Yum Sing in Torbay

recently visited - the service and food was excellent will return and would highly recommend

Food was fine and a friendly older gentleman managing pickups at the entrance. However, I was really disappointing by the packaging - so much plastic and single use wrapping. Would have expected to see recyclable or compostable packaging - not impressed by all the waste our order generated.

I’ve eaten here a few times now and every time I’ve been, the food has been delicious and the service is impeccable. Would highly recommend!

The restaurant staff were very friendly and welcoming. The food was absolutely second to none.I will definitely be recommending this place to my family and friends and will be returning soon.

Have been wanting to try this place for such a long time and the reviews on here are so good, but unfortunately that’s not what we experienced. On the positive side the waiting staff were very nice, helpful and replaced food when returned etc, but it’s only fair that if you are considering going here you get an honest review. Unfortunately the food was not good at all. We were a table of 5 (4 adults, 1 child). The first rice that came out was burnt, litterally black burnt bits throughout, we returned it and it was replaced with fresh rice. The sides came out first, rice, spring rolls, chips, sauces etc, but the mains took quite a while to follow, we were all sitting around picking at rice and chips waiting for the mains to come out. My son who is 13 and a bit fussy ordered a ribeye steak, (I know, but it’s on the menu!) it was wafer thin and 60% fat, for £25 that just unacceptable. We sent that back, they removed it from the bill and gave him the chips for free, so that was nice of the staff. The szechuan chicken tasted awful, like vinegar, the crispy chilli beef was the same, it tasted tart, like thick, salty, gluey, not nice, not fresh tasting. We left half the food without complaining any further, as quite honestly it’s embarrassing, we could of sent every dish back and had to explain in front of the whole restaurant that it’s just not good food. Such a shame as it was my birthday, and I chose Yum Sing as I thought it was supposed to be a little more up market, nicer restaurant, but we’ve been left disappointed.

First class service & delicious traditional food. Lovely decor and ambiance. Very fortunate to have this gem of a restaurant in Torquay 😁

Went for takeaway last night stopping in hotel right opposite ask for house special curry egg fried rice was the worst takeaway I had for a while curry was like water meat was bland rice was soggy never again but staff were friendly shame about food

Had a great meal here as I've wanted to for a long time! I loved the roast duck with pineapple - and the service was very good too. Would definitely return 😊

Wow, what a gem! The food was amazing. There was so much food that we went home with a doggie bag. Beautiful restaurant. Will definitely return.

Let's start with the positives , staff very friendly restaurant nice atmosphere however the food, the starters were OK we had chicken szechuan which tasted of a very strong vinegar, beef spring onions ginger had no taste at all , king prawn chow mein not much flavour, we left nearly all of it waitress asked if we wanted to take it home 🤢, we paid the bill 96.00 pounds and left didn't want to make a scene at restaurant and I know restaurants are struggling at moment and we could afford the 96.00 pounds , just wanted to put our experience on here to make people aware have contacted restaurant to say we were unhappy lady did sat we should have told them they would have made new food but in my opinion new food should not have been needed if cooked correctly in first place , lady did say I had the freedom of speech I really hope everyone enjoys there meals because staff and restaurant nice

Great family run business in a beautiful building. Thank you, we will be back.

Great for sit down food lovey staff great food and location easy to park too .. beef in black bean . Sweet sour chicken . Prawn toast . Chicken chow main .. all lovely

Great food great staff and great location .. prices were good and great environment…

Cantonese restaurant on main road towards Babbacombe with plenty of parking. Busy but attentive and helpful. We ordered a set meal which they readily amended at our request. The amount was delicious but more than we could eat so the remainder was boxed up for us.

The best Chinese restaurant we have ever been to. First class quality food in quiet location of Torquay with handy car parking at premises. Limited opening days.

