The China Chef in Elmbridge

I would rather have given no stars at all. Worst Chinese takeaway ever, watery and tasteless. Will definitely not be going back and wouldn't advise anyone else to either, especially on a Wednesday night.

I absolutely loved this takeaway 20 years I’ve been going to china chef looking forward for a surprise Mother’s Day of cooking to my favourite place got home some of the orders wasn’t in the bag this has happened a couple of times so dishing up the food noticed it was oily the amount of oil was absolutely swimming in it it was disgusting 🤮 none of us ate much of it through the night we was all up being sick spook to the gp today and was told we all had the same problem which he put to food poisoning I will never be going there again 65 quid down the drain

Crispy chilli beef and Kung Po chicken were OK but Chow mein was bland and egg fried rice was stodgy. The spice came from jalapeños which I was surprised by as would usually expect that in Mexican cuisine not Chinese.

Always a pleasure to see and food is always good

The shop looks terrible on the outside

Always great food and very polite service, I collect on my way home and food always hot and fresh. Recommend the salt and chilli ribs.

Food tasted a little bland, however it's still nice

Always hot food and delicious food and nice friendly delivery drivers

Had the ribs and they were tough and sparse, one had just a sliver of meat down one side and the barbecue sauce was fluorescent red and tasted of sweet and sour sauce. The pork was tough and the rest of the meal was so bland it just melded in together. Dad was up, very poorly in the night. Awful.

The staff were lovely. My order was simple. I know what I am eating when it comes to Chinese as I try and replicate the restaurant experience at home. The ingredients were barely cooked and I recogonised the brand from a super market. Chinese Tofu is cut into small pieces and fried, with vegetables and then a home made sauce is added. In this case is was super market tofu cut into giant chunks with what tasted just like blue dragon stir sauce. Heated in a microwave. The vegetables of which there very few tasted of supermarket frozen vegetables - that frozen to heated taste without time to absorb flavour - It was horrible to eat Im sorry to say. It was a delivery. The CHOP SUEY was nothing but bean sprouts - a huge cause for botulism and not what I had asked for - I wanted broccoli with my mushrooms. I may have got one or two mushrooms and one piece of broccoli and Im not exaggerating! As a vegetarian I asked for Singapore noodles with vegetables. These arrived as regular egg noodles, again you buy from a shop with no vegetables. This is the worst delivery I have ever had. I am sorry guys I have to tell it like it is. I threw it all away. What a waste of money. You could have earned yourself a loyal weekly customer. Put more effort in. All the best for the future as you seem like decent people!

Ordered some food last night as had meals in the past and it was ok . Well I have never in my life had a Singapore noodles with bloody big lumps of TINNED SPAM in it! it's even curved on the ends where it's come out of the tin. Food was not good some was cold and very small portions although it's gone 20% up since my last order a few months ago. Never will I use them again

Disgusting food spent so much money to be completely disappointed tasted and looked like it had been left in the microwave to long

Ordered a large amount of food last night (£85 worth) and it was all awful. Phoned to inform them and very dismissive and rude, no apology, offer to put right. Order was wrong Chow mein massively over cooked- microwaved - all sloppy, little flavour Beef in black bean - very tough meat and no flavour Ribs completely dry and deep fried No ginger vinegar with grilled dumplins Special Rice was bland and dry (no egg, like boiled rice with a few bits thrown in) Every thing was rubbery like it had been microwaved to within an inch of its life. Worst Chinese I have ever had - 1 Star was too Much, but couldn't leave review without it

Tbh we was not happy last meal got things did'nt order & did'nt get wat we did order! Got told £42 on phone was £47 just over! Shame over 30 years getting take away from here, to exspencive not to enjoy! Sorry

We always get from china chef and had one tonight and it was unbelievable! The BEST Chinese I've ever had! Me and my partner couldn't stop saying o my god to how good it tasted!

The food from here is absolutely disgusting! The spring rolls are just deep fried batter, the “crispy” duck is soggy, the noodles and rice taste like they have been microwaved. I could go on. Very disappointed. Spent £50 on the worst chinese I’ve ever had.

Not impressed, food very mediocre. Egg fried rice was boiled rice with tiny bits of egg... Beef in black bean sauce was bland and chewy, fillet beef singapore style was awful, chips were gross. If locals think this is good food... I feel you have no idea what good takeaway Chinese food is, never again. Would score 1 star if I could.

All the food tastes the same Chilli beef with no chilli Spring rolls lots of roll no spring Will not be using again

Really nice food great service 👌

Favourite take-away. fantastic food

I'm vegetarian, but still find delicious food that keeps me coming back again and again...

Very consistent. Good food and fast.

Always great consistant food and quick delivery. Friendly people running it and always get the order right.

uncooked food (chicken {Bottoms the most cooked we had } ) which left one of us Ill , called up and told us we could just get extra next time . Don’t recommend eating from here

Quick service, good as you get front small take away Chinese food

Not very glamorous to look at. A little scruffy in terms of decor but everything looked very clean . Have heard poor reviews of this place later on in the evening but we collected ours at 7pm and it was freshly cooked to order. Theirs were the best spring rolls we have ever had and the other dishes were very good too.

