I’m just gonna say something quickly. Something quickly.Anyway. I’ve been to Mars and the Chinese up there was bussin compared to this, I worked for a short while, as an electron and found more mass than what I had in these containers. The Curry sauce was more lumpy than uncle vernon. The prawn crackers where staler than my marriage. And the beef was dryer than my humour. -1000 out of 10. Moving house. Forever. This is what thatcher wanted.
H7284SKbarryh
First class Chinese cuisine that compares well with any other Chinese takeaway I have tried. I am very surprised that some other customers have complained.
Itsa Mystery
I honestly don't understand the (very few) people who give this place good reviews, it's the absolute worst chinese we've ever had. Tried them multiple times over the years but the food is very very bad. No idea how it's still going as a business, all the positive reviews seem to know the owner Debbie, so maybe there's something there - you can believe the bad reviews, it's god awful.
Aaron nobbs
More disappointing than growing up!!
Paul Meitner
Good food nice ?
Sammy Sharpe
Absolute worst place ever!!!! Worst chinese i've ever had i never normally call or complain but the food was absolutely disgusting and so bland so I called up and was trying to explain our experience. I then got a load of abuse from the lady at the reception with pink hair. Blaming me saying it was all my fault! I said im with four girls and all of us have complained saying the food is disgusting and don't want to eat it she was sooooo rude on the phone I said I'd bring it back and speak to her face to face. When I arrived I opened the door and she attacked me with abuse, but the most concerning part was that she was livid that we tried the food and she couldn't resell it that we had brought back at her request. Thenwhen she was told to give our money back she literally threw it at us. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS!!!
Alex
Best Chinese I’ve ever had, and I’ve had many! This is true Hong Kong style cuisine. Not the average over-anglicised Chinese that you find in London or Manchester restaurants. A unique traditional take-away experience. Enjoy.
Lisa Carver
We've been going to The Mayflower for about 20 years - love Debs to bits. Would love a delivery service, but that won't stop us going!! Food is always tasty, and prices are more than reasonable ?
david doyle
The Duck was nice but the beef in black bean sauce look like dishwater and tasted disgusting! The crispy chili beef was gopping! I can only think that the lady behind the counter was wearing her mask so she wouldn't be identified in a crime scene line up!
Tried this takeaway for the first time today and had nothing to complain about at all. The Won Ton soup was exactly what I wanted, the chicken chow mein and chicken in hot bean sauce was delicious and the house chicken wings were really tasty. The prawn toast was nice and crunchy and not too greasy which is commonly an issue in some takeaways. The food was cooked very promptly and the person that took the order was polite and friendly. Will definitely be back ?
G6950ISjohng
It's such a shame as I love Chinese food but this place is just awful and I don't understand how they are still in business. Seriously, who is going there and deciding that they ever want to eat that again? I did retry it again recently in the vain hope that things would have improved but it's still as bad as ever. I'm not saying this to be mean, I really hope they read this review and all the others and get the message that they have to make big improvements but I suspect they won't. I don't know what the handful of people who give it good reviews are on, crack presumably?! Please Mayflower, either get better or close down so we can have a local Chinese that wants to serve good quality food to the local community. Until then, I'll have to keep using out of town places I guess.
owareliv05
I came here hoping it wouldn’t be too bad, however unfortunately there is quite a lot they need to change. I had some mini veg spring rolls and egg fried rice which was delicious, however it was until I opened everything else that was the problem. My mum had a chicken in black bean and it was extremely watery - it was just a total mess; looked liked a dogs dinner! I ordered chicken chein mein and the chicken was so hard and rubbery and at first I thought the noodles were yummy but by the end I was covered in grease! The whole meal was just greasy! Also the seaweed I ordered was ash. burnt to a crisp. Such a shame! I am writing this review because I want to try and help them to understand that their food is clearly not selling well! I would listen to the reviews and customers and improve now!!
M9900WXjustinh
Ordered food picked it up chicken balls were rock solid chicken was also all the was bland don’t recommend this place at all
emma s
I’ve been using this Chinese for 30 years now! Had a few bad meals as in chicken balls over done/ greasy pancake roll… however all in all the food is tasty and flavoursome! Sweet and sour prawn balls melt in your mouth, Singapore fried rice is fab and the pancake roll is delicious. We all have bad days so give it a try hopefully you enjoy it I could eat there everyday !!
