Yau's Takeaway in Teignbridge

We are regular customers of this restaurant and can never find any fault in anything they do. Brilliant, freshly cooked food, piping hot and quickly turned around with friendly service. Always upfront and honest when it’s busy. Amazing family run business which always goes above and beyond when they can to do the best for their customers. Some of the recent reviews are absolutely unjustified and definitely not representative of the restaurant I’ve been frequenting for many years. Trust me when I say to ignore any irritated, ignorant, entitled recent reviews.

Contrary to the previous review…. This couldn’t be a better Chinese. I’ve dined here twice this week!! The owners are currently on holiday and the lady running it in their absence is an absolute delight!! I ordered a crispy chilli chicken extra spicy, extra saucy and no carrot and while it was explained to me that the current cooking team speak very little English and are understaffed they managed to achieve every edit!! It’s a shame reviews like the previous one arrive on Google because they can’t fathom that there are other things going on in the world that aren’t a direct influence on their life!! Please if you order from any food outlet or hospitality business be concious that there are million other things going on behind the scenes and while these people make a living from cooking for you and serving you! They also do it in kitchens that rise to over 60 degrees heats and because they love to make other people happy!! I couldn’t recommend Yau’s anymore than this!! A fellow chef and restaurateur!!

I’ve enjoyed some lovely food from this Chinese takeaway for many years. However, this evening when I phoned to place an order, I was spoken to so very rudely by the lady on the phone that I decided to leave it and put the phone down. I had simply asked if they could possibly make a dish slightly less spicy and the lady said they were far too busy, that the people cooking the food don’t understand English and if I don’t like spicy food then why am I even ordering a spicy dish. Her voice was high pitched and she was almost shouting so obviously highly stressed. Very strange as I’ve never had a negative experience there before. I usually recommend to friends but won’t be able to do so any longer after this disappointing experience

Such kind people taking allergens seriously and providing delicious food! We have come here for years and will continue to! Can recommend the lemon chicken, deep fried shredded beef, sweet and sour prawns, char sui pork, egg fried rice, and duck pancakes of course! They are always so generous with prawn crackers too, cannot wait to come back.

We just to had put on how delicious tonight’s takeaway was. House chow mein, Duck in plum sauce, crispy beef, sweet & sour chicken and crispy seaweed.

My in laws have been using this gem of a Chinese takeaway for 20 years. Even when they lived in areas such as Denbury, Ipplepen and Ogwell, they only used and still use Yau's. We live in Liverton and so Choys of Bovey has been our go to for over 7 years. But, over the last 2-3 months I've been using Yau's and they are now my/our go to Chinese takeaway. Their menu is better than choys, the quality of food better than choys and Yaus is also far superior to the Devonlive Polled No.1 Takeaway that is Mei Wah in Chudleigh. How that got number 1 spot is baffling. It's poor! Anyhoo, Yau's menu is more varied than many Chinese takeaways. Their dishes come with plenty of meat & chunky, crunchy veg. I don't seem to feel as bloated when eating a meal from here. I'm assuming they don't overload their dishes with MSG! And, they do rice noodles (vermicelli) which I love and prefer to the more common egg noodles which are thicker. Customer service at Yau's is brilliant and it is worth the extra few minutes to our journey time from Liverton to Ashburton. Yau's don't need to make no poll. This Chinese takeaway is the best around.

So good I love it gonna order it now

A wonderful Chinese Takeaway with lovely food options to choose 😋🍜

Ordered hot special curry once home it was just curry sauce. I phoned to explain with no apology and said you were only charged for curry sauce..... that's not what I wanted! By time if I drove back there the rest of families meals would have been cold so settled for a bland curry sauce & chips. I suggest who answers the phone to take orders can understand/speak English. Not only that but there selling there second hand clothes on coat hangers in the shop, not for charity for there pocket. Smells like a musky charity shop. Will never order from there again, unclean, and unfriendly! Maybe trading standards should take a look.......

I use this takeaway more than my local one in the street as I have known the owners for a while now and it's the best for taste and quality.

I have been using this takeaway years but lately the quality of ingredients and flavour has unfortunately gone down hill and has as a strong taste and smell of oil. It pains me to complain but they are not what they were a year ago. Seems very hit and miss quality wise.

Absolutely delicious food, definitely recommend coming as I’ve been going here for years, best Chinese around and best Chinese I’ve been to. The food is absolutely delicious full of flavours that marinate in my mouth, the vegetables are beyond fresh.

