Canton King

The original Cantonese founder no longer manages this place unfortunately. I hope the new owner retains the traditional “Canton King” standard. Just before COVID happened in 2020, the original boss sold the shop. I have been coming here since 2013 and have been coming here on a quarterly basis since. Its my favourite Chinese takeaway up in the North of England. They provide “King” size portions in comparison to competitors at a reasonable and fair price! This has been their main selling point since they opened! In my whole life of eating Chinese takeaways, not a single place has ever beaten Canton King’s value for money in terms of portion sizes! I was blown away by the portion size when I first came here! Their taste is very standard and generic. Do not expect very tasty Chinese like down in London! I recommend coming here if you are very hungry!

Ordered sweet and sour chicken balls that were crispy, sweet and so good.The salt and pepper wings and chips? spot on, probably the best! Plenty of salt, onion, chilli and garlic. The chicken chow mein was nice but but seemed incomplete, like it was missing something but still great. Unfortunately I cant say the same about the egg fried rice it was greasy, stuck together like sand and had a weird taste like it was out of date. To make up for this the staff were really friendly and gave very generous portions and I mean loads! The place does look a bit run down but don't let that stop you from coming in and trying them out; don't judge a book by its cover especially not this book! Cheap tasty food, friendly staff and one hundred percent worth it. Recommended

I love this place, I've been getting food from here for many years and always spot on. BIG portions so make sure you don't over order, most items will easily split between 2 to 3 people. Very reasonably priced, costs me between £15 - £20 usually to feed 2 adults, 2 teens and a child. Only negative is that it looks a bit run down, that doesn't effect the food but could possibly put off passing trade.