The best restaurants serving Chinese food in England

So last Saturday 23november we ordered takeaway our usual from the 2 set sections on menu asked the price when told yet again price had gone up another £3 odd so okay everything has … but when it arrived they have cut the portions down I always have beef curry egg fried rice served in same box well it was very dry I’d say 65%35% curry was not happy, pancake roll had literally 1 prawn in it an nothing but bean shoots an they charged us for delivery we only live by airport so next day I rang Timbo house an spoke to the lady who was very rude to me said the meal is always like that I told her Noway I’ve been having it for years then I questioned her about Delivery charge she said we have always been charged again Noway …I said are you going to do anything about this she was rude obnoxious an said No you haven’t ordered for 2-3yrs we order about 6 times a year for the past 25yrs I’d say ,,,,,,,,for £26 for that meal that would be our last from them

Great size portions , and good value too

This used to be the best around but the last few times I've used have been awful. Something has changed in the last few years. Charged £5 for delivery for 5 miles. Definitely the last time I will use. £32 in the bin

For well over 20 years we have eaten from Szechuan House regularly and considered it the best Chinese take-away in the area by far. We never had a bad dish and the food and service was always wonderful. Sadly, however, it seems to be under new management since we last ordered from there a few months ago. There was no warning or announcement, as far as we were aware, so the first indication of the change was when we phoned to order. Our number has always been recognised by the extremely friendly and efficient Chinese staff, who never had to be told our address. Last week we were answered by a really rude lady with a broad Brummy accent who seemed to struggle with the menu and not even know what was on it. When the food arrived, it was the worst Chinese meal we have ever had. The ribs, normally thick, juicy and in a tasty barbecue sauce, were very dry and fatty, like old meat in a thick, jelly-like substance, like treacle that had no flavour at all but was extremely salty. The spring rolls, normally in a light, crispy pastry stuffed with a fresh, moist & very tasty beansprout mixture, had a thick, stodgy, soggy pastry with tasteless, not at all fresh beansprouts. The prawn toast was just as bad: a layer of very dry, chewy, badly minced prawns with bits of shell in it just sitting rather than spread into the top of very dry toast. Again, it was tasteless but very salty. The pork dumplings were soggy pasty filled with a tasteless, gelatinous mixture, nothing like any pork filling we've ever had before. The Seaweed was overcooked and the fish flavour so overpowering that I gagged. The main courses were also truly awful. Rice noodles with pork (my favourite usually) were dry (the bits of pork that are usually juicy and fresh, were like scrap leftovers that had been sitting around for a couple of days. The Char Siu was not Char Siu at all. Char Siu is actually marinated then roast pork served sliced with a distinctive red colour around the edges and nothing else. What we got was boiled pork in a bland but salty glutinous sauce with vegetables. The beef dish was no better, with dry beef in a very thick very salty sauce that just tasted of soy sauce. The rice was probably the best dish but even that was overcooked but dry and crispy around the edges. I like my food salty and always add extra, to the dismay of my family, but even for me this meal was far too salty, I suppose to mask the lack of taste. To top it all there were no fortune cookies. Suffice to say that, after nearly 25 years, we are having to find a new Chinese takeaway as there is not a chance on earth that we will ever eat from Sezchuan House again, particularly given the 'dodgy' stomachs we all suffered through all night. The food reminded me of the kind of bland tasteless 'Chinese' food, full of monosodium glutomate, that was served in the 1970s when foreign food takeaways were unusual and most Brits thought vol-au-vents were sophisticated. If we could give Szechuan House zero stars, we would. Such a shame.

great family business, good prices and very friendly thank you for good food.

Genuinely the only Chinese myself and my son love. Never got a wrong order, portions are massive and the quality of food is excellent.

Foods Alright the woman behind the counter needs to be fired or receive some customer service training.

Made order and as always asked for sweet and sour sauce. This was clearly said. Got home no sweet and sour sauce. (My fault should have checked before I left) Returned and showed me receipt with no sauce. Didn’t have any money with me to get. Sad as spoiled the dinner. This is 3rd time in a row no sauce! Thought I would have learned by now!!!!! Won’t return, will get a delivery else where Disappointing!!!!!

Ordered a dry special chowmein when it came it was just chicken I called them and they said because I asked for it dry no gravy I just get chicken with noodles no prawns pork etc wont be using again as never heard so much bull in my life

By far the nicest Chinese food in town.

food are super hot and nice, love their singaporean rice noodles especially

Very nice food. Great range of options and minimal plastic in the packaging. I had a teriyake rice bowl.

Wow. We had the best Chinese food tonight for a long time! Called almost before closing time for a delivery. Not a problem. The Satay was gorgeous, fresh vegetables, hot as requested and fast delivery. Chicken balls were spot on! We’ve found our go to in Northallerton. Well recommended. Thank you.

The disgusting food is really bad and this store is going to go out of business I can't imagine how bad their hygiene is.

Really good food! Delicious we ate the lot!! Fresh and hot! Great value! Thank you :)