The New Golden Boat
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About The New Golden Boat
On Pasture Ave in Wirral, The New Golden Boat is a restaurant serving a Chinese takeaway style menu on a walk-in basis. Regulars on the menu include salt and pepper chicken wings, chicken fried rice, and sweet and sour chicken, alongside curry options in chicken and beef. Chips have recently come out as frozen rather than freshly cut, and salt and vinegar is not always added even when asked for. There is no advance booking, so orders are taken as customers arrive.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- ParkingFree street parking
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention frozen oven chips, salt and pepper chicken wings, chicken fried rice and chicken curry.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention frozen oven chips, salt and pepper chicken wings, chicken fried rice and chicken curry.
Customer Review Summary
The chips draw the most attention, and the pattern has clearly shifted: several reviewers who call themselves longtime regulars describe them turning from fresh-cut to frozen oven chips, arriving dry with skimped or missing salt and vinegar even when requested, with more than one reviewer vowing not to return. Close behind, the chicken dishes still get consistent praise, with the salt and pepper chicken wings singled out as "the best" and the chicken fried rice and sweet and sour chicken called standout, alongside staff described as friendly and polite. Other complaints recur too: one reviewer found a special fried rice badly burnt, another called the ribs inedible and "a bucket of salt," and a third found the chicken and beef curry portions expensive with little meat. One reviewer also flags the shop's exterior as "pretty grubby." Despite the slide in chip quality, some describe it as a favourite chippy held onto for decades.
Customer Review Summary
The chips draw the most attention, and the pattern has clearly shifted: several reviewers who call themselves longtime regulars describe them turning from fresh-cut to frozen oven chips, arriving dry with skimped or missing salt and vinegar even when requested, with more than one reviewer vowing not to return. Close behind, the chicken dishes still get consistent praise, with the salt and pepper chicken wings singled out as "the best" and the chicken fried rice and sweet and sour chicken called standout, alongside staff described as friendly and polite. Other complaints recur too: one reviewer found a special fried rice badly burnt, another called the ribs inedible and "a bucket of salt," and a third found the chicken and beef curry portions expensive with little meat. One reviewer also flags the shop's exterior as "pretty grubby." Despite the slide in chip quality, some describe it as a favourite chippy held onto for decades.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Without doubt theworstChinese takeaway I have ever had. Utterly inedible ribs; I feel I have been served a bucket of salt. Thebestpart of the meal was the bag- at least it did not leak.”
- Google user
“We always go here, but unfortunately the special Fried rice was very burnt this evening and wasn’t very nice to eat, we only had a few mouth fulls and couldn’t eat the rest, everything else was lovely as always the salt ans pepper chicken wings are the best.”
- Google user
“No where near choppy chips, just oven chips dry and no salt and vinegar even when asked for gravy is like pure water”
- Google user
“Update - tried again hoping they would be back to real cut and freshly cooked chips..No, actually worse now.. What's the point of a chip shop that doesn't sell real chips? Awful, and a sad thing to see from a place that used to be great. Been coming 20 years plus...Used to be awesome chip shop... Now worse than average.. not fresh chips, these are frozen oven chips. What is going on? Go to the green hut or the Turkish chippy on Moreton cross. If I could score less, I would be - can buy better from a supermarket.”
- Google user
“Never been before went on the way home because it was on our way, friendly staff , food was one of the best I've had chicken fried rice plenty of lovely chicken , sweet and sour chicken so tasty chips really nice all hot we will be back highly recommend”
Highlights
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for dinner
Amenities
- Free street parking
- Takeout
- Casual
- Onsite services
- Late-night food
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- Dining options· 2
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Offerings· 1
- Quick bite
Location
Restaurants near The New Golden Boat
- Forza4.41513.7 mi
fresh wood-fired pizza, vegan cheese option, open kitchen concept
- Irby Fish And Chips4.41783.7 mi£10–20
fish and chips, mushy peas, curry sauce
- West Kirby Kitchen4.8873.8 mi
mushroom toast, the mehdi dish, wk bennies
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The New Golden Boat | 4.1112 | — | £10–20 | frozen oven chips, salt and pepper chicken wings, chicken fried rice |
| Forza | 4.4151 | 3.7 mi | — | fresh wood-fired pizza, vegan cheese option, open kitchen concept |
| Irby Fish And Chips | 4.4178 | 3.7 mi | £10–20 | fish and chips, mushy peas, curry sauce |
| West Kirby Kitchen | 4.887 | 3.8 mi | — | mushroom toast, the mehdi dish, wk bennies |
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