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River Garden Restaurant

134 Bridge Street, Belper, England
01773 822468
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Ranked #35 of 41 restaurants in Belper
Cuisines: Chinese
Dining options: Reservations, Delivery, Late Night
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Dining options: Reservations, Delivery, Late Night
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 1, 2013 via mobile

Upon arrival we were met with confusion. No one seemed to know where we were supposed to be sitting or that we had made a booking at all. Approximately 10 seconds after being seated a lady, who we assumed was the manageress, approached our table asking if we knew what we wanted to order as they were very busy. We... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2013 via mobile

Went for the all you can eat menu, hardly any choice and have to pay extra for foods. If you want a proper all you can eat Chinese stick to the buffet type restaurants.

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed April 28, 2013 via mobile

By far the worst restaurant weve been to, we had -to wait over 20 minutes from being seated to us being asked what we wanted for starters and then another 30 minutes for them to be brought out, at this point we should of left. As for the so called food , it was dull and tasteless. We love spare... More

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Cromford, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 27, 2013

Unfortunately, our friends like to go to this restaurant which is close to their house. We have been there 5 or 6 times over the past few years. Twice now, having ordered vegetarian food I have been served with the meat or fish equivalent, despite ordering correctly, stressing vegetarian and even quoting their meal number. To be fair, the service,... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 19, 2013

We went to River Gardens in the late afternoon/early evening due to having our baby with us. Well to say they aren't family friendly would be an understatement! We walked in and the lady manageress told us that she will be moving us from the table she was going to put us on because of the baby - apparently we... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed April 16, 2013 via mobile

This restaurant used to be good value & the good was reasonable....... Lately the food is disgusting, you are constantly being eyeballed whilst eating your meal by the staff who are extremely rude with you. We went recently & were absolutely shocked that the waiter who was bribing out the food did not have a clue what dishes he was... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2013 via mobile

went tonight cause our local Chinese is shut wish we had never bothered .opted for the all you can eat buffet at 12.99 a head . anything other than beef pork or chicken was extra ie king prawn fillet beef or duck .also crispy duck was 6.99 extra . the food was greasy the chicken didn't even taste like chicken... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 3, 2013

After being a regular customer at the River Garden for many many years, we were shocked to find the slip in the usual standard of the takeaway dishes on our passed few visits. The chicken was 90% fat and the mushrooms seemed like those you would find in a supermarket own brands tinned product, wet; thin and slimey....not appealing at... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 17, 2013 via mobile

Me and my girlfriend love this place and we have been going for many years now. I highly recommend the all you can eat buffet, especially the starters (which we tend to have a lot of and then only have one main course). In a few of the reviews on here people have complained about the staff. We have never... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 13, 2013 via mobile

The food is delicious. The service is good and not at all slow. The atmosphere is calm and comfortable. And the food is good value for money. I can't see a single thing wrong with this Chinese and I have been 9 times. I've always felt welcome and always had a good night! It seems only the unhappy few are... More

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