The Royale Cantonese - United Kingdom

Bad food, bad service and bad food hygiene ratings finally led this place to close in 2023.

This isn't the most convenient Chinese takeaway for where I live so I had never thought to try it until my daughter asked me to. The menu is amazing. All the usual favourites are there but there is so much more. My particular favourite is the Mongolian Lamb curry but The Royale has also introduced me to frogs legs (something I swore I'd never eat) which were delicious. We now use the Royale when there are a lot of us eating as large orders don't seem to faze them, I normally pick up to save on delivery but there have been occasions when laziness happens and I have found the delivery to be very timely. I have noticed that the restaurant always seems empty (it doesn't help that it's so big) and I am now determined to do my bit to fill it as soon as I can by taking the family or friends (or even random friendly people) there for the all you can eat banquet.

Disgusting! Avoid! Ordered a large meal for delivery, and the first thing we opened (salt and pepper chips) had a nasty hairball in them! Obviously we threw the whole thing away, but not before taking a photo and contacting the restaurant. They asked us to send the picture, which we did, only to be called back and told that WE put it in there! Thankfully Just-Eat were more helpful and refunded the whole meal. Interestingly, they also suggested we contacted the Food Standards Agency. That suggests to me that they've had other complaints. I wouldn't order from there again. Absolutely gross.

Easily our favourite Chinese restaurant in the area. Eat in or take away, the food is great. Quick delivery, excellent banquet menu during the week, we even too my non-foody mum here for New Year and she loved it. Oh, and they're on Just Eat too!

This is really nice inside so it's a shame it looks a little shabby from outside. It's also a shame that it always seems to be empty these days, because this is actually a restaurant that has really good Chinese food at great value. They do an eat all you want offer, but rather than having the food out on a buffet table, they cook the food to order, and you just keep ordering and eating until you're full for the same price (about £13, I think). They do say that they cahrge for wastage (i.e. if you order a dish and don't eat it) which I think is reasonable. Go and try it!