We use this takeaway every time we are in the area, and food was always of good quality and tasty. We had a takeaway last night, 27/09/2023, and all the food was very bland and tasteless, the chicken in the chow mein was like rubber and again no flavour. Really upset I am writing this review as always found the food on previous occasions to be good. Not sure if it's under new management or they have changed the chef, but I I will not go back again. As said it's a shame as it was good in the past.

Every meal a medal. Crispy squid .. excellent Prawn toast Cantonese ribs Duck & pancakes Chicken fried rice Singapore noodle All excellent. All fresh and exciting.. bit more spice on the squid ..for me .. hey .. minor quibble

It used to be a good takeaway but the last month has seen the quality and flavour go steadily down hill. Overwelming taste of cheap oil. Far better quality elsewhere.

Superb Chines Take away, Good food, well cooked, good portions, reasonably priced . fast and efficient service and best of all Great flavours ! Happy to recommend

Had chinese from here before was excellent, unfortunatly tonight was a great disappointment won't be having it again

The food was first class. Me and my daughter bought a meal for two which would of fed 3 to 4 people for only £24. Recommend it to any food lover.

Chips are godly and lemon chicken is awesome

Lovely food, friendly service. Very tasty food, was still very hot after my ten minutes drive back to our accommodation. Highly recommended.

Yau's is always superb. Lovely Chinese food (and shhh - the best chips in town!). A lovely family business.

We ordered here as we were on holiday in the area, very polite service! Our order was quite large but everything was correct! The chicken balls were lovely as were the chips and curry sauce! Only thing that let it down abit was the rice but I would order again.

Good food for the price. If you on holiday and don’t want to cook. This place good

Having been brought up on authentic Chinese food from restaurants in and around Manchester, it has always been a tall order to find good quality Chinese take out or eat in food in the south West. We went for popular dishes at this establishment to have a true picture of the quality. Unfortunately the hot & sour soup was bland with no heat and the beef with ginger and spring onion had no depth of flavour and the mushrooms, onions and beef all tasted boiled. The sweet and sour chicken was ok, but lacking vegetables. After 22 years of living here my search for my much missed favourite cuisine continues.

Excellent food! Reasonable prices and a fast service! This was brilliant for the first night of our holiday!

Had a great meal at Yau's, went for the vegetarian options which were really nice - especially the Satay. Staff were friendly, food was ready in good time, and it was a great visit. We now go regularly and enjoy it very much for a treat every now and then!

Great hit a tasty food at great prices, we had been to the beech all day and wanted a takeaway. We had a number of dishes and we enjoyed them all. Would recommend

Lovely hot fresh food very tasty Very easy to get to as its on the main road good prices reccomend everyone coming here ated

Wonderful food very quick Would recommend 👌👍👏

I ordered food this evening for my son and his friend. They had sweet and sour chicken balls. I was really surprised normally the chicken from other take aways doesn't resemble chicken but you could see with this it was good high quality chicken breast and beautifully cooked. Lovely staff as well, they don't like the sauce, just because they prefer savoury, and wanted to swap it for curry sauce and was no problem. I am very impressed I will be a regular now.

Lovely food good prices very easy to get to as it on the main road close to the centre of ash burton reccomend this place for food

Great service, delicious food, excellent price, big portions!

Not gourmet but above average food. A few interesting things on top of a standard menu. On time and good value. Cash only

The staff were great, friendly and accommodating with requests. Everything on time and came out hot. And absolutely no complaints with the food. Large portions of fresh and delicious food. Would 100% recommend and will definitely visit again. Thanks guys!

It is my birthday and our wedding anniversary today. We had decided to have something from the Chinese to celebrate, it is an occasional treat. I have to say on behalf of my husband (who had chicken and chips!) , how very enjoyable it has been. Everything was lovely. Excellent portions, nicely cooked with fresh veggies. The young lady who served us was so nice too. Thank you everyone, you have helped us have a lovely end to our day. X

Bit of a wait as it was xmas eve, still worth it nicest Chinese delicious food

Nice food, good prices. Tasty 😋

Decent Chinese and takeaway food is hard to find in these parts. This is the best one I have found anywhere near Totnes or Dartington. So, its not brilliant, but in the land of the blind the one eyed man is king. And if you want Chinese take out and the options ... do NOT go to Totnes, drive past Buckfastleigh because this isnt much further ... and go here. But ... note: CASH ONLY

Pros: Good variety on the menu, good service, decent portions Cons: Too salty the last couple of visits and it's a little pricey.

very tasty food and very hot as well first time eating here, and will definitely be back when I back up this way all round good food good service

For many years Yau's was not good. It changed hands and I was optimistic. Unfortunately it it is now worse. The barbecued spare ribs I ordered today were overcooked, dried out and came without any sauce. They were inedible and i binned them. I will not be going back.

