I,m afraid I Will not be recommending the New Dragon Inn in Swanage anytime soon with reference to what we experience.We ordered our drinks, starters and main. We cannot fault our drinks and starters, these were lovely but the main meals all went down hill from there. My Brother and his wife ordered the set dinner for two which consisted of Chicken Chop Suey, Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls and Special fried rice. The chicken chop suey was good but the chicken balls were pork and the rice was egg fried rice. My husband had the beef chow mien which arrived on a cold plate, bone dry, no oil or juice and in no way was it piping hot. I order the Thai green curry chicken, something I have eaten over fifty times in many Chinese restaurants knowing that this is a relatively mild curry. One mouthful from this bowl made me choke it back up, it was unbelievably hot/over spiced and burned the back of my throat and lips, it was inedible and clearly not how it should be.We flagged all these issues with the assistant who took the rice, balls, chow mien, and tai curry away and said nothing. We could hear the conversation going on with her boss admitting her mistake with the rice and helped the chef find the chicken balls in the kitchen. The special rice and chicken balls arrived after my brother and his wife finished their chop suey which was pretty useless really and my husband and I was waiting for the assistant to come back and ask if we would like something else… well, this did not happen, ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING!We left our table to pay for the drinks and the food we had eaten and the assistant advised there was no charge for the rice, REALLY!, I should think not but then I noticed on the receipt that she had also charged us for the curry and chow mien. I questioned this and finally got her to take this off the bill, she took the chow mien off but she insisted payment for the curry because I tasted it. WHAT!, REALLY! I had enough of this by now, so my husband paid for it, and they want cash, another way to dodge the VAT man.Just to let you know peeps, watch your backs, make sure you get what you order and most of all CHECK IT……….. GOOD LUCK!
Amanda Wildman
We ordered a meal this evening Friday 22nd March to be delivered and just wanted to say we absolutely loved it .Chicken satay skewers awesome, beef curry ,duck curry, fried rice ,and chips was delicious, thank you for the prawn crackers ,delivered promptly very nice polite driver . Best Chinese meal I haveEaten in a long time definitely recommend people to try a meal from you .
Ashley Hawkins
Great food. Great portions sizes. All parties involved enjoyed thoroughly.
Laura
Ordered a takeaway from here this evening. All food was well falvoured and tasted good. Happy with portion size. Will be ordering from here again.
Sam Coleman
Don’t know why the reviews are so bad - Great Chinese, owners are sound! Can’t fault it!
Chris Ealey
Tasty, fresh and affordable. Great
Miles Wood
Best Chinese in Swanage! Reviews are deceptive, give it a try - you won't regret it!
Niamh Barnes
Such a great Chinese! Outstanding taste! Chicken balls, chow mein, salt and pepper chicken, fried rice, sweet and sour etc. All tatse like you would expect. Lovely owners, couldn't be more accommodating! Would recommend and will call again
Nic Grounds
Lovely food and lovely helpful
Annabelle Thornhill
Friendly service as always, so much choice on the menu and the foods absolutely fab. Thanks again!
Best take out in swange ! Great service from John and Paul !! Will be coming
kevin huntley
For those who have given negative comments prior to new management taking over, you should try it again.We have just had a meal here and thoroughly enjoyed it. From the moment we walked in we were greeted warmly. Our order was taken and served in good time and was absolutely gorgeous.Okay, the place is in need of a bit of decorating but the food is brilliant. The front of house staff are very friendly and we had a great time chatting.
Melanie D
Ordered online, simple to do. Food was delivered on time, nice and hot and very tasty. Staff always helpful and friendly ?
Leon Wang (Dalmore)
This Chinese restaurant gives me a huge surprise. The cracker is complimentary, which may cost you 3£ in London China town. The staffs are warm and friendly. The dish is very suitable for my taste.
B8329JOdebbieb
Lovely meal was really hot and very tasty, staff helpful and friendly will definitely use again. They do delivery but we picked up
I,m afraid I Will not be recommending the New Dragon Inn in Swanage anytime soon with reference to what we experience.We ordered our drinks, starters and main. We cannot fault our drinks and starters, these were lovely but the main meals all went down hill from there. My Brother and his wife ordered the set dinner for two which consisted of Chicken Chop Suey, Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls and Special fried rice. The chicken chop suey was good but the chicken balls were pork and the rice was egg fried rice. My husband had the beef chow mien which arrived on a cold plate, bone dry, no oil or juice and in no way was it piping hot. I order the Thai green curry chicken, something I have eaten over fifty times in many Chinese restaurants knowing that this is a relatively mild curry. One mouthful from this bowl made me choke it back up, it was unbelievably hot/over spiced and burned the back of my throat and lips, it was inedible and clearly not how it should be.We flagged all these issues with the assistant who took the rice, balls, chow mien, and tai curry away and said nothing. We could hear the conversation going on with her boss admitting her mistake with the rice and helped the chef find the chicken balls in the kitchen. The special rice and chicken balls arrived after my brother and his wife finished their chop suey which was pretty useless really and my husband and I was waiting for the assistant to come back and ask if we would like something else… well, this did not happen, ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING!We left our table to pay for the drinks and the food we had eaten and the assistant advised there was no charge for the rice, REALLY!, I should think not but then I noticed on the receipt that she had also charged us for the curry and chow mien. I questioned this and finally got her to take this off the bill, she took the chow mien off but she insisted payment for the curry because I tasted it. WHAT!, REALLY! I had enough of this by now, so my husband paid for it, and they want cash, another way to dodge the VAT man.Just to let you know peeps, watch your backs, make sure you get what you order and most of all CHECK IT……….. GOOD LUCK!
We ordered a meal this evening Friday 22nd March to be delivered and just wanted to say we absolutely loved it .Chicken satay skewers awesome, beef curry ,duck curry, fried rice ,and chips was delicious, thank you for the prawn crackers ,delivered promptly very nice polite driver . Best Chinese meal I haveEaten in a long time definitely recommend people to try a meal from you .
Great food. Great portions sizes. All parties involved enjoyed thoroughly.
Ordered a takeaway from here this evening. All food was well falvoured and tasted good. Happy with portion size. Will be ordering from here again.
Don’t know why the reviews are so bad - Great Chinese, owners are sound! Can’t fault it!
Tasty, fresh and affordable. Great
Best Chinese in Swanage! Reviews are deceptive, give it a try - you won't regret it!
Such a great Chinese! Outstanding taste! Chicken balls, chow mein, salt and pepper chicken, fried rice, sweet and sour etc. All tatse like you would expect. Lovely owners, couldn't be more accommodating! Would recommend and will call again
Lovely food and lovely helpful
Friendly service as always, so much choice on the menu and the foods absolutely fab. Thanks again!
Restaurantji Recommends
Best take out in swange ! Great service from John and Paul !! Will be coming
For those who have given negative comments prior to new management taking over, you should try it again.We have just had a meal here and thoroughly enjoyed it. From the moment we walked in we were greeted warmly. Our order was taken and served in good time and was absolutely gorgeous.Okay, the place is in need of a bit of decorating but the food is brilliant. The front of house staff are very friendly and we had a great time chatting.
Ordered online, simple to do. Food was delivered on time, nice and hot and very tasty. Staff always helpful and friendly ?
This Chinese restaurant gives me a huge surprise. The cracker is complimentary, which may cost you 3£ in London China town. The staffs are warm and friendly. The dish is very suitable for my taste.
Lovely meal was really hot and very tasty, staff helpful and friendly will definitely use again. They do delivery but we picked up