Cuisine - Chinese
Options - Takeaway & Phone Order for Collection
Speed - 9/10 - Upon arrival outside China Garden I was somewhat sceptical seeing as there was a few people inside and it being seven o'clock on at Saturday evening but I was wrong to be. After a brief look over the wide varietied menu, we placed our order of two curries, one Cantonese style prawn dish, three rices and one portion of chips, then deciding to stay in the shop and wait for the arrival of our food. Within a short wait of fourteen minutes our takeaway was ready to go, in this time the girl had served another six people showing how flowful the Chinese gets, the business is non-stop so if you want to avoid a ten minute wait it's best to order for pick up. It's worth a mention that the shop has benches to sit whilst waiting as well things to read and a television to watch.
Taste - 8.5/10 - Chinese is always a tough choice for me as I'm quite indecisive with my food, so I opted for something different in the form of a sweet and sour king prawn Cantonese style with a portion of the essential that is egg fried rice. First of all the prawns were certainly worthy of the 'king' title as they were large and meaty, not to mention I had around eight or nine of them which I felt was a generous amount. The sauce was flavoursome and had a syrup like texture with a nice tang to it; I thouroughly enjoyed the balance of sweet and sour in the dish because of the juicy pineapple chunks along side the crunchy vegetables. Variety of the vegetables was a pleanty with the savoury bite of the peppers and the slices of onion, however I wasn't too keen on the fresh tomato as I feel it didn't really have much of a place in the dish. With the prawns they had a thin batter which was properly seasoned and possessed a crisp crust, making for tasty combustion in your mouth with the sauce. My rice portion was filling and wasn't dry like you sometimes find with the fried dish, the freshness made it fluffy and it also had a lot of chunky egg pieces within it. If I was to pick out one negative it would be the sauce should be of a larger quantity as it was that delicious I was left craving more with my uncovered rice.
Price - 8/10 - Independant takeaways like Chinese and Indian seem to be getting ever more expensive nowadays as more pop up, providing tough competition for each other. My meal came to a total of £7.30 which you'll find is cheaper than your average indian meal, the king prawn Cantonese was £5.00 on it's own then £2.30 for the egg rice. The menu for China Garden does have a massive variety of dishes and sides which are obviously all at different prices depending on the contents, for example chicken balls are £4.10 and set meals start around £7.00. If you really fancy a Chinese takeaway treat they offer up a whole duck for just over £20. When it comes to average prices China Garden is on par with other Chinese's and showcases a wide varied menu. A key point I will point out is that prawns are expensive to buy in the current times so actually £5.00 for around eight battered king prawns is about right.
Overall - 9/10 - As far as Chinese's go in Norwich, China Garden is well up there in being one of the greatest, better still, one of the best takeaways in the City. For as many years as I can remember the establishment has been positioned where it is, with a solid reputation that keeps customers coming back for more, even more so since Chinese became Britain's most popular takeaway. It's success is evident, serving busy weekends Friday to Sunday, for the past decade. The taste of China Gardens food fulfils every Chinese craving, leaving the treat of the unique tastes tantalising your taste buds. As well as the speedy service and tasteful food, the shop gives off fair pricing and variety making for a really well rounded eatery. If you live in the area, fancy a great quality Chinese meal or are just treating yourself to takeaway make sure you visit China Garden as you'll struggle to find a better food den in Norwich. A certain must try for all food lovers and hungry people around town.
Tel: 01603507798
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