Paklock Restaurant in Harlow

Great food absolutely delicious and friendly service only 1 beer on tap the rest bottles , decor 80's style like being in a restaraunt sketch in only fools has a quirky charm . All ways makes me feel nostalgic as has not changed since the 80's very clean and bright and kept clean, well worth a visit fir a sit down . Great crispy beef

Lovely fresh food. Nothing left standing, everything piping hot, light and. Exciting tastes. Really good service... so polite and prompt. Plenty of room, well laid out dining area. Highly recommended.

Best chilli beef and ribs in gravy ever , I love it here and have been coming here for years .People have left bad reviews but I have eaten here over 30 times and have always left happy and full up. Decor is a little dated but don't be put off ,food is great

Place is a 1970's time warp but the food is the best Chinese in town by a long way and service is very good. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Place is often packed out which tells you everything you need to know.

Good to see that it has raised its hygiene rating, food is of good quality but staff were shouty and loud and a lot of bad language. Staff were talking with who must be a regular local and the place was empty but I was there with some friends and it seemed excessive

The food is delicious here and we often choose this as our go-to Chinese restaurant. It's not ideal for my niece, who is in a wheelchair, as there is no lift and the actual restaurant is up two flights of stairs, so she has never visited but has taken advantage of their takeaway service instead. The staff are very friendly and don't rush you at all. The decor is a bit tired but you forgive them that as the food is so tasty.

The Decor is the same now as the day I first went for my 13th birthday. 39 years ago.I've always said this is the best Chinese I've had anywhere in the world... Chilly beef, salt and pepper Prawns are wonderful.

Great Food and service. Very reasonable price,(update) have been coming back whenever we feel like a Chinese in harlow, and a couple of instances felt service was 4 star due to waiting times and some empty glasses, we keep the 5 star review as 90% service is great.

Great food and staff. Best one around. Been going for decades.

I lived in Harlow for 3.5 years and all the years I did, I went to another Chinese high end restaurant in Old Harlow which I was extremely happy with, but a neighbour recommended Paklock and so did an estate agent (guess should have known better from that). "Food is so good", they said. "It's cheap", they said. "Decor is so 70s but it's an institution". So the week before I moved out of the area I took myself along to get a takeaway (they don't deliver) and ordered, I mentioned to them that I have never ordered from them but hear it's good. "best in 'arlow" some lady overhearing me piped up. "that's good" I said and sat down waiting. Got home, tucked in, was really nice. Not Zenz (oops there I just gave away my favourite Chinese takeaway) good but it would do. My other half finished his food and I'm looking at his plate, what do I see, two black clearly not ours - HAIRS. What the £!?# I said to him is that a hair? He said "hairS yes". I said "oooooh nooooo" i felt so bad. Thing is, what do you do in this situation. You may say take it back but really, I lived in Church Langley (not exactly round the corner) and realistically are they going to take ownership for a hair? What are they going to do? And I really don't want free food. Gosh no. Plus I was leaving. So I swore quietly and thought TRUST YOUR OWN INSTINCTS CLAIRE. THIS is why I don't go to places that have less than 4/5 food hygiene rating and Paklock is 3/5. Just don't so it! Cheap Chinese food is not a selling point. What a shame... (and an awful farewell gift).