Siew May

Siew May is a Chinese restaurant and takeaway on King Street in Dawlish, run with an open-plan kitchen so diners can watch the food being cooked rather than just wait for it to appear. The menu covers the usual ground done well - prawn crackers and pancake rolls to start, then crispy chilli beef, sweet and sour chicken Hong Kong style, half crispy duck, special curry and special chop suey, alongside egg fried rice and vegetable satay.

It's set up for families and groups as much as solo takeaway orders, with a short wine, cocktail and soft drinks list to go alongside the food for anyone eating in. Prices sit in the £10-20 a head range, which keeps it as an easy, no-fuss option for a weeknight order or a relaxed sit-down meal in Dawlish rather than a special-occasion destination. Staff are friendly and the pace is unhurried, in keeping with a menu built around familiar Chinese takeaway favourites rather than anything experimental.