Charlie Chan
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About Charlie Chan
On Sinclair St in Thurso, Charlie Chan is a Chinese takeaway serving food for collection only, with no indoor seating. The soup list runs long, including chicken and sweetcorn, chicken noodle, chicken and mushroom, and curry versions in both chicken and beef, alongside Singapore noodles and chicken and char siu egg foo young from a menu of 217 dishes. Chilli and salt spare ribs arrive packaged in a cardboard pizza box. Chicken curry comes with a choice of boiled rice or chips, and the satay sauce has a jelly-like consistency. Orders are placed on a walk-in basis, and payment is taken by cash or bank transfer. It opens evenings only, Monday to Sunday, closed Wednesdays.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- ParkingFree of charge street parking
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
Menu & Prices
217 dishes- Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup
- Chicken Noodle Soup
- Chicken & Mushroom Soup
- Chicken Curry Soup
- Beef Curry Soup
- Crab Meat Sweetcorn Soup
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention singapore noodles, chilli and salt spare ribs, satay sauce jelly and prawn crackers.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention singapore noodles, chilli and salt spare ribs, satay sauce jelly and prawn crackers.
Customer Review Summary
Diners most often single out the Singapore noodles, called "the best I've had," with the chicken and char sui egg foo young also praised as brilliant and the chilli and salt spare ribs described as good, hearty portions, though one customer notes they arrived in a cardboard pizza box that leaked cooking juices. Several reviewers highlight friendly, cheery delivery staff and food arriving freshly cooked, with one crediting a kind chef for going out of the way to help. Against this, a recurring thread of complaints surfaces: reviewers describe chicken "tough as boots," a satay sauce like jelly, and prawn crackers that were "only oily with no actual flavour," while others call the overall flavour mediocre. One longtime customer contrasts a much better visit years ago with a since run-down interior and hand-written menus, and one reviewer found the shop unwelcoming and the food a disaster. Delivery to a local caravan site is mentioned as a plus by one visitor.
Customer Review Summary
Diners most often single out the Singapore noodles, called "the best I've had," with the chicken and char sui egg foo young also praised as brilliant and the chilli and salt spare ribs described as good, hearty portions, though one customer notes they arrived in a cardboard pizza box that leaked cooking juices. Several reviewers highlight friendly, cheery delivery staff and food arriving freshly cooked, with one crediting a kind chef for going out of the way to help. Against this, a recurring thread of complaints surfaces: reviewers describe chicken "tough as boots," a satay sauce like jelly, and prawn crackers that were "only oily with no actual flavour," while others call the overall flavour mediocre. One longtime customer contrasts a much better visit years ago with a since run-down interior and hand-written menus, and one reviewer found the shop unwelcoming and the food a disaster. Delivery to a local caravan site is mentioned as a plus by one visitor.
Featured reviews
- Steven Barrie
“Tajeaway service was a bit slow, but worth the wait, food was very tasty.”
- edd chan
“Visited this restaurant/ takeaway years ago and it was amazing 🤩 This time not so much, outside looked the same. Called ahead which was not good, lady could not understand my surname "chan" which amused me (not) Chicken curry boiled rice and portion of chips. Can't go wrong. Curry tasted like old school Chinese curry which was nice chicken a little over cooked, boiled rice top marks and the chips like 1990s typical frozen chips from your local Chinese takeaway Service just not the what you expect when u call or walk into a Chinese eatery. Blonde scruffy looking female showing more skin than you would expect at a beach party. The inside looks well run down, no more restaurant just a black curtain covering the doorway, shame really this was a really good place to eat. Lots of hand written menu like a school child has done for their parents. Menu looked like they trying to be something and change with the times.”
- Elie L
“Only place that was open at 930. Price was ok. Flavour was very mediocre at best. Prawn crackers were terrible- only oily with no actual flavour.”
- James
“Chicken was as Tough as BOOTS! The Satay Sauce was jelly! Altogether the food was Awful!”
- cedric schröder
“Schlimmstes China-Restaurant! Laden sieht nicht einladend aus. Essen vor Ort geht auch nicht. Das Essen ist ebenfalls eine Katastrophe und ich frage mich wie dieser Laden jemals eine gute Bewertung bekommen konnte.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
- Popular for popular for dinner
- Popular for good for solo dining
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Free of charge street parking
- Offers delivery
- Offers takeaway
- Serves alcohol
- Casual
Show more amenities
- Serves late-night food
- Serves dessert
- Good for solo dining
- Has toilet
- Popular with tourists
- Offerings· 1
- Quick bite
- Accessibility· 1
- Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Dining options· 1
- Serves dinner
- Popular for· 1
- Popular for dinner
Location
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