The Great Wall in Welwyn Hatfield

Polite service, however the food was one of the worst Chinese takeaways I've ever eaten the chicken chow mein was disgusting to other Chineses that i have experienced, the deep fried chicken pieces were all dry and like eating leather Asif they have sat there for hours. The only thing half decent in my order was egg fried rice. Wouldnt recommend this Chinese as I'm sure there are better out there around the area.

Great food, lovely staff. Best Chinese in Welwyn Garden.

First time coming here this evening, and zero complaints from me, food was decent, hot, way better value for money than some of the other Chinese spots in welwyn garden, first choice for Chinese for me now👍🏽

Best Chinese in Welwyn Garden City.

This is now our Chinese takeaway of choice, really tasty food and great service.

Friendly and helpful lady behind counter who gave me advise on what to order when I told her of my preferences. The food I have had here has both been very tasty but also very good portions. My only negative is that if you want to pay by card then you have to spend £15 or more. Not a big deal if buying for more than one person, but as a single person can be a pain.

Always amazing quality food that tastes so fresh. Run by the loveliest woman and always the best service. The best Chinese in wgc by far

Love this Chinese! Food is always super tasty and hot! Great customer service and shop is always clean!

Great service good food. I’m coeliac (no gluten) they took great care specially making my food gluten free. It was lovely.

Always great food & friendly service.

Ordered a salt and pepper chicken with max veg noodles and paid 15£ . All for a burnt salt and pepper chicken and a mix veg ‘Singapore noodles ‘ I called back and the lady said that this a how they do Chicken and that it’s not burnt and that they use thin noodles which if they do then they should let their customers know about it . Very disappointing service. I’m not going to order again .

Disgusting. Noddles like the width of a stand of hair . Dry as any thing . Soup was pure salt could not be eaten . This is second time I’ve gone there thought it’s probably me but no it’s not good either time .

Hands down the best Chinese I have ever tasted. Absolutely delicious and very polite and pleasant people. Highly recommend

i love the customer service there and the price for food is reasonable

Really nice place the food was amazing and also the owner was really friendly and welcoming. Highley recommend

Absolutely Minging ! Had ribs which are deep fried not baked but god alone knows what they were fried in as the aftertaste is awful (gopping as the old Army phrase went). I think they bake them first then whack them in the fryer to order from the freezer as no Chef would allow this to leave theor kitchen !!! Chips (and I know I have not gone traditional) tasted like they had been cooked yesterday then kept warm to the point ALL moisture had been removed. Next time I think I'm hungry I'll make a sandwich of cardboard and wood paste and save myself a trip....

Love this place. Not really a fan of specific dishes and normally prefer a buffet but this place changed that. Always a happy polite service.

Always amazing food - chilli beef to die for also ribs are yummy but all the food I've tried is great

In all my years of takeaways that has to be the worst Chinese I have ever had! Right down to the prawn crackers and curry sauce awful! What waste of £30 we usually hate to throw food away but all 5 dishes have gone in the bin.

It was cold and expensive only got 3 ribs which two were mostly bone. So rather expensive at nearly £2 a rib and they were cold so the sauce was like jam wont be returning

Have now ordered from here four times each has been excellent good quality and friendly staff. Best Chinese food in welwyn by far.

Although we have lived quite near The Great Wall for many years, this was our first visit since it became takeaway only. They don't seem to have an online presence of any kind. All we could find was a a couple photos of old menus which customers have posted, so we went in person to order. We had Sweet and Sour Chicken Balls, Special Chow Mein, King Prawn Kung Po, Special Foo Yung, chips and curry sauce. We didn't order any rice because we had plenty at home. The Special Chow Mein was very good, but the rest of the food was pretty average apart from the chips which were absolutely appalling. The chicken itself was OK, but the batter was too thick and tough. The King Prawn Kung PO was very nicely seasoned, but there were not many prawns, and it had lots of cashews nuts. I doubt we will be returning.

