The Jade Fountain chinese restaurant is situated on Cavendish Street, in the town centre just off…read morethe main shopping street. The restaurant is attractive and well-decorated, with plants and pretty little Chinese lanterns in the windows - very welcoming. It is split into two halves - upstairs hosts the banquet menus, while downstairs is the Jade Element buffet which is open at lunchtimes and in the evenings. Having never visited the upstairs part I can't comment on that personally, but the downstairs buffet restaurant is fantastic! The prices vary according to which day you go - I think I'm right in saying Monday and Tuesday are £8.90, Wednesday and Thursday £12.90 and Friday/Saturday are £13.90 for an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet, which is great value when you consider you can eat anything you want! Lunch is about £6 or £7. They also do a special 'early bird' price if you go early enough in the evening, although I'm not sure of the exact details. The buffet itself has everything you can imagine, from starters such as prawn toast, spring rolls, salad and Chinese soups through to mains including sweet and sour chicken, satay dishes, beef and mushroom curry, noodles, rice, chips, honey and soya spare ribs (these are the best ones I've ever tried!), lemon chicken, crispy pancakes and dozens more dishes. They're all cooked really well too - I don't think there's ever been anything I've not liked from there. For desserts they have ice-cream, fruit skewers and a gorgeous chocolate fountain, all included in the price. You will leave feeling absolutely stuffed and probably have to lie down for half an hour afterwards, but it's well worth it. The waiters and waitresses are all very sweet too, and can't do enough for you. They never make you feel rushed - we've sat there for three hours before! Definitely our favourite restaurant in Barrow! There are plenty of tables - however its best to book, especially if you're going on a Friday or Saturday night. Unfortunately the restaurant being so close to town means parking can be a problem if you're going early on in the daytime; however if you go about 7pm onwards there's usually a few spaces outside, or on one of the neighbouring streets. Well recommended, and worth a visit!

China China restaurant which is located at the bottom of Crosby Street near Bangor's sea front, is…read moreBangor's first and only Oriental Buffet restaurant where you get to eat as much as you like all for a set price. The friendly and polite staff offer relaxed and welcoming dining for all the family. The Chinese buffet offers many different oriental dishes including soup, starters, main courses and desserts too. There are enough vegetarian and European options for those who aren't really into the usual chinese food. This place is nice enough but does slightly have the feel of a school canteen, but I guess you can't realistically expect more from an all you can eat chinese restaurant. You will eat your fill and you can also get some nice Tsingtao beers, which is always a bonus.

Ah, China China. So good they named it twice. I'm not going to lie, it's not completely out of this…read moreworld, but I'm definitely slightly partial to a good old all you can eat Chinese buffet. Nasty, I know. Here's my guide to getting the most out of your China China experience: 1) Do not fill your plate the first time you go up. This is for two reasons - firstly because you may not finish it and b) if you eat a little bit, then you feel you've got your money's worth if you go up the second time. Believe you me, it's all psychological. 2) Choose a good time of day. 10pm at night is *not*, under any circumstances, a good time to call in. A late lunch / early dinner is often a good call, and since the price depends upon the time you leave the restaurant, you may be able to save yourself at least a couple of pounds. From 12-5pm, the 'lunch' price is only £5.99, whereas if you leave between 7 and 11pm, you're going to be paying £9.99, except on Friday and Saturday when it's £10.99. Between 5:01pm and 7pm (I have no idea what happens if you try to pay at 5pm on the dot, so I wouldn't try that one if I were you), is known as the Happy Hour, despite the fact it's actually two hours, and you'll be paying £7.99. 3) Beware, you pay extra for your drink! The above prices are food only. Tap water is always a good call. 4) Do try new things, although it goes without saying that it's really only a good idea to take a little bit at a time. Honestly, don't pile your plate full of some random dish you may hate...I've been there. 5) If you have room for dessert, go for it. If not, jelly is a wise (if that's at all applicable in the world of China China) decision. It just kinda slides down. 6) If you don't fancy stuffing yourself hopelessly, you can opt for the takeaway option of filling your box for only £3.99 (the must close though!). Think that's everything covered...try to enjoy your meal if you can.

I was rather hungover today and needed something cure and my friends suggested here, the place was…read morepacked which is a good sign. The price is unbeatable, 6.50 all you can eat. I think the prices change at 5 (don't quote me) The food for me didn't really live up to expectations, don't get me wrong it wasn't bad at all, but it wouldn't be best Chinese you could go to in Bangor. But at that price you really couldn't complain.

Good Chinese takeaway. What I like most is the buffet counter where you can select from a range of…read moredishes to takeaway in a small, medium or large container. They serve a range of Asian dishes, Thia, Japanese etc and their Udon Noodles are delicious. As with almost all takeaway outlets, home delivery us available and their have their own app to download to order from online. You must register and email address and delivery details for this. Until recently they were available through Just Eat but have parted ways with them now. My pet hate from here is that they do not have a card machine so cash payments are required in-store but an ATM is very close by so not really a big issue.

