The Grain Barge - Peterborough

Amazing food and friendly staff. Anyway, it'll be back. Crispy Ente was from this world.

Great food. The menu is cheap. If you're looking for a Chinese immersion in Peterborough, it's always Grain Barge for us!

Excellent food! Walked in without booking and we were warmly received. Had the set menu (Large portions; great price). Everything we had was amazing. It was a completely satisfying experience. I must return.

The Grain Barge is a lovely location in the centre of Peterborough for a tasty Chinese meal. As you can tell from the name the restaurant is in a converted barge which is permanently moored on the River Nene. The restaurant comfortably seats around 50 guests on tables of 2-4 seats but tables could be pushed together for larger parties. The menu is standard for a Chinese restaurant with all the usual favourites. Upon being seated there was a plate of prawn crackers to enjoy. We opted to share the set menu priced at £16.50 per head. For this we had a sharing platter of mixed starters which included crispy seaweed, ribs, satay chicken, filled dumplings and prawn toast with a whole prawn on top. Next there was half a duck to share with the usual accompaniments. Then there were three main dishes, one of beef, one of chicken and a third of pork together with egg fried rice. By the end of all that we were both quite full so opted against any dessert. I had two pints of Carlsberg and my wife had a large diet coke. All together the bill came to £43 which seemed reasonable to me. The service was excellent with the staff being attentive but not overly so. We dined at 5pm on a Saturday evening and were the first customers of the evening but by the time we were leaving around 6.15 the restaurant was over half full. We had booked a reservation beforehand. Based on my experience I would heartily recommend this restaurant and look forward to being able to return again.

Visited with 4 friends. We had the set menu. Service was fantastic each course was served with enough time in between to chat and drink. Staff were friendly and helpful and supplied chopsticks so I could..have a go! Delicious food and plentiful, and wow what great value. I haven't visited for over 20 years and The Grain Barge still retains all of its charm. Will be going back again soon. Highly recommend this restaurant if you are a novice with this type of cuisine as the staff will help you decide. A perfect choice for a birthday meal!