Great Wall Chinese Takeaway

Great Wall Chinese Takeaway sits in a small parade on Arbirlot Road, on the Timmergreens side of west Arbroath — the residential belt that runs out toward Arbirlot village along the road of the same name. The shop has built a strong local reputation among the western Arbroath suburbs, and reviewers on Tripadvisor, Restaurant Guru and Wanderlog repeatedly call it the best Chinese in Arbroath.

The kitchen runs to the established Cantonese-with-curry-section format that defines east-coast Scottish Chinese takeaways: chow mein, sweet-and-sour, salt-and-pepper plates, chicken curry over chips, and a banquet menu for shared collection orders. Reviewers single out the homemade chicken and ham spring rolls, the salt-and-pepper chicken (the seasoning gets specific mention) and the chicken curry as the regular orders. The shop is phone-and-collect rather than online-app — customers note the absence of card payments and online ordering, which keeps the operation cash-based and traditional. Trade runs through to around 10pm Thursday to Monday, with Tuesday closed.

Arbirlot Road takes its name from the small Angus village a short drive west of Arbroath, on the road that runs out through the agricultural belt above the cliffs toward the Carmyllie hills.