Ordered delivery and there were missing items that we had paid extra for. Restaurant didn't pick up when we tried to call them. Food was overall greasy, flavourless or had a chemical flavour. We had the salt & pepper chicken munch box which contained many items that were not described in the menu. Didn't eat much and threw out £40 worth of food.

Absolutely beautiful food. I have now found my new go to Chinese take away. Unbelievable fast delivery and scorching hot. If I could give more stars I would.

Been a few times now and food lovely

First time ordering from red star tonight & I was really impressed! I am gluten free so rang up to see if they could cater for me. The lady on phone was extremely helpful& told me what I could have on menu . Lovely, friendly & food was amazing! I'll definitely be ordering again 😀

Lush food and good customer service

Lovely food, enquired about making a meal gluten free for my son and this was accommodated no problem, lovely lady on the phone, delivered timely considering I'm quite a distance away from the shop, delivery driver very polite, will be ordering again thank you

Very friendly staff, fast service and food was delicious

Had chicken chow mein, chips, curry sauce a couple of weeks back, thought I had already left a review. Got to say Ive used this place since the 80s always had decent food however I no longer recognise the staff so maybe changed hands. When I phoned in my order to pick up they told me 15 minutes however I was only 5 minutes away so thought I would just go straight there, now when I arrived my food was already for me this sounded the alarm bells straight away. I opened the food and the chips were ok however the chicken was tough and had a horrible taste, the curry sauce was lumpy and looked like it hadn't been mixed properly. I actually didn't want to eat the chicken for fear of food poisoning it was that bad. Needless to say I won't ever go back again it was a total waste of money.

Nice takeaway would definitely order again.

Not had Chinese food for a long time maybe 18 month however Ive used this place since the 80s. When I picked up the food I did not recognise anyone maybe it's been taken over I thought. I ordered a chicken chow mein, chips and curry sauce and I have to say it was a massive let down. The chicken was terrible so much so that I was afraid to eat it, it was hard and one piece had what looked like fat around it most unusual for chicken I honestly had my doubts that it was chicken maybe bits of pork thrown in I honestly don't know for sure. Anyway one piece of chicken was enough for me I left the rest total waste of £11.60. The curry sauce was clogged up as if it hadn't been mixed properly it was rubbish, how can you get curry sauce wrong. When I phoned the order in they said it would be 10/15 minutes however I was round the corner so only took me 5 minutes at the most to get there and the food was already in a bag which made me wonder straight away. I am not picky with food but I really thought this might make me ill if I ate it. So in the bin it went, I will never set foot in the place again.

Food is ok, fried rice not the tastiest

Salt and chilli pepper shredded chicken and chips was just right BBQ ribs were ok too quite happy that I went back for more a few days later

Very good food cooked to perfection the kids and my partner really enjoy there food with a very wide range on the menu will definitely be ordering form there again

Very nice Chinese been a regular for years

Always lovely. Been using this place for 5 years now.

Best Chinese in South Shields Black bean sauce and curry sauce is unreal won’t go anywhere else

Never lets us down, best takeaway in shields Food is always hot and tasty and never takes ages to arrive

they wont stop calling me at 4 am waking me up!!!! terrible customer service my kids are trying to eat

Top pick for Chinese every time, speedy delivery and is always amazing

Delicious food and fast service. Would recommend ordering from there.

Delicious food Quick delivery Will be ordering more often

Standing in the take away looking at the menu board on the wall. Munch box £14.50. Good deal I thought. Went to order, man serving (who was watching me the whole time I was looking at the board,ncreasto a menu on the counter. Very embarrassing and didn’t want the hassle of making a scene, so paid, but a very poor service. Don’t get me wrong, it’s £1.50, but it’s the principle.

Love this place the food is always great . And excellent customer service!

Places an order for a plain chicken chow mein it arrived with bean sprouts,onion etc (I don't like them) rang up they happily sent a new order out. Second one arrived just like I asked for however had a fun smell to it and looked like one that had either been reheated or cooked in dirty oil whole thing went in the bin will never order again. Totally disappointed this place used to be great

I ordered a chicken chow mein, drove 15 minutes to collect only to get it home to find zero chicken. I contacted the venue (that I have used for years may I add) to get nothing but bad attitude. Can anyone recommend somewhere new that I can go as I will not he going back

Meal was delivered well before quoted time and was ready and hot to eat. We’d really fancied a nice Chinese takeaway after being poorly for a while and we weren’t disappointed. I would have preferred some veg with my chicken fried rice, but it depends on the restaurant or takeaway. It was still lovely and filling. Husbands beef with green chilli was excellent and we both love extra fried onions. (We utilised their own website and this saved us £6! Both of the Eats sites add a lot more to the bill we find now in general, so maybe better to look for own websites or voucher codes. Personal opinion.

ordered food and incorrect order arrived despite exact same order as previous, missing items no fortune cookie which was paid for no sweet and sour sauce for chicken balls stale chips stale soft prawn crackers. restaurant did not rectify and stopped replying. use to visit alot but seriously gone down hill and will not be returning

Chow mein was delicious, but the chips were not very nice. Still enjoyed it though.

