rice paper cantonese restaurant and take away in Leeds

What a gem of a place. Great food and great service. Loved the duck pancakes. Wish we had found this place years ago. We will be back!

Loved it here, coming for years

Absolutely delicious food best chinese ive had highly recommend the lady who looked after us was brilliant and polite will definitely visit again

Food in restaurant was mediocre and overpriced. Was charged £5 to drink our own bottle of wine. Santinos next time.

Lovely food and friendly delivery driver, pre ordered our meal and it came on time and all food was still hot.

The lady was very nice... turned an appetiser into a main for us and came back to check on us. Food was lovely and a great price

Got 2 meals delivered my son really enjoyed his (ok sauce) I ordered for myself special black bean sauce with crispy noodles, the meat was amazing so tender and lots of it.my issue was not enough sauce to moisten the crispy noodles it was like eating dry shredded wheat.all that was needed to make lovely meal into an amazing meal was more sauce.the delivery was reasonably quick,the food was piping hot on arrival shame about the sauce.

Brilliant. Been twice in a week now. Those battered pork balls in chilli and garlic sauce! Wow.

We came as a family of 4 and the food and the atmosphere was fantastic. Friendly staff and excellent service. Great food and service

One of our favourite local restaurant. The food is delicious whether eating in or ordering a take-away. Plenty of choices on the menu and the staff will always advise you on any dish.

I take food or go to the restaurant good quality food fast service but very salty thay use too much msg otherwise good food

I was ready to order my food, but the man took 3 phone orders, then I just started tell him what I wanted when he picked up the phone again and said to me, ‘one moment, please’, then took another phone order. So, I decided to walked out. I’m not waiting all day just to get served when I’m the first person in the queue. I’m not going back, because I don’t know how long I’ll be stoop there.

The best Chinese in Leeds. Tasty without being greasy or too salty like most Chinese takeaways. Very quick and friendly service.

Our favourite restaurant, family love it here too. Delicious food, great friendly service. Local to where we live. We visit often and normally try something different every time.

If I could rate a 0 I definitely would! Ordered Saturday night to be delivered for myself & husband, been ordering from this Chinese the best part of 2 years most weekends.. never had a problem with the food up until the past couple of times (cold) but decided to try again Saturday seen as we’d not had it in few week. Ordered chicken & sweetcorn soup.. arrived cold with barely any chicken.. prawn crackers we’re definitely part of an old batch, hard & smelt stale.. in edible. I ordered egg fried rice which was also cold with a strange taste and curry sauce.. cold! Husband ordered special fried rice & curry sauce.. seemed happy enough the the portion size.. ate two mouthfuls when he found a very sharp piece of plastic within his food.. Rung the Chinese up for a refund for his meal.. for them to argue we have to tub it up and bring it to shop for our money after paying for delivery.. They then said they will knock it off next order!! There won’t be one.. after a lot of arguing they send a very rude driver to collect the food so I could have my money back.. No interest that my husband literally could of choked or cut his throat, had he not seen it! Customer service 0.. I can honestly say after all the orders & money we’ve spent with this restaurant/ takeaway I am appalled! Food was cold and stale! Ended up in the bin!! Wasted our money..I honestly wouldn’t recommend this place! Save your money.

Very good food with attentive staff

Excellent piping hot food .lovely staff Took 28 people for my birthday . Lovely restaurant. Also just had a set meal take away it was as good as restaurant piping hot delivered within 30 mins .

I was looking forward to trying Rice Paper again after a long time. Shocked and appalled. Chips overdone, hollow and dry. Dry spare ribs overdone, dry and chewy. Chicken Thai green curry flavour was ok but the chicken tasted funky, like dodgy Chinese chicken. Pot of chinese curry sauce made me mad because it tasted like the un-authentic store bought powdered stuff you buy. Chow mein was ok but again, the meats tasted funny like dodgy Chinese meat. Very unhappy and all for 30 quid. Waste of money. Would've rather have eaten a ready meal from the supermarket for a tiny fraction of that cost. This place used to be my go-to take-away, whatever I fancied.

We have not been here for a few years, they have separated the takeaway from the restaurant and made it a better atmosphere as before it was to big and too bright, now it is just right. The food and service were excellent, and the crispy duck with the usual pancakes etc was top draw

Brilliant food brilliant service great prices would highly recommend.

Sick takeaway, nice small sitin area

Or go-to take away, great food every time!

Absolutely disgusting 🤢! The chicken was pink and unbeatable. The chips was greasy and curry sauce was jelly! Order from here because it had good reviews, I’m so disappointed.

