Taste of China in Exeter

Not a good experience. Crispy chili beef was disgusting- beef was not crispy at all, was like eating rubber and was overall tasteless. Special fried rice was not up to standard either. All the food was tasteless. Really disappointed and won’t buy from here again.

Terrible Chinese meal. The crispy beef was not crispy & very rubbery. The meat on the special fried rice was the same & very tasteless. We will not be buying from here again. 😫🤢

I can't falt this Chinese. Great food. Fast cooking time. Amazing service. They always make me and my daughter feel welcome. I give it a 10 out of 10

A year ago I would have scored it 5* but the contents and flavour of meals has gone downhill. Chow mains are watery and contain little to none vegetables.

I’m reading the reviews on here and do not get why this place gets a bad rap… its so much better than ANY of the other Chinese takeaways in Exeter, the standard of food is consistent and they advice on gluten free options which is really helpful. The service has alway been good and polite. As far a Chinese takeaways in Exeter go this is a go to for us (and we’ve tried most of them!) Favs we always order: satay, crispy chilli beef, Singapore vermicelli, egg fried rice. Always decent.

We went here as we had a really nice lemon chicken before, then we had some other food and This was not enjoyable at all, the noodles were over cooked and all of it tasted like stodge, the worst I have had for a long time, by the time I got home they were closed so couldn’t contact.

Beef curry is banging 😋, the duck chow mein is also banging 👌 lol pretty much most of it is great, haven't had one bad experience it's always been lush 😋 😜

i called and they were rude and impolite, and they seemed like they didn’t care, would not reccomend

Very disappointed with the beef chow mein, chicken chow mein is very nice but the beef was disgusting, every piece of beef in it just taste of slimey fat, I couldn't even eat it, gave it to the dog

I found the food very near too, as if I were it China. I enjoyed the takeaway.

I feel blessed living so close to this place - I love the staff, they're absolute angels! All the food is fabulous, it's probably my favourite Chinese in the whole of Exeter. Please never close ❤️

Ordered take away which was very good. Quick delivery and food was lovely and hot.

Very tasty Chinese food. Not overpriced and good portions. Cash only and they do delivery.

Been ordering from this place since I moved here, delicious meal every time. Very friendly delivery driver and great customer service. One of the best Chinese takeouts I've used.

Ordered a Chicken Ball snack box sweet and sour and a crispy shredded beef. The snack box was great. Unfortunately the beef was the worst I've had. Some bits soft and other bits like eating popcorn a day old. Wouldn't recommend ordering it.

Turned up late and not very nice. Will not be eating there again ☹️

Ordered a meal for two home delivery, explained where we were. Got a call back we looked on google couldn't find you, said to them where we are ( so easy to find). They said 45 minutes well 1 hour 15 minutes later a nooooo show rang them they said they couldn't find us REAAAALY knocked on a neighbour's door in the village but still lost. Mmmmmmm did they really come out to us.

Excellent Takeaway - great price and delicious fresh food - Highly recommend

Ordered on New Year's Eve walk in at 1630, great time to open for little ones; five different dishes all cooked using fresh ingredients and extra special chow mein and crispy chilli beef, highly recommended. Great value too.

Always such an amazing place to eat food is on time and delicious never disappoints tonight it was over 40 mins late with 2 hungry children I understand can be busy at times bit didn't even answer the phone for over half an hour or compensate pretty sure we spent the required amount to recover free prawn crackers and didn't even receive them just any recognition would be nice!!! We will probably still return as lovely restaurant and such lovely food merry xmas

Lovely takeaway with delicious food! I've been coming here for years now, and it never fails me. A great range of vegetarian options too!

The Good: Food was delicious and a generous portions for the price. The duck was the best I've had in Exeter. Rice and chips were also tasty. Delivered in 30mins. The Bad. Only one thing: cash only, so needed to sprint to the shop to use a cash machine. Should be made clearer on menu, or be able to take payment by card. Best Chinese Takeaway I've tried yet in Exeter; is better food and value for money than Yummy House, Tamarind Bay or Sunrise.

I ordered from here the other night (6/9/22) and WOW THIS CHINESE TAKEAWAY IS THE BEST EVER! The food was absolutely beautiful and not greasy and the portions were definitely amazing too. I spent £60 and evey penny was worth it with the lovely special chow meins, chicken balls, spare ribs, chicken wings and incredible giant spring rolls!. Even soups I ordered were so tasty with a beautiful spicy one and chicken sweetcorn, it was all SO TASTY AND AMAZING I seriously definitely recommend to order your Chinese from here "Taste Of China" I will never order from anywhere else, because these are the best! I rate the TEN STARS**********

We had a crap meal rang them up they said bring it back will return money and although the food was full of salt noodles were slimy it was all floating in oil the chicken was like reconstituted meat they said it’s ok and returned half the cost, needless to say a customer lost.

