Fortune City
Quick info
About Fortune City
In Rochdale, Fortune City is a fish and chips takeaway at 113 Sandy Ln that pairs a chippy menu with Chinese dishes. The Chinese side includes salt and pepper chicken and chow mein, while the chips come either plain or as salt and pepper chips. Because both menus come from the same counter, one order can cover chippy food and Chinese food together. The shop takes walk-ins, and customers who phone ahead to order are given a pickup time.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention salt and pepper chips, sweet and sour chicken, crispy beef and curry sauce.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention salt and pepper chips, sweet and sour chicken, crispy beef and curry sauce.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers split sharply on Fortune City, but the most frequent draw is the chips, both normal and salt and pepper, praised as crispy and sold in massive portions, with one reviewer saying a single bag feeds two or three people. Close behind are the Chinese dishes, including crispy beef with fried rice and sweet and sour, described as freshly cooked and tasty. Several call it the best chippy or Chinese takeaway in Rochdale, and one says the food is always ready at the quoted pickup time after ringing ahead. Others mention friendly service and reasonable pricing. The complaints are just as specific and recur. Three reviewers say the chips tasted reheated or left over from the night before, and one found them rubbery. Another describes a curry sauce as runny as tap water and a sweet and sour sauce as watery. One reviewer says the chow mein tasted bad and suggests fresh oil in the wok for every fry, then binned it. Another reports salt and pepper chicken fried alongside prawn crackers, which ruined the taste, and calls the portions small for the price.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers split sharply on Fortune City, but the most frequent draw is the chips, both normal and salt and pepper, praised as crispy and sold in massive portions, with one reviewer saying a single bag feeds two or three people. Close behind are the Chinese dishes, including crispy beef with fried rice and sweet and sour, described as freshly cooked and tasty. Several call it the best chippy or Chinese takeaway in Rochdale, and one says the food is always ready at the quoted pickup time after ringing ahead. Others mention friendly service and reasonable pricing. The complaints are just as specific and recur. Three reviewers say the chips tasted reheated or left over from the night before, and one found them rubbery. Another describes a curry sauce as runny as tap water and a sweet and sour sauce as watery. One reviewer says the chow mein tasted bad and suggests fresh oil in the wok for every fry, then binned it. Another reports salt and pepper chicken fried alongside prawn crackers, which ruined the taste, and calls the portions small for the price.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Excellent chippy, great service and tasty grub.”
- Google user
“Excellent food & massive portions! 1 bag of chips will feed 2/3 people 😋”
- Google user
“I don’t normally leave reviews but last nights curry sauce was disgusting!!! It was as runny as tap water and the taste…I don’t even know how to describe it, it was like a really bad tin of watery soup, it wasn’t even curry 😡 and the chips was like rubber as if they’d been warmed back up from hours earlier!!!”
- Google user
“I ring first to order and they give me a time to pick up. The food is always ready when I call and they definitely do the best Chinese food in Rochdale. Portions are large and the ingredients are freshly cooked and really tasty. I would recommend Fortune City for excellent food.”
- Google user
“I6.6.23 Normally love this place but last night the chips were so bad... they tasted like they had been left overs from the night before , that had been re-heated.”
Location
Restaurants near Fortune City
- Wilbutts Lane Chippy4.63060.3 mi
haddock and chips, mushy peas, rag pudding
- Cuckoos takeway3.53651.1 mi
lamb karahi, grilled chicken, naan bread
- Happy Fish Bar3.91222.4 mi
salt and pepper chips, king prawn curry, steak and kidney pie
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortune City | 4.353 | — | salt and pepper chips, sweet and sour chicken, crispy beef |
| Wilbutts Lane Chippy | 4.6306 | 0.3 mi | haddock and chips, mushy peas, rag pudding |
| Cuckoos takeway | 3.5365 | 1.1 mi | lamb karahi, grilled chicken, naan bread |
| Happy Fish Bar | 3.9122 | 2.4 mi | salt and pepper chips, king prawn curry, steak and kidney pie |
The 3 nearest restaurants by distance. Ratings, hours and review terms come from public business profiles.
