The Wokinn Express
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About The Wokinn Express
On Gracemount Drive in Edinburgh, The Wokinn Express is a Chinese takeaway operating on a walk-in basis, with orders also placed by phone ahead of collection. The kitchen turns out the standard takeaway range, and portions arrive large across orders placed at the counter or over the phone. There is no seating on site, so food is packed for collection only. The phone-order option lets customers skip the counter wait and time their pickup, making the format suited to picking up a meal on the way home rather than dining in.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention hot and sour soup, generous portions, bbq spare ribs and lemon chicken.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention hot and sour soup, generous portions, bbq spare ribs and lemon chicken.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often praise generous portions and hot, fresh food, with several calling it the best Chinese takeaway in the area and highlighting the hot and sour soup and the Tuesday two meals for £11 deal. Quick delivery and polite service also draw repeat mentions, with food staying hot even after a ten minute walk home. But complaints recur too: one reviewer describes dry BBQ spare ribs and a lemon chicken served in what tasted like plain lemon water, another reports food arriving cold after over an hour, met with an apology and a 20% discount, and one reviewer reports finding human hairs in their food after specifically asking for less salt, which still came oversalted. A longtime customer states the takeaway changed under new management and dropped sharply from an earlier five star experience. Others simply found the food flavourless despite the low price.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often praise generous portions and hot, fresh food, with several calling it the best Chinese takeaway in the area and highlighting the hot and sour soup and the Tuesday two meals for £11 deal. Quick delivery and polite service also draw repeat mentions, with food staying hot even after a ten minute walk home. But complaints recur too: one reviewer describes dry BBQ spare ribs and a lemon chicken served in what tasted like plain lemon water, another reports food arriving cold after over an hour, met with an apology and a 20% discount, and one reviewer reports finding human hairs in their food after specifically asking for less salt, which still came oversalted. A longtime customer states the takeaway changed under new management and dropped sharply from an earlier five star experience. Others simply found the food flavourless despite the low price.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Can’t fault anything, food was hot, crispy & fresh. Full of flavour. Honestly the best Chinese in this area!”
- Google user
“Ordered for less salt. (Ask the guy please leave the message for not put too much salt in all my food) But they put far too much salt. And found human hairs in my food. Not going to order again very disappointed. Not recommend this place ☹️👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽”
- Google user
“My original post about this takeaway is below, however it is now under new management and trust me folks it's no longer a 5 star rating. A 2 star at the most and that's being generous. Absolutely brilliant takeaway. Beautiful food and the staff are great too. The 2 meals for £11 on a Tuesday is awesome and their hot and sour soup is the best that I've tasted in Edinburgh. Don't Wok by, Wok Inn (see what I did there? 😂).”
- Google user
“Quick service. Polite service. Food still hot even after a 10 minute walk home. Totally enjoyed the meal.well worth the price”
- Google user
“I ordered BBQ spare ribs, they were dry and not good at all. They ended up in the bin. My lemon chicken wasn't in anything that could be described as a sauce, it was like lemon water. It was tasteless, I didn't eat it. My cats ate it for their dinner. Won't order from here again and wouldn't recommend anyone else to either. The delivery woman was nice and chatty, she was the best thing about this meal.”
Location
Chinese Restaurants near The Wokinn Express
- Jade Palace3.61452.2 mi£10–20
salt and chilli dishes, fried rice, return of the old chef
- 2.7 mi
cold food on delivery, missing items from order, salt n pepper chicken wings
- San Chuan4.36143.2 mi£20–30
rice undercooked or lukewarm, sichuan fatty beef, overly salted dishes
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wokinn Express | 4.396 | — | — | hot and sour soup, generous portions, bbq spare ribs |
| Jade Palace | 3.6145 | 2.2 mi | £10–20 | salt and chilli dishes, fried rice, return of the old chef |
| Hong Kong Chinese Take Away | 3.7106 | 2.7 mi | — | cold food on delivery, missing items from order, salt n pepper chicken wings |
| San Chuan | 4.3614 | 3.2 mi | £20–30 | rice undercooked or lukewarm, sichuan fatty beef, overly salted dishes |
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