I've eaten here a few times and also used it as a take-away. The food is always excellent and the…read moreportions are a good size, they do a very tasty beef in oyster sauce! I've always found the staff to be very friendly too, even having a laugh and a joke with customers. I ate here last Saturday evening, we were a party of 4 and had booked a table. We arrived a little early, the restaurant was very busy and we had to wait about 10 minutes to be seated. The staff couldn't be more apologetic and gave us two rounds of drinks on the house! Great customer service, we'd have gone back anyway as the food is so good, but it was a nice touch!

I've been here a few times and each time I have visited the standard seems to slip somewhat…read more We visited last night and although the staff were efficient and the food hot and tasty, Throughout our visit, there were staff members just standing leaning up against the wall watching you eat. I found this very disconcerting. Even though the restaurant was empty, when two parties came in after us, the staff decided to seat them all next to us. So what started as as lovely quiet meal became a meal where you felt like you were eating out of each other's laps! We were very disappointed at the end of our meal to find the table next to us being given an all you can eat menu, something which we had not been offered at all. This all you can eat menu was far better value than eating off the al'a carte menu. Parking is not a problem. Side access road outside restaurant and lots of residential streets nearby.

Awesome place for a takeaway and it's usually full of people if you wanna eat in, too! And the…read moreprices are really great. -Duck spring rolls - MUST GET! These are amazing -Edamame - Not that great -Salt & Pepper squid - Awesome and spicy -Praw toast - OK -Green curry - Always delish -Mixed meat with oyster sauce - simple and tasty -Udon noodles are my fav to get with any of the dishes

If you are really hungry and don't care too much then this is the place for you…read more Actually, if you don't care at all it is perfect for you...

Staying locally and we decided to have Chinese delivered after a long day of sightseeing. The host…read morehad left a menu for Yangtze and it looked pretty good! Read some reviews and for the most part everything looked pretty good except a couple not so great ones for dining in, but all in all good food was the consensus! Used the website to order and get another 10% off- which is always a great incentive! Prawn crackers as I had spent over £25- always a nice touch, and free delivery as we were within the 3 mile radius!! Double bonus! Food arrived before the predicted time, which was appreciated as it was later and we were all hungry! Dishes were hot and super tasty! Very similar to my Chinese back up north! If we're back again, we will def order from here again! A++

My cousin and his wife live around the corner from here and joked that we should take them there…read morefor dinner so we could order from the mysterious Chinese-language menu that is only shown to Chinese guests. In the end, we decided to take them up on it, on the night of the final of the World Cup. When we walked in and asked for the Chinese menu, we were initially told that there is no such thing (mind you, we were speaking in Mandarin, but are Caucasians), but after insisting it miraculously appeared. The waiter was clearly not happy serving us from this "secret" menu, but my cousin knows the owner, and when he came around, all went more smoothly. Our food came in due course, and was all surprisingly good. In fact, the people at the neighbouring table, who were ordering from the English-language menu, even asked what our dishes were, since they did not appear to be from their menu, and they looked infinitely better than the slop they were served. When we left, we took the Chinese menu back to our flat and I translated it into English for the owners to use with future guests who want to try some authentic Chinese dishes. We'll see if they follow up with that! The comments about the atmosphere are spot-on, by the way. The management clearly does not waste any money on installing an appealing décor.

Very authentic Chinese restaurant which steers clear of the type of dishes normally associated…read moreeither the suburbs. Of cousr the crispy duck is great (where isn't it?) but there is also a lamb wrap with lettuce leaves as a starter which I would recommend. Decor is clean and modern, although a bit enclosed as there are no windows to look out of. It is usually busy so would advise booking, but that does lend a buzzy air, so it shouldn't feel quiet. Staff have always been very friendly - but maybe that is down to the number of takeouts I have taken over time!!

Lovely authentic Chinese food! Nice smart decor, friendly staff and tasty affordable food! In…read moreparticular the Sunday all you can eat buffet is excellent value! They also do takeaway and I have enjoyed my meals every time I order from there! Would highly recommend!

we love this restaurant and constantly return. They always go one further to help you and find what…read moreyou or your,friends need.loved by all who vi. parking is behind. restaurant but limited..

Caveat: This review is for the 'South East Asian' not the Chinese food that is on the plate at La…read moreOrient. I have to return to give that a go to update this review at some point. Being from Singapore, I miss my rendang, mee goreng, laksas and what not. When I first found out La Orient touted South East Asian food, all I could think of is - How could that be good?! I mean, my last review about Banana Tree was begrudgingly vitriolic enough. Let alone a place out in the sticks. Well, I then said to myself, there's no way this could be bad, I mean, how could they still operate when loads of folks now travel to South East Asia on a regular basis. Boy was I wrong. Service here redeems itself from a 1* review. The 'Malaysian' food however, is just not up to scratch at all. It invites me to gently (but oh so only gently) nudge Banana Tree to open up a place in Surrey (Gosh I feel dirty for even saying that). Anyway, we order the Kway Pie Tie as a starter, rendang, mee goreng, and sambal prawns for mains. The first somewhat encouraging sign is that they have plate warmers. Asians love their food piping hot, so I am all about that. However, when the kway pie tie comes, I'm immediately disappointed. It's lukewarm inside (probably from being frozen and reheated) and there's a gargantuan faux crabstick on one of them. Clearly this is not going to end well. My dining partner tries to convince me that I should withhold judgment until the rest of the food comes. I do. And then very quickly I don't. This IS NOT Malaysian food folks. I should have just gone for the regular Chinese menu. The Mee Goreng is a sorry substitute, egg noodles with no spice, and just beef and tomatoes. I mean, that's what it says, but someone must have not taught the chef what it really tastes like. The rendang looked more like a curry - Too much coconut, not enough depth of flavor coming from different types of spices. The only somewhat redeeming dish was the sambal prawns. But very very diluted in flavor, as if they weren't prepared to lather on the stinkiness of belachan or that they were afraid to overwhelm the genteel Surrey palate. Wasted calories this evening, now I really just wanna go for a run to totally have no remnants left of last night's dinner. Next time, I do wanna see if this place redeems itself with the Chinese food that doesn't purport to be South East Asian.

