The Canton Chef, Honley
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About The Canton Chef, Honley
The Canton Chef, Honley is a Cantonese restaurant on Westgate in Holmfirth, serving Chinese food to families with young children thanks to high chairs on hand. The menu runs from a Mixed Starter through to Chicken and Duck Chow Mein, with a Gluten Free menu available alongside the main offering. Table service runs from staff behind the bar and counter, and reservations are recommended given the evenings-only schedule. The restaurant opens Wednesday to Sunday and stays closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Beyond dining in, the kitchen also prepares food for takeaway and delivery, so dishes can be eaten off site as well as at the table.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingFree of charge street parking
- Good for kidsGood for kids · High chairs available · Has kids' menu
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention long delivery wait times, salt and pepper chips/chicken, rude counter service and gluten free menu.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention long delivery wait times, salt and pepper chips/chicken, rude counter service and gluten free menu.
Customer Review Summary
Takeaway orders, though, bring a sharply different set of accounts. Multiple reviewers describe long delivery waits, in one case an hour and a half with a toddler waiting, and food arriving cold or poorly made, salt and pepper chips with no pepper, grey and chewy beef, a flavourless chow mein, and raw salt and pepper chicken wings with a soggy coating. One reviewer also describes a refund dispute and a heated phone exchange over rude treatment during a delayed order. Another separately calls the counter service rude and unwelcoming despite finding the food itself acceptable. The pattern that emerges is a restaurant reviewers enjoy for sitting down and eating, but approach more cautiously for delivery.
Customer Review Summary
Takeaway orders, though, bring a sharply different set of accounts. Multiple reviewers describe long delivery waits, in one case an hour and a half with a toddler waiting, and food arriving cold or poorly made, salt and pepper chips with no pepper, grey and chewy beef, a flavourless chow mein, and raw salt and pepper chicken wings with a soggy coating. One reviewer also describes a refund dispute and a heated phone exchange over rude treatment during a delayed order. Another separately calls the counter service rude and unwelcoming despite finding the food itself acceptable. The pattern that emerges is a restaurant reviewers enjoy for sitting down and eating, but approach more cautiously for delivery.
Featured reviews
- G L
“Great takeaway from here. Hot and fresh. Highly recommended”
- paul clark
“Worst takeaway I've had. Took an hour for local delivery. Salt and pepper chips had only salt on them. Beef was silver/grey and chewy, chow mein had no flavour. Chicken po po tasted like was reheated. Egg fried rice greasy and without flavour. Seaweed tasted like old oil. For £55 would also expect prawn crackers. Very disappointed. I won't be ordering from here again and I would suggest you look elsewhere and don't waste you money.”
- Alastair Gittner
“We had a fantastic meal there tonight. The place was pleasantly busy and the friendly staff could not have been more helpful, from guy behind the bar to all the table staff they made for a lovely evening. The food was excellent, I …”
- Belle Benham
“Hi, are you going to refund me my money? I’ve been waiting over a week now. You were so rude to me and the food was 1hour and 30minutes to come with a toddler waiting. I’m going to keep posting until I get a full refund! DISGRACEFUL SERVICE! The rudest takeaway I have ever dealt with! My partner had to speak to him in the end which annoyed me that as a woman he spoke to me like that! AVOID! He literally had the audacity to say well il just take the food back (when id already paid). Then hung up! All whilst he could hear my toddler crying in the background.”
- Matt Schofield
“Fantastic restaurant! Even better because it has a Gluten Free menu that I need. I haven't had Chinese food for so long, it was amazing!”
Hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
- Serves great dessert
- Has great tea selection
- Popular for popular for dinner
- Popular for good for solo dining
Amenities
- Free of charge street parking
- Accepts reservations
- Offers delivery
- Offers takeaway
- Serves dine-in
- Good for kids
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- Has bar on site
- Casual
- Serves beer
- Serves coffee
- Serves healthy options
- Serves late-night food
- Offerings· 4
- Serves alcohol
- Serves small plates
- Serves spirits
- Serves wine
- Atmosphere· 2
- Cosy
- Upmarket
- Planning· 1
- Dinner reservations recommended
- Dining options· 4
- Serves dinner
- Serves dessert
- Has seating
- Has table service
- Family-friendly· 2
- High chairs available
- Has kids' menu
- Highlights· 2
- Serves great dessert
- Has great tea selection
- Popular for· 2
- Popular for dinner
- Good for solo dining
- Facilities· 1
- Has toilet
- Crowd· 1
- Good for groups
Location
Chinese restaurants near The Canton Chef, Honley
- Top Chef Almondbury4.51032.6 mi£10–20
beef in hot and sour sauce, fast delivery, shrimp fried rice
- Cowlersley Chinese3.91282.8 mi
sweet and sour sauce, chicken chow mein, crispy duck
- 2.8 mi£1–10
crispy chicken, chicken chow mein, salt and pepper chicken
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Canton Chef, Honley | 4.2319 | — | £20–30 | long delivery wait times, salt and pepper chips/chicken, rude counter service |
| Top Chef Almondbury | 4.5103 | 2.6 mi | £10–20 | beef in hot and sour sauce, fast delivery, shrimp fried rice |
| Cowlersley Chinese | 3.9128 | 2.8 mi | — | sweet and sour sauce, chicken chow mein, crispy duck |
| Hong Kong Chinese Takeaway | 4.1104 | 2.8 mi | £1–10 | crispy chicken, chicken chow mein, salt and pepper chicken |
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