I didn't set out to go to Yakisoba. We ended up going in here after wandering around Chorlton for…read morethe better part of an hour on New Year's Day, trying to find somewhere which was both open and still serving food. We actually tried to go to Double Zero, which is practically next door, but as there was another 20 minutes until they opened which would've meant standing outside in the cold we went elsewhere and arrived at Yakisoba. The restaurant itself is a bit narrow, but there's room inside for a decent amount of people - say 30-40 or so. We were a group of 6, which wasn't an issue as they weren't very busy. Unlike other restaurants serving Asian food, Yakisoba had already provided cutlery on the tables as well as chopsticks so you don't have to make that embarrassing admission that you can't use them. The menu is pretty extensive, with a selection of starters and sharing platters, but practically everything comes with a bento box with a range of accompaniments for a larger main dish. We ordered three of the mixed dumpling platters to share between us, and for a main I went for the Kare Katsu Chicken, which came with steamed jasmine rice as well as the bento. The mixed dumpling platter had 10 dumplings (2 of each of the five varieties), as well as some dipping sauces such as sweet chilli and soy. I liked all the dumplings, which were filled with a variety of meats and fish, and the sweet chilli sauce was great. There was a little bit of a wait between the bento aspect of the meal arriving and the main dish following it, but that wasn't too bad. One of our party had a little mishap where one of the staff dropped a portion of rice on the table, which we made a little bit of a joke about and the lady who was waiting on our table took it in good humour too. The Kare Katsu was a hearty portion, and I mean hearty. The chicken was crispy and perfectly cooked without being dry, and the katsu curry sauce was fantastic. The chicken pieces were huge too, which made it interesting eating with chopsticks but I enjoy a challenge and it also stopped me from basically inhaling my food. The rice was good also, but I think sticky rice would have been my preference - especially for eating with chopsticks. The others went for a range of different bento meals, including the teriyaki beef steak and the duck in red thai curry, all of which looked delicious and went down well. They have a decent range of drinks as well, including Asian beers like Kirin Ichiban and Tsingtao as well as wine and spirits. Overall, even though we didn't set out to go to Yakisoba I'm quite happy that we did. Some of our group couldn't finish the meal, due to the size of the portions not any issue with quality, so if you're after a hearty meal then this place will provide. At £25 each for a starter, main and a couple of drinks each including a tip it's also not going to break you financially either. If you just wanted a main course, all the bento boxes were around £9-12 and would make a good meal on their own. I'd certainly be happy to return to Yakisoba in future.

A couple of friends and I wanted a decent feed after a day spent helping them move house to…read moreChorlton, so we had a wander down Barlow Moor Road to see what was on offer. Initially choosing the new Caribbean place, The Drop, we quickly left once we'd been told by other diners that they'd been waiting two hours for their food! Thankfully Yakisoba was right there and so we gave them a try. I'm really glad we did as the food was lovely; their menu is varied and appetising. I love places with open kitchens, it somehow makes you feel like you're no longer sitting in the UK. After sharing a platter of starters between us, we each ordered a Bento Box which, together with your main course, comprises an assortment of salad, vegetable miso soup and steamed Jasmine rice. I ordered the Teriyaki Fillet Steak (grilled slices of fillet steak with ginger, rice wine and soy sauce). The sauce was particularly rich but when 'diluted' in the rice made for a delicious and hearty dinner. A thoroughly pleasant evening and I'd definitely eat here again if I was in this neck of the woods.

Around the time I went here, I was craving some Japanese food in Manchester that wasn't just sushi…read moreor ramen. This place kept popping up on my socials so I knew it was fate I had to try it. I was glad I did!! I went in around noon, quickly got sat down and given a menu, and then the problem was choosing what to have. I went for the teriyaki chicken meal set and it was quick to arrive. For a drink I just went with a Japanese green tea. The meal set was quick to come and it had a plate of teriyaki chicken, a bowl of white rice, and a bowl of miso soup. I loved all of it. I read up on the correct way to have it all, picked up my chopsticks and went to town. I was a little nervous for the miso soup as I've had one before and didn't like it but this one was amazing. The chicken was perfectly cooked and full of flavour, the rice shot, fluffy, and hot. I definitely will go back here as there was more I wanted to try. The ambiance was amazing, I was in front of the kitchen so could see the chefs preparing the food, and all the different bottles of sake were around so I could look at those and pick one if I wanted some alcohol. I can't wait to return

