Sam Woo

Sam Woo trades from Princesses Parade in the Waterside area of Crayford, a small shopping row tucked behind the Crayford Road and the river Cray. The site has a long history as a Chinese takeaway under several operators — neighbouring units along the same parade have housed New Princess Garden and New Phoenix over the years, making Princesses Parade one of the most concentrated rows of Chinese takeaways in the borough. Sam Woo runs the standard British-Cantonese menu — sweet-and-sour and curry-sauce sections, a chop-suey range, chow meins and a long set-dinner column — with collection as the primary trade. The Waterside catchment is residential, with the Crayford retail park and Sainsbury's superstore a short drive away, and most of the orders come from the surrounding terraces during the evening rush. The shop holds a small but steady local following rather than a wider review-driven destination trade.