Cantonese Wok Chinese Takeaway

Cantonese Wok is a long-running Chinese takeaway on Dale Road in Matlock, set on the parade of independents that runs south from Crown Square. It is one of three Chinese options on or near Dale Road and trades on the long-form Cantonese-British takeaway list familiar to Derbyshire Dales regulars — set meals, house specials, salt-and-pepper dishes, chow mein, curry, sweet and sour and a sizeable starter section.

Reviews are mixed. Long-standing regulars say the food still arrives tasty, hot and properly cooked, and the staff are usually described as pleasant at the counter. Recent reviewers, however, have flagged dryness and reheated dishes on bad nights, which suggests the kitchen has the inconsistency common to evening-only takeaways. Chip dishes and chicken balls draw both the warmest and the sharpest comments depending on the visit.

It is collection-only with no in-house delivery, and most orders are ready in about twenty minutes. Pricing sits in the middle of the local Chinese takeaway range. It opens early evening through to late, and is one of the closer takeaways for guesthouses up Bank Road.