Friendlies Chinese Food Takeaway

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  Ananthajith Rajesh

  ·6 months ago

  “Very friendly staff :) Great portion size and the veggie fried rice was fantastic.”

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  Kirsten Brown

  ·7 months ago

  “This is a great chinese, the staff are all fab too! It would benefit from getting a card machine instead of always having to have cash. Im not sure why chinese take aways always want cash? Maybe something to think about ?”

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  IAIN SUTHERLAND

  ·7 months ago

  “Ordered a Kung Po Chicken & Chicken and Black Bean sauce. One portion of fried rice. When we opened the containers we both thought that doesn't look good. In fact the Chicken didn't taste like Chicken and the sauces were tasteless. Only good thing was the 2 plastic containers. Overall a garbage meal and that's where it went, food recycling. Will never go back as a result of their atrocious attempt at cooking two Chinese dishes.🤮🤮”

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  antony jilley

  ·1 year ago

  “Have been going to friendlies for quite a number of years. Always excellent food. Staff always polite and friendly 😀. Live in Edinburgh and would not go to any other Chinese takeaway. Go to friendlies Dalkeith you won't be disappointed.”

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  Chaz Carstairs

  ·1 year ago

  “Chinese is my least favourite British takeaway and this is another example of why. The food didn’t taste bad but it leaves you feeling bad. I always regret having a Chinese as all the salt, sugar, oils, chemicals and god knows what else they put in it makes you feel yuck!! Don’t get me wrong some of the dishes taste nice but the dry mouth and bloating you get afterwards isn’t worth it. This Chinese isn’t as greasy as some I’ve had before. I enjoyed the ribs and it had a good amount of meat on the bone, and my wife liked her chicken fried rice and curry sauce. The wings were okay but were drowned in sauce. The chicken balls were very ultra processed, tasting as you’d expect. The noodles were fine. I feel that the cost of takeaways are approaching dine-in restaurants rates and this is no exception. 3 stars is very generous. I’ve rated this highly because the food is what you expect. I feel sorry for the people that have a Chinese takeaway regularly. A recipe for poor health.”

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  Irene Wallace

  ·1 year ago

  “Ordered a takeaway from here tonight. Ordering was easy and decent delivery but the food left a lot to be desired. The fried rice was stodgy, just came out the dish in one big lump and had no taste to it at all. The curry, black bean and Singapore noodles were tasteless, no flavour whatsoever. I don’t think I’ll be using this Chinese again but I’m hoping they just had a bad night.”

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  Julia Miles

  ·1 year ago

  “So many places don’t do lemon chicken ‘right’ anymore- it’s always bright red, way too sweet and syrupy. However, I took a chance on Friendly’s as I’ve never been before, the place is very small and unassuming, but the menu is huge and the price of the ‘Happy meal deal’ was impressive. Only eleven pounds and two pound delivery. That gets you a main, and one or two sides depending what you choose. I got the lemon chicken, which was outstanding and the way that I remember Chinese lemon chicken from my childhood. A pale yellow (almost translucent) sauce with plenty of zing, not too sweet or bitter. The chicken was lovely, no fat or gristle. It wasn’t overloaded with sauce either, but there was enough ‘spare’ for dipping. I also chose vegetable spring rolls and egg fried rice. The spring rolls were great- I don’t normally like larger spring rolls but these hit the spot, even cold the next day. The rice was kind of standard, and a large portion, but I think I might try the chips next time as I felt like when the rice had been delivered and cooled down slightly, it went a bit claggy. However, this is the case with most rice from a takeaway Chinese. The happy meal deal is full size portions, they don’t skimp on it just because you’re buying the deal. You will need cash if they deliver, and you need to order over the phone as they have no presence online. This wasn’t an issue in my case this time as I had cash, but if I planned to order again I would need to make a trip out to the local ATM. Not sure if they take card if you pickup in store, as I’ve not done that before. The food was here in less than fifteen minutes, super quick. The woman on the phone and the guy delivering were friendly. I tipped the delivery guy however there was no pressure to do so. This is the best Chinese I’ve had in 16 years of living in Scotland, and after the lemon chicken I had tonight I don’t think I’d ever go anywhere else. £13 including delivery is cheaper than you’d pay in the shop for a 3 piece ready meal. 5*****”

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  Joanna Wnuk

  ·2 years ago

  “My partner and i used to order a lot from Frendlies when we stayed in Dalkeith, food was always delicious, fresh, served fast. We popped in after almost 2 years expecting lovely meal but unfortunately quality went downhill massively. Fries were appalling, as if they were reheated. Shredded honey chilli chicken was not only chewy, but didn't have a taste of chilli at all. Chicken chow mein was edible, but some noodles were uncooked (hard and dry). Mongolian chicken was decent. Quite good actually. Not sure what happened to Frendlies, perhaps we were just unlucky. Now i know why the place was deserted on Friday night. Will give another go in the future, but today was quite a disappointment. I very much hope it was just our bad luck.”

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  Jason Sebastian Milanesi

  ·2 years ago

  “So... our usual Chinese even though we live in Bonnyrigg... last night food was disappointing. The chicken fried rice was "wetter" and all ingredients not mixed through same with the Char Siu Fried rice. Both plain rice with a dash of soy sauce and peas topped with semi-shredded chicken and chopped pork. Overall, it was tasteless and not attractive at all. The Beef with Broccoli was really not good. Congealed and the broccoli were as limp as an elastic band. The Chinese Chicken Curry was good (don't mind the cubed frozen chicken pieces they use) and the sauce was flavoursome. Will give it one more go. Maybe you've got a new chef or just had an off night...”

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  Loo F

  ·2 years ago

  “It is all in the title. Lovely staff. Tasty food and good value for money. **Edit from 4 years ago ** I never ever do this but our food last night (11/02/2024) and the time before (January 2024) was unfortunately awful, to the point I only ate 1/4 before binning it and felt quite sickly. Not sure what's happened, thought last time was maybe a one off bad meal. The chow mein noodles tasted strange & very very dry. I wonder if they've changed the type or suppliers?. My partners BBQ sauce was flavourless and very watery. The chips however were much better than last time. Such a shame if this is the new standard 😕”

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