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3,5

Based on 217 opinions finded in 2 websites

3.5Ambience4.0Cuisine4.0Price4.0Service
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Nº 159 in 258 in Harlow

Nº 6 of 11 Chinese in Harlow

CUSTOMERS TALK ABOUT DISHES WITH.. ricecurrycookedbatteredfish

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Just brought fish and chips for the family , cost me £29.10 and it was the most disappointing fish and chips I have the misfortune to ever eat. Chips were dry , fish obviously had been kept warm from lunch time , batter was hard and crispy and the fish was dry and chewy . I will never use them again , and advise any of my friends to never use them . Total waste of my money.

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rastaman23 . 2021-04-24

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Just picked a takeaway up and got home and put it on the plates give my husband he’s food and there was 3 big long heirs in it and I rang them up and told them about it they asked did I want to reorder it no I don’t because I won’t be eating from there again they need to be closed down rotten do not eat from here !!!!

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Bridget P . 2021-03-18

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I cannot believe the state of the food , absolute crap service especially from the older Chinese lady if I could give 0 stars I would never go again food taste disgusting ...

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16831aa . 2021-01-08

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Ordered 2 currys1 chicken dish 3 riceLast week 1 rice did not turn up. Then today 1 curry 1 rice no show.Took 20 mins to get through to see what had happened to rest of orderedTold us we did not order it and can get another out. But charging us again and could have discount for inconvenience. We have already paid.Support local. No won't be ordering again. If the staff listened and paid attention. You would of got it right

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651129 . 2020-12-18

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I have been using this takeaway for a few years now, only because it's local!The people taking your money aren't friendly, they just take your money and then look behind for the next customer. If you go there on a busy day check your order, my orders have been, on many occasions, wrong, and the orders weren't that big.My main complaint is consistency with the taste of the food. From the changing taste of the soups (which is normally ok) but never the same from week to week, to...if you can believe it! The taste of the curry sauce.If you order boiled rice make sure it's not to eat alone, as on many occasions mine wasn't very moist, sometimes it's dry and sometimes a little hard.Their chips! Order a large potion if you want a sensible amount of proper size chips. If you order regular chips about half the potion will be small, off cuts and hard bits.They have only once given me free prawn crackers (unlike others I've tried who are happy to do this) for placing a large order, but this one off was on top of the potion I had already ordered and paid for! I didn't need two potions!Their prices are a bit above other Chinese takeaways I've tried in Harlow, but then, I believe they've raised them three times this year. Finally...Don't bother complaining to the boss about anything! I wanted to complain a couple of times but he won't come out from the kitchen! He just waves and I believe is saying "I'm too busy to talk"!I wouldn't recommend this takeaway to my friends, but I will still frequent it, because I can get to it without using my car.

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slightlye . 2020-12-06

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Food excellent,little cock up with order but soon rectified by them, thanks great food and very hot and tasty

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thebartongang . 2020-11-07

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Oh my God it was better than usual, not only food arrived so quickly but hot and full of flavour, thank you so much

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thebartongang . 2020-09-19

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Hard to find an actual chip mostly all dry crispy end bit. Some people might like that, but I ordered a portion of chips. Savaloy was even dryer than the chips. Overall very disappointed, will not go again.

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402sag . 2020-08-14

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First off all I have had two different experiences with the food shop in Harlow, one being the Chinese and another being a take away battered sausage and chips with a curry sauce.Firstly the Chinese, we rung up on our way to collect and I clearly stated my order and the girl who took it read it back and all was correct.My partner went in to collect and we noticed one of our dishes was missing which wasn’t good, we did check to see if we had been charged and we hadn’t and didn’t want to wait for the dish to be cooked as the other food would have gone cold. So we weren’t to impressed! When we got back the food was not up to scratch! Would not return! Secondly I decided to give the place another go as I thought it could have been a one off, this time I went to order a small battered sausage (only one size) as I got bluntly told the same with the chips where I was again bluntly told only a small or a large,and a curry sauce! I was charged £5.70! This is a crazy price! The chips and curry sauce were fine but the battered sausage was dry! It would have been nice if the staff were friendly as they weren’t in this case! NOT RETURNING!!!!!

