Mings Takeaway

Ming's is the long-standing Chinese takeaway on the Pinfold Lane parade in Holton le Clay, the small village south of Waltham on the A16. It shares the parade with Ali's Indian and a small handful of other independents, and has held its position there for years as the village's main Chinese option.

The menu is the traditional British-Chinese list — set meals, foo yung, chow mein, Cantonese-style curry, sweet and sour, satay, salt-and-pepper dishes, and the usual starter range of spare ribs, pancake rolls and sesame prawn toast. The shop tends to attract a regular village clientele rather than passing trade, and reviews focus on the consistency of the kitchen and the friendliness of the front-of-house staff rather than on any single signature dish. Delivery covers Holton and out into the nearer Waltham streets, with collection from the parade the most common route. A practical Chinese for the village, not a destination — and one of the takeaways that locals tend to call first when the question is whether to cook or to order in.