My partner and I ordered from here recently and we were both very impressed by the quality of the food. It's the only place I know of in Derby which has seitan ('vegetarian duck') on the menu so I ordered the Vegetarian Duck with Green Peppers and Black Bean Sauce, and it was absolutely fantastic! The sauce had a depth of flavour without being watery, and the vegetables were crunchy, plentiful and flavoursome. I'm not vegetarian but I love vegetarian food, so this hit the spot for me.
I chose the Singapore Chow Mein as an accompaniment and that was pleasantly spicy without assaulting ones taste-buds. Everything was delicious with excellent options for both vegetarians and meat eaters, delivery was prompt, and the menu was reasonably priced while offering much better food than a lot of other Chinese takeaways in...
Read moreOrdered from Happy Choice for years and always loved the food. They unfortunately delivered the incorrect food on the 20/06/2020 at 20:15. Called to explain but the lady on the phone said they were busy and couldn’t do anything to rectify the issue. Extremely argumentative, no attempt to resolve the issue. The prawns have been swapped out for some frozen cheap alternative at about one tenth of the size. The lady on the phone said they may be overcooked and have shrunk. I have spent around £400 over the last 12 months with happy choice and they were not prepared to do anything to resolve. I will never place an order with these people again, by their own admission they were busy and quite clearly don’t care if they get it wrong once they...
Read moreReally disappointed with my experience at Happy Choice Chinese in Allestree. I placed an order and after waiting an hour and twenty minutes, I called to check on it. I was apologised to and told the food was just leaving the store — but it still took another 40 minutes to arrive. When it finally turned up, everything was cold: sweaty chips, chicken balls oily and sweaty , and thick congealed oil on top of the tubs. I called to let them know and could actually hear a member of staff in the background calling me to his colleagues. Absolutely terrible service and food — I definitely won’t be...
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