We ordered a spicy Singapore style vermicelli as a takeaway , with prawn toast and a portion of curry sauce . The order arrived with OK sauce , only 3 tiny pieces of prawn toast and the vermicelli had about 6 chips in it ! . It felt it was someone’s left overs ! . I called to tell them , it cost me another £2 for them to deliver another portion of prawn toast and the curry sauce ! .

Best salt and pepper chis ever Friendly staff excellent menu's

Decent food and good service but a lot of the food very sugary and sweet (including the Thai curry). Also, they still give you free prawn crackers even if everything you order is vegetarian, so you probably have to ask if you don't want them.

I’m sorry but this was probably the worst Chinese take away I’ve ever had. The chips were stale. The Hong Kong style sweet and sour felt like it was made out of chicken dippers, and they only take cash. The server was friendly but other than that I would give it a miss.

Like the food which are of a decent portion/size. Only ever appears to be the one waitress working, who gets very busy but keeps everything ticking over smoothly splitting her time between tables.

Slow service. Poor parking, great food

We don’t eat out often or eat many takeaways so this was a real treat for our grandsons 21st birthday. When we arrived we were greeted by a lovely lady who sat us at the window table. We couldn’t fault the service, the lady was so lovely & kept coming to make sure we were happy & to ask if we needed anything. We ordered a selection of different meals to share so we all could get a taste of each meal. Everything was wonderful, fresh & tasty. At the end of the meal the lovely lady fetch our grandson a dessert as a birthday treat. There was quite a bit of food left over so she boxed it all up for us to take home. I would highly recommend this place, can’t wait to go again.

The prawn toast was full of grease. The crispy beef in OK sauce was disappointing there was nothing crisp about it.

Been few times .. never fails to deliver nice staff nothing any trouble.. Great food .. only small .. never rushed

Food was average but expensive. Only one real server on and so struggled with our party of 8 . This caused very slow service and the waiter never came more than once to ask if we required any more drinks . All in all Very disappointed considering we'd had it recommended

Possibly the worst take out I’ve ever had, it was bland and tasteless, the carrots were cm cubes that looked as if they were out of a can, chicken was firm and utterly without flavour, the cashew nuts were ok.

Tried here for the first time tonite and we wasn't disappointed...the food was absolutely beautiful. Thankyou

Very good food, definitely a recommendation.

Amazing take away also very nice restaurent. My favourite Chinese ❤

Freindy staff... well looked after nothing any trouble.. Good food ..

Excellent food and top class customer service

Best chicken chow mien iv had in about 10 years full of veg and i couldnt finish it, there was that much dont normally do.reviews but that was sumort else👍

I thought I try this restaurant as my usual one T&T was closed due to a holiday and we ordered our usual choice, I asked the price on the phone and I was told £23 but when the delivery came the driver asked for £26.50 which was not an issue for the sake of a few £.regarding Our starters my chicken and sweet corn soup was great but my wife’s spring rolls were absolutely thin & poor quality, my main meal was pork & vegetable was absolutely tasteless and the pork was full of fat which ended up in the bin as did the soggy, tasteless salt and pepper chips which were an absolute disappointment. The only plus side were the prawn crackers and curry sauce which were great but using this place for the first time has absolutely put me off eating Chinese anytime again soon

Sat in here a couple of times and loved it ....

This is the best Chinese restaurant around, they're service is incredible! So polite and friendly, unlike a few in the area! The food is fantastic, delivery is fast! Soft noodles are unreal, OK crispy beef is so good really recommend it, and their salt & pepper is brill too! Order every other week and will continue to :) X

Best food from Asia in Leeds. Great staff, better food. Anytime we think of eating out or getting a takeaway this is place is contemplated. You won't regret it.

Oh my God.This restaurant is the best I have ever seen.Especially the starter :Salt and Pepper Box.It’s cooked so well and so crispy, it’s just so taste and delicious.If I have another chance to go to Leeds again,that restaurant is my first option😋😋

All food we had ordered were so delicious, I highly recommend Rice Paper restaurant.

Excellent Chinese takeaway. Very attentive customer service and food is restaurant quality.

Great Chinese food. You must try it here. 👍

My families favourite Chinese restaurant/takeaway. We’ve had parties in the restaurant and numerous meals including set meals/banquets and everything, without question has always been faultless - even down to service in the restaurant, delivery of the take away meals and diversity of the meals available on the menu - ie; not hundreds, but each one there is done to total perfection, I’ve never had a poor meal from them…yet. You know how sometimes with Chinese food - some days they are just a bit… off… not quite as good…? Well, Rice Paper’s food it’s always BANG ON, every time. Prawns deveined and cooked properly, veggies nice and crisp, chicken juicy, rice fluffy and free flowing. Staff are all just so polite, helpful and really do go the extra mile in service (especially the lovely Julie) to welcome and feed their customers and it really does show in both the warm hospitality you can feel and the love you can taste in their food. We’ll keep coming back as long as the current owners are still there as they are clearly the most fantastic team and we feel super lucky to have them so near to our home. ❤️

Chicken satay very nice . Prawn toast is just like Fried bread .