I had a munch box and it was delicious! not too spicy or salty, there was plenty for me and my family with lots of meat! 100% recommend

Best Chinese in South Shields. Amazing food, would recommend.

From the few reviews read we were unsure what too expect when we realised it was the Red Star Chinese and not a similar named takeaway in the same town that we had used and enjoyed before. We needn’t have worried. The New 2021 owners delivered quickly, hot and ready to go. The choices are endless, 5 star hygiene rating and their own website can be used. We used voucher codes to reduce the cost as personally Chinese can add on extras which add to the cost. The ‘new’ beef with green chilli and garlic sauce was what it suggested, spicy but not spoiling taste and the sundries (spicy chips, very spicy) were plentiful and enough left for another meal.

Ordered a house special curry and got 3 bit of chicken 3 bits of beef and 2 prawns . Phoned them and they offered me a 15% discount . I don't think so . Won't ever order from there again.

This was the worst Chinese meal iv ever had the chips were recooked the chow mein was freezing sorry but won't be going back 15pound 90 gone in the bin

Ordered & it arrived about 10 mins later, was delicious & best chinese takeaway we had.

Worst chinease ever had no taste spent 35 pound on it and binned the hole lot and ordered another chinease only rating it 1 star cos it doesn't let me rate it 0

Red star worst meal ever no clue what special in house special meal 2 prawns 1bit of chicken scraps of pork and beef can’t find descent Chinese in South Shields that deliver worst yet from their

Love this place.Best Chinese takeaway in Shields in my opinion

Always have a great takeaway. Good portions and lovely taste.

This is my local Chinese takeout and I refuse to go elsewhere - I have never had any issues. Food always piping hot when delivered

Absolutely terrible meal, ordered sweet and sour pork Hong-Kong style, sauce tasted awful and nothing like sweet and sour sauce. I ordered chips with the meal and they were uncooked and therefore inedible.

Absolutely terrible meal, ordered sweet and sour pork Hong-Kong style, sauce tasted awful and nothing like sweet and sour sauce. I ordered chips with the meal and they were uncooked and therefore inedible.

I came here for the first time today to get some curry sauce and chips for myself and a portion of chips for my Mam & Auntie. Out of this bloody world! Great service.

Worst Chinese ever the whole meal went in the bin, everything including the rice had huge amounts of garlic in it making it inedible.

Food is delicious. Really good takeaway that never disappoints.

1 star hygiene rating inspection June 2021

Outstanding food and very fast delivery

Great food, great price and ready on time Always do a collection and get prawn crackers Everything you need for a night in

Order took 45 mins to arrive. Stone cold chips like rubber. Avoid.

Food disgusting. Never going again

First time I have used this takeaway and am honestly impressed.

Delivery. Great ordering from website that you literally get a countdown to when it will arrive but that is where it stops. Wasnt too happy with the order before this one a couple of weeks ago, so gave it another go tonight. That was the last. Meal warm, it would have had to be reheated but I was very hungry having not eaten since breakfast, so served as was. Sweet & Sour chicken in batter. No. Batter is supposed to be crispy, it was not, bordering on the chewy side. Sweet & Sour sauce? Not even hinting at authentic. More like some granules you added boiling water to. Chips ok. You cant mess up chips. Fried rice not even warm. Chicken curry? It didnt even make an attempt to disguise its frozen reformed chicken pieces that had been subsequently made into the curry. Theres not a lot else I can say. A 14 hour shift, really looking forward to a hot tasty Chinese meal, of which I would have been better off microwaving a value frozen value ready meal. Customer lost for good.

Absolutely beautiful food. Delivery was on time and very nice delivery driver 😉 Woul definitely recommend. Xx

Lovely Chinese, super quick delivery!

Received our house special chow mien. Tasteless, dry went in the bin as the dog turned its nose up at it. Never going there again.

I order from here every week the portions get less and less every single time they mess my order up I always ask for extra things I always pay and don't get the extra. Lovely food but very greedy

A really nice guy who makes you feel welcome. The food is always hot and tasty. I never had a bad meal and can recommend this place.

I'm genuinely devastated to be complaining. One of my favourite take away's and I'm highly disappointed, opened the sweet and sour chicken and it had an incredibly bad odour and when I still tried it, it tasted revolting, I rang up to let them know and I felt as if it was brushed aside as if I meant nothing as a customer, paid full price for a horrible meal that's getting chucked in the bin and a incredibly hungry customer from a busy working day. Gutted but I won't be returning.

Crispy beef seemed reheated, biting it broke it into powder, chicken satay was tasteless and the seaweed was utterly Clay cold. And I mean clay cold. Very disappointing, especially for £30+!

Best Chinese in shields! Use it religiously highly recommend. Tasty food! Friendly staff fast service!

