The New Golden Leaf in Havant

I've been going to this place since I was a kid, 30 odd years. Since ownership has changed hands there is a definitely noticeable drop in quality. I ordered my usual order for a treat takeawakr (we are limiting them to one per month rather than one per week, cost of living etc) and when I got home I was so shocked by the quality of almost every dish we ordered that I phoned up to see what had happened. The fried rice (a basic! Got to get this right!) was awful, stodgy, and uncooked! The chips were dripping with grease and raw. Again, these are basics you should be getting right. The chap on the phone refused to do anything about it there and then, they don't offer refunds and they couldn't deliver any fresh food. I see no reason to go back to NGL.

The BEST Chinese we have had. Pricing is good and food is consistently excellent. Their spicy duck chow mein is super addictive - an excellent meal.

Been happy with the food and service here for more than 30 years

Take away only no space for eating in.

Bit hit and miss not as good as it once was still use it for consistency

Spring rolls Incredible, not greasy, perfect!.....main meal review to come... Missus didn't wash the cutlery so just had the chicken balls and rice with sweet n sour sauce. Was lush. I'm sure the bbq duck woulda been good if I'd had clean cutlery. Well let's find out what it's like for brekkie! Let you know what hungover me thinks! To be continued........

Best Chinese takeaway in a 5 mile radius, don't go anywhere else. It is cash only though, no cards accepted.

Love this Chinese. Great food that you can see them cook. Staff are lovely and friendly. Would highly recommend

We ordered a takeaway from here. The food was pretty good, portion sizes were generous and it was nice and busy which is always a good sign. I thought it was good value for the money it cost.

Bland. two different meals, both not very good.

Always great food and service. Having been ill recently I've not used their services for awhile. Returning last week, I was remembered and was missed. I thought that was a nice touch. Very happy to give a positive review.

Bland everything same colour not appealing to the eye pork balls we're disgusting won't be returning

Great takeaway lovely food not the cheapest around and a pain as will not take cards got out of the habit of cash though the COVID period means stopping at a cash point on route. Still lovely food and easy parking outside shop.

My favourite place for a takeaway. We often buy this for our monthly club lunch & never had anything wrong - be it Chinese or English. The English part is very cheap and although the Chinese has risen in price (where hasn't?) l would carry on coming here.

Lovely authentic Chinese food, fresh and tasty, staff are friendly and welcoming

Best Chinese in the whole area. Can't beat it superb.

Tasty food, friendly service, reasonably priced.

Always fantastic! i just wish they'd finally take card payments for those days when the random thought pops up and your nearest cash point is a 20 min walk in the opposite direction of the place

Ordered a curry and it tasted of disinfectant. Replay terrible and we won’t be going back.

Great food as always would highly recommend

I happily drive 10mls just to use the New Golden Leaf there that good !

One of the best Chinese in Waterlooville, Amazing food and reasonably priced We go there every Wednesday!

Literally the best Chinese! Always friendly.

Had funny taste to chicken balls chips tasted like they had been cooked already before order so was dry normally my go to place will be looking for other places

Have had some excellent meals here over the years & this was first time all the purchased meals were really lacklustre, bland & not worth it - maybe just a bad day? Don't really know...

I had a lovely beef curry and boiled rice which was well priced too.

Best Chinese takeaway, if asked in advance will do gluten free too.

We have never had any issues with this establishment. Very quick service and reasonably priced.

Best takeaway i have ever been too, Great portion sizes and great prices.

This take away restaurant is excellent. They are very efficient preparing your order, the food is tasty and the portions are plentiful. The only inconvenience is they do not accept card payments, however apart from this they are superior to other take away restaurants in the area.

Wouldn't go anywhere else and haven't for the past 15 years. Definitely the best Chinese around and never disappointed.

Banging food, always cooked really good.

Food very good extremely clean inside just a shame do not deliver and cash only

Excellent service and delicious food as always (but remember.... cash only).

Best Chinese takeaway in waterlooville.great quality and large portions. I've never had a bad meal from this place.

I don't like this kind of food, but my partner says it's the nicest she's ever tasted. So if she's happy, so am I.

Po prostu najlepsza chińska kuchnia w Waterlooville, a prawdopodobnie w całym południowym Hampshire

Great food, the best in the area

Delicious Chinese food. Big portions. Ordered by telephone - read dy in 10 minutes. Highly recommended.

Absolute amazing food, have never let our little family down! Always hot and well cooked, very tasty and fresh, quick and friendly service will always be coming back for more!

Bae Marie bae Marie! What can I say? The food is simply scrumptious and delicious always piping hot and the portion sizes are quite simply enormous, if you don't think this is the best Chinese takeaway in Waterlooville then your under some sort of delirium! Kind regards The Baileymiester

Been using the New Golden lead for nigh since 1987 before the regeneration of the precinct. It was then the best Chinese take away in the area. Disappointingly it's now churning out heavily salted food with handfuls of what tastes like Mono sodium glutamate chucked in Obviously over time personnel change but the quality seems to to off the mark. Disappointing now but sadly won't be going back Living on past glories I think Drop the additives and get the real flavours back please

Nice food, cash only and long wait

Unbelievable. Best Chinese in the country.

Still great food but it had more quality when Ted was there would recommend to anyone if you want a nice meal at a decent price

Excellent food and quick service

This is the best Chinese in mile won’t go anywhere else. Been having our Chinese from since I was child.

