Chop! Chop! is a handy one to know about as if you don't live round here, as a friend of mine used…read moreto, you might not think to wander to Great Ancoats after the Northern Quarter. Yet here it is, a beacon of 'Oriental Cuisine' for all to experience and relative newcomer to the Ancoats 'scene' if you can call it that. Typical menu: select your meat for £3/£4, a little more for duck, and some sauce and away you go. There's a really good selection of veggie options here- veggie Chow Mein, veggie Vermicelli etc. But the Sweet and Sour chicken is really good, if you eat meat. This Chinese take out is everything you want it to be and more: value for money, friendly service and good enough food. A word of warning though: we once ordered delivery from here (for just a £1 charge) and it took absolutely forever so order early if you're thinking of doing this. We may have just been unlucky but even so. Chop Chop didn't exactly live up to its name that time.

Exactly the same experiences as my own. Good Chinese food, less obvious MSG than usual and a…read morehealthy taste, but slow delivery times. To be honest, with the plethora of greasy horrible Chinese food establishments taking over the country, this is a small price to pay for a nice healthy (ish) meal. You can tell the food is not bad because even the photos of it look good, and they are usually always a bad idea (see photos). The meals are remarkably cheap as well and though it might be more expensive to get prawns and the like, its still a ridiculous £4! This is at elast a quid cheaper than anywhere else I know. I also like the style of choosing a meat or fish and then a sauce seperately, as opposed to them being listen on the menu several times under each heading, i.e. Chicken in Cashew Nut, Prawn in Cashew Nut, Beef in Cashew Nut and so on, what is this larking about for? Just be straight up, you've got some cashew nut sauce in that kitchen haven't you? They also do a 'mixed meat' option, but that doest quite sound right to me, so I've always had prawn or chicken. For starters I recommend the soups, especially the noodle soups, which come with beef or chicken. I've got so say though, even though its only soup its damn filling so you might want to skip the delicious pre-main course treat if you aren't starving. Having said that, you could just force it down, along with some prawn crackers and prawn toast (very good here), and you'll still have only spend a few quid.

Gordon's Kitchen: 'Fish & Chips and Delicious Chinese Meals'. Dishes: numbered 1-208 as per British…read moreChinese take-away tradition. Menu: dirty white. Hmm, doesn't bode well... Food: absolutely amazing. Prices: unbelievably cheap. Delivery Speed: speed of light. Gordon's Kitchen is the best Chinese take-away I've been to in Manchester, without a shadow of a doubt. The selection of main meals is the same as any Chinese take-away, with nothing left out. The prices range from £4.40 to £5, for the King Prawn dishes. Also, you don't even have to buy rice separately as every dish comes with either boiled rice or chips, which can be upgraded to egg fried rice for just 40p, to Chow Mein for 60p or to Udon noodles for £1. Starters are also ridiculously cheap, with the standard prawn toast and spring roles at £2 and the more extravagant going right up to a hardy extortionate £2.50. I always get the Siu Mai pork and prawn dumplings, which are honestly as good Dim Sum as I've had in many a posh Dim Sum restaurant. For a main I recommend the Chilli & Garlic Sauce with your meat or choice, but I must warn its much much spicier than any Chinese I've had before so for those less inclined towards a pleasantly simmering mouth and a slight reddening of the ears, I would suggest the Ginger & Spring Onion Sauce, which is very similar but considerably less spicy. Also, one portion of prawn crackers is two huge bags full, enough to alleviate famine in a small desert ecosystem. I do live fairly close but they deliver in an incredibly fast time, and unlike all other take-aways I use, don't panic and descend into paranoid mania when they realize they have to deliver to a block of flats.

This is the best example of a 'Chinese Chippy'.. a gloriously northern institution. It's the…read moreendless possibilities that excite me... mixing Hollands pies with Salt and Pepper Chips..or a mixed meat curry with sausage starter. Superb. It does solid chippy fare and good Chinese food... If you want to stick to genres....but why do that! ?

