A brief history of Chinatown favourites…read more..... I was introduced to real Chinees food - I mean proper Chinese food, not gwailo-style, westernised stuff - in the late eighties, by my old friend Ronnie Chan. Ronnie and I would go weekly to Win Wah on Portland Street, an astoundingly cheap place where dishes cost £3-4, and I learned very quickly to use chopsticks (out of necessity - otherwise Ronnie would have eaten all the grub before I had any chance). Then Ronnie moved back to Hong Kong, Win Wah disappeared, and I was in the wilderness. After some years of searching, I found a new home at Wong Chu. Cheap, no-nonsense, with high-quality offerings - the noodle dishes, and the duck / pork / squid were always spot-on, I wandered the streets, checked the menus, and tried the other places - but always found myself returning to Wong Chu, because it was cheaper and better than the competition. I dined there hundreds of times. One Saturday morning in 2001, I opened my newspaper and saw the headline "Hacked to Death by Triad Maniacs". It was Mr Wong and his family. I'd seen Mrs Wong go through her two pregnancies, watched her kids scurry excitedly around the place, and I was devastated. But the restaurant re-opened, now managed by Mr Wong's adult daughter from a previous marriage, and continued to deliver great dining..... for another 5 or 6 years. Then it went into a sad decline - I have no idea why - and by the end, it was a pale shadow of its former self. Back to the wilderness. Now I have a new home in Chinatown. As good as Win Wah & Wong Chu at their respective peaks, with the same format - no-frills, low-end prices, but great quality, a relaxed and friendly informal atmosphere, and a menu of Hong Kong-style Chinese dishes that are a world away from the MSG-laden gwailo junk that's so ubiquitous in UK Chinese restaurants, Fu's is the real deal. Welcome home.

A blink and you'll miss it gem. Not named after whoever that damn person Mr T was referring to when…read morehe got annoyed, Fu's is instead a traditional Hong Kong style café with a huge amount of hot, yummy options including your usual szechuans and sweet and sours, chow meins and hoi sins, and they're all lovely enough, but what you want to try here are the more unusual, authentic dishes. My favourite is the fish stew, done hot pot style and just so delicious you'd happily force yourself to eat too. Combos and sauces you might not have encountered before are the order of the day here and the creativity pays dividends. The secret trick here is not to be given the blue menu. They'll automatically pass it on if they think you're English, but it's the red one you want; that's what harbours all the wonderful stuff. The drinks are interesting too, especially the traditional Hong Kong iced tea, it's uber refreshing. And with wicked prices and smart service to boot, this is one gem you should ensure won't stay hidden long. Get stuck in.

Absolutely scrumptious. Had the odd experience of a Saturday night takeaway in the middle of a…read moreshopping centre on a Monday afternoon. Portions were decent and drink was lovely. Feel the like the guy who served me hated my guts because I kept asking questions. Other than that, delectable.

very nice food - thought £8.99 was a bit too overpriced until i tasted it - worth every pennyread more

It tastes good and is not expensive. The menu is not the same every week…read more The waiters are all Chinese and very friendly！

Over priced, waiter forgot what I ordered and was very rude, food tasted like plastic and no one…read moreelse was there

I've not been here since I was a student. Whoops, mistake! I forgot how tasty the food is…read more This is an Asian fusion place that's been going for quite a few years now as it's perennially popular for selling tasty, reasonably priced food. I shared a starter of salt and pepper squid which was crisply battered and delicious, quite frankly. This was £4.30 and it's a fairly large starter. This was followed by a yummy and very filling pad thai. There was both chichen and prawn present, as there should be. No stinginess with the ingredients here I'm glad to say. The pad thai was £8.60 and generously proportioned. I also tried tastes of Thai fish cakes and pork dumplings thanks to my fellow diners. Both were really fresh and tasty. Everyone seemed very happy with their meals. The decor is up to date and attractive. I liked the traditional bench seating. Now the students are away for the summer there's no problem getting seated either so I would recommend getting there soon.

SO good ! everything we ordered was amazing. the vibe inside was casual and quite quiet considering…read morethe sharing bench set up. the service was good too, we saw the two (quite young) waiters very patiently deal with an annoying and picky group. also worth noting it was relatively cheap for the size and quality of the dishes. will defo come back next time i'm visiting manchester.