Wow! What a restaurant! From the minute you enter you are instantly welcomed in to this fantastic place, staff amazing and so friendly.. and the food !! We had a selection of dishes and all served hot and tasted delicious, would highly recommended this place it knocks spots off any Chinese restaurant in the bay

Great evening at Yum Sing - delicious food and great service. The lovely James was so helpful advising us re a shellfish allergy. Particular mention for the fillet beef curry - melt in the mouth! You can tell that this is a family run business - there’s a personal touch and they really care that you have a great experience.

Best Chinese food I have had in a long time

This is such a lovely place with lovely staff,management and food, I chose yum sing for a 15 person family banquet to celebrate my 80th birthday.so glad I did, everyone loved the atmosphere there, the food was once again amazing, the staff couldn't do enough for us. I now have a wonderhul family get together memory, thank you so much, we will see you next time my wife and i are in Torquay.

The most delicious Chinese Takeaway ever!! And the man on taking orders on the phone - absolutely lovely service everytime 🫶

We ordered a take away from Yum Sing which have done lots of times before over the years. The food was always exceptional. This time it was nothing like it used to be. The pancake rolls were heavy and tasteless. The chicken was poor quality and the beef was not tender like it used to be. Flavour and texture used to be high quality but they are definitely lacking now. We will look elsewhere in future.

If you're holidaying in the Paignton, Brixham,Torquay area, this place is well worth a visit, family run, ample car parking, exemplary service, fabulous freshly cooked food all very reasonably priced, we had the Banquet and it was fantastic! Thanks very much

Consistently great food. The crispy aromatic duck is always cooked to perfection and a great sized portion for the value. Lovely friendly staff and always a pleasure to see :)

Ordered hour and half in advance food came minus prawn crackers re phone call to chase beef mxd peppers black bean sauce like water everything else not up to standard. Had take out few years ago which was bad thought they had got it to gether.. obviously not.. Would not recommend certainly not value for money..

Great food - easy going atmosphere. Booked by email for an evening with the parents while on holiday in Torquay. Nice and easy to book - emailed on the monday and reply by the Tuesday, ready for the booking on the Wednesday. Greeted by the staff on arrival - relaxed but attentive couple of waitresses made us feel welcome. Ordered Peking crispy duck, black bean and chilli beef (so good), salt and pepper prawns, mushroom curry, and Yang Chow rice. All really good dishes, but personal highlights were the beef and the curry. Really chilled evening with the family. Staff called us cab. Feels like some reviews of the restaurant are people trying to damage the rep of the place. We loved it - so deffo go try this place and support a family business. If you don't like something, speak to them and be courteous - don't just flame them here on a review.

The food was very good. A well planned menu - plenty of choice, but not too much. Unfortunately, the chairs are very uncomfortable. The chair backs seem to have been designed for simplicity of manufacture rather than comfort. I can recommend this place, but if you have a lean, bony back, then make sure to sit on a bench seat.

First class service from all the staff, lovely restaurant, superb food, could not fault anything, will visit again without hesitation, would highly recommend, Peter and Shania

We found this restaurant via Google, and were very impressed with the reviews so thought we would try it. The building is a little dated, and the toilets are not great. The booths are very small, especially when there is four adults seated there. I would suggest that they seat couples in those, as it was very compact and uncomfortable. The starters were great, and good portion sizes. Two of us shared the Crispy Duck, and it was delicious, much better than our usual takeaway. However, the main for me was not what I expected. The Chow Mein was a very wet dish, and the noodles were very thin, almost like the ones you get in Super Noodles. I didn’t eat much of it, and was lucky there were other dishes ordered that I could enjoy, such as the Young Chow Fried Rice. The service is okay, but isn’t a patch on other Restaurants we have visited with similar ratings. A good restaurant, but not to my taste, unfortunately.

Visiting Torquay over night with friends and we were staying across the road. We went for dinner, and everything was fantastic. The host was charming, the food delicious and plentiful. Highly recommended.

Excellent efficient, friendly and prompt service. The food as served was hot, tasty and ample.

