Flame Light - St Albans

The food is consistently delicious, and the prices are reasonable. The service is excellent, with staff who are always friendly and helpful. It is always an enjoyable dining experience.

Although the food at this restaurant is typically decent, the recent implementation of online ordering has caused major issues in the kitchen. I ordered my food online at 6:20pm and was told it would be ready in 60 minutes. Concerned about the wait time, I called the restaurant and was informed it would be ready in 50 minutes. Upon arriving after 45 minutes, I found a chaotic scene with 15 people waiting for their food and staff overwhelmed. Customers were asked to pay before receiving their food, only to then wait up to an additional hour. Many customers who had ordered online simply left without paying. After expressing my frustration, my order miraculously appeared. If you are willing to wait up to 1.5 to 2 hours on a Saturday, then this may be fine for you. However, do not trust their promises that your food is nearly ready.

The crispy duck was extremely crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The plum sauce was a bit too thick and seemed like it had been left out too long, but still had a good flavor. The Beef in black bean sauce had a nice amount of chili kick to it. The beef was tender and there was a generous portion. I have had tastier black bean sauce in other places before, but overall it was a pleasant meal and I would definitely return. This is the best restaurant I have tried in St Albans so far. I give it a solid four stars.

We live locally and are regulars with Flame Light. They are the only Chinese takeaway which doesn’t have me drinking litres of water after the meal due to salt and MSG. The food is excellent and always quick the Char Siu pork and roast ribs in bbq sauce are firm favourites. Highly recommend

I live in the southern part of St Albans where I have a large choice of Chinese take-aways. I've tried most of them, if not all. This is by far the best Chinese in the area. There's only one exception to the great food they offer, and that's the chicken chips, typical English food. Somehow they just don't get the chicken right to make it worse, they put the chips into the same tray as the chicken that has the gravy in therefore you get very damp soggy chips. Besides that, the chicken It's far too dry, just like it's been reheated many times. Apart from that, the rest of the items on the menu are just the best out of all the other offerings from other Chinese take aways.