Siew May Take Away in Teignbridge

Great quality Chinese takeaway. My parents always order from here when I'm down visiting, food has always been high quality. Reason for 4* review is the very recent (August 2024) increase in prices by up to £2 PER DISH! I've attached screenshots of the new menu. I appreciate this is a coastal town so expect to pay a little more, but almost £10 per dish is a little excessive. Have your competitors increased by the same margins? If not I feel you may end up losing some business.

Busy Busy Busy. It's my Local Takeaway YES. YOU HAVE TO TRY THEM IF YOU HAVEN'T YET DO SO. [Thank you to the person for the thumbs up on my review 12.sep.] (You can use your card up to £30 on contact less. But if you use your phone apps it allows over £30). And tonight. Yes.One of my normal meals are Chilli and Pepper (Green) Beef. With Beef in Honey and Pepper (Black) Sauce. And Sweet and Sour Sauce. And beansprouts with added onions. Too. They will do that for you. WOW. See picture. But Beef Chow Mein is one main meal most of the time. Tonight I had Chicken Fried Rice and Spare Ribs with Barbecue Sauce. WOW WOW. New pictures. P. S. 1. Big Pancake Roll. OMG.

Very good nice staff and lots of food

Friendly service, great food, clean establishment, like that you can see the food being prepared. Good value for money

I have always found this to be a pleasant takeaway. Polite staff and good food. Not AMAZING but definitely nothing to complain about!

The most comfortable and super chic Chinese takeout place I’ve ever visited. Loads of space, 2 sofas, large 60s-esque windows, massive large font size menu on the wall – accessible and très stylish. Shiny kitchen on display, with busy chefs. Great food too!

Very friendly and amazing food!

Disgusting. Can’t even speak English. Refused refund cash (40.50) beef taste off ruined disabled birthday. Poor boys on front frightened to say anything to the lady. So called manager. Been using here for 20+ years clearly didn’t recognise me. will be going to food and hygiene regarding this. Unacceptable. They also had the whole order back, cat food. Not worth the risk Or time I see why people are vegetarion now absolute no neeeeeeed for rude people. Don’t do delivery didn’t know obvs new owners??? Someone help

Very good food and service, I live in Teignmouth so this is pretty local to me. Tried all the Chinese in the area and this is the best one by far.

Great place to get food, service good and place very clean

Used this establishment many times.Always good quality food. The best in the area IMHO

Always helpful and food very good.

Just spent £24 on 2 meals which were both absolutely awful and went in the bin. Didn't even get given a bag of prawn crackers that we could have eaten so now skint and hungry

On holiday so asked the locals as they know best. Siew May is great. Lovely tasty food, happy staff and well above expected. Would highly recommend.

First time I’ve used this Chinese and wow amazing food

Looked on Tripadvisor for good takeaway near Dawlish Warren and Siew May came up. We weren’t disappointed, the food as great. Large portions. If ordering for children, I would ask if one is enough for two. I ordered 2 chow mein specials (No.17) for an 11 and 10 year old, and one meal between them would have been enough. The kitchen is open and visible so you can see your food being prepared. All spotlessly clean, staff wearing clean whites. The lady who took our order was very welcoming with a lovely smile. Very quick service. Satnav does get you there, although I drove past it and had to go round again! I think it’s worth a visit.

Amazing food. Will use again. Like that you can see food being cooked. Staff had clean and smart uniforms on. Very refreshing

The best Chinese for miles. Always freshly cooked and piping hot. They don't deliver.

On Holiday and checked the reviews, which were good. Just had an amazing take away. Quality, quality and taste fabulous. Highly recommended. 5/5

Good food as always, only Chinese I go to

Tried this Chinese takeaway whilst on Holiday. They do not deliver so we went and picked up our meals. Phoned up and ordered 8 meals plus a few sides. The menu is as expected, the guy on the phone was pleasant and repeated the order. 20 mins for the order arrived on time and the food was ready. You can see the Chefs preparing the food inside the kitchen which looked very clean. The food was hot, tasty and plenty of it. Would definitely recommend it if you are in Dawlish.

Pretty good food, is the one we choose over other local ones. Always fresh

New owners took over a while back and it's been our go to Chinese ever since. Friendly staff and always beautiful, tasty food, I don't think we've ever had a bad meal from here! Highly recommend 🌟

Bought several dishes and all were great Couldn't fault any of the food it was all at a standard I'd expect and it's always worrying buying from somewhere u don't know so order with confidence that you will enjoy it 🙂 They don't have there own parking so it's hit and miss as to finding a spot nearby but there are plenty of places around on the streets nearby or just order for delivery would be my suggestion

Fantastic food it really is, it's about time I found a Chinese takeaway in South Devon that can actually make satay sauce, and this one makes the satay I had in China Town its food is freshly made in front of you which I absolutely adore watching, there's no divide between you and the kitchen only the counter. Definitely love coming to this place, it's only decent one I know

Food is consistently good and the staff are always friendly. Best Chinese takeaway I’ve had.

