The Ballycarry Chinese
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About The Ballycarry Chinese
On Main St in Carrickfergus, The Ballycarry Chinese is a Chinese takeaway open daily for evening orders. Phone orders can be placed ahead for pickup, and the counter also takes walk-ins. Regular orders include chicken fried rice and pork char sui curry with fried rice, alongside chips and king prawn balls served with the sauce on the side rather than poured over. Payment is cash only, with no card accepted.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fresh chips, chicken fried rice, cash only payment and king prawn balls.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fresh chips, chicken fried rice, cash only payment and king prawn balls.
Customer Review Summary
Fresh chips draw repeated praise, with reviewers calling them "proper chips" and consistently excellent. Chicken fried rice and pork char sui curry also earn strong marks, alongside huge, cheap portions. One reviewer, however, describes a wrong order after reopening, overcooked chips, tough beef, and rude treatment during collection. Most others report only good dishes and value.
Customer Review Summary
Fresh chips draw repeated praise, with reviewers calling them "proper chips" and consistently excellent. Chicken fried rice and pork char sui curry also earn strong marks, alongside huge, cheap portions. One reviewer, however, describes a wrong order after reopening, overcooked chips, tough beef, and rude treatment during collection. Most others report only good dishes and value.
Featured reviews
- Richard Thompson
“Banging little cracker, cheap, huge portions, everything freshly made, nice fresh and tasty with no pretence, only draw back is they don't take card, avoid the kebab shop, eat her instead”
- Gary Purdy
“Simply the best Chinese takeaway in the Carrickfergus/Whitehead area, nothing more to say, never had a bad dish out of it, and the chips are proper chips, totally recommended 👌 …”
- Nathaniel Dickson
“For a rural Chinese this one hits the mark always consistently good and value for money and the fresh chips are excellent would highly recommend”
- Rebecca Nicholson
“Extremely disappointed. Was really looking forward to returning here after a temporary closure, as the food used to be fantastic. Firstly staff were rude to my husband when he went to collect the order as they presented him with a different total than the price I had been told on the phone and he didnt have enough cash with him. Our order was all wrong, so the person who took the order on the phone obviously misheard, but they didn't read it back to me to check. I asked for cashew nuts in my chow mein, which I didn't get, asked for King Prawn balls and got Cantonese style. The chips were overcooked and full of bad bits. My beef was so overcooked and tough I would've been better boiling my boots and trying to eat them instead. Ended up with my wee boy in tears as he had been so looking forward to his meal and couldn't eat it because the prawns were in a sauce that he doesn't like, which is precisely why I get Prawn balls as they come with the sauce separate. We won't be back.”
- William Coulter
“My family had Two Chicken fried rice and a Pork char sui curry with fried rice. Best Chinese meal we have had in a long time. Young man taking the order was polite and friendly. And very efficient.”
Hours
- Monday
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Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
Location
Chinese Restaurants near The Ballycarry Chinese
- Ma Ma Chef3.61553.8 mi
honey chilli chicken, mild chicken curry request, crispy chicken balls soggy
- Hakka Wok4.4509.7 mi away
honey chilli chicken, salted chilli chicken, bbq ribs
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ballycarry Chinese | 4.3127 | — | fresh chips, chicken fried rice, cash only payment |
| Ma Ma Chef | 3.6155 | 3.8 mi | honey chilli chicken, mild chicken curry request, crispy chicken balls soggy |
| Hakka Wok | 4.450 | 9.7 mi away | honey chilli chicken, salted chilli chicken, bbq ribs |
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