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Annabel199326 . 2020-06-25

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Paid £43 including £5 delivery! 2 dishes came wrong and in order to get correct order 30 minutes later they wanted the 2 dishes back! So no idea who received our food next.. the food we did get that was correct certainly wasn’t worth it. used a couple times but after all this won’t be using again.

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rheap377 . 2020-06-12

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Food was an hour late the duck was overcooked it wasfreezing cold what a waste of £27 In the circumstances 👎🏼

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Regron275 . 2020-05-01

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This is the worst Chinese food I have come across in my entire life. The Beef Udon was just pieces of beef and boiled udon noodles sitting in this horrible sweet sauce, noway was this wok fried. Same for the prawns Udon. No garlic, no soy sauce, nothing! Totally bland and Both only half filled. I had to throw everything in a colander, wash all that horrible sauce off, and wok fry it with onions, garlic, ginger, white pepper, dark soy sauce, fish sauce, rice wine, sesame oil and someChilli paste. Salt and pepper ribs was absolutely bland! Battered soggy ribs with bits of spring onions. Had to remake that as well with garlic, ginger, soy sauce, 5 spice, chillies. Will never buy from there again

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martincF9090GK . 2020-04-18

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Just spent £33 on Chinese food and it was bland I'm so angry it is the worst Chinese takeaway ive ever had. If it wasn't getting to late for my son to eat I would of taken it all back I will never order from here again.

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Kangarooballs . 2020-04-09

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Sorry to say the Chinese food we had from The Food Shop at Staple Tye in Harlow was very bland & tasteless, & the sweet & Sour sauce that we can buy in a supermarket has a much better taste to it.We thought we’d get a Chinese takeaway in for our Anniversary dinner but sadly this takeaway is one that we won’t be visiting again as our Chinese meal tasted as though it had just been reheated & wasn’t that hot at all.It’s a real shame but we couldn’t recommend the Chinese food from here.

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JanG978 . 2019-11-13

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our food arrived in about 45 minutes piping hot very well cooked and delicious will certainly use again

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mrsp109 . 2019-10-08

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Wouldn’t recommend, much better takeaways that offer value for money in Harlow Town. Also there is extra £2 for delivery which is not mentioned on the flyer

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latecarrot . 2019-07-14

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We've not had a real problem with the food here until our last order. We did a big order for the family and by the time we got home we noticed that they'd put double of my partners meal in our bag instead of my order. Not wanting to drive all the way back I reluctantly ate the second portion of my partners order only to find it was swimming in grease and almost tasteless. Needless to say it ended up in the bin and we haven't returned.

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julie s . 2019-06-04

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Our food this time from here was amazing, dishes were cooked perfectly and we had asked for alterations to our dishes, when it was delivered within 35 minutes it was lovely and hot.little bit dearer but well worth the extra couple of quid.

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thebartongang . 2019-05-19

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I ordered a rather simple meal which included pancakes rolls. When I got home after collecting my food I was sorely disappointed to find my pancake rolls were absolutely gigantic mounds of battered, soggy mess. I have never had a pancake roll which has been dipped in batter (like you’d get on a fish super) and then fried until it resembles a brick. I tried to bite into it but it was rock hard, which I hurt my tooth so I had to crack it open. Inside wasn’t much better.....the actual pancake was raw and soggy and the filling was a watery, tasteless mush.All in all, the rest of the food was ok but I definitely don’t recommend anyone to get the sorry excuse for “Pancake Rolls”; a greasy, heavy, tasteless and STRANGE food option. I almost felt like it was a joke/mistake that it was battered because surely nobody likes these?!

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Epiclysteph . 2019-03-15

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I had the veg chow mein, mange tout and garlic and toffee banana. Best Chinese I've had in ages and toffee banana was hard and hot as it should be!

