Eastern House
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About Eastern House
On Holly Oak Rd, Eastern House is a Chinese takeaway serving Southampton for collection and delivery, with everything packed to eat off site. Curries anchor the menu, including a beef curry, and they come without rice, so anyone who wants some orders a rice dish separately, garlic fried rice among them, since the website gives no way to attach rice to a curry. Orders are placed online through the website or by phone, and the counter works on a walk-in basis rather than by reservation. Opening runs in the evenings from Monday to Saturday, with Sundays closed. Prawn crackers are kept on hand in bulk.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention thick gloopy curry, garlic fried rice, no rice with curries and chicken and sweetcorn soup.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention thick gloopy curry, garlic fried rice, no rice with curries and chicken and sweetcorn soup.
Customer Review Summary
Speed is what satisfied customers raise most, with several describing orders arriving quickly and piping hot. Beneath that, portion size draws repeated praise: one first-time customer singles out garlic fried rice that came with two king prawns and a chicken and sweetcorn soup said to be several times larger than elsewhere, while another calls the duck the best from a Chinese takeaway. Food is described as not greasy, and one regular reports ordering every Wednesday and Saturday. Dissatisfied reviewers are just as specific. One describes salt and pepper squid that looked like fish fingers and seemed to carry cinnamon and sugar, another received cold chips and cocktail sausages alongside a beef curry found to be mostly mushroom, and one reviewer reports becoming unwell within an hour of eating a thick, oily curry. One customer says an order never arrived at all despite chasing it by phone. A longtime customer notes curries no longer come with rice, with no way to add it online or by phone.
Customer Review Summary
Speed is what satisfied customers raise most, with several describing orders arriving quickly and piping hot. Beneath that, portion size draws repeated praise: one first-time customer singles out garlic fried rice that came with two king prawns and a chicken and sweetcorn soup said to be several times larger than elsewhere, while another calls the duck the best from a Chinese takeaway. Food is described as not greasy, and one regular reports ordering every Wednesday and Saturday. Dissatisfied reviewers are just as specific. One describes salt and pepper squid that looked like fish fingers and seemed to carry cinnamon and sugar, another received cold chips and cocktail sausages alongside a beef curry found to be mostly mushroom, and one reviewer reports becoming unwell within an hour of eating a thick, oily curry. One customer says an order never arrived at all despite chasing it by phone. A longtime customer notes curries no longer come with rice, with no way to add it online or by phone.
Featured reviews
- peter west
“Genuinely the most disgusting Chinese takeaway I've ever eaten. I ordered salt and pepper squid, but it looked more like fish fingers. Pretty sure it had cinnamon and sugar on too!! They also have a massive box of bulk made prawn crackers on top of a fridge.”
- Matt Kilvert
“Absolutely awful, ordered a beef curry and sausage and chips, what a joke! We received 7 cocktail sausages and cold chips and the curry was thicker than someone off of Geordie Shore.. It was mostly mushroom under the slop and I have been …”
- C “Ohwhataday” T
“Worst meal we have ever had. Thick gloopy curry full of oil we have both been very sick and other end within an hour of eating half a curry. In the bin absolute waste of money”
- Martin Wheeler
“Amazing fast delivery and the food tastes good. Very helpful and friendly staff. Definitely recommend”
- Hayley Noke
“Iv ordered from this Chinese every Wednesday and Saturdays Always been absolutely amazing. …”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Closed
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- Good for kidsGood for kids
Amenities
- Offers delivery
- Offers takeaway
- Good for kids
- Casual
- Serves late-night food
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- Offerings· 1
- Quick bite
Location
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Eastern House This shop | Shirley Kebab House | Southampton | UMAMI | The Real Greek - Southampton | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3(69) | 4.1(320) | 4.5(46) | 4.4(2,012) | |
| Price | £10–20 | £10–20 | £10–20 | £20–30 |
| Distance | — | 1 mi | 2.2 mi | 2.8 mi |
| Open today | ||||
| Good for kids | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Reservations | — | — | — | ✓ |
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