Hui - Chinese Takeaway

There have to be at least a hundred Chinese takeaways in Edinburgh, if not more and there seems to be a menu for a new one through my door every month. Trying to remember which ones are good and which ones aren't so good can be a bit of a challenge, so I thought I might as well document it here.

I had never heard of Hui (123A Corstorphine Road) before until they delivered their menu and since we were going to get a Chinese anyway, we decided to go for something new. So we ordered pretty much our standard Chinese takeaway order to put them to the test.

So, Kung Po King Prawn with Boiled rice and Spring Rolls and Chicken and Sweetcorn soup to start. The food arrived pretty fast (we weren't timing, but it seemed fast). At just over £10 it seemed reasonably priced too. No freebies, but since we had only made a small order, that is to be expected.

The spring rolls were the 4 thin kind rather than the two fat kind which is always a plus in my book, they were cripsy and very tasty. The chicken and sweetcorn soup was very hot and also pretty tasty without being too gloopy. There was quite a lot of chicken to be found in it.

On to the main course, the prawns were battered which is also a favourite of mine and while there was very little vegetables in the sauce, it was very tasty and there were cashew nuts aplenty. I did spot a couple of pieces of water chestnut, but aside from that and some chillies there were no other vegetables. The sauce was a good consistency, more of the spicy sweet and sour style, but nice and sweet and reasonably hot.

The rest of the menu looked pretty standard, although there did seem to be some exotic seafood options (squid, scallop and more).

Overall, Hui was a pretty decent meal, not quite as good as our regular, the Magic Kitchen (which also has the benefit of sharing its name with an Andy Lau movie!) but nice for a change and definitely one I'd order from again.

Overall: 4/5

Hui : 123A Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh : 0131 346 2888