New Beijing City

New Beijing City is the Chinese takeaway on the Brook Street side of Erith, a short walk inland from the West Street strip and on the corner closest to Northumberland Heath. The shop runs its own website and online-ordering system, which is rare for a back-street Erith Chinese, and it positions itself as a "reliable and authentic" mid-volume neighbourhood operator rather than the higher-volume West Street competition.

The menu is the British-Cantonese standard, with the usual section of Thai-style chicken and beef curries grafted onto it, plus an above-average run of satay dishes alongside chow mein, ho fun, sweet and sour and the salt-and-pepper variants. Set meals carry the bulk of family ordering, and the kitchen does the special-curry and shredded-chicken dishes that get most of the recurring mentions in reviews. Phone ordering for collection is part of the routine; delivery covers Northumberland Heath and the southern fringe of Erith.

The shop sits in the Northumberland Heath block of Bexley's residential streets rather than the redeveloped town-centre footprint, so its order book is anchored on neighbourhood households rather than passing trade. Reviews are typical of a long-running Erith Chinese — solid mid-range, consistent rather than spectacular — and that has been enough to keep it the default Chinese option for households on Brook Street and the adjoining residential roads.