The food was amazing and very generous portions, staff friendly and helpful couldn't fault anything

Absolutely recommend coming here for a meal food is amazing . Service is exceptional fast and friendly made to feel welcome absolutely loved my time here and will come again xxx

Wonderfull food fantastic service and alround a extremely delightfull eating expérience

Good location. Parking outside. Good food. Wonderful attentive service. A bit pricey but the extra pound or two is worth it for authentic Chinese food. Several choices of ice cold Asian beers to go with spicy hot Singapore noodles.

Not even good enough for my cat I went here last week 25/03/2022 as my usual take away was closed, and as its only 500 yards up the road i thought. its got good reviews so ill give it a try, when i called to order Beef in Black bean sauce with fried rice i was told its cash only and would be £8.50 which i thought was a bit expensive as at my usual take away charge £6.90 for the same thing. when i went to collect the order it was ready on time and came with prawn crackers which i gave back, as i dont like them. perhaps this is reason for the higher price i thought. when i got home a unpacked the rice and thought i asked for fried rice this looks more like boil'd, had a taste and decided it was just about fried so after plating the meal up i was quite looking forward to it in view of the good reviews the take away has got. What a disappointment i had the beaf was far too chewy and did not taste of black-bean, it just tasted a bit beefy, nore did the rest of the dish taste like black bean it too tasted beefy. after eating less than half of the meal i couldn't eat any more not because i was full but because the taste just seemed to get worse, I offered the remnants to my cat who is usually quit keen to lick my plate up after my favourite take away but she was having none of it, so the rest of the dish went down the toilet. I wont be going back there again what a waste of money, how they get these good reviews is a mystery i do not recomend.

This is a pure hidden pearl. The place is a minimal but elegant, prices are cheap than other restaurant. The service is great, one of the best ever experienced. This is on my list of favourites restaurant of my area.

Superb Chinese restaurant and takeaway. The salt and pepper spare ribs are the best I've ever had by far. The food is always red hot and has loads of favour. I wouldn't use any other Chinese takeaway after eating here.

Great food and excellent friendly service. Bit of a hidden gem this place, it is usually quiet and I don't know why.

Delicious food, staff are really friendly, nice small restaurant.

My absolute favourite Chinese takeaway. Lovely meals. Always go out of my way to go here after trying many different ones around Leeds

Best Chinese around by a long way

Love this place excellent service. Excellent food both eat in and take away. Definitely worth a visit.

Hmm oh dear ! Worst food we have had , alot of experience with this cuisine, and shocking takeout tonight , such a shame , as we had thought we had found a good one , 😩

Fantastic takeaway service, from placing the order (so friendly) to the courteous delivery driver. Food is fresh, pipping hot and absolutely delicious. Would give 10 Stars if I could!!

Lovely food and great hospitality !

AVOID AVOID AVOID AT ALL COSTS!! ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING CUSTOMER SERVICE NASTY ATTITUDE, ORDER ALL WRONG AGAIN FOR A SECOND TIME! GAVE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT BUT HAPPENED AGAIN, WAS TOLD I WAS A LIAR AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO DRIVE DOWN AGAIN OR PAY DELIVERY ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING, YOU WILL BE SHUT DOWN AGAIN FOR POOR HYGIENE TOO NOT just the shop baring in mind vile people!!!! AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE! NICE TO YOU WHEN YOUR PAYING BUT NOT WHEN YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT

Super food good price well worth a visit!

Freshly cooked takes a while but can't complain as it's done from scratch

This is my favourite Chinese takeaway in the area. The food is great and the staff are friendly, would definitely recommend.

Lovely food, great value for money and excellent service. Don't know how she does it. 5* all the way. Our favourite local restaurant.

They have stopped taking cards (last month they took only cards) which was not mentioned when I ordered. So I spent 20 minutes finding an ATM for lukewarm food. No apology. If the family wasn’t waiting I’d have walked away.

Very helpful. Served food to the car outside shop. Clean, hot, well packed.

Since moving to Leeds in January we have been here 4 times and keep going back. We have tried collecting and delivery both excellent services. Food is just incredible best Chinese food in Leeds for sure!!!! Never disappointed

Used to visit the restaurant most times I visited Leeds - excellent service and wide choice of dishes on tghe menu at very reasonable prices. Last time I tried the takeaway - again great service and food. I collected but there is a delivery service. to most of the Leeds area.