We enjoyed the food which was nice

Beautiful food. Love it. Prawn balls 👌

Lunch meal deals excellent value for money and great quality

Live locally to this takeaway. Tasty food and lovely service, very efficient and affordable. Have ordered many times and will be in the future. Thanks!

Had a delivery on time and amazing food. Hubbies birthday one of my daughters was here and she agreed it was perfect

Best food and service in area, very friendly staff.

Great service. Huge portion and lovely taste. Deffinitly coming back. And a great price! Thank you

Great staff and great food very generous portions of very tasty food

The worst take away food I’ve had in a very long time. Pork balls so tough I can’t even bite through and chow mien tastes burnt. Standard rice. £15 for that. Very disappointing.

Food was nice and hot. Just how I wanted it. Quality was fantastic. I'll definitely be ordering the beef in black bean sauce again. Delivery was faster than I was told. Very impressive.

Just ordered a takeaway and it was amazing . After having a problem with another local Chinese they delivered our food quick and was nice and fresh. Will be ordering from here again.

We’ve been getting food from here for years and it’s always so good. Esp the chicken balls! We live in Australia and this is always one of the first places we order from when we come over every 6 months. Thoroughly recommend.

We ordered set meal e with extra chow main and lemon chicken. The delivery was so quick and the flavours are unreal! So tasty!

Worst Chinese I have ever had, kung po chicken was bland with no kick whatsoever, ribs were so fatty has cost £32 for 2 people who are still hungry and disappointed. Usually use bokays in addlestone and thought I would try somewhere different will never make that mistake again! If you want flavour in your food do not go here

Not that good food, and the rice is not basmati, only long grain rice.

Good food, well cooked. Speedy take away with friendly staff. I have used them several times when passing through Hersham and have always had good service and tasty food. Not as cheep as "up North", but then what do you expect in Surrey!

Surprisingly good! Tofu was cooked perfectly and the vegetables were tasty and fresh.

Great food, a little over priced

Fantastic meal very much enjoyed

We have had good food & excellent service, for many years. Quick delivery service even on the edge of listed delivery area. Deep Fried Shredded Chicken with Chilli a must order! Set meal A for 1 in a single container is very good mix also.

Been a customer of China Chef since they opened. It was excellent! and myself and my parents were regular customers. In truth I still go there but not as much as I find the prices seem to have been creeping up and you don't get much change from £20 for a meal for 1. The other factor is that the quality has dropped in the last year or so. To qualify that, my son is a creature of habit and only eats vegetable Singapore noodles, so we order that every time... however it is hit and miss, sometimes they are really good and other times verging on awful (greasy, mashed broken noodles, uncooked vegetables and no flavour, being the worst experience). I gave 3 stars because of the hit and miss issue, half the time they are good, but the other half no so great. However the kitchen should take a look at the guys that take your order, they are consistently friendly, helpful, quick (they know that menu inside-out) and always welcome you with a smile and hello - can't fault the customer service.

Best Chinese in Surrey! Always coming here for shredded chilli beef , must try!

Awesome customer service ! And value for money👌

Burnt rice rubbery dry chicken with too little sause. Specail chow mein nothing specail slimmy meat and all onion. Big disappointment. Expensive rubbish.

Gods food at good prices, recognisers his regulars!

Great food and service. My daughter has a food allergy and they were really accommodating. Thank you

Reasonably priced take away. No problems with orders for over 10 years. Home delivery service available

Good food at ok prices. Delivery service can be disappointing with very long waits at busy times. But it is he best Chinese food in the area

Hospitalised with food poisoning from this place a while ago. Ever wondered why the food is cooked so quick? It's because they cook a lot of it before they open and then just warm it up. Admittedly this was a couple of years ago but after reading these reviews I though ibwould comment. We had our food on the Saturday night and by Sunday I was rushed to hospital. Put on a drip to replace vital fluids and had to take anti sickness tablets. Complained to authorities who said they may do an inspection and spoke to the China chef who basically didn't give a stuff. Having rubbish food is one thing but to hospitalise your customers is something else

Avoid as The Sunflower in Sturry was closed tonight for family commitments i thought i would try this place again and it was horrid as soon as i put the bag in the car i gould smell the grease the prawn toast as hard and vertually devoid of praws the hot and sour soup was hot temp wise and virtually flavouless the sweet and sour praw balls was obviously re cooked hard and greasy the prawn rice was microwaved and stodgey Just dont bother Use the Suflower in Sturry they are great Andrew

Takeaway took over an hour to arrive despite being told it would arrive within the hour however main criticism is the food gave both myself and my husband extremely bad food poisoning! We were both violently ill for 48 hours and I'm 3 months pregnant which made it even harder! DEFINITLY NEVER ORDERING FROM HERE AGAIN. STAY AWAY!!!

Slow service at the weekends food quite good priced too high for the quality

I thought this Chinese would be good but I had the runs from this Chinese. 2 everyone be very careful for ordering things on the Website and on the phone ok

food could be fresher, the spring roll I advise avoiding as they drip grease, but overall not a bad little place. quick to deliver and good prices.

It's as good as it gets Lovely food