Comments on: Edinburgh’s Best Chinese Takeaway: China Palace

By: James Barnes

James Barnes — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:48:52 +0000

Without a doubt Jiuding is THE best in Edinburgh. There are a lot of takeaways in Edinburgh and it definitely cannot be beaten, actually just waiting for an order now :-D, the Crispy Shredded Chicken in Honey Chilli sauce is a must!

By: David Williamson

David Williamson — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:21:48 +0000

Out of all the Chinese takeaway shops in Edinburgh that I have tried I would say that Jiuding on Albert Street is streets above with different portion sizes cheap dining and wonderful staff who greet you on entry even the delivery service is fast pending on how busy they are.

The food is always excellent, (try the Salt & pepper chicken you will not be disappointed)

By: RD

RD — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:01:44 +0000

Do they do Salt and Pepper spare Ribs? A must for me…

By: Paul bowen

Paul bowen — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:06:19 +0000

I think the buffet is not freash go to jimmy chungs !

By: Dave Wood

Dave Wood — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:39:15 +0000

If you’re looking for REALLY cheap and good quality Chinese food, try Jiuding at 30 Albert Street. Medium portions from £2 to £3, and large portions from £3.50 to £4.50. Two cans of juice for orders over £10.

Their Roast Pork Chow Mein (aka char siu) is incredible. I found one of their crispy shredded dishes to be a bit lacking in meat between the batter, but everything else I’ve had has been either comparable with or better than other local takeaways.

Four dishes for a tenner can’t be bad…

By: Victoria Young

Victoria Young — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:30:35 +0000

I really like it, it’s a good chinese, and i’m sorry, but you really can’t judge a chinese takeaway by the quality of it’s chips - go to a chippy!

By: Andrew Ness

Andrew Ness — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:51:35 +0000

I saw this blog and tried China Palace as a result. I have to say it was one of the worst chinese takeaways I’ve had.

The delivery took well over an hour to arrive, and when it did the food was cold. The chips were very overcooked, no potato left in them at all.

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:03:36 +0000

I’ve had 2 takeaways from there in the last 3 years. The first one, I ended up having dreadful food poisoning so we didn’t go back.

Then we thought one evening, maybe it was just a bad night and ordered again. The same thing happened.

It used to be excellent, about 5 years ago but the quality is just gone.

By: Eddie Grant

Eddie Grant — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:19:37 +0000

Prawn crackers being moreish has nothing to do with msg, it’s all about the density of the initial mix and the quality of the tapioca flour…

By: Jess

Jess — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:29:50 +0000

Have you ever tried Ocean takeaway (12 Crighton Place)? It’s a few blocks further down from China Palace between the two silver bowls actually. Main meals are cheaper and quite generous too. You get free prawn crackers when over £7, free salt and spicy wings when spending over £15 but you have the choice of other starters if the wings are not suitable, free bottle of juice when spending over £20 or a bottle of cheapy wine instead of juice when spending over £28. There’s no free delivery but lot of freebies to make up for it I feel. Local delivery is £1 anyways. Meal deals available too which is handy for people on the cheap, aka me students. I have tried Chinese takeaways mostly in the middle of Leith walk and other places use way too much colouring or taste bit bland. Actually prawn crackers are only moreish because of the msg.