The New Furama in Antrim

Don’t… you will be bitterly disappointed… Tasteless mush. Ribs as a starter as dry as a stick… spring rolls consisting of cabbage… and tasteless Main courses worse… Dreadful place give it a by ball

It had been some time since I’d been to this place and was quite looking forward to taking my family.. What a disappointment.. we ordered the set dinner for four ( option D ) and agreed to pay a little extra to change the soup for the crispy aromatic duck. The mixed platter was edible the duck was also edible, it had been bulked up with a handful of lettuce in below to make it look a reasonable amount. The mains were the biggest disappointment . Don’t know what the salted chilli chicken was but it didn’t taste like chicken,as for the fillet steak Cantonese style it was horrible and not sure what it was . The other mains were edible and that’s being reasonable. That was bad enough but when I received the bill they added £25 pounds to change soup to duck with no allowance for not taking soup and then charged us for our coffee’s which we’re supposed to be included in the meal price. Waitress didn’t want to know… We won’t be back

We genuinely enjoyed our 3 course lunch for a tenner. Yes a tenner. The food is ok quality. Service was concord fast. Literally as you set down your fork, whoosh your plate and cutlery were gone. So I had salted battered chilli ribs as a starter. Lovely, my type of cheap heat with chilli flakes (no fresh chilli) spring onion, onion garlic I mean really finger - licking good. My wife had a smoked chicken starter. My main was a Peking battered over cooked chicken with really 5 star noodles (£1 more for noodles) and they were really delicious. Again the Peking sauce was strong tasting with no refinements but hey 3 courses £10. My wife has sweet & sour pork (shoulder) somewhat fatty, a bit disappointing and she wouldn’t order it again. I had banana fritter for dessert and it’s been a long time since I had this dessert. It came with cheap ice cream. The batter around the banana was very poor and the worst part of the meal truly 1 star. I left it on the side. The golden syrup was ungenerous. I’d have surrendered the vegetable oil/air ice cream for more syrup but we’ve never been here before. My wife had ice cream. I really can’t be too critical of this place as put bluntly the price charged makes it 5 star value. It is cheap junk food. The prices here reflect this but it’s far better junk than the comparable similarly priced highly processed junk meals from Mc D, BK, KFC etc. I’m usually critical of Chinese fast food places and my criticism derives essentially out of the fact that it’s well over - priced and rip off fast food - the ingredients are mostly cheap: dried noodles, white rice, fried rice with chemically induced soy sauce (not kikkoman) and salt added, maybe some scrambled egg. Meats include flank steak from the abdominal muscles of the cow, cheap pork cuts, shoulder and ribs, battery chicken with duck and prawns being priced at the more expensive end. The sauces too, orange and lemon sauce - usually a boiled white lemonade base thickened with potato starch. Sweet & sour being vinegar/sugar based artificially coloured with chemical food colouring powders, Peking sauce being a variation of sweet & sour with factory made brown sauce added (usually OK sauce) curry from plain flour, a ton of onions and oil fried together with curry power added to taste, similarly ‘gravy’ is the same base as curry but instead of curry powder they add liquid carmel (burnt sugar). Black bean is chicken stock based with fine chopped ginger and garlic and potato starch and on it goes - there’s few ingredients that are of themselves expensive - no cream, butter, saffron. What makes the posher Chinese places ‘better’ are the refinements to the basic sauces so higher end sweet & sour may have had oranges and lemons cut in half and boiled with the sugar and vinegar. The vinegar may be a better refined product - less harsh, fried rice might have a better quality soy. It’s almost unique to cheap Chinese places for them to use a technique of velveting cheap meats, beef is cut thin and even against the grain, chicken too and then marinating briefly in a mix of baking soda, cornstarch (wine if you’re lucky) and seasoning. I know I’m repeating myself but it was ok here - it’s junk food and once you get this and get that they aren’t ripping you off then eat up and say thanks or go elsewhere. We would return here and we have often paid more for much worse.

Seated at a table in a rather cold restaurant. Dinner in coats because of miserable hosts!Noticed that the disposable table cloth was stained with food from previous customers in at least 2 different places. Requested a different table only to discover it was also covered in food stains. No effort to clean whatsoever. Begs the question that if a restaurant can display such disregard for cleanliness in the dining area what sort of unhygienic issues go unnoticed elsewhere. Left and ate somewhere else

I notice, after reading through the reviews, quite a few claim that Furama is the best Chinese in Antrim. I dread to think what the others are like! I ordered a chicken dish and I’m not sure how any chef could turn chicken breast into the stringy, gelatinous lumps that were on my plate. It neither tasted nor had the texture of chicken and when the waitress came to clear the table and I pointed out that I couldn’t eat it she laughed and obviously couldn’t have cared less. The waitress that delivered the bill said she’d mention it to the boss but took full payment. Cutting corners with quality won’t bring in customers!

