China Express - Cabriès

I have very few memories of restaurants from my childhood. And most of the restaurants where I used to eat with my family as a child are now closed or have new... read more I have very few memories of restaurants from my childhood. And most of the restaurants where I used to eat with my family as a child are now closed or have new owners. Well, pretty much all of them, actually, except... China Express. It 's a fast food restaurant that serves Chinese food (Chinese food in France usually means Vietnamese food , where you can see a lot of Asian specialties (cause now they even offer displayed in a huge fridge and pick what you wanna eat. Everything is already cooked (yes, it 's a fast food restaurant and they can reheat the food for you or you can take it away cold to eat at home. But despite the fact that the food is pre prepared, the quality is quite high, especially when you take into account that you can eat for a few €... Last time we went, we took it away and ate a lot (there actually was too much food for less than €10 (no drinks, no desserts . And we got to try many combinations: fried , Thai (not sure there 's anything that 's Thai in it

Re heated food , when I got my food after it being “heated” it was cold in the middle ... weird taste off the curry sauce , also chicken tasted gone off , we th... read more Re heated food , when I got my food after it being “heated” it was cold in the middle ... weird taste off the curry sauce , also chicken tasted gone off , we thought it was a restaurant from the outside but too our surprise it was just a quick pick what u want heat it up and go , rly didn’t like this food as it was gloopy and not to my taste

This is more of a canteen style place rather than a conventional restaurant; in that all the dishes are pre-cooked and on display out front. You choose what you... read more This is more of a canteen style place rather than a conventional restaurant; in that all the dishes are pre-cooked and on display out front. You choose what you want and they scoop a bit off the big dish and bung it in an industrial microwave , blast it for a couple of minutes and you take it to the counter on a tray, pay, and then go and sit down. That might not be for everyone, food sitting around and microwaves etc. However what it does mean is that the opening hours of this place are phenomenal, something like 11-11, which was very welcome news, given some of the problems we had with odd opening hours in other parts of France and Spain, and also the fact that we turned up here during the mid-afternoon lull, when many other places would have almost certainly been closed. The thing is though the food was really good, I had the caramel pork and it was excellent. Plus I went for one of their 10Euro meal deals, and so it meant that the prices were incredibly good value for what you get. The location is perfect if you’ve been visiting either the adjoining retail park or SpeedWater (a waterpark, also reviewed here), and even if you weren’t in a car you can easily walk between the two. Plus it’s right by the Motorway coming out of Marseille so easy to get to and to find. Perfect at the end of a long day as you’re returning to the city. I don’t think they speak much English, but in a place like this, you can get away with pointing and gesticulating, plus the ordering process is reassuringly easy. Also if you’re with a large group, or some sort of sports club etc, it’s worth considering as there is plenty of space.

I love eating here, everything is perfect read more I love eating here, everything is perfect

The food is excellent and the service is very fast. read more The food is excellent and the service is very fast.