The New China — Restaurant in Wales

Staying in the town for one night and fancying a Chinese I googled the local establishments, the new China takeaway wasn’t great on scores but the pancake/chop suey roll on the Google page looked fabulous just like the ones I use to get from my regular takeaway from my home town I lived in years ago ( don’t normally see these now instead of them being the size of my forearm they are now one bite wonders of nothingness so was looking forward to this although a couple of reviews weren’t great, I asked the hotel I was staying if it was any good and the feedback was, “it’s ok during the week but not great at weekends” This being Wednesday I thought it was worth a punt at £2.90, Only me in the very shabby looking shop and my instincts should have got the better of me and I should probably have just walked out before the grumpy Chinese lady turned up to ask what I wanted , oops to late well I’ve eaten in some shabby places in my time and food has been top notch, so I confirmed with grumpy it was one of the large ones like I use to have from my old town and that I was so craving 👍 perfect paid my £2:90 which had to be cash (no card) and waited whilst admiring the decor that looked like they had let their under five’s do whilst they nipped to the cash and carry to buy supplies. It was at this point my concerns were raised when I could hear a microwave dinging and pinging in the kitchen just after a banging not un similar to that of a large chest freezer lid slammed shut, ( maybe it wasn’t my order ??) A short time later, what I could only presume was the microwave operator appeared with a very neatly wrapped package even sellotaped up to stop the contents escaping.

I smiled in my best Chinese and left the shop leaving a small tip in the tip jar ( well 10p is 10p ) I quickly unwrapped my delight that I had so looked forward to whilst walking back to the hotel and munched into it 😳wow it was full of bean sprouts and meat and tasted great very similar to that of old, smiles all round😊unfortunately I think the microwave must have been turned down to keep warm not defrost as 3 more small bites in and there was a shocked look on my face and that worrying thought of OMG am going to be ill tomorrow as the thing was frozen from the rest of the way down 😳

Now my thoughts where at this point blinkered by my passion of reliving that experience of old town and I even contemplated taking it back to be warmed up 🙄🤔 before coming to my senses and returning to the shop to advise them that the microwave was either broken or the operator needed more training to get them from the 4 star environment door sticker that I can only presume was purchased off a popular online website. The grumpy Chinese lady who was even more grumpy now just stuck her finger in the middle of this nibbled now opened parcel of ice and said I get you nudder one OK. I just gave her my best Chinese smile again and said it’s ok you put that one down to food hygiene training and you obviously need the money more than me so please keep that too. Sometimes it’s best to trust your first instinct!!! A very sad chop suey roll fan glad I didn’t invest in a...

Absolutely inedible. The worst Chinese ever. I would pay not to eat it. Made us physically sick. Chow mein looked and tasted like they had decided to tip a whole bottle of veg oil over it after they cooked it. The chicken balls are rancid bits of salty chicken with an inch of soggy dough around it then somehow burnt to a crisp on the outside. The Szechuan chicken was congealed in jelly ? Looked like a tin of cat food. To top it off every bit of the jelly chicken was pink. None of the sauces look or taste how they are supposed to. I wish I could say it was a one off. but it was rancid before however we decided to give the benefit of the doubt maybe it was just a bad day and ordered again…. Big mistake. Feel physically sick. Didn’t Evan give the wasted items to our dog. These guys need to shut down or go to Corwen Chinese for lessons. If ya want a Chinese in bala drive 10...

Just don't go here. Absolutely awful. Crispy beef and chicken balls were bordering on burned. The, so called, large spring roll was a mass of greasy batter and the grease had permeated inside to the filling. We were on holiday nearby and thought we'd try it. We're coming back next year, but will NOT be getting food from there. If you want better, I'd suggest the dumpster at the back of the Co-Op, 20 yards away.

And, yes, this is a genuine review from a 60yr old ex professional musician who's eaten from more takeaways than most people could ever dream of and is quite handy with a wok.

I also think they bought the 4* hygiene rating sticker, displayed in the window, from ebay. If the front of house is anything to go by, the kitchen must be filthy.

Also, you'll need cash. Pathetic in this day and age that they don't accept card payments.

I repeat. Just...