Food was super fresh and the place was clean. Whole family enjoyed the food, I reckon its the best chinese in the area.😝

No where near the best Chinese first time here and last not recommended

Great Chinese . Probably the best Chinese around wgc in my opinion . Tastes obviously change for different people . Great place

My first and last visit to the Great Wall. Lemon Chicken, Chicken in Pepper and Black Bean Sauce, Egg Fried Rice Vegetables and Noodles. All of which were pretty tasteless. After a few mouthfuls my husband and I gave up with this meal. Chicken was bland and very chewy. Very disappointing

Don't understand why only one star as it should be 5!!!😁😁

Local family run business, food spot on and great service. Love the plain chow mein and chicken balls. Thank you

Love this Restaurant it’s the best Chinese food I’ve ever had. The salt and pepper chicken and Malaysian satay are unbeatable!

The food and the people are always great and polite, it's also a delight to see the family all eating their lunch together in the side of the restaurant between opening hours. Heartwarming. Definitely feels like my money is going much further when I'm giving it to them. 10/10 would recommend

If I could rate this zero I would. Chicken is obviously cheap, frozen and tastes like it. It was cooked, but tasted like plastic. Had the squid, total waste of money. Over cooked, rock hard and dumped in a load of burnt spices.

This is the best Chinese takeaway around here, by a long shot. Food is always fresh, never to much salt and always tastes lovely. Some of the negative reviews here seem 'manufactured' to me, they like to mention a rival as better but that rival got taken to court a couple of years ago for very poor hygiene standards. To the reviewer who didn't like the chips from Great Wall...they do not, and have never done chips.

Always great tasting food (especially veggie spring rolls) We've been going there for many years. Highly recommend.

Very poor ,hoy Che at knightsfield is excellent . Don't bother with this place.

Food was freshly cooked and tailored to exactly what we wanted, tasted lovely and the service was fantastic. Will definitely use again

Better than the indian next door which doesn’t even deserve one star . The food here is very nice and the staff are very polite...thank you .

I never write reviews! However I was so disappointed with this. Duck and plumb sauce was so saulty we couldn’t even eat it. Chips tasted like they’d been left for a month before serving. Chicken balls were so dry, and the prawn crackers tasted like fairy liquid. Overall just really disappointed and won’t be returning, will be using hoy che in knightsfield in future.

We have been ordering food from Great Wall for the last 5 years since moving to WGC and everytime the food is piping hot, fresh, clean and delicious! I especially love their chicken curry, it is to die for! The best thing about Great Wall is that they use really nice chicken, duck and pork in their dishes, and not the rubbery meat you get at many other chinese places. They definitely know how to make their sauces too. They always put lovely fresh crunchy vegetables in dishes too..so wonderful. We have tried the other chinese places in WGC and Hatfield but this has got to be the best chinese take away in WGC by a mile. Thank you Shirley! P.s you need to make a face book page as so many people have been rating your take away very highly on the WGC FB page! Jade, Chak & Emily xxx

Wonderful food and I have had a lot of Chinese takeaways! The pancake rolls to die for as beansprouts crisp which means freshly cooked

First order chili beef great taste 5* but chow main noodle very thin and small, should be thick than will absolutely amazing. 3* Total I give a 4*.

Excellent food, immaculate premises and such friendly staff. A family run take away (unfortunately we didn’t know it was there until recently otherwise we would definitely have visited the restaurant when it was open). It puts other take aways to shame. Highly recommended.

We usually use them during the week and found them good. However last night(Friday) we had one from them. The chicken balls were terrible. Dry chicken far too much batter and stale! The rice was okay. The noodles were dry tasteless and with 4 king prawn! The chicken in black bean sauce was inedible. And the crispy chilli beef was more like crispy chilli carrot! Disgusted. Unfortunately we will not be using them again as a short drive away there is a Chinese that is consistent. Oh and we waited 45 minutes for them to give us a terrible £25 worth of slop. Shame as they have been good. Never again though. Do yourself a favour. Go elsewhere.

