Oriental Chef

Swanwick — the cluster of post-mining streets that runs down the hill from Alfreton towards Pentrich — keeps a small parade at The Green where Oriental Chef has been the village Chinese takeaway for years. The shop trades Cantonese standards rather than chasing trends: chicken in lemon sauce, kung po, beef in black bean, satay skewers, chop suey and chow mein, with the usual sweet and sour pork balls on the set meals. Online ordering through the shop's own site is straightforward and you can pay by card or Google/Apple Pay.

Customers come back for the portion sizes and the friendly service rather than any high-end pretension, and the vegetarian section is wider than you'd expect for a small village kitchen. Delivery covers Swanwick itself, Leabrooks, Riddings and the Alfreton edges, with collection welcome for anyone in the village. It's the kind of dependable neighbourhood takeaway that locals plug into the weekly routine rather than book a special trip for, and that's exactly what The Green needs.