The Taste of China in Portsmouth

As always great value. Great choice of food. Have visited many times. Great atmosphere. Never had a bad meal here. Repeat visit.

A party of four booked this restaurant to celebrate a special birthday today. This morning we received a telephone call around 11.30 am asking if we had a reservation for two people so said no it's for four. An hour later another phone call could we arrive 15 minutes later, no problem as such but we had to re-arrange out cab. Arrived alloted time but had to wait outside the restaurant for 20 minutes as no tables. Eventually allowed inside and led to table and then waited a good 20 minutes for a waiter to take our order, after another 20 minutes after we had continually tried to catch a waiters attention for our drinks. To cut this saga short we only had the first two courses and our drinks in the time allocated before our cab arrived so in total we spent two hours and no main course. For this discusting service they had the check to charge us over £94 - we did object and eventually the bill was reduced to £60 which was still overcharged. Absolutely disgusting service, no apology whatsoever - other tables were quickly being served quickly. Birthday meal ruined!

food was ok. nothing great, had better chow meins

Disgusted by the huge reduction of portion sizes. The new size containers are tiny, but the prices are still as high. A rice dish and noodle dish plus a couple of ou doeuvres were more than enough for my partner, our daughter and myself. Now it’s pitiful. Shame as we’ve been customers for years but it’s not worth the money anymore

The food is top quality! I really haven't had much better Chinese cuisine anywhere else! But like most reviews on here point out, some staff members and the owner are some what pretentious and arrogant! But there are also some very friendly staff members. The decor is old and dated, but if you dine at this restaurant it's for the quality of their food! Nothing else! You can collect food, but they do not deliver! As this establishment is a sit down restaurant. So my advice is.... go and collect if you want great restaurant quality food! To takeaway at reasonable prices. (Edit) Update to this review- The food has gone down in quality to a substantial degree. Wouldn't eat here again. Also the portions are getting smaller. All the while the prices are going up!

Food was nice just delivery took a while

Very nice but also very expensive

Well we booked for 8pm and arrived at 750 and were seated at our table. We sat for about half an hour without any staff coming over in the end we had to ask for a menu and for them to take our drinks order. We then waited another 15 minutes and had to ask again if we could order starters. It was gone 915 before we had started our starter. Our meal was average the rice was stodgy and chips very cold. The service at this restaurant was very very poor

Another fantastic evening with fantastic food, service and atmosphere. Always a great experience, best Chinese for miles

The rudest restaurant I've ever been to, they served Chinese families that came in half hour after us, and had the cheack to tell us they never ordered starts but they ordered about 20 items, there was 10 of us. None of the dishes came out together, we should of sat on deferent tables, the staff are rude and obnoxious think they need to go on a hospitality course, absolutely disgusting

“Unfriendly staff and long wait for food. Service could be improved.”

Good variety on menu, quick delivery and tasty food. Polite staff

The service is superb, and the food is excellent.

Very surprised the food came from an actual Chinese restaurant. Cold and bland, tasted like something you’d make at home and wouldn’t attempt it again. There’s a lot better restaurants in town by far but thought we give this place a go and what a huge mistake it was. 4 meals ordered and 4 meals thrown in the bin.

Would definitely order again, tastes great

Delivered hot and was very tasty, will definitely be ordering again

cooked with fresh oil which made the food taste lovely (unlike alot of takeaways) good size servings and it tastes freshly cooked. I would buy again

To my mind if they can't do the basics well then you should swerve and I'm definitely swerving this place from here on, used to be really good but I think it's changed hands , reduced their menu and gone for cheaper ingredients which has drastically affected the quality of their output. Unfortunately it's now also over priced as a result...most of the food left on the plate..you may have an entirely different experience, but once this bad is enough that I won't be back....there's far better to be had so save your money!!

Food from taste of china absolutely delicious! Thank you to all the staff at taste of china

Very good food and fast delivery. I recommend.

A bit late but I understand it’s Xmas and they busy but all good was just warm they’re normally good

hot, tasty food. great portions. thank you!

Very good indeed. Always a bit wary of trying new Chinese restaurants but this really didn't disappoint. Will be visiting again.

