Wong’s Dragon Chinese Take Away In Poole

We’ve regularly bought our Chinese takeaways from Wongs Dragon in Oakdale Poole and have always been happy with both the quality of food and the speed of delivery.

Now they have it set up so that when you call the the first time they make a note of your telephone number and address so when you call next time they know immediately who you are and where to delivery it.

No offence to the Chinese people, but it can prove a little tiring to have to spell out your delivery address every time you place an order so their system is fantastic.

The menu is a typical Chinese menu with all the usual dishes on and the prices are very reasonable. If your order is over £10 usually they give you a freebie dish or some good old prawn crackers.

I usually order the set meal A for 1 person as it works out a great value and they will let you change the dishes a little too.

If your a Poole local or just visiting then give them a try and let us know what your thought below.

Cinnamon Indian Restaurant in Ferndown

Located in the centre of leafy Ferndown (Dorset) you’ll find an excellent curry house called Cinnamon.  Although this restaurant has only been established for little over a year, it seemingly has a huge following already, judging by their bulging Customer Comments book by the bar!  Cinnamon is very different to traditional curry houses, as it possesses a really modern and stylish interior.  The restaurant is smaller than most restaurants, however can easily cater for 50 or 60 in the restaurant at any given time.

The chef at this restaurant is actually a local award winner, and this is reflected by the supreme presentation on the plate, and the intricate care of the waiters Jay and Mo – you can tell it’s a friendly service if you go out knowing their names on your first visit!

I began my meal with a Chicken Tikka starter on a bed of salad – it was a great way to start my meal, and with a pint of Kingfisher by my side, my pallet was suitably warmed up for the main course.

I ordered a Lamb Rogan Josh for my main course, whilst my partner went for a less spicy Chicken Korma.  I was really pleased when my meal came out because it was just right in terms of hotness – quite often in many tandori restaurants I find myself ordering jugs and jugs of water to accompany my meal (even if it was only ‘medium’ strength), but this time I didn’t have to.  Then we finished off with some deserts and coffees, again, presented really well and tasting divine.

Together with the vibrant atmosphere and authentic Indian music softly in the background, I definitely would recommend this place to anyone wanting a fantastic an Indian.  To top it off, I was told if I write a review on their web-site they’ll email me a 20% off coupon for my next meal… now that can’t be bad. Read more

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Spyglass & Kettle Pub In Southbourne

I popped in for a quick meal in the early evening on Friday with my wife and son. It was a beautiful evening with the sun still in full swing and many people sitting outside in the garden.

The Spyglass enjoy a great location being just across the road from the southbourne cliffs and beautiful beach so it’s great if you fancy a walk after eating.

We actually struggled to find a seat as many of the tables were reserved and clearly there were a few parties booked in as some of the tables were kitted out with balloons etc.

It’s an order at the bar place so that we did and dinner was brought out in around 15 minutes which was fine. My wife decided to have two starters for her main course, and I went for a surf and turf.

Portion sizes are reasonable and the meals are usually served on the large oval plates. The chips were actually the highlight of my dinner, nice thick cut chips that were cooked well. However my steak wasn’t up to much, chewy unfortunately. The rest of my dinner was OK and my wife liked hers but described it as pretty ordinary.

It’s not a cheap place for the quality of food either really, I paid £11.95 for my surf and turf which I think was too much.

My experience of the place wasn’t great really and I certainly wouldn’t rush back. Perhaps the reason there were so many reserved tables was because of the hotel residents staying there.

I have been here before and at one time I think it was part of the Hungry Horse chain and I think the food was a little better then. The place could make a killing with all the tourism in the area if it was well run I’m sure.

If you do visit the Spyglass & Kettle in Southbourne then let us know below!

The Real China Restaurant In Poole

I took my family to The Real China in the centre of Poole on Sunday for a good old Chinese buffet as my children love going up for food as many times as they like!

It’s quite a large place and previously was a discount store and then a posh furniture store so there is plenty of room with many large table configurations.

The staff are always friendly and quick to serve you drinks and invite you to help yourself to the buffet which is nice. Actually that’s one thing I love about buffets and carvery’s is the fact that you don’t have to wait for the chef to cook your food so if your starving you can be eating in minutes!

There is a good range of traditional Chinese food including, crispy duck pancakes, fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, various seafood dishes, prawn crackers you name it. I would estimate that there is around 30-40 different dishes so there is something for everyone – even chips for those hardcore English diners.

For desserts they had cup cakes, various ice creams, jelly,fruit punch and orange slices so plenty of things if you have any room left of course.

At the time of writing it costs £9.95 for adults and £5.50 for children under 140cm. An unusual way of billing for children but it does avoid the chance of people saying their kids are younger than they are I suppose (not that we ever do that of course!).

Overall I would recommend a visit to The Real China in Poole for a Chinese buffet as the food variety and standard is good.

If you ever visit there let us know and if you want to find out more about The Real China restaurants (there are 7 in total) go to: http://www.therealchina.co.uk/

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