The Jasmine Tree in Southport is a small but pleasant Chinese restaurant that offers customers the…read morechance to sit down and talk to each other in a civilised manner whilst enjoying Chinese cuisine, as opposed to going the local chippy and getting a couple of meals to sit with in front of X Factor silently. The restaurant itself doesn't look much from the outside but is comfortable and cosy inside, with the staff there being helpful and attentive at all times. The menu is, as you would expect, pretty varied and full of plenty of choice for even the fussiest eater as well as including very nice vegetarian options (as my girlfriend assures me). Their prices are very cheap and even work out cheaper than a lot of local takeaways in the area when push comes to shove; meaning The Jasmine Tree represents one of the best value for money Chinese restaurants in the local area.

The best value chinese in Southport. Early doors 3 course menu is great value at just under £8 last…read moretime I looked. Although not as cheap as the lunch time menu main course including rice or chips for just over £3 You can't get a takeaway at that price. Extra friendly staff - i really recommend the chilli chicken!

This restaurant does top quality Chinese food. They offer several set meal banquets which are…read moredelicious. Their sesame prawn toast has more prawn filling than other restaurants. I'm very fond of the crispy spicy chilli beef and the battered prawns in ginger. The a la carte menu is extensive. Great price too. Staff very friendly and quick service. Really good fun at Chinese New Year when they always have a dragon dance show.

Hi, It is called The Cathay Garden (not Cathay's Garden} This is a marvellous 'upmarket Chinese'…read moreRestaurant. They do the best Chinese Banquet that I have ever had anywhere. They also do a Royal Banquet which is the same menu as they gave to Prince Charles and Diana when they visited. (Which was when this branch of the Cathay Garden had first opened) Their 'Crispy Duck' is unbeatable. I can highly recommend as it is one of our favourite places to eat.

A small family-run restaurant hidden on Southport Road. Friendly service and many classic chinese…read moredishes. We had the Banquet which was really good value. We also ordered some dim sum as they're not often found on a chinese evening menu. I would recommend the siu mai and the steamy fluffy char siu buns! Best dim sum I've had in the north west! There were clearly many regulars as they were warmly welcomed! We'll definitely come back here!

The only enduring memory I have of Grand Palace on Nevill Street from my youth is that we would…read morealways walk past it on the walk up to the Vue cinema on the front and each time, one of my friends would pretend to be rowing a boat whilst walking past, giving the illusion that he was actually rowing as they couldn't see his legs. Hilarious for everyone involved, I'm sure. Grand Palace may sound somewhat extravagant, but inside the restaurant itself is quite basic yet functional, offering diners a comfortable dining environment in which they can enjoy their meal. Their menu offers a good range of Chinese dishes, many of which are available to take away if you don't fancy sitting in the restaurant. They also offer an all-you-can-eat buffet on Sundays (is this a prerequisite for owning a Chinese restaurant?), which offers very good value for money if your stomach can handle being stuffed as much as possible.

The Grand Palace is a bit basic when it comes to a chinese meal. You of course are provided with…read moreall the necessities and normal range of menu choices but that is about all. Having gone on Sunday to take part in the All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet I was a bit let down by the choice and quality. But the price wasn't too bad and made up for it in the end. Not to mention I got a free chinese calendar.

Lunchtime quick bite, Tofu Satay and Salt and Pepper Tofu - delicious, cheap and cheerful. The…read moremenu has all the old favorites and the restaurant feels quite retro. I feel like it's been here since I was a little girl.

Spent the afternoon in Southport while visiting friends over Easter weekend. Just happened to…read morestroll by their sidewalk sign at lunchtime and walked in. My first impression upon entering was that it looks different than what you see on the outside. The smoked glass exterior windows and doors opens up to a spacious and inviting interior. Tabletops, clean. Silverware, shiny & streak less. Wine glasses, spotless. I was in the mood for crispy noodles and to my pleasant surprise they had them on the menu. Not soft/stir-fried but crispy as in crunchy. Not every Chinese restaurant has crispy noodles. Did I mention I like crispy noodles? :) I ordered the "crispy" Char Siu Chow Mein, sat back and waited with anticipation albeit reservedly. What came to my table was well worth the wait. A generous plate was set in front of me consisting sliced Char Siu pork, green onions, white onions, bamboo shoot, mushrooms, miniature corn, Chinese water chestnut, carrots and bell peppers....on a bed of crispy noodles! It was delicious and I polished it all off by myself. Don't judge me. There are only two things I'd change. They should make their oily chili sauce hotter and the fish aquarium lost against the back wall should be moved into the dining area. Sitting next to a large, soothing bubbling aquarium is preferred.