Fantastic food with great service.some great sweet and sour dishes

Unbelievable food so delicious I've been eating there for 15 years always top class highly recommended 👌 👍

Very good food and fast delivery. Thank you.

Recomanded by friends and finally go for dinner tonight. To myself it is similar to the meals I have had in Hong Kong, especially the roasted duck and bbq pork. Will definitely come again for the steamed chicken with ginger and spring onion.

Waited 40 minutes for my order, not a problem. What I served up when I got home was utterly bland and dry. The crispy chilli beef was horrendous. If I was paying Kam-Too prices I wouldn’t be complaining. Shame really… £30 down 👎🏻

Always good food … love the pride 🫡

delicious food. everyone enjoyed the meal. not much left over. thank you.

Food is really good and authentic. The restaurant is always busy. They don’t need customers but customers like me need the good food and yet the owner and staff never compromise on their excellent service. A pleasure to have this nice restaurant in Cosham.

another fantastic evening at the Taste of China. Great food, great atmosphere, great service and all at good prices. Definitely recommend this Chinese, best around for miles!

Food was cold and tasted awful

our meal was great red hot and plenty of it 👌 😋

Really lovely food, reminds me of Chinese food from the 70s and 80s very tasty, good size portions, service was fine. The only thing was the lights were a bit bright

Looked busy so thought it would be good. Staff not welcoming (apart from the lady that works there who was friendly). Otherwise we felt like a nuisance. Food was so greasy and tasted horrible, like old oil was being used. Would not go there again.

not as good as usual cold pork balls too tuff to eat not great!!

Best crispy chilli beef and crispy lamb I’ve had in ages.

First visit...wont be the last...superb food and service....

First time ordering. Fast delivery. Piping hot food and delicious flavours. Would buy again.

Food arrived in under 20 mins after order was placed and food was hot 👍🏿

Loved the food. One of the waiters provided a good service and ensured we were satisfied. Food is cheap and served in large portions, meaning it is enough to fill you up. However it is full during dinnertime so you might have to book in advance for a table.

Another great evening at the taste of china with a great atmosphere, great food, great service and all round just very good !

rescheduled delivery time to later, but for was lovey as always.

Staff very friendly and efficient, food delicious.

As others have said, the food is very good, and the place (Tues evening) was full of Chinese, which is always a good sign. However there was absolutely no atmosphere, and none of the staff came across as welcoming at all. Such a shame when the food is good, albeit a bit pricy for Cosham. On paying the bill with a card, they said they only take cash for the tip part. In chain restaurants I can understand this, but this I thought was a family restaurant, and I didn't have any cash on me. The waiter's attitude to this was very negative, so they just took the food bill. Their loss. Not sure if I would return.

Worst Chinese meal have ever had . Food not cooked properly

It was my first time visiting The Taste of China in Portsmouth, the food was incredible and the service was great. I'd definitely recommend this place to anyone visiting Portsmouth.

Great food. Literally the most authentic Chinese (Cantonese restaurant) in Portsmouth.

Decent Chinese food but hot and miss on freshness depending on the day you visit.

Disappointed. 1st Time back for a while still very busy .but service just as bad & orders mixed up . Food still of a good standard when it arrives . this restaurant just seems to have lost it edge now a ordinary resturant nothing special. Such a shame

Portsmouth isn't the first place you'd scout for authentic Cantonese cuisine, but surprise—it's here and it's fabulous! The portions at this hidden gem are so generous, you might just need a bigger table. The flavors are spot-on authentic; it’s like a culinary passport straight to Hong Kong. Whether you're a die-hard fan of Cantonese food or just curious, this spot is a must-try. Just be ready to eat a lot—or bring friends and turn it into a feast!

Great from start to finish, and it was lovely .

