The best restaurants serving Chinese food in Dorking South Mole Valley South East

I've eaten a lot of Chinese food in my life. From Soho to Shanghai to Singapore. I've had the simple, the fancy, the obscure and the extraordinary. Some good, some bad and some unpronounceable. Chifan fits exactly where it should in the spectrum. It's tasty, it's reliable and the staff are lovely. I'd happily order in here anytime. Ask them what you want and they will do their best to help. Ask for wine and they'll produce a surprisingly good wine - list. In short, this is a restaurant that does exactly as it should. The owner, Jessica, should be proud of what she has achieved. The people of Dorking are lucky to have her.

Rude woman, doesn't listen and talks over you , wrong order and waited forever with no apology or refund, food was bland and cold , food went into the bin , terrible experience from start to end ... !!!

Dined at Chifan for the first time since moving to Dorking recently and won’t go back. The food was ok and came out quite fast, however, the atmosphere is so unfriendly it made us feel uncomfortable. There were 3 staff members serving food & drink. One manager and two younger staff, the manager was clearly very stressed and was doing mostly everything themselves. The way the manager spoke to the young waiters was rude & uncomfortable for others to hear and they were clearly not enjoying being spoken to like that. Anything they attempted to do they were told they were doing it wrong or they were too slow. There was no music on in the restaurant and it was quite cold. I didn’t find the dining experience relaxing and will be going back to the new fountain garden in Dorking which is far superior next time I fancy this type of food.

Unfortunately the Food was terrible Pancake rolls where full of grease I ordered an item and was sent the wrong thing , then although I never have before and they have always sent the right item when I phoned to complain, was told to order with the Chinese item on the menu , no apology or offer of correction The rice had gristle and soggy skin in it And the curry sauce had a burned flavour Only one dish was ok We have used this shop for years But won’t for a very long time , if ever again A real disappointment