Chinese cuisine: the best places to taste it in Durham
12 restaurant menus in United Kingdom, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"This was my first visit and can honestly say it was a pretty good meal.
Chicken curry was very spicy and flavoured with soft chicken pieces. Not a..."
Alan
"The best Chinese in the area. I have moved out of the village and still come here. They do great vegetarian choices, I always get the tofu in black..."
Vicky Johnston
"Always get a great meal from here. Well worth the travel and money..."
Terry Cain
"Hadn’t been for years. The food was great and didn’t have to wait..."
Tigga
"Been going there for years, still the best..."
Peter Dodds
"Best Chinese take away available..."
Mark foster
"Have tried quite a few dishes off the menu, and is always delicious. Food is not filled with onion and veg, like others, but has plenty of meat in..."
B Mo
"Friendly staff, outstanding food, some of the best I've ever had. Will definitely be..."
Suzanne Fink
"Had one on Friday night & it was one of the best I've had.. I hope it stays this way as it didn't use to be very good.. lovely friendly lady on the..."
harry john
"Often have a lunchtime special (available Fri and Sat) I LOVE the curry sauce from here. Food good, nice and clean, always quick with order...."
Andy Swan
"Outstanding food. Love everything I have tried from here. Everything tastes fresh and delicious and always served with a..."
Patricia Barwell
"Always tasty food and quick to collect. Highly reccomend the chow mein - they use 'real' meat. Have never had anything other than a great meal from..."
Sarah Denny
"Beyond delicious. Moved out of Labchester recently but still going back over here as none of the ones I tried locally can compete. 10/10..."
Kamila Wesierska
"We travel from Blackhill in Consett to this takeaway as it is the best one around, shame they don't deliver but it's worth the travel. The staff are..."
Lauren W
"Best Chinese in the area by a country mile. Always busy and for a good reason. The owner is a..."
Andy Birch
"superb Chinese. Not had a bad meal..."
Chris Kilsby
"Absolutely unreal! The best Chinese in the area by a..."
"Every time we order from Mr Chois. It always comes in time or earlier and they always read the requests, as of taking the pineapple out of dishes and..."
Stacey Taylor
"Always a tasty meal with fresh ingredients. Delivery is quick and food is hot. Large menu with some unique twists on traditional..."
Stephen Todd
"One of the tastiest I’ve had yet. I will definitely be returning..."
JackCap Audio
"Beef curry with fried rice was lovely. Singapore vermicelli noodles were bland but had plenty of meat and fish in it. Avoid the chips. They were hard..."
Troy Linford-Gray (Troyandy9)
"Fancied Chinese and thought we Wud try different one. Didn't have the menu but found copy on Google. Fast delivery excellent food. Delicious will..."
Christopher Matthews
"Crispy shredded chicken strips with chilly peppers and onion my favourite dish from Mr Choi's. Chis are always nice and crispy, chicken is delicious..."
Lukasz Baginski
"Excellent food and delivery, beef in Mongolia sauce is the best, would definitely recommend. First..."
Corky
"I stayed in Durham from Year 2000 to 2004. Originally from Malaysia, I was studying at Durham University. I often patronised Mr Choi's not only..."
Reuben Tan
"Nice meal last night but last week they got the order wrong but thought I'd try..."
Peter Stebbing
"A tasty meal, depending on the province of the dish and chefs own interpretation, Mr Choi's has a good menu choice to be..."
David Curry
"This is by far the best Chinese take away in durham that I've had. Really good selection of tasty food and a good delivery service..."
Gill Dando
"Good food, short waiting time and reasonably priced, not a great deal of waiting area though so can get crowded..."
Andrew Stewart
"I love this place never eat chinese takeaway from anywhere else. Its still open despite what google says and food is fab..."
Lauren Sanderson
"The food is amazing from Mr Choi's...we love it!!..."
Elizabeth Scott
"Excellent Chinese takeaway, great food and fabulous menu and very well..."
Barry Page
"Worth coming over from Washington for. Good food, decent prices and they're pretty quick..."
"The ambience was amazing, with a great variety of Chinese food. It's an all you can eat place However, they will charge you if you waste food, which..."
Anuja Sawantbirje
"We ate there today. Prices are in line with similar places, it just feels like everywhere is more expensive these days. We went at lunch time which..."
Mister Robot
"Food was fresh and delicious, so much choice and amazing value for..."