We have used this Chinese regularly now for 3 years since moving to the area. I called to place an order for. Sweet and sour chicken balls with fried rice, house special chicken, garlic and honey ribs and a portion if chips well done to be collected in 20 and this was agreed by them. We arrive at 4o mins later due to traffic.and when I ask 7f its ready I'm told wait a minute lady , the kady behind the counter then disappeared. I then wait another 10 mins, we are now on 54 mins since I called , i shout excuse me how long us it going to be. To hear the reply they have given our order to someone else. Won't be long. Another 10 mins I get my food, they knock me 80p off a £25.80p order. I then get home to find the chips I'd asked for well done, weren't even cooked inside and were still raw so I had to put them in the fryer to re cook. To then realise my whole meal was cold. We had been out all day with nothing to eat , hence the reason for calling for a take away and collecting. I am not happy that I ended up with such a long wait and on top if that was only offered 80p off to then find I had to cook it again when I got home. Really bad service. We won't be using this one again after tonight's messjust a quick one fir the owners/employees, it's not the mistakes, it's hiw you deal with it and the standard of good customer service.

Toying between leaving 3 or 4 stars. I think the food is really good here, one of the best in Exeter. Something that lets this place down greatly is their estimated time vs the time they actually give it (for collection) It’s happened about 4 times now, once was New Year’s Eve, so I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt as it was super busy. But other times (including tonight) I have called to order, been told 30mins for collection. Turned up 30 minutes later and then been left waiting outside for another 20 minutes. I’d rather when calling they just told me it would be an hour as I’d be happy to wait at my house for 55 minutes , then drive to collect it when it’s actually ready. I will be trying other places now as this really is quite an inconvenience even if the food is delicious.

Always lovely when a special treat is required and always order too much!

A regular place for us to get our Chinese as it’s great food and friendly staff 😁

Went through a whole order for wifes birthday dinner, only to find at the very end THEY DONT TAKE CARD PAYMENTS. COD only, in this day and age, who has cash?!!!

A lovely service from the lady on the telephone and some wonderful food too! The Satay sauce was the best we have ever tasted and the foo yung was light and tasty. Some beautiful flavours all round. We will definitely be coming back - couldn’t recommend this Chinese enough.

Lovely food ready when ordered over the phone. Taste was good and the ingredients were good quality

Terrible service. Lady on the phone was very rude. We ordered almost £100 of food, and with the order being wrong by missing off a dish, I rang to get it swapped. She wouldn’t believe me saying she had packed it herself and that the order was right. In the end I hung up as I was getting nowhere. Rude service and she should listen to a customer if an order is wrong after spending so much.

It's a truly excellent service all round.

Rang to order food to collect. Told 35 mins. On arrival go to pay. Customer in front making order over the counter. She ends up with hers before me!? Food has been below standard last couple of visits so we will not be returning! Beef with green peppers ( but no peppers!) and very very salty!! Sorry we will be going elsewhere now!!

Great food,great service great menu,would like to see steak on the menu,and a big plus if delivered. Would definitely recommend and worth the drive.

Worst Chinese take away meal in over 35 years.

I ordered chips and bones what should have been spare ribs . Was tiny bits of grissle . The chips were fine to be honest the only thing that spoilt it was the Bbq sauce tasted very odd..there was no flavour . I am gutted as this is my local Chinese. I would love to see what they serve for a big portion of spare ribs ... Wow more meat on a gerbil. Very shocked to be honest . I couldn't eat the grissle . My cat turned his nose up at it . Disappointing . Don't waste your money

Had takeaway from taste of China Food lovely and hot,good portions Really nice food had delivered For 7.00pm received 6.55.very Impressed. Lady who took our order very Helpful, first time eaten Here will be back. Ray Green.Ex2

Lovely, hot food. Staff really friendly and polite. Really impressed with the quality considering it was a Sunday evening, where I'm sure they're really busy. Will definitely be returning.

Popped in for a simple special chow mein after a very long day at work. First time trying this takeaway, and unfortunately won’t be returning. Really disappointing chow mein, largely just a bowl of noodles with a thick, Bisto type gravy. Really not nice at all. On the plus side, we have a new container....every cloud!

Good portion size and affordable chinese takeaway. What's not to like?

