Chinees-Japans Restaurant "Paradijs" in Wijk 00 Waalwijk

Bought a few spring rolls as a starter. The spring rolls were in a Styrofoam container, soaking wet. The crust was tough, inedible, and the filling unappetizing. Had pork satay on the side; the taste was neither particularly good nor bad. Mediocre. Prawn crackers were not tasty.

I had the combination dish and enjoyed it.

NEVER AGAIN! Worst restaurant experience in a long time. Avoid this restaurant if you can… We ordered two portions of duck in sweet and sour sauce for takeout, but what we received looked nothing like what you would expect from it. Unfortunately, we were already home when we discovered it… What was sold as duck breast was, in our opinion, certainly not duck breast. It looked more like pieces of neck or meat close to the spine, with barely usable meat on it. Almost impossible to swallow. There were actually only small bones and skin in it… We have never eaten such a bad and unappetizing “duck” and believe me - that is one of the dishes we always order. The so-called “duck” was also served on a layer of prawn crackers, probably to make the packaging look fuller. By the time we got home, the prawn crackers had become completely soft and turned into a sticky mush, making the dish look even more unappealing. With two portions, we received only one small bowl of sauce. Moreover, the sauce was extremely watery and tasted bland, more like colored water than sweet and sour sauce. To top it all off, we were also surprised with two bowls that were almost completely filled with cold rice. In the end, it seemed like we paid €40 for mostly rice, a watery sauce, and a few burnt scraps of duck with bones. For us, this is absolutely not a restaurant we will be returning to. Of course, everyone has to make their own choice, but based on our experience, we cannot recommend this place. Thanks to this meal, we have been sitting with stomach pain and nausea all evening. Thanks.

Avoid this restaurant at all costs. We haven't eaten anything this disgusting in a very long time. We ordered two portions of duck in sweet and sour sauce. What we received was truly scandalous. We were served dry, far too salty pieces of duck – or rather: leftovers – covered with burnt pieces of skin that smelled like a burnt pan or a dirty barbecue. It was almost impossible to swallow. There was no salad or vegetables included. For two portions, we received only one small bowl of sauce. That just feels like deception. And to top it all off, we were given two bowls filled to the brim with cold rice. In short: we paid €40 for two bowls of rice and some burnt duck skin and leftover meat. Never again for us. The choice is, of course, up to you if you are considering dining there. What remained was a huge disappointment and we were still hungry.

We had an absolutely wonderful dinner here after spending the day at the Efteling theme park, and I cannot recommend this place enough! Every single dish we ordered was amazing and delicious. What truly stood out, though, was the incredible service. We were a party of 6 and had several specific ingredient changes and requests. The owner was incredibly patient, pleasant, and warm with us. Amazingly, she managed to remember our entire reservation and all of our customized food requests perfectly by heart! The atmosphere is lovely and very welcoming for families. It’s clearly a favorite among the locals, which is always the best sign of great food and authentic hospitality. If you are in the area or visiting Efteling, this restaurant is an absolute must-visit. We will definitely be back!

Great food, friendly service, nice oriental tapas concept

Always delicious! We get takeout here regularly.

Eaten tapas several times. Great for the price. When it's not busy, it's top-notch! However, when it is busy, the kitchen can't keep up. This is probably due to the tapas menu. Because it is also busy at the takeaway counter, the kitchen doesn't have time for this. The young staff do their best and get the complaints dumped on them. Such a shame! Conclusion: Tapas is a great concept, but only during the week. Order from the menu on the weekend, also very tasty!

We went to eat there today You need veeeery patience; got something to eat twice in 2.5 hours. Got a 20 percent discount when paying, not normal, never again

Very good food Best in Waalwijk and the surrounding area Friendly people

On our way back from a holiday in England, we passed through Waalwijk. We called ahead to check if there was availability and if dogs were welcome. It turned out there was. We found the food delicious, served by a very friendly lady who was very attentive. Highly recommended for a meal!

friendly service, pleasant atmosphere, excellent food

After getting from the competitor in Sprang-Capelle for many years, we got from here again due to that place closing. The food is really delicious and good. It was also ready reasonably quickly, even though it was busy. There were also many people eating in the restaurant. That is a good sign! We will be back and will definitely keep getting from here.

