
Yau's Takeaway
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About Yau's Takeaway
Yau's Takeaway is a family run Chinese takeaway in Newton Abbot, at 34 East St. The menu covers Chinese dishes, running from sweet and sour chicken balls and lemon chicken to duck pancakes. Customers can phone in an order, and the staff tell callers when the kitchen is busy so they know what to expect. A waiting area is set aside for customers collecting orders. The team takes allergens seriously when preparing orders.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sweet and sour chicken balls, lemon chicken, duck pancakes and generous prawn crackers.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sweet and sour chicken balls, lemon chicken, duck pancakes and generous prawn crackers.
Customer Review Summary
Chicken is the draw most reviewers describe, from sweet and sour chicken balls made with visible chicken breast to lemon chicken and a crispy chilli chicken ordered extra spicy, extra saucy and without carrot. Close behind come deep fried shredded beef, sweet and sour prawns, char sui pork, egg fried rice and duck pancakes, with generous prawn crackers mentioned too. Reviewers call the food hot, freshly cooked and tasty, the staff friendly, and the value good. Several say requests were handled without fuss, such as swapping sweet and sour sauce for curry sauce. The complaints are specific rather than frequent. One long-time customer was put off when a phone request for a less spicy dish was met with being told the kitchen was too busy and the cooks speak little English. Another found the vegetable chow mein far too salty and low on flavour, saying standards have slipped, and a third received salt and chilli chips with no chilli on them. Even so, one diner described a kitchen coping while understaffed and still delivering every change to an order.
Customer Review Summary
Chicken is the draw most reviewers describe, from sweet and sour chicken balls made with visible chicken breast to lemon chicken and a crispy chilli chicken ordered extra spicy, extra saucy and without carrot. Close behind come deep fried shredded beef, sweet and sour prawns, char sui pork, egg fried rice and duck pancakes, with generous prawn crackers mentioned too. Reviewers call the food hot, freshly cooked and tasty, the staff friendly, and the value good. Several say requests were handled without fuss, such as swapping sweet and sour sauce for curry sauce. The complaints are specific rather than frequent. One long-time customer was put off when a phone request for a less spicy dish was met with being told the kitchen was too busy and the cooks speak little English. Another found the vegetable chow mein far too salty and low on flavour, saying standards have slipped, and a third received salt and chilli chips with no chilli on them. Even so, one diner described a kitchen coping while understaffed and still delivering every change to an order.
Featured reviews
- Mike
“The vegetable chow mein was awful far too salty and very little flavour such a shame as the food used to be really good but has gone down hill overtime.”
- Dark Floydieboy
“Great staff and the food is hot tasty and leaves a smile on your kisser xxx”
- Robin M
“This is a great little Chinese Takeaway with very hard working, friendly staff and great service, hygiene there I can see is paramount and always clean and tidy in the waiting area.”
- C H
“Contrary to the previous review…. This couldn’t be a better Chinese. I’ve dined here twice this week!! The owners are currently on holiday and the lady running it in their absence is an absolute delight!! I ordered a crispy chilli chicken extra spicy, extra saucy and no carrot and while it was explained to me that the current cooking team speak very little English and are understaffed they managed to achieve every edit!! It’s a shame reviews like the previous one arrive on Google because they can’t fathom that there are other things going on in the world that aren’t a direct influence on their life!! Please if you order from any food outlet or hospitality business be concious that there are million other things going on behind the scenes and while these people make a living from cooking for you and serving you! They also do it in kitchens that rise to over 60 degrees heats and because they love to make other people happy!! I couldn’t recommend Yau’s anymore than this!! A fellow chef and restaurateur!!”
- Jordan Savage
“We are regular customers of this restaurant and can never find any fault in anything they do. Brilliant, freshly cooked food, piping hot and quickly turned around with friendly service. Always upfront and honest when it’s busy. Amazing family run business which always goes above and beyond when they can to do the best for their customers. Some of the recent reviews are absolutely unjustified and definitely not representative of the restaurant I’ve been frequenting for many years. Trust me when I say to ignore any irritated, ignorant, entitled recent reviews.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible car park · Wheelchair-accessible seating
Amenities
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
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- Wheelchair-accessible seating
Location
Chinese restaurants near Yau's Takeaway
- Fu Lin4.51192.6 mi
sweet and sour chicken balls, beef chow mein, cash-only payment
- Choys Of Bovey4.52066.5 mi away
sweet and sour chicken, chow mein, chef's special
- Lucky Star4.21896.5 mi away
crispy shredded beef, chow mein, salt and pepper chips
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yau's Takeaway | 4.4121 | — | sweet and sour chicken balls, lemon chicken, duck pancakes |
| Fu Lin | 4.5119 | 2.6 mi | sweet and sour chicken balls, beef chow mein, cash-only payment |
| Choys Of Bovey | 4.5206 | 6.5 mi away | sweet and sour chicken, chow mein, chef's special |
| Lucky Star | 4.2189 | 6.5 mi away | crispy shredded beef, chow mein, salt and pepper chips |
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