This is still the best restaurant for miles

Wow! What a fantastic night! Seven of us ate what we all felt was the most authentic Chinese meal we had experienced 😋 I would happily compare the food favourably to that I had the luck to eat in Hong Kong many years ago. Our friend recommended The Taste of China, him being a long standing customer 😀 How right he was - good atmosphere and excellent service, as well as a memorable meal 😀 Truly deserves its reputation 😌 Looking forward to the next visit 😀 😊

It is filthy .. so un inviting.. was once really nice but no longer has the ambience and the good has gone down hill .. such a shame

Everything was absolutely lovely and piping hot. will definitely be my new local

Arrived on time, food was hot and tasted great. Will order from here again.

Absolutely disgusting. The worst Chinese I have eaten. Noodles mixed with water. Try and see yourself

Best Chinese restaurant/takeaway in the area by a mile, just a little more expensive than the others.

Great food. One wrong item delivered but they rectified within 20 minutes and delivered the correct dish.

Great food and fast delivery not sure why that would be a 'sorry to hear' take away coming faster is great!

Discuss didn’t get my prawn Crackers I did tell the driver

Great menu .. packed for a Thursday night So that tells you something Great time was had

Terrible takeaway fried rice is bland just white rice and egg. No soya sauce, no seasonings, no onions or veg at all. Worst fried rice I've had and I've had a few.

What an absolute shambles.. I booked a table for 7:30 for me and my family .. When we got to the restaurant they couldn’t seat us and all the staff members I spoke to was not interested in speaking to me .. after standing in the middle of the restaurant for 30 mins we had to leave .. would strongly recommend not visiting Taste of China .. After moving to the area we were hoping that this would be a regular place to visit .. will not be going back again

delicious food and good service!

Biggest load of rubbish food slow and when are mains came out no chicken left

Takeout. Food great and I've tried few takeouts in the area and this is the best by far. I won't go anywhere else. Satay chicken on skewers is gorgeous

Good food, but not worth the hour and a half they took to deliver our order. Called after an hour and was told it would be ten more minutes; it took another thirty before it arrived. No apology or compensation.

Food was amazing but delivery took 1hour 15 so far still waiting again food 5 stars but service and delivery earned this review 1 star

An excellent place for a succulent Chinese meal! Great service, even though it was a very busy Friday evening. We had the Peking duck as a main, and it was amazing. Highly recommended 👌

My new favourite my usual closed so gave try, hot fresh tasty good portions will def be back thank you

They make the best and the freshest Chinese in the town. If me and my husband fancy Chinese dinner we always either go there or get a take away! Whenever we go by or come to eat in - there are always loads of people eating there which is also a great indicator that the food is delicious! Thank you Taste of China Team! All the best, Shane & Otilija

Where to start. Anyone reading the reviews about this Cesspit of a takeaway, be warned steer clear. Can’t really call it food that was delivered to us!! The whole order was tasteless cold. to name a few things wrong The Sweet and Sour Hong Kong chicken was tough like rubber. The rice was cold stuck together. The whole order was disgusting. We have both been throwing up in the night. Taste of China whoever prepared/ served this takeaway up this is not over by a long way.

Another very good evening at the Taste of China. Great atmosphere, fantastic food and drinks coupled with great service as always. We will definitely be returning again soon

Had an amazing meal with friends. Everything was tip top.

Nobody will answer our calls. We have been waiting two hours!!!

Order was well over an hour late, even more so that if received a message saying “enjoy your food” but it didn’t arrive till about 45 minutes after this. Also I tried to ring the restaurant 56 times and noone answered the phone. I’m not very happy with this service at all. I’m not usually one for leaving reviews at all let alone negative ones but I’m appalled by the service and quality of food that I’ve recieved and I would like at least a 50% refund for at least the complete inconvenience of it

Shocking answer your phones!!!! 45 minutes late nobody answered we tried calling over 100 times to get hold of you to find out where it was assumed you must be closed then it arrived as the other takeaway turned up refused it at the door will not be returning

Food was over hour late and cold

the only one place i order Chinese food. love it, thank you👌

Food was cold, tasted awful like cooked in old oil very greasy

Good service but the food was a bit too greasy

Set lunch menu is amazing value, food is delicious and the service is lovely, we come often as we always enjoy everything, it’s a great place to go with friends.

Very nice food, freshly cooked and brought hot to the table.