Amazing visit. Having lived in Torbay for 17 years, I have always wanted to visit Yum Sing and it didn’t disappoint. The food and service were amazing. The venue is nice also and very authentic. Ellie was also an amazing host. Can’t wait to go back!

My favourite restaurant, great atmosphere, great service, really friendly and superb food. I’ve been coming here for 20+ years, just a shame I don’t live as close any more so can’t visit as often!

Fabulous service and the Food was Amazing. Thank you so much for your amazing hospitality. You fitted us in at the last minute as we forgot to book and it was a lovely evening, thank you so so much. The food was beautiful and your wine was lovely. Absolutely 5*

Great food and great service and good price plenty of food for 1 tasty

Excellent food, great attentive service. Best prawn toast ever had. Only came across this place by accident it is of the main road.

It's a must try if your in torquay absolutely beautiful food .The staff are lovely and friendly such a lovely place .That's why we came back after 2 years for another try .

A lovely evening.Well done...!!!!

Perfect service, fantastic food in a lovely atmosphere Third visit and not once disappointed. Food portions very good, quality of food exceptional 😋 service friendly and very attentive.

Food was really fresh, delicious and great portion sizes. Prices slightly elevated but I wouldn't hesitate to go for a treat. Only downside is chocolate brownie wasn't great for my partner unfortunately but we mainly went for the authentic food which was amazing. So many vegan choices too. Menu is huge! lush cocktails too. Would definitely return :)

Slow service greasy unpleasant food sweet and sour just tasted of vinegar even the prawn crackers tasted stale not one decent dish everything was bordering on inedible due to everything being very very salty and expensive if you like good food this restaurant is not for you

Best Duck outside China Town !!! Yummy fresh food !!! Ordered from the main menu and was perfect no one complaint!!!!!!!!

This is probably the best Chinese restaurant and takeaway in the Bay. Top quality ingredients and option to upgrade beef to filet for a modest price. No on line service for takeaway but it works with a dedicated and friendly crew member. Lovely restaurant for eating in and set in one of Torquay's beautiful Victorian villas.🇬🇧🇳🇿

Only had a chicken curry and rice, convinced myself to try judged on lots of good reviews. Absolutely dreadful, chicken curry was so watery it was more like chicken gravy incredibly bland and next to no curry taste whatsoever, afraid I won't be tempted back anytime soon

Best Chinese I’ve ever had. The restaurant & toilets are spotless, food is absolutely fantastic and staff are friendly. Value for money.

This is a very popular restaurant , the Chinese food is exceptionally good & the portions are big . I would recommend this restaurant to anyone wanting a genuine Chinese meal

As always, a lovely freshly cooked meal and attentive, friendly staff. One of our favourite places to visit for a special occasion

Lovely place, owner and food. The 2 of us had the special banquet dinner. Twas proper lovely, and plenty of it. Thank you for a lovely evening. Highly recommended.

A return visit with 4 friends as we had loved the first visit so much and the second trip didn’t disappoint. The quality of the food and service was exceptional. The prawn toast is a must as it the crispy duck. We all picked different main courses and every dish was fresh, top quality and very tasty - We all can’t wait to go back!!

Arctic conditions in the very empty restaurant Condensation running down windows Food adequate but annoyed at how many times we were asked if everything was ok…quite intrusive I would not recommend eating here As it was, I had to eat with my winter coat on

Only discovered this place a year or so back& had an excellent, if pricey takeaway. Treated ourselves to a sit down meal last autumn & didn’t feel it reached the same standards but pleasant enough. Tonight’s takeaway, however, was a complete disappointment & total waste of £70 (for 3). Mixed starters were adequate if uninspiring but the mains… Nothing had a proper sauce: the beef in black bean was swimming in dark water, the Szechuan prawn tasted liked a sweet & sour with added chilli with overcooked, rubbery prawns & the chicken dish tastes as if unspiced steamed chicken breast had been thrown in at the last minute & had absorbed none of the flavours. The juliennes of ginger were zingy but it was not enough to carry the dish. There was not even enough flavours to make any of us look forward to leftovers & the remains were thrown away Don’t know if it was just a bad night but sorry, we won’t be returning to find out.