Best local Chinese ever! Wouldn't go anywhere else

Used the Golden Leaf for the first time tonight after it was recommended. Really pleased with the portion sizes and what we ordered was really tasty. Will be using this Chinese again soon.

We had 13 people round on New Years Eve for a take away and decided to get it from here. Had not been here for about 8 years after moving house! They were open during the day 12pm-2pm so I was able to go into the shop and pre order and pay for our food to collect later at 5pm. The lady was great and triple checked everything was correct. No issue with any food missing etc. All our guests said it was lovely and big portion sizes too. Will def be returning. Thank you!

This was a very delicious meal. The prawns were the best I ever had with crispy water chestnuts and bamboo shoots. Others said the chicken was delicious. They were very kind in recooking without msg. Remember to order food without msg. I do wish they had tofu options. Very clean.

Been going there over 25 yrs would never go anywhere else

Always loved this place x perfect customer service and amazing food

Great service and very lovely tasty food, generous portions. Good value .

Love this place! I could live anywhere an still come round the world to eat here.

Chicken not great hasn't been for a while too dry and no taste.

this place is peng and food is banging

Best take-away in the area by a country mile!

First return visit in 25 years.... still the best Chinese takeaway EVER!!

I have not eaten from this incredible Chinese takeaway for more than a decade but still when I thought of the chips, chicken and BBQ sauce I am convinced that I have not enjoyed a single meal from a Chinese since. So after paying a visit down this neck of the woods I decided I would take the opportunity. The food was incredible it felt like I'd gone in a time warp back 12 years. The chips, chicken and BBQ sauce were great quality and price aswell. It cost me less than £5 and yet the chicken had so much meat. I am and always will be a massive fan of Ted.... he is a culinary genius and so are his family. Great job.

Was recommended by a friend and the fact the place was busy and the phone didn’t stop ringing was a great sign. Short wait for food but well worth it. Nice you could see all the staff in the kitchen who were very busy. Good also to see the five star food safety award. Food was fresh and very tasty (unlike our usual local). A bit of a drive for us but well worth it.

Really not good. I’m not picky when it comes to Chinese, but this was unacceptable. Dry, tasteless, very expensive, none of us ate even half of our dish. Don’t take card, hands down the worst Chinese I’ve ever been to, and I’ve had many Chinese’s! Only reason it got 1 Star is because it wouldn’t let me give it none...

Fantastic food. Need I say more?

Best Chinese in the area, worth the collection 110% price is great too!

The best Chinese food by far 5☆

Best chinese anywhere & tucking into special curry now gorjes

Fresh, clean, friendly and tasty - never fails.

I have always enjoyed the meals from here, and the food is excellent and reasonable price.

Very average..if not below average with regards to the quality of food. Singapore noodles were utterly tasteless and looked terrible..no colour or smell. Plain rice was dry clumpy and also tasteless. Crispy shredded beef was okay, as was the Hong Kong style sweet and sour chicken, but you could tell that it was full of msg and/or artificial flavours. The king prawns in batter were again ok at best..but all in all very under whelming, generally tasteless, full of grease and artificial flavours and just not very good. The location was in the middle of a council estate, had to wait 30mins for the food when I got there despite being told it would be ready in 10mins after calling to order. felt a bit like being an animal on a farm waiting in line for my turn to eat from the trough. Will not be going there again..ever, and would strongly advise against going..unless you're into cheap tasteless overcooked rubbish sold disguised as Chinese food.

All food was great, staff are friendly. Great prices for quality and quantity. Offers a range of English and Chinese meals

Lovely Chinese food ..best in Hampshire!

Always been my favourite Chinese take away,

Good Duck pancakes. Chicken with cashews and chilli sauce was inedible. Satay chicken was creamy and bland.

Best Chinese we have ever tasted

six of us had a great meal on Friday the food was fresh and hot we cleared the lot it was nice as none of us had had a Chinese in a while. Plenty of choice and a good price always busy as very popular

Very good food cheap and quick service just don't deliver

This is such a popular lovely Chinese, waiting times can be high because of this but the quality of the food is worth the wait.

Lovely takeaway. I wish they delivered

Another super meal. Chicken curry gorgeous, sweet and sour Hong Kong style scrumptious. I have never had a bad meal from this restaurant.

Great tasting and quality food. Chicken quality is excellent. Would highly recommend.

Best Chinese on the planet ted is god and has been since I was young, friendly staff food is good not as greasy as some chinese restaurants and is 2 mins down the road from us, only downside is that they do not deliver they would make a killin.

This is by far the best Chinese takeaway in the area, always busy. Good flavor to meals and reasonable quantity. Somehow they normally manage to get the meals out in about 10 minutes, so you don't have to wait long!

Excellent value for money, Prawn balls(12 of the biggest I have seen) & pancake roll will feed 2 people.

Best Chinese takeaway around here

Good Chinese nice food, but rip you off with change so always make sure before hand otherwise they will mug you off when they can

worst Chinese ever rock hard chicken BBQ ribs were more like tarmac ribs had jaw ache when i Finnish 1 of the could not eat the rest font eat from here waste of money.. chicken ball was not to bad

Ted is simply the best Chinese chef in the UK. ...I recommend the sweet and sour chicken balls