Wonderful restaurant. The very welcoming host has been here for 35 years! Dine in or take-out, food is delicious and service excellent.
Laura Marks
Would’ve been edible however just look at the sweet and sour sauce!! It jiggles like jelly and tastes horrific! The sweet and sour chicken’s sauce completely jellyfied ?!!. The chips were ok at best but they definitely don’t look appealing.. 100% the worst Chinese I’ve had. The only thing that was completely edible was the chicken fried rice + bbq ribs, they were nice actually. Avoid the sweet and sour sauce + chicken curry.Would not recommend.
Danael Weston
Absolutely rank. Threw most of it in the bin, seemed as if it was all days old and was barely luke warm. Hoping I don’t get sick from the few mouthfuls. How this place even has 1 review above 1 star is beyond
faz Spice
Worst Chinese in the world. AVOID AVOID AVOID. Wouldn’t even feed my dog this. All of my 4 children were throwing up, bellyaches and bed bound the next day. Everything is cooked in grease. Hair found in the Chicken Fried Rice. Nothing else open, I would have preferred to starve then feed me and my kids this. Prawn toast was raw and watery. Chicken balls were all battered and no chicken. THE WORST CHINESE TO EXIST.
Sara Farrell
Service was friendly but food was far from appetising. Out of our meal for four only one dish was vaguely tasty. It was hard to actually distinguish the chilli beef, it was dry beyond belief had definitely been reheated maybe more than once. Mushroom curry had a very odd taste. Would we recommend this establishment, I'm afraid its a no.As said when purchasing a house "Buyer Beware" the same should be said of this take away.Look elsewhere if you find yourself desiring a Chinese although it's slim pickings in Fordingbridge.
Izzy Harris
Had a takeaway for 4 people from here on a Saturday, only waited 40 minutes so not bad for a busy night.The restaurant looked like it had not seen a customer in years, very drab and dreary with a cluttered bar and mandatory fish tank.Food itself was a mix, no free prawn crackers with £60+ meal so that was disappointing.Sweet and sour sauce was like congealed vinegar jelly, no flavour.Curry sauce thick and over powering of spice.Chilli beef was dreadful, dried out bits of batter missing the usual sweet fiery sauce, avoid this dish!Chicken balls great but the sauce was terrible.Lemon chicken and kung po chicken nice.Chow mein and speical fried rice was saturated in oil, there was oil left over in the dishes after serving!Spring rolls and prawn toast were great, crispy and authentic.Spare ribs tasted great too lots of flavour.With so many of our favourite dishes being dreadful from here I can’t say I would order again, couldn’t get through to the usual Chinese but will go else where next time, far too dry or greasy.
Roxas “Roxasgrg” Gurung
Food was amazing and the lady helping us was lovely and nice. Thank you
Samantha E
Ordered £50 worth of food, I was a little bit concerned when I collected it as the place looks run down and it just smells stale in there. Got back started eating the food and it just wasn’t edible st all. Absolutely disgusting, tasted like it had been cooked weeks ago and just reheated up. I called them and told them I was returning the food. They didn’t even question why and when I arrived to drop it back they just gave me a refund with no questions asked, so sounds like this has happened before! Avoid at all costs, I’m concerned at even the small amount I ate about getting food poisoning!
cafedelmartin
Had an excellent takeaway, the food was fantastic and the staff couldn’t have been more friendly and helpful. Even with a big order, the food was tasty, hot and all ready on time. The hostess was very talkative and kind. We look forward to ordering again
Mike’s Outside
Don't listen to the moaners on here with their one star reviews. This place is good ! I've been going here on and off for 20 years as I've past through the area and it's always nice.The lady is very kind and friendly and the food super tasty and filling. It is inexpensive as you can see from the menu photos I'm uploading ( fresh at June 2023) I had the special fried rice which was lovely and the chicken with cashew nuts in yellow bean sauce which is really really tasty.Try for yourself and it won't break the bank, you can even have a quick drink in the bar opposite by the lovely River while you wait so what's not to love about that!
TLDR - we’ve never thrown so much food away, it was disgusting, avoid! The meat was chunky and had clearly been frozen, it broke up like a sandcastle. The chips were greasy and dripping of oil. Everything was just not nice. We were staying in the area and this was our last night treat, no we’re all hungry! Even the dog turned his nose up at the chicken!
Charlie Walker
Chips were all over cooked and burnt, curry sauce tasted grainy like it had just been defrosted and the rice was very oily
Thomas Godson
I love this place, and the customer service is always warm and welcoming. The food is lovely and consistent, and sticks to classic flavours rather than overly pungent or sweetened meals.
S C
Only eaten from here once before (in the 5 years I've lived locally) and it's not something I'll ever do again. The food was so bad that it all went in the bin. Even my husband - who generally eats anything and everything - couldn't eat it. It all tasted the same (somehow?!) and honestly I was just shocked they have managed to be in business so long.
