Cafe de Pearl is a great Chinese restaurant on Bold Street, formerly known as The Tea House…read more I've been coming here for years and have always been very, very, impressed with the price and the quantity. The food is very tasty and you get a huge portion for your money, you certainly don't leave hungry! They do a very nice Chow Mein and also lovely Satay dishes. It's not high-end, it's more like an exceptionally good cafe. The main thing I come here for now though, is indicated in the new name: Bubble Tea! Yes, this place sells that favourite from all over Asia. It's so great to finally have a place here that sells this, as it's absolutely delicious. I could drink Bubble Tea all day! If you don't know, it is a cold tea drink (different varities available) with tapioca pearls sat in the bottom. You drink through a big straw and chew on the pearls as they come up. It's such a great texture and taste combination. My favourite is the Matcha Green Tea flavour. Overall this is a fantastic place to grab a big, quick, bite to eat or even just for your Bubble Tea fix. Make sure to check this out!

I had to get my boba fix and I'm glad I discovered Chatime! I wouldn't have expected to find a boba…read morespot in Manchester so I'm fortunate I did. They have a pretty diverse menu and you can customize the ice and sugar levels to your liking. I got the matcha milk tea with boba and I was pretty happy with the consistency of the boba here. It was soft and chewy, just the way I like it. The milk tea was mixed well and provided a good refreshment for a long walk! Unfortunately, they didn't have Wintermelon tea when we came. Hopefully they have it back in stock soon!

Reasonable priced drinks which are out of the ordinary. Loads of combinations to try.read more

I've been to just Chatime but heard that this new Taiwan chain opened so I had to check it out…read more It's not very big inside but there still is a fair amount of seats, and the decor is nice. I had the matcha milk bubble tea, hot with zero sugar and it tasted heavenly, the best matcha bubble tea I'd ever had. Although it was zerp sugar, it still tasted very sweet. The menu has a lot less than Chatime but they still do the essentials like matcha, taro etc. My boyfriend had the caramel milk tea with coconut drop toppings and loved it. It was very sweet with a strong but nice caramel taste. The custom options like Hot or cold, sugar and ice percentages are great, the staff were friendly and our drinks came quickly. Prices are reasonable for Bubble tea, about £3.40 to 4.50 depending on size and toppings. Overall a nice bubble tea place right beside the Arndale making it's location super convenient, decent variety of flavours but a little less than other stores, friendly staff and nice interior and seating area. They have a loyalty card but no loyalty app as far as I'm aware.

Typical Chinese bakery, but the surprise for us was the Preserved egg puff pastry, and hong kong…read morestyle coffee. It was my first time coming across a preserved egg (or century egg) puff pastry at any Chinese bakery - it was pretty good, with a piece of preserved egg inside the pastry. We can as tourists to UK, now to wonder if I can find any back at home.

Chinese and bakery didn't go together for me until I cam across the Wong Wong which almost…read moredefinitely can can deliver satisfaction for any baked good lovers. Now just go with me here as I was just as skeptical when I first ventured in. They have some great and unusual treats here, some refreshing faluda like drinks are on offer, as well as cup cakes galore. I also today ordered my sister's cake from here, while it was difficult communication effort we got there in the end. I'm picking up the cake in an hour so watch out for the update. Ok here's the update folks. The cake was out of this world, and they did manage to correctly spell my sisters name. They have found themselves a lifelong birthday cake customer. Thank you Wong's!!! Oh a word of advice DO NOT order your cake over the phone!! It will will b a long and awkward conversation at the end of which you'll be tearing your hairs out!! There will be language barrier problems over the phone trust me. Other than that, fantastico!!!!!!! With this delightful bakery you simply can can not go "Wong Wong".

One of the reasons why I gained so much weight is because of the sweets, and carbs! Yes, it's true,…read moreI have to admit. I'm a carbaholic! Places like Ho's Bakery doesn't help because they have fabulous Asian pastries. My friend Marvin brought me here, and we bought major carbs for our trip back to the U.S. Small bakery shop, old fashion, but best egg custard in Manchester,

Roll up to Ho's Bakery in Chinatown for good quality Chinese buns to take out. There's another one…read morein Manchester and one in Leeds - is Ho soon to take the country by storm? Maybe. One bun at a time. This little bakery tucked into an old arched building has nothing but freshly baked goodies (a few savoury snacks too like pasties) and for that we love them. I've never tried the bubble tea myself but friends have raved about it - they have all different flavours so it is definitely on my to do list. But I can tell you that their cakes with cream, fresh fruit, things like that are so so delicious. The prices, whilst steeper than a donut in Greggs, are still pretty good for what you are getting so don't let this put you off.

