Eastern House
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About Eastern House
Curries anchor the menu at Eastern House, a Chinese takeaway on Holly Oak Road in Southampton. Alongside them, the kitchen turns out fried rice, soups, duck, salt and pepper squid, and sausage and chips. Curries are priced without rice included, and the online ordering system has no option to add rice to a curry, so anyone wanting it orders it separately. Orders come in either through the website or by phone to the shop, and collection is walk-in rather than booked. The shop trades Monday to Saturday in the evenings only, and it stays closed on Sundays.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention thick gloopy curry, garlic fried rice, chicken and sweetcorn soup and no rice with curries.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention thick gloopy curry, garlic fried rice, chicken and sweetcorn soup and no rice with curries.
Customer Review Summary
Fast delivery is the praise that recurs most among the positive half of these reviews, with orders described as arriving quickly and piping hot, one placed online and another repeated every Wednesday and Saturday. Close behind are specific dishes: the garlic fried rice, which came with two king prawns, a chicken and sweetcorn soup several times larger than one reviewer had found elsewhere, and duck called the best from a Chinese takeaway. A few describe the food as non greasy and filling without being heavy, and one calls it the best Chinese within a three mile radius. The remaining half is sharply critical, and the curries draw most of it: a beef curry described as thick, gloopy and mostly mushroom, served alongside cocktail sausages and cold chips, and one reviewer reports both diners becoming very sick after eating half a curry. Salt and pepper squid was likened to fish fingers. One order never arrived after an hour and a half, and a longtime customer notes curries no longer include rice with no mention of it online or by phone.
Customer Review Summary
Fast delivery is the praise that recurs most among the positive half of these reviews, with orders described as arriving quickly and piping hot, one placed online and another repeated every Wednesday and Saturday. Close behind are specific dishes: the garlic fried rice, which came with two king prawns, a chicken and sweetcorn soup several times larger than one reviewer had found elsewhere, and duck called the best from a Chinese takeaway. A few describe the food as non greasy and filling without being heavy, and one calls it the best Chinese within a three mile radius. The remaining half is sharply critical, and the curries draw most of it: a beef curry described as thick, gloopy and mostly mushroom, served alongside cocktail sausages and cold chips, and one reviewer reports both diners becoming very sick after eating half a curry. Salt and pepper squid was likened to fish fingers. One order never arrived after an hour and a half, and a longtime customer notes curries no longer include rice with no mention of 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.”
- 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”
- 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 …”
- Martin Wheeler
“Amazing fast delivery and the food tastes good. Very helpful and friendly staff. Definitely recommend”
- David Cotriscau
“Food was great. The duck was the best duck I had from a chinese takeaway. Order was quick. Service was good. This is a great deal for this price. Definitely will come back!”
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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- The Chippy4.1370.8 mi
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- 1 mi£10–20Good for kids
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern HouseGood for kids | 4.369 | — | £10–20 | thick gloopy curry, garlic fried rice, chicken and sweetcorn soup |
| Express Eats Catering Ltd | 5.0112 | 0.4 mi | — | pink lemonade drink, bacon roll, ice caramel latte |
| The Chippy | 4.137 | 0.8 mi | — | fish and chips freshly cooked, generous portions, indian cuisine |
| Shirley Kebab House | SouthamptonGood for kids | 4.1320 | 1 mi | £10–20 | calzones, chicken and rice, tandoori pizza |
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