Good Fortune
Quick info
About Good Fortune
On Eastleigh Dr in Belfast, Good Fortune is a Chinese restaurant offering both dine-in and takeout. It is BYOB with no corkage fee, letting diners bring their own drinks alongside the food. Recurring orders from the menu include satay chicken, honey chilli chicken, and salted chilli dishes with chicken or prawns, alongside chicken chow mein. The restaurant is walk-in, with no reservations taken. It is locally owned and family run.
Good to know
“25 years serving delicious Chinese food in Ballyhackamore! Dine in or Take out. BYOB with no corkage! Love what we do and our customers. Locally owned. Family run. Booking is advised but Keith and Lily will always do their best to accommodate.”
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, seating
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention salted chilli chicken/prawns, honey chilli chicken, chicken satay and chicken chow mein.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention salted chilli chicken/prawns, honey chilli chicken, chicken satay and chicken chow mein.
Customer Review Summary
Chicken chow mein draws the most repeated praise, with reviewers calling it "the best I've had," while sizzling chicken black bean, Peking chicken, and the salted chilli prawns are also singled out as standouts, alongside a well-liked chicken curry. Several long-time customers describe fast, friendly service and generous, flavourful takeaway meals, with one noting the place gets busy enough that booking is advised. Set against this, a recurring complaint centers on inconsistency: multiple reviewers found the satay chicken gristly or oddly peanut-buttery, the honey chilli chicken dry or lacking real chilli taste, and one described the salted chilli chicken as "mainly batter" with little actual chicken. A few call the prices high for what's served, and one reviewer reports calling for thirty to forty minutes with no answer before walking in. One diner also reports finding a hair in their food. On one visit, after flagging an off-tasting chicken satay, a manager swapped it for sweet and sour chicken at the customer's request.
Customer Review Summary
Chicken chow mein draws the most repeated praise, with reviewers calling it "the best I've had," while sizzling chicken black bean, Peking chicken, and the salted chilli prawns are also singled out as standouts, alongside a well-liked chicken curry. Several long-time customers describe fast, friendly service and generous, flavourful takeaway meals, with one noting the place gets busy enough that booking is advised. Set against this, a recurring complaint centers on inconsistency: multiple reviewers found the satay chicken gristly or oddly peanut-buttery, the honey chilli chicken dry or lacking real chilli taste, and one described the salted chilli chicken as "mainly batter" with little actual chicken. A few call the prices high for what's served, and one reviewer reports calling for thirty to forty minutes with no answer before walking in. One diner also reports finding a hair in their food. On one visit, after flagging an off-tasting chicken satay, a manager swapped it for sweet and sour chicken at the customer's request.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Chicken Chow mien is the best I've had. Sizzling chicken Black Bean also delicious. Service is first rate.”
- Google user
“Really tasty food, with fresh and flavorful ingredients. Service is quick and staff are always polite.”
- Google user
“Very Disappointing tonight, standard of food has really declined .The food and the service used to to be really good. But standards has really dropped felt staff not really concerned.”
- Google user
“Food was rated : bad to ehhh it's alright, most of us said bad 😬 really dry, I asked what the chef recommended for some sides and I was recommended the satay chicken, I don't know if it was a push to get rid of bad meat but so much gristle I don't think I can look at a chicken skewer again for the rest of my life without getting grossed out 🤢 I'll never order the Satay chicken ever again cause it just tasted like peanut butter slathered over chicken. The chicken from the honey chilli chicken was so so so dry but I want to find a good thing to say so the sauce was nice, disappointed over all tbh, gave this place a go through word of mouth but there are so so many better Chineses in the east, sorry lads ✌🏼”
- Google user
“Tried to order take away. Calling for nearly 30-40 minutes, phone either busy or they don’t answer. Decided to just walk down and order, wait for the guy to become available, he asks me what I want and before I can even finish my sentence telling him what I want to order the phone rings and he immediately picks it up. Absolute shambles, terrible customer service. So they can’t answer the phone when I’m calling but can when I’m in the middle of being served in person?”
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Location
Chinese Restaurants near Good Fortune
- Superior Palace4.21860.9 mi£10–20
curry, salted chilli wings, spare ribs peking sauce
- 1.5 mi
hot and sour soup, generous portions, delivery service problems
- Red Dragon4.0501.5 mi£1–10
salt and chilli chicken, honey chilli chicken, beef curry
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Fortune | 4.4330 | — | — | salted chilli chicken/prawns, honey chilli chicken, chicken satay |
| Superior Palace | 4.2186 | 0.9 mi | £10–20 | curry, salted chilli wings, spare ribs peking sauce |
| Golden House Chinese Takeaway | 4.023 | 1.5 mi | — | hot and sour soup, generous portions, delivery service problems |
| Red Dragon | 4.050 | 1.5 mi | £1–10 | salt and chilli chicken, honey chilli chicken, beef curry |
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