I have been back several times as this is still by far the best Chinese to take-away or sit -in in Antrim town. Very good food piping hot from warm friendly staff.

Had previously used a couple of different Chinese Restaurant and Takeaway until I went to The Furama for lunch one day and never looked back. As a family, we had a great experience, from oldest to youngest in our group we were all treated exceptionabley well by all the staff members who passed by our table. The food was excellent and the children also enjoyed everything they had chosen to order. I am unfortunately now housebound but order at least 3 times a week and enjoy the same excellent food at home, I miss the atmosphere of the friendly restaurant but am happy to know my children and grandchildren still go for lunch when they can.

Went here recently and was shocked about how poor the service had dropped their standards! And as for the food the chicken was like rubber and even the fried rice seemed burnt!! Worst meal I've had in years

Visited last weekfirst all greeted by you want a drink no hello service was extremely slow even though 90 per cent of restaurant was empty.hard tasteless food over 90 percent left on plate and not asked once why took 20 mins to clear plates not checked once 3 girls stood chatting

I had previously left good ratings, but I will never be back. You'd think having only just managed to get their food hygiene back up from 1 star (the lowest rating you can get) back to 4 star (not perfect) they would have tried harder. Placed my order for a delivery and paid upfront early New Years Eve as we had family visiting. I was told it could be 10 to 15 minutes late. Order was over an hour late with no sign of it being delivered Tried phoning but all I got was the engaged tone. I walked down and enquired after my order, I also phoned whilst I stood at the Reception, the Handset was down but the phone did not ring, obvously they had some was of setting it so anyone phoning for an order to to chase one alread placed would get an engaged tone all the time. Delivery driver who was waiting in reception told me they had been running late all night, obviously having taken more orders than they could hnadle and working on the theory people would have to wait. I was told they were in the process of completing my order. I walked home and arriverd as my order was being delivered, and it wasn't even complete! and only an hour and a half late. Avoid it at all cost and go hungry is the best recommendation I can make! or go elsewhere.

Pretty darn rotten poor takeaway - think more throw away. We got about 10 meals from here - I paid but someone else took my credit card for the purpose. I didn’t bother going in for the food or looking at the receipt when I got my card back, so I’ve no idea of the cost but it wasn’t worth it. I got to taste a few main dishes: curry and black bean had lousy flavour, they were watery with the latter particularly awful as the onions were essentially boiled and likewise the chicken which looked stringy from being boiled. Good black bean sauce is a deep tasting rich coating to the meat not near a half pint of tasteless runny liquid more akin to dishwater. 2 star for the curry zero for black bean. The sweet and sour was the other end of the scale - it was jam like, sticky, due to a copious amount of boiled sugar and sunset yellow food colour - that’s nasty stuff. I could have held the sauce upside down in the container and it wouldn’t have run out. Two stars out of 5. My wife declared her salted chilli chicken as rotten, so no stars. The smoked chicken was alright and just barely 3 star. The fried rice was good likewise the soft noodles - 3 star for both. The free prawn crackers are cheap, nasty rubbish - so no stars. Tip to owner go buy quality crackers and get a few takeaways from Red Panda Belfast to show what good takeaway Chinese food is.

Had to reheat food which contained chicken curry fried rice. Noodles could not be eaten as just a mouthful for salt. Thin noodles no soya sauce to baste noodles in. Would not recommend trip advisor or star rating.Would go by experience when ordering again.

This family-run joint has been around for over 20 years and is our go-to for Chinese food. We always order takeaway delivery and it always comes piping hot in fully packed cartons - portions are generous. The food is tasty - a favourite of mine is Kung Poon Chicken, it's really delicious in here, the best I've had :)

After the 25 years!! I have taken staff, friend and family to this small, very friendly Chinese restaurant - I am still impressed by the fast, efficient polite service, and even more so by the five-star quality and quantity of a wide repertoire of everyone’s favourites. The kitchen does an amazing job, Congratulations to a wonderful establishment, Antrim is privileged to boast Furama.

The business ! Very tasty indeed. Order and take away. Pair it with a nice Riesling - you'll be blown away !

