Shanghai Chinese Take Away
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About Shanghai Chinese Take Away
Shanghai Chinese Take Away is a Chinese takeaway in Durham, found at 46 B1279 and cooking Chinese food for orders to take away. The menu centres on Chinese cooking, and curry sauce is paired with chips and also with noodles. Chips and curry also work together as a complete takeaway meal on their own. For sides, the kitchen turns out spring rolls and crab with sweetcorn soup, which round out a main dish.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention curry sauce, overly salty dishes, reheated chips and vegetarian and vegan options.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention curry sauce, overly salty dishes, reheated chips and vegetarian and vegan options.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers split between newer customers who praise the food and longtime ones who say it has slipped. The positive reviews single out generous portions and hot delivery, naming the Singapore curry, chilli garlic spare ribs, Mixed Special in Satay Sauce and Beef in Gung Ting Sauce, along with spring rolls and crab and sweetcorn soup. One reviewer calls it the only takeaway in the area catering for vegetarians and vegans. The complaints recur and are specific. Several find dishes far too salty, one saying the chicken tasted reheated and the sauces all seemed terrible, another reporting too much chilli even in the curry sauce. Others describe chips that seemed warmed up from the night before, hard with no potato inside, and curry that was either extremely thick with separated grease or watery and flavourless. One customer of seven years says it used to be great. Another found the woman on the desk miserable. One diner who liked the dishes still asked for the option to leave out or finely chop the deep fried veggies.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers split between newer customers who praise the food and longtime ones who say it has slipped. The positive reviews single out generous portions and hot delivery, naming the Singapore curry, chilli garlic spare ribs, Mixed Special in Satay Sauce and Beef in Gung Ting Sauce, along with spring rolls and crab and sweetcorn soup. One reviewer calls it the only takeaway in the area catering for vegetarians and vegans. The complaints recur and are specific. Several find dishes far too salty, one saying the chicken tasted reheated and the sauces all seemed terrible, another reporting too much chilli even in the curry sauce. Others describe chips that seemed warmed up from the night before, hard with no potato inside, and curry that was either extremely thick with separated grease or watery and flavourless. One customer of seven years says it used to be great. Another found the woman on the desk miserable. One diner who liked the dishes still asked for the option to leave out or finely chop the deep fried veggies.
Featured reviews
- Emma Dennett
“Really disappointed. I've been ordering from this Chinese quite regularly for the last 7 years. After tonight I don't think I will be anymore. We've 100% had warmed up chips from the night before and the curry was like water and not even spicy, just no flavour to it.... Such a shame!! Used to be great!”
- Toni Ann
“This has went right downhill, never again. Far far to salty can't even eat it. Its gave me palpitations its like a bottle has been poured in....And I don't know what's happened to there sauces but they all seem to be terrible. Chicken 100% been reheated, no taste for the rice, i am shocked at how bad this is now. Don't recommend onless you want to be ill of the salt.”
- Betty Haigh
“Extremely rude delivery staff, called me a scammer on the phone, I have his phone number and home address as he gave it to me by himself and he claims as he works for Shanghai in Thornley for Saturdays and Sundays so please investigate and I’ll provide his phone number to the shop for investigation, if it turns out all a scam then I’ll remove this negative comment and let Shanghai deal with this person as he is spreading a bad public image on the shop.”
- Scott Roebuck
“There was far too much salt in all of the dishes, and too much chilli. We can take spice but that was too hot, as for the the salt, it ruined all the dishes, even the curry sauce. The staff need to test what season there are putting in to their dishes, it seems from other reviews this is not the same time this has happened.”
- C Mae
“Ordered take-out tonight, had it delivered with Foodhub, got to me faster than expected, so that's a plus! The food was really good! I had ordered The Mixed Special in Satay Sauce and also the Beef in Gung Ting Sauce to try as I'd never had either of these styles before, and the sauce was delicious! I had ordered some spring rolls and crab with sweetcorn soup too, and I appreciate the extras :)! The only thing if I were to make a suggestion would be to allow us to request either finely chopped veggies or the option to take off veggies, since I'm not a fan of the broiled/deep fried veggies that I think some are. Regardless will be ordering again in the future, thank you!”
Hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
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- Friday
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- Sunday
Good to know
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible seating · Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Amenities
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
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- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Location
Chinese restaurants near Shanghai Chinese Take Away
- 88 Takeaway4.11493.3 mi£10–20
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- China Delight4.4593.5 mi£10–20
house chow mein, curry and chips, beef in black bean sauce
- Happiness2 Durham4.21306 mi away£10–20
hot pot set menu, bbq sharing platter, ipad ordering system
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Chinese Take Away | 3.597 | — | — | curry sauce, overly salty dishes, reheated chips |
| 88 Takeaway | 4.1149 | 3.3 mi | £10–20 | special fried rice, chow mein, ribs in munchy box |
| China Delight | 4.459 | 3.5 mi | £10–20 | house chow mein, curry and chips, beef in black bean sauce |
| Happiness2 Durham | 4.2130 | 6 mi away | £10–20 | hot pot set menu, bbq sharing platter, ipad ordering system |
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