Chef's Cottage - West Oxfordshire

Always go to this Chinese as it’s what my dad likes, the past couple of times haven’t been great but decided to give it another go, always have crispy shredded chilli beef, this time it was the worst and safe to say I will never return. 2 meals £20 and this is what we are given!

I should have suspected something was off when I noticed that prices on the menu had been raised with a felt-tipped pen. Despite the high prices, I assumed the food would be of good quality. Unfortunately, that was not the case. The dishes were filled with cheap ingredients and very little meat, poorly cooked and lacking flavor. Additionally, they only accept cash payments, which is inconvenient during a pandemic. The atmosphere of the restaurant gives off a sense of amateurism, with staff seemingly operating on a day-to-day basis. It's surprising that they receive any positive reviews at all.

When a Chinese can get chicken balls and chips wrong you need to worry. Well I say chicken balls, more ball than chicken. Chips were at least thrice cooked. Curry sauce was just wet, no flavour literally just brown wet liquid. Shredded beef was day glow pink again no flavour. We then played hunt the squid but when we found it like the chicken balls was just batter. The only decent part of the meal was the crab and sweet corn soup.

Really applaud by the terrible service, had my order messed up twice.. I ordered a delivery of vegatable noodles, when it arrived it was full of meat. I rang up chefs cottage only to be told it was what I had ordered, however they kindly offered to send out a new delivery. The man on the phone even double checked and asked me would I like eggs or meat to which I replied no. The delivery was fast however there was meat in my dish again.. I rang back up only to be told I was wrong and was handed over to the chef who was adement she was correct.. No apology in any of this may I add. I decided it was best I go into show them, only for the lady to argue with me it wasn't meat. I'll add a picture and you can make your own minds up....

We really enjoy the food at this restaurant! The service is excellent and the delivery is fast. They give you a generous portion of food. The staff is always polite when we call. We have never had any issues.