Excellent food and service. Highly recommended 👌 👍

Have always enjoyed Rice Paper - both as a restaurant and takeaway. The food is first class - every time. Unfortunately we have experienced a few issues recently with the takeaway - I think probably as a result of their takeaway being so successful during lockdown. However- the customer service cannot be faulted. They have made every effort to rectify the problem. Friendly and professional always. And worth the occasional blip - as the food is so lovely.Can't wait for the restaurant to reopen

Best meal we have had in months, great polite staff. I live in wetherby but will use the rice paper for meals again.

I really like the food and the people who serve it. I especially love the udon noodles. We have eaten here for years, it has always been great.

Best Chinese takeaway in the area by miles

Takeaway and delivery only at the moment food is very nice .

I've struggled for over ten years to find a Chinese takeout in England that was half decent. Got to the point that I gave up trying and accepted they were all average. Tried Rice Paper last night and we ordered the Deluxe menu for 2 to try a bit of everything. It was all perfect. Can't wait for the restaurant to open to visit.

Hadn't had a problem with this restaurant/takeaway until an awful takeaway experience where both hair and broken bits of chopsticks were in the food. I've emailed the restaurant twice but had no reply, very disappointed with the service.

Lovely meal and great service as always.

Habiendo estado aquí un par de veces antes del encierro con un grupo más grande (lo cual fue excelente), tenía muchas ganas de volver. Aunque el restaurante es lindo y pequeño, estábamos perfectamente distanciados socialmente, y desde el principio Julia nos cuidó muy bien. La comida era de alta calidad, muy fresca y muy sabrosa. Servicio amable y eficiente y ambiente relajado y confortable. Definitivamente volveremos, gracias.

Amazing food and amazing service. Can't not say a bad word about this place. Will definitely be going again. Would highly recommend.

We order from rice paper nearly every week. I Cannot fault it. Service is always brilliant, so friendly and helpful. Food is lovely and big portions. Salt and pepper chicken is the best food on the menu!!!! Would highly recommend for sitting in and taking away. Will not go anywhere else as it’s just not to the standards of rice paper. Thanks again for your great service and food! 5*

Spent £48 on a take-away for myself, husband and 2 kids. They told me it would be 45-mins. After 20-mins they called and asked if it was delivery or take away. When i confirmed take away they said it was on its way, and it came 10-mins later. ALL the food was cold. And some of it quite frankly inedible. I ordered duck and as well as cold, it was over cooked and crispy on the side (see pic). I've ordered from here for some time and always liked it - but never again. Terrible food. Don't know what's gone on.

Perfect food and best customer service

We had a very enjoyable night.I would recommend The Rice Paper for a good night out with excellent food.

We have been using this restaurant for quite a while now but haven't been for some time due to my wife being ill so we were really looking forward to our visit now that she is feeling better,we were not disappointed ! Duck and pancakes to start, four more dishes to follow and fried rice ! We always order extra and take the rest home ! Julie always has a friendly welcome for you ! Well worth a visit !

We have had take aways from here before but decided to have a meal at the restaurant for a change. Nice to see people already in the restaurant and others arrived after us. The food was lovely and plenty of it and service was good and helpful. We will return again in the future.

Best Chinese this side of Leeds excellent menu lovely staff

Our first visit to this Restaurant, lovely friendly staff, nice tasty food, will come again if we are in the area

Vine aquí la semana pasada a este lugar por recomendación de colegas de trabajo. Resultó ser una sorpresa realmente sorprendente. El servicio era bueno, el personal era servicial pero a veces se tomó su tiempo, lo cual fue decepcionante. La comida era estupenda, un poco demasiado aceitosa, que era el único inconveniente. La comida salió bastante rápido, pero el personal era muy lento. En general, recomendaría este lugar pero tengo algo de tiempo disponible para esperar.

Awful wait. Arrived at 5pm for prebooked group table. Starters arrived from 6pm mains from 7.20 didn't leave until 8pm. They basivly served every phone call that came through before they started on restaurant. Another family eventually changed their order to takeaway becausee it was taking so long

We usually use a place in Cross Gates but it was closed over Christmas so we chose this place based on the reviews and it was really, really good. So good in fact that I would now chose it over the place we’ve used as a family for over 40 years! Tasty food and quick, friendly service - we couldn’t fault it.

Fantastic service .. portion sizes are spot on .. food is beautiful highly recomend recommend it

Recently moved to the area and discovered Rice Paper. We love the place. Food eating in or takeaway is excellent and the staff are really friendly. Great place to visit and very reasonable prices. Definitely recommend.

Nice food, friendly staff and portions which were just the right size.

The food is amazing, the service is fantastic. One of our favourites by far. 🥢