Really cool ordering machine which is better than looking at all the options on the overhead menu !…read moreI chose a beverage with 2 add ons and wow what presentation but at nearly seven pounds it was nice but not bang for your buck as there were so many ingredients left over in your cup. You can add a waffle to your drink for £4 !

First time here and this place is surprisingly good, which I was not expecting at all. Got here on…read morea weekday afternoon and there was a surprisingly good amount of people but we were able to make and get our order fairly quickly. I ordered the Black Sesame Tapioca Milk Tea and I appreciate that it already came with boba. At first, I thought the drink was a bit too sweet for my taste but after mixing in the sesame, the drink got much better. I really love how thick the sesame flavor was and I appreciate that you can taste all the sesame seeds to it. Beyond the milk tea, I really appreciate the decorations in the milk tea shop down to the printed shiba and logo name on the straw. Also the cover for the milk tea was actually so cute. Definitely would come back to try all their different milk teas.

Ordered at 3.40, milkshake and another drink, approached outside and advised they wanted chairs…read moreback at 3.55, definitely won't be returning, maybe they should advise they close at 3-55 and not 4 and not take orders after 3.40

My first time having Bubble Tea. Its Fantastic and…read moreenjoyable. A new business in town. Small new premises but with a big heart. Friendly, helpful, polite, Great place to drop in and have a bubble Tea, shake or smoothie. 120 delicious flavours. Thats going to keep you busy experimenting for a while. But seriously folks get down there. Never had one before, take my word for it. Give it a go

Noodle and Sushi was amazing. Taste was amazing. and service is good. highly recommended place.read more

This place is awesome! I didn't expect to find a place that…read moresold Mango Sago and other types of Chinese sweet dessert, or shaved ice in the middle of Manchester. Hell, it was hard to find a good mango sago place even in the U.S, where Chinese community is big. And I found it right here in the middle of Manchester Chinatown! I got the mango sago with mango, black pudding, and white rice balls. It was delicous, light, and exactly what I expected it to taste like. The dessert shop was pretty empty at lunch time. but the interior was nice and well-decorated. This dessert shop was hidden on the upper floor of the conveyor belt sushi restaurant Wasabi, and that made it even more of a hidden gem.

i love the location of bobo tea as it's a fairly sized unit in front of aldi and it's just…read moreconveniently placed! i see it gets really popular/queue can get long fast during lunch hour! the staff are really bubbly and nice! seeing the process of your boba/egg waffle being made is another bonus here! i always get the matcha milk tea with red bean & their matcha flavor is so good! some places aren't as authentic tasting but it's super nice here! they also serve matcha soft serve which is really nice as well! i think what's most interesting is the egg waffles which seem to be a huge hit with younger customers! i've seen the cookies & cream one get ordered a lot! overall, i think bobo tea is one of the better bubble tea shops around manchester/arndale! if you haven't gotten the chance to try it for yourself, i think now is the time to!! the prices are relatively cheaper than most others but i think it's well worth it because you can customize also!

I have been wanting to check out Bobo tea for a while and today I did, honestly I want to start by…read morethe name : "I love BoBo tea", I feel this name is quite deluded and arrogant because it is basically saying you love it and if you don't you are stupid. I feel this is more of a slogan than a name of a company as it doesn't give a good vibe. Bobo Tea would be much better with that as a slogan. This is like a popup shop in the Manchester Arndale near Greggs and Subway. They do normal tea, iced tea, bubble tea and you can also put some sort of jelly in them. They is no seating with this being a pop-up sort shop just in the Arndale and not a separate store hence isn't the place to go to relax while shopping, and sit down with a cup of tea. The Iced Teas are made fresh and they normally use fruits like Strawberry, Kiwi and Lemon. My barisa (Can I use that term? They are making drinks?), put in a teabag and then some strawberry syrup and ice. My iced tea was a little watery but the flavour was still quite nice. The straw was a big, fat pink one like what you get with a Mcflurry and I feel it was a little difficult to drink out of it. The staff didn't really sound out, they were relativley busy but they was loads of them to be able to cope with the demand, probably more servers than customers so they could of had a chat with me. This is probably one of the best places to get an iced tea in Manchester but still I feel this place only deserves 3 stars, and that is being generous as the staff don't really stand out, it is a little pricey at £2.50 for a medium tea, they is no where to sit hence this place is one to get a drink to have going round the arndale rather than a place to sit down and relax.