
Canton House
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About Canton House
Canton House is a Chinese takeaway at 294 Perth Rd in Dundee, and it works as a carry-out only shop. Customers can walk in and place an order in person, or phone in an order and collect it. The same family has run the business for years. The kitchen serves Chinese food, and curry sauce and chips are sold as separate portions, so each can be ordered on its own. Carrier bags are charged extra.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention curry sauce, prawn crackers, chewy beef and fried rice.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention curry sauce, prawn crackers, chewy beef and fried rice.
Featured reviews
- Colin MacDougall
“Not good value for money. Tip Top is our usual place for a Chinese takeaway but it was closed so we tried this place to satisfy our Chinese food craving. For the money charged the portion size was small. The crispy beef was chewy beef and the prawn crackers were an oily strange texture. Will not be making a return visit.”
- Saskia
“Always happy when we get Canton for dinner! Great options and quick service. Also very affordable. Food is always super tasty, no matter what you order!”
- Deirdre Cuthbert
“Brocoli and beef in oyster sauce very small portions beef very chewy could not chew. Third time I've tried this place food very poor. Will not be going back. Ask if you want a carrier bag 5p for that no prawn crackers with the order you have to pay for them”
- Emily B
“Tried to order chips and curry sauce (£3.70) with the curry sauce on the side. First she tried to charge me for chips and curry sauce and then another portion of curry sauce, and I had to explain to her again I want them separate. Then she tried to charge me £5.25 for a separate portion of chips and a separate portion of curry sauce, and when I asked her why it was so much more all she said was it has to be charged separate. They don't make it together in the first place so I'm struggling to understand the price hike for them not putting the sauce on the chips.”
- Maz Mitcham
“Was just in today, always friendly fast service. Food is hot, reasonably priced and always seems wholesome and relatively healthy -- not oily or anything like that. Ingredients seem to be high quality, meat is tender and veg is fresh and crunchy. Always a nice balance of flavours too, though if you like spicy food you might want to ask for extra spicy. Really a very good take out, can't recommend enough really.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Customer Review Summary
Regulars praise consistently tasty, freshly made food from a family-run takeaway, with tender meat and fresh, crunchy vegetables that are not oily. Several describe quick service on phone or walk-in orders, and one says a rare order error was fixed immediately, no questions asked. Free prawn crackers on larger orders get a mention, and one reviewer suggests asking for extra spicy. The complaints are substantial, though. Several report chewy beef, including the crispy beef and the beef and broccoli in oyster sauce, along with small portions for the money. One longtime customer says recent sauces turned watery and the velveted chicken dry and chewy. Another describes a delivery arriving well after the promised time with hard carrots and onions, and staff unable to work the card machine to issue a refund. A separate order of fried rice and curry sauce arrived incomplete, and the customer was told to buy another meal. Another reviewer was baffled that chips with curry sauce on the side were charged as separate portions.
Amenities
- Delivery
- Takeout
- Casual
- Late-night food
Location
Chinese restaurants near Canton House
- Mandarin Garden3.92800.7 mi
prawn toast, peking duck, crispy duck
- 1.1 mi£20–30
chicken and cashew, mongolian chicken, prawn chow mein
- Tip Top4.52351.5 mi£1–10
chicken curry, chicken chow mein, fried rice
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton House | 4.1102 | — | £1–20 | curry sauce, prawn crackers, chewy beef |
| Mandarin Garden | 3.9280 | 0.7 mi | — | prawn toast, peking duck, crispy duck |
| The Manchurian | Dim Sum Restaurant 翠竹軒 | 4.3619 | 1.1 mi | £20–30 | chicken and cashew, mongolian chicken, prawn chow mein |
| Tip Top | 4.5235 | 1.5 mi | £1–10 | chicken curry, chicken chow mein, fried rice |
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