Golden Palace Takeaway is a neighbourhood takeaway at 12 Rimu St in Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, currently holding a 3.4 rating on Google. The takeaway trade lives and dies on timing and freshness. Most shops cook to order, which is why the best hot food arrives after a short wait rather than instantly, and why regulars ring ahead on a Friday evening instead of joining the queue. A busy fryer is usually a good sign, because food cooked fresh beats anything that has sat in a warmer. New Zealand takeaway menus often run surprisingly wide, so it pays to ask what a shop is known for rather than ordering blind. For Eastbourne locals and day trippers heading home from the beach, Golden Palace Takeaway keeps a hot dinner close at hand on Rimu St.