I didn't set out to go to Yakisoba. We ended up going in here after wandering around Chorlton for the 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. read more

Yakisoba - The Bento Box: Miso, Cripsy Seaweed, Salad, Honey Sesame Nuts and Fruit. - Japanese Near Me - Manchester, XGM

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A couple of friends and I wanted a decent feed after a day spent helping them move house to Chorlton, 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. read more

Yakisoba - Stir Fried Bento Teriyaki Fillet Steak - Japanese Near Me - Manchester, XGM

Three and a half stars for cheap food presented nicely in bento boxes and reasonably priced. Another place I have been meaning to get to due to the rave reviews on Yelp. I came here for lunch and the closed sign was still up but we could see staff in red tshirts walking around and there were chairs and tables outside. After asking whether they were open, we were placed in an odd alcove. Not sure why I seem to be placed in corners. After being seated we weren't given much time to look at the drinks menu and we asked for our drinks order. The menu seemed delicious and there was soo much choice of food which sounded delicious. When the food came, it looked delicious and the presentation was good and it tasted very fresh and well cooked. The own downside was the miso soup which had far too much flavour which was an overkill. I think they used too much msg as four hours on, my mouth is still watering. Maybe it was a wrong time to come to the restaurant as the staff were having their lunch and they were noisily eating their lunch and all speaking cantonese which ruins the authenticity of the place. I would come here again as the food and presentation was great (except the miso soup) and the price isn't too bad for what you get. read more

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My housemates had given me mixed reviews of our local Japanese (and Chinese and Thai) restaurant Yakisoba. I just had to try it for myself. On seeing the menu - a very wide mixture of dishes from dim sum to stir fries sushi to noodle soups - I had a feeling that this place would be a disappointing jack of all cuisines and a master of none. How wrong I was! My boyfriend and I both opted for a Bento Box - a wooden tray divided into little compartments with miso soup, salad, a main course and rice/noodles and a delicious fruit salad. For £7.95 each this was great value for money. The service was a little slow, but the food arrived cooked to perfection so it was worth the wait. Comparable to Wagamama in restaurant style, food quality and price, Yakisoba is the only restaurant of its kind in Chorlton and is consequently often packed out, but fear not Japanese lovers - they also have a takeaway service. read more

Yakisoba - Japanese Near Me - Manchester, XGM

I definitely agree with Kirsten. This is a particularly good Japanese restaurant beaten in Manchester only by the 4 restaurants of the Samsi group, Sapporo Teppanyaki and Tokyo Season. What makes it particularly good in my opinion is that it is good on both the sushi and main meals front, and this is unusual in my experiences of Japanese restaurants. Even the Samsi restaurants clearly make sushi the central attraction. Price wise its very good, at under £8 for a bento box, which is of ample size. Its around the same price range as Little Samsi, which is in the same area. If you just want sushi and sashimi I would direct you towards Little Samsi in Withington rather than here, but if you want a more varied Japanese meal, then I'd give Yakisoba the nod. They also serve alcohol where Little Samsi do not, making Yakisoba (just about) the premier Japanese in South Manchester. In terms of dishes, I would particularly recommend the Red Hot Sichuan Lomen which is gorgeous chicken and aubergine in a yellow bean chilli sauce. Mmmmmm! read more

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We last went here on New Year's Day having spent a fair while wandering round Chorlton trying to find somewhere that was open, serving food and had room for 6. Something which proved quite difficult. Happily, Yakisoba had plenty of room. 6 of us shared dumplings to start which were very good. For mains I had teriyaki beef steak which I have to say was very good. Everyone else seemed to enjoy their meals very much too. There was a bento box served between the courses which was a nice touch but it could have been brought closer to the mains I think. When one of the mains was brought out the waitress quite amusingly fumbled the rice onto the table and then swept t up with the lid of the box...she took our jokes and the whole situation in good humour and quickly brought a replacement. Another slight gripe I would have is that there was a fair few minutes between the first and last main coming which given the restaurant wasn't that busy, perhaps could have been a little better, although having never worked in a restaurant in any capacity I'm less than qualified to really judge this. The final bill came to around £25 each including 2 or 3 drinks each which I have to say is pretty good. I'm torn between giving Yakisoba 4 or 5 stars and even though I've put 4 I mean 4.5 (take that scoring system!) as its good and I'll probably be going again, but I don't want to rush back really soon which I think I would be if I was inclined to give it 5. Would still very much recommend. read more