Had my first ever gaze tonight and I was not impressed at all…read more The food didn't taste nice and made me feel quite ill after I ate it. The only good thing I could say about gaze is that the delivery time said 60 minutes and they got it to me in 25 minutes. I personally won't be having food from there again.

After the sad demise of my old curry house on High Street in Bangor several years ago, it's too…read morehard to even type the name, I set about looking for a new Chinese to fulfill the duty of being my ritual Sunday evening hangover remedy and having tried easily 7 different ones, I decided The Phoenix was it. The food in the Phoenix is about as good as you are going to get in Bangor and pretty competitive in their pricing with a chicken curry with fried rice/ soft noodlesd (free prawn crackers) being delivered for £6.10, and their delivery drivers are nice guys and I have never had to phone up and ask where a delivery is...! Pretty extraordinary if you ask me. Their curry is the only reason I go here if I am being honest and it is best thing on their menu...! Although I have it on very good authority the chow mein and black bean sauce and kung-po chicken are also worthy competitors. Their portions are also huge and their rice and noddles don't come in the usual silver tin packages that most Chinese restaurants use but the same bigger plastic cartons that the mains come in. I usually go for a delivery but over Christmas was here with a large party and they put is in a back room that was great and gave us some privacy, and meant other diners in main restaurant didn't have to listen to us! The owner is a lovely woman always smiling and happy to help and she even delivers sometime late in the evening! Phoenix also do a buffet during the day now but also offer a deal on their normal lunch menu that's £5.95 for a starter, main and dessert being served 6 days a week. This one better not shut down now...!

This is by far the best Chinese in County Down…read more They have crispy lamb served in lettuce leaf a starter, beaten only by moo-choo pork, garlic salted chilli cod (or monkfish) and their special curry and seafood hotpot are the best mains around Sally and Stella are great hosts and nothing is too much trouble

After all the recommendations given, I thought this dinner was going to be delightful. Upon walking…read moreupstairs, the girl that sat us gave the impression she was going out of her way to do her job. Sat so long before our drink order was taken that we contemplated leaving. Food, when we finally got it, was nothing special.

This place is amazing the food is deliscious would Definitely recomend fries steak nothing else…read moreto say about this place

I will start with the good. You get a large portion of meat for a very reasonable price. Cooking…read moreon the hot stones is fun. Service is good. And the reasons it is not great. We had a sharing platter for two, which included three cuts of steak, duck and lamb, multiple sauces and two sides. The sides we chose, onion rings and chips in goose fat, were good. Unfortunately the meats were not special, outside of the lamb. The steaks, even the fillet, were difficult to cut and all tasted the same. Worse, I could not tell if the duck was lamb or beef at first, it had such a "meh" flavor. The sauces also did not add much, again the one exception the mint sauce for the lamb. Overall it was a huge (and impressive) portion of meet but nothing that tasty.

So fucking good for posh fucking twats that like under cooked meet and it's fucking bull shittttttread more

Absolutely incredible! I had the steak for mains and the eaten mess for desert! Greatest restaurant…read moreI have ever been to. The service was out of this world. The staff were the some of the nicest people I have ever met. The atmosphere in that place is sensational. I definitely recommend!

A large bright restaurant with very friendly service. Great for a family visit. Still some growing…read morepains with service but sure they will work them out. I had the pickled burger, a burger with pickled onions and gherkins. Square patty that was particularly tasty. It was thin and got dried out when cooked. The bun was a nice real roll, not a cheap burger bun. Onion rings were the highlight of the meal. Good and not greasy. Side salad disappointing, small and just some lettuce. Enjoyed the place, a good lunch and not too formal.

Stopped by tonight for dinner and it was quite good. Was not sure what to think given the name and…read moredid not not go the steak route. I had the lamb korma. The lamb was tender and the sauce had a nice flavor. The only thing keeping it from five stars was I found the sauce a little thinner than I would have preferred. Garlic naan was perfect, and perfectly garlicky, very tasty. Also had the Saag Paneer and that was a treat, good portion, very flavorful and complex. Service was also very friendly and fast.

This has been time and time again a great meal. The staff are great, the owner is really nice and…read morethe food second to none. Thinking about curry? There is only one choice for me.

This in my view is the finest restaurant on the Isle of Man, its Italian Themed food is not just…read moreexcellent, its also reasonably priced (lunch time specials at around £8.00 are truly amazing), Atmosphere is cosy and comfortable, spotlessly clean and really friendly staff, My favourite choice ? king prawn spicy pasta, and with a large glass of house red....Magnifico !! (their Expresso Coffee is as good as you can get too.)