Lovely food, very well prices and lovely staff all around. Would definitely recommend to anyone in the area.

Very tasty and not greasy.. so big thumbs up.

Average food, not bad, but not exceptional

Since it has been under new management, we have eaten on several occasions and I must say a massive improvement. We are vegetarian and food is full of taste and flavour without being greasy or oily, always cosiatant quality. A great addition to eating options in Ashburton

Have tried a few time since being taken over but will be finding a new takeaway! Order never ready on time, food saltly and now it's closed again due to unforeseen circumstances??? I can only imagine why......

What a real disappointment ! The menu has changed quite a bit but the real problem is that the ones which appear to be the same as the last owners are hopelessly different. If only they had taken advice from the last owners and used the same suppliers, things may have been alright, but the changes have really been awful and it grieves me to say so, having been a regular customer practically every week since 2009. I'm afraid that I shall have to find another takeaway for the forseeable future, unless this place has a radical change of mind about what it is offering.

Excellent food. Very fresh with no oil that you can get when biting into battered chicken. Have been several times and not been disappointed.

Absolutely the best Chinese I’ve ever had. Really enjoyed it especially crispy chilli beef and duck pancakes 👍🏼

Nice food much better than the fish and chip shop around the corner

New owners and a new menu. Food was delicious, ready when it was supposed to be as well. The staff are polite and helpful. Will definitely be going again

Good food, nice and friendly people, good service.

Food tasted amazing. Lots of flavour cooked very well.

Always had a good meal from Yau’s

Was very concerned about ordering from here after reading reviews . BUT I can say was lovely and fresh quality vegetables and fast service .not over priced..

Well nice bests chippy any day.

Good if the ole woman's cooking. Not a regular quality.

Here was all right but I ask for a mild beef curry it was not mild it was to hot

Food was lovely, best lemon chicken around! Always quick service and friendly staff

Good Chinese, not to expensive either.

We used to use this takeaway regularly but it has really gone downhill. Twice in a row there has been something from our order missing. It's too far to go back so we went without. The sweet and sour king prawn is greasy thick batter which is dark in colour and looks and tastes like it has been refried a few times. In the main, the whole meal was tasteless and disappointing.

This was our first visit to this takeaway and certainly our last! The food was appalling and wasted alot of money, dont want to go on too much but lets just say sure they used gravy granules in my dish certainly not chinese bbq sauce! This wasnt our only gripe, just cant wait for Fu Lin to get back!

Quickly prepared delicious local takeaway. Would recommend

This take away provides fantastic food and the staff are always very friendly and helpful. The menu is very varied and they will help you chose the food that you like. Phone orders are taken.

had a take away one night got home not 5 mins away only to find it was cold,this was not freshly cooked took it back and the girl on the counter said ok he is just cooking up a fresh batch so not cooked to order they wounld'nt give me my money back only offered me another meal and it was still tastless slop not ever going there again'

He estado utilizando Yau por 15 años, y nunca use nadie más.Personal amable y negocio familiar.Muy atento a las necesidades del cliente y ajuste siempre a mis deseos.La mejor salsa dulce y agria que he tenido. Mi plato favorito es el pollo crujientes lonchas con una salsa picante.Deliciosos!

We had a lovely meal last night, all very yummy 😀

Llegamos tarde y en la zona se habían quedado para comer algo así que tuvimos que buscar otro relativamente locales. Las opciones eran el fish and chips o el chino, como para llevar el "fish and chips" cerraba la decisión para nosotros.Pedimos pollo, limón 2 crujientes de pollo en salsa cantonesa, simple y una porción de arroz hervido de patatas fritas.Cuando llegamos a casa, nos enteramos de que, por desgracia, uno de los pedidos fue equivocada, 2 de la comida para llevar supuestamente estaban sin verduras pero 3 no tenía verduras, aunque no es un tema de interés.Nos chapada la comida y fuimos a comer, los platos cantoneses fueron vibrantes de color, muy brillante, rojo. rosa El pollo que se suponía que tenía que ser crujientes era algo, el bateador era pasada y bastante enfermizo con el pollo al ser blanda. El pollo en el limón pollo nuevo era blanda y sabor como si hubiera sido preparado con la piel. El pollo en 3 platos era tan pasada todo era metieran. Las patatas fritas eran insípidas y el arroz estaba coaguladas.En general, una terrible experiencia, comer más decepcionante.22 libras de que sobre £18 fuimos directamente a la basura.

