Royal Gardens

The Royal Gardens is a long-running Chinese takeaway on New Zealand Lane in Duffield, the affluent village south of Belper on the line of the A6 along the River Derwent. It has been the village's main Cantonese takeaway for decades and runs the standard Cantonese-British format — set dinners, house specials, chow mein, sweet and sour, curry, chop suey and the usual run of starters, with a Google score of around 3.7 from a sizeable base.

Reviewers single out the long-standing consistency as the reason regulars stay — patient service when dealing with special dietary requests and good portion sizes for the price. Loyal customers describe themselves as having ordered from the same number for twenty years and more. The negative reviews are limited in number and centre on occasional cold deliveries and a recent dip in some dishes.

The shop trades evenings only, with later closing at weekends, and serves the village trade rather than a wider delivery radius. Pricing is in line with the rest of the Duffield and Belper Chinese takeaway range.