slowboat ltd in Cheshire West and Chester

I,m afraid it dipped well below expectation. I had duck in black bean with chips. 6 Duck pieces were more skin than meat, I had 1 green bean, 3 pieces of green pepper and a the rest was made up of chopped onion. The chips were dry shrivelled and looked as if reheated from lunch menu, quite inedible for the most. Although the sauce was tasty the meal for the price was well below the standard of old. Disappointed.

Had a delivery therefore unable to rate Atmosphere

Great value for money. Yet again another absolutely delicious take out from slow boat.

Quick delivery but chicken and vegetable noodles were very average and satay chicken deep fried in batter. Not what i expected having sampled many chicken satay portions. Big let down.

Excellent food and service. Special mention to the manageress ( I think Shilo was here name ) who went above and beyond for my disabled wife. Beware there are 3 flights of stairs up to the restaurant and very narrow to the ladies toilet ( and 3 more steps )

Great value for money, fresh and hot. Definitely recommend. My dogs are not very happy that I didn't share ☺️

Really lovely restaurant ( nicer than expected from the outside), we were a bit confused by reviews but basically it is ‘all you can eat Buffett ’ however they serve the food at table on food warmers , you order 6 starters ( they are small but lovely) then comeback and ask if you want to order more, then you order main courses and rice / noodles etc and again not huge but really tasty and you can order more if you want , finally you order deserts again not huge but more available if required . Very nice interior , clean and relaxed atmosphere and staff are very nice. Excellent value £20pp Would definitely recommend and would visit again when in area

Excellent service. Food was lovely. Nice atmosphere.

Really great takeaway food, prices were decent, portion sizes were very generous but above all the quality was very good.

Always very good food. The best ribs ever!

We ordered a takeout to be delivered. Very easy to use the app. Good choice of food and very prompt delivery.

Delivery arrived on time, food hot and every starter or main dish was delicious.

It was really nice, only thing I’d change is that I wouldn’t put pineapple in fried rice

Best Chinese in Chester by far. Their satay is incredible

Great value on the meal deal for 2 and not cutting corner on quality

Looks a bit dated and run down but food was really nice. Good value for money. Probably better for a sharing group rather than a couple.

We had the Buffett but it wasn’t help yourself it’s order from menu and we was not disappointed the beef dishes melted in ur mouth I would highly recommend

We always have a great time when we visit this restaurant. Food is consistently very good.

Could not fault anything! Everything was perfect! Food was great service was great and atmosphere was great too, can't wait to go again

Quite disappointed, having read the majority of good reviews thought we would give it a try, had the buffet,felt it was overpriced for the quality of the food, we did go on a Saturday night , two of our party barely ate but still had to pay full price for them, the starters were nice but the main courses weren't great!we ended up leaving most of it untouched, very watery Thai green curry, an Indonesia curry which in reality was just chip shop curry so that was left barely touched,noodles very salty, so disappointed sadly

It was a delivered take away so the atmosphere was at home

It's not as good as a few years ago, but it's still one of the better ones locally.

We ordered a meal to be delivered for mothers day, and it was probably the best take away Chinese meal that we have ever had....delicious!

Had a delivery the food was lovely

It was such lovely food, the atmosphere and wait staff are excellent! The buffet is delicious and the food is cooked fresh meaning it's more hygienic! I found their vegetarian option to be as delicious as what I'm told the standard menu was! My only complaint is that ordering can be confusing if not everyone is having the buffet. They have excellent accommodation for allergies and parking was really easy! Highly recommend!

Had my daughter’s 11th Birthday on 11/06/24, she had a brilliant time, absolutely loved it. Staff were amazing and brilliant with the children, made their day, made such a fuss of the kids. Food was fantastic, great value for money, wish we could have eaten more, the mains were especially tasty. Thanks so much for making a Tuesday night so much fun ❤️

Very disappointed been going to The Slowboat Chester for years many special occasions celebrated there however after visiting on Sunday I can honestly say I would never go there again its gone from a nice restaurant to what only can be described as a mediocre canteen, food was extremely poor starters served when we're half way through the soup so sitting going cold, pancakes for the duck hadn't even been cooked and generally a huge disappointment such a shame

Great food always is if we ever have a takeout we always have this

Excellent food and great menu choice. Superb value for money. Food doesn't stop coming ..... *****

Kieth loved the red hot food Sue loved everything P loved good variety of vegetarian options Jack loved the incredible service Pete loved the chimken Jess loved the sweet n sour 10/5 best buffet

The food was excellent and the delivery was efficiently executed punctually and politely

Great food, plenty of choice and lovely friendly and helpful staff. Definitely worth a visit.