Is great to eat at and always cozy For a good price

good experience, delicious food, super friendly, top restaurant

Great tapas food Chinese takeout great and eating in the restaurant is also good owner very nice and customer-friendly

Had a super good meal and a fun concept. Ate more than enough, and even had large spring rolls. The concept included everything for a very good price; it's amazing that this is still possible these days. A super fun evening and very friendly service and owner 👍👍👍

Delicious food, friendly service.

A very good result. It's just a shame that the food took so long to arrive, making it very difficult to ask the staff how long it would take. So I grabbed my phone and called reception. The lady wasn't too happy about that and snapped at me. I went to pay, and very quickly, but when I paid, the last dish was shoved in front of me at the ATM. And not at the table... I personally found that very rude and ill-mannered.

Nothing wrong with that, but it's understandable if it's busy during mealtimes and you sometimes have to wait longer....

Perfect for a meal after a long day at Efteling. Just relax and recharge: I've been coming here since I was little. They even cater well to gluten and other allergies.

The atmosphere was warm and inviting. Loved every minute!

Deliciously high-quality food and excellent service.

In a word: amazing. I got food for a whole group, it was ready on time, and everything tasted delicious. Fantastic!

Finally found a really good Chinese restaurant in Waalwijk...at least that's what we thought...highly recommended...with its own parking lot in the back...well organized...but...yesterday (October 5, 2025) we had a bowl of noodles, a bowl of nasi goreng, spicy beef cubes, chicken curry, and tomato soup...to start, the soup was lukewarm with barely any chicken in it...the beef cubes were as hard as a Lego block and very chewy, and literally half full. The chicken curry was also lukewarm. The noodles were literally just noodles, truly tasteless, and I didn't even try the nasi goreng. Everything left over went straight in the bin...that same evening, I had stomach problems and the urge to throw up. Unfortunately, we won't be back. Very disappointed. CERTAINLY NOT RECOMMENDED.

We called to place our order, which said it would take 20 minutes, but we ended up waiting 45 minutes. When we got home, the food was practically cold. A day later, everyone who had "fish in sweet and sour sauce" got food poisoning. We called about it, but it was our fault. This was the last time we'll be here.

Do you also serve snacks? And how much does it cost?

Very good food, pleasant atmosphere, very attentive staff. Very good

Had to wait 2.5 hours, called twice to ask where the food was, both times "the car is on its way" and then upon delivery they still wanted the full amount 20 minutes later while the food was cold, which I refused!!

Possibly the worst Chinese restaurant we have ever been too. Very expensive for the quality of food you get served which was over cooked.

Very, very slow service: needs to address issues .

Good food for a reasonable price.

Very friendly and delicious food

Very friendly hostess. Good staff and the food is good. Service can take a long time on Sundays, but that is understandable.

The first impression counts. (Forewarned: for all can you eat and or hot pot, a reservation must be made in advance. After the waitress noticed that we didn't speak Dutch, she immediately brought us a menu in English. The food was excellent and the service was also friendly. The shop is very clean and is very close to the oriental. Hospitable to tourists on their farewell, you couldn't do better.

I don’t have words, service people were nice but very long waits and the food is not worth it at all, we went to kfc after 😬

What a chaotic whole. After almost 2 hours at the table and an incomplete 1st round, the bill was paid, but there was no claim that the rest was still to come. I don't often see something this bad. Out hungry again. Once but never again.

The most Amazing food you can find, Divine flavors and the most Wonderful owner.

Delicious food and very friendly staff

The Chinese tapas are recommended. Especially if you are eating with 4 or more people, you can order varied and try many dishes. Service is very friendly.

Restaurant divided into two parts. Extra vegetables of the day. Then order separately. Deliciously fried with garlic. The dishes are prepared with love.

The concept is nice, but it takes a very long time at a large table in the room if they suddenly serve it out. The dishes are also not served per table but per type, for example our son was waiting more than 40 minutes for his dish while we had already finished everything for that round. Partly because of this, a meal that could easily have been prepared in 2 hours took more than 3 hours, which is really too long to sit at the table with children.

Very good food and a good price and very friendly people and that is why I give 5 stars

Another delicious meal at Chinese restaurant Paradijs. As always, top notch friendly service

After visiting this restaurant for almost 2 years, a review and a 5-star rating are more than deserved. The interior is actually like any Chinese takeaway. Simple, but spotlessly clean. Apart from all the standard dishes, this restaurant has something unique: Chinese Tapas. All well-known dishes from oriental cuisine, but served in miniature format. You obviously start with the delicious and well-filled Chinese tomato soup and then you choose from the extensive menu according to your own insight and taste. Highly recommended for anyone who loves oriental cuisine. Update 18-08-24: Some years later... But still fantastic.

