Fresh Noodles
Fresh noodles made on site within the UAE are a recurring reason reviewers enjoy the chow mein.
The Great Wall Chinese Takeaway
Business Bay
The Great Wall Chinese Takeaway in Business Bay serves UK-style Chinese takeaway, with delivery and direct online ordering. Reviews particularly highlight its fresh chicken chow mein and duck pancakes, while its packaging often helps food arrive hot and intact.
Reputation Score
4.3
★★★★☆
142 ratings
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The Good Stuff
Hot Delivery
Several deliveries arrived warm or piping hot, including one that travelled for 40 minutes.
Strong Packaging
Spill-proof or sturdy packaging is often praised for keeping food hot and presentable in transit.
Special Requests
The kitchen has followed special instructions carefully, including a request that made one hungry customer’s day.
Vegan Choices
Reviewers found some good vegan options, with vegetables cooked well and dishes that were not greasy.
Tips for a Better Visit
Order Direct. Use the takeaway’s own online ordering; one reviewer chose it to offset higher third-party ordering costs.
Plan Weekends. Order ahead on weekends, when a reviewer said the takeaway seems especially busy.
Add Instructions. Include useful special instructions when ordering; a reviewer said the kitchen followed theirs exactly.
Check Pancakes. For crispy duck, ask about extra pancakes and greens if you want enough wrappers for the meat.
Watch Curry. If curry sauce is central to your order, bear in mind that two reviews specifically found it watery and flavourless.
Check Delivery. Confirm that chopsticks and sauces are included with delivery, as one order arrived without them.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Business Bay - Dubai
Business Bay, Dubai
| Mon | 11:30 AM – 9:45 PM |
| Tue | 11:30 AM – 9:45 PM |
| Wed | 11:30 AM – 9:45 PM |
| Thu | 11:30 AM – 9:45 PM |
| Fri | 11:30 AM – 10:30 PM |
| Sat | 11:30 AM – 10:30 PM |
| Sun | 11:30 AM – 10:30 PM |
Popular Mentions
Duck Pancakes
Duck pancakes are repeatedly mentioned as a satisfying UK-style takeaway choice.
Crispy Duck
A delivered half crispy duck remained warm and crisp after a 40-minute journey, though extra pancakes and greens were requested.
Chicken Corn Soup
Chicken corn soup was described as enriched and comforting, and was popular with children.
Sesame Prawn Toast
Sesame prawn toast is a recurring starter recommendation, though one later review found it greasy.
Sweet and Sour Chicken
The gluten-free sweet and sour chicken helped satisfy one customer’s craving, although other reviews were less positive about the standard version.
Common Concerns
Uneven Flavour
Recent reviews vary sharply: beef curry and Singapore fried rice were described as bland, while other orders were praised.
Curry Sauce
The curry sauce has been criticised as watery, lumpy and lacking flavour by more than one reviewer.
Soft Batter
Chicken balls have sometimes arrived with soft batter and tough or dry chicken rather than a crisp coating.
Soggy Rice
One delivery included soggy egg fried rice, adding to concerns about inconsistent texture.
Missing Sides
A delivery arrived without chopsticks or expected sauces such as soy, vinegar chilli and chilli paste.
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The Bottom Line
The Great Wall Chinese Takeaway is a Business Bay option for UK-style Chinese food, particularly if you are craving the familiar British high-street version rather than regional Chinese cuisine. You can order dishes such as chicken chow mein, duck pancakes, crispy duck and Singapore fried rice, with fresh noodles made on site within the UAE mentioned repeatedly in older reviews. Delivery is one of its stronger points.
Customers often describe food arriving hot, with sturdy or spill-proof packaging; one reviewer said a half crispy duck was still warm and crispy after 40 minutes on the road. Special instructions have also been followed carefully. Direct online ordering may help offset the higher costs of third-party platforms, and weekends can be busy.
The main caution is consistency. Some customers found the chow mein, duck and sweet-and-sour dishes excellent, but others reported bland beef curry, watery curry sauce, soft chicken-ball batter, tough chicken, soggy rice or reheated chips. A delivery also arrived without chopsticks and side sauces.
Vegan choices are available, though one reviewer wanted the range expanded. If curry sauce or crisp chicken balls are the reason for ordering, it is worth setting expectations; the duck and noodles have attracted more dependable praise.