Dragon Oriental Restaurant in Manchester

Incorrectly with bill and overcharge. 畀多咗錢，請解決。 We had been charged for an extra bowl of beef shack noodle soup that we did not order or receive. It is clear that this item was mistakenly or incorrectly added to our bill, resulting in an overcharge. We kindly request that you review the attached receipt and provide a refund for the incorrect charge before this Wednesday, [23.04.2025]. If we do not receive a satisfactory resolution by then, we will consider this a case of malicious charging and will be compelled to report the incident on relevant third-party platforms and to the local authorities. Many thanks.

The milk tea no taste. 1/10 The fried rice no taste. 1/10 The bread 5/10 The beef kuew teo 4/10 Overall very disappointed and a bit pricey. Better eat at restaurant.

really good food and lovely staff

Cold food and cold duck with bones

I wanted to meet up with my family for an informal birthday lunch. We are in London so I have not eaten in Manchester for many years now. Chinatown has changed a lot but I found Dragon Oriental through a web search. I had not heard of this place before. I emailed Dragon Oriental with our requirements: 17 people including 1 high chair for a baby, a child with nut allergy and a vegan. We also had an idea of what we would order, subject to maybe one or two changes/additions on the day so I sent a list. Matthew and his team responded very quickly each time and was very accommodating. On the day, our table was available at the time we wanted even though it was very busy. It was a bright and modern diner with small tables but they managed to put together one long table to accommodate the whole family. Food arrived very quickly. We ordered about 14 main dishes to share from noodles, rice dishes to roast meats. It was fresh and delicious. The staff were very friendly and helpful. My husband arranged a surprise cake which he purchased from the nearby bakery and the staff brought out the cake with candles and played the birthday song. I also got a free birthday treat, a delicious mango tapioca pudding! I did not want a big birthday party but just a quiet lunch with my family. This was perfect! Food was lovely and service was great! Thank you to Matthew and the Dragon Oriental team. We will definitely pop by again next time we are up North! Look forward to trying the breakfast too next time.

The location is convenient in the city center, there are many delicious food choices, and the service attitude of the staff is good.

Just like home. The fried beef river is a little too salty, but the fish and meat are delicious.

Very HK style local cafe. Great food and service

The stir-fried Gui Diao is delicious, and you can taste the taste of Hong Kong. The service quality is very good, recommended👍🏻👍🏻

The triple roast with rice is nice and the stir fry beef rice noodle is great as well. The French toast is a good dessert, though services could be improved.

I am regular here, this place always nails it with authentic Hong Kong style food. You have got to try the toast and the noodles. They are seriously so good and highly recommended.

It tastes so good, it would be best if there were more souvenirs to sell 😍

We absolutely LOVE dragon oriental. The food is absolutely incredible, the staff are so friendly. We come here regularly and we are never disappointed. Delicious every single time! We will be back again and again!!

Food was great - Generous portions and reasonably priced - Room could do with a revamp in the future

Food very good, friendly service good prices

The staff handed me a pamphlet and mentioned a free drink. After finishing our meal, I ordered a milk tea, and my partner got a lemon tea. However, we were charged £7 for them. If the drinks weren’t actually free, we wouldn’t have ordered them in the first place. We won’t be visiting this place again

I feel ashamed when I think of so many foreigners eating here... The quality of the waiters, the restaurant environment, and the food are all not good. The sound of the speakers is loud, and the noise of the waiters mixing the cutlery is louder than the music. Go out and ask if anyone else's oyster sauce lettuce is served to customers after they scoop it up and drizzle it with oyster sauce.

It is a very Hong Kong-style restaurant with excellent food quality and good service. If you go to Manchester City, it is worth trying.

Heard about this restaurant for a long time So I went there at around 3pm on a Sunday The food is amazing, the chicken coconut baked rice is so delicious and smells good! However, the customer service made me a bit sad. On that day, I was going alone and all the small tables seemed full, only few big tables were available. One of the waiter asked me to wait. It was cold and I waited near the exit for near 10 mins, so I asked about the approximate waiting time then I would decide to keep waiting or just find another restaurant. Then there was another waiter pulled a small table out from a “combined” large table. I was wondering why they didn’t do it at the first place and just let the customer waiting in cold and didn’t find alternative solution to keep the costumer. (main point:there was just 70% full and few big tables were empty) Anyways, the food is amazing and I will definitely go again.