My partner and I visited Southport a while ago and couldn't decide on what to have for lunch, we…read morechose the Oriental Garden as it was located near to where we were parked. We were greeted by a fairly pleasant lady and was shown to our table, we were asked straight away what we would like to drink, we both asked for Tango or Fanta and was served orange juice with lemonade, it tasted vile. The restaurant had a distinct smell of dust and didn't have a very welcoming atmosphere, with one half of the dining area unlit. The middle-aged waiter thrust two menus under our noses and within a minute he was back to ask what we would like, feeling a little pressured I ordered something that I wouldn't normally order. I found the waiter to be very pushy, rude and lacked in knowledge concerning the Chinese cuisine. I overheard one lady ask the waiter if a certain dish contained any form of GSM, he couldn't answer and seemed to do nothing to find out either, she ordered something completely different. Our courses were served to us separately, so whilst my partner sat there with a dish in front of her, I was sat for around 3-5 minutes awaiting mine. The courses were also planted down on the table without any form of courtesy. The waiter paced up and down the aisle, which was a distraction and also caused a bit of a draught. At this point I summed him up as the Chinese version of Basil Fawlty. The food wasn't much better than the service, our local takeaway tastes better on a wet weekend. We ordered spare ribs, they were presented well, but they were very fatty and left an unpleasant after-taste. The main courses weren't tasty at all, very bland and left us both needing the toilet soon after. We are used to dining at quality Chinese restaurants, where the food is of excellent standard and the service is impeccable, we aren't snobbish, we just appreciate good food and friendly staff. No disrespect to the people that recommend this restaurant on other sites, but obviously they aren't too fussy where they dine. As you may have guessed by now, I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone, I suggest you do the opposite of what we did and carry on walking past.

The food is amazing and so is the decor. However it is quite expensive and we wont go again as last…read moretime we were there it was for our anniversary and everytime our food was served the waitress would stop and talk about how her boyfriends friends girlfriend was cheating? What? I dont want to hear rubbish like that- and it went on and on all night, we were to polite to tell her to shut up. It honestly ruined the whole evening. I hate her.

I have had nothing but positive experiences when visiting the Ho Lee Chow. In fact, each experience…read morejust gets better and better. Friendly service, tailored to the needs of the clients, reasonable prices, tasty food and a business that remembers the customers. I have recently found that I have a wheat allergy - something that makes dining out a nightmare. However, there is no cause for concern when dining here. Not only will they make sure your dishes are wheat / gluten free, they have changed their recipes for items, for example tasty Prawn Crackers ( which, I swear, are better than the wheat versions ) and will happily make adjustments to the banquet menus, where possible, including the Early Bird menu. For example, when I last visited the restaurant, the group I was with decided to go for the Early Bird menu. I thought I would have to miss out on the platter course because of the contents. However, adjustments were made so that I could have just as many dishes as my companions ( ribs, chicken wings, pickled vegetables, prawn ball ). Their reason for changing the menu - "You don't want a change because you don't like something - it's because you physically can't have something". What a wonderful experience. Thank you Christine and the rest of the staff. I look forward to my next visit

The imaginatively-named China Restaurant, as you might expect, offers its customers a decent…read moreselection of Peking and Cantonese cuisine at fairly reasonable and competitive prices for the area. From the outside, China Restaurant looks pretty dated and a bit bland but once you step inside the interior does improve somewhat, even if it's not the classiest of places. The menu is full of variety and choice, offering meat and vegetarian options as well as a good selection of starters, main meals and desserts. They also have a buffet menu on offer which represents good value for money even if the dishes themselves don't impress too much. All in all, China Restaurant is a decent place to go for a Chinese meal as the prices aren't too unreasonable and the staff there are friendly enough, but there are definitely better Chinese restaurants in the area.

China Restaurant always confuses me. When someone asks if I want to go to China Restaurant, I am…read morelike "sure, which one?". Once we figure out what is going on we are usually pleased with the outcome. I have never take part in the set menu, only ever choosing to take part in the smorgasbord of all you can eat. The food is good, not heavenly good mind you, but good.