Don't know why but seems to have gone down hill a bit

The food is good the staff are really polite and friendly also the delivery times are great.

This used to be a fantastic Chinese takeaway but unfortunately its gone downhill now!! I ordered a delivery at 6.30pm and when it hadn't arrived by 8pm I phoned again to be told its been busy and it's going to take another 30 minutes!! Not exactly fast food!!!

This Chinese takeaway in my opinion was the best in Exeter until today!! I phoned for a delivery at 6.30pm and it hadn't arrived by 8pm so I called again for them to say they were busy but my order would take another 30 minutes but unfortunately by 9pm it still hadn't arrived!! Fast-food don't make me laugh.

Waited 1 hour 45 minutes for delivery and it turned up cold not in pressed

Order at 17:55 rang again at19:30 said that would be another 20 minutes but till no food at 20:15 rang again said on the way arrived at 20:30 not happy

Lovely food great custemer service.Very resunable proportions and great food .High quality containers and bags

Undercook and soggy This was not even cooked properly Threw in the Dustbin as not even fit for the Dog.

It was okay but its cash only, and mostly I use card. Sometime they forget cans of drinks too..

Great local Chinese takeaway, extensive menu and friendly service. They don't take cards for payment but there is a cash point at the Tesco's right next door so it isn't far to go to grab some. All set up for covid with a large plastic screen and even a speaker/mic to hear you through your mask :)

I have gotten multiple deliveries from them and it has been great every time (only one item out of all the times I've ordered was not too great, sweet and sour pork hk style, but that's how it is with restaurants with large menus so it's fine with me). Very reasonably priced, great that they deliver, great portions, and tasty food. Thank you!

Grabbed a take away from here as a last minute meal as it was late. The service was super fast.... but the quality ends there! The Crispy beef was completely inedible. The Chicken in black bean sauce was a black lava with four table spoons of salt. The paid for prawn crackers where basically oil saturated snaps. The vegetable rice was good. Sorry, but it’s the truth. Maybe a bad night.

I always order from taste of China, always good food, descent delivery time almost always early, lovely staff great customer service

We have been having takeaways from this place for years and can not fault it. The food is delicious and well cooked. Good portion sizes and variety. We wouldn't think of ordering our takeaway anywhere else - thank you 😆

Food is always perfect with lots of flavour brilliant Thank you

Good Chinese food and not far from home

I have been getting Chinese takeaways from here for years and they never fail. Great tasty food and excellent portions freshly cooked. The front of house staff are always very helpful and friendly

10/8/19 ordered sweet & sour chicken with egg fried rice. This was the last meal I had eaten before becoming ill. The last couple of days I haven’t been able to keep anything down in my system. I will not be going back anytime soon.

Excellent food! Easily the best Chinese in Exeter

I ordered a meal which tasted okay nothing special but it satisfied me, but I chose to have a side of chicken skewers which were the exorbitant price of 5.90 I soon discovered they were coated in grease clearly bought in and not made by the shop itself and the peanut sauce was dreadful couldn’t relate it to peanuts whatsoever and was incredibly dry way more than a peanut sauce should ever be they have a nicer peanut sauce in Sainsbury’s ready meals. The consistency of the chicken was incredibly inconsistent and either felt raw over cooked or on occasion acceptable. I highly recommend any other chinese in Exeter as this chinese is overpriced (prices climbing since my last visit by at least 30p on everything if not more) and the place in general should be used as an emergency place to get food when in need at the very most!

I ordered a chow mein from this Chinese, only to find it was filled with hair. Will not be returning and was completely put off my food.

Excellent Chinese food prepared fresh to order. Not greasy or overly sweet. This Chef knows his business. I’ve eaten Chinese food in many countries and I am very impressed with the quality and taste of this food. I would have no hesitation in in recommending this take away . Well done taste of China Exeter.

Best takeaway in the country taste gorgeous

Desde hace mucho tiempo, ahora hemos tenido comida china, ya que nos ha resultado difícil encontrar una buena comida china en Exeter.El sabor de China ahora nos ha permitido disfrutar de la comida china nuevamente con comidas recién preparadas y excelentes satay de pollo en brochetas con una salsa de cacahuete muy sabrosa, mi favorito es la gamba salada y ají que está recién preparada mientras espera.Altamente recomendado

Always lovely food from here and speedy too

Me apetece leer las reseñas sobre este sonido para llevar, justo lo que estaba buscando llamó para entrega a domicilio no el. El 30 más barato para 2 de nosotros, así que pensé que esto sería algo que esperaría en el momento de la entrega 30 minutos. La buena comida era FRÍA. Tenía curry tailandés verde. Es tan insípido. He probado una sopa de pollo que no se llama curry. volver

Elegimos probar Taste of China para una comida china prenatal y estuvimos encantadosEducado, servicial, joven orden y rápido servicioTodas nuestras comidas fueron excepcionalesGran gusto, gran calidad y gran valorDisfruté especialmente el pollo al curry tailandés y pollo picante crujienteVolveremos muy pronto

Came here after debating wether or not to go and get something from a Chinese. This is one of closest ones to me and I wasn’t disappointed. Good portions. great food and great staff. I will be coming here a lot more.