There's a sticker in the window stating 'People love us on Yelp!' Well where Yelp goes, I shall follow. The restaurant itself is cute, although it's narrowness makes it feel a bit pokey, and we were crammed awkwardly into a corner. Staff were friendly and attentive. We completely over-ordered. Portion sizes are staggering. Don't be like us. We got a dumpling platter and won tons for a starter. The dumplings were good. Some were better than others - the one that came in a separate dish with fresh ginger was delicious. I had Vietnamese beef and rice noodle soup. This came with a bento box, with a fish/potato/tofu cake (not sure) in place of the usual miso. As mentioned, the portion was so big I was slightly terrified. The soup was delicious, with chunks of beef and delicious veg. The noodles however were so-so and although I enjoyed this dish I don't think I'd ordered it again. My boyfriend ordered teriyaki steak which was a smaller portion but tasted incredible and came with rice. Overall I loved it here and would happily head back! A great little place on Barlow Moor Road. read more

I enjoyed my meal here, I came with a friend and we shared the Steamed Assorted Dumplings Platter and then I had the Char Sui and Roasted Duck Noodle Soup. The meal was good although next time I will probably skip the duck as I found it to be very salty. Overall the meal was very reasonably priced and fairly good, the staff were good and service was polite and all in good time, they warned us that we would have to wait for the steamed dim sum, but to be honest I expect this and also it did not seem to take all that long (maybe more to do with the lovely conversation, but who knows, always good to catch up with friends). Overall worth a visit although I have had better, I think this is a good alternative to going into town, for something simular. read more

This place ROCKS for two reasons. The first is that the place is cheap as hell. The second is that the portions are friggin' enormous and you can take them home with you! They box them right up those boxies. Before the main course you get a small box filled with spicy prawn crackers, miso soup (as I wrote that I could taste it, it is probably the nicest miso I've ever had) salad, fruit and candied cashews. By the time you've sampled the salad and crackers and soup the main course arrives in a large bowl full of awesomeness. The dishes are so salty and sweet and perfect. And the chicken is really tender and delicious. The only down side to it is that if you sit by the door it is well draughty yo. read more

Well, as far as Asian Fusion goes, this is a lot better than Tampopo. Great value and great flavours in the teriyaki steak and spicy chicken (the latter a massive portion). Some of the elements of the bento box - the slightly stale prawn crackers, the salad featured my nemesis iceberg lettuce - were a bit limp, but it's a fun and different dining experience. I wouldn't go out of my way to go here but if I were in Chorlton it would definitely be on my list. Quite noisy so not the place for quiet chat/romantic date. Service was friendly. read more

I'd always thought the name of this restaurant odd, considering it shares its moniker with the chicken and shrimp noodle dish at Wagamama. And Pan Asian cuisine can be off-putting due to the idea that it's trying to do far too much at once. But remember that Tampopo successfully manages such a feat, and do give Yakisoba a go because it's muchos delicious. As well as traditional Bento boxes you can get delicious little steamed or fried bites from the Oriental Tea House menu, served for grazing in smaller portions and light bites such as tempura and soups. The prices are insanely reasonable, a trademark of good Chorlton eateries. When I rocked up the food tasted oh so fresh and wholesome, not to mention tasty, I almost forgot it was good for me. I'd say if you're lucky enough to live in Chorlton this is a great restaurant to have as one of your locals. read more

I love this place. They specialise in bento boxes, a classic Japanese style of working lunch or dinner served in compartmentalised lacquered serving dish, an oriental 'tiffin' if you like. Your main dish, in a bowl ( in the case of this visit: Red Hot Sichuan lomen noodles and Buddha Delight noodle soup with shiitake mushroom and tofu. Hot, sweet and sour, and earthy and savoury respectively with the best miso soup starter I've had). The bento sides are salad, fruit and nuts. Service is fast , quality is great and the portions are almost too big! The wine quality is also surprisingly good and affordable. Well worth the visit and the return. read more

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-Tasty food. -Extensive choices, even for vegetarians. -Good portions. -Aptly priced -highly recommended! Over the years, the quality has not deteriorated! Must have: Miso soup Go for the bento box! You can ignore the desserts, definitely! read more

Exceptional quality, value, flavour 8.50 for a Bento box and an enormous portion of very tasty food. I love this place, and cannot believe the price. When you compare against other Bento places in Mcr this place becomes an incredible bargain. I can't over state the quality. Fragrant, flavorsome, tender meat, generous portions. Just amazing. read more

