Quick friendly service, but unfortunately zero taste to any of the food we had. We won't be ordering from here again.
Really disappointed with the food served. I ordered chicken in lemon sauce. The chicken was totally overcooked and dry and looked like it had been in a freezer for months before being chucked in a deep fat fryer. Nothing freshly cooked about it, just bland, old food, made just about edible once covered in the lemon sauce but not at all enjoyable. Definitely won't be eating from here again.
Food poisoning. The most recent review before mine says the same thing. We had Chinese from here with our friends, the only thing I had that was different to them was the chicken balls, and I have been violently ill with d&v for two days since. Will avoid from now on.
food tastes decent but chicken balls obviously weren’t okay as i was throwing up an hour after eating and my partner was throwing up out the other end. crispy beef and chilli sauce didn’t have any meat in it was literally just batter. not a very good experience.
We came to cheddar for a little get away and was recommended by a friend to eat here. We were not disappointed, the salt and pepper chicken was a bit too salty but very tasty and had the black bean chicken and chicken and mushrooms.......Best Chinese have had in a while, very flavoursome
I have used Riverside Chinese regularly for 30 years. I have always found the food to be excellent and the staff friendly and helpful.
Have literally just picked up, picked through, and fed the dogs most of the order. The aromatic lamb was very tough chicken with ginger and spring onions had lots of white onions, quite a bit of chicken but didn’t taste of ginger, salt and chilli prawn were butterflied king prawns to make them look bigger but the coating was thick and floury. Vile. Sweet and sour chicken balls were nice as was cucumber and prawn crackers!!! Don’t waste your money. A Waste of £40.
The starters were among the best I've ever had! We had Satay Chicken and Prawn toast, and I have to say, both of them were were probably the best ever in a Chinese - restaurant or take-away! It's a shame the mains didn't complete the experience - after those starters, we had some Egg Fried Rice, Chicken in Batter with Honey & Garlic Sauce, and some Roast Chicken Chinese Style (all pictured). The portions were VERY generous, but unfortunately, all three were incredibly bland, and it put a bit of a downer on the whole evening. The service started well, but by the end, we spent so much time waiting that we eventually left on our own - even though we were the only ones left in the restaurant. We'd definitely go again, but order our starters as mains!
Riverside Chinese Restaurant is located at The Cliffs, Cheddar BS27 3QA, UK
You can contact Riverside Chinese Restaurant at +44 1934 743958
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