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pk1000 . 2019-02-07

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take away chinese food very nice and can get very busy, but avoid the chips, the worst I’ve ever tasted.

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cristopls . 2018-11-10

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Always enjoy food here, nice fresh fish and chips. Also the best Chinese food around. Well worth visiting

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beli7787 . 2018-11-07

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Got a takeaway Chinese and food was ok but the service was slow and prices are the average side. Have always found the fish and chips and sausage in here very good

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379shanes . 2018-09-16

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One of our favourite Chinese deliveries in Harlow. The food is always good and always delivered hot. I would definitely recommend

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fiona12924 . 2018-08-12

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Always busy,great staff,clean.food of anything and chips and all Chinese foods Always hot and cooked Delivery and take away

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T4004NTchrisc . 2018-04-23

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Looking for a great Chinese takeaway then look no further. Freshly cooked to order you can watch the chefs cook your meal while you wait. Fast efficient and friendly. Above all, great food

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itsdaveengland . 2018-03-28

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I ordered duck, boiled rice, special chow mein and sweet and sour chicken peking style - we received special fried rice instead of the chow mein and I rang them back straight away - they said they would replace it in 10 - 15 mins so we had the duck starter and before we had finished it they turned up with the chow mein and apologised. The meal was delicious and we will be ordering from there again. (I know I didn't order special fried rice by mistake because I had got it off the website and wrote it down to order it also they charged me for chow mein).

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janetmiller162 . 2018-02-26

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The trouble with the food shop is that one day the food will be excellent and the next it

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NigelB228 . 2018-01-28

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Unfortunately, the staff are completely incompetent, we have ordered from here 9 or 10 times, and at least 4 if not 5 of those times, the food has been wrong (special requests ignored, wrong food delivered etc).

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Tom F . 2017-12-23

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I would have rated the Food Shop higher if I could hand done two review - one for the Fish & Chips the other for the Chinese. The Fish & Chips are generally very good (shame though you have to throw away so many small bits of chips but I guess they can’t sort them!). We had a Chinese this week and it had very little taste to it when compared to the same meal from other Chinese restaurants.

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Highstile . 2017-12-22

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Food very poor under cooked vegetables and the rice looked old.the rice tasted grainy .the prawn balls were okay. I won't be going back

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mcchesneytilley . 2017-12-01

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I went to the Food Shop Tuesday for a Takeaway the Chicken starter tasted like the chicken was re-heated and the tecture was horrible after that we had King Prawn in Black Bean sauce which was ok except for the Rice was like eating pudding so most of it went in the Bin and we will never go there again.

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Pat Wendy G . 2017-11-08

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This is without question Harlow's finest fish and chip shop. Excellent portions and fantastic batter. Not the pool of grease that is offered by their rivals. Likewise for their takeaways. I can honestly say it is the best I've ever had.

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TrevorJohn . 2017-09-22

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The food was very delicious and service was up to mark very nice place to Hang on, thanks for wonderful time with friends.

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gursharansethi . 2017-04-12

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Tenía la comida china muchas veces, siempre es bueno y fresco, me encanta la manera en que usted puede ver a los cocineros trabajando en la cocina plana, el personal de mostrador amable y trabajar como un verdadero equipo. Servicio de entrega eficiente, aunque una...

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andrewward1957 . 2016-11-07

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He usado este para llevar chino muchas veces. Siempre muy concurrido y popular.

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AngelCake_NE . 2016-10-24

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Just popped in to the food shop because my regular chip shop is closed Monday,ordered pancake rolls which were big but still over priced at £3 whatever it was they used for the outside of the pancake roll was so tough it was like eating an old boot without flavour.Also the chips very dear and were also rock hard and very tasteless.

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Jeff190784 . 2016-09-05

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I've been having takeaway here from day one and the food is always good. Over the years the portion size has declined but prices are 20 to 30 pet cent higher and they even charge for delivery on top. 8 dishes £45 is pushing the boundaries

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chrisbaxter71 . 2016-08-27

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The fiod here was nice and they delievered in the time specified. But, the food was lukewarm and it is expensive.

