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not a run of the mill greasy sickly shitty one that seems everywhere.one that does it better, and doesn't leave my mouth overpowered with garlic and makes me feel like shit after eating it.
someone help me as i aint had a decent one for ages.surely there is one in our town worth buying from?

Thought you was a curry man

i am.but i had one last night.

all the chinese's in swindon are pretty much all the same and always disapoint me.
i have had some cracking chinese meals, but not here.
i fancy one tonight.

You bloody porker!

not really a chinese man myself, but i found the zen in gorse hill to be exepional

my bro said the same.weird as it's out the back that seedy pub-club on the corner.

i know, not a great location but great food, i'd give it go

Get take out from the rendezvous. Best by a mile!

If you don't mind travelling a bit then Peking House in Bassett (Woodshaw) is superb.

heard a lot of people say the same

The one on faringdon road on the corner is nice, but why not try thai instead? The one on Vic hill.

Sorry can't be arsed to remember names today.

I ate in the Thai Orchid last week. Overpriced and very average.

simon i hate you, the thai orchid is amazing. it's the best thai i've had in swindon.

my parents swear by HK97 in west swindon but i prefer to just get a sachet sauce and make one at home

Alright Gok x

si didn't rate curry cottage so his taste buds must be fucked.
going with zen.

Maybe I just went on a bad night. Nobody in my group of 13 thought it was anything more than average.

HK97 get a zero star rating from the council hygiene checks every year  :no: :no:

Curry cottage is what it is, an ok curry but nothing amazing. I cant see what the fuss is that's all.

imo the best takeaway curry you can get in swindon,but was a tounge in cheek comment.

i think the key to a good curry house is the notible differences in their curry dishes.most place's curries seem to all taste the same whatever you've ordered from the menu,but curry cottages are all very different and how it should be.

Not found a better curry takeaway than Curry Cottage myself. Only tried a few in the area mind.

Agree with Arriba, a good Chinese takeaway is hard to find. Best in these parts seems to be Emporer's kitchen, but its merely above average for Swindon.

Shanghai restaurant, westcott place is the absolute shizzle.

Is that good or bad? Seems to me it could be either.

or shit mixed with jizz?

Didn't they get shut down for a while a few years back for some major health code violations?

arriba...............its not where you go.its when you go and what you order.
We have some good Chinese restaurants in Swindon and they all have there good/bad points.
Go to Marks and Sparks gets some nice food and a good bottle of red/white........and you still will have change from a twenty pound note.

I recently discovered http://www.just-eat.co.uk/ and decided to try a few different places of late. Have a look on there. Most Chinese takeaway does seem much of a muchness though.

Has anyone eaten at the Taj Mahal restaurant in West Swindon? Keep meaning to give that a go.

Not sure where you live but i've always had a good takeaway from Abbeymeads Redezvous. Wide choice of food on the menu and food has always been good for me

abbeymeads redezvous is a rip off it all the food is like its warmd up in the microwave. You gotta try seven star       green meadow it is the best takeaway!!! :I'm a complete mofleakin Deak

meal was pretty good.chow mein was excellent and not greasy at all.
overall better than i've had recently, but still reckon there must be better out there.

yum yums is fucking awful.i'm talking as bad ricky shakes first touch-jerel ifils passes to the flanks awful.
i lived in walcot for 10 years and that was a fucking good takeaway once.took over and ruined.
zeera's i strongly think tried to steal my identity.if they have your credit card details beware.

Lee Tims  in coleview is nice & also Nythe chippy ( can't remember the exact name ) both do a nice take away.

Bamboo Gardens in Highworth is pretty good. Although it's called something else now... I forget what.

 I had no idea that Swindon and district had so many Chinese take aways.  I like the Chinese, provide a really good service and keep a low profile....pun not intended.

 Back in the 70's when I lived in Portsmouth, there used to be a seedy flea pit cinema, which showed nothing but porn films.....when you went in there for an afternoons entertainment, it was invariably full of Chinamen, yet somehow you never noticed them the rest of the time.

The Chinese that I have met, and I have met a few, have always been horrid people (bar one). Unashamedly greedy and self centred with little or no respect or consideration for anyone else.

Fair enough, but do you know of a decent take away in Bangkok, and do they deliver?

we had one last night. it was grim

A council hygiene check?

er no

I like terrys on eastcott hill.

we had the exact same question last night, and came to the conclusion that there wasn't.

so had a thai from poms instead pretty good quality and value. as good as thai orchid for my money without the ridiculous prices. can recommend poms for a good value meal. thai is better than chinese anyway

think we've only had one chinese in swindon and it was from connies in old town and it was fucking hideous and fucking expensive.


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eldene's my local chinese. i gave up on it as everything is just loaded with garlic and too greasy for my liking.the curry is ok and i have that sometimes though.
i used terry's for a while and it was very good but imo it went downhill.
i'll give the one on faringdon road a go next time, but zen was decent(thanks chubbs)

We usually get ours from Nythe, although im not fussy in the slightest when it comes to Chinese food. I'll eat it.

A friend of mine speaks very highly of the little place more or less opposite St Tropez.

Doesn't look much from the outside, but she knows a thing or two about eating out.

tried the one on faringdon road the other day.
was pretty shit to be honest.food was generally very greasy, and the pork balls were fucking terrible.threw most of them away as they were so tough to bite into and fatty.

i'll be sticking with zen for a delivery in the future.

I think they've gone downhill,  we had one last weekend and ended up leaving half of it because it was fatty.

Ive had a couple of meals in there and a few take outs - My fave Swindon curry by far. Having said that ive not been there sinse moving as its a bit out of the way and you know how quick places can go down hill!

Finally got round to ordering a takeaway from there. Had an enjoyable lamb rogan josh which is something I don't normally have. Tempted to try my usual bhuna or madras in the next week to see how it fares.

Not Chinese or Swindon but the Lamb & Flag on the A420 near Longworth do fucking superb Thai food.

Excellent Thai food they have just moved their from the Bell in Wantage used to go once a week for the fiver Thai lunch special.

** BUMP **

If anyone is ordering a takeaway tonight, try www.just-eat.co.uk.
Until midnight tonight, if you use voucher code FBFANS150, you can get 15% off.

I like Just Eat. I noticed there's an Italian delivery now (hurrah!) - San Marco. However, something about the fact that that restaurant has changed names quite a few times though, leads me to believe the food is probably pretty ropey. Someone tell me otherwise please.

Italian takeaway? I'll just a get a Dominos thanks.

The Toby Carvery now do a roast dinner takeaway... saves you having to mix with the proles

What happens if you want seconds?

I wouldnt want firsts letalone seconds from there.

Never found a better Indian than the Lalbagh in Rodbourne.

Correct...the Sarrazen Special is to die for....have one from there once a month takeaway.

My mate used to say the same and would never even entertain the idea of eating a curry anywhere else. BUT, then when the restaurant ratings came out (i'm not sure who does it) they were awarded 0 stars for health and hygiene and food standard.

Never been back since.

This is a good place for Indian, but then i came across Curry Cottage also in Rodbourne which i would strongly recommend.

I also like going to Biplobs in Old town, but i havent been there for a while so not sure if it's still the same.

For chinese i like Zen in Gorse hill, looks like a shite-hole but surprisingly good food

ive never had a bad curry there , although i did have the shits in the morning once