China City
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About China City
China City is a Chinese takeaway in Ipswich, based at 176b Felixstowe Rd. The kitchen works through the familiar Chinese takeaway range, with chow mein dishes made in both beef and chicken versions. Chicken balls come with sweet and sour sauce as their accompaniment, and beef in pepper black bean sauce adds a main dish built on a different sauce. Rice and curry sauce also feature on the menu, so an order can be assembled around the sauces and sides each customer prefers.
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- ParkingFree street parking
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chow mein, pancake roll, sweet and sour sauce and chicken curry.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chow mein, pancake roll, sweet and sour sauce and chicken curry.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers mostly describe takeaway meals that fell short, with salt the most repeated complaint. Several say the beef chow mein and other dishes arrived too salty, and one found the sweet and sour sauce tasted off. Others describe dry ribs, overcooked bland noodles, chicken balls and prawn balls that tasted off, and a curry sauce so thick it needed hot water. Small portions for the price come up repeatedly, and longtime customers say the food has slipped from what they once loved. Order mistakes are also raised: a chicken curry that arrived with peas but no chicken, then a resend without the rice, and a beef in black bean sauce with no black bean sauce. One delivery arrived with sweet and sour sauce leaking through two plastic bags. The pancake roll and chips are the few items singled out as good, and one reviewer says the pancake roll was very good.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers mostly describe takeaway meals that fell short, with salt the most repeated complaint. Several say the beef chow mein and other dishes arrived too salty, and one found the sweet and sour sauce tasted off. Others describe dry ribs, overcooked bland noodles, chicken balls and prawn balls that tasted off, and a curry sauce so thick it needed hot water. Small portions for the price come up repeatedly, and longtime customers say the food has slipped from what they once loved. Order mistakes are also raised: a chicken curry that arrived with peas but no chicken, then a resend without the rice, and a beef in black bean sauce with no black bean sauce. One delivery arrived with sweet and sour sauce leaking through two plastic bags. The pancake roll and chips are the few items singled out as good, and one reviewer says the pancake roll was very good.
Featured reviews
- Billy Budd
“My friend Dean on youtube had issue with the delivery time but it was new year's eve. Pancake roll very good though.”
- ThatDereemer
“Absolute disgrace! Paid over £50 for food that was half the order plus it was cold, congealed and dried out. There were items missing and when I spoke to the manager he repeated my order and told me to check it. No apologies or wanting to listen to me at all. I ended up with a £14 good will gesture from just eat. I had to drive to another takeaway place to get more food for my family as there wasn’t enough. Massive lesson learnt is that I’ll never order from a place that I’ve never been to before. Now it’s the dreaded wait to see if we all have food poisoning!!!! Steer clear everyone!!!!”
- Maddy Gee
“I'm so disappointed I actually read the reviews coz I'm new to the area and I actually believed them. It was awlful, dry, salty, greasy, noodles over cooked and bland, the ribs so DRY took me ages to chew! I spent over £100 n what a waste! Even the sweet n sour sauce tasted off! Who actually cooked this?? Like I'm not even Chinese n I make a way better spread than this! I'm actually so annoyed to the point where I want to personally talk to the chef and ask them if they've actually given up...? Had to throw 80% of the food away coz was inedible and also infested with way too much bamboo. Will never order from here again!”
- Beverley Groom
“I have been ordering food from here for years. But tonight food not very good I and very very disappointed. The beef in pepper black bean sauce but no black bean sauce. The eggs fried rice very Storey the curry sauce was so thick I had to add hot water to it. I am a very unhappy customer I will have to think very hard if I order again I field that i just put £37 pound down the toilet.”
- Tara Jane
“The bill was £66 and no way was worth even £10 the chicken balls & prawn balls were uneatable, tasted off. And all the chow mains tasted off to. The only things that were eatable was a pancake roll & the chips. Will never ever order from here again. Had high hopes for this meal but sadly disappointed & out of pocket on food not eatable.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
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- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
- Popular for dinner
Amenities
- Free street parking
- Delivery
- Takeout
- Casual
- Late-night food
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- Offerings· 1
- Quick bite
- Dining options· 1
- Dinner
Location
Chinese restaurants near China City
- Asia Delight3.81000.2 mi
singapore rice noodles, house special noodles, sweet and sour dishes
- Tasty Wok3.51020.6 mi
chow mein, satay dishes, pork dishes
- Golden Palace4.6870.8 mi£10–20
generous portions, food not greasy, the satay
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China City | 3.392 | — | £10–20 | chow mein, pancake roll, sweet and sour sauce |
| Asia Delight | 3.8100 | 0.2 mi | — | singapore rice noodles, house special noodles, sweet and sour dishes |
| Tasty Wok | 3.5102 | 0.6 mi | — | chow mein, satay dishes, pork dishes |
| Golden Palace | 4.687 | 0.8 mi | £10–20 | generous portions, food not greasy, the satay |
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