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! ?

Chopstix noodle bar leaves a little to be desired on the inside. It's not going to win any awards…read morefor interior design but it is an okay option if you you find yourself craving some noodles or rice and you're near Piccadilly Station. I ordered the Vegetable Chow Mein and £3.50 got me a large pot. The taste was good but left me feeling a bit gloupy and bloated afterwards... maybe should have gone for the small. Nice touch was the soy sauce and sweet chilli sauces they had out. It's not the best rice and noodle joint by a long shot, but it's not the worst and it's pretty conveniently located to the station. If your in a rush or feeling lazy then it's definitely worth a shot... ...but if you've got a little time to spare I recommend you venture across to Chinatown.

Chopstix is a pretty new addition to the choices available at Manchester Piccadilly for weary…read moretravellers. The concept is simple - you go in, pick from rice or noodles, choose from a selection of meat, pay, and go... There isn't really a lot of choice available, a maximum of about seven or eight dishes, not including the noodles and rice. I went for the noodles and a combination of salt and pepper chicken and sweet and sour chicken. One of the best bits is that you can choose up to three of the options, the downside to that is that all the options are chicken. Now, I've not got anything against chicken, it's all very well and good in its own way, but I do enjoy a little bit of variety. What I did have was ok, but nothing really that you'd write home about - quite a lot like your standard, run-of-the-mill, chinese takeaway. Non of the dishes going to give you an authentic chinese street food experience, and some of the flavours are a little bit on the plain side. The ambience of the actual store feels a little rushed, but you can't really blame them for that when there are so many commuters around - we're well known for getting a bit short tempered when there's a chance that we might miss the train! I suppose to summarise, what I'm trying to say is that this is a fine place if you're at the station, you don't fancy a burger from Burger King, and you're not in the mood for a sandwich from Pret. If you're looking for something more likely to tantalise your tastebuds, you'd do much better taking a 5 minute stroll to Piccadilly Gardens where you'll find Rice.

I crave Chinese food on a regular basis and this place is a stones throw away from my work place so…read moreI venture here often. The service is very quick and the food is always the same standard, tasty and very moreish! The spring rolls are always hot and fresh too!

I have to admit that I am something of a Philistine when it comes to authentic Chinese cuisine. I'm…read moreat the 'take away' kind of level - I know what I like, and most of what I like has interesting names but you know, just *know*, that one of the ingredients is tomato ketchup. I hope that you won't hold that against me, because I also know that loads of you like that sort of thing too. There's something oddly comforting about a Chinese Takeaway - it makes an otherwise boring day seem so much brighter. So... what could be better for lunch? When work is getting you down, or the rigours of your epic five hour shopping spree are just wearing you out Wings could be the place for you. It's simple - you go along, pick out one of the regular dishes and off you go. There's loads to choose from, and it comes with the option to take away or eat in. If you opt for the take out, you get one of those little folded cartons - I always feel very cosmopolitan in a sad kind of way, which I suspect is the point! If you eat in, there's plenty if bench style seating, so you might have to share a table - but that's great, you might end up meeting someone new... Most if the dishes are around a fiver - which if you're going for lunch is not to be sniffed at, especially since it's all very tasty. The food itself is pretty good - another admission looms however... I always end up getting the noodles and sweet and sour chicken. It's almost exactly as you'd expect, which means that you are never disappointed. The combination style of food court type counter and take away is a nice touch too. The name Dai Pai Dong relates to traditional street food, which this is not, but if you want something that hits all the right spots on a rainy day (and lets face it, you're in Manchester, so its always raining) then maybe Wings is where you want to be. Fine dining it's not, but for a different take on the take away it might just be what you need.

Wing's is a Chinese take out within the Arndale Food Market. They have an excellent variation of…read moreChinese meals on offer and they're perfect for lunch times, especially if you're in a rush. You can order from any of the set menu meals on the large board at the back or essentially mix and match anything you want - they even cook some meals to order rather than serving it from the counter. The staff are friendly and I was served and got my food in just a matter of minutes! They do get busy, which is a good sign! My noodles were fresh and had only just bee put out. I took it back to my office to eat and it was well packaged and still piping hot. I'll go here a lot whilst working in the city!

The curry is delicious though they didn't sell my favorite dishes, still buy their curry rice from…read moretime to time

The food here is typical Chinese takeaway fare but it's great value and generous portions. They…read morealso have a dish on the menu that features pork AND prawn AND fried chicken AND chilli, so they clearly have the right attitude. When I poured the sweet chilli sauce on my prawn cracker there was a massive crackling sound. Is this some kind of chemical reaction? That was actually slightly disturbing.

I LOOOOOOVE Wok n Flame. This take away Chinese is located on Burton Road, West Didsbury. As sad…read moreas it sounds, I have not been 2 weeks without getting my Chinese fix! What makes matters worse is that the lovely owner not only knows my name but all I have to do is pop my head in the door and he knows my order, now that is service. The service is 5* and could not ask for more This friendly take out does amazing Chinese food and if its not on the menu, then no problem they will make it! I fully recommend their salt and pepper chicken, the best salt and pepper chicken I have ever tasted. Their prices are very reasonable. For 2 starters, 2 mains, rice and chips is £15. The food is fresh and made in the open kitchen so you can see the chef's cooking your food.