We are 3 English ladies who visited your Restaurant today Tuesday 25th March. The restaurant was only just opening and we asked if they could just do 3 coffees. The young lady who greeted us and seated us was charming , helpful and made us so welcome. Everything was so good that we decided to have lunch. The young lady explained the menu to us and helped us with our choices. The service was extremely fast and the food that we were presented with was beautiful and tasty. We had never tasted such amazing Chinese food before. The prices too were really good. We all live a long way away from Manchester coming from different towns to have a twice year reunion.. we will do our best to return to your restaurant as soon as possible. Many thanks and well done to you all.

The service is a little slow, but if you are not in a hurry it is well worth it. Food was amazing, staff were kind and helpful. And the time it took to serve the food tells me it’s freshly cooked. I highly recommend.

The portion of roast duck rice is quite large, while Xiamen fried rice is available in relatively few places. The food tastes good, and the milk tea Yuanyang tastes like a normal Hong Kong-style tea restaurant. In addition, the environment is clean and hygienic, the staff is friendly, the seats are not crowded, and the price is not expensive. I will come back to try other food.

Very delicious food. We have eaten two dishes, spicy beef shank noodle soup and stir fried chicken with udon noodles.

Food are normal chacgantang level but service and atmosphere are excellent. Take away bags are with insulation so are great for long distance traveling.

Great and friendly service, food came out incredibly quick and piping hot even though the restaurant looked fairly full. Char Siu pork over rice was delicious and cooked perfectly, very sizeable portion for the price too. Will definitely be back

Food was over cooked and they didn't both bringing our main meal out so we had to eat elsewhere

Hong Kong style restaurant with nice taste.

Food was really good, would recommend.

Después de haber sido un visitante regular dos veces al mes durante los últimos meses llamamos el domingo 2 y marzo 3 de nosotros y pedimos un banquete para 3 hemos disfrutado la mayoría de las veces de la comida, siempre hemos comido la comida, pero ayer mi esposo no era capaz de comer la sopa, así que pedí que se pusiera en el recipiente que lo hicieron Pagué la cuenta me fui a casa y miré la cuenta cuando estaba en casa no podía creer que me habían cobrado 50 peniques por el recipiente que pusieron la sopa en yo ya había pagado £ 80 para los 3 de nosotros, que incluía una lata de sprit £ 3. 50 he enviado en promedio cada mes £ 180 y ellos el cargo de los 50 peniques por llevar la comida a casa Yo ya pagué por ello es una lástima que ya no volveré allí por el bien de ellos haciendo otros 50 peniques que han perdido en las 3 personas que van dos veces al mes

The food was unacceptable and overpriced. I ordered the Cha Siu rice, which has strands of hair in it, the rice was mushy and wet, the Char Siu is dry, and had a weird plastic taste, best part is the 13.5 price tag which is unreasonable for this quality, next we order soy chicken over rice, which was also dry and overpriced, although staff was nice, food isn’t good enough for me to visit again, would not recommend. There was barbecued pork rice and fried chicken rice. To be honest, I was timid to order the barbecued pork rice when I saw it weighed 13 pounds. I don’t care if you cut two hairs. Your barbecued pork looks like fluorescent barbecued pork and has a weird smell. The rice was soggy and wet, a little cold and hot. The fried chicken rice was the same, and the chicken was dry and unpalatable. It’s not worth the 13 pounds. It’s not worth eating again.

Food was good - tasty and good portion sizes. Service was quite slow, and the tables were a bit too cramped together for comfort. You were sitting almost at the same table as a stranger next to you.

Good choice if looking for some Chinese (Hong Kong styled) food. Came here twice for a work visit and enjoyed the wide variety of food. Portion sizes are large and if you spend over £50, there is an "add" one more dish for £1 promo. Authentic flavours and large drink selection which is great. Would recommend

Most authentic Hong Kong style Caa Caan Teng (茶餐廳）you can find in the UK. Milk Tea and stir-fried beef flat noodles are the things that you definitely can’t miss. I stayed at Manchester for a few days for work in August 2023 and visited this Caa Caan Teng for a few times , tried different dishes and all of them are just wonderful. Not too salty or oily (which usually are the problems for dishes at Caa Caan Teng), and the toilets are always very clean. Highly recommended.

Delicious food in a casual setting. Love it and will be back regularly.

Food was amazing but took long to arrive ( it was very busy though)

Excellent restaurant, improved a lot comparing to one years ago. Amazing

Based on the reviews here we ordered a takeaway. What we got was not real Chinese food, portions were minuscule and I can only assume that the good reviews posted here are from people with limited exposure to the real McCoy. To top it off £60 for this was 'robbery'. If you know what's good for you look elsewhere.

