The best Chinese take away?

Wils110 · 01-04-2013 9:17pm

3 kings ain't as good as it was a few years back

JupiterKid · 02-04-2013 12:32am

Millennium 2 in Castleknock is very good - I've never been let down and their portions are generous for the prices.:)

achtungbarry · 11-04-2013 11:46pm

I see Eatzen is getting great reviews here for take-away. Has anyone been to the actual restaurant part recently? Would you recommend it?

slavedave · 12-04-2013 8:35am

Eatzen is the only Chinese I would recommend from experience. Consistently good food there (my whole family agree, and all the guests I have taken there have commented on the quality of the food). I have eaten in on a number of occasions - mostly early on a Sunday lunch serving and it has always been empty then. This means fabulous service. This matches their really good menu. Theonly places where I have eaten better chinese food is in London, where I used to live.

Larbre34 · 12-04-2013 10:24am

Its Eatzen, without question. Tasty, fresh, hot, not heavy and gloopy like a lot of places, consistent quality

Milliehollie · 12-04-2013 5:49pm

Always thought eatzen were great until last year i found a fly in my fried rice. They were not very apologetic when i phoned to complain. Offered me a credit for the rice but not for the rest of the dinner (fillet beef in black pepper sauce). Had to explain i couldnt eat the whole thing as the fried rice was mixed up with the beef. They reluctantly agreed the credit but when i tried to redeem credit the following week it became a big deal again.

Left a bad taste in my mouth after been a loyal customer for about 7 years. Havent used them since and dont think i will again.

Sadderday · 16-04-2013 4:30pm

dickwod1 wrote: »

The Garden House in Blanch is my choice for beef curry and chicken chow mein.

The Garden House is closed!!!

just went up last friday for grub and it was all shut.

Anyone recommend a good chinese in Blanch? not too fussy, its the curry sauce thats the winner for me. Been to foolok yrs ago, might try it the weekend.

Ended up getting chinese from Dunboyne instead... long way to go when your starvin.

Wheres good?

miamee · 16-04-2013 4:47pm

Anywhere in the past 57 posts?

Ah no, Hung Wan in Roselawn is fairly close to Garden House and nice too, IMO. I don't remember having ordered the curry there before though so I can't vouch for that.

Sadderday · 16-04-2013 4:53pm

miamee wrote: »

Anywhere in the past 57 posts?

Ah no, Hung Wan in Roselawn is fairly close to Garden House and nice too, IMO. I don't remember having ordered the curry there before though so I can't vouch for that.

I'm a blanch head myself and have had tasted pretty much all of whats been listed... good and bad... nothing has been amazing though.

Hung Wan is good, had it a while ago but if i'm getting chinese I always have curry sauce and i honestly believe they keep changing it!!

Ho Wun in Dunboyne is the nicest chinese ever though, people I work with drive from navan for it, its the business so I'd probably stick with it!!

When ya get a trio the rice is always dry at the bottom in every place I've visited.

There has to be a little gem somehwere in Blanch?

athtrasna · 16-04-2013 8:52pm

Sadderday wrote: »

There has to be a little gem somehwere in Blanch?

Wan's!!!! St. Brigid's Shopping Centre up the little lane way opposite the Seat Garage. Best Chinese in Blanch by a mile

not yet · 17-04-2013 12:06am

Milliehollie wrote: »

Always thought eatzen were great until last year i found a fly in my fried rice. They were not very apologetic when i phoned to complain. Offered me a credit for the rice but not for the rest of the dinner (fillet beef in black pepper sauce). Had to explain i couldnt eat the whole thing as the fried rice was mixed up with the beef. They reluctantly agreed the credit but when i tried to redeem credit the following week it became a big deal again.

Left a bad taste in my mouth after been a loyal customer for about 7 years. Havent used them since and dont think i will again.

Has the same problem 2 years ago, never went back and never will.

athtrasna · 20-05-2013 5:02pm

Was at a friend's at the weekend and we ordered from the Garden House. Was really impressed with the food. Their new menu also includes a "healtlhier eats" section which some people might like.

Hilly Bill · 20-05-2013 8:57pm

athtrasna wrote: »

Wan's!!!! St. Brigid's Shopping Centre up the little lane way opposite the Seat Garage. Best Chinese in Blanch by a mile

Will try that next time.

Hilly Bill · 20-05-2013 9:01pm

chucknorris wrote: »

The Dragon Inn is excellent

The last food we had there was superb.

jeffk · 20-05-2013 9:23pm

We ordered twice from the chinese in corduff , lovely food , the meal deals are great value .

Ordered two meal deal no5 and there was too much , the next time well get one between us .