Karen Liu-Anderson
"Very nice food and the
staff are super helpful. My son stood staring at the fish tank for around five minutes. The Buffet has a really good view of..."
Mark Green
"We went here for the lunch buffet on a Sunday. On Sundays as well as the usual buffet select they also include traditional Sunday lunch items like..."
Stephen B
"The buffet is worth it! Loads different Chinese food and fried food. Overall the food is amazing. We started with some sweet corn soup and hot sour..."
TataMai
"Another great visit to this lovely place. We came in after 5 and the selection was awesome. Very good value and we all left happy.
We will definitely..."
tom stephenson
"Love this place! The food is always really good, always kept fresh with a quick turn around of dishes. Waiting staff are OK, not overly friendly but..."
Robert Smith
"First time back in since COVID and I was really happy with the food and the service. The wine I had was lovely. Will definitely be..."
Sarah Hannah Callan
"Prawn and sea food lovers will love this place .
They have different prawn dish , crab , shell , pork , beef , chicken and few veggies items .
I just..."
jonoforck M
"Its been a while since I've visited this establishment, foods still very tasty! The price is alot higher but that's inflation and the place to..."
sam mills
"Located on the river bank near the bridge and it will be a beautiful view in sunny days. This is a buffet so don’t expect too much. The noodle and..."
DAZHI SHENG
"Really enjoy going here go at least once a month always friendly staff food wise you do get more choice after six but whatever time you go in my..."
Vic Winn
"Great food and not overly spiced if your worried about grabbing a glass of milk.
Banana fritters even inspired me to make my own from scratch at home..."
Ian Hanson
"Really nice for the price. 8.10 for an adult lunch buffet which goes on till 5.30pm. not a lot of dessert in options but good options for everything..."
Florence Alidu
"Place is alright for a visit, food can vary depending on tastes and quailty at the time, as for visiting, it's not too bad of a place, however,..."
"By far the best takeaway around! Great food and service! Would definitely recommend the salt and pepper chips! High quality food and good portions..."
Lianne Scott
"Don't waste your time going to a Chinese restaurant, just get restaurant quality food to your door, absolutely unreal food at a great price.... I can..."
Scott Baker
"Absolutely fantastic food and service, I can't rate this place highly enough! you'll not find better anywhere else.
Beautiful thank you..."
Terry Raine
"I ❤️ this shop, it's the best. If I do eat at another Chinese I find myself saying "it's not as nice as the 88" love the chicken curry and..."
Laura Orpen
"Awesome food and great service would definitely..."
Alan Foster
"Always delicious food and service, best Chinese Takeaway around..."
Kaity Thomas
"Had a delicious take away last night king prawn dry chow mein n chicken curry very nice, quick delivery fresh and..."
Michelle Dent
"The best Chinese food we've ever had and delivery time was..."
Lynn Barlow
"High quality food and great service! Menu is massive has something for everyone! Best chow mein and currys you can get..."
Jessica Williams
"Lovely food and staff. Highly reccomended.
Thanks 88..."
Darren Morgan
"God nas if this is how u spell it but I love gung bow chicken with rice lovely wouldn't go anywhere else..."
Shammy Sheridan
"It's always brilliant food with very friendly..."
Craig Cooper
"Best Chinese around here definitely recommend the crispy chicken in king do..."
Lisa Thirlaway
"friendly staff, great service, excellent food. best fried rice around..."
Jacky Kitchen
"Lovely every time, on time and fresh, and the best salt and pepper chicken in..."
David Topping
"Chicken Fried Rice and curry sauce.... Absolutely delicious as..."
Janice Matthews
"Awesome food again from 88 takeaway, cheers Jess..."
Craig Metcalfe
"Always eat here instead of our local. Phone and collect, that’s quickest even on Fridays or Saturdays - no more than 20mins..."
Anon Anon (Currymonster)
"Love this takeaway, always very tasty 😋 need to come more..."
Louise Neal
"Tried this takeaway whilst visiting family on a nearby campsite. Can honestly say it’s the nicest Chinese takeaway I’ve had in years. I had the..."
Daryl Burns
"Excellent efficient fast service. Food great quantity plentiful. They only accept..."
Tony
"No complaints here! Best Chinese I've had in a long time.
Will definitely use again if I'm staying at the nearby..."