Have used this Chinese for years now and I think it’s the best around. The food is always freshly cooked and Shirley and her husband and Brendon there son are always so friendly and nice

This place is brilliant, I’m always greeted with a smile and the food is excellent. 5 stars without question.

First time we tried this place last week. Food was reasonably priced, food quality although fresh was average.

Not good for healthy, vegetarian or vegan food.

Bought food here for the first time a few days ago, and I'll definitely be going back. The large "Four Wander" Cantonese Style and a single Special Fried Rice was enough food for two. The Sweet Corn and Chicken Soup was delicious, and my wife has said that next time she's sick, that's what she'll be demanding.

Read good things about this place and after their recent refurb and conversion into a standalone take away we thought we would give them a go. The food was bland, gloopy and lacking in flavour within the sauces. The meat was very dry and tasted old. We will not be returning here.

Nice and friendly people cooking real nice takeaways ...best one around Welwyn garden city . This is a must try if you like Chinese..you won’t be disappointed. 😁👍👍👍👍

This was excellent quality food. The young guy called Brendan did a great job at the till and was very polite.

Worst Chinese takeaway I have ever experienced. Ribs were dry and crumbly, almost like biscuits, I'd go as far to say that cat or dog biscuits would have been nicer. Some sauce and bits of onion chucked on top. Noodles were full of msg/salt. Bits of chicken had been tenderised and again the sauce was just full of salt. Called them back to let them know, response was that maybe I just wasn't used to their style of cooking....too right I wasn't. Wouldn't have written this review had they taken my feedback normally and possibly offered some sort of discount or something to entice me back (I would still have been reluctant)... Avoid at all costs if you want anything near traditional Chinese cooking... Maybe this was a one off, but from my call back it seemed like they didn't care.

We miss the excellent restaurant, but the food from the new take-away at The Great Wall is just as good as ever, and Shirley is still a wonderful lady. We have always loved the spare ribs.

This used to be a restaurant. Great food well with a visit even now a take away

Después de cinco años de estar en la ciudad de welwyn garden finalmente me decidí a visitar este para llevar. Nunca probé la comida aquí cuando era un restaurante, pero me pareció buena idea probarlo ahora. Permítanme decir que ya no me arrepiento de mi asistencia durante los últimos cinco años, la comida es excelente, muy sabrosa y la señorita que mi pedido amable y me ayudó a corregir algunos comida casi MIS ordenados.

Staff exceptional, friendly, courteous and very helpful. The Chinese food was very good, not only for me but my wife is Gluten and Wheat free and they advised what she could and could not have. Thank You I will be back

Simply the best Chinese around! When the building was recently being renovated, we ordered locally from others but they could not compare!

Very friendly service from the lad on the phone and in the resteraunt and the lady who gave us our food was also lovely, one of the best Chinese takeaways I've had I don't know where the bad reviews are talking about they must be talking about somewhere else! Brilliant.

Fantastic food for good price, was very sad when they closed for a short while but am very glad they reopened! We tried other places but none of them come close.

We have eaten here many times and have always been very happy with the food and the service from Shirley. Sadly it has now closed but will be opening up again (next door ) as a takeaway . It is not yet open , (...

Excellent food! Friendly staff! Quiet location! What's not to like? ***** Currently closed for refurbishment - will no longer be a Chinese restaurant 03/10/16 *****

Owners son brendog is a proper lad 👌

Mi familia y yo adoro este restaurante/quitar. Es el mejor restaurante Chino fuera de China y también sirve otros clásicos como el curry tailandés Teriyaki y a un nivel excepcional. He tenido comida china en todo el Reino Unido y en el extranjero y tiene...

Hemos comido aquí esta noche. El lugar está realmente en necesidad urgente de una reforma total.