The best Chinese restaurant and takeaway in Antrim by far.. They have an extensive menu and dishes can be changed to suit dietary needs.. Never takes to long from order and is always busy.. Not wheelchair friendly and steps up to the restaurant etc are pretty step.. would recommend this place everyday of the week..

We're not often in Antrim but fancied dinner before a long commute home. We arrived as the restaurant had just opened and were presented with a choice of two menus which were great value for money. I opted for a the main menu while the kids went for the set menu. They'd two courses for £11 and I'd two starters with an additional side. The salted chilli squid was soft and delicious. The kids thoroughly enjoyed their dishes and I particularly enjoyed the twist on their salmon dish. It was still juicy and not overcooked. The staff are pleasant and efficient and my only gripe would be the dated decor. Plastic plants everywhere (which are coated in dust) and paper tablecloths need to be removed to brighten the place because right now it's only half the package. I would return next visit but perhaps for takeaway.

Consistently lovely food and excellent service at an extremely competitive price. Never disappoints.

The New Furama has always been my favourite Chinese restaurant in Antrim. The staff are always pleasant and welcoming and service is prompt and efficient. In my opinion the Chicken Curry with Fried Riced is hard to beat. The business 3 course lunch is excellent value at £6.80 during the week and £7.80 on Sundays. The only negative comment I would make is there is no lift and the stairs are quite steep and unsuitable for any one with a disability or mobility problems.

Have had good meals from Furama before, but tonight was inedible. Curry chip was OK but the rest was binned. Ease up on the salt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Visited for lunch at 1345. Lunch menu is from 12-2pm as advertised on the door. On entering restaurant the waiter stared at myself and my husband- on ushering us to the table he stated 'you may order quick the kitchen is closing' Ordered 3 course which is the lunch time deal. Food came out extremely quickly...all 3 courses out in 30 mins...would appear to all be reheated. Ordered a chicken curry... chicken had a gelatenous texture. Husband ordered chilli beef in which he was able to pull out a hair. Both ordered a coke each and both flat with absolutley no fizz. I am not one to usually comment or make reviews and i have been here on several occasions but on this visit i noticed a massive decline in the standards. Also decor is very outdated and shabby looking.

Always use the Furama as a takeaway! It is always good and usually excellent. I think the quality of the meat it uses is one of the things I like. Always friendly service! I wouldn’t go anywhere else. I drive past several Chinese Restauramts to go to the Furama! It’s worth it for the quality.

Best restaurant I have been in in yrs staff brilliant and pleasant food excellent and empty plates all round. Price was very low affordable

Restaurant was freezing. Couple sitting next to us were wearing winter jackets. 1 hour 20 minuets before the food arrived. When we sat down there were only 10 people in the restaurant. We were a group of six we ordered rice for 6 there was one spoon of rice on the plate when the plates were served.

My wife and I visited the Furama last Monday evening and we were early enough to dine from the early bird menu.

I live in the area and this is the best Chinese I have been to in Ireland so I am very lucky. Whether you have a takeaway or sit in the food is of the same quality. Never been disappointed and the staff are great.

Very tasty Chinese takeaway. Every dish was well cooked and flavoursome. The restaurant was very busy and one got the impression that it was a popular with locals.

This is the best Chinese Restaurant in the North Ireland. The food is second to none. The service is excellent and friendly and the restaurant is comfortable and well laid out.

Can not fault this place at all. Beautiful food great staff what more can u ask for! Little outdated but this would not put me off such gorgeous Chinese food

We visited for lunch today and it was fantastic. Staff so pleasant and helpful. Food was served very quickly after we ordered and was pipping hot and very very tasty. I would recommend this restaurant. Great valve for money. Well Done!

This has to be one of my favourite resturants in my local area. Lovely staff great food and well priced and with a lovely atmosphere.

We stayed in a nearby village and felt like some chinese food. There are several options in town and this place got recommended by our host and also by some locals. One thing first: If this place is already liked by customers....I don't wanna try...

