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Happy Gathering — Chinese restaurants in Cheltenham

Happy Gathering

Chinese restaurantsCheltenham

4 out of 5 stars4.0(61 reviews)

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Quick info

+44 124 223 88 82
236 Bath Rd, Cheltenham GL53 7NB, United Kingdom
£10–20

About Happy Gathering

Happy Gathering is a Chinese takeaway on Bath Rd in Cheltenham, run by one family for more than 20 years. It opens daily, evenings only. The menu includes chicken chow mein and duck pancakes, and the kitchen also makes chicken balls with a choice of sweet and sour or curry sauce. Payment is cash only, so customers need to bring cash and cannot pay by card. Every order comes with complimentary prawn crackers.

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Reviews

4.0/5
61 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention chicken chow mein, spare ribs, curry sauce and chicken balls.

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Customer Review Summary

Chicken chow mein is the dish reviewers raise most, and opinion on it splits sharply. Longtime customers call it a favourite, one saying their daughter loves it, while several others describe dry, flavourless noodles with hardly any chicken or vegetables, and one wonders if there is a new cook. Close behind, the deep fried hot and spicy spare ribs are called a must by one diner, though another finds the barbecue ribs poor quality and very fatty. Praise also goes to the special curry with chips, the pineapple and mixed meat fried rice, and big portions, and some reviewers cite a family run business with decades of loyal custom. Complaints centre on bland cooking and texture: crispy beef that turned gelatinous, thick undercooked batter on salt and pepper prawns, and spring rolls dripping with grease. One reviewer says missing duck pancakes could only be fixed by driving back, with no refund offered. Several note the complimentary prawn crackers and the clean premises.

Featured reviews

  • Matheos Matheou
    “Our go too for a treaty Chinese takeaway. Absolutely delicious food, cooked and served by a family run establishment, who have been there for 20+ years. Deep fried hot & spicy spare ribs are a must here. Our daughter absolutely loves their chicken chow mein. Yummy! 😋”
  • Melanie Hough
    “Hardly any chicken in the chow mien and very very dry. Bbq spare ribs were poor quality and very fatty.”
  • Jaqui West
    “We have been going to Happy Gathering for 30 years, and its always perfect, great food and service and amazing value for money!”
  • James Edmonds
    “I feel the food from here is a bit disappointing. Not terrible but below par for a Chinese takeaway. They should also take card - yes it’s expensive but sorry you’re missing out on business being cash only.”
  • R Day
    “Had the special curry with chips!. Had to be done...and the duck so chow with rice. Both very good. Big portions.easy 5*”

Hours

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Highlights

  • Popular for dinner

Amenities

  • Takeout
  • Casual
  • Late-night food
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Offerings· 1
  • Quick bite
Dining options· 1
  • Dinner

Location

Chinese restaurants near Happy Gathering

Happy Gathering
£10–20
4.061
  • 1.1 mi£10–20

    egg fried rice, salt and pepper chips, duck sweet and sour

  • 4.4 mi£10–30

    curry sauce, chow mein noodles, sweet and sour chicken

  • 4.6 mi£20–30

    chicken balls, chow mein, crispy chilli beef

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