Chinese- 181 Portland Road
Danny's
Portland Road Chinese, order direct not via apps
6.4/10
Local score
No. 94 of 300 places to eat on r/brighton, from 10 locals across 3 threads.
67% would send a mate. Still recommended in 2025.
A well-loved Portland Road Chinese takeaway in Hove, praised for the smoked spicy chicken and salt and pepper squid, with fans saying it's cheaper ordering direct rather than through delivery apps. A couple of recent reports say quality has slipped (chewy squid, dry chicken), with some switching to Magick Wok or Singapore Kitchen instead.
- Go for
- A solid Chinese takeaway order at home
- Heads up
- A few recent reports of quality slipping
What locals say
We love Danny's on Portland Road. Much better to order direct than on the apps as it's considerably cheaper, but the smoked spicy chicken, salt and pepper squid and salt and pepper prawns are all absolutely banging. We also tend to do sweet and sour pork with rice and some sort of noodles. Anything from Danny's is pretty…
We used to order from Danny's a couple of times a month, live 5 mins walk from there. But it'd been a while and when we last ordered, the quality has gone drastically downhill Squid was chewy, chicken was dry and the pork belly was bang average Maybe an off day, but hell of a…
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