Solid Chinese food. Service is great the woman is very nice. Food was good, but went 2 times and it hasn't been consistent. Either way. Really liked it. Chicken lo mein the best I've ever had...I order through grub hub and she still honors the deal and gives me my free cans of soda. read more

I ordered from here after looking at the menu for delivery through yelp and when receiving my order its 20% more When I called to ask what happened I was told they raised their prices without updating yelp The food was lousy and cold and portions were small read more

Felt like Chinese and love trying new things. I got the steamed chicken dumplings which were very tasty hot and fresh. Ordered some wonton soup very hot good flavor and a lot on wontons. Last ordered Chicken Triple Nut. Sliced white meat chicken sauteed with assorted Chinese vegetable in white sauce, topped with a mixture of walnuts, cashew nuts and peanuts. Was amazing. Service and delivery was fast as well. read more

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Been a customer for many, many years. Quality has remained high and prices equal to quality. Fast, friendly service with fresh cooked Chinese delicacies. Yum! read more

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Place is dirty! Service is rude abrupt unfriendly and dismissive. I ordered food and asked if the soda came with. I got yelled at as she was getting napkins for me the napkins or fork never made it in the bag and didn't offer any sauces. Here's a tip lady. Chinese food is the right and left of you. Good luck! read more

This is my first time ordering food from this restaurant and I must admit that I am really unimpressed. I placed an order for shrimp fried rice and when I ate the meal, I quickly noticed how bland tasting the food was and there was way too many bean sprouts which I didn't like. The meal was lackluster and too expensive. On a positive note, the shrimp was plentiful in the meal. Most likely, I wouldn't order food from this place again. read more

Pretty great for a fast food Chinese restaurant. Their sweet & sour shrimp, seafood delight, egg roll and crab rangoon are soooo good!

Not impressed with the food. Egg roll although crunchy tasted terrible. Moo shu vegetable was bland and dry. Shrimp with eggplant had an ok taste. Other people I was with said their food was also just ok. Will not order from here again. read more

The food is always consistently good for Chinese take-out and the owners try very hard to please customers.

We ordered fried chicken wings with fries, and I really regret doing that. Wings were not seasoned, they were dry and the chicken was fried with feathers and all. No flavor and why is the skin underneath bright yellow?? The fries were hard and again NO flavor. This was an abysmal dinner for first responders. And, they still have a table in front of the store to keep patrons from entering!! Do they realize how many people still won't order Chinese food because of covid and they are keeping out the very people who tried to support them?!!! NEVER AGAIN! read more

Highest quality takeout Chinese food you'll find in the area. Awesome delivery and service. My general taos chicken actually tasted like chicken. My chow fun noodles had the perfect texture. And my egg role was crispy. I've ordered here about a dozen times now and it never disappoints. Surprisingly "fresh". They clearly don't overuse their oil and actually change it when it's been overused. Coming from someone who grew up eating home cooked Chinese food, you can never compare this to real Chinese food. So anyone that tries to compare this to traditional Chinese food doesn't have a valid opinion. However for takeout, it is the best spot in the area! read more

I'm not sure if Oriental Express is under new ownership or what but I've never been unsatisfied with their food until my last order. Multiple items in my last order were prepared wrong and multiple items were unsavory/almost none edible. Also they've increased their prices. I can go to a chinese buffet with my family for cheaper then I paid for take out last time. read more

A decent place for a quick grub! While on a 3 hour drive from NYC to PA, I was craving for some greasy chinese food and found this lil place on google maps. The couple running the restaurant was incredibly friendly. I placed my order and sat down at one of the tables, which was really dirty and sticky. Oh well, can't expect too much for a hole-in-the wall in the middle of nowhere. The food was pretty good considering my expectations were very low, it's decent Americanized Chinese food. Credit cards can be used for orders over $10. read more

My spot for Chinese take out in denville. Got dumplings, lo mein and egg rolls. All of them were perfect. (Not to throw shade at Hunan buuuut I like this place much better. Much much better.) read more

Ordered online. Order was ready in time. Lady in a front was nice. Said we get free soda cans because we do take out. So everythings cool except food. Ordered scallops and shrimp. Had zero shrimp in it. I guess if it is in a name, there definetly supposed to be some I did not enjoyed my meal. And vegetable taste like frozen ones from supermarket. Sorry. Been at better places for better prices in the area. read more

the WORST hot and sour soup in the area. I ate a couple of spoonful's and had to dump the rest. looked ok, but the smell of the soup was pretty awful. I guess the giveaway was when I saw the counter person pour the soup into the takeout container, then into the wok to reheat. should have left at that point. I don't think the soup was spoiled, just unpleasant smell and aftertaste. had to buy a Burger King chicken sandwich to kill the aftertaste. read more