I love my noodles, and could happily eat them for breakfast, dinner and tea (and go back for seconds). So when I lived in Chorlton and people asked me where I wanted to go for dinner, I always ALWAYS suggested Yakisoba, a restaurant with the illustrious distinction of being Chorlton's best (and possibly only) Japanese themed eaterie. Yakisoba specialises in Bento boxes - a small tray which has been divided into little compartments containing meat, rice or noodles, miso soup, rice crackers, sesame coated cashew nuts and vegetables (and occasionally even slices of fruit!) I'm a massive fan of their Teryaki Salmon which is always dished up with a metric tonne of wonderfully fluffy rice or sinfully chewy toothsome noodles. They also do a great selection of 'tea house' Dim Sum, encompassing dishes such as dumplings, char sui buns (wonderfully pillowy little clouds of dough filled with barbequed pork), calamari and so much more. I could happily stuff myself on their food until I popped! Yakisoba also serves a great range of take out - meaning that if you're still feeling peckish after your meal (or want to take some back to give to a very lucky friend) - you can get a Bento Box to bring home with you. Best of all, they only cost a fiver, meaning that this is possibly one of the best deals in the whole of M21. The only way this place could be any better if it did home delivery - living on the other side of Chorlton, I'd often undertake the twenty minute walk here to get my noodle fix only to have to warm up my tea in the microwave afterwards. I've also occasionally found the staff to err on the side of curt (although not impolite), although service is usually very efficient and brisk. Yakisoba does amazingly tasty food at amazingly tasty prices. If you're looking for some of the best Japanese food in South Manchester, you should definitely pay it a visit so you can fill your boots! read more

What a superb food. Delicious!!! Very different, fresh and nicely cooked. My friends took me there celebrating my birthday and I saw people waiting outside for tables. You can not get in on weekend if you didn't book. They were seating people down at 22:00. Highly Recommended! read more

I went to yakisoba for the first time on my birthday, having never tasted Japanese food before. I was delighted by the delicious food on offer and pleasantly surprised at the price. I have begun recommending it to all the people I meet that are looking for somewhere new to try and will be going back for our wedding anniversary and probably many times from then on. Great food and good atmosphere. read more

If you've never tried Japanese food before, this is a good 'starter point' restaurant not too pretentious and a good variety of food. If you're a bit more of a 'foodie' it might not be the best or most authentic Japanese experience but you'll find the food is quite tasty and the portion size good. Good mix of vegetarian and meat-eater options. Worth booking in advance as was quite busy last time we visited. read more

Good for: Bento, restaurant standard take-away, cheap eats Bad for:Food poisoning. Just once. read more

Love this place, the food is delicious. They serve each main with a bento box full of prawn crackers, sesame cashews, fruit and miso soup. My main nasi goreng was extremely good. The prawns were massive and the portion quite large, not bad for £9. The restaurant is fairly small and has a good atmosphere. Service was quick and efficient. Probably one of my favourite restaurants in Chorlton. read more

The first time I saw this place I was like "we need to go there now" but the queue was huge, like an hours wait so we left it. Ever since then I have been dreaming of it and reading other people's reviews dying for the Bento Box. SO, we finally got here on Friday after a long drive (we got lost, South Manchester is not our local area, even though I wish it was) and it was empty all except one table of two diners. RESULT! So, easily seated and menus opened. What a choice! Even for veggies like myself. Bento Box defo, but which option to choose? I opted for the Noodle Salad which sounded awesome and Adam Y had the Red Thai Curry. The Bento Boxes arrives and we're not what we expected. From other peoples reviews I was expecting something more like that photo on this page but what we actually got was an iceberg lettuce salad, miso soup, a slice of orange a two crackers. Adam Y enjoyed his thai curry (and had a very sweaty nose afterwards!) but my noodle salad was a bit bland, and got boring after 3 mouthfuls. The other thing that made me score this place quite low was the fact that while we were there (7pm on a Friday) the staff had started bringing their shopping in through the front door, making it quite cold inside the restaurant and taking away from the atmosphere. Don;t get me wrong, I will be returning to try and improve on this visit but for now Yakisoba only gets a reluctant 3stars. ;( read more

Me and my friends go to Yaki Soba quite often and it's definitely our favourite place in Chorlton. It's great value for money as for around £9 you get a bento box which consists of a salad,miso soup,prawn crackers,honey and sesame coated cashew nuts and two pieces of fruit. You choose the main course from the main menu,it comes with a side of noodles or rice and it's all included in the price. They also do freshly squeezed juices-the carrot and ginger is delicious! On the other hand the service can be quite slow and some of the waittesses a bit rude-hence only 4 stars. read more

