China China - Craven

I 'd read a few reviews on here which weren 't very good but one night I was craving chinese food so bad that we decided we 'd give it a try because this chinese takeaway is the only one around here for miles. It was horrendous! And how on earth they have stayed in business for all these years, I really have no idea! I thought you can 't go wrong with chicken chow mein, so I ordered that and my partner ordered a chicken curry. We both had chips and I had a pot of barbecue sauce with it. It was when I opened my food up that I realised we should have listened to the reviews and not gone there! The noodles weren 't the usual kind you get in a chow mein and it was a case of 'spot the chicken '. There was some horrid gloopy clear liquid that the noodles were swimming in. No idea what it was it certainly didn 't look appetizing. The chow mein was terrible. It had no flavour (unlike a usual chinese chow mein) and just tasted like noodles cooked in water! The chips that weren 't all crispy and scraggly bits (which only made up about 10% of the bag) were actually very nice and the barbecue sauce was nice also but that chow mein! My partner said his curry was edible but not as nice as other takeaways.Definitely won 't be going back until they change hands. Now have to travel miles away when we want a chinese. If this had been my first try of chinese food, I would have been put off chinese food for life. A bland english dish like egg and chips had more flavour than the chow mein. And if they can 't get that right, I certainly don 't see how they 're going to have any other flavoursome dishes. The only good thing about this place was the young girl who served us was very polite.

Lovely takeaway twice since lock down. All 3 meals were as usual and polished off straight away! Chicken fried rice, chicken in yellow bean sauce, spring rolls, sauces, chips and the free crackers. Always enjoy!

I lived in settle 10 years ago and this place wasn’t good then, I went in tonight and it has got worse and I don’t get how that is possible! Meat was awfully chewy, sauce was tasteless and like water. Awful

Is OK but only because there is no competition poor quality generally, Only use if you are not prepared to travel

After avoiding for a while I've been back a couple of times recently and rather enjoyed it. Good ribs, generous portion of duck with pancakes, the main dishes were also ok. It's not spectacular but quite acceptable. V quick, friendly service too. Look forward to going again.