Simons Takeaway
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About Simons Takeaway
On Tasmania Rd in South Shields, Simons Takeaway serves Chinese food for walk-in orders taken at the counter. The menu runs through chicken fried rice, salt and pepper ribs, and crispy beef cantonese, alongside Chinese chicken curry and veg spring rolls. Chips are made fresh rather than from frozen. A delivery service reaches customers beyond the shop, though during busier periods it can take up to two hours to arrive.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chicken curry, crispy beef cantonese, fresh chips and singapore fried rice.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chicken curry, crispy beef cantonese, fresh chips and singapore fried rice.
Customer Review Summary
Chicken curry draws the most consistent praise, with reviewers repeatedly calling it beautiful and among the best they've had, alongside proper, not-frozen chips. Close behind, diners highlight crispy beef cantonese and crispy beef honey chilli ordered for Christmas Eve, salt and pepper ribs, shrimp fried rice, and Singapore fried rice with a decent amount of veggies. Several mention fast delivery and a cashier they describe as always smiling. Complaints do surface: one reviewer describes a chicken fried rice arriving as a solid clump with chips a mix of dark and light brown, suggesting food sitting on a hotplate before delivery, and calls it the worst in the area. Another reports a two hour wait for delivery, told twice it was on its way and then blamed on rain. A third describes staff attitude as rude and switched to a different takeaway. Longtime customers recall ordering here for years, including one whose father visited every other week before he passed.
Customer Review Summary
Chicken curry draws the most consistent praise, with reviewers repeatedly calling it beautiful and among the best they've had, alongside proper, not-frozen chips. Close behind, diners highlight crispy beef cantonese and crispy beef honey chilli ordered for Christmas Eve, salt and pepper ribs, shrimp fried rice, and Singapore fried rice with a decent amount of veggies. Several mention fast delivery and a cashier they describe as always smiling. Complaints do surface: one reviewer describes a chicken fried rice arriving as a solid clump with chips a mix of dark and light brown, suggesting food sitting on a hotplate before delivery, and calls it the worst in the area. Another reports a two hour wait for delivery, told twice it was on its way and then blamed on rain. A third describes staff attitude as rude and switched to a different takeaway. Longtime customers recall ordering here for years, including one whose father visited every other week before he passed.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“The best Chinese takeaway I've had in a long time. The chicken in the curry was beautiful and not the usual boiled rubbish to you seem to get from most these days. All the food orders was lovely which included, salt and pepper ribs, shrimp fried rice, Chinese chicken curry, veg spring rolls. We definitely will be back and all that for £33 plenty enough for 3/4 people.”
- Google user
“Beautiful curry's, really tasty and proper chips not frozen ones.”
- Google user
“Where to start with this place 🤢 I've never in my life have I had a chicken fried rice where the rice is in a big solid clump and the chicken just lying on the top, obviously the rice was already pre cooked hours beforehand from the looks of it. The chips were a mix of dark brown and light brown again obviously cooked at different times. The only thing I think was actually ok was the carton of curry sauce. The hotplate section above the fryer was full to the brim with containers full of food that were waiting to be delivered I'm assuming, to anyone who uses this place regularly must not be very fussy with what they eat as far as I'm concerned, I only used this place because I fancied a Chinese and the Polaris in biddick hall is closed on Monday, but I will not be using the place even again,,most disgusting food in the area.”
- Google user
“Lovely food, sauces are with decent amount of veggies, very tasty Singapore fried rice, good service. Amazing, always with genuine smile lady as a cashier.”
- Google user
“Ordered from here for Christmas Eve, the flavours were amazing in the crispy beef cantonese and the crispy beef honey chilli, will return. Considering Christmas Eve is one of the busiest times for takeaways, they did an amazing job, food was hot on delivery also.”
Location
Chinese Restaurants near Simons Takeaway
- 1.8 mi
slow delivery times, sweet and sour chicken balls, special fried rice
- Ocean Pearl4.73542 mi
salt n pepper chips, shrimp crackers, chicken balls
- Jak's Chinese4.01572.7 mi
thai sauce, crispy chilli beef, food arrives cold
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simons Takeaway | 4.3139 | — | chicken curry, crispy beef cantonese, fresh chips |
| East Boldon Chop Suey House | 4.0113 | 1.8 mi | slow delivery times, sweet and sour chicken balls, special fried rice |
| Ocean Pearl | 4.7354 | 2 mi | salt n pepper chips, shrimp crackers, chicken balls |
| Jak's Chinese | 4.0157 | 2.7 mi | thai sauce, crispy chilli beef, food arrives cold |
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