Paul Taylor
"Been using this takeaway away for years now. I can say that I have never had a cold or bad meal from there yet. The delivery is fast and the people..."
Jim POWERS
"Ordered a delivery last night only took about 20 minutes the food was really good and hot we will be ordering from here..."
Kevin Willis
"I won't go anywhere else. I've tried the whole menu over time and haven't had a bad meal yet. Fantastic food and..."
Tom Hagan
"Excellent quality food reasonably priced and quickly made if you pick it up yourself. Delivery can take a while but that's because of its..."
David Richardson
"Amazing food , always nice and hot , decent..."
domzi lee
"Made a special meal just what I wanted just for me and was delicious thank you will be back for more. Thank you also to your friendly staff I really..."
Toshy Harrison
"Food was..."
Natasha Collins
"Very punctual good food will definitely go there again staff very..."
martin Irwin
"Yes always nice fresh and hot we love..."
Diane Laverick
"Excellent people great service beautiful food. Definitely recommend...."
"I normally have this takeaway at least once or twice a month and every time I eat their food it is always perfect and very tasty. Staff are very kind..."
E_nufc
"62. Char Siu (Roast Pork) in Szechuan Sauce very tasty with a lingering warmth of..."
David Curry
"Our first time at China Diner! Really lovely food, freshly cooked and truly delicious. We'll be back for sure. Thank..."
Lynne Alderson Alderson
"Really good takeaway. Large portions good taste and level of spice. Chow mein delicious, aromatic duck really good. Spicy chicken curry and chips..."
Jayne Tonkin
"Based food. Really good and the staff is..."
track
"Food is so tasty staff r polite great service all..."
Kelly Barnes
"Excellent Chinese Takeaway. Food is always fresh and of quality. No issue at all catering for..."
Emma Bruce
"Can't beat this place... Value for money and lovely staff... Absolutely enjoyed my meal as per... highly recommended..."
Coranne Hall
"The food never lets you down. Given the fact that there is a queue within 5 minutes of opening and the phone is always ringing for orders.this speaks..."
stuart johnson
"by far the best Chinese takeaway we have ever ordered ! Everything always arrives hot and delicious. Awesome place . People are friendly ! I would..."
Katie Mae Hewitson
"Excellent food and good value for money. You will have to wait a while at peak times, but popularity is a good sign of a good..."
Brian Griffin
"Lovely tasty food, very quick service and friendly staff, a bit more expensive than what I'm used to but you get what you pay..."
"They messed up my order but i rang them and they couldn’t have responded better. Apologetic and courteous they rushed out in 10 minutes with my..."
Dan Humble
"Delivery arrived at requested time. Food was very good and hot. Generous portions. Would definitely use..."
Libby King
"Very nice takeaway. Lots of choice on the menu. Gluten free & allergy options avaliable upon..."
Caroline Garvie
"Good Chinese Takeaway. Generally. We love the Food and service always great. Sweet Sour Balls are sometimes bit dark and deep fried too..."
Christopher Matthews
"Really good fresh tasting delicious food. Definitely one of the better Chinese takeaways. Plus the portions are really generous. Think I've found my..."
Antony Arundell
"Great quality food, and great portion sizes too. Helpful, letting us change set menu dishes for vegetarian..."
David Nuttall
"Great food. Staff were stood talking while my order was on the counter though. Overall great..."
Chris
"Usually nice. Our favourite local Chinese. Salt and chilli pepper chips are my favourite i could eat a ton of these. Kids love the chow..."
Rebecca Brown
"Friendly staff, tasty food, short waiting time. I got all my hot meals here when i moved into the..."
Julian Nichols
"Great Veggie Options. Delivery Can Be A Bit Late But Worth it. Highly Recommend. Grreat Tasty..."
"Beautiful Chinese takeaway, I’m very picky with Chinese takeaways as I usually feel sickly afterwards with some but this one is👌🏽. The..."
Beth Miller
"Good food prepared quickly and always an enjoyable meal. Dishes are reasonably priced and options for delivery and collection. Wide selection of..."
Pete thedurhamdad
"Great Chinese takeaway. Food is absolutely spot on. My only criticism is that there isn't a website to order..."
lardy
"Been twice now and both times had a good munch, glad there is a good Chinese in my..."
Steven Mac
"Polite and friendly staff. We only like a selection of items but not others so now stick to the same few trusted items each time. Stir fry..."
