Crimson 8 — Restaurant in Uttlesford

I’m updating my review five years on from the original one which is below.

I used to love this place but the prices have increased probably due to inflation which I would understand, but now the portions sizes have also dropped off a cliff.

The last time I got the chicken satay they were so skinny they were almost non existent.

Bitterly disappointed and won’t use the place again despite having been a regular for over a decade.

Absolutely pukka Chinese food. Worth a special trip.

We always head to Crimson 8 for Chinese food, both to dine in and to take away.

The place is tucked away in a very strange little niche next to the worlds most confusing car park with about 6 different parking zones, make sure you get it right!

The venue is decorated in red and black in a very Chinese feel. It’s very clean and the service is quick and efficient.

The food itself is always exemplary, really well cooked and presented. It’s difficult to say much more than that really as the food speaks for itself. In my opinion it is the perfect Chinese restaurant and I don’t remember eating it anywhere else for...

I am new to Stansted and was excited to try this amazing Chinese restaurant that everyone has told me about and that I also read about. I ordered my first take away last week and I have to say I was very disappointed. I actually called to ask if they have a specific dish before ordering (roast duck Cantonese style with bbq sauce) my favourite dish! The lady told me they can do it but when I got it, it was with hoisin sauce (any one who eats Chinese food should know the difference I expected the restaurant should too!). I also got a call after placing my order to be told they can’t cook me jasmine rice but only egg fried rice; again I’d say that was fundamental for any Chinese restaurant to supply boiled rice??! The only thing that was “normal” was my prawn toast but I didn’t eat the rest because frankly it wasn’t what I ordered! I’m deeply disappointed because I love Chinese food and I hope that maybe this was a one off bad experience but not great...

We ordered from Crimson 8 for the first time this evening. The food was sent out very quickly. Unfortunately, when the food arrived our crispy Thai prawns had been thrown in with the bbq ribs and were soggy, despite them being two completely separate dishes? This ruined my prawns as I do not eat pork and or bbq sauce. The noodles were the consistency of a 'pot noodle' and were swimming in a broth. We had a very very small complimentary bag of prawn crackers and the 2 person sharer starter was tiny. Yet we paid a small fortune. Sadly, we then discovered the curry sauce was extremely oily. The sauce had partitioned into a layer of oil and sauce and was very unappetising. We actually requested a refund and for the food to be collected. We will not use...