
Fat Dragon
Quick info
About Fat Dragon
Fat Dragon is a Chinese takeaway on Unit 4 in Maidstone, taking orders by phone with the option to swap items within a set menu. Egg fried rice and chicken balls are regular orders, the latter served with a sweet and sour dipping sauce, and chilli oil comes as a separate side pot for those who want it. There is no reservation system, as the shop runs on a walk-in and phone-order basis, with delivery arriving promptly once an order is placed.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- ParkingFree street parking
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention egg fried rice, chicken balls, king prawns with chilli oil and prompt delivery.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention egg fried rice, chicken balls, king prawns with chilli oil and prompt delivery.
Customer Review Summary
Opinions split sharply between diners who call Fat Dragon their go-to Chinese takeaway and those describing a recent decline. Praise centers on the chicken with spring onions and ginger and the pancake roll, with several noting food arrives hot and promptly, and one reviewer describing a phone order where a set menu item was swapped without fuss. Chicken balls and satay sauce also draw mentions of being "spot on." Against that, a recurring complaint is blandness and inconsistency: multiple reviewers who "always order from here" report recent visits with watery king prawns lacking any chilli oil, egg fried rice that looked microwaved or undercooked with barely any egg, and dry chicken slices. One diner was charged extra for a pot of chilli oil that arrived half filled, and another received curry sauce instead of the sweet and sour needed for their chicken balls. Several note the food "used to be" better and describe a noticeable dip in quality and flavor over the past year, though a few insist standards remain reliably high.
Customer Review Summary
Opinions split sharply between diners who call Fat Dragon their go-to Chinese takeaway and those describing a recent decline. Praise centers on the chicken with spring onions and ginger and the pancake roll, with several noting food arrives hot and promptly, and one reviewer describing a phone order where a set menu item was swapped without fuss. Chicken balls and satay sauce also draw mentions of being "spot on." Against that, a recurring complaint is blandness and inconsistency: multiple reviewers who "always order from here" report recent visits with watery king prawns lacking any chilli oil, egg fried rice that looked microwaved or undercooked with barely any egg, and dry chicken slices. One diner was charged extra for a pot of chilli oil that arrived half filled, and another received curry sauce instead of the sweet and sour needed for their chicken balls. Several note the food "used to be" better and describe a noticeable dip in quality and flavor over the past year, though a few insist standards remain reliably high.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“I have read some of the reviews.. people living miles away? I have never had a bad experience! The food, quality, quantity and service, have always been great!”
- Google user
“Used to be good last 2 times of ordering the food has been very poor bland no taste no flavor at all and I mean everything the only item from the whole meal that had any flavor was the hoisin sauce which probably comes from a bottle also comparing prices to other local Chinese takeouts they are more expensive so will no longer be ordering from here”
- Google user
“I bought four dishes and a rice and noodles. All the sauces tasted the same and on top. I tried to get a pot of chilli oil. They charged me £3 because they had closed the till already, something that would usually be 50p and then he didn’t even fill it up to the top I had to ask them to fill it up to the top but the food was not good. It was overly salted. I would not recommend.”
- Google user
“Rice didnt seem cooked enough had egg fried rice hardly and egg in the rice. Chicken slice were dry .would not order again disappointing for money spent”
- Google user
“Just moved into the area so asked a friend for a Chinese recommendation. Maybe he isn’t really our friend sending us here lol £70 of bland, tasteless rubbish. King prawns with chilli oil, was watery, no flavour whatsoever, and no chilli oil! If your advertising prawns with chilli oil then prawns and chilli oil show be the star of the show! Soups were tasteless, egg fried rice and special rice aren’t fried rices! Not an ounce of flavour and it’s like a Chinese that’s never heard of a bit of soya sauce. The rice is just boiled with a tiny bit of pale egg in it. Pork balls, small little pellets of dry pork in a greasy hard ball. Crispy chilli beef had no chilli, lacking in flavour, the beef and black bean was inedible, the beef was like old rubber, couldn’t even chew it. The only thing that was ok ish were the ribs, roasted nicely, good flavour. 4 cans of warm coke, couldn’t drink it with our meal, who wants warm coke! I thought I won’t throw it, I will revamp it for lunch today, fry it up and add stuff, I’m a good cook and there is no saving this disastrous food. The lot had to be thrown. How this place is open is beyond me.”
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Delivery
- Takeout
- Casual
- Late-night food
- Free street parking
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- Offerings· 1
- Quick bite
- Dining options· 1
- Dinner
- Accessibility· 1
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Location
Chinese Restaurants near Fat Dragon
- Mandarin House3.81030.7 mi
slow delivery times, fried rice, lemon chicken
- Noble House4.01293.1 mi
automatic service charge, crispy duck for two, slow drink service
- Chans Takeaway4.42027 mi away£10–20
sweet & sour cantonese style, chicken chow mein, bbq sauce
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fat Dragon | 3.5151 | — | £20–30 | egg fried rice, chicken balls, king prawns with chilli oil |
| Mandarin House | 3.8103 | 0.7 mi | — | slow delivery times, fried rice, lemon chicken |
| Noble House | 4.0129 | 3.1 mi | — | automatic service charge, crispy duck for two, slow drink service |
| Chans Takeaway | 4.4202 | 7 mi away | £10–20 | sweet & sour cantonese style, chicken chow mein, bbq sauce |
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