Golden Rice
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About Golden Rice
On Priestpopple in Hexham, Golden Rice is a Chinese takeaway serving the sweet and sour chicken balls and fried rice alongside a special curry, with chips as a common side. Orders are placed on a walk-in basis, with no reservations taken. Payment is cash only, arranged as a bank transfer rather than by card. The shop can see a wait build up when it gets busy. The menu keeps to a compact takeaway range built around the curry and rice dishes, with chips available as an add-on to most orders.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention special curry watery, small chip portions, sweet and sour chicken and chow mein issues.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention special curry watery, small chip portions, sweet and sour chicken and chow mein issues.
Customer Review Summary
The special curry draws the most comment, and reviewers are split on it: several describe it as watery with little meat or prawns and "no taste," while others found the sweet and sour chicken or shredded peking chicken with egg fried rice reliably tasty. The salt and pepper squid gets singled out as delicious by one diner, though portions are repeatedly called small for the price. Chow mein fares unevenly too, with one reviewer finding it overcooked with no beansprouts and a "weird gravy like sauce," while another calls the pork chow mein good. Chips are frequently described as a small portion, and one reviewer notes card payment wasn't possible, requiring a bank transfer. Against this, the counter service is consistently praised as friendly and cheerful, with one reviewer highlighting fast, accommodating service when rushing to catch a train.
Customer Review Summary
The special curry draws the most comment, and reviewers are split on it: several describe it as watery with little meat or prawns and "no taste," while others found the sweet and sour chicken or shredded peking chicken with egg fried rice reliably tasty. The salt and pepper squid gets singled out as delicious by one diner, though portions are repeatedly called small for the price. Chow mein fares unevenly too, with one reviewer finding it overcooked with no beansprouts and a "weird gravy like sauce," while another calls the pork chow mein good. Chips are frequently described as a small portion, and one reviewer notes card payment wasn't possible, requiring a bank transfer. Against this, the counter service is consistently praised as friendly and cheerful, with one reviewer highlighting fast, accommodating service when rushing to catch a train.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Defo not the best Chinese we have had chicken curry was watery the chicken a bit tough, sweet and sour cantonese was okay, rice nice and fluffy, chips okay, portion sizes were small for price. Lady serving was nice.”
- Google user
“Sorry to say this but food was awful every dish tasted bland and everything tasted the same there were 3 people eating the meal and they all said the same,curry was like water chips tasted like yesterdays warmed up and sweat and sour prawns were tiny and had no taste at all.”
- Google user
“Was busy (indicates good food?) so was looking forward to our order, waiting was half hour, not a problem lady serving friendly, busy. All good so far until we got our food home The beef in ginger was very bland with an occasional hint of ginger, the special curry, sauce was thin but plenty if it, unfortunatly not a lot of ingredients (meat/prawns) chips were ok (but cant go that wrong with frozen chips?) Fried rice ok. The prawn toast was terrible to be honest, i think it had been cooked earlier and reheated, or thats how it looked/tasted”
- Google user
“Sweetnsour chicken balls..very little batter tuff chicken. Chips very small portion Pork chow main good. pork very good. Rice over cooked .”
- Google user
“Popped in here on way to train back to Glasgow. I could see it was busy and customers were told 30 mins. Explained we were heading for a train home after a day racing. We got excellent express service. The food on the train hame was delicious. Thank you , whoever you are.”
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
Location
Chinese Restaurants near Golden Rice
- New Loon Wah4.25310 mi away
crispy beef, salt and pepper king prawns, special chow mein
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Rice | 3.9155 | — | special curry watery, small chip portions, sweet and sour chicken |
| New Loon Wah | 4.253 | 10 mi away | crispy beef, salt and pepper king prawns, special chow mein |
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