Maxim Chinese Restaurant

Awful rip off Used to be great not now Too expensive for what it is Will not be going back there They cannot cope when busy

Maxims on Northfields Ave is s a fantastic family run Chinese Restaurant, fabulous food, great variety of drinks, wonderful staff, just a perfect place to go … a rare threat to find such an awesome restaurant

I wish I had read Clair W's review (5/2/23) before ordering a takeaway! Our experience was exactly the same; I spent quite a lot of money on almost inedible food tasteless, stodgy, greasy cooked to death meat we threw most of it away and still our stomachs feel rather queasy. Never again!

Maintaining its high standards. Many restaurants are cutting quality. This one is keeping them up. Everything is served hot to the table. The duck is succulent and tasty. It’s clear everything is cooked fresh to order. The spicy chicken and roasted beef are top of their class. Definitely worth a detour

We left this area over 23 years ago but have kept in contact with friends. Maxims was always our favourite restaurant and remained very special in our memory. We were so delighted to go back with our friends last night. It was just as we remembered it. Absolutely wonderful another great evening in Maxims. Thank you for such wonderful food and being such great hosts. We will be back promise.

I have been dining here for over 30 years, it has fallen into decline, the food is very average and stodgy, the service is poor and chaotic with wrong dishes arriving at the wrong time, the old characters have gone and have been replaced by masked minions, the prices have rocketed, it is shame to see what has happened, it used to be good. £180 plus service charge for a bottle of Chateau Batailley is daylight robbery, to be avoided.

I have nut and shellfish allergies, but the menu isn't clear on which dishes contain them. It is not cheap a 1/4 duck is £18.50 inc service, and it was dry and uninspiring. A 330ml bottle of beer is £6.20 inc service, equivalent to £10.65 a pint. Plain fried noodles at £8.40 is a good reason to get a takeaway from a better place at half the price. The chicken in black bean sauce was not black beany or saucy enough, and my friends said there was nothing special about the special fried rice £9.50 inc). I couldn't say because they didn't say it had prawns in it. All in all, there are many, far better places locally at much better value.

We were celebrating my son's birthday and were very disappointed at the lack of good service, our water glasses were never filled up automatically, the manager never once asked how we'd enjoyed the meal, we were served the wrong dish and then had to wait for the right one, the pancakes for the duck were stuck to the paper doily and the replacements were charged for. When my friend mentioned politely to the manager that the spare ribs were not as juicy and good as last time she'd had them, he started to argue with her in quite a rude manner. Needless to say we will not return and for over £90 for 3 of us only, and just one single beer, the prices are just horrendous and are not warranted.

I treated my hubby to a meal here for his birthday. Some of the food here is better than average. I’d give an overall score of 4. 5 for dishes like the salt and pepper squid and the soft shell crab. Both were very well cooked. The chicken satay was ok but didn’t look particularly appetising. The main courses were also quite good but could be improved. The fried rice was mediocre and bland. The sizzling prawn dish was over prepared with the chilli dried out which caused the sauce to dry out and it made all surrounding tables cough. The chilli fish was nice but my hubby wouldn’t have chosen it had he been aware it was sweet chilli sauce. However it was beautifully cooked. The vegetables dishes...