This place was far and away, the most miserable forgery of Chinese food, I've ever eaten. Not trying to compare this to Chinatown, but wow, no flavour in any of the dishes we ordered. Sparse snow peas and maybe a piece of bamboo shoot (not even winter shoots), were their idea of the Chinese vegetables, along with carrots and celery with Shrimp. The sauce was indiscernible but fortunately the shrimp were cooked properly. Shredded beef was large pieces of green pepper with small fragments of beef, incompletely separated from each other. The laziness of execution was so striking, it makes me wonder just how they manage to stay in business. I really thought, hey, it has good reviews, why King Palace again. MASSIVE MISTAKE! One prepares really good food, hell, ALL OTHER CHINESE RESTAURANTS prepare better tasting food. Please save your money and your palette and skip this place. read more

Take out ...Chilli chicken. $10....More than half of the stuff was thrown in the garbage bin. Horrible...Just nauseating. No Chilli, and VERY bad pieces of chicken. An insult to all Chinese food. Never go there. They say, Free Shipping, but add $2 in the Bill without telling you. read more

Food is very good. Online ordering system ia absolute garbage. Refuses every single debit or credit card. Just call.

I have been a customer of Oriental Express for 10 years. It is our go to for Chinese take out. They have no problem making substitutions and our order is always correct. I have eaten Chinese in most areas of the country and Oriental Express is at the top of my list. read more

Good and fast Chinese food! The workers are friendly and polite. It's very much more of a pick up or delivery than a sit down. So if you every want to have Chinese at home, I recommend Oriental Express. read more

Everything was very fresh and tasty, and they had great customer service. The best delivery/takeout Chinese in the area.

Disappointed with food. Ordered chicken with Chinese vegetable and General Tso ; everything smelled strongly of fish and tasted funny. Couldn't even eat it. Won't be going back here! read more

The food has been gradually going down hill over the last 2 years. It used to be fairly decent for the price but not any more. Last few times something has always been not good. ! time it was burnt lo mein, another it was super greasy egg rolls. This last time everything had way to much chinese allspice. Probably won't order again. read more

Better than your average chinese 'restaurant' read more

Oriental Express - Front & Back Menu (Full) - Chinese Near Me - Denville, New Jersey

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Hit or miss place. Usually very good. Usually fast delivery. Don't expect to dine in here though. No real dining room. read more

Back for a follow up. Yep, still good! Tried a veggie spring roll this time and preferred it to the egg roll. Had cheese dumplings-- fried nicely, but not a huge fan of the dish-- plenty of sweet and sour sauce, but I would have preferred a garlic sauce. Maybe next time. Had the shrimp mei fun which was okay-- great base for the other dishes! The Chicken with broccoli was great and I had a shrimp and veggie dish that was terrific. Overall, I still really like this place. read more

Oriental Express offers good quality meat and vegetables in their dishes. We appreciate during this pandemic their food quality has remained consistent while maintaining their reasonable pricing, which has been a blessing to those with tighter budgets at this time. read more

My husband and I just ordered take out. The mei fun noodles had no flavor other then oil (they even look plain). Ma Po Tofu the portion is huge however the taste was not good. The tofu did not taste fresh at all, and the sauce had an unusual greasiness to it as well. we also ordered chicken with garlic sauce (with no vegetables) and ended up with an order of mostly vegetables. They also charge for hot oil which is absurd. It was not worth the money. we will not be ordering from here again. read more