Fab little Japanese restaurant opposite Chorlton Bus Station, I'd heard lots of good things about Yakisoba before I went and was not disappointed. There's two different ways you can go there -one is to go for the Bento Box deal, where you get a bento box full of tasty salad, miso soup, rice crackers, sesame-covered cashews and fruit to accompany HUGE bowls of rice and/or noodles. The other is to sample Yakisoba's Tea Room, a big selection of tasty dim sum dishes, more than enough to fill you up! Chopsticks are provided but so are forks if you're not feeling too adventurous! Apparently they also do takeaway too, so you can sample their delights in the comforrt of your own home. I highly recommend this and would definitely go again ( : read more

I just keep going back to this place time and time again. It never disappoints. Great food at a great price. A three course takeaway meal for two for just over £10. I call up, they tell me its going to be ten minutes. I jump into the car and drive over and every time the meal has been ready. Amazing place and always seems busy. Thank you Yakisoba, you are one of my highlights of Chorlton read more

Got a take away bento box from here with chicken katsu curry. at least I THINK that's what it was supposed to be. The chicken was not breaded in panko breadcrumbs, while not everyone does katsu this way over here, it is traditional and should be done this way to make it katsu. Most places manage to do panko breadcrumbs thsi however was chinese breadcrumbs. But my main complaint is with the supposed katsu curry sauce. it was not in any form katsu curry sauce in fact it was an Indian curry sauce like a balti!!! Disgusting, I could not eat it at all and it ended up in the bin. The miso soup was flavoured badly and over powering, the salad wilted, the fruit salad a laughable bit of orange and melon. All in all a very bad experince, I would never go back as it seems they have no idea what Japanese food should taste like or how to prepare it properly. I can't for the life of me understand why everone likes this place and can only assume it's because they haven't had much Japanese food. If you want real Japanese tasting food I suggest Samsi in Manchester or even Wasabi in China Town is better than this! read more

Very friendly staff and the food was awesome. We had a couple of starters then our bento boxes arrived, the miso soup was delicious and the rest of the box was tasty, keeping us entertained until the main arrived. Both mains were amazing, i struggled to finish mine but purely down to lack of stomach space; the bento box and main were definitely sufficient for a small eater, but the veggie spring rolls were hard to put down. All in all, a great experience, highly recommended. read more

The staff are friendly and the food here is always excellent - As long as you keep in mind that the food here isn't quite authentic Japanese (e.g. the curry in the Katsu Curry was more of a Chinese style curry rather than Japanese style) - it is good for what it is, a "East Asian" restaurant with a Japanese theme. read more

Japanese / Chinese / Thai style food. Good value and pretty tasty, also available as takeaway.

Having eaten here this evening I can only assume that the one poor review below was the anomaly. The food was excellent. Bento box was a little novelty, but just a side dish to the main event which was uniformly excellent across the 6 different dishes we ordered. Service was timely and warm. My only minor niggle was that the beer and wine should have been better chilled. A great little place, deserved its 4 stars. read more

Nice Japanese feel, with the miso soup in the bento box very taste. Great food, great feel and not to expensive.

Great place, very reasonably priced and tasty food quickly produced, both takeaway and eat in. Nice range of asian and fusion dishes all served up in a bento box including salad, nuts crackers and soup. read more

I read all the reviews then went along. Yes it was very busy, a nice place with a nice atmosphere. However, this box everyone is talking about was filled with tasteless food. The noodles were quite tasty although not special enough to save the rest! The soup was disgusting, the sweet cashews were appalling! Both myself and my partner wasted everything else in the box. If you know good food, prepare to be disappointed by the mediocre experience read more

delicious spicy food I had vegetarian pad which included a bento box. The meal was very nice but so big I took my portion home! The restaurant was quite noisy and busy but the food arrived fast and everyone enjoyed it, the total bill for 4 including drinks was £55 which is a bargain as the food was so filling with leftovers for lunch tomorrow :) I will return here again... read more

The menu is too long and confusing; sometimes less choice is better. Miso soup and bento is always really good, and on the whole the food is tasty. However, the pad thai isn't up to much, they OD on fish sauce and it tastes mutant. Mostly the food is that cartoon style oriental, which is tasty enough for £10 but really sweet and tastes well MSG. Good portion sizes. read more