Don’t know what has happened to this place not so long ago it was a fantastic restaurant is now dirty empty we when for the buffet which was amazing this time there was nothing to eat at the buffet table so we all left without eating anything the group of us will never return and will tell all our friends about how bad it was the drinks we had were way overpriced

Excellent value. Good portions and all of the dishes tasted great particularly the salt and pepper chicken.

We have just been for a meal with friends,the quality of the food and presentation and service was sensational one of the best meals we have had for a long time. We would highly recommend this family owned restaurant and have already booked our next visit.

Lovely experience all round. Beautifully hosted

We were greeted and shown our seat by a lovely young lady who waited on us for the most part of the evening she was extremely friendly and professional ,the food was just lovely and tasty and plenty of it. Would definitely recommend Yum Sing a lovely family run restaurant nothing to fault, Thank you for a wonderful evening.

Go and buy a sandwich and a packet of crisps from the nearest petrol station instead. Trust me!

We sat in a snug. Not too busy and staff reasonably attentive. Good quality food, generous proportions. There is a car park, but we arrived by taxi. All in all good experience!

Was really looking forward tobtry this chinese very disappointing one good dish the rest of the food mediocre at best glorified takeaway with eye-watering prices would definitely not go back.

Fantastic food and service! Highly recommend this place.

Always 5 star with everything. Thats why we keep going back

Our new favourite Chinese restaurant.. amazing fresh food.. Great service and atmosphere... much much better than the usual takeaways in torquay

We had dinner here and service was excellent. From the initial booking until departure, the impression was of genuine warmth and a desire to really look after the guest. Food quality was very good; be aware that the banquet for two is actually sufficient for four! Would certainly recommend.

Looked a bit jaded from the outside. BUT inside wonderful. A great menu with lots of choice. Service was unhurried and excellent. Portion sizes were very generous. Flavour and texture were also excellent. Only one complaint, we live 200 miles away. We will return!!

Oct 6th 2023 meal was disgusting!!! Salty & sour tasting!! Didn’t taste at all like Cantonese food… was extremely bland!!!! Very disappointed!! Get a better chef please!!! Stay away from this restaurant!! YUK!!!!!!!!!!

Ordered takeaway for four people and the food was AWFUL! Eaten here before and its been great but this time, the food was bland, tasteless, vegetables totally overcooked. The Szechuan king prawns were in a syrupy sauce that tasted like petrol had been poured into...

We had the most amazing food and service. Highly recommend and look forward to our next visit.

We had the most amazing meal this evening, best Chinese food I have ever had. I booked for a family celebration and I was not disappointed 😊 I would definitely recommend as the staff are lovely too

Visited here for a take away as the reviews looked good. Big mistake!!! Not sure where the good reviews come from! Extremely over priced for the poor, tasteless, bland food that we were given…. Sweet and sour chicken balls were so greasy that you could...

Still the same old decor from years ago when we visited, not updated for years. (Feel yourself sticking to the carpet, you know the feeling) No comment about toilets. The main meals were very bland, did not enjoy at all. Prawn toast starter & banana...

Delicious Chinese food order ahead they get very busy but you won’t be disappointed if in the area.

Great food and service. Would highly recommend

Went as a birthday treat, I would highly recommend the food, it was very tasty and good portions, likely don't need to order more than 1 dish per person. The staff were great and offered to box up leftovers also. Will be hoping to have the delivery also.

Food service was fast, food tasty! Some minor mixup with our order but it was resolved immediately so no impact on score . :-)

Lovely meal couldn't fault it some people have said it's pricey you get what you pay for it in this day and age

Great service and food. Would recommend to friends and family.