Never had a bad meal from here. Always polite.

Ok. Had better. Had worse. Staff useless Only asked for a glass of water.. you'd think I wanted sleep there!! 😂

I never write a review, but I was SHOCKED with the poor quality!! PLEASE!! Don't waste your money. Just got a special curry and a special chop suey both were tasteless and I couldn't even eat the curry. Cost £16!! Never going back.

I’ve used siew may for 30 years and it’s always been the best! Recently food has gone right down hill, it tastes gross, no flavour, tastes cheap, and their prices have gone up so much I’m so disappointed it’s always been the best…. Why change how you do things now! They’ve changed their supply for cheap crap and you can tell the difference! Won’t be going there again sadly! I recommend teignmouth Chinese and they deliver bonus! On the post I’ve had to put 1 star as won’t let you post without and that’s generous giving 1….

Not even 1☆ absolutely disgusting, the beef is not beef? The pork is not pork it smells off as well please be careful if you order to night, it made me so sick.......

Excellent, cooked fresh while you wait, highly recommend

Lovely food just let down by our food sitting on the counter ,we were not told it was ready

Always great food and clean kitchen. Pleasant staff.

Previously used about five months ago and enjoyed. Ordered two chicken curries with fried rice which were extremely poor quality- ate about 2/3’s of one of the meals. It was like someone had poured tomato soup over reconstituted chicken and fried rice! Most disappointingly, walked back to provide critique and the refusal to accept failings beggared belief! Suggested they looked up the word deluded because as far as they were concerned curry was fine. Business needs to learn how to deal with criticism in a positive way for the benefit of its future rather than dismiss customer complaints out of hand. Certainly won’t be patronising this establishment again.

Great Chinese takeaway. Very busy so book well ahead and turn up late!

Very good Chinese takeaway nice staff very helpful and not too expensive

Was supposed to be having a romantic Valentines meal out, but walked out of the restaurant in disgust, and returned home and got a take away. We have never used Siew May before, but their food was hot and tasty. The staff were so helpful as I have dairy allergies and nothing was too much trouble for them looking at the allergy information they have. Lots of vegan choices on the menu, Great value for money, will be our regular go to take away from now on.

We had a lovely chow mein on new years eve when they were really busy. We had to wait about an hour, but worth it!

Been ordering from here for years, probably decades! Stayed loyal throughout various changes but now the portions are smaller, tastes watery, and just not a consistent standard. Have tried to give a few tries thinking "it's just a one off" but I think it's going to be like this now unfortunately as its been going on for a while 😔

Two days ago I went to Siew May ... had not been for 18 months... then we had the most wonderful tasty meal ... what we had on Friday was tasteless plenty of it ... whats the point if its not really worth eating ... the only thing we enjoyed was the huge Pancake Rolls ... will never go there again ... a good takeaway ruined ... what a shame

The half crispy duck is really very good; sweet and sour crispy prawns were excellent and a generous portion size; beef with bamboo shoots was well flavoured. Enjoyed it all so will definitely order again.

We eat from this takeaway a few times a year, when we holiday locally in Dawlish Warren. The service is always superb. When you collect your order, the staff are always immaculately dressed and friendly. You can see the whole operation of their open plan kitchen, prepping and cooking. Setting the benchmark for quality, and proud of the operations to make it mark of their reputation.. We just fed 9 family members and they all loved it, as always.. Great food and excellent value.. Exactly how to manage and run a food outlet… 10/10

Been going to this take away for 20 plus years food has always been spot on. Ordered last night and we will not be going back food was cold and not very nice at all. What a waste of £40

After a hard day travelling we were looking forward to a Chines meal but how disappointed we were. Pretty tasteless

We have been coming to dawlish on holiday for year and have to say this was the best Chinese we have ever had.

Been a customer for over 20 years. This was the first takeaway since lockdown began, very sorry to say its not what it used to be. Wont go into detail but i was disappointed. 😞

Our favourite take away been using them for the last 12 years best take away in dawlish!

Great food very clean and efficient

Nice special curry and rice. Prawn crackers crispy and fresh. But they seem to want, even when quite, to rush out food. Pancake roll cold on the inside. Which explains illness last week. Disappointing. But will order rest of menu but poor on pancake cold roll.

Food is always good, never any issues

Definitely the best Chinese takeaway I've ever used. Everything tastes fresh and is cooked well. The flavours are the perfect balance for me, not too sweet and sticky, like some others can be. The staff are great and the takeaway shop itself is very nice, with plenty of seating and the kitchen clearly visible. Definitely recommended!