Went to one in York and didn't love the food hall location. Then it took forever. Finally I ordered…read morea simple chicken fried rice and it was so salty I could hardly eat it. After a few bites just picked out the chicken and left the rest. Maybe it's a cultural thing as I'm from the US but not what I was expecting.

I remember trying this place when it first opened but decided not to stay when it didn't do sushi…read more Anyway fast forward to a year or so later we needed to grab something quick enroute to a gig. I suggested here as wasabi sushi no longer resides around here :( I really fancied the belly pork but they didn't have this or tuna..etc..i felt like walking out again but it was something or nothing. I ended up getting the grilled eel which was served with an soft egg yolk and rice..it was tasty but not the cheapest for a tenner. My other half had the teriyaki salmon but again expensive for the amount he paid.. for two green teas and a main each the bill came to £25..it tasted okay enough but there are plenty of other places to try..

i came here with a friend a few weeks ago for an early dinner so it wasn't quite busy but the…read moreatmosphere was very relaxing/homesy feel! i ordered the japanese curry tofu rice dish and my friend got the karaage chicken rice dish! it was extremely warm and comforting in contrast to the cool weather! our food came fairly fast as well and it was relatively fair price for the portion size!!

TL;DR - Great little cafe serving Japanese and Korean options…read more We came here to see what the newly expanded Hatch had to offer and weren't disappointed. Fukuu is located right at the back of Hatch, over in a corner on the left hand side. The unit itself is really quirky with big neon lettering and lots of those beckoning cat figures. Menu is short but contains great options - Sparky went for Korean chicken which was hot and spicy in a sticky sweet gochujang sauce; I went for chicken katsu curry. We had both with rice but you can also have fries as an option. There are lots of drinking options at Hatch - we went for a beer from Öl around the corner, but they also sell Asahi at Fukuu which is maybe the cheapest beer on site? There's some seating inside and some more outside, but since you're under the Mancunian way you're not going to get rained on. Apparently this place is run by the same people who started Oishi-Q - another great Japanese restaurant which we love, and it's nice to see Fukuu maintaining the same high standards.

Amazing service. Had hibachi grill. Did king prawns in teriyaki sauce. Also fried rice. So…read moretasty. Chef did an amazing job of entertaining and cooking. Highly recommend this place.

This restaurant is in the waterlogged city centre - with blocked drains, flooded streets, uneven…read morepavements and generally untended. Nine of us turned up for lunch on a miserably cold, wet day. The meal here was just about better than ok, but not at all near great; scrapes two stars against price paid. If I were invited back I wouldn't be looking forward to going again. The teppanyaki 'show' is almost non existent. We've been to dozens of these shows over years in USA and on cruises. The shows are usually highly entertaining with food portions tasty and generous. This place was lifeless in comparison so if it's the show that attracts you'll waste your time and a lot of money too. Customers are also being ripped - off. This is the biggest shock I had - although the cooking left much to be desired as it's not simply cooking that's essential: building and concentrating flavour and plating up tasty food is important and mostly missing here. My wife chose what was a mean - portioned duck spring roll starter at a stonking £8 - 75p in ingredients to make (see photo). It tasted ok but not super. I got a 1 star tempura seafood £9.5 starter. It was also quite poor, not generous, lukewarm and the tempura wasn't crispy light either. I do better/tastier at home. A £1 chicken breast becomes a £20 teppanyaki with the addition of some sliced fried potatoes, about 20 pence worth of potato and tasteless thin sliced vegetables, tipped from a plastic bag onto a hot plate (beansprouts/carrots/snow-peas) then steam cooked to limp, unappetising, served with a very small bowl of fried, long grain white rice; say about fifteen pence worth. The rice wasn't cooked in front of us but at the hot plate behind our 'chef'. My pitiful small portion of cheap rice was al mush rather than al dente, with lumps of starchy boiled rice still prominent (see photo). No second portion was offered. I opted for fillet steak main £26 for 4/5 ounces of raw meat; had I opted for sirloin it was £24 for 6/7 ounces. The meats were tasty and cooked as ordered. I chose the Sapporo peppercorn sauce. It was far and away the tastiest part of the whole meal by a distance (not a big challenge) but the 'chef' slightly burned the pepper sauce. My first 330ml ale choice at 7% wasn't available (£12.05 a pint) I got a 6% tasty amber ale (£10.32 a pint). The staff are polite and courteous. The atmosphere was surprisingly muted despite the fact that the restaurant was very busy ripping off lots of folks at one time.

