Golden Bridge Chinese Takeaway — Local services in Waitematā

Writing this review while attempting to eat the food. This is the local Chinese takeaway and decided to give it a chance despite hearing less than positive feedback from the neighbourhood.

First issue. Phone order and told it will be 20 minutes. We go 30 mins later and it wasn’t ready. 40 mins later it’s ready. Complained about the time delay (double their estimate) but it fell on deaf and uncaring ears. Complacency is dangerous in the hospitality industry.

The food is terrible. Dry and clumpy rice. Over cooked, dry and bland sweet and sour pork. Bland and flaky chicken.

Avoid...

Tried the Lemon Chicken, Sweet and Sour Pork, GB Special Rice and Wontons. Both the Lemon Chicken and the Sweet and Sour Pork were exceptional.. Super crisp, easily the best deep fried we have tried from a takeaway. Enjoyed the lemon sauce, plenty of punch without being overly sweet.. The wontons were also...

Ordered takeaway here for the first time and wouldn’t return. Special fried rice was nice but the chicken curry and prawn satay were so dry. The noodles in them were totally overcooked and bland and the portion of chips was miserable. The curries need far more sauce to soak up the carbs and veges....