Eleven Chinese Take Away

It seems these days I’m getting lazier and lazier when it comes to cooking for myself. The malaise of existence, come evening, has taken its toll and all I want is for something tasty to be delivered to my door. All I have to do is answer, unless my housemates do that for me, and it’s right there ready to go. At Eleven Chinese you can expect such a luxury. They’re on Just Eat, which makes everything so simple, and have a number of options to choose from, including a variety of satay, kung po, curry and other trad dishes.
On this occasion I refused to step outside of my comfort zone and opted for yet another Special Curry with Special Fried Rice and chips. The other one chose a Kung Po dish with chicken and we shared the rice. For starters it came way before the expected 50 minute delivery, so happy days. His dish was a delight, full of flavour, which didn’t appear to become cloying by the end, and full of tasty bits — including cashews, which I don’t believe was identified on the menu so if you’re a nut allergy dude you might need to ring before choosing. (Peanuts seemed to be signified on the menu, but I’m sure nut allergies can extend to other nut varieties?)
Sadly though, after an initial bite, my curry wasn’t all that flavoursome. It was very dark and more packed with veg and meat than at any other take away I’ve tried thus-​far, which was excellent, but before long there was something lacking in the actual taste of the sauce. Consistency-​wise, it was the usual thick sauce, but the taste seemed watered down somehow. Even so, the fried rice was excellent and the amount of veg and meat in the curry was fantastic so you win-​some-​lose-​some.
Either way it’s another reasonably decent place on the list of cool places to grab a quick cheap bite. Or, rather, have delivered to your door.