Filipino Flavours
Several diners say the food tastes like the Philippines, with comforting flavours that can bring back memories of home.
Chowking Restaurant Satwa
Bur Dubai
Chowking Restaurant Satwa is a delivery Chinese restaurant in Bur Dubai serving Filipino-Chinese comfort food. Reviews point to halo-halo, crispy chicken and generous combo meals, with dine-in and takeaway also available when you want a quick, affordable meal.
Reputation Score
4.3
★★★★☆
1,553 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Halo-Halo
Halo-halo is a standout: reviewers call it the best, superb and satisfying, and regular customers return for it.
Generous Portions
One diner found the portions generous for the affordable price, making the meals especially satisfying.
Quick Service
Reviews describe serving as quick and efficient, including a breakfast visit where the order arrived very quickly.
Clean Setting
Diners repeatedly describe the restaurant as clean, neat and welcoming for a casual dine-in meal.
Combo Value
The combo meal was described as “sulit”, meaning it offered particularly good value to that reviewer.
Delivery Option
The delivery option is specifically noted as convenient, alongside dine-in and takeaway.
Late Service
A customer reported being treated nicely even at 2:30am, useful for late-night diners.
What to Eat at Chowking Restaurant Satwa How we choose these items We use AI to find praise and criticism of specific foods and drinks in a selection of Google reviews. For Chowking Restaurant Satwa, this list is based on 50 reviews, not every review of the restaurant. The score is positive reviews minus negative reviews. For example, two positive reviews and one negative review give +1. Each review counts once per item; neutral comments do not change the score. A zero score is not a positive recommendation. “Only neutral feedback” means there are no positive or negative votes. “Mixed feedback” means equal numbers of positive and negative votes. The quotes are examples of what people said, not every comment we counted. We use different reviews where we can. We normally show up to 10 foods and 5 drinks with non-negative scores. Items with the same score stay together. If a tied group would go past the limit, that group and the lower non-negative scores go into Honorable mentions. If an overflowing positive top tie would leave the list empty, we show up to 10 items from that tie and keep the rest in Honorable mentions. Foods and drinks with a negative score are under What to Avoid. Use this as a guide to what reviewers liked, not a guarantee that you will like it too.
These items at Chowking Restaurant Satwa got the most positive mentions in user reviews. Check them out!
Food 6
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Regular halo halo Net +6
“Thank you so much of serving my Regular Halo Halo today. It was absolutely satisfying.”
Positive 6Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Thank you so much of serving my Regular Halo Halo today. It was absolutely satisfying.”March 2026
“Good food taste like also in the Philippines specifically the Halo-halo 😍”May 2026
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Chopsuey Net +1
“The food is perfect, we ordered chopsuey and peking style chicken—two of my son's fav menu.🥰”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“The food is perfect, we ordered chopsuey and peking style chicken—two of my son's fav menu.🥰”May 2026
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Double bbq Net +1
“Food was delicious — Peking Lauriat, Double BBQ, CSFC all on point.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Food was delicious — Peking Lauriat, Double BBQ, CSFC all on point.”June 2026
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Fried chicken Net +1
“The Fried chicken taste good and its still hot when Mr. Satinder served my order.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“The Fried chicken taste good and its still hot when Mr. Satinder served my order.”February 2026
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Peking lauriat Net +1
“Food was delicious — Peking Lauriat, Double BBQ, CSFC all on point.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Food was delicious — Peking Lauriat, Double BBQ, CSFC all on point.”June 2026
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Peking style chicken Net +1
“The food is perfect, we ordered chopsuey and peking style chicken—two of my son's fav menu.🥰”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“The food is perfect, we ordered chopsuey and peking style chicken—two of my son's fav menu.🥰”May 2026
What to Avoid (3)
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Chaofan Net −1
“Chaofan was terrible, just put so sauce directly to rice.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“Chaofan was terrible, just put so sauce directly to rice.”June 2025
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Fish fillet Net −1
“Fish fillet was like old stock from a week taste and smell so bad.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“Fish fillet was like old stock from a week taste and smell so bad.”June 2025
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Shanghai lauriat Net −1
“We ordered 2 shanghai lauriat for dine in and 1 take out siopao asado.. we dont even know if the pancit canton was new or reheat and the shanghai is different from typical shanghai we always used to ate.. its look like they made from themself because its not a shanghai its veggie lumpia.. the outcome is we got diarrhea.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“We ordered 2 shanghai lauriat for dine in and 1 take out siopao asado.. we dont even know if the pancit canton was new or reheat and the shanghai is different from typical shanghai we always used to ate.. its look like they made from themself because its not a shanghai its veggie lumpia.. the outcome is we got diarrhea.”January 2026
Tips for a Better Visit
Check Delivery. Check promo contents as soon as they arrive; one order substituted leche flan for the missing buchi.
Secure Drinks. If ordering delivery, ask for drinks to be separated from the food to reduce the risk of spills.
Count Items. Count portioned items such as siomai before leaving or accepting delivery, since one order was short by two pieces.
Try Halo-Halo. For a first order, halo-halo is a well-supported choice: reviewers call it superb, satisfying and the best.
Ask Recommendations. If you are unfamiliar with the menu, ask for guidance; one first-time diner was helped to choose an order.
Consider Takeaway. Takeaway is available, but ask for containers if you want to save leftovers, as one diner said they were not provided.
Plan the visit
Practical details
67JC+F62 building 23
Al Bada', Dubai
| Mon | 6:00 AM – 3:30 AM |
| Tue | 6:00 AM – 3:30 AM |
| Wed | 6:00 AM – 3:30 AM |
| Thu | 6:00 AM – 3:30 AM |
| Fri | 6:00 AM – 3:30 AM |
| Sat | 6:00 AM – 3:30 AM |
| Sun | 6:00 AM – 3:30 AM |
Common Concerns
Order Accuracy
A delivery promo meal arrived without the buchi and with leche flan instead, leaving the customer disappointed.
Drink Spills
One delivery arrived with the milk tea placed on top of the food, partly filled and spilled across the meal.
Missing Items
A 6-piece siomai order was dispatched with only four pieces until the customer called it to the dispatcher's attention.
Inconsistent Dishes
One diner strongly disliked the chaofan, noodles and fish fillet, describing the fish as old-tasting and the chaofan as poorly prepared.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
13 AED
6 pcs. Siomai
“I paid 13 AED for the 6 pcs”Google review · June 2023
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The Bottom Line
Chowking Restaurant Satwa is a Filipino-Chinese spot in Bur Dubai where you can dine in, collect takeaway or order delivery. The menu highlights include halo-halo, siomai, crispy fried chicken, noodles and chaofan, while combo meals and generous portions make it appealing when you want affordable comfort food rather than a drawn-out restaurant meal. Halo-halo is the clearest crowd favourite.
Reviewers describe it as “the best”, “superb” and satisfying, and one regular customer specifically returns for it. Other named orders include Peking Lauriat, Double BBQ, CSFC, chopsuey and Peking-style chicken. A diner who had not visited in five years said the food brought back memories of the Philippines, while another praised the flavours as authentic and comforting.
Service is one of the branch’s strongest themes: reviews mention quick serving, attentive help with choosing dishes, a clean setting and friendly treatment. A late-night review even describes a good experience at 2:30am. That said, delivery accuracy and packing deserve a quick check.
Customers reported a missing buchi, a short siomai order and milk tea spilling over the food. Ask for drinks to be separated and verify promo contents before settling in.