
Golden Bamboo
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About Golden Bamboo
Golden Bamboo is a Chinese takeaway in Ballymena, based at 53 Larne St. The kitchen cooks Chinese cuisine for carry-out meals, and honey chilli chicken and fried rice are among the dishes on the menu. Chips are also available, including gravy chips, so a meal can be built from rice, chicken and chips in a single order. Customers place orders for collection, and the premises has a waiting area where they can wait for their food.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention honey chilli chicken, fried rice, chips and dry chicken.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention honey chilli chicken, fried rice, chips and dry chicken.
Customer Review Summary
Honey chilli chicken is the dish reviewers raise most, and it splits them. One calls it, along with the curry and Nasi Goreng rice, part of the best Chinese food in Ballymena, while another got chicken that looked frozen and was completely tasteless. Others praise the gravy chips, friendly staff and a fresh, tasty meal on a busy Saturday night. Negatives outnumber the praise, though, and they are specific. Several describe tasteless food: sweet and sour chicken so dry it was like biting through something hard, crispy king prawns in oyster sauce that arrived plain with a sauce of onions and frozen carrots, and bland, cold spring rolls. Chips are called hard and undercooked, and a regular says the fried rice trays have been half full lately. Longtime customers say it was never like this before. Reviewers also describe a wrong order where the caller was told to bring it back, and complaints that ended without an apology or refund, with the phone put down on one caller.
Customer Review Summary
Honey chilli chicken is the dish reviewers raise most, and it splits them. One calls it, along with the curry and Nasi Goreng rice, part of the best Chinese food in Ballymena, while another got chicken that looked frozen and was completely tasteless. Others praise the gravy chips, friendly staff and a fresh, tasty meal on a busy Saturday night. Negatives outnumber the praise, though, and they are specific. Several describe tasteless food: sweet and sour chicken so dry it was like biting through something hard, crispy king prawns in oyster sauce that arrived plain with a sauce of onions and frozen carrots, and bland, cold spring rolls. Chips are called hard and undercooked, and a regular says the fried rice trays have been half full lately. Longtime customers say it was never like this before. Reviewers also describe a wrong order where the caller was told to bring it back, and complaints that ended without an apology or refund, with the phone put down on one caller.
Featured reviews
- Olivia Haggan
“Disappointed wanted to make an impression my son and partner was over from Australia. Got 3 carry out meals shocking chicken dry, chip setting for a long period revolting, eat it because m son bought it. Golden Bamboo was never like this, yuk.”
- Ben Clarke
“chinese sweet and sour cantonese, chicken was so dry was like biting through a big hard scab, china garden so much nicer and the place to go”
- Steven Park
“Always a good meal, staff are very friendly, very good gravy chip”
- Peter Martin
“A very busy Saturday night were the waiting area was full including a very entertaining drunk lady. The food was fresh and tasty and the cost reasonable. I'd certainly go back.”
- Kathryn Hill
“Got the order wrong. When we called them the woman on the phone said we don't check orders. Bring it down and we will change it. At this point we had it opened and didn't realise it was wrong until we tasted it so wouldn't have been sensible to bring it back down. The woman on the phone also complained when we asked if there was someone to bring the correct order as we have a young family at home but just complained about being on a 13 hour shift and noone to bring it down.”
Hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
- ParkingFree street parking
Amenities
- Free street parking
- Delivery
- Takeout
- Casual
- Quick bite
Location
Chinese restaurants near Golden Bamboo
- Harmony House4.4830.1 mi
honey chilli chicken, salted chilli chicken, phone ordering system
- China Garden3.8810.9 mi£10–20
delivery wait times, chicken fried rice, mixed grill
- The Happy Garden3.8857.8 mi away
chicken chow mein, salt and chilli chicken, curry sauce
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Bamboo | 4.2137 | — | £1–20 | honey chilli chicken, fried rice, chips |
| Harmony House | 4.483 | 0.1 mi | — | honey chilli chicken, salted chilli chicken, phone ordering system |
| China Garden | 3.881 | 0.9 mi | £10–20 | delivery wait times, chicken fried rice, mixed grill |
| The Happy Garden | 3.885 | 7.8 mi away | — | chicken chow mein, salt and chilli chicken, curry sauce |
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