HK style milk tea, Siu Mai and French toast are highly recommended 🫶🏻 Finally had a super authentic Hong Kong style milk tea in the UK🤤 West toasts with lots of peanut butter! Even compared to Hong Kong tea restaurants👍🏻👏🏻

I ordered hot milk tea + cider + curry beef brisket rice once, and walked down the street with two cups of ice milk tea at the same time: I think the best time to drink Hong Kong-style milk tea is in the center of Manchester. The balance of tea/milk and sweetness is just right; The boss and other employees are very friendly; Hong Kong people who come to Manchester City must go! Highly recommended!

Was surprised with a birthday cake and celebration, food was great, overall great experience.

The food is super delicious! The portion is big and worth the price. Restaurant is also very clean.

Really nice food and kind staff.

Everything is very rich. We ordered half a duck to share between two people (which was very tasty) and some noodles with Dim Sum. The attention from the staff was also very good.

We used this restaurant for a staff lunch at work - the food was exceptional and went down really well - thank you so much - we will definitely will be ordering from you again x

“I ordered char siu rice, and ended up finding a 3 cm long, semi-transparent worm lying stiffly among the vegetable leaves. So I asked for the dish to be returned. After the owner took it away, he repeatedly emphasized to us that the vegetables were fresh, and then there was no further explanation, as if nothing had ever happened. It’s a pity I forgot to take a photo—otherwise, I would’ve definitely shown everyone what a worm that only eats fresh vegetables looks like.”

Very good food, would recommend.

Bad services. They told us they forgot our orders after we’ve been waiting for more than 40 minutes. So disappointed and we‘ll never go there again

Very good food! Highly recommended

The food is ok, the roast duck is a bit flaky and the skin is not very crispy

great food great service,highy recommended!

The selection was ok. The chicken with cashew nuts and broccoli was delicious. As well as the chicken and sweet corn soup. We also ordered chicken karrage but they were more like chicken balls .

Very nice food. The best crispy noodles I've had

The service is very cordial and courteous

Acabo de llamar en este lugar que estaba helado en el interior pidió un chow mein mezclado y había cosas en él no tenía ni idea de lo que eran .. realmente no vale la pena el dinero sin duda mejores lugares. Había caminado y decidido aquí un gran error... ah bueno, nadie murió, así que eso es bueno

Very delicious Hong Kong style restaurant. Excellent value for money Recommend everyone to come and eat

Huge portions amazing food and cheap!

Just had a wonderful meal at Dragon Oriental. Lovely service from the owner and staff, and the food was beautiful. We would highly recommend the salt and pepper ribs, prawn toast and crispy duck pancakes, although everything was really nice. Would recommend going and we will return next time we're in Manchester. Thank you!

This is the first time I ordered the Kowloon ice room dish. I ordered a portion of 2-3 people and it was very filling. 👍🏻I won’t feel thirsty after eating. Even the soup base comes with shredded scallops that can be cooked on the side. 😋The price is reasonable and I will continue to do so next year. order

Been in the restaurant yesterday with my friends. We ordered food and they served our drinks on a bottles so we probably need a straw. We asked for it and the Old man staff threw the straw on our table, I found it rude to throw it on our table. Afterwards our order came except for one dish. We had to follow up the order and they rudely said they’re doing it. 45 minutes waiting they said they didn’t took the order. Not even ask for an apology of making us wait. If only there is a zero star i will probably give, not even worth for a 1 star.

The food here is so tasty! I had the French toast and crispy chicken thigh in scallion oil and both were delicious. It was a busy Friday night but we didn’t have to wait long for anything, all was fresh and hot. We will absolutely be back!

Authentic Hong Kong food. Match Hong Kong standard. The fried noodles is so spot on. The dishes are order to cook. So everything is very warm. Milk tea is exactly the taste you got in Hong Kong. Staff are friendly with smiles. Got the positive vibes. Definitely will visit again.

Absolutely incredible food and VERY fast service, 10/10 would recommend !!

Follow the bright lights! Amazing food and great value for money.

A really wonderful meal tonight. We ordered far too much because the portions were huge. But somehow managed to eat it all!! Lovely service too. And to come out next to the Chinese arch and all the lanterns was a very pretty end to our trip.

Very friendly and great staff. The food was amazing sadly didn’t manage all so took home.

Restore the feeling of a Hong Kong tea restaurant

I ordered the Beef Rice with Smooth Egg and the Fat Beef Vermicelli Claypot. The vermicelli in the Fatty Beef Vermicelli Pot was especially delicious! ! recommend!