The quality here is consistently good and on some occasions about the best fish and chips I've ever…read morehad in terms of taste and crispy texture. Unclear why the mushy peas are such a lurid green but I've remained the same colour so all is well.

Great fish & chips. Great selection of fish from cod to John Dory. Fantastic chunky chips all fried…read moreto perfection. Just eaten post walk to the Edge and our fishy feast went down well.

I recently had the pleasure of dining at Tib Street Chippy, and I must say it was an exceptional…read moreexperience. From the moment I stepped foot into the shop, I was greeted with warm smiles and a delightful aroma of freshly fried fish and chips. The menu at Tib Street Chippy offered a wide variety of options, catering to both traditional and modern tastes. I opted for their classic fish and chips, and I was blown away by the quality and flavour. The fish was perfectly cooked, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The chips were golden and had that ideal combination of fluffy interior and crispy exterior. It was truly a match made in culinary heaven. What impressed me the most, however, was the promptness of the service. Despite the busy evening rush, the staff at Tib Street Chippy managed to deliver my order in record time. They were efficient, ensuring that every customer received their food with minimal wait. The attention to detail and dedication to providing excellent service was evident in every interaction I had with the staff. Not only was the food exceptional and the service prompt, but the atmosphere at Tib Street Chippy was also inviting. The cozy seating area and charming decor added to the overall experience. It was clear that the owners and staff took great pride in creating a welcoming environment for their customers. In conclusion, I highly recommend Tib Street Chippy to anyone craving delicious fish and chips. The exceptional quality of the food, combined with the prompt and attentive service, make it a standout eatery. I can't wait to visit again and indulge in their mouthwatering offerings. Next time I'll try the sausage.

Loverly the last time I went yum yum in my tum I would go again when I am near by but I do…read morerecommend the place

Really good fish and chips right next door to Cask on Liverpool St.....Cask allow you to eat your…read morechippy tea in their bar - which makes the Friday night chippy ritual all the more pleasurable. Menu is exactly as you would expect - pies, battered sausage, cod, curry sauce and mushy peas - what else do you need! As a final note, I dont know how others feel about this, but in my opinion, the best chip is the chip that is tinged brown with a slight (only very slight!) flop. Fish Hut does have these, but when they are queued out, they maybe dont always let them cook long enough to get that nice light brown colour....shame but they are hardly the only chippy in Britain to do that!

I have, I am ashamed to say, eaten at a Chip Shop twice this week. This does give a special power…read morethough - the power to review Chippies with astonishing prowess! My visit to the Fish Hut today was actually quite a surprise - it's recently seen quite a face lift, both inside and out - gone are the grimy windows, the dingy counter and grungy posters (last one's a bit of a shame actually, I really like those!). It's in with the shiny glass, white walls and er... parallelogram shaped plates? You can eat in, or take away - unlike the good old days though, you can tell you can eat in; it wasn't until today that I realised that there were tables! We ate in, and it was good; a portion of chips, battered sausage and scallop (the potato kind, not the sea food kind). The size was great, the chips were nice and hot with nary a green, black or oddly undercooked one in sight and the batter on the scallop and sausage was crispy and light. If you don't fancy fish and chips (who are you kidding?) there's actually a coffee shop upstairs too - I didn't get anything this time, but I think I'll be making a trip back because it smelt great! The coffee so shop was also doing baguettes and assorted sandwiches, so now you can suggest the chippy to even the most health conscious; safe in the knowledge that you can still get your plate of spuds...

The food was terrible. The patties were raw but the fries were ok, the pie wasn't even baked…read moreproperly, the buns were soaked in water and were a little bit wet, the restaurant was kinda classy though, the ambience was ominous, it was very quiet inside and there were barely any people, even though this place has a lot on their dark side, customer service was great and my food got to my table almost immediately, this might be the only good thing on the bright side of this place.