Denville is a small town. We have exactly 3 Chinese food places in the Center of Town, 2 sandwich shops, a handful of pizzerias, a couple of Japanese/sushi joints...you get the picture. ANYway, of the Chinese food restaurants, one is the fancy, ostentatious, overpriced one, one is the all-vegetarian/vegan eco-everything one, and, the typical hole in the wall with a few tables that's mostly a take-out spot. So imagine my surprise to have learned after a quick menu scan of Oriental Express (hole in the wall) that there is an entire mock meat section. SCORE. My bestie and I have been frequenting Veggie Heaven for years, and have unfortunately have experienced a steady drop in quality and taste, though not enough to deter us altogether, as our vegetarian options in suburban North Jersey are limited. One afternoon, our original plan of lunch at Veg. Heaven was scrapped after we walked in and were frustrated by an inattentive hostess who maybe didn't see us or wanted to get us REALLY hungry by making us wait and watch other patrons chomp their lunch specials. Then I remembered that "mock meat" section on the other menu - and I took her hand, pulling her arm out of the socket, and made a beeline down Broadway (I was very very hungry). I ordered veg. beef and broccoli, curry sauce on side. My standard. She had chicken and eggplant in garlic sauce. We sat at one of the 2 outside tables to wait for our meals, and in a jiffy - and very unexpectedly - they came out on huge plates served up by a smiling worker who wasn't a waiter, because they don't have table service, but he was more than happy to run around for us, regardless. My dish was PERFECT. I am not only uber critical of the texture of seitan and other mock meats, but also of curry sauce. And I was wowed on both counts. The seitan came in big, satisfyingly chewy chunks, and the curry was above average to stellar. My bestie's meal was a winner, too, although maybe a little too sweet in the sauce department...I couldn't quite detect what the sweetness was, but it didn't need anything other than the other elements it contained, which were great. Her soy chicken was slammin'. Our spots were hit - I cleaned my plate and then tried to clear hers, but the portions were so big even I failed. So to sum it all up: Oriental Express did NOT fail, What a wonderful little secret to have in your hole in that wall, read more

Delicious and authentic Chinese food! This restaurant is mainly takeout, with a couple of tables inside. Everything I've ever had here is so delicious, far better than a nearby fancy looking Chinese restaurant. The owners are friendly and remember orders of frequent customers. read more

I believe we have now ordered from every single Chinese restaurant in a 5 mile radius and have been sorely disappointed every single time. Oriental Express was no different. Tonight we ordered sesame chicken, chicken with broccoli, wonton soup, and egg rolls. We had a few bites of each and then threw it all in the garbage. The chicken was chewy and mushy in both dishes, the sesame sauce tasted like paint, and the wontons were thick, doughy, and over-over-cooked. It was a disgusting experience and we will never even give this place a second chance. read more

Fast delivery and high quality foods in town. Must try their seafood combo which taste really good yummy. I recommend this place if you are in a mood for Chinese. read more

My favorite Chinese takeout/delivery restaurant in the Denville area. Good food, fast delivery, good service. The owners remember the preferences of repeat customers. read more

We ordered some Chinese food basics to give this place a try and we we very disappointed. The steamed dumplings and egg drop wanton were good, but the meats in the chicken and broccoli and spicy beef and eggplant were disgusting. They were chewy and stringy and gross. Back to Mr. Chu in East Hanover. read more

This is strictly a take out but the food is very good. Better and much cheaper than Hunan Taste. They have the standard Chinese take out fare but it is the best around. I had the Szechuan chicken with an egg roll today. Both were very good and under $6 for both. The portions are too much if anything and can be served with fried rice or brown rice in addition to the standard white rice. The service is quick and easy. Great place for lunch or to order out for dinner. I've had many of their lunch specials and have not gone wrong yet. read more

Terrible Chinese Food!! We ordered chicken with black bean sauce, pork lo mein and beef with broccoli. We threw most of it away. I took two bites of the pork lo mein and threw it into the trash. It had no taste, and the chicken with black bean sauce tasted terrible as well. I would never give this place a second chance. Hunan taste is expensive, but at least it's food is good. Never again, threw away two quarts of chinese food. read more

We've been ordering here for years and this past weekend will be the very last time! We ordered Sesame chicken along with other things. When our food came, our sesame chicken was saturated with oil and tasted like fish! It was absolutely gross!! When we called to tell them, they were rude and very unwilling to make things right. They were trying to tell us that it didn't taste like fish! My husband told them, come over here and taste if for yourself. We are not eating this. It's disgusting! Just beware when ordering from here. The fried rice we got was also very bland. read more

I've been patronizing this restaurant for many years. I don't think I ever had a bad meal. The food is always fresh and flavorful. The owners are always very friendly. I have read some of the negative reviews and I simply cannot understand the meals that they described as having come from this restaurant. This is certainly not a sitdown restaurant, probably 90% of their business is takeout. But, they're always busy and my guess is that's why the food is always fresh. read more

Pretty decent chinese delivery. The veg is fresh, beef a bit stringy, I prefer the chicken. Lo mein is a bit too oily for me, but their chicken in garlic sauce is awesome, with a nice smokey flavor to it, not gloppy or too sweet. The general tso's chicken is awesome, like I used to have when I was a kid. Love the fried pork dumplings and the crab rangoons as well. The hot and sour soup is extremely mushroomy, which I don't care for. This place is the closest to 1980's chinese, when it was mostly Cantonese style. If you prefer schezuan, you might prefer Chengdu1 in Parsippany. read more