Reviews in Manchester City Centre

The best food in Chinatown

THE place to eat a kebab in Manchester. It also passes the very important test of being edible the night after you only managed half of it. The amount of times I awoke to half a kebab and noshed it for brekki! Oh student days where have you gone?

Extremely good. A relaxing atmosphere. Would definately recommend this for lunch as lunchtime specials are reasonable and exceptionally tasty!

Such a pleasure for all of the senses.

This is most definitely the BEST Chinese in greater Manchester. It is also quite expensive but you get what you pay for. Their Beef with Scrambled Egg is superb. No Whites of egg used, just yolks (very creamy) with melt in the mouth beef.

There is no doubt about it - by far and away the best Chow Meins in Britain !

with this restaurant, when i talk about the cost i'm referring to the incredible value lunchtime buffet. Not that much choice but unlimited food well under £10 is in my book superb !

excellent meal, and the surroundings were breathtaking.

The Thai food was good but the service was terrible! I just walked through the door when the waitress cornered me for my hi-life card, we hadn't even sat down. Then the waiter didn't show us to the table, he just pointed and said "your table's over there". The service was very poor, they were unfriendly and they didn't smile, not the usual friendly Thai service you would expect. It really ruined the meal which was otherwise good.

This truly was one of the best dining experiences I have had for a long time - AMAZING!

Pricey - but worth every penny! The food is fabulous, and the choice of Spanish wines and Cava is astounding. Really worth a trip and I will be returning regularly!!

fantastic place to eat and drink

Based on Sugarvine's write-up, decided to try out Manchester's lastest Chinese experience and we weren't disappointed! Atmosphere-wise it reminded me of a bustling authentic Chinese in Hong Kong - that's to say it was small, busy, bustling and full of local Chinese people eating authentic and "proper" Chinese food! (I did pluck up courage to ask the people on the table next to us what they were eating and it turned out to be Sea Bass stew - looked amazing - head and tail sticking out of a big white bowl!) In fact most of the diners were eating stew-type dishes with vegetable and rice on the side. We (as usual) plumped for the safe "banquet for 2" option which at £22 per person offered more than enough for 4! Choice of soup to start, followed by a plate of Chinese nibbles - crispy wonton, ribs etc., next quarter duck (melt-in-the-mouth), followed by main courses of sizzling beef and prawns with house speciality rice. A bottle of house wine (French and dry) weighs in at £10.50 - a little pricey. (Always think it's a shame more Chinese restaurants don't offer an affordable dry Riesling which goes well with the mix of Chinese flavours), Only disappointment for me was the soy sauce - a little on the salty side, rather than the nicer caramely side. The nibbles dip too was just red sauce - shame it wasn't a Red Chilli dip! On the whole - Red Chilli definitely spiced up our evening. Friendly service, lively atmosphere, great tasting food & lots of it! (And don't be put off if you want to play safe - they're welcoming wether it's Sea Bass stew or sizzling beef!)

What can I say? Awesome! A friend had told me about this place and I was a little reserved on my judgment. Well, what a meal! I'm not bothered with the ambience malarkey and so this was right up my street. The guy who served me, Marik, was really friendly and, again, the food (the only reason I went in in the first place) was 9.7 put of 10. Absolutely fantastic. GB

I went for my birthday last Friday and was blown away with the quality of food, the service and ambiance of the restaurant. A real gem in the city I shall be singing from the rooftops about this place for weeks to come. *****

Stylish, lively, bright, modern, chic. Food average, service on the poor side. Best at lunchtimes.

Looking for lunch? Follow the crowds to Soap Street and eat till you pop. The original & best rice 'n' 3 in town.

pre- or post-cinema/theatre/shopping you can't beat this noodle bar for quality inexpensive food