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Kayleigh L . 2016-07-20

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Being local to the shop we have starting using it more often and the food available is outstanding. What sets this place apart from many others in the town is that it offers a good selection of vegetarian options. The stuffed mushrooms are the pick of the bunch. I've not had a bad meal from this place, and the queue inside is often leading out of the door.

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TonyHonan . 2016-04-29

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This used to be a good takeaway and they had their own specialities. Just totally commercialised now. The sweet & sour dishes are obviously re-heated and the chips are just warm. Not had a nice fresh takeaway from there for years.

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valerie c . 2016-04-26

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Love the Chinese from here bit pricey ,but worth it phone and order it for delivery and it's allways here with in the hourAlso the fish chips and savoloy excellent

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kevinpiggott . 2016-04-21

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We always have our takeaways delivered and they are always delivered within the time they said and it's always hot.I have never had a dish that wasn't tasty and we have ordered a big variety.Portions are big so we always have some left over for a snack for lunch.I wouldn't go anywhere else for my chinese.

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KASEssex . 2016-03-03

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very good takeaway food, good staff, very clean. Can see them cooking the food. Often very busy but worth the wait

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allison2016 . 2016-02-12

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Great service, excellent food. Quick delivery service.Will definitely use again thanks and see you soon.

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Sylvia K . 2016-01-13

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We take away from here regularly. Whether it's fish and chips, pies, battered sausages, a quick curry or full Chinese selection, it's always great in our experience!

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UFirstLunchClub . 2015-12-23

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You cannot fault this place.The food is awesome!The curry sauce is bang on the money. Noodles are great, even the chips are good.Highly recommended

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goodchis . 2015-12-04

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Always freshly cooked, excellent service although queues not uncommon. Best chinese in the area and extensive menu.

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OmarK_uk . 2015-10-17

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In my opinion this is the best chinese take away in harlow. They also do fish and chips etc. Good selection of food on menu. Always nice and fresh and well cooked. You can see food being prepared and cooked. Would recommend you try this take away - They also deliver but give this plenty of time

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Barry S . 2015-10-16

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First time visit, read good reviews please believe them, spare ribs tough as old boots, prawn curry in dark bisto style sauce not very Chinese!!, special fried rice dry and cold chicken Chinese style in some sort of pale sauce more Italian,special chow mein only thing edible

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bobbysnanna . 2015-08-27

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We regularly have our meal delivered and they are always delivered quickly and the food piping hot.We do tend to order the same items but this is because we really enjoy it and the meal is always the same high quality.

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KASEssex . 2015-08-23

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Have used this chinese for years. Lovely hot food. Friendly staff. Good delivery service. Chips are amazing!!

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ashby87 . 2015-05-25

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Have used the food shop for years for Chinese food.it was recommended by my two sons.food is always hot.good portion size.an the quality never varies.always excellent.have tried others near to my location but found the lacking.happy to recommend the food shop any time.wether by order delivery or straight from the shop.if you go to the shop you can even whatch them cook it.no hidden secrets.hygeine rating top class.enjoy

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shellwarwicknewman . 2015-05-22

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Used this takeaway for many years, the food is always top quality and freshly cooked while you wait. An extensive selection of Chinese meals, sides, and cracking fish and chips. The staff are always friendly and smiling. Top hygiene ratings. What's not to like!

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Excentrica . 2015-04-28

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Lovely food cooked while you wait..... Wait being the objective word. Very popular takeaway and so usually quite a queue.Both fish and chips and Chinese food is quality.One down side is they do not accept any kind of card payment so make sure you have the cash before you order .

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Christine G . 2015-03-17

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Have been using this take away for so many many years. The food is very consistant and tasting good. Have over the last 15 years or so only occasionally found that some dish was not as I have had before but never bad. Always really busy at weekends so best to phone in your oder to collect. Will be very happy to continue using them.

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StevenBenfield . 2015-02-19

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