Ricky Greenslade
Had a takeaway from here while staying at sandy balls..The food was dire.. the chow main was like a bowl of public hair..the sweet n sour sauce was like a jelly.. the chicken balls I don't know what they where..this place should be not be called a Chinese its an insult to the decent restaurants that are out there.. your be better of having beans on toast
Wonderful restaurant. The very welcoming host has been here for 35 years! Dine in or take-out, food is delicious and service excellent.
Would’ve been edible however just look at the sweet and sour sauce!! It jiggles like jelly and tastes horrific! The sweet and sour chicken’s sauce completely jellyfied ?!!. The chips were ok at best but they definitely don’t look appealing.. 100% the worst Chinese I’ve had. The only thing that was completely edible was the chicken fried rice + bbq ribs, they were nice actually. Avoid the sweet and sour sauce + chicken curry.Would not recommend.
Absolutely rank. Threw most of it in the bin, seemed as if it was all days old and was barely luke warm. Hoping I don’t get sick from the few mouthfuls. How this place even has 1 review above 1 star is beyond
Worst Chinese in the world. AVOID AVOID AVOID. Wouldn’t even feed my dog this. All of my 4 children were throwing up, bellyaches and bed bound the next day. Everything is cooked in grease. Hair found in the Chicken Fried Rice. Nothing else open, I would have preferred to starve then feed me and my kids this. Prawn toast was raw and watery. Chicken balls were all battered and no chicken. THE WORST CHINESE TO EXIST.
Service was friendly but food was far from appetising. Out of our meal for four only one dish was vaguely tasty. It was hard to actually distinguish the chilli beef, it was dry beyond belief had definitely been reheated maybe more than once. Mushroom curry had a very odd taste. Would we recommend this establishment, I'm afraid its a no.As said when purchasing a house "Buyer Beware" the same should be said of this take away.Look elsewhere if you find yourself desiring a Chinese although it's slim pickings in Fordingbridge.
Had a takeaway for 4 people from here on a Saturday, only waited 40 minutes so not bad for a busy night.The restaurant looked like it had not seen a customer in years, very drab and dreary with a cluttered bar and mandatory fish tank.Food itself was a mix, no free prawn crackers with £60+ meal so that was disappointing.Sweet and sour sauce was like congealed vinegar jelly, no flavour.Curry sauce thick and over powering of spice.Chilli beef was dreadful, dried out bits of batter missing the usual sweet fiery sauce, avoid this dish!Chicken balls great but the sauce was terrible.Lemon chicken and kung po chicken nice.Chow mein and speical fried rice was saturated in oil, there was oil left over in the dishes after serving!Spring rolls and prawn toast were great, crispy and authentic.Spare ribs tasted great too lots of flavour.With so many of our favourite dishes being dreadful from here I can’t say I would order again, couldn’t get through to the usual Chinese but will go else where next time, far too dry or greasy.
Food was amazing and the lady helping us was lovely and nice. Thank you
Ordered £50 worth of food, I was a little bit concerned when I collected it as the place looks run down and it just smells stale in there. Got back started eating the food and it just wasn’t edible st all. Absolutely disgusting, tasted like it had been cooked weeks ago and just reheated up. I called them and told them I was returning the food. They didn’t even question why and when I arrived to drop it back they just gave me a refund with no questions asked, so sounds like this has happened before! Avoid at all costs, I’m concerned at even the small amount I ate about getting food poisoning!
Had an excellent takeaway, the food was fantastic and the staff couldn’t have been more friendly and helpful. Even with a big order, the food was tasty, hot and all ready on time. The hostess was very talkative and kind. We look forward to ordering again
Don't listen to the moaners on here with their one star reviews. This place is good ! I've been going here on and off for 20 years as I've past through the area and it's always nice.The lady is very kind and friendly and the food super tasty and filling. It is inexpensive as you can see from the menu photos I'm uploading ( fresh at June 2023) I had the special fried rice which was lovely and the chicken with cashew nuts in yellow bean sauce which is really really tasty.Try for yourself and it won't break the bank, you can even have a quick drink in the bar opposite by the lovely River while you wait so what's not to love about that!
Restaurantji Recommends
TLDR - we’ve never thrown so much food away, it was disgusting, avoid! The meat was chunky and had clearly been frozen, it broke up like a sandcastle. The chips were greasy and dripping of oil. Everything was just not nice. We were staying in the area and this was our last night treat, no we’re all hungry! Even the dog turned his nose up at the chicken!
Chips were all over cooked and burnt, curry sauce tasted grainy like it had just been defrosted and the rice was very oily
I love this place, and the customer service is always warm and welcoming. The food is lovely and consistent, and sticks to classic flavours rather than overly pungent or sweetened meals.
Only eaten from here once before (in the 5 years I've lived locally) and it's not something I'll ever do again. The food was so bad that it all went in the bin. Even my husband - who generally eats anything and everything - couldn't eat it. It all tasted the same (somehow?!) and honestly I was just shocked they have managed to be in business so long.
Had a takeaway from here while staying at sandy balls..The food was dire.. the chow main was like a bowl of public hair..the sweet n sour sauce was like a jelly.. the chicken balls I don't know what they where..this place should be not be called a Chinese its an insult to the decent restaurants that are out there.. your be better of having beans on toast