Been to quite a few in exeter but this one always comes up trumps ! We even drive to get it !

La comida es muy sabrosa, pero más de 7 libras por el plato (incluido el arroz) es un poco demasiado alto. La mayoría de la gente sería feliz de comer el plato con arroz, así que sería genial si se pudieran hacer una oferta comida (plato + arroz en mitad y mitad cantidad) por 5 libras! En su lugar, el plato es 5. 5 + 2. 5 de arroz (pequeño contenedor) es demasiado alta. . . . . Muchos chinos llevar lugares ofrecen esta oferta oferta mezcla y este es simplemente genial. Si se combina este contenedor pequeño de arroz con la carne de la caja le dará exactamente el mismo cuadro completo ya que siempre estaba comiendo por sólo 5 libras en Cambridge, por ejemplo. Por favor, considere esta opción como una de las alternativas en el menú.

food was alright, but the guy answering my phone was bad in attitude, bad experience.

We have never had such a bad takeaway, the chicken meat was grey and tasteless, the shredded duck was mostly fat and was inedible. Rice was gloopy and looked like it had been around the block a few times. Avoid at all costs!

Era tan difícil encontrar un buen Chino en Exeter. Nos trasladamos en Exmouth el año pasado y que está demasiado lejos para ir en coche a mis favoritos uno cada semana.

Dos veces recientemente que pedimos para llevar la entrega del

Esta es mi comida para llevar local, y la comida es increíble. Normalmente me encanta el sal y pimienta Langostinos (chili), el arroz frito, y el Singapur curry tailandés son exuberantes. Los dueños son encantadores, y siempre le dan una cálida bienvenida. Mejor llevar comida china que he estado en Exeter.

Lovely food at a good price ^_^

Scrummy, quick delivery time, still hot on arrival, good sized portions, reasonably priced - well worth it. We've been using them for over three years and will continue to do so :-)

No es el más barato para llevar chino, pero la calidad de la comida es muy buena, especialmente la carne de alubias negras

We are very lucky to have this Takeaway within walking distance of our home..the portions are so generous, we have The special fried rice and one other dish-usually Lemon Chicken and that's enough for two. Never been disppointed.

Always great food with fast and convenient delivery

We ordered over the phone and had the food delivered. It was all good quality, delivered on time and we were very happy. We've eaten at most of the Chinese takeaways in Exeter, and we'd rank this as one of the best.

In all my years of eating takeaway food I have never tasted such putrid offerings, we arrived home and tried each of the 5 dishes ordered to find that we may as well have just thrown our money straight down the drain. I followed the tasting of the dishes and swift entry to the bin with a lovely cheese sandwich mmmmmmm, anyone wanting a good Chinese takeaway in Exeter should try Ming wah or alternatively dee yi. Sorry guys but your food is truly atrocious, and if that's what China tastes like then I'm cancelling my flight.

Nice friendly take away and/or delivery service. Good variety of food. Just what I would expect of my neighbourhood takeaway.

it is nice as long as you like your food cold, went to the shop to get our food by the time i got home the food was very cold,informed the shop they brought out a replacement no apology he said next time you order ask for it welldone? i mean seriously a weldone pancake roll and chicken balls" all i ask is it to be cooked and hot"

The best Chinese takeaway in Exeter. The food is of a superb quality, the ingredients are good quality and no msg after taste! Their only flaw is that there is no website.

Lovely food and never have we to wait to long for it wether it's collection or delivery. The owner & young girl behind the counter are always happy to help.Highly recommended.

Tonight was our second takeaway from Taste of China for a group of 7. It was v tasty and every meal was faultless. Great to have a good takeaway on our doorstep.

There used to be another Chinese takeaway at this location, but the current owners took it over a few months ago and have improved both the menu and the quality of the food. As well as the usual Chinese fare, they have a few 'house special' dishes including some very tasty Thai curries.The food comes quickly and all of the dishes which we have tried over the past few months have been very good indeed.Highly recommended.