
Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant
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About Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant
Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant serves Chinese food at Point House in Attleborough, in a large older building with tables set beneath lanterns hung from the ceiling, alongside a laisee tree and a lion's head on display. Dining options span an a la carte menu, a set menu that pairs a starter platter with duck and pancakes, and an eat-as-much-as-you-like buffet. Telephone and takeaway orders run alongside dine-in service, and the restaurant takes walk-ins rather than reservations. It opens Monday to Sunday except Tuesdays, when it is closed. For Chinese New Year, the restaurant can host a lion dance event, arranged through advance booking. The premises will be temporarily closed from 20 July to 22 August 2025.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention duck with pancakes, set menu portions, ma-po tofu and buffet eat as much as you like.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention duck with pancakes, set menu portions, ma-po tofu and buffet eat as much as you like.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers repeatedly single out the duck with pancakes and generous set menu portions as the highlight, with several calling it consistently the best Chinese food in the region. Close behind, the buffet earns praise for quality and value, and the starter platter is described as delicious. Not everyone agrees on execution, though: one visitor found the Ma-Po Tofu westernized and overly sweet, with vegetable spring rolls described as small and hollow, while another reports a takeaway of dry noodles and rice with burnt chicken balls. A recurring complaint concerns staff manner, described by multiple reviewers as miserable or slow to smile, with tables left waiting between courses and one diner struggling to get a server's attention. One reviewer also describes ordering four separate meals that arrived as a shared portion, feeling shortchanged on value. Despite this, several say they return regularly, and one closes by noting they've booked back for a lion dance event.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers repeatedly single out the duck with pancakes and generous set menu portions as the highlight, with several calling it consistently the best Chinese food in the region. Close behind, the buffet earns praise for quality and value, and the starter platter is described as delicious. Not everyone agrees on execution, though: one visitor found the Ma-Po Tofu westernized and overly sweet, with vegetable spring rolls described as small and hollow, while another reports a takeaway of dry noodles and rice with burnt chicken balls. A recurring complaint concerns staff manner, described by multiple reviewers as miserable or slow to smile, with tables left waiting between courses and one diner struggling to get a server's attention. One reviewer also describes ordering four separate meals that arrived as a shared portion, feeling shortchanged on value. Despite this, several say they return regularly, and one closes by noting they've booked back for a lion dance event.
Featured reviews
- Richard Schwartz
“Won’t visit again - spent a lot of money on a takeaway and the food was terrible. Noodles were dry, rice was dry, no flavour, chicken balls were burnt. Worst food. Staff also need to cheer up a little. Don’t work in a hospitality if you cant smile.”
- Karen Nolan
“Food was good, it was hard to get servers attention at times, nice place. Enjoyed the food”
- James Thompson
“Ordered 4 separately meal B but unfortunately it became a free for all as only enough food for 2 people. We ordered individual meals an d feel ripped off for the value for money. However what we had was very nice .”
- Bijan Beigi
“We have always enjoyed eating there. Most Probably the best Chinese cuisine in this region. Reasonable price for what you get.”
- John
“Consistently the best Chinese food in Norfolk for all the years that I've lived here, having previously lived in a big metropolis. Nothing in norwich comes close. I occasionally had a drink that could have been colder, but that's all the complaints I have.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
“All you eat, A la carte, Take Away. Will be temporarily closed from 20/07/25 to 22/08/25”
- ReservationsWalk-in only
Location
Chinese Restaurants near Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant
- The Lucky House4.0780.2 mi
chicken fried rice, large portion sizes, thai green curry
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant | 4.3383 | — | duck with pancakes, set menu portions, ma-po tofu |
| The Lucky House | 4.078 | 0.2 mi | chicken fried rice, large portion sizes, thai green curry |
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