Food and service Is beyond perfection ! Very good quality , people are so hospitable and kind , food is so delicious they also gave us gift ( lucky money envelope for the new Chinese year ) definitely will come again highly recommend!! Thank you guys , all the best

super friendly staff, very affordable and yummy! service was very quick

I like the Dry fried beef noodles and Satay Chicken Skewers.

Very good flavors, large portions of food and super friendly staff

As a Hong Konger, I was thrilled to find that the food here is almost exactly like what we have back home. We tried the HK French Toast and Pork Chop rice with salad sauce, and the portions were huge! The food was absolutely delicious. The staff were super friendly and the atmosphere was relaxed. It’s definitely worth a visit!

Friendly service and large portion of food

Well, This is the first time I went there for pick-up a order however, they took more than 30 minutes even they didn’t don’t care why I am waiting here. So its is very bad experience ever I get from them. Thank you.

Manchester England Yes we are travelling and arrived London a week ago. Been a busy week sight seeing and been to many places of interest. So please look out for my other reviews - Thanks! Finally we have decided to have Chinese cuisines and did a google search and found this Hong Kong style restaurant. Service & Ambience [4] Walk straight into the restaurant we were greeted by a friendly staff. Many food to chose from the menu but go with their recommendations. Service was quick and ask for tap water to quench thirst. Food [4]. I would say, food tasted good. The salt and pepper chips are unique. Love the spicy beef noodle soup and their signature char siew rice bowl. Also try their milk tea. Would recommend to anyone craving for Hong Kong style food.

The restaurant has a good location, a spacious floor, and a Hong Kong-style tea experience! There are as many types of food as there are in Hong Kong, and the number of people is limited so many of them can’t be eaten. Order Zuodi's signature curry beef brisket rice. In addition to Zuodi's delicious taste, it also has all the ingredients, and it's worth the price! I also want to pack a hot drink with my lunch, which is a very affordable price of 16 pounds. There is a large plate of beef brisket rice and hot milk tea, which is quite affordable in the UK! Another one is called Zuodian Yangzhou Fried Rice, which is strong and delicious! Not enough material! I have never had such a high-quality Cha Kee rice dish in Hong Kong! The employees are so diligent! I have done everything I can to do my best, and I have done my best in branding. Every one of them wore a Kowloon Ice Room tee and felt very comfortable. They also gave away red packets when they left, and they were a joy to eat from start to finish!

Fabulous food! Definitely be coming back

Food is always good haven’t had a bad dish from them yet . The ice coffee is really good also.

It's very delicious. I've been to this restaurant more than four or five times.

It is a nice place in Chinatown serving authentic Hong Kong street foods and drinks. It has improved a lot since my last visit. They even have one quid dish with orders of more than 50 quids.

There’s a lot of beef in the dry-fried beef river! Frozen Huatian is delicious!

Un restaurant chinois où nous étions les seuls européens... c'est bon signe... nous y avons bien mangé. Leurs nouilles au canard étaient très bonnes.

Amazing lunch at this restaurant! Excellent portions and everything was beautiful and fragrant, really top notch Chinese

The food portions and prices are reasonable. If you eat over 50 pounds, you can use 1 pound to add a dish. However, the taste is slightly salty. If it can be improved, it will be more satisfying to customers.

Very good Very flavorful service was amazing welcoming staff Matthew was very good looking

Waited nearly an hour and that was my partner's order, brought the rest home, also a family walked and within 10 minutes were eating, won't done there again

Good food, like returning to Hong Kong

Food lovely, Staff too, just cant wait to go back again. Absolutely top chinese Restaurant 👊

We visited twice in our 4 days trip to Manchester, literally encored before we left Manchester today. Excellent and authentic Hong Kong style food, the best I have had. Highly recommended.

Great food; good portions and value for money.

Regular meals: The beef satay soup is so hard to eat, but the beef is so good

Must try fried beef river and western toast

Great food at a reasonable price for the centre of china town!

The food is very tasty. Recommended 100%

The best Chinese food we’ve had. Excellent service and great atmosphere all night.

Excellent food. Very helpful and professional staff. Highly recommend!

The food is good and staff are nice!!!!

The ecstasy rice is delicious! The frozen lemon tea is delicious!

The curry beef brisket rice is delicious, and the fried noodles are delicious but a little salty.

Amazing food and very kind and efficient service. I will definitely come back many times! 多謝你!