Essence

I would say, salted chilli prawn! Yum yum! So delicious! Of course, I will come back!

It is amazing Chinese food! The best Chinese food ever in Belfast! My favorite is sizzling black bean fillet steak and satay special Chow Mein! Best everrrrrrrrrrr!

I take back what I said… Based on one good meal but it was really good… 5 stars for the salted chilli chicken!

I’ll admit it, I’m yet to actually go for a sit in meal in Essence but it is essentially 7 doors away from my house so it seems daft not to just havea take away and lounge in my PJ’s as I eat.
From phone call to collection I’ve never waited longer than the length of time it takes me to throw on a jacket and walk 200 yards for my food.
Delightfully happy, helpful and funny staff are quick on the ball and also know that I’m addicted to the free prawn crackers (even with only one meal, no minimum spend it seems). Evey meal I’ve had from Essence has been tasty, fresh and exciting. I’ve had a bit of everything from Curry to Salted Chilli, Black Bean to Chow Mein and I’ve yet to find anything I couldn’t rave about.
Great food, lovely staff, speedy service and good value for money.

Essence is a very strange name for a Chinese restaurant, but hey. I haven’t eaten here, only been gloriously lazy and ordered a takeaway, but the restaurant does look very pleasant and one day I will sit down for some of their excellent grub. Their chilli salted pork is absolutely gorgeous and I have eat it for breakfast if it was open early enough! My girlfriend always gets the special chow mien which looks mouth watering, but I can’t desert my beloved pork!

Essence is another Chinese restaurant on the fantastic Lisburn Road. They offer a choice of sit in, take out or for the lazy sods… delivery! Ahh bliss. PJ’s TV and Chinese food. The food is really good too. I always go for either the Black bean stir fry or just a bog standard beef curry and their standards have never slipped. The restaurant itself is really nice too and the staff are really great! So attentive to your every want and need and they will always check that you’re OK for drinks etc. Definitely a quality Chinese and the [prices are really great too! Win, Win!

It’s one of the most presentable looking Chinese takeaways I’ve ever been to, and I think this says a lot about the standards of the people who run this place. We called in for some food a few weeks ago, on our way to a concert in the King’s Hall, and we weren’t disappointed. We got the usual stuff, honey chilli chicken, a couple of beef satays, and a curry split (one of us wasn’t very adventurous) and they were all lovely. The food was served quickly too, and without fuss, and we ploughed through it hungrily, eager to get to the concert. They have a sit in area, or you can take away your food or order it to the door, so they’ve got all bases covered here.