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.

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! ?

I love Red Chilli, but my only critique is that the service can be rather slow and inattentive…read more The food, on the other hand, is incredible! Crispy chilli shredded beef is one of my favourite dishes, and that is how it is. Crispy. Spicy. Shredded. Beefy. Perfect. On my last visit with colleagues for a leaving lunch, I ordered the salt & pepper baby squid for a starter, and it was very tasty. For my main, I ordered the Gongbao diced chicken. Again, quite a spicy dish, with the added bonus and flavour of peanuts. Superb! Red Chilli offer a great lunch deal that comes with a starter and main for less than £10, however, in December they add an extra couple of pound on this, despite offering the same food and calling it the "Christmas lunch deal". Come on guys! Step it up a gear! The decor is quite bold, but offers a comfortable setting, with large round tables for groups, dark wood dividers and booths.

One of our favourite restaurants when looking for some excellent chinese food. This restaurant…read morespecialises in Szechwan dishes, so do expect that most items on the menu will have a chilli rating next to it! This is one our favourite places for Peking Duck, hanf carved right in front of you. i would also recommend any variety of their lamb dishes, including the lamb ribs. If you're feeling adventurous, try the cold spicy platter too. Only gripe about this place is the lack of available parking. There is a multi storey nearby but its not the cheapest place to park!

When it comes to chucking-out-time eateries, Hunters has always had a very special place in my…read moreheart. Situated on the corner of High Street (right next to Odd), it may not look like much from the outside, but inside you can get two delicious Chicken Samosas for £1, which - when served straight from the deep fat fryer - taste like curried nirvana after a cocktail or twelve. Its front is also covered with rather faded posters proclaiming it to serve the "best kebabs in Manchester", a bold claim that I'm unable to verify considering I've never tried them. However, if you're looking for something more substantial, they also do some serious tasty 3-curries-for-£3 deal which is just the thing to line your stomach after a night on the tiles. If you're feeling exotic, they also allegedly serve Quail, Venison and Duck curry, which is just the thing for the more adventurous palette wishing to try some exotic delights on a pauper's budget.

If you're wandering around the Northern Quarter and all of a sudden realize your sense of…read moreequilibrium is nowhere near as solid as you thought after a full evening out at the cluster of bars at Thomas & High Streets, don't worry. Because smack dab in the middle of all the pandemonium lies Hunters. Think you're the only one with this equilibrium problem? Walk on in past midnight on Friday and Saturday night and look around. So many others inside to empathize with you! Oh wait, that girl's on the floor trying to Shazam her own singing into her iPhone. Ignore her. And what is everyone besides the girl on the floor feverishly noshing on? So hungry, everyone is! Look closer. Anything from fish n chips to burgers to pizza to curry. All in one place, run by a friendly, and from what I've seen, very, very patient staff with a quick and efficient way of moving the line right along. I've only been here to grab something to go late at night, so I've only witnessed Hunters full of people as lit up as the sky on New Years. Including a short fellow who was super appreciative upon receiving his pizza: "You don't understand. I thought you'd overlook me because I'm short and you'd give my pizza to someone else! And then I'd be standing here without a pizza. Thank you so, so, much. I am really happy right now." "We would never overlook any of our customers, sir. You are very welcome." How heartwarming was that interlude? Anyway, I've had a few items here - chicken kebabs with chips, and chicken biryani. Both were serviceable and the prices very reasonable, which is pretty much all you could ask for after midnight. That said, true to their name - they also serve something that differentiates them from most other ethnic late night joints: game curry. Partridge, pheasant, venison, quail, rabbit, and duck. All on offer. Now, I've had most of the game described above at one time or another in my life, but in a curry? Never even heard of the said lot being in a curry before. My mum's been holding out on me with the rabbit makhani all this time, apparently. I am definitely intrigued, though. Intrigued enough to wander in at 1am and try some quail korma? We shall see. 3 stars for now. PS. Girl on the floor is still mad her Shazam keeps returning "no match found." Don't have the heart to tell her she's not a singer.