Birds Nest Chinese Takeaway
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About Birds Nest Chinese Takeaway
Birds Nest Chinese Takeaway is a family owned Chinese takeaway in Leeds, found at 39 Whingate. The menu covers chow mein and spring rolls, and the spring rolls also come in a prawn version. Satay dishes form another part of the range, and one of them is made with tofu. Together, the noodle dish, the starters and the satay options let a single order draw from three different parts of the Chinese menu.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention satay dish, chow mein, prawn spring rolls and crispy duck with pancakes.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention satay dish, chow mein, prawn spring rolls and crispy duck with pancakes.
Customer Review Summary
Prawn spring rolls draw the strongest praise, described as out of this world, while other spring rolls are said to taste good and the prawn toast is not greasy. Close behind, reviewers call the food fantastic and lovely, mention fast delivery, and single out the sauce on the ribs. Complaints are frequent and specific, though. Chow mein comes up twice: one diner found the chicken the consistency of soft cheese with only a couple of onion pieces, and another got half-cooked noodles that were meant to be crispy. Satay is faulted for arriving with no chicken in one order and barely any peanut taste in another. Others report a garlic and chilli special without either flavour, quarter crispy duck that was mostly fat and soft skin, and wontons with no filling. Several find portions small, with little meat on the ribs. One reviewer says the delivery driver was rude, and another thinks a Cantonese takeaway closing at 10 is too early. One diner who received beef instead of pork asked only for a refund on the noodles.
Customer Review Summary
Prawn spring rolls draw the strongest praise, described as out of this world, while other spring rolls are said to taste good and the prawn toast is not greasy. Close behind, reviewers call the food fantastic and lovely, mention fast delivery, and single out the sauce on the ribs. Complaints are frequent and specific, though. Chow mein comes up twice: one diner found the chicken the consistency of soft cheese with only a couple of onion pieces, and another got half-cooked noodles that were meant to be crispy. Satay is faulted for arriving with no chicken in one order and barely any peanut taste in another. Others report a garlic and chilli special without either flavour, quarter crispy duck that was mostly fat and soft skin, and wontons with no filling. Several find portions small, with little meat on the ribs. One reviewer says the delivery driver was rude, and another thinks a Cantonese takeaway closing at 10 is too early. One diner who received beef instead of pork asked only for a refund on the noodles.
Featured reviews
- Janet
“Lovely food as usual but the delivery driver is beyond rude. He totally lets the place down.”
- Paul
“I had a satay and a black bean curry, both with tofu. The taste was not bad but not amazing either, no complaints though. The satay was missing a bit of character in my opinion, I could hardly taste peanut. I'm not even sure whether they mixed it up and gave me the same sauce twice. Service was nice and prices competitive.”
- John Mulligan
“Ordered a garlic and chilli special with fried rice. It turned up never having seen either if the 2 flavours I ordered. Ill never as long as I live order from this establishment again”
- Roll Cooke
“The 2 meals we had delivered were pathetically poor. The chicken in the chow mein had the consistency of soft cheese, and there were only a couple of onion pieces with the noodles. Likewise the 2nd meal - no vegetables and a sauce with a bit of heat but very little taste. The whole thing was also loaded with MSG as we were gagging with thirst for a full day afterwards. Terrible.. Deserves a 0 star. Dont eat from here”
- Jennifer Regan
“Got a satay dish but when I got home there was no chicken so i rang them. I was asked to take it back to show the chef (wasting my time and petrol) i took the carton from my bin and scraped it all back in, but without the sauce. When I got back home it was so dry i felt sure it had been reheated, and certain I'd been given it back from the "binned carton" but in a new one.. so back in the bin it went! I will never eat from that place again because i felt so disgusted.”
Hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
“Family owned business.”
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible seating
Amenities
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
Location
Chinese restaurants near Birds Nest Chinese Takeaway
- Canton Cuisine4.0900.2 mi
salt and pepper chicken, chicken fried rice, duck spring rolls
- Canton Takeaway3.9511 mi
curry, special fried rice, salt and pepper chicken
- Eastern Food Service4.3601 mi
special fried rice, crispy chilli shredded beef, char siu fried rice
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birds Nest Chinese Takeaway | 3.5105 | — | satay dish, chow mein, prawn spring rolls |
| Canton Cuisine | 4.090 | 0.2 mi | salt and pepper chicken, chicken fried rice, duck spring rolls |
| Canton Takeaway | 3.951 | 1 mi | curry, special fried rice, salt and pepper chicken |
| Eastern Food Service | 4.360 | 1 mi | special fried rice, crispy chilli shredded beef, char siu fried rice |
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