After a day at Efteling, we ate a delicious rice table with the 4 of us. Quality was top and staff very friendly. It's that we live 80km away, otherwise we would have eaten here more often. I definitely recommend this opportunity

Very friendly staff and time for the guests.

Excellent Chinese with excellent food and prices

The price, horrible quality and the very ugly restaurant... on the menu it says "menu for 2 people €27" but it is €27 per person... this dish for two people is worth €54. I'm never coming back

Great Tapas, more than enough choice.

Delicious, old-fashioned meal with the family

Read some negative things here and there. We've been coming here for years. Always tasty and super friendly. Ok, when it's busy it will sometimes take a little longer everywhere. But you're there to enjoy it anyway. 5 stars from me and we will continue to enjoy their delicious food.

It was really perfect, delicious, honest and very varied food

The food is very tasty and the staff was also nice. The atmosphere is that of an older typical Chinese restaurant. Some modernization wouldn't hurt.

We ate tapas, it was delicious and a lot of it and very fast service, the staff is very friendly. Not expensive and certainly not for what you get! We will go back very soon. We really enjoyed it!

One of the better Chinese restaurants. Had a delicious meal with my 2 daughters

Having to wait an hour and a half for food and an hour for drinks, I will never go there again

Well, that was bad! Invited by my parents on Boxing Day. It wasn't even full. Still, the first round of tapas took more than an hour. "Busy" Yes, it was relatively busy at the takeaway. But you wouldn't let your restaurant guests suffocate for that, would you? Then you simply say on the phone that unfortunately you are no longer taking orders. And then they made it even more difficult for themselves with an extra Christmas menu. You should have left that out if you couldn't handle it. Really bad. No one came to explain or apologize. I know from hearsay that it is normally better, but I would never come back here myself.

We had reserved for 2 hours for the tapas. However, we had to wait an hour for the first round of which 2 dishes did not arrive. Asked several times but we never got an answer. Food is cold and has little taste. We thought we would all have a nice meal together, but we always get a dish one by one. Now it's as if we don't all eat together. There is also a fifteen minute interval between each dish. We don't think this is normal. We got a card back for rounds 2 so we could fill it in, it was a card from another table. This really should have been arranged better. This is simply not right.

Eating tapas is not recommended here, the kitchen cannot handle it! The first round takes 1 hour and is served per dish (so you are eating alone). Service is not well trained, has no insight into the tables and cannot answer questions. The owner acknowledges the complaints we have made, indicates that it is busy and that the food is prepared according to the correct standard. The food is tasteless without adding any flavor and sauces are simply impossible to get rid of. The star I give is for being able to post this reference. I will never come back here even if it were free.

Delicious Chinese food, really tasty!

Delicious, high-quality food, great service

We ate tapas there, very tasty, but you have to like garlic.

Delicious Chinese food. We picked up and it was extremely tasty👍👍

We regularly eat here, good quality food for a low price, something you should definitely try but many people don't know about is the Chinese fondue, super tasty and healthy, meat and fish and vegetables in the broth. And don't forget the banana split for dessert. .

You can enjoy delicious food there, the service is good.

Been twice now and had a great meal would love to come back

Delicious food, taken away, but the restaurant is always quite full, which is also a good sign. Anyway, food is tasty, staff is friendly and prices are ok.

Very good food and Fresh. Excellent price-quality ratio

The food was delicious, everything was delicious. The atmosphere was pleasant, but the service was poor. We were a group of 12 people and only learned after dinner and coffee that we could not pay the amount by card. That put a damper on the evening.

Very satisfied with the price-quality ratio. I always enjoy a delicious meal here, for a great price

Take away or dine in, I really like the food and the staff.

Food was good, price quality ratio is good

Can't think of anything negative

I just read a response here about how the owner apparently added things to someone's bill that were not true. I would like to let you know that I was listening from the pickup desk during the conversation between this customer in question and the owner and this is not correct. There was a misunderstanding about tap water and spa blue, the customer wanted free tap water but got spa blue and the owner gave him a discount afterwards, of course not for free. The customer spoke in a rude manner and the owner tried to resolve it in a nice manner. I have been coming here for years and the service here is always excellent, the people who work there are always very polite and try to help as much as possible.

