Royal China

Royal China is a long-standing Chinese restaurant and takeaway on Queen Street in Newton Abbot, running a proper full-length menu rather than a shortened takeaway version. There are separate sections for traditional Chinese dishes, duck, seafood, beef, chicken, lamb, curry dishes, chow mein and crispy noodles, plus the usual sweet and sour and foo yung options, so there's a real spread to choose from beyond the standard set dinners. Dishes that come up often with regulars include duck in plum sauce, king prawns with spring onion and ginger, and beef with mushrooms.

Both the restaurant and takeaway sides operate from the same Queen Street address, with the takeaway menu kept up to date on its own website for phone and online orders. It's a classic neighbourhood Chinese - dependable, wide-ranging and geared towards regulars who know exactly what they're ordering rather than diners looking for anything experimental.