Ok, what the heck is the deal with a Chinese restaurant called "Nell Gwynn's Parlour?" Who would'd…read morethought that a little alley with a simple red Chinese sign saying "Rice/Noodle" would have such a gem of a northern Chinese cuisine? But let me assure you, this place is a gem! Hubbo and I were in Windsor for a day trip and actually JUST had lunch. We walked down this little alley cause it's cute and came across this gem of a restaurant. I was curious and looked at the menu posted on their window. In its English-Chinese menu, I saw several dishes that were interesting to me. My lingering eyes must have given a not-so-subtle hint to hubbo, who sighed and said, "we can go in and try a few dishes if you want." Say no more.... Upon entering the restaurant in this late November afternoon, it was empty. An older gentleman came over and handed a menu to hubbo and a different one to me... a full Chinese menu. So let's just say that the English/Chinese version posted on the window has a few dishes that excites me? Well the full Chinese menu almost made me fall out of my chair. There were all kinds of goodies in that menu. Some noodle soup are not offered in any average Chinese restaurants even in Chinatown in London. Some were really what I considered comfort food that my mom would make. Since we had JUST had lunch, I could only order a noodle soup (pickled vegetable with shredded pork noodle soup) and pot stickers (mainly for the hubbo, who loves pot stickers). The noodle soup was soooo delicious, just like the way my mom makes it. The pot stickers were surprisingly tasty as well. After our meal, I couldn't help but be curious how this little Chinese restaurant survives (especially since it was empty when we walked in). Do people around here know enough about the good ol' bowl of noodle soup? Do they suffer from being so tucked away? The lady behind the counter and I started chatting and turns out, this restaurant is well-known by Chinese tour guides. So all those tourists from China, Taiwan, etc, come here for their meals when visiting Windsor. Which made perfect sense why the food is so authentic and doesn't break your bank either.... As we were leaving, I heard her on the phone, talking to probably a tour guide. She mentioned about 30 people coming in 5 min. As we walked up the alley, sure enough, I saw a line of Chinese tourists headed down to their restaurant lol.

Everyone else who has been here must be seeing something I don't, I just can't get excited about…read morethis place. A family friend is a fan of Nell Gwynns so I have eaten here a few times when it is his turn to pick the venue. The food is OK, it's not bad but not remarkable either. I've tried to order dishes with alterations to how they are described on the menu before and been turned down flat by the waiter. If it's all freshly made I don't understand how this can cause a problem, but it did. Final nail in the coffin for me is the single star food hygiene rating. If food is your business then I expect you to be hygienic in the preparation of that food, I'm not going to be rushing back here.

Entered and was told to Wok this way to be seated. I can't decide if this is three or four stars…read more The main course portions are so small. Ordered three main courses for two people, but felt like we had three large appetizers. Prices are higher than normal for casual Chinese food. Appetizers starting around 6-7 pound! At least I can say the flavor is there. Because it was tasty and I left wanting more, well with those portions, who wouldn't. The tofu had smooth orange sauce, not at all gooey like you would sometimes see. The shrimp Szechuan had a really good sauce, but again not enough food on my plate. And having to pay 3 pounds for plain rice is not cool. The Singapore noodles had a nice smoked flavor. Top tasty noodles actually. I'm used to getting a mountain of noodles. Not here. Feel like they skimp everywhere. With the third dish being so small, I feel like they sunk to a new lo (mein). The ambiance is quite nice and almost like a venue setting. Very heavy on purple colors. In evenings you may be lucky to see the Chinese Elvis Presley performing who is a local Ruislip celebrity. Love me chicken tender, love me sweet & sour sauce, all my dreams fulfill!

Friendly staff, great ambience and lovely food. Will…read moredefinitely recommend and dine in again!

A "fancy" Chinese restaurant with tablecloths and full service, China Palace is a bit on the…read moreelegant side, but the prices don't show it unless you go with the whole lobster appetizer for £22. There are a few other items on the menu that could easily kick you into the stratosphere of spending. As long as you avoid those, all is well. Attentive service from waiters and waitresses dressed in black, the food was good. Hot & Sour soup was good, but a bit salty. I was a little surprised to find both peas and small prawns in there. The Singapore Fried Noodles was a large portion of curried noodles with prawns, red and green peppers and a dusting of sesame seeds on top. I had plenty to take home and it was just as good the next day. Interesting music playing on the hidden speakers. Chinese singers and lyrics, intemixed with... is that Pink singing "So What"? Slightly out of place. Would I return? Maybe. The Dim Sum menu is appealing!

By chance I visited this restaurant for dinner as I was staying in the nearby Penta Hotel, a short…read more2 minute walk away. I was not disappointed. Every dish the waiters brought out was fresh and tasted excellent. Everything from crispy duck to quick fried king prawns, spring rolls and fried rice, BBQ spare ribs and much much more was very very tasty; some of the best Chinese cooking I've enjoyed for a long time. Next time I come to Reading, I'll stay at the same hotel just to be close to this Chinese gem!