Happy Seasons in Manchester

Esperamos unos 40 minutos en la cola. La comida no vale la pena el bombo, en realidad es completamente promedio. ¡Juntas como sardinas y nunca volveré!

Llamé al restaurante con antelación ya que iba a una comida de cumpleaños. Les pregunté si comían sin MSG, ya que soy intolerante a él. Dijeron que había platos que hacían sin MSG y me dijeron algunos platos que podía tener. Cuando llegué al restaurante me dijeron que no había nada que pudiera tener sin MSG, excepto arroz y verduras mixtas. Me dijeron que toda la carne ya está en MSG. Así que fue horrible y no pude comer con el resto de la fiesta. Tuve que ir a otro lado y comer solo. El restaurante seguía diciendo que debo haber llamado a otro restaurante con el mismo nombre, definitivamente no lo hice, llamé al restaurante en Manchester. Solo para añadir insulto a la lesión cuando volví al restaurante después de haber tenido que comer en otro lugar me enteré de que todas las bebidas habían sido retiradas del menú como un gesto de buena voluntad. No había pedido una bebida, esto me lo habían hecho y sin embargo no se me ofreció ningún gesto de buena voluntad de ningún tipo.

Sehr authentisches chinesisches Restaurant im Chinatown Manchester. Beliebt bei Locals, Touristen und Asiaten. Wartezeit einberechnen. Wir hatten Suppe. Dim Sum und zu zweit eine Viertel Ente. Die war Mega. Sehr lecker.

The staff were really friendly and patient as we took time to order. Even gave us options of how the food could arrive. Food was excellent when it arrived, large portions the arrived quickly. We all left full and happy Thank you happy seasons

Absolutely great food. This does not look as upmarket as some of the local restaurants, but the food does all the talking.

Duck was delicious, and good value for money. The salt and pepper prawns were nice but way too expensive (I think like £17?). Will be going back for the duck!

I'm really not sure what all the fuss is about with this place. Overpriced cafe style restaurant. Basic decor and miserable staff. Crispy belly pork, boiled rice. Chinese tea and a bottle of water £24.95

Awful experience! Terrible bland service and food not much better! Not one bit welcoming or friendly!

Very poor for allergens/dietary restrictions. The server was rude about this also. A shame as the food was fantastic

Cenaron aquí un domingo a la hora del almuerzo después de esperar en la cola durante 20 minutos (buena señal! ) Ambiente zumbante, servicio amable y deliciosa comida. Las costillas de repuesto de Salt & Pepper y el pato cantonés asado donde los platos destacan para mí.

Foods amazing. Never had Thai. The service is great but was a bit slow at start.

No frills in regards to the layout and decor of the restaurant, but it is clean - Mum even noticed how clean the menus were, it's a bugbear of hers. Quite clinical and not as homely as some Chinese restaurants can be, but it's all about the food. And the food was really good! Not perfect and proportions were all different, but very tasty and would definitely go back for more

Came here to pick up a quick Hong Kong 3 roast rice (char sui, roast duck, crispy roast pork) takeaway to go to the hotel. It was very good and very crispy. Highly recommended!

He querido intentarlo durante un tiempo, así que cuando terminamos en Manchester un sábado por la noche sin planes, convencí a mi marido para que se uniera a la cola! Esperamos unos 25 minutos a las 7: 30 lo cual era perfectamente aceptable para nosotros. Todo lo que probamos era delicioso - teníamos envolturas de lechuga de pollo, pinchos satay , pato barbacoa , huevo arroz frito , fideos y bistec chispeante en salsa de pimienta. Mucha comida, pero nos envasaron felizmente las sobras y sabían aún mejor al día siguiente. Estoy de acuerdo con los comentarios sobre el vino - me tomé una copa y cambié a una cerveza embotellada para una segunda bebida que era mucho mejor. Yo diría que si disfrutas de la comida realmente decente y bien cocinada ignora los comentarios negativos e intenta por ti mismo. Ya planeamos nuestro regreso para probar más del verdadero menú

This has to be Manchester's best Chinese food restaurant. Completely understated, looks slightly like a cafe but the food is outstanding. You do have to queue to get a table, but it is definitely worth it.

Amazing Chinese food! Highly recommend! We tried the prawns in Schezwan gravy, Singapore Vermicelli noodles and Chicken with Hakka noodles. Everything was delicious.

Amazing Chinese food! Highly recommend! We tried the prawns in Schezwan gravy, Singapore Vermicelli noodles and Chicken with Hakka noodles. Everything was delicious.