Excellent takeaway last night. Great tasting food Thank you

Good menu , but little taste , did not enjoy the food ordered, sweet and sour chicken Hong kong style (might as well have been chicken in gravey) had nothing but a salty taste , Singapore noodles (didn't taste the Singapore bit ) disappointed is my review

This used to be the best Chinese takeaway in Dawlish used it for 20yrs +. It has new owners last takeaway was terrible so won't use it again. Very sad

Excellent food The best takeaway in dawlish

Best take away in dawlish lovely food freshly cooked and very tasty good value for money would be 5 star but no delivery option

Well, have had a good meal, but a not so good takeout. What is happening here? This is getting to the point, where no consistency, that our regular visit will have to cease.....shame!

After the last few visits the quality has turned back for the worse I will not be returning. Had sweet and sour which was nicely cooked and as per normal but the chicken with beansprouts was only three quarters full, nice sauce but the chicken you got jaw ache as it was as tough as old boots. Worse dish was the duck with mushrooms, it was in a horrid bright red watery sauce and there was just three pieces of fairly shrived up duck and everything else were mushrooms, the sauce also tasted odd but nobody was ill . Also nobody enforcing the mask rules in the takeaway and a chap asked how much longer was he going to have to wait for his food only to be told Don't know Mate. Such a shame as the new owners have destroyed the goodwill built up over the years by the old owners

Was a bit shocked at beef curry colour ( very red) but was absolutely delicious staff very friendly and very quick to get meal ready. Highly recommend

We were a little bit concerned having heard that the takeaway had recently changed hands and wasn't as good. Well we'd disagree. It's just as nice and has some nicer things and others aren't as good. The meat was proper chunks which was great and the flavours were lovely. Only downside is the sauces were a bit runny for our liking but definitely still the best Chinese takeaway in Dawlish.

Visited July 2020 and what a great meal.Tried all the takeaways in Dawlish and Dawlish Warren and this is one of the best.

Been going here for 15 odd years. Unfortunately few staff changes and with that slight changes its self. Last few times I've been slightly disappointed in some dishes

Normally, I would be very happy with the food and service here. The previous owners were spot on with service and food quality. Since the new owners took over, again, nothing to complain about. But, my fiancee nearly choked on a sharp piece of plastic, that was in with the prawn crackers! Size of a finger nail, almost triangular. The corner of something. Made us check everything else we ordered before we dare eat it. This was a bit of a let down, as we were enjoying out meal up to this point.

Great food, have you changed your chief. Beef curry. Too much salt now. Was great before for the last 15 years.Tried three times now not the same.

Once the best in the west, but sadly gone from grand to bland. I’m afraid we won’t be returning in a rush

No problem with the takeaway, spare ribs in particular were excellent, so tender the meat and a great sauce, went early when they were not busy

After the new staff have taken over it has remained it's great name and food!

Five star takeaway well recommend

We have been regulars at Siew May for years, they were always the best Chinese takeaway in the area by far but not any more. There has been a change of management/ ownership and it has not been a change for the better. The service used to be friendly and efficient, last night it was distant and actually verging on rude, taking phone orders in a busy kitchen shouldn’t mean the caller shouting down the phone to make themselves heard! The tutting and eye rolling when paying was an interesting touch. Unfortunately the food did not rescue the situation, too salty by far, luke warm and the individual dishes have lost the clarity of flavour and quality of ingredients or presentation of old. We will not be back I’m afraid!

My wife has used them again and said that the food was back to its normal self so it looks like the problems highlighted on my last review has been ironed out. Crispy beef was crispy and all dishes were hot and an acceptable standard,

After a disastrous evening In a so called pub we decided to go and get a Chinese take away BIG MISTAKE, we don’t live here but we’re here in September and used the take away then and the food was fantastic, it now seems like it’s been taken over by someone else and the food is bland and no where as good as in September so definitely won’t be using it again . When we were waiting for food another customer came in and was returning food that they weren’t happy with either. There is no where on the shop front telling you it’s new people .

Popped down last night for a takeaway, crispy beef was soggy beef and was so chewy that it was inedible and was in the thinest sauce I have ever had. Sweet and sour had been left in the fryer that little bit too long and was tough, special fried rice was cold. The spare ribs and chow Mein were OK to good. The takeaway has been sold and they are seriously unmanned with just two cooks, one packer and two taking the orders, no wonder there are job adverts on the door. It was poor service as well, rung the order in at 18.10 for a 18.30 pickup, food wasn't ready until 19.00hrs. To his credit though when I took the crispy beef back there was a no quibble refund and he was far too generous in refunding the entire meal. I will give it another go as they were busy but they need to get better as the goodwill built up over the years by the previous owners (despite the odd bad dish) will surely melt away. The disorganization last night made a few people come in and then leave without placing an order why I was there.