Just had a lovely sit down meal at The Great Wall restaurant with my partner and our little girl, the service was really really good and the food was Amazing and good size portions as well and the staff were lovely and very helpful had even got us a small spoon for our little girl to use without having to be asked (which i find i have to ask for in most places) will definitely be visiting again :)

This place, to me, absolutely nails the sweet spot of taste & value for money.In my opinion, The East and possibly Hakalok serve nicer food. But they charge £££ for that, which is fair enough.This place charges similar to all the other "run of the mill" Chinese takeaways in our town, and even less than some of the bad ones. But the food is between good and excellent with almost all dishes. I have been eating here for decades so I can honestly say I've eaten almost everything on the menu, very few things I wouldn't recommend to someone.This is my go to Chinese if I want a regular, nice meal with my family. If it is a special occasion, take a look at The East or maybe Hakalok.

I get takeaway from here on about once a month as a treat and I have to say in the 3 years I have been going here I haven't had a poor meal. I have tried different take aways but they were greasy and poor. Not here. All meals have been excellent. The family who run it are so friendly. The prices are great value for money in my opinion. I have never eaten in the restaurant and I agree the decor is dated but I have eaten in well decorated restaurants only to be disappointed by the food. If u want great food this is the place to come. For as long as I live in this area I wouldn't have Chinese food from anywhere else!!!!

Perfectly acceptable standard Chinese food here, and service was good. A bit dated inside, and although the menu is quite extensive, with Thai as well as Chinese variations, I would prefer it if there was something a bit more adventurous on offer. But that, I'm afraid, is a common problem with all the local Chinese restaurants. The bill was a pleasant surprise - very good value at £20 per head.

Lovely staff who always ask about the family and have a good bond! Food is lovely and cooked brilliantly! The wait can sometimes be long but that's because they are so popular which isn't a bad thing!

Got a take away and food was good. Highly recommend the duck, ginger and spring onions. Well priced and aways friendly staff. I would recommend.

When we first moved here we used to visit the restaurant on a regular basis but over the years it just lacked atmosphere and be and more of a take away so we stopped going.On Saturday we had friends visiting and the weather was awful so we decided to just call up and order a takeaway.The English woman taking the orders in the phone was a bit hard work, kept having to repeat myself, we were told half hour, as we arrived I had a call on my mobile to say that the order would be ready in ten minutes, I walked through the door and my food was already in the counter??Don't know how Ing it had sat there?On arriving home, I must say the food was really lovely, only two criticisms the prawn balls were stodgy and certainly not king prawns and the prawn crackers were burnt.Apart from that we were pleasantly surprised and will use again.

Had a take away from here a couple of times; no-one ever seems to be eating in the restaurant (yet the Raj Tandoori a couple of doors down is heaving). Food was very reasonable though the squid was a bit big and rubbery, That apart will certainly go again....

Burn to a crisp chillis ribs,and pork duck just fat,phoned takeway very rude avoid at all cost go to knightsfield take 100% better and friendly.

Moved away from WGC some time ago but still return to visit this restaurant. Food always excellent, great service and prices reasonable.

This has always been a good reasonably priced Chinese restaurant. Considering the quality of the food and the fact that the Indian restaurant on the same parade is always crowded it is surprising that the restaurant is usually empty. We have never had a bad meal there over a period of about 15 years, however due to the low No of customers it pays to check that they are open as they sometimes shut early. A Gem.

Myself and 4 other mums took our children for lunch to The Great Wall Restaurant to celebrate Chinese New year.We had a wonderful time, food was fantastic and service was 100%. We couldn't have asked for more. We were all made to feel so special and would definitely recommend a visit. Thank you to all the staff.

Having some business in Welwyn but not knowing the area at all my wife and I fancied a lunchtime chinese...The Great Wall fitted the bill, the owner a Malay lady was most friendly and accommodating ,her husband is the chef. The food was on a lunchtime special menu at under £7 a head ( you can pay more for a takeaway) The food was tasty and hot with good ingredients.The meal with drinks was just over £20 for two, which is great value!If this place was nearer than 21 miles from my home I'd probably eat here at least once a month,not the best ever chinese but very acceptable,worth a visit if in the area..

A pleasant experience which I would readily repeat. Every component was better than expected . We ate early and the restaurant was quiet and lacking atmosphere. It was busier by the time we left.Good vfm.