The owner added to our bill things we didn't order, probably as we are tourist and she thought we are easy target. After we complained, instead of apologize, she refused to cancle and lied in our face. We didn't have much choice, as we wanted to leave so we paid . But it was realy sceme. Not recomendeed at all!!!

Ate Chinese 'tapas'. It was delicious. Good quality, good portions.

Delicious food and hospitality is great!

Very tasty food. The employees and owner are very nice. I was helped a lot and will definitely come back :). Was helped on Thursday by a very nice girl.

Just a great traditional Chinese as there used to be many in the Netherlands.

Good, tasty and affordable food, very friendly service. some things are quite spicy, less spicy you can ask for and it will be taken into account. Highly recommended

We normally only do takeaway here and that is very tasty. Have now decided to eat tapas here and were certainly not disappointed. 10/10 highly recommended!

Even though I now live in Rotterdam but am from Waalwijk, I got takeaway last night. In the years that I lived in Waalwijk, I always came to this restaurant simply because it was so delicious there. The quality there has remained really stable over all these years, you are always warmly welcomed and when it is quiet you are never shy for a chat. Last night it was really busy, but there was equal attention for every customer. Despite the crowds, the wait wasn't too bad, a nice detail is that we then drove back to Rotterdam and when we got home everything was still nice and warm. (It should be noted that my average speed was slightly higher than normal, but we will keep this between us for now). All in all, it was super tasty and the price is a lot lower compared to other restaurants.

Very good restaurant. We brought a takeaway menu and took it all the way to Rotterdam to eat at home. We wanted to warm it up at home, but it was still nice and warm when we got home. This meant we could still eat it really fresh. We had a delicious meal. Worth repeating.

Take away good food and also eat in the restaurant.

Great service and good food for little money. Tapas are recommended.

After having a good meal here last year from the menu, we also wanted to try the tapas. The dishes were delicious! Had to wait a little longer at the beginning of the evening due to crowds at the takeaway. That was no problem for us. Staff were very friendly.

Always the same Quality and Service Top.

First time eating here. Experience was good. Opted for the all you can eat concept. You can choose from many different Chinese, Japanese and Indian dishes. The portions you get are of a good size that you can also share with your table companions. The dishes I ate were very tasty. I will come back here more often and recommend this restaurant to my surroundings.

Eating here was unfortunately a big disappointment. This used to be an excellent restaurant, but currently it is way below par. The taste of the food is generally good, but unfortunately that's where everything ends. We arrived on an early Wednesday evening. There was apparently very little staff: one girl for drinks, but she walked back and forth a lot without paying attention to the customers or taking away dirty plates. You could even hear the cook shouting and arguing in the dining room and only the lady in the combined takeaway counter tried to make the best of it. The soup was served lukewarm and cold, the main course only came after asking again half an hour later and had the wrong composition. This was solved with a pan of lukewarm addition. Other guests in the room also became restless, the all-you-can-eat table took its own order to the kitchen. Two guests at a table had not had their drinks after half an hour and just got up and left. The dining room is uncomfortably lit and there is a lot of noise from the takeaway counter, where orders were also given to the wrong customers. Those orders were then simply given to another customer a little later, nice and hygienic ;-). In the end, pinning was also a problem, after three refusals from the machine we ended up paying in cash, which luckily we had with us. Well, after reading the reviews, fortunately there are also customers with better experiences, but for us it was once and never again. Shame.

Food was good, but - we asked for english menu, we recieved it but we were not informed that the prices there are old and not updated.

Chinese tapas... Highly recommended! Delicious dishes and well prepared. Top!! Friendly service and good price/quality. We will definitely come back.

Good choice of many Chinese and Japanese tapas

Great food and plenty of it. Very friendly staff and owner. To be repeated

The tapas was great. Fresh and perfect service. Worth repeating. 🥰

Had a great meal with delicious tapas. Very tasty food and super friendly service. And very cheap. Highly recommended

We came on a fairly unlucky day where there were a lot more people than the restaurant expected, but even then all the food was incredibly good. The staff was also very friendly and we didn't notice any stress at all that day. I really enjoyed an evening with my girlfriend

Very tasty and fresh food for a good price. Very hospitable and helpful staff and beautiful interior. The gyozas in particular are highly recommended. There was a problem with the ATM, but we were able to solve this by: a tick :)

Excellent address to eat delicious Chinese tapas for a very reasonable price. Great service and excellent service. The takeaway menus are also delicious and of excellent quality. This is without a doubt the best Chinese restaurant in Waalwijk and the surrounding area

The food I picked up was delicious