Gr8 food at gr8 prices, loved everything about it, would absolutely advise everyone who can to try it.

Food is delicious and fast delivery very pleasant delivery driver. The BBQ sauce is a vinegary but apart from that really enjoyed it.

Only Chinese we would use!!! Fast & Friendly. Lewis & Charlotte 5🌟

Excellent Chinese takeaway never fails

Food has gone down hill since the new owners have taken over

Missed part of order off not the best

Best Chinese ever in shields and delivery driver are friendly as well

Since new owners its is spot on

Got house special egg fried rice, gravy,, the meat was precooked with no taste, the gravey tasted as it was cheap granules In a very small carton, the curry chips in same carton was also very small, nice curry awfull chips (precooked) , it says 4 ratings on door more like 1 to me (not very clean, I not be going back.

Love this place wouldn't go anywhere els food is amazing

Iv used this place a good few times now and it never dissapoints. Top marks from me!

The staff were patient and efficient and offered a number of freebies with our order. The food itself didn't especially distinguish itself in either direction - not especially flavoursome and did cause us a few problems eg our soft noodle side came mixed with beansprouts and onion but not greasy or unpleasant. Portion size seemed just right. Beware that it is just next door to a convenience store and insensitive parking by customers there may leave you completely boxed in for a while with your order!

Was lush best omelette l recmend it

First time ordered from here was piping hot and delicious my meal was packed with chicken will definitely be ordering from here again

Fantastic takeaway. Great prices. Delivery time could be better.

Was a little apprehensive ordering from here after reading reviews. I had heard good things so thought I'd give it a try. Have to say it was absolutely lovely. We ordered house special fried rice, beansprouts, soft noodles, chips and curry sauce. Portions were enough to feed 4 people! I'd definitely recommend.

Absolutely gorgeous every time... I love the salt and chilli dishes they are amazing... tonight I thought my order was wrong it was my mistake sorry guys 💗 we wouldn't order from anywhere else !

Be careful what you order from here!!!! I ordered salt and chili king prawns and added chicken for 20p a no brainier I thought until it arrived and there was only 5 king prawns and a few bits of chicken, I called the shop to ask how many king prawns you get and she said straight away 10, I asked her why I only got 5 and guess what when you add chicken they take prawns away!!!! I have argued with the manager on the phone that this is a disgrace as it only says add chicken not take prawns away he said it must be a miss print on the website and he wasn't aware of it, I then said what does your menu say then guess what also a miss print that he was aware of! When I asked for my money back he refused and said he does not do refunds! I told him what he is doing is fraud and he put the phone down and let someone else talk to me instead, she has agreed to refund me for the king prawns now but as yet the money has not arrived back!!! I'll not be back again!! Just to add the refund did arrive so fair play to them but so much for not doing refunds!!!!!

Sorry but we only used this chinese take away for years in the past but its been about 10 month since we were last there and Ive got to say it was the worst take away food Ive ever had. Everything looked burned and greasy and the taste was not good at all.

Best Chinese takeaway in south Shields couldn't recommend this place enough amazing!!!!

Worst Chinese meal I have ever had.The food was so greasy and bland.The delivery driver was not very friendly.

Lush food will be my new Chinese takeaway place now as cheaper quicker and tastier

Delicious food always hot and tasty

Tried here a couple of times, we recently got duck wraps the duck was mostly fat and was substandard from other places i have had it, food is ok but a bit bland the second time round.

Really good Chinese better than most in erea

Great choice and amazing food. Would recommend to anyone. Good value and fast service. Worth a call if you're looking for good Chinese food in shields.

First time I have ordered from Red Star it wont be the last. It was beautiful. Delivery driver very polite and the meal was very hot. The complimentary prawn crackers was a nice gesture also. Cant wait for my next meal.

I have never been disappointed. Food is always lovely and tasty. Best chicken curry I've had, yummy!

No es mi costumbre china para llevar, pero nos apetecía algo diferente y la Red Star hizo un menú a uno, (mi marido estaba).. decidimos probar aquí, no me decepcionó. La única queja que tengo es que fue demasiado para 1. Fue entregado rápidamente y muy caliente.

My son ordered yesterday so we decided to order tonight....when the driver came he said "oh I have your food...but you've hardly had time to digest the last lot"....wont be ordering again...felt like I had to justify bloody ordering a takeaway!!!!

Couldn't be bothered to cook so nipped out for chicken and fried rice. Good price plenty to eat and not bad

Set meal for one is top value. keeps 2 of us in meals for 2 days. Fast delivery and highly recommended.

sido ordenados desde aquí por unos buenos 10 años ... Me encanta! Recomiendo encarecidamente, odio, cuando están cerradas para sus vacaciones! chicos astuto siempre entrega de entrega rápida.

Staff are a bit rude and food is soaked in grease not a very nice place :-/

Delicious good. Arrives promptly. Wouldn't go anywhere else.