I lived in Ryde for 15 years and this was my favourite local Chinese takeaway. There were a couple of Chinese restaurants nearby which I tried but did not like at all (one had bad food, the other was too expensive, served too many veggies with barely any meat, and was open at odd hours) so I usually found myself ordering here. Most of the food is fairly typical Chinese takeaway. The quality of the food is variable, mostly okay and nothing too awful, but after numerous takeaways and the occasional eat in there are a few dishes worth trying if you find yourself in this location.

When I needed a bit of BBQ I ordered their roast duck with rice which was not bad. I also liked the egg noodles with seafood and the rice noodles with prawn and egg sauce (one of the more expensive dishes, around $13). My partner and I liked their version of Thai beef salad which is not as fancy as what you'd find in a Thai restaurant but it was good enough. Later on we frequently ordered the beef with rice noodles (braised style but also good dry fried) and the chicken cashew nuts with rice, which were probably two of our most frequent dishes ordered.

However there is one dish above all others that stands out – I've not been able to find it in any restaurant since – the Thai Basil Beef. This is stir fried spicy beef with Thai basil, served with rice. Thai basil is not the sweet basil herb used to make pesto, it is the basil herb with the small leaves which has a different flavour. The first time I ate this dish I could not believe how good it was, it was amazing. We've ordered basil beef in many Thai restaurants since then but the one here has a unique taste which I've not found anywhere else (still looking).

I have to disagree with the previous review about their service. In general the service is quite good, though it can be a bit slow when they're busy. The restaurant is quite spacious but the décor rather basic, which probably explains why most of their business appears to be takeaway/delivery. I liked the fact that it's quiet in the evenings and you can get a meal in here and not have to shout to make yourself heard.

Approximate cost: $12 approx; there are usually lunch specials for cheaper

Mains, BBQ pork $8.00 and salt and pepper squid $15.00. The pork was less than you'd get in a take away and was fatty. The S&P squid was battered would have otherwise been nice. Overall, very ordinary. I'll probably give this another go but it won't be in a hurry.

this is a little noodle house that sells the kind of noodles you pick from scratch. the place is clean and fairly new and the service to be honest was poor. the noodles were pretty good however. overall an average experience but reasonable prices

Approximate cost: $15-17