Also order over €18 and there is three choices of something free .

anniehoo · 23-05-2013 11:35pm

jeffk wrote: »

We ordered twice from the chinese in corduff , lovely food , the meal deals are great value .

I stopped ordering from there as their food was just getting worse and worse. It's full of salt that a few dishes ive gotten have been barely edible.

Garden House is my choice too. Their chow mein is yum!

Hilly Bill · 24-05-2013 12:57am

athtrasna wrote: »

Wan's!!!! St. Brigid's Shopping Centre up the little lane way opposite the Seat Garage. Best Chinese in Blanch by a mile

I tried it the other night and wasnt that impressed with it. The one in Mulhuddart is the best quality for me at the moment although that could change in time. Chungs in Mountview is my main choice though

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chucknorris · 24-05-2013 1:51pm

anniehoo wrote: »

I stopped ordering from there as their food was just getting worse and worse. It's full of salt that a few dishes ive gotten have been barely edible.

Garden House is my choice too. Their chow mein is yum!

I've never had that problem in 10 years of eating in the Yu Hong, and although I order closer to home n Clonsilla now - the Yu Hong in Corduff is comparable to the rest I have tried, if not better than allot of them. The dragon Inn would have to be the best I have tried of the rest, with Chungs almost as good.

A V A · 27-05-2013 2:52pm

the garden house is back open now , a long awaited new look:)

mojesius · 29-05-2013 2:42pm

Its got to be Millenium in castleknock village - portions are huge and I've never had a bad meal. They do great chow mein and kung po.

anniehoo · 31-05-2013 4:22pm

A V A wrote: »

the garden house is back open now , a long awaited new look:)

I wish they'd join Just.ie though. Or have they and i havent noticed yet?

glossy · 31-05-2013 5:26pm

Hilly Bill wrote: »

The last food we had there was superb.

chucknorris wrote: »

I've never had that problem in 10 years of eating in the Yu Hong, and although I order closer to home n Clonsilla now - the Yu Hong in Corduff is comparable to the rest I have tried, if not better than allot of them. The dragon Inn would have to be the best I have tried of the rest, with Chungs almost as good.

Got the Dragon Inn menu leaflet in the door today happy night ahead going to try

dickwod1 · 01-06-2013 6:28pm

Got 2 beef currys and 2 fried rice & 1 beef in black bean sauce and chips from the Garden House that was very tasty - and they threw in a bag of prawn crackers and these chicken kinda samosa's things that were really nice

Also the tubs have got much bigger 1 beef curry and rice would feed 2 people now (well if I wasn't such a hunga it would! :pac:)

amtc · 01-06-2013 7:24pm

Been getting Garden House for years (as in upwards of 20!), and got one last night. God it was disgusting. Never again. Prawn SPecial fried rice was just little cut up pieces. Beef was tough.

Hilly Bill · 01-06-2013 11:30pm

glossy wrote: »

Got the Dragon Inn menu leaflet in the door today happy night ahead going to try

Got Chicken fried rice there tonight and it was the best ive had for years.

glossy · 02-06-2013 4:48pm

Hilly Bill wrote: »

Got Chicken fried rice there tonight and it was the best ive had for years.

also we all enjoyed it..

Saruman · 03-06-2013 7:07pm

I was using Curry Fusion because it had such a good deal on justeast.ie but it is progressively worse the last few times. Also Ming Court used to be great but the last time we had them it was rubbish and I think they were taken over. Hung Wun, a name I can't say without snickering was my last choice and it was lovely. I guess they are my go to for now.

dodzy · 03-06-2013 7:15pm

To summarise: they are all crap., sometimes. Or am I missing something from these posts?

IMO, the quality of the food is inconsistent, with any of them. A simple, boring , chicken ball for example. Sometimes lovely, thin batter. Sometimes a thick coating of mush. If they can't get this simple thing right, 100% of the time, then they can all f*** off.

07-06-2013 10:19am

I like Garden House in Blanch as well as Dragon inn in Mulhuddart.

ClubDead · 07-06-2013 10:59pm

cython wrote: »

In that case it's worth pointing out that Ming Court (already mentioned on the thread) were served with a closure order within the last two months

:eek: That’s my favourite Chinese! I ordered from there only last week. :eek: Does the fact that they are still open mean that they’ve cleaned up and complied with health regulations or are they in breach of the order?

January · 07-06-2013 11:03pm

Di Lucia's in Clonee were also served with some kind of order recently. http://www.fsai.ie/new_centre/press_releases/may_enforcements_05062013.html

Naked In Public · 07-06-2013 11:04pm

SWEET N SOUR PORKBALLS FTW

ibstar · 09-06-2013 8:10pm

will have to be foo lok for me. I tried different Chinese takeaways around and always ended up back to foo lok.