Never disappointed in the quality of the food or the service. My favourite Chinese in the town, needs to be busier!

Ordered a takeaway over the 'phone from here last weekend, as the alternatives were not open for lunches. Whilst I have been here before, it has been a while.Food, change and a smile were waiting for me on arrival and, once home, we each had our fill from the choices set before us: Chilli Beef, Chicken and Cashews, Chow Mein, to name a few.Have to say there was little left over for the next day!Will now include this Restaurant in our Chinese takeaway choices.

Ordered from here twice as I thought the first time was so bad that they must have been having a bad day. No there food is really that terrible. Unable to eat more than a few mouthfuls before wanting to throw up. I do feel sorry for them as there very friendly. I never see any one eating in the restaurant either.

This is an excellent Chinese restaurant with a large menu which includes Cantonese, Japanese and Thai. The food has always been excellent, and I enjoy trying different dishes, of which there are so many to choose from.We also enjoy take-aways from the Great Wall, which always includes the amazong spare ribs.

Love the Chinese food for the price at offer

Only ever used this restaurant for takeaways so can't comment on service. Food is ok, edible but wouldn't rave about it. Portions however are very good and not badly priced.

The food here is far tastier than other Chinese fare available in the area and over the years we have sampled them all!! They will happily prepare without MSG and use far less salt in the cooking process too! As a lover of crispy chilli beef I can heartily recommend theirs as being the best I've had in a long time, with the fine hot noodles delicious too. We have eaten here and ordered take away and both are equally as good.

Not as good as other similar places in the area unfortunately. think il stick to ones I frequent usually. Not real bad, just found it a little mediocre

This chinese/thai/japanese restaurant is really something special. The chef is committed to healthy cooking - really fresh ingredients with minimal salt, fat and msg. The result is the best chinese food I've had anywhere. Although not the most attractive of restaurants, the large tables with ample space between more than makes up for it. Best of all, however, is the service - extremely friendly and attentive. We've been regulars for eight years and hope to remain so for many years to come.

Brilliant food. Courteous and attentive staff. Always worth a visit. Sometimes seems a little quiet but not a bad thing.Wide range of food - chinese, japanese and thai. All good.

I like the food from here - usually have takeaway.I recently asked for something that was not on the menu and the chef would not cook it - reason being that it was not palatable to him and not worthy of his talents (I just wanted something cooked very plainly for someone with dietary requirements - just part of a much larger "on menu" order). After a long conversation I left a little disgruntled - though the person serving me could not have been more helpful - really good. Surely giving the customer what they want is importnat...Generally though the food is nice - probably the best Chinese in WGC. Highly recommended - if you want to eat off the menu.

Very friendly service. Food is excellant; very fresh and without the usual MSG one often finds in chinese restaurants.The duck pancakes are great and the bami goreng rice nice and spicy without going over the top.

First ever visit to this restaurant in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire U.K.Greeted by the very friendly lady owner who made us very welcome indeed.I have eaten quite a lot of chinese food over the years but would have to honestly say the spare ribs in sauce were the best I have ever tasted and devoured before anyone else beat me to the next rib. Dont know what was in the sauce but it was to to die for, the rest of the meal Chinese Sweet n Sour chicken Hong Kong style, special fried rice and chicken chow mein were also very nice indeed portions and you also get free prawn crackers were of genourous proportions and I would certainly reccomend this restaurant. The service was good and effiecient and the prices were very reasonable the restaurant can hold I'd say around 50 people.There is a car park right outside in main road.

Went for takeaway this evening, place was surprisingly quiet so food ready pretty quickly.We had the lemon chicken, which was very good, lovely coating with plenty of lemon sauce provided separately in a pot. Chilli beef was tasty if a little spicier than expected; thin strips of carrot gave it an interesting twist. Sweet & sour hong kong style was yummy with big chunks of onion & pepper.Looking forward to going again - was better than Dynasty, which has gone downhill since the move IMHO.

Overall not bad - probably the best duck pancakes you will find in WGC

decor a bit boring but good food.