Ying Wah 321 Whitehorse Road, Croydon CR0 2HR

"Just visited during my break for a quick special fried rice and was shocked it only cost £3.20 for a large one! To my surprise it was really good, full of meat and very tasty. I will definitely visit again, thank you! UPDATE I popped in again and tried the King prawns with mushrooms only £4.20 and fantastic really tasty prawns, wish this place was close to where I live!"

"At first glance this takeway appeared very clean and the woman serving was polite and friendly. Once we started eating the food however we found that it was very bland and tasteless. The chicken balls were overdone on the outside and underdone on the inside. The crispy rolls had a strange taste as if the vegetables weren't fresh. The ribs had no flavour and the crispy aromatic duck was neither crispy or fragrant. There was also nothing special about the chefs special noodles or chop suey. The owners were not happy when we brought the food back and politely asked for a refund. They said they had never had any complaints in the 28 years since they had been running the business. They reluctantly partially refunded us if we promised not to come back! We reassured them that there was no chance of that!"

"Stale tasteless food, I called back to say the chicken balls were not cooked and raw inside, the woman said the oil must have been too hot. when asked for refund they said £17 after we spent £28. The Chinese husband took my photo so I video recorded the food and them. They called the Indian shop keeper from next door which was obvious to me he was not a customer, he offered to top up the refund to £20. He also told the Chinese man off for taking my photo. Consisering they have been in the country over 30 years they should speak English. Awful food which has left us all feeling very sick. BEWARE"

"I've only ever been to Ying Wah for lunch and it's always been pretty good. For £3.80 they have an impressive lunch menu with an entrée and either noodles or rice. Beef and mushrooms with noodles is my usual. The portions are really generous and unlike a lot of other takeaways, they don't skimp on the beef and round it out with a ton of mushrooms. Today I also ordered prawn crackers (they aren't given for free) for an extra £1.20. I won't get them again—it tasted like they aren't ordered very often and had been there for a while. I bought my Diet Coke from the newsagent next door. I've never been able to reach the restaurant by phone to order lunch because nobody ever answers, so I have to walk there. This isn’t a big deal for me since they're super close and cook everything in about 7-minutes, but I have also gone around during their lunch hours (12-2pm) and found it closed. It's a small family operation and I assume with only a husband/wife team running the show, if one is sick or they need to do something else during business hours, the restaurant stays shuttered for the day. I know this all sounds bad, but honestly, for the price, portions, and overall quality of the lunch special it's worth popping in every now and again."