The food was not the best ad for Chinese take away,the state of the food was not nice, chrisp shredded beff was a solid lump the rice was cold veg in sauce was far to big, sorry PEGGY, I WONT BE BACK.

Nos trataron de comida para llevar en Yau por unos amigos que nosotros, pero hemos usado nosotros mismos en una ocasión anteriormente. Por lo general, la comida está bien, no nos impresionó en general la primera vez que usamos, y en esta ocasión no fue nuestra decisión que usar. La casa especial arroz frito, la carne en salsa de alubias negras y picante de pollo estaban bien. La salsa curry es muy picante. Las gambas en masa no eran muy agradables, y no todas empanada de gambas. Comparado con nuestro local chino en casa, resulta insignificante en comparación. La próxima vez que pruebe en otro lugar.

Nos dieron muy mal servicio desde el frente de la casa esperamos lo que sentimos como 5 minutos para socializar al final con otro cliente antes de ser servido. Me preguntó dos veces mientras la señora estaba tomando mi pedido si me importa esperar mientras ella contestó el teléfono de pedidos.

Última noche me trataron de una que sirve un menú de comida para llevar de Tau en Ashburton. Era tan asqueroso que paramos para comer. Comimos lo que pudimos porque era caro. No tenía sabor, aceitosa y generalmente asqueroso. Me trajeron a comer todo lo que se pone en frente de mí y después de comer no muy mucho todo el día, me pareció que podía comer, pero no se veía. Simplemente iba a poner una nota de Tripadvisor que decir qué horror la comida era, pero pensé que debía al menos hablar con ellos. Llamé y estuvieron de acuerdo en que ver conmigo hoy con los restos de la comida en mi camino a Newton Abbot. Pensé que habría sido realmente interesados en lo que tenía que decir para intentar averiguar por qué no me gustaba. Ella totalmente perdido el punto de mala calidad y unedibility. contó cuántos gambas que habíamos comido y no afectados por la cantidad de aceite que la comida estaba empapado en y había derramado en la bolsa abrió incluso antes. Todo lo que se decía que ella nos darán dinero en lo que no habíamos comido. Me hubiera gustado que hubiera fotografiado. Casi no comer nada y sin embargo ella solo iba a darnos un tercio de la cantidad. Me explicó que cuando trabajé en catering no tenía una objeción política y nos dio un reembolso del valor total cuando la gente se quejó. Su actitud y forma era extremadamente agresivos y defensiva a mi llegada. En un punto incluso me gritó que hoy en día, 14 feb, es nuevos años día! Sé que eso no es así porque era hace una semana! les expliqué que originalmente sólo quería saber cómo descontento que fue con la comida, pero tras ella lo me gritó y repetía lo lleno que estaban última noche y no me estaba escuchando, me explicó que tenía una restitución a menos que lo puso la historia en Trip Advisor ... Ella todavía sólo accedió a 2/3 del precio interviend volver después de su marido ... Así que ... Mi consejo es que no malgastes tu dinero!

Dios sabe por qué más gente no te gusta la comida china aquí! unos buenos 10 años cuando vine aquí me habría chalmange de pollo y siempre fue precioso, ahora soy vegetariano ahora tengo con fideos suaves y son deliciosos! Mi compañero no probar el arroz frito especial y realmente no tenía muy buen aspecto y él no creo que estaba buenísimo! Mi familia siempre me encantó la salsa barbacoa, continuará a venir aquí en los años por venir! Simplemente no comprobar su pedido al salir porque en ocasión olvide los artículos, pero siempre son más que dispuesto a añadir, si volver y les dices!

We have Yau's often and it's always a good meal. The service is quick too. We pretty much always have the same thing- the lemon chicken is my favourite and the special fried rice is excellent.

Good food,quick service and quality...always order at least once during our bi-annual trips to Ashburton..

We live in buckfastleigh and decided to try out this Chinese take away..... Everything was greasy and inedible pork balls were so overcooked the pork was fried right the way through which made it like rock..... I don't know what they did to the chips and sweet&sour sauce but even our children wouldn't eat it.....this is the worse takeaway we have ever had... Never again.

We visit Ashburton twice a year and try to have a takeaway at least twice during each stay-speedy service and excellent food and choice--highly recommended!