Great Wall

Who are we ?

We are the Great Wall, a family-run restaurant and takeaway. We opened in 1995 and were one of the first Chinese takeaways in the area. Our family comes from the Canton region, which is home to the Cantonese language and food. Cantonese food is often considered the hardest cuisine in China to cook as it is characterised by delicate and fresh flavours with a huge emphasis on quality ingredients and 'being able to taste everything that has gone into the dish', making it difficult to strike a balance between flavours without overpowering one another; therefore, you rarely find heavily spiced sauces or seasonings in traditional Cantonese dishes. 

At the Great Wall, we aim to bring the essence of Cantonese cooking through the use of fresh and high-quality ingredients, as well as enhancing the natural flavour of meats through marination and cooking methods such as steaming and stir-frying, which create the lightest and most delicate dishes.

What we have improved 

This year, we have really tried to make it our goal to work on the feedback given from our customers and keep improving ourselves. The two key areas we feel need the most improving are accurate and clear communication on timings for orders, alongside the interior of our restaurant. For the first point, we now leave more time between orders to allow room for mistakes to stop the domino effect where a late order earlier in the night results in a late order for everyone else following, as well as being as straightforward as possible with the wait times or delays if there are any. As for the second point, as much as we are unable to do any major structural renovations, we have changed the soft furnishings, from new tablecloths to new lights to new decorations, as well as giving the restaurant a little reshuffle, making the entrance area a bit more roomy and giving tables more space around them.

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