Orchid Oriental

Orchid Oriental is a long-standing Chinese takeaway in the heart of Cotteridge, drawing on Cantonese, Hong Kong and Thai influences for a menu that ranges well beyond the everyday. Now run as a takeaway and delivery kitchen, it has a solid reputation with diners across south Birmingham, holding a Tripadvisor rating of 3.8 out of 5 from around 59 reviews.

The crowd-pleaser here is the Crispy Aromatic Duck, served with pancakes and all the trimmings, alongside favourites such as king prawn satay skewers, salt-and-pepper dishes and a lettuce-wrapped yuk sung. Cooking is done to order and the choice is broad enough to suit a quiet midweek dinner or a bigger group order. For the Cotteridge area it remains a dependable go-to when you want generous, freshly prepared Chinese food brought straight to your door or collected on the way home.