Cheap and cheery,…read more It's a buffet with the all you can eat for a fixed price... What can I say, it's going to be a long time until the Chinese buffet achieves perfection! A mixture of food that has been sitting on a hot plate for too long in a massive canteen, and stuff that's actually nice when it has been brought out fresh. This particular Chinese buffet will satisfy all of you who like the deep fried offerings of your local take out. Chips, spring rolls, spare ribs, onion rings, battered chicken balls are abound at East. East is one of those places that "on the interwebs" is lauded as being amazing. That it isn't, but it's not dire either. It certainly didn't have the excellent customer service that is claimed elsewhere. There wasn't a high chair for my little girl and they made us leave the pram in an unsecured area. In my humble opinion there are much better Chinese food establishments out there, but if you are in the town centre, have no kids, or kids over the age of 5, and want to stuff your face full of spring rolls and chips, it will do.

A great value, all you can eat Chinese buffet in Southend, where the food still tastes totally…read moredelicious, despite how good value it is. And the staff are really friendly and happy.

Not sure what to say really...but my sister & I did not enjoy the food. We both came here as I was…read morevisiting from Canada & this was a lunch time treat outside of London...the food that was put out looked delishous but to our suprise some dishes tasted "off" and even had a slight smell to it. The worse thing is other diners complained about the same issue too - their food was taken away by staff and told to pick something else...not very ideal especially that I am four months pregnant!

This is so bad, that it ended up being a hilarious night, as it became a game with us saying "we'll…read moretry it at the same time". I do think that maybe if we had gone there early in the day it would have been nicer, but food should NOT have just been left sitting there all day! (We arrived at 6pm) I eat anything, and I'm definitely not fussy - but this was something else! P.s. the cakes and chicken were hard. HARD. And my lamb smelt like rotting fish - haven't yet worked that one out. P.p.s. The actual interior was nice though

Wings: a seriously up lifting eagle of Cantonese/Peeking food!…read more Considering the amount of favourable reviews on other sites that this place has, I'm very surprised to see that this is to be the first yelp review. We were first attracted to Wings due to the duck and pork hanging in the window. A properly marinated and hung peeking duck is a marvelous treat for any carnivorous human. Yet one that is not that easy to find. The window hinted at great promise of that treat. So when furious fat Friday arrived, (you know, fat Friday *after* a paycheck, as opposed to other fat Fridays), hubs and I dutifully headed to Wings for a take out meal. We ordered a huge amount of food! Well it was our first Chinese take out food since our arrival in the area. I have to say, this place did live up to its reviews, (elsewhere on the web, natch!). Our prawn toasts were generously smoothered in minced prawns, and the portion was equally sizeable. The barbeque spare ribs were the only part that were just above average. Sadly, some of the meat was dry and stringy and even the lashings of syrup could not hide this. However, they were flavorful and, again, a well sized portion. The roast duck in soy sauce was perfect. The duck pink, juicer than your naughty aunt, and with beautifully rendered fat. All served traditionally cold with soy on the side. The duck in plum sauce needed a good stir to ensure the fat mixed back into the sauce, but it still retained the right amount of sticky-sweet to compliment the meat. A personal preference is for my duck to be coated in flour before a flash in a fryer. If that had happened, this good dish would have been made great. Our crispy chilli beef was sweet n spicy, our chow mien thankfully dry and without sauce. Goodness, I hate a soggy chow mien. I'd have liked a bit more roast pork though. Wink wink! Finally our Hong Kong style sweet and sour was epic. Well balanced on the s&s, generous, and with veggies that were neither soggy or raw. There is an overabundance of raw veggies in s&s, so this was really pleasant. We finshed nearly all of this. Please take into account that we had a portion of noodles each. I got full, but just wanted to keep on eating, it was sooo tasty. I can't wait to try try the fish dishes, and I'm stupidly excited about the soft-shell crab. There is a reason why Wings doesn't need a website, a presence on just est, or run a delivery service - good old word of the web/mouth is all that this tasty little place needs!

I've been a regular customer at Wings' since 2005, which is a long time. Their food really is that…read moregood! On occasion I have used other Chinese restaurants and in comparison I have found most of them wanting - even the more expensive ones! Wings' roast duck is magnificent, as are their prawns, but really all of their other dishes are excellent. Try their fried squid with chili and garlic, you'll be glad you did! The service is friendly and efficient; the portion sizes are good. The only downside is that at weekends they get so busy you may have to queue up. Still, well worth the wait!!

Completely ruined my daughter's birthday. Had the same experience both times I've been here. Both…read moretimes, waited an hour and a half for food. Never saw our food and had to leave to go to a show (hungry). It seemed to be the same for the majority of tables there. We only saw deliveries being served, actual diners were ignored and told "it's cooking" whenever anyone asked after their orders. Perhaps just be a takeout service rather than a restaurant if you aren't actually going to serve people?

We have bought from Zen several times but more often than not items are missing. Usually if you…read morecall up they will replace items but it's bad that we have to expect things to be missing everytime. Today we ordered 2 chow mein but only 1 arrived. Ordered a mushroom chow mein because I'm vegetarian but arrived today with one chunk of chicken mixed it. When phoning the restaurant we were then told that No, we didnt order mushroom chow mein but rather mixed vegetable chow mein so have gotten that item as replacement. Last year Zen was a lovely chinese and the quality of the food made the missing items worth it. However, changing chili chips recipe and this chicken in Mushroom chow mein situation has completely turned me off this place. Will NOT be buying again and advise any vegetarians to avoid :(

Peking Cantonese Chinese Takeaway. Offer Free delivery…read moreserivce on orders over £10 and in 3 miles radius. Set Dinner option: one, two,three,four persons. Clean premises,helpful staff. Can phone order through to collect. Limited free parking outside premises.

I never had a problem with this Chinese till found a FLY in my food I called and spoke to the…read moremanager I explained the situation and how id spent £29 and the FLY had put me off my food she apologised and offered me a free dish which I turned down thinking I may find something else. No refund for my FLY FRIED DISH!!! Will not recommend or be eating here again..

This restaurant doesn't look very impressive form the outside and the inside is quite small and…read morecramped. However the staff are very friendly and welcoming and they are very helpful with regards to what is in the food. (They can even prepare dishes without MSG added if you are allergic to this). The food is good for a small chinese restaurant. I have had better Chinese food but this was definitely enjoyable and very reasonably priced. Good for a cosy family mela or small party.

Excellent Food!! - we needed something good locally - the service is quick and the Girls are…read morealways friendly and the place is spotless.