China House

China House is the Chinese takeaway on South Normanton's High Street, in the older run of village-centre shops that sits south of the main Market Place. It's a small-counter Chinese rather than a sit-down room, working through the standard Cantonese book — sweet and sour chicken balls, kung po prawn, beef in black bean, satay, curry-sauce mains, chow mein and the egg fried rice that goes into most set meals.

The shop opens earlier than most of its rivals in the village, with the kitchen taking lunchtime orders as well as the heavier evening trade. That makes it a useful alternative for the South Normanton offices and the parents who want a proper hot meal at midday rather than a sandwich. For weekday teatime orders it sits alongside Oriental Express and the more recent Wok Aroma in the village's Chinese rotation. Collection from the High Street counter is straightforward; delivery covers the central streets and the Bramley Vale edges.