NEWPORT’S LOYS CHINESE TAKEAWAY SET TO OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN RYDE

A well-established Chinese takeaway in Newport is to expand its operations by opening a second takeaway in Ryde. Loys, on Upper St James’ Street, has been serving hungry customers across the Island’s county town for decades. Now, owner Li Yatao is bringing Loys’ offering to the Island’s second largest town – Ryde – by opening up on the High Street. Plans for the new Chinese have been in the pipeline for at least 8 months, with a planning application submitted for a redesign of the extraction system in October last year. The application was only approved in March of this year. The premises to be occupied used to be the O2 phone shop and then Phones 4 U before transforming into Murphy’s Deli and more recently ‘So… Yummy’. Exterior signage has gone up this week suggesting an opening is imminent. The new takeaway will compete with the likes of Bizzy Wok, Lucky House, China Garden and Hong Kong Express. However, TripAdvisor doesn’t rate Loys in Newport very favourably with a 2.0 rating and reviews such as ‘overpriced, lukewarm food’, ‘poor performance with better options nearby’ and ‘do not order food from here’.