Hilly Bill · 30-06-2013 7:59pm

Sadderday wrote: »

I'm a blanch head myself and have had tasted pretty much all of whats been listed... good and bad... nothing has been amazing though.

Hung Wan is good, had it a while ago but if i'm getting chinese I always have curry sauce and i honestly believe they keep changing it!!

Ho Wun in Dunboyne is the nicest chinese ever though, people I work with drive from navan for it, its the business so I'd probably stick with it!!

When ya get a trio the rice is always dry at the bottom in every place I've visited.

There has to be a little gem somehwere in Blanch?

Went there today and it was the worst ive ever had. I binned the chicken fried rice without even touching it as the first thing i saw apart from dodgy looking chicken was hair.
I went there after reading this post and wasnt too sure which of the 2 chinese it was and settled for Ho Wun, big mistake. I was a bit suspicious when the order came out within 5 minutes of ordering and it was nearly €40 worth.

vibe666 · 30-06-2013 8:18pm

I'm all for Eatzen in Clonee, we have a takeaway from there almost every week and it's only ever not been good maybe twice in the last couple of years out of maybe 100 meals.

Puzzle35 · 01-07-2013 7:29pm

dodzy wrote: »

To summarise: they are all crap., sometimes. Or am I missing something from these posts?

IMO, the quality of the food is inconsistent, with any of them. A simple, boring , chicken ball for example. Sometimes lovely, thin batter. Sometimes a thick coating of mush. If they can't get this simple thing right, 100% of the time, then they can all f*** off.

I agree. I have taken to ordering a portion of spring rolls in any Chinese before I place a large order with them. If they can't get them right (and most of them can't) I don't go any further with them.

robbie000 · 05-07-2013 9:25pm

Anyone tried Flames restaurant in Clonee recently, use to get food there all the time was lovely. Ordered tonight and it wasn't up to scratch, definitely wont be going back to them. So looking for another good Chinese now Ongar/Clonee area.

Denis322 · 05-07-2013 9:30pm

The Victoria in Johnstown FTW!!

Hilly Bill · 23-07-2013 12:04pm

Deleted User wrote: »

What about Host in Clonsilla?

I think it's quite nice.

I was there last night at around 11pm for the first time for a good number of years. I got the Honey and Chilli chicken starter and Chicken Fried rice and it was fresh ,hot and superb. Defo go there again.
The last time i was there was just after it opened and i wasn't to mad about it but last night changed my mind.

anniehoo · 27-07-2013 7:57pm

Garden House is finally on JustEat.ie.....brilliant and lethal all at the same time

athtrasna · 12-08-2013 7:39pm

Alas Wan's appears to be no more. Drove up there tonight and the signage is gone and there were workmen inside. Garden House is is from now on so!

exador · 12-08-2013 9:53pm

athtrasna wrote: »

Alas Wan's appears to be no more. Drove up there tonight and the signage is gone and there were workmen inside. Garden House is is from now on so!

Last day I was there there were Health and safety inspectors just arrived for what looked like unexpected visit. That was abouttwo months ago.

athtrasna · 12-08-2013 9:58pm

exador wrote: »

Last day I was there there were Health and safety inspectors just arrived for what looked like unexpected visit. That was abouttwo months ago.

Didn't appear on any of the shut down/reported restaurants on the food safety site..I keep an eye on that. I'd say it was just very quiet, location was crap, little or no passing traffic.

exador · 12-08-2013 10:11pm

athtrasna wrote: »

Didn't appear on any of the shut down/reported restaurants on the food safety site..I keep an eye on that. I'd say it was just very quiet, location was crap, little or no passing traffic.

agree on the location. i would have never known about it had i not read about it on here.

ibstar · 13-08-2013 7:51am

Not sure why people like Garden house. Bought from there 3 times and we were never happy with the food. Curry was very watery. Spare ribs were always dry and the Peking sauce tasted burned. Chow mein tasted like it was soaked in oil and the veg didnt taste fresh.
My top Chinese would still be Foo Lock (hidden gem imo) and Ming Court at the Blanch S.C. when we feel like having a dinner at a restaurant.

13-08-2013 1:42pm

Foo Lok has been the family takeaway choice for years now in this house :P

January · 13-08-2013 1:44pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Foo Lok has been the family takeaway choice for years now in this house :P

Although we try many, we always go back to Foo Lok! haha

ibstar · 13-08-2013 3:32pm

January wrote: »

Although we try many, we always go back to Foo Lok! haha

same

We always try and "cheat" on Foo Lok, but always end up going back to them

athtrasna · 13-08-2013 11:20pm

Will have to try Foo Lok then!

January · 13-08-2013 11:24pm

The Salt and Chilli chicken and the house special black pepper sauce are amazing.

The best Chinese take away?

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