Shanghai Garden
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About Shanghai Garden
Shanghai Garden is a Chinese takeaway in Southampton, at 4 Forest Hills Dr. The kitchen cooks Chinese dishes for collection, and orders can also be placed through its own website. Roast duck with cashews sits among the mains, and a tray deal bundles chicken balls with sweet and sour sauce and chow mein for those who want a ready combination. Service runs evenings only, and the shop is closed on Wednesdays. The rest of the week, it is open every day of the week.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chicken balls, curry, ribs and chow mein.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chicken balls, curry, ribs and chow mein.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers split sharply over whether the food arrives hot and on time. Satisfied customers praise generous portions, delivery that beats the quoted time, and a chicken balls, sweet and sour and chowmain tray deal they call fully loaded. Others report the opposite: cold food, long delivery waits, and phone calls that only brought assurances the order was on the way. Complaints name dry, burnt chicken balls pink inside, ribs in a sauce described as tar, rubbery squid, goopy kung po king prawns, crispy wong tongs missing their sauce, and roast duck with keshews in a disgusting sauce. Some longtime customers say the standard has dropped recently. One reviewer reports food poisoning after a pink curry. One unhappy diner still called the delivery driver fantastic, and another, who was offered replacements for the two worst dishes, says they arrived much later.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers split sharply over whether the food arrives hot and on time. Satisfied customers praise generous portions, delivery that beats the quoted time, and a chicken balls, sweet and sour and chowmain tray deal they call fully loaded. Others report the opposite: cold food, long delivery waits, and phone calls that only brought assurances the order was on the way. Complaints name dry, burnt chicken balls pink inside, ribs in a sauce described as tar, rubbery squid, goopy kung po king prawns, crispy wong tongs missing their sauce, and roast duck with keshews in a disgusting sauce. Some longtime customers say the standard has dropped recently. One reviewer reports food poisoning after a pink curry. One unhappy diner still called the delivery driver fantastic, and another, who was offered replacements for the two worst dishes, says they arrived much later.
Featured reviews
- Chris Robinson
“Excellent. Best Chinese food around. Friendly staff and nothing too much trouble.”
- Michała Piwowarczyk
“Very good place if you interested to eat Chinese meal. Owners they know what they doing. Food is always hot and really good size of the portion. Taste much better than most of take away in Southampton. Really recommend 👍🏻👌🏻”
- jay Taak
“Thankyou shanghai, I have not used you for some time but the food arrived before the maximum 45 mins stated, tastes as good as ever and great portion size.”
- Jimi Herbert
“I’ve just ordered from Shanghai gardens spent 60 pounds trying to treat my family for a Mother’s Day meal and I wouldn’t have fed my dog this food. The chicken balls we’re dry and burnt yet pink on the inside, the there is a mystery sauce drowning the ribs with a texture and flavour only to described as tar, satay skewers came without sauce, rubbery squid looked to be cooked in dirty oil, kung po king prawns were goopy and the sauce was a gelatinous mess and everything looked disgusting and to top it all everything was cold and I will be sure to never ever order from this place again. Ps. the delivery driver was above and beyond fantastic and was the only delight I can say about this place.”
- AJ
“Waited an hour and a half for the order to be delivered only for them to miss our drink, also miss the sauce for the crispy wong tongs which makes the dish unenjoyable (the wong tong filling tasted stale especially without any sauce), the roast duck with keshews was in a disgusting sauce that looked like it was poured together from various dishes and the roast duck is not roast duck, should call it what it is, it is cooked duck. Awful place, never order from here again, save yourself the disappointment and avoid!!!”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
- Popular for dinner
Amenities
- Accepts reservations
- No-contact delivery
- Takeout
- Casual
- Late-night food
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- Service options· 1
- Delivery
- Dining options· 1
- Dinner
Location
Chinese restaurants near Shanghai Garden
- 0.5 mi
thai green curry, salt and pepper king prawns, lemon chicken
- 0.8 mi£15–30
authentic chinese food, garden seating, xinjiang big plate chicken
- Asia Wok2.7681.3 mi£10–20
sweet and sour sauce, chicken curry, dry chips
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Garden | 3.1182 | — | £10–20 | chicken balls, curry, ribs |
| Hong kong chef（in west end) | 3.2134 | 0.5 mi | — | thai green curry, salt and pepper king prawns, lemon chicken |
| Garden Restaurant Southampton | 4.4514 | 0.8 mi | £15–30 | authentic chinese food, garden seating, xinjiang big plate chicken |
| Asia Wok | 2.768 | 1.3 mi | £10–20 | sweet and sour sauce, chicken curry, dry chips |
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