Visited here for a family members birthday, we arrived slightly early but immediately we were seated and given a few minutes to browse the menu. Excellent food and great value, 2 of us opted in for the buffet and the other 3 stuck to the usual menu. Food cooked and prepared fresh which really showed in its quality. Very happy with efficient service and felt respected by all staff. Absolutely recommend a visit!

Takeaway was lovely and fast delivery

The App needs to be looked at. I selected a meal and the app said I'd earn 950 points. I then selected more items but when I got to checkout it said I'd only earned 152 points. Food was amazing though and the service was great

Awful experience rude delivery man took all food out on the pavement to dine bbq sauce to take out waited 15 mins to give me my food I pre paid for, food was freezing cold.

Fantastic banquet with friends. Food and service excellent. Plenty of choice and efficient friendly staff. Definitely value for money.

Very busy as usual, but staff were very quick at getting our orders. Food is lovely as always and great atmosphere.

Our first takeaway from from here and won't be our last - really good food

One of the best noodles I've had. Had the spicy Asian chilli sauce noodles, and the sauce is very tasty. And the portions are very decent. Their toppings are very generous. Definitely recommend.

Everything was amazing loved it all but as a preference I would have preferred a bit more sauce on the lemon and honey chicken, but still very tasty

The food is great, great value for money and the staff and atmosphere are wonderful...

Awful meal ordered two portions of salt and pepper ribs that were inedible due to tasting of pure salt. Cantonese beef was watery sauce and rice was all sticky not correct for fried rice. £30 plus for an awful takeaway

Went with 20 work colleagues not one of us could say a bad thing about the place. Staff were brilliant all night Food arrived hot and fast well worth going

My favourite go to place awesome food

Great takeaway, tweaks made to our menu when asked as well. Great evening

Food was delivered piping hot, great portion and lovely taste.

First time I had a takeaway, very good food

The slow boat has been in Chester for a long time now and is always popular with a nice atmosphere in the resturaunt. We ordered a takeaway this week for a change, ready on time, lovely friendly staff and delicious, you couldn't ask for more. Thank you.

Starters great, loads of choice, main meal not that exciting

A great all you can eat menu, we had 2 lots of starters for 9 and we were very happy. Main meal was spot on. This was our first visit but we will be back again.

First time ordering from the slow boat takeaway and won't be going back. The starters prawn roast and spring rolls were over cooked and hard and sa.e for the half duck, it was cremated beyond crispy. The mains were decent and rice was fluffy. Overall disappointing and wad expe sive, even after 20% off

Really good food, and good value.

We had takeout, so it was a great atmosphere at home 🙂. Ribs and wings were served in the same box, which was weird, as the had different sauces. Ribs were not tender - they need cooking a long time. You’d have thought the slow boat would know that by now 🙄. It was all delivered on time, but food was just ok.

Excellent great staff and excellent food nothing has changed the food is excellent and the staff are great and friendly 👍👍👍

Attended last night, all starters were extremely overdone an chewy. They was In a rush to get each course away an get us out of there an also 4 out of 5 had belly ache an a really bad belly the next day.

Great banquet and service first class

Love this place we go everytime we go to Chester which is quite often.

Always great at the Slow Boat. Been coming here over 35years. Wife ill in bed so 1st time for takeaway meal. Great as always. Thank you.

Busy Sunday night full of families but the food was as delicious as ever - we usually order takeaway. Great efficient service. Get the ribs 😋

Food ok , but some of the dishes were just too sweet 😞

Food was ordered and delivered to our home. As always the food was delicious and the portions extremely generous.

Excellent food. Really good delivery service...with food delivered within 30 minutes as advised. The app is easy to order on and its really good to have points on my account which convert to a discount!