Definitely not the best.
I’m just gonna say something quickly. Something quickly.Anyway. I’ve been to Mars and the Chinese up there was bussin compared to this, I worked for a short while, as an electron and found more mass than what I had in these containers. The Curry sauce was more lumpy than uncle vernon. The prawn crackers where staler than my marriage. And the beef was dryer than my humour. -1000 out of 10. Moving house. Forever. This is what thatcher wanted.
First class Chinese cuisine that compares well with any other Chinese takeaway I have tried. I am very surprised that some other customers have complained.
I honestly don't understand the (very few) people who give this place good reviews, it's the absolute worst chinese we've ever had. Tried them multiple times over the years but the food is very very bad. No idea how it's still going as a business, all the positive reviews seem to know the owner Debbie, so maybe there's something there - you can believe the bad reviews, it's god awful.
More disappointing than growing up!!
Good food nice ?
Absolute worst place ever!!!! Worst chinese i've ever had i never normally call or complain but the food was absolutely disgusting and so bland so I called up and was trying to explain our experience. I then got a load of abuse from the lady at the reception with pink hair. Blaming me saying it was all my fault! I said im with four girls and all of us have complained saying the food is disgusting and don't want to eat it she was sooooo rude on the phone I said I'd bring it back and speak to her face to face. When I arrived I opened the door and she attacked me with abuse, but the most concerning part was that she was livid that we tried the food and she couldn't resell it that we had brought back at her request. Thenwhen she was told to give our money back she literally threw it at us. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS!!!
Best Chinese I’ve ever had, and I’ve had many! This is true Hong Kong style cuisine. Not the average over-anglicised Chinese that you find in London or Manchester restaurants. A unique traditional take-away experience. Enjoy.
We've been going to The Mayflower for about 20 years - love Debs to bits. Would love a delivery service, but that won't stop us going!! Food is always tasty, and prices are more than reasonable ?
The Duck was nice but the beef in black bean sauce look like dishwater and tasted disgusting! The crispy chili beef was gopping! I can only think that the lady behind the counter was wearing her mask so she wouldn't be identified in a crime scene line up!
Restaurantji Recommends
Tried this takeaway for the first time today and had nothing to complain about at all. The Won Ton soup was exactly what I wanted, the chicken chow mein and chicken in hot bean sauce was delicious and the house chicken wings were really tasty. The prawn toast was nice and crunchy and not too greasy which is commonly an issue in some takeaways. The food was cooked very promptly and the person that took the order was polite and friendly. Will definitely be back ?
It's such a shame as I love Chinese food but this place is just awful and I don't understand how they are still in business. Seriously, who is going there and deciding that they ever want to eat that again? I did retry it again recently in the vain hope that things would have improved but it's still as bad as ever. I'm not saying this to be mean, I really hope they read this review and all the others and get the message that they have to make big improvements but I suspect they won't. I don't know what the handful of people who give it good reviews are on, crack presumably?! Please Mayflower, either get better or close down so we can have a local Chinese that wants to serve good quality food to the local community. Until then, I'll have to keep using out of town places I guess.
I came here hoping it wouldn’t be too bad, however unfortunately there is quite a lot they need to change. I had some mini veg spring rolls and egg fried rice which was delicious, however it was until I opened everything else that was the problem. My mum had a chicken in black bean and it was extremely watery - it was just a total mess; looked liked a dogs dinner! I ordered chicken chein mein and the chicken was so hard and rubbery and at first I thought the noodles were yummy but by the end I was covered in grease! The whole meal was just greasy! Also the seaweed I ordered was ash. burnt to a crisp. Such a shame! I am writing this review because I want to try and help them to understand that their food is clearly not selling well! I would listen to the reviews and customers and improve now!!
Ordered food picked it up chicken balls were rock solid chicken was also all the was bland don’t recommend this place at all
I’ve been using this Chinese for 30 years now! Had a few bad meals as in chicken balls over done/ greasy pancake roll… however all in all the food is tasty and flavoursome! Sweet and sour prawn balls melt in your mouth, Singapore fried rice is fab and the pancake roll is delicious. We all have bad days so give it a try hopefully you enjoy it I could eat there everyday !!