San in Chelmsford

Great restaurant, unfortunately haven't managed to go inside to eat for 7 years now, however have regularly been getting Takeaways.Meals are great, although prices have gone up a fair amount recently.

£23 per person plus you MUST order a drink and then youre allowed tap water. On top of that, they put on a 10% service charge. Partner and I had an upset stomach the next day. Food was far too salty. Waiters were rude. £23 for any children aged 10 and over. Won't be returning

Excellent food, friendly staff. We had a very large group and they served us very efficiently. I had to change the booking a little and the manager was extremely helpful.

Our fave chinese restaurant. Staff are attentive and helpful. The food is delicious and served hot. The chicken dumplings are delicious but the sizzle plate squid was abit bland. We will 100% be back though

It was our first visit to San which offers an "All You Can Eat" service. With such an offer in place we had expected the food to be laid out in a Buffet style presentation. It was not to be, once seated and the menu contemplated, a waiter visits the table to make note of the selections made.Once the order was taken our choices were relayed to the kitchen where it was freshly cooked before being brought to table. Being our first visit we were unaware of how big the portion sizes would be. We had expected them to be relatively small, allowing for multiple buffet style choices to be enjoyed, they were not. Each portion was of the size we have come to expect in Chinese restaurants, they were quite large. Potential visitors to Sans should note this and order accordingly. The restaurant has a printed warning - it does not like, approve of, or welcome those who over - order and end up leaving unwanted food on their plates. The chef apparently been known for being upset with some who have effectively wasted their cooking. It is far better to order food which is initially feared might not prove adequate unto the need, additional portions are readily forthcoming from the kitchen if required.The food we ordered was freshly cooked and very tasty. Our visit to Sans was nothing but a pleasurable experience, we certainly did not depart from it feeling hungry or dissatisfied. There is no doubt we will return to the restaurant in days to come and would have no trouble in telling friends of our experience gained from our visit there. Why only "Four Stars"? Nothing is perfect.

Nice authentic Chinese food. No desserts included like song's bond Street.

Rude!! Waitress who was also the owner kept restricting what we ordered, some dishes never came. We were responsible adults and didn’t waste food. Waitress had firm tone not friendly. previously we enjoyed the food hence went back again but this time we were made to feel unwelcome. When ordered again food was salty. We spent nearly £200 and won’t be returning again. Unhappy customers!!! 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

Been a customer for years and realised I haven't reviewed! Such a great Chinese with great staff. Once you get in the flow of how it all works- all you can eat and ordering wise- it is a great experience. If you find room for an Irish Coffee at the end, you'll find it delicious.

The food was great, value for money fantastic and the customer service was just amazing.I have a couple of dietary requirements and the waiter looked out for me all evening...advising me which dishes I could eat without any additional prompting...and with a menu if 120 items, there was still plenty to choose from.Next time we're in this area, I would definitely return to see how many more dishes we could eat!!

I was craving for some Chinese and found that this was the highest rated in Chelmsford with amazing reviews. Despite the more than average rate for an all you can eat, I decided to give it a go.The good things:The staff is amazing. The most attentitive and friendly staff I have seen. If it was not for them, I would have given a 1 star.The bad:Everything else. Starters were just okay. The Crispy aromatic duck was slightly burnt and lacked flavour. All the main course were disappointing. Except for fried dishes, it all tasted just of MSG and salt. The desserts are not included in the All you can eat price either. £22 + 10% service charge for different types meat/sea food dipped in MSG, I would say the San left me really disappointed.