Sam C
"It's a Chinese takeaway. Fairly quick, not too expensive, pretty tasty. You get free crackers and sometimes spring rolls as well. They don't..."
Dave Hooper
"Tasty and quick! Great variety, well served crispy aromatic..."
Patricia Gonzalez
"Liked the salt and pepper spare ribs. Chicken fried rice could have done with a little more salt. Good portion size..."
Markus Kahl
"The food is excellent, we do not go any where else, we have tried lots of take aways, this is our best one by miles, 100%..."
MagirusDeutz Jupiter
"very good food, very oriental. i hadn't had chinese food since my time in the middle east. not many chinese people around nowadays. must have been..."
Albano Jose Mendez
"Pretty much the only Chinese takeaway we have found in the area where the food is really consistently excellent. The black pepper beef is..."
"Best Sichuan food in Durham. One of the best in North..."
tun min
"We had the braised pork noodle soup, spicy braised beef noodle soup, and the lamb chops. The lamb chops were really good and it came in a really..."
p0rcupine
"Really lovely food here. Lots of choice. Sweet and sour was gorgeous. They did forget one dish, so we had to chase. But apart from that no issues at..."
Chris Misiak
"Excellent authentic food nothing anglicised. Like most Chinese restaurants you get 10% off if paid by..."
HM Tuang
"The menu here is embarrassingly large. The food itself comes in large portions, and it's very reasonably priced. General atmosphere will be improved..."
John Duffey
"Fantastic Sichuan Restaurant. Popular amongst the Chinese students, don't expect traditional British Chinese food, instead enjoy great flavours, new..."
Jimmy Smith
"One of the best authentic Chinese food in Durham&Newcastle. Very popular among Chinese students. Highly..."
Filip Trociński
"The food is delicious and the service is fast! I recommend the noodles soup and plenty of rice. The waiting time is..."
Karen Gonzalez
"This is an authentic Chinese restaurant.
The food was delicious, and the portions enormous.
The staff were so kind, too, providing extra napkins,..."
Sarah Chapman
"A fantastic restaurant with a menu offering dishes you wont often find in a uk restaurant. My only complaint was that they gave my wife the wrong..."
"Absolutely beautiful, delicious Chinese takeaway!!! I've tried different Chinese takeaways in the past but nothing comes close to Oriental delights!..."
Richie Barnes
"Lovely food I always get my Chinese from here wouldn't go anywhere else always come hot and on..."
James Mcmanus
"Perfect beef with green peppers and black bean sauce
Please never change the..."
"Very nice place to eat Asian quarter cuisine. Polite staff, reasonably priced menu, healthy portions for what you pay for. Centrally located in the..."
Stevie Gill
"Love the food, nice ambiance,good value of money, lovely..."
Sheila Fortuna
"Good food, decent value! Chicken katsu Curry is always good. Waiters are polite, and though drinks are sometimes a little slow they always taste..."
Rebecca Winnard
"Good food, very fast and friendly service.
I had the honey chilli..."
a User
"Fantastic food, the best Asian offering in Durham. The interior feels both classy and comfortable, and the staff are all friendly and professional...."
Jade Symons
"Great food, good value and fantastic service. Our waiter was very friendly and helpful, he knew the menu and nothing was too much trouble. The whole..."
Stuart Preen
"I'm surprised at how many 1 stars this place has received! Love the food......good place for people watching too. I personally like the variety and..."
Rickle San
"Delicious food at an expected price point. Excellent cocktails and fantastic service. The atmosphere is fantastic and the interior is beautifully..."
Samuel Gard
"Always get nice food, decor is pretty over the top but nice all the same. Would recommend anyone giving it a try, but expect to pay upwards of £30..."
David Ferguson
"It was my second visit. We were a group of about 20 people and everyone enjoyed their meals. The food was excellent and very fast service. Staff was..."
Devna Chauhan
"Really lovely food with a good selection of different dishes. Good choice of drinks. We visited on an afternoon and there was a reasonably priced..."
Barnabus Winklefoot III
"Absolutely delicious food! Some fantastic flavours amongst an excellent variety of dishes. The honey peppered shredded beef was particularly good as..."
Alistair B.
"We come here for lunch. The food is always delicious and so reasonably priced too. Will have to come back one evening for the full menu and..."
Harry Thomas
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