Never a bad experience. Busiest Chinese restaurant ever.

When with friends for a cheeky lunchtime get together. Wow..... just £8.90 for a 3 course menu which was fabulous. Just what we needed.... food was great as always 👍

The food was delicious but we found the restaurant a bit cold which made the food go cold quicker..Will definately go again but will wear a jumper next time

Simple looking restaurant but by far the best Chinese food I have ever eaten. Definitely going back.

I didn't mind it being delivered early as I said asap on the order and I enjoyed the food

Great food and fantastic prices, thoroughly enjoyed it and definitely going back.

After waiting over 1.5 hours for our food. It came cold. Lemon chicken was dry, chips were burnt and oily. Chilli chicken was disgusting. Such a shame as this was usually our go to but will find another.

I think the chef has changed at this particular chinese . used this for a few years but my last few orders have not been nice

Updated to include evening meal. Firstly the lunch special is amazing and always busy (just do it) I've now also had three evening meals and it's always very busy and the food is very good.

Usually love the food here but due to being unable to find my address, my chow mein felt like it was reheated and the rest of the food was lukewarm.

Old school Chinese restaurant that's served most authentic anglochinese dishes that immortalised in taste bud. Cheapest three course lunch with massive potions. Always busy but food magically appear before you can burp to make more room for delish yummy Chinese. Highly recommended either lunch or dinner.

Worst crispy duck I have ever had and I have had this in China, Singapore, USA, Canada, Holland and UK. Dried out, no crispy skin, terrible! I asked for it on the bone and they called me to say there is no bone? They get it delivered already shredded. Unbelievable. Completely spoilt the meal. Do not ever order this from Taste of China!

A tasty Chinese with some good vegetarian options and very reasonably priced. The vegetarian platter is good to share and the tofu dishes are quite nice.

My family have been using this restaurant for years. However, myself, I’ve only ever thought it pretty standard… But the last two trips, including tonight have been appalling to the maximum… Some might say, I should not have returned After the last appalling trip, but they had a big birthday party, extremely loud, extremely vulgar language and quite upsetting As I had my young children with me, quite disgusting, but no stop of this really bad behaviour and language was asked to be eased up from this crowd from any of the staff, albeit children are sitting on the next table!!… so put i it to one side for that reason That maybe this was out of their hands to a point! However, tonight, all of the food was cold, literally stone cold!! we had spare ribs that were literally so burnt onto the bones. It was practically snapping off!.. so I refused for my young children to eat too much of it, as it was literally like shards of glass. Horrendous . We then had half a peking aromatic duck… Stone cold again, the pancakes were all stuck together simply ripping apart in Strips... The duck was so burnt and dry. We found countless snapped and shredded bones inside of our meat after having been “prepared”!! at the table… So my kids, who, like the cucumber with the duck, which is supposed to be supplied to your taste, I guess?!.. came as such a small small portion. It was literally embarrassing!.. possibly 6 tiniest little strands of cucumber and the same with spring onion😳 about 10pence worth in total!.. so I asked the waitress if my children could have a few more strands of cucumber… So reluctantly, tutting and huffing, she brought us some more, so it carries on .. all of the soft drinks were completely flat , in old glasses, no tablecloth, paper menus thrown at us, And staff could not wait for everyone to leave, To the point where they were clearing the tables when we were still eating off of our plates!!, they were clearing our food and plates from underneath us…. It was absolutely terrible… but they Allowed us in to sit at a table at 7:45 this evening, so not late!!! I didn’t want to make a fuss, just simply decided that never again Would I return to this place in Cosham .. it’s so dirty, the carpet is filthy, the whole place needs renovating to the maximum for the last 10 years I should think!! So not wanting to upset my family, I simply decided would not ever return again! and I will just pay the bill and leave… UNTIL…. Upon receiving my bill, we had also been charged £3 EXTRA for the measly, little bit of cucumber that I requested for my son with the duck As the plate they had brought to accompany the duck was empty to begin with!!! SIMPLY AVOID THIS CHINESE RESTAURANT !!! “THE TASTE OF CHINA” COSHAM PORTSMOUTH