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I've eaten take away Chinese food from here for over 20 years and never been disappointed it's always busy so it is best to order by phone Service: Take out Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5

One of the worst Chinese meals we've had. Crispy Duck had no taste. Wandering Dragon just tasted of salt. Other dishes tasted like someone had gone mad with chilli flakes. We won't be back. Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £10–20

The food is reasonable but not exciting. The big letdown, in my opinion, is the lack of variety in the vegetarian options. Vegetarian options: Virtually non-existent. Service: Take out Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £1–10 Food: 3 Service: 4 View menu

Set meal for one was not too bad, could of been a bit hotter and as I live 3 minutes away the chicken was only warm. Friendly staff Vegetarian options: Lot's to choose and they are very helpful Parking: No problem outside parking Service: Take out Meal type: Dinner

It seems to have gone downhill recently. Tonight’s takeaway was flavourless. We ordered egg fried rice but it wasn’t that. The duck had no flavour and the skin was rubbery. The sweet and sour sauce was a jelly. Won’t be going back in a hurry. Certainly not worth what we paid. Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £20–30

We’ve been ordering from this takeaway at least three times a month for the last three years. The quality of food is consistently excellent and we’ve never had any disappointments. The staff are lovely and friendly, the service is quick and the flavours are varied and delicious. Our favourites are salt and pepper chips, special curry, chow mein and wandering dragon. View menu

Phoned order ahead to be told to collect in 20 minutes to then wait another 40 minutes on top of that to drive home and have five items missing even though the incompetent waste of oxygen on the phone read our order back to us on the phone so I return to be treated like I've made the mistake not them, if you can't even take orders in a takeaway then your a stain on the earth and a oxygen thief thanks for ruining my meal I paid £70 for.....pathetic

I did not put up a review on our prior visit in case the poor for quality was a one off. However, three last time we ordered did it was actually unpleasant. Over the years food here has gone up and down but this was by far the worst experience we have had. I understand they now only have a one star food rating, which I guess explains things. Instead now getting Chinese food from Matlock Bath, which is excellent. We shall they again Birds Nest at some point but certainly will not hurt back.

I have been getting takeout from this restaurant for over thirty years, but last night was a letdown. The satay duck dish had more onions than anything else, the salt and pepper chips were soggy and tasted like they had been soaked in water for too long, and the special chow mein had a strange taste as if it had been cooked with cleaning product. This was a surprising experience from a restaurant that I have always spoken highly of to my loved ones. It was not what I am used to and I was completely disappointed. View menu