Lovely takeaway with excellent offers. Hot & Sour soup is delicious

Food was lovely, staff attentive and plenty on to serve. Recommend whilst in Chester. Everything was hot and fresh.

Great food and prompt delivery. Superb every time and we've ordered from them many times.

Absolutely amazing food we wouldn’t go anywhere else. The standard of the food is amazing and the flavours and taste is out of this world!! Thank you slow boat you are chesters number one! Xxx

A Chester legend. £18.50 per adult for all you can eat!! A bargain with stunning views of our great city.

Have been here numerous times, Christmas do, last night, the place was packed and still the service was amazing with beautiful food A* service 😀

Lovely place to eat with mega portions that fill you up quickly! Will definitely be back!

Lovely food as always. Very busy & quite loud but to be expected with Xmas party's etc. Highly recommend. Look forward to returning soon.

Food is always tasty, but lately I've had to microwave it upon delivery as it's barely warm.

Food was great as always but delivery was more than 30 mins late

Buffet very good value for money. Friendly staff. Excellent service.

The food was surprisingly good and great value for money. Fantastic service from the waitress Bella! She's been very kind and attentive. Definitely will come back again!

Was disappointed. Crispy duck was short on duck. Unlikely to try again

Food excellent as usual, just had to ring to see where delivery was as half hour past due time

Good value for money, large menu and the banquet meal is well worth ordering. Interesting style of serving as small flame powered heat trays are under the food to ensure it isn’t cold - added to the charm of the place. I’d recommend a visit here.

Finally found a really nice Chinese take away in Chester!

Super food excellent staff always dine here when in Chester

Very nice take away , late delivery

Was a quiet Tuesday night but the food and service were great, good value and will visit again 👍

Food was gorgeous as always but they missed the prawn crackers out and I had chosen them as a starter from the meal deal for 2 so was very disappointed!

Right...full disclosure I'm not a foodie so while I can't comment in a matter that's relevant, in what regards food...I had a meal which was delicious, served with a smile and nothing seemed to be too much bother for them. It is a family owned business for the past 60 years...it is a piece of Chesters history

Hot food delivered bang on time. So much choice on the menu. Large portions. Standard of food and ingredients is a cut above any other Chinese takeaway we"ve ordered at home. Delicious!!!

1st time visiting the slow boat and loved it. 7 adults 3 kids. The food was just amazing.

Delivered half an hour late and barely lukewarm. Very little sauce on the dish. Not up to their usual standard

We had the take away service and the food was top quality.

Food was cold, had Sweet and sour chicken balls with egg fried rice with chips. Rice was cold and and the sweet and sour chicken had no sauce so had to eat the rice dry. The lady waitress was amazing though very friendly and pleasing.

I have been waiting for Slow boat meal for ages! Loved when I went in and had buffet.. the take away delivery was not to same high standard. The chips were cold and not salt/ pepper.. the ribs which I normally love were both cold and hard over cooked… Rice was ok .. chicken satay was different as never had satay with pineapple only ever had peanut.. could have been better .. very disappointing

Perfect place for Chinese in Chester !!!

Lovely food we had the eat as much as you like a little expensive but it is Chester,drinks were reasonable fantastic night well worth it.

Nicest Chinese food in Chester can't fault the food

Delivery was 20 mins later than expected but food still hot, delivery person excellent. Great food, thank you

Delicious food and brilliant service every time

Superb food, excellent service by excellent members of staff. Well worth a visit

Great food, good value and fantastic staff.

Lovely staff very polite. You have a choice of A la carte menu or the 2full belly banquet. We had the banquet wow amazing choice of soups, then starters need to pick 6 starters, then crispy duck and pancakes, choice of main courses also choice of boiled rice, noodles, fried rice the dessert of ice cream on its own, or with banana fritters or lychee. We had lager with our meal so it cost £63 for 2 meals and 2 pint of lager. The banquet was £26.50 per person.

Normally my only go to Chinese for delivery but this evening was very, very disappointing... One meal was OK but my sweet 'n' sour king prawn would have tasted ok but sadly it was cold. Never happened before but has put me off ordering again.

Really terrible food, I can cook better myself, cold mains. Too much salt. Never go again