Lotus House

A decent, standard Chinese takeaway with the same menu and price range you’ll recognise from hundreds of other takeaways. In fact you get the feeling that all the ingredients for all these near-​identical takeaways come from some giant Chinese Takeaway Ingredients Warehouse somewhere near Watford and that’s why the food you get is almost always exactly the same.
Service was friendly, and as I’d rung the order in ahead it was very quick. The beef chow mein was decent– plenty of meat and a generous portion for one. The crispy beef in sweet and sour sauce was absolutely swimming in gravy-​thick artificially-​bright red sauce and a reasonable helping. The serving of rice for one was just right, but this isn’t one of those takeaways where one order of rice will serve two people.
It’s nearby so I’ll be trying this place out again, as it’s very reasonable and friendly but not outstanding.