Encantadora comida agradable encontrar un gran restaurante/llevar fue recomendado por amigos como no cambiaron a la zona. Muy bien de precio, la mayoría de los platos vienen con patatas fritas o arroz por 20 p

This place has me confused as the word 'New' isn't on the signage out front, nor on the takeaway menu. I last ate from this place a few years ago and I recall I really wasn't impressed. Truth to tell, I find there aren't many good quality Chinese takeaways around any more and I note that the local chinese takeaways round my home town have raised their prices recently so we are now moving into rip off territory. Doesn't seem that long ago that the prices were hiked. Maybe it's the new generation, focussed only on maximising profit while cutting every corner. Anyway, mini rant over as I cook my own Chinese at home more often since I pick the quality of the meat and veg so I'm not ripped off as much. I enjoyed my food from here this time. It was pretty ok and gets a strong three stars. I had my usual king prawn (8) salt & chilli & boiled rice. Prawns were fairly good and the rice was just perfectly steam cooked. My family had a few salt and chilli chicken and these were overcooked and not as good as they should have been. Had they been better it would have been four star. The problem here is the potato starch used as the outside casing on the chicken. You can fry this stuff for a long time and it remains edible but if you are not experienced or careless you can end up drying out the chicken inside the coating as happened here. There was a chicken noodle dish was was quite good too. I also tried some of the fried rice too that came with the chicken dishes and it was better than most I've had recently. The last time I reviewed this place I said I regretted not going to the Red Panda. Now I reverse my view, in fact having been to the Antrim Red Panda recently I wouldn't recommend it to anybody.

Well utter rubbish, I enjoy Chinese food, I have been to China 5 times and love the culture and food.Avoid this place like the plague.I ordered a portion of salted chilly ribs and special chop suey. It should have been described as salted chilly bones because that is all I got, coated bones and deep fried utter rubbish no meant on the bones, pure rubbish, waste of money do not buy it. Then my second dish special Chop Suey. Normally this dish contains egg, prawn char su pork, beef and chicken. what I got was beansprouts and lots of them, one piece of chicken, one prawn and one piece of beef. No char sui pork just veg and my bill including two cokes £14.80. I called the company to complain. the offered a new meal. Why would I want two position of rubbish. Offer of a refund would have been better. Avoid at all costs

Been many times and never had a bad meal, one of our favourites! Chicken curry can't go wrong, hot and sour soups nice as well.

Been coming here for takeaways for over 10 years now. Best in the local area. Reasonable prices and friendly staff.

I was in Furama last night with my husband, looking forward to a relaxing meal but was very disappointed. Firstly, there was an elderly gentleman in the corner, constantly clearing his chest and speaking very loudly on his mobile. Secondly, I felt rushed. I felt we were being constantly watched by the staff. The food was good but I don't think we will be back.

Great Chinese food to sit in and enjoy or as a take out.The best takeaway in the area with friendly pleasant staff.Good selection of food always prepared fresh.I have eaten here and had takeaways from here for over 25 years and have always been happy with the quality.Can be very busy at times, for good reasons.5 star hygiene rating and the Environmental Health Officers from the local Council eat here.. enough said.

Cold food, unpleasant service.the food was bland and I got a hair in my rice.the chicken was not like chicken, very moist.

Unfailingly excellent food with warm and welcoming staff. Great value for money and an extensive menu.

I have been visiting this restaurant for many years and I can honestly say I have never been disappointed. The staff are friendly and pleasant and make you feel welcome. They do an excellent business lunch for just £6.25 with a wide range of dishes. I particularly like the Chicken Curry which is the best Chinese curry in Antrim. Portions are good and service is quick and efficient if you are in a hurry. I Think it's great value for money.

As always, our meal was delicious - very generous helpings and well priced. The restaurant is nicely decorated and spotlessly clean. Many thanks to George, Jason and their wonderful staff.

I was told just how great this place is. I was also told that this place was far better than the Red Panda I go to at Junction 1. The dishes here were alright toward good but not great but the food and the portions here should be much better given the high price charged. I had a boiled rice with a king prawn salt and chilli and it was only ok. I also sampled their chilli chicken and once again I found nothing at all to rave about. When I pay a high enough price I really do expect top end food and generous portions of food to boot but this place just disappointed in quality and also in portion size. There's nothing whatever to wow or to say is great great about this place, in fact it only encouraged me to try somewhere else next time and to regret not going instead to the aforementioned Red Panda.

We went to the Furama today for Sunday lunch where there is a three course menu on offer for just £7.20. The chicken and sweetcorn soup was hot and delicious. This was followed by an ample serving of sweet and sour chicken for me and chicken curry for my husband, both served with fried rice. After desserts we had coffee - only 80p each!A glass of Sauvignon Blanc and a large can of beer totalled just £5.80. Excellent value with friendly yet professional service. We will certainly be back again.