Umezushi is one of the best sushi places in Manchester. Maybe the best - although I have not tried…read morethem all! It has won numerous awards including their chef Terry Huang winning the Chef of the Year award at the Manchester Food & Drink Awards 2016. Its located near the Manchester Arena, down a side street. Its a hidden gem. I am show many people don't even know about it. Its a very small restaurant and only has about 20 covers. The last time I went, it was a group of about 6 people and we ordered several things, which I can't remember exactly the names of what ordered. But all good! As well as the sushi/sashimi etc, we also ordered some side dishes like edamame and also a delicious Taiwanese pork rice. Was so good! Delicious! I would highly recommend going - its not cheap, but its well worth it. The first time I went to Umezushi was for a Yelp event and we got to try many different things. We also tried some plum sake which tasted SO good.

This place is closed!!! totally closed-I don't know how somebody wrote a review just five days ago…read moreabout it. Here is a photo of the doors closed.

As Alfie says, don't expect a smart restaurant. Do expect decent Japanese food at reasonable…read moreprices. Until I just discovered their website, I didn't know that Little Samsi was a relation to the Samsis in the city centre. I just assumed that 'samsi' was the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese 'wing' and appeared in all restaurant names. The menu is varied but concentrates mainly on sushi (I am not brave enough to order the octopus sushi), noodles and bento boxes. The bento boxes are really good value for money - for £4 you get a box filled with your choice of main, sauce, rice / noodles and a potato salad. Everything is prepared fresh and there are plenty of options for vegetarians including miso soup, vegetable dumplings, veggie curry and vegetable yaki soba. You can order online (though the service is down at the time of writing) or on the phone as long as you give them 20-30 minutes notice.

LIttle Samsi, now renamed 'Japan' as of a few weeks ago, is a lovely little hidden treasure just…read moreoutside Withington village, across the road from the Red Lion. It only has seating for around 20 - 25 people at any one time, and thus fills quite quickly but if you pick your timings carefully then it's not too difficult to get a seat. Prime time for me has normally been at around 9pm, but at any time outside usual munching hours (such as 12-13.30 ish, and 6-7.30ish) it seems to be easy enough to get a seat and eat some of their totally scrumptious food. Considering the pint-sized nature of this establishment, their selection is quite extensive, including their wicked-cool O-Bento boxes, each element of which can be chosen by you so it comes exactly as you want it - massive gold star for that from this fussy eater! You can choose the meat/veggie option (of which there are two!! Hoorah!!), the sauce and there are two type of rice as well as two types of noodle to choose from. Brilliant eh?! They also have five types of ramen which I simply adore (I opted for the ramen with vegetable gyoza - a very reasonable £5.50), sushi coming out of their ears (you can buy a Chef's 32 piece special if you're SUPER hungry!), curry rice and curry noodle dishes, as well as fusion sandwiches such as the Yakisoba Sandwich which is a chicken noodle sandwich. A little bit of something for anyone and everyone methinks! They have a little shop section where I was kindly gifted the sweet treats "Hello Panda" - a delightfully adorable panda shaped biscuity tastefest. I love them. Lots. But they also have noodles, sauces, spices and other essential make-it-at-home ingredients at a reasonable price. Though, of course, there aren't the same bargains which can be found at the Chinese supermarkets such as Wing Yip, but it is less than ten minutes walk from my house and I am lazy enough to be willing to pay for the convenience! The service there has always been provided with a smile and a chat without being intrusive in such an intimate setting, and the smells drifting through the seating area from the very nearby kitchen gets those tastebuds going before you even receive your food. Yum yum! It is worth noting that they don't have any alcohol for sale in the restaurant, but they kindly informed us that we were welcome to just pop across to the off license across the road and bring in any booze we may want. And I didn't see a corkage charge on the bill, which was great! If you're not bothered about having a wee tipple with your scran though, they have a selection of soft drinks for you to buy including a very tasty aloe vera type effort which is initially strange, but very refreshing as an accompaniment to a meal. All in all, this is a lovely change from the usual places I go to for food in Withington, and I would definitely be more than happy to entertain friends or family in this quaint little eastern treasure.

