Oriental Chef
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About Oriental Chef
Oriental Chef is a Chinese takeaway in Godalming, at 125 High St. A husband-and-wife team runs the business. The husband is the chef, so the cooking of the Chinese food rests with him, while his wife looks after customers. Each half of the work has its own dedicated person, with one person in the kitchen and one person on the customer side. The menu is Chinese, in the form of a takeaway.
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- Good for kidsFamily-friendly
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention kung po king prawn, quarter duck with hoisin, salt and pepper squid and egg fried rice.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention kung po king prawn, quarter duck with hoisin, salt and pepper squid and egg fried rice.
Customer Review Summary
Warm counter service is the most repeated praise. Reviewers describe the woman at the front as sweet, kind and hard working, and her husband as a great chef. Those who like the food call it authentic and consistently great, including one customer who has ordered for 18 years. Other reviewers describe a very different kitchen. The Kung Po king prawn is called watery with no flavour, the satay chicken skewers oily with minimal sauce, and the salt and pepper squid and crispy chilli beef burnt and chewy. The egg fried rice is bland, one reviewer found the beef grey, and another said the sweet and sour sauce tasted off. A Saturday order brought dry, tough chicken in both dishes and a busy phone line, though the quarter duck with hoisin was nice. One diner says the food has gone downhill and threw the whole order away, eating cheese and crackers instead.
Customer Review Summary
Warm counter service is the most repeated praise. Reviewers describe the woman at the front as sweet, kind and hard working, and her husband as a great chef. Those who like the food call it authentic and consistently great, including one customer who has ordered for 18 years. Other reviewers describe a very different kitchen. The Kung Po king prawn is called watery with no flavour, the satay chicken skewers oily with minimal sauce, and the salt and pepper squid and crispy chilli beef burnt and chewy. The egg fried rice is bland, one reviewer found the beef grey, and another said the sweet and sour sauce tasted off. A Saturday order brought dry, tough chicken in both dishes and a busy phone line, though the quarter duck with hoisin was nice. One diner says the food has gone downhill and threw the whole order away, eating cheese and crackers instead.
Featured reviews
- Elizabeth Scrutton
“The best Chinese around. Best service, people and food!!!!”
- H A
“What a shame...totally gone down hill. Tasteless and watery. Threw it ALL away and just had cheese and crackers! Crappy birthday treat.... booooooooo”
- Nikki
“I have been getting takeaway from here for 18 years and the food is consistently great. Michelle is so sweet and kind and works so hard. I wouldn’t go anywhere else.”
- seb leather
“Saturday night, our usual Chinese - KC had a busy phone line so couldn’t get through. Just realised I was also overcharged after looking back at menu items! 3 meals for £27. Quarter duck was nice with good hoisin but minimal cucumber given. Both chicken dishes were dry and tough chicken. Perhaps we got an unlucky day but would have thought weekends would be key. Staff were friendly.”
- Richard Wakefield
“Despite exceptionally smiley staff (“I’d die for her” says my wife) the Oriental Chef serves up rather bland fare. ‘Fried’ was the prevailing flavour. Nothing offensive but nothing exciting. The official hygiene score sadly puts the nail in the coffin.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
- Popular for dinner
Amenities
- Takeout
- Family-friendly
- Casual
- Late-night food
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- Offerings· 1
- Quick bite
- Dining options· 1
- Dinner
Location
Chinese restaurants near Oriental Chef
- King's Cuisine4.32070.9 mi£10–20
poor food hygiene rating, wrong order items, same ingredients different sauce
- 4.5 mi
sweet and sour pork, spring rolls, duck and rice
- Mings Takeaway4.32184.6 mi
chow mein, salt and pepper chilli ribs, mini vegetable spring rolls
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oriental Chef | 4.1114 | — | £10–20 | kung po king prawn, quarter duck with hoisin, salt and pepper squid |
| King's Cuisine | 4.3207 | 0.9 mi | £10–20 | poor food hygiene rating, wrong order items, same ingredients different sauce |
| Tong Tong Chinese Takeaway | 4.4241 | 4.5 mi | — | sweet and sour pork, spring rolls, duck and rice |
| Mings Takeaway | 4.3218 | 4.6 mi | — | chow mein, salt and pepper chilli ribs, mini vegetable spring rolls |
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