Magic Chef
Quick info
About Magic Chef
On Victoria Rd in Londonderry, Magic Chef is a Chinese takeaway serving the evening trade daily. Orders are placed on a walk-in basis, with no reservations taken. The menu runs through the standard Chinese takeaway range, and Chicken Chow Mein is a regular order among customers picking up food there. The shop operates from address 65b, keeping to evening hours across the whole week rather than opening at lunchtime. With no seating built into the format, the business functions purely for collection, and customers place their orders directly at the counter before taking food away.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chicken chow mein, thai sweet chilli shredded beef, salted chilli ribs and chip and curry sauce.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chicken chow mein, thai sweet chilli shredded beef, salted chilli ribs and chip and curry sauce.
Customer Review Summary
Chicken chow mein comes up repeatedly as the standout, with reviewers calling it heavenly and praising the service alongside it. Others single out the Thai sweet chilli shredded beef, fried rice, and salted chilli ribs from a visit tied to a local tattoo convention, describing fast, friendly service. Several diners call the food consistently good and reasonably priced, even for a family, and multiple reviews highlight helpful staff and quick turnaround. A few mention parking is hard to find at peak times, and one notes noise and people gathering outside, though it doesn't put them off returning. Against this, two reviewers describe serious problems: one reports a sausage special with undercooked sausage and a taste they compared to bin waste, and another says a chip n curry sauce carried what they described as a rotten fish taste and had to be thrown out.
Customer Review Summary
Chicken chow mein comes up repeatedly as the standout, with reviewers calling it heavenly and praising the service alongside it. Others single out the Thai sweet chilli shredded beef, fried rice, and salted chilli ribs from a visit tied to a local tattoo convention, describing fast, friendly service. Several diners call the food consistently good and reasonably priced, even for a family, and multiple reviews highlight helpful staff and quick turnaround. A few mention parking is hard to find at peak times, and one notes noise and people gathering outside, though it doesn't put them off returning. Against this, two reviewers describe serious problems: one reports a sausage special with undercooked sausage and a taste they compared to bin waste, and another says a chip n curry sauce carried what they described as a rotten fish taste and had to be thrown out.
Featured reviews
- Joshua Wright
“Very good food however there can be a lot of noise and people outside. I would go again”
- Caleb McCain
“First chinese takeaway I've had since moving over and the food didn't disssapoint! Delicious and fast. Reasonibly priced for a family of 4.”
- Oisin Boyd
“Chicken chow mein is like heaven in the esophagus,service is amazing especially that cashier guy”
- Bobby O'Connell
“Wow just wow,as a man who likes a good Chinese this blew it out of the water, customer service is impeccable, Chicken Chow Mein is estupendous if I do say so myself,compliments to the chef😁”
- Joe Mc Court
“Love this place, lovely food & great service. Only downfall is the parking, hard to find a spot when its peak hour but that doesn't put me off going there.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
Location
Chinese Restaurants near Magic Chef
- 2.8 mi
sweet and sour chicken, 50/50 chicken curry, roasted duck in peking sauce
- Water Fortune4.02682.9 mi
slow delivery times, salted chilli chicken, high tea until 8pm
- Rainbow Chinese3.5494 mi
curry sauce, portion sizes, delivery wait times
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Chef | 4.349 | — | chicken chow mein, thai sweet chilli shredded beef, salted chilli ribs |
| Rainbow Chinese Restaurant and Takeaway | 4.1136 | 2.8 mi | sweet and sour chicken, 50/50 chicken curry, roasted duck in peking sauce |
| Water Fortune | 4.0268 | 2.9 mi | slow delivery times, salted chilli chicken, high tea until 8pm |
| Rainbow Chinese | 3.549 | 4 mi | curry sauce, portion sizes, delivery wait times |
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