I think this takeaway has changed hands recently the food is very good, the crispy chilli beef is a must, their specials are also excellent

Brilliant. You need a delivery service to move eith the times. Business would double...

Siew May has always been our preferred choice of Chinese in town. We’ve had twice from here in the last 6 months and have been left disappointed on both occasions. We found the food to be bland and the organisation amongst the staff cooking dreadful. My partner went into collect after the 10 minutes given on the phone and had to wait nearly another 10 minutes for a portion of chips which should be easy. Collection only here is also troublesome as parking can be difficult (not always helped by the neighbours). Perhaps we have just had a couple bad experiences recently but won’t be returning any time soon.

My husband and me were going to go out for a meal at our usual place and then decided to cancel and order a chinese meal instead. Looked up chinese takeaway near me and came across this one. We placed our order and went to collect it, it was well packaged, hot and the meals were fantastic. So we will definitely be coming back again!! Dawlish Warren

I tried their Peking Duck & it was delicious, one of the best I have had. I'm not sure what their secret recipe is, but I highly recommend it!

Having been put of Chinese Takeaway by a number of very poor quality takeouts (you know the ones - way too salty, awful radioactive-looking sauces, mediocre but expensive food bulked up with far too many onions etc...), we took the plunge and got a takeout here on the basis of a friend's recommendation. We were very pleasantly surprised by the absolutely splendid service and a very good takeaway. Have since been back three times and always good. Recommended.

As usual great food prepared and happy staff.

Always great food no questions, however a delivery service would be a great idea no?

I used this takeaway for the first time and must say not impressed by the fòod. You can see all the food being cooked by the chefs, which is good and the kitchen is clean. My problem being is that the meat is processed and not nice. The meals are also totally overpriced, £22 for 2 takeaways. I would not recommend at these extortionate prices.

Had a takeaway from here. It’s always nice to see an open kitchen and see your food cooked. The food was fresh and enjoyable and would go back again but only gave it 4 out of 5 as we’ve had tastier Chinese elsewhere but would be happy to go back if in the area.

The best Chinese in Dawlish hands down

Perfect, as usual. Exceptionally clean, great food everytime, very friendly faces.

Amazing, superb and the flavour of king prawn Thai curry is the same each time I order freshly prepared food and I can see them cooking it.

You know what goes into the food here as you can watch them cook it, and its seriously good food. You can't please everyone and its a shame that some previous reviewers love to hate. Try it out, you won't regret it.

Cooked in front of you. Delicious but very busy.

Had curry from here no taste at all really disappointed may have been a one off but would not go back again

Terrible overpriced food. We had a chicken chow mein and spicy chicken curry. All the chicken tasted like it had been boiled, very bland. Total waste of money.

Quick to cook and plenty of seats in waiting area. You can also see all food being made in front of you. They accept cards as well. The only complaint would be the cost.

As above, we use this take away all the time. The food is consistently good and is prepared very quickly. Clearly in holiday time it takes a little longer but it’s worth it. Will continue to use it

Popped in for a takeaway despite the last average one and found it had got worse instead of better, duck and mushrooms was dry and chewy, crispy beef was soggy beef and so chewy it went into the bin. Only dish which was OK was the sweet and sour

Putt the prices up last month and the quality has gone down, had a takeaway on Saturday and it was very busy early resulting in mix ups on orders for some that I saw as I waited for 30 minutes. Got home and the crispy beef was no longer crispy but had changed to chewy because the dish had obviously been standing for awhile. The spare ribs were very poor, lots of muscle and little meat and what was there was hard, not good at all and largely thrown in the bin. Special fried rice was very dry but the sweet and sour was the usual standard. With the prices going higher average cost is well over £7 a dish and quality is dipping I for one won't be thinking of them automatically on a weekend anymore

Brilliant food and lovely people

First time ever and never again. Didn't wait long for food to be cooked, food is cooked in front of you which is nice but there's a few buts. Got home which is only a 5to6min drive, I put put food in a Thermo bag to keep hot. By the time I got it on our plates it was only warm ,not in press thou. Had to microwave it all. Found food was tasteless and salty . All went in bin. Never again.

staying just up the road on a short break, it was a choice of 2 takeaways, choose this one as its menu was better, what a decision, food is cooked in front of you, portions huge, flavor excellent, if anything ordered too much, staff very friendly and happy,back again down this way soon and i know where i will be going.

Very popular take away. I have never heard a bad word said about it. Clean and you see the food cooked in front of you.

The food is all cooked fresh in front of you, the cooks always look busy and efficient, the food is good and tastes fresh.

Read the reviews and seemed to have better reviews than other Chinese takeaways in the area. all I can say is that the food was bland and expensive. it was busy and seemed popular with locals so maybe that was why the food wasn't great. Hong Kong chicken was the worse I've ever had. sadly won't be back