Its so nice to be able to go to a chinese restaurant and be greeted by friendly staff, relaxed atmosphere and pleasent surroundings, although it could maybe do with a bit of decorating, you still get a real feel of the orient with jade tiles and beautiful illustrations. The food is also first rate and reasonably priced. If you come to Antrim visit the Furama. They also do a great early bird 3 course meal and font scrimp on the portions.

Always has been my pick of the Chinese restaurants in Antrim and continues to be. An improvement would be draft beers but can't fault the food.

This is one of my go to Chinese restaurants in Antrim. The portions are fairly big, the food is always nice and the staff are attentive.Shared 1/4 duck pancakes, honey chilli chicken and sizzling peppered beef between three of us and all were delicious.

Visited here as part of a large party, so large that the staff clearly saw an opportunity to exploit the situation! Fair enough I say - but there needs to be a limit to everything. So the food was largely good and well received by all, but it is simply way over the top in terms of cost and for this reason I shall not return.A good old fashioned chicken curry with fried rice costs £11.50!! (Eleven Pounds and fifty pence!)Surprised they didn't charge me for my glass of tap water! (or council juice as my mate calls it!!)

Dropped by one evening with work colleagues and whilst very quiet, was good food - service could have been quicker given there were only a few people in but as we weren't in a hurry it wasn't a problem

A group of six of us went to the Furama for a meal last weekend. We were greeted politely and seated promptly, the staff were very efficient and friendly. We found the menu to be extensive, to the point that it took us quite a while to chose! Our orders took a while to arrive but I put that down to the food being freshly prepared as that is how it looked and tasted. The staff were attentive during the meal but not intrusive to our conversation. The starter portions varied in size my husbands BBQ ribs and my friends smoked chicken were enough for two while I only got four scallops in too much chilli sauce, but they were cooked to perfection. The mains were delicious and good size portions. We all agreed that it was a pity we hadn't been the Furama in a long time and would be back as it was a good night and all six of us would recommend it!

This has been a favorite haunt of ours for many years and we can't remember having a bad meal.I have to admit I've had better ribs in other other places but they certainly aren't as bad as a previous reviewer has stated.Jason is a perfect host and will supply you with a meal to remember, for all the right reasons and if the budget is tight try their early evening menu, 3 courses for £10.95. Recommend the salt & spicy chicken wings followed by beef chow mein and pineapple fritter.

Never have I seen such a miserable portion of apparently "salted chilli ribs" in my life. Forget about the portion, lets discuss the fried up, dipped in some sort of doughy gunk that covered the BONES! Disgusting!

My partner and I go to the furama for our weekly Chinese takeaway. Yes it does cost more than cheap takeaways but you are getting quality restaurant food. We sit in the restaurant several times a year. Every member of staff is just so so lovely, including the owner and manager! The decor is old fashioned but I really like it. The food is amazing! Coming from England I can honestly say It is the best Chinese restaurant and take away I have been to in England or northern Ireland!

Love the soft noodles from here and staff are always friendly!! Probably would be my favourite chinese in the town

The Furama is my favourite and in my opinion the best Chinese in Antrim for both takeaway and sit in. The lunch special is brilliant would highly recommend it :)

Whilst the interior is a bit tired, the selection of food is amazing and the quality and service is excellent, Sizzling cantonese beef is highly recommended.Spacious Restaurant with great owners who are part of the heritage within Antrim...Enjoy

Called in for meal on way home , upstairs take-away with sit down restaurant adjacent , burnt smell as I arrived and it wasn't toast, lead to my table and drink followed promptly , I ordered soft noodle with veg which arrived really quick , this was made as a sizzling dish and looked OK , that was till I took my first forkful ... Tasted just like the burnt smell as I came into the premises , reckon some guy cooked my meal in a burnt wok ,, it was awfull ,left without much delay after that, no wonder the place was empty ,one couple away at the far side had kids with them ,they ran riot over the short time I was there.. Price ways just over £15 for a main meal and a jug of orange dilute .. Not cheap for rubbish !!staff not friendly at all . Not a good experience at "THE NEW FURAMA" worst Chinese I have ever eaten in , certainly will not visit again !! I submit this review without malice and is a true statement of my experience at the NEW FURAMA in Antrim Town

We always go here for the high tea menu as its £10.50 for 3 course and its lovely food the staff are always really nice and helpful

A classy traditional Chinese restaurant. Very comfortable waiting area at the reception while you waiting for your friends and family, inside the restaurant its small but really comfortable warming lights, sofa seats etc. The food is great the sizzling dish is awesome! the restaurant has their own private car-park located at the back, which is very convenient for customers.