Only used this restaurant once so far as a takeaway but will be trying the restaurant at a later date. Staff were very helpful and friendly and it was quite busy on the evening we visited. Appears to be a good place to celebrate a special occasion. Takeaway was very good.

We came here for a birthday meal and it was really nice. Nice atmosphere and staff. Very welcoming. Cosy seating areas. Food really excellent. Ordered set meal and it was huge! Will come back again in future.

Excellent food, more than enough, too much really. Very big portions. Very tasty. Staff very polite, friendly and very helpful, fully explain the food. Would recommend. We had a meal tonight Friday 4th August 2023 Jackie & Andy

This is a very good restaurant; both the food and the service were exemplary, and the venue, being a large Victorian house, just adds to the experience - top marks from me! Special mention must go to the founders granddaughter who, when our taxi home didn't arrive, offered to drive us to our hotel - exceptional customer service there by the owners - I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the Yum Sing to anyone!

A spur of the moment decision on seeing their sign in their garden as we drove past on our way into Torquay turned out to be the best decision we had made for a long time. Despite not having booked on a busy night of...

Amazing food. Friendly helpful service.

Excellent service and the best food in town! You can choose to sit in or have the food delivered, either way you will not be disappointed!

My family and I had a great meal here last Friday evening. The food was extra special along with the great service. Our waitress (Ashley) was very professional and polite which complimented the great tasting dishes we had. Our choices were the chef's special beef Peking style, spare ribs, crispy duck, squid with chilli salt/pepper and special fried rice, We will be returning soon.

Visiting on holiday, I asked for a recommendation on Facebook for a good Chinese Restaurant around Torquay and we were not disappointed! With the added bonus of parking, the restaurant is in what was once a substantial Villa above Torquay. We were warmly welcomed and...

Fantastic meal with brilliant service, great family run restaurant.

Lovely meal with super friendly and helpful staff. Defo reccommend.

Just on the off chance we went to the restaurant as we couldn't get through on the phone for a reservation. So lucky as someone had just cancelled. Staff are just lovely,service with a smile. Food was excellent and plenty of it. Remember the chicken fried rice is a massive portion.

We visited on a busy Saturday evening for a special anniversary celebration. Everything was perfect. We had a drink in the lovely bar area and were then shown to our table. The food was delicious, standout for me was the fillet steak beef curry -...

We booked Yum Sing for the option of gluten free. Omg it was amazing actually outstanding. Menu was easy to understand, and our lovely waitress Ellie was so knowledgeable and we could swap and change dishes on the set menu. Food was delicious and served...

We visited on a busy Saturday evening but didn't have to wait long to be seated or for our food to be served. They have an extensive menu with plenty of choice for vegetarians and pescatarians. A highlight for us was the salt and pepper...

Meal was cold and curry was very runny.not all bad but over priced.not again 👎

Excellent food and fantastic service 👌

This is a lovely understated Chinese restaurant. The food is excellent and the service outstanding. Ideal for both families and couples with an extensive menu. Lovely bar area, private booths and a well decorated restaurant area. The whole place has a relaxed yet professional ambience...

Excellent, highly recommend this establishment when visiting Torquay. Ellie our waitress was fantastic, there was 13 of us and she took all our orders on 5 separate bills and informed us as it was such a large group there would be a wait for some...

We have just been down to Torquay for a few days for the football with friends. Someone recommended the Yum Sing as a very good place for chinese food. We rang and booked it as there was 14 of us. You will need to get...

Very friendly and helpful staff and amazing Chinese food! Really looking forward to returning soon! Thankyou YumSing :)

Just had a lovely meal from here ,and I have to say it was by far the best Cantonese I've ever had , and I've worked in a few myself, don't take my word for it try it yourself, you won't be disappointed

Incredibly friendly and a wonderful experience. This is the best Chinese food I’ve had in years!

Lovely food and service . We opted for the special banquet but way too much food for us but it was all really lovely

Great place. Lovely staff. Delicious food.