Darn good Chinese takeaway food at long last, but it was a 50 mile round trip from Newry out of desperation to get proper Chinese food. It was our first Chinese takeaway in near four weeks.
We had no idea of the quality here but decided it couldn't be any worse than Newry. We got salted chilli pork ribs, duck samosas, honey, chilli chicken & boiled rice, Kung Po chicken & noodles and a portion of tasty beansprouts for £29 with a free small bag of the good quality prawn crackers.
We really enjoyed it all; delicious tasting, good portions. It took 45 minutes to get home so had we begun eating within half the time it would have been better.
The duck samosas were crammed with meat with a small pot of dipping sauce. The Kung Po was sweet, spicy with a light batter coating on the chicken, the honey chilli had no honey taste and spicier than the honey chilli.
The only downside was that the girl serving was cheerless and those cooking don't acknowledge you exist - a small price to pay for decent tasting westernised Chinese food.
We had to travel as poor quality Chinese takeaway food is endemic in Newry - unacceptably poor. Worse still, prices keep on rising but the food stays crap.
We had enough of paying for rubbish food. It all came to a head as we came out of Covid pneumonia a few weeks ago.
We got a Chinese take out locally between us - salted chilli chicken. Honestly we looked at it, my wife ate two pieces of chicken and regretted it. I couldn't bring myself to touch it - a SABENA moment- such a bloody experience, never again.
The remaining chicken and all the fried rice went to food waste - even the birds wouldn't eat the rice.
So we will have fewer takeaway Chinese but when we do it's a 50 mile journey but it's worth it. read more