We all make terrible decisions regarding food when we've had a skinful. I get away with it far more…read moreas I don't eat meat, therefore generally my post-beverage binging will involve fries or a dubious pizza at the most. Kebabs are lost on me, and that's no bad thing. If you've danced the night away and have the munchies, I have a far better suggestion for you. Don't get soggy fries and burnt pizza crust from the nearest freezer-to-oven shack, dear God, please don't. If you're partying in the Gay Village or along Princess Street, take my advice and go to Portland Plaice. Why? Well, what could be better than proper fish and chips after a night out? That's right, proper fish and chips. Real fat chips, mushy peas, gravy, battered fish fingers, all wrapped up neatly and smelling pungently of vinegar. My Baa Bar companion, the blonde, introduced me to this little treasure, and I've never looked back. The downside is that it might be open until ridiculous o' clock at weekends, but not during weekdays. Many a time have we trekked there from afar, finding it shut, realising it's a Tuesday. Maybe not enough people would go, but they forget, chippy food is cheap, and students (and writers) like cheap, and students (and writers) are out during the week... the maths does itself. But never mind, just grab it while you can. Some of my favourite memories include myself and the blonde grabbing us a little midnight snack, smuggling it into the taxi and eating it in the comfort of my own flat in front of the TV. Ah, those were the days. Now if only we could arrange our next Satan's Hollow excursion nice and quickly...

This chippy based in a rather small wooden hut doesn't look like much, but boy do they know have to…read moremake fish and chips. I know some people that travel quite a distance to get a fish supper from here and there can be quite a queue. Being in a wooden hut, it's burnt down more than once, however it simply keeps returning and the quality doesn't drop. There is a little space nearby to park a car if it's a little out of your way, so if you feel like a quality no-nonsense fish and chip supper at home (as this is only a takeaway), head to this place and try and claim this review is wrong :-)

Even though this chippy is a small wooden hut they cook the best fish & chips I've ever taster…read more Staff are very friendly and helpful as well. I have a friend who travels over to Timperley from Chester just for the Fish & Chips

A fine purveyor of Szechuan cuisine, which is one of my favey daves. R&H offers a pretty extensive…read moremenu of tasty dishes, with the ever helpful 'chilliometer' to alert you to super-spicy foods. The boyf swears by the chilliometer, and on one occasion refused to order food until he was given a vocal chilliometer by the waiter. So, you know, good work with the chilliometer, R&H. The menu is very good, offering such delicacies as eels and duck tongue (euwwwww!) alongside the more workaday ribs, prawns and whatnot. The prices here are more than I expected, with it being in a none-too-shiny area of Chinatown, and not being all to sexy itself. Expect to pay over £5 per starter while mains are all around the £7-£10 mark, depending on what you're having. My sizzling black pepper beef (£8.50) really hit the spot, and the boyf paticularly enjoyed his salt and pepper king prawn dish. The egg fried rice was amongst the best I've had in Manchester, so kudos. The atmosphere is OK, but I feel like maybe we came at a bad time, earlyish on a Tuesday. I can see that it does have the potential to be quite a happening place if busy. The staff are incredibly helpful, and service is super fast. Drinkswise, you can bring your own, but they charge £10 if you do so! Shocker. You're better off having the house wine, £10, which is alright. Pints of the usual (Tiger, Grolsch, Bud) are a reasonable £2.50. Cutely, they offer Bacardi Breezers and the like, under the heading "Romantic Drinks", yeah, romantic for a school disco! R&H is good, and well worth a visit for the food alone, but if you're aafter a buzzing, fun atmosphere, this ain't the place.

Wasn't expecting great Chinese food being from Los Angeles where Asian food is extremely good and…read moreaccessible. However, this place surprised me (despite my initial worry with the lack of customers ... granted I came around 9pm on a weekday). Every dish we ordered was packed full of flavor. Kung pao chicken was delicious, though it was a bit too sauced up for my taste. Sliced pork szechuan style was definitely my favorite dish we ordered. I could do without the onions piled up on the bottom though Water spinach was standard My friend who ordered the hot and sour soup said it was the best one he's ever had (but he's white and from Texas so I take it with a grain of salt heh) Pan fried dumplings were also tasty. If you're inkling for some authentic asian food, definitely give this place a shot.