Who knew you had to go all the way up north to get decent dim sum in the UK! I certainly didn't…read more I'm just glad to know there actually is decent Chinese food somewhere on this island kingdom. There are two menus for dim sum. One is a tick box menu in Chinese only, the other is a laminated card that has English and Chinese, but is not as extensive as the Chinese only one. Just an FYI. Most of the standard stuff is in the English menu, but if you don't see it, make sure to ask because they probably do have it just isn't listed. Attentive and very helpful staff. This place is more than decent, it's great. I'd definitely come here more often if I didn't live in the so many hours away.

Tai Wu, taiwu.co.uk, formerly known as Tai Pan is Hong Kong style cuisine found sitting atop a very…read moreaffordable Asian Supermarket. The menu is expansive, covering many dim sum delicacies, lots of roasted duck dishes, including a variation that resembles Peking/Beijing duck, but without the added prep substituting a good roast duck in exchange for an on-demand item, all the seafood favorites (whole steamed fish, lobster, crab) and even some regional favorites never found on overseas menus, like Dinghu Shangsu (which is a mixed vegetable dish comprised of fresh and rare dried veggies like clouds ear, snow fungus, osmanthus, pickled Dictyophora, lotus seeds, silver needle fungus, et.al.) Service is typical efficient Asian, that if you get your order in from the start, everything progresses quickly and arrives expediently. If you attempt the Euro custom of adding this and that as the dining commences, you'll probably get frustrated trying to constantly interrupt the running servers to add just one more dish to your meal. Order up front and be happy. It's also a typical family-style banquet house, so as the crowds fill up, it will become quite loud with conversational chatter. All in all, a wonderful find parket outside of City Centre and nowhere near the Manchester Chinatown proper. Instead, this is where the local workers and families go to have a special lunch or dinner, and that's the ideal for really good Chinese food.

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!

This place was packed but service was still efficient which was impressive…read more The steamed dim sum was all great quality, it isn't the cheapest but it's reasonable value. It was nice to see Steamed Glutinous Rice in Lotus Leaf on the menu - I just find food wrapped in leaves fun! Based on other reviews, the fact that dim sum is this small chain's speciality and the general madness of trying some Thai style in a Chinese restaurant, I'd suggest you stick to the dim sum here, there's plenty to get a decent meal. Having said that, bf tried a chicken dish (I think the one with cashew nuts) and really enjoyed it. I would say overall this would be the best place to eat in the Trafford Centre, although the Korean restaurant Wokooshii nearby is good too (probably not coincidentally, as it's owned by the same family).

Oh Rana for once in your life.. WILL YOU PLEASE for the love of God refrain from giving full…read moremarks..for once!!!!! Nay I say, for what shall be shall be. On a mothering Sunday I taketh the mother bear for an evening of dining and .... well, more dining. The much visited haunts such as Rice and Tampopo were brimming full of folk passionately munching away on their spoils, which led us to a conundrum. Where to go, where to go? My last visit to Yang Sing involved not full on consumption but a mere passive eating experience when I turned up late for a meeting (resulting in finger dipping and friendly fire on plates of accommodating dinner acquaintances) So... sensing a weakness in the queue length we parked ourselves outside the aesthetically pleasing exterior. The aromas that magic carpeted their way from the kitchen unto our nostrils did excite the rumble in the stomach jungle much, after we'd convincingly devoured the menu with our eyes. After a 15 minute wait we were seated by the most polite gentleman ever to walk the face of Yang sing Cathay. Only a few seconds elapsed before I began waving impatiently at the nearest waiter... (My stomach now staging a full on rap battle in sound effects) The food here was arguably the best Eastern restaurant food I have consumed.... wait for it.....*Gathers American accent momentum* Period!!!! I'm not sure whether it was the empty stomach talking or what not, but the four mains we ordered between us were healthy in proportion and delicious in content(tion?). The Beef fried rice I had were rich in texture yet not too oily.... El Madre went Chicken Kung Po on us whilst the other two mains were: shredded fillet steak with spicy yellow bean sauce and the Taiwenese sizzling chicken.... The Kung Po chicken was tender and very loving towards my tastebuds... The sizzling Taiwanese chicken thighs clothed nicely in egg fried rice went down a treat also.... However the show stealer was most definately the Shredded fillet steak... I cannot remember all the ingredients (there were red peppers) that ignited the tonguelar sensory glands ..in fact I cannot remember much aside from the intense culinary pleasure of this dish... I cannot recommend highly enough... With Mains ranging from £9-£13 you're looking at a dinner for two with drinks @ anything between £30-50 depending on the hunger scale you're operating at.. which isn't bad considering the high quality of food on offer. Trafford Centre despite the quantity of eatery options is in fact not so varied in terms of what is on offer. Yang Sing Cathay however has at least provided another option for me aside from Tampopo, Rice and the ever present and reliable Nandos. So indulge your yin and YANG & SING and purrr like a CAT wHAYyyyyyyyy (now put the capital letters together and you've solved the puzzle for where you should dine next time you're in Trafford. Simples)