The food here is always top notch. It's been well over a year since our last visit and if we lived…read morenearby we likely would dine here a few days every week. I had a tasty Nasi goreng with tofu, my wife opted for salt & pepper chicken/rice and DIL got sweet & sour chicken/rice. We all had Diet Coke although it has a full bar. Staff are friendly and it's an open kitchen and a pyromaniac's dream place. It's a cosy place. Will return this week for sure.

I will be honest i didn't really like all the food there but I liked the service the waiters were…read morereally nice to me and my family.

so I make it my mission to find good Japanese sushi restaurants…read more. This was on my next hit list..so travelling down on Easter Sunday I was prepared for this place to be closed like everything else...thankfully it wasn't.. You cannot miss this place as it has quite a garish red sign with flapping Japanese banners..ducking under these will lead you into a small sheltered place with laminate floors and pine tables. When we sat, we were facing the open kitchen, where a waiter approached us asking if we wanted sushi..of course! The menu offered the usual sashimi, maki, nigiri and udon noodle dishes , but it was 8 pieces each for around £4-5 mark, We ordered the tuna sashimi, nigiri and salmon maki... After seeing previous reviews I chose the recommended salmon teriyaki which is one of my favourites anyway! I have to admit the thing that kills the atmosphere is the lanky waiter.. who was more wooden than the pine table. There was no emotion whatsoever, when he took the order it was flat, and his face expressionless.. Anyway when the sushi arrived I was impressed with the size of the maki roles. The quality of the tuna was also excellent, beautiful red coloured meat in thick slices...nom.. however I love making a small paddling pool of wasabi and soya sauce,, So I was dissappointed when a tiny shallow dish was presented..in seconds this was demolished, and I asked the waiter for some more...I was hoping he would just give me the bottle. but he brought another shallow dish over instead.. When the mains arrived, these looked divine. The beef in the udon soup dish looked good, but apparently the taste was not your average ramen dish...it was flavoured differently.. My Salmon Teriyaki was beautifully cooked in its nice sticky glaze. The portion was just right for the price. The sake was your averages £6.50 for a flask price but was presented in a nice patterned set. After the meal it was discovered that they don't take card ..and when I asked where the toilet was I was baffled when I couldn't find it..the place is only small! Eventually we found out you had to go THROUGH THE KITCHEN which left me feeling uncomfortable..especially because I'm a klutz.. Overall it was worth the trip for this amazing sushi.. to make it 5 star they need to replace/inject life into that one waiter, offer card payments, sort out the bathroom arrangements and leave a soya bottle on the table!

Dam Yelp with their lack of half a star! I'd ideally give this place 4.5 stars because the value…read morefor money is really some of the best I've seen for sushi. But I'll be restrained because you can't call it nearly perfect. The place itself is quite "down and dirty" and I'd advise everybody to make sure that they nip to the loo BEFORE visiting their establishment, but the food really can't be faulted. All the sushi is made in front of you, and it is fresh and flavoursome. I'd highly recommend the gyoza which are cooked to perfection every time I go and always make me want to order more. As mentioned in a previous review the sashimi platter is fantastic and at £13 for an entire boat of fish, is great value. I'm not going to state it's the best sushi place in Manchester, but I'll say it's the best I've tried so far.