I was tempted to go in from the reviews BUT There was a big que outside so I joined it really only wanted was the meats duck pork ect what is the restaurants speciality I waited over half hour when I got seated they told me they had no roast meats they run out i would not have waited if I new i had noodles and the non special duck was ok not what I wanted my billing was £44 on my own they charged me 50p for the take away plastic dish which is i thought was mean considering the place was splitting at the seams with people they don't really need that 50p the place was rushy rushy so I could not wait to go I would not return.forgot to say they put my meal in the microwave on the counter right in front of me i was not impressed with that

I was tempted to go in from the reviews BUT There was a big que outside so I joined it really only wanted was the meats duck pork ect what is the restaurants speciality I waited over half hour when I got seated they told me they had no roast meats they run out i would not have waited if I new i had noodles and the non special duck was ok not what I wanted my billing was £44 on my own they charged me 50p for the take away plastic dish which is i thought was mean considering the place was splitting at the seams with people they don't really need that 50p the place was rushy rushy so I could not wait to go I would not return.forgot to say they put my meal in the microwave on the counter right in front of me i was not impressed with that

We have come back here many times now and the food is always incredible.

Love this place, been many times and it never disappoints. This is my favourite place in Chinatown.

Delicious food and highly recommend coming for Chinese. Ordered the crispy duck, beef in vermicelli and satay sauce and the shredded pork noodles with added chilli and garlic. Came as a recommendation from the other half’s work colleagues and they didn’t disappoint. Not a fancy place at all and could do with making the look nicer but the food is excellent for sure.

Ordered a vegetarian “mock” chicken and got served a real one. Didn’t realise till 3 bites in and thought sod it and ate my friend’s duck along with it. great meat courses. thankfully I’ve only tried to be vegetarian for a few months

Pork was too salty and the duck had a sour taste. Noodles overcooked and tasteless.

Stood waiting in the shop for 20 minutes. Asked for 2 portions of chips 1 peas 1 gravy. He made me wait an extra 10 minutes to finish adding to a delivery order so there wasn't enough chips to make mine. I waited for a fresh portion to then be given the overcooked dry ones at the bottom. I refused to accept it as I seen what he did and he shouted at me telling me to wait then. Really unnecessary confrontation at a chip shop because they have a few orders. Manners cost nothing these days

The best chinese food restaurant so far

Authentic and tasty Chinese food. Friendly and quick service. No queue when we were there, we were lucky ;-). Not to be missed!

It’s super delicious. I tried their XO sauce fried rice a few days ago. It’s very fragrant and delicious. The roast duck rice we took out this time was also great. You can still eat crispy duck skin when you get back to the dormitory It’s hard to imagine how great it would be to eat there Very good restaurant, gave me something to eat in the UK

It indicates that the closing time is one but 1 hour before they stop serving people. I specifically went from my hotel to eat there 30 minutes before it closed and they wouldn't let me in. Edit: I went the next day and the FOOD was a SUCCESS. The food was delicious! At the door there was a long queue that made me wait for almost half an hour (luckily I arrived in time) but it was worth it!!

I'm no talking rubbish to you all. But go and try this place. Believe me the food was on point. The meat fell apart in your mouth. I wish I got more pictures but the food smelt amazing and I just digged in. Highly recommend and will be returning soon to try more of the menu.

The roast duck is delicious, and the cabbage core is really numb... The service attitude of the short-haired Hong Kong lady is so good👍🏻

There was quite of a line but it quickly speeded up. The service it's also very quick! The food is great, very tasty! Recommending the wonton soup and the stir fried rice with the prawns!

Had heard good things about this restaurant and the queue outside was encouraging. As I was on my own, I was seated quickly and drinks order was also taken quickly. I would have liked to have had the the mixed starter for one but is only available for two people so ordered that and a sweetcorn and crabmeat soup. I live on the coast where crab is readily available and no restaurant here would get away with this blatantly incorrect description as the soup contained seafood sticks and was bland. The starters were not really any better - nice prawn toasts (2), ribs were very salty (4), crispy seaweed was over crisp, pancake rolls were ordinary (2). Total bill was almost £27 including a diet coke bur also a 10% service charge is automatically added. Fortunately the service was good and this was this places only redeeming factor. I don't know if there are better Chinese restaurants in Manchester but if I go back, I certainly wouldn't go here again.

I’m a huge huge fan of Happy Seasons often however this is the first I’m going to put a bad review mainly because of the pathetic service from the staff. I understand it’s not a fine dine restaurant but anyone who goes out for dinner with their family and friends would like to have nice time and not rush into things and act like a Robot because that’s what the staff makes you do. Happy seasons is always busy of course because of the excellent food they serve but that doesn’t mean one customer has to eat faster because restaurants has other customers in queue. Every customer is after all paying the money for the meal they are having. I was there with my family and we’re served main course before our soup and starters when we not only requested but the law of dinning says have soup and starters first and then meal. When we requested again to serve starters first, the lady from the staff arrogantly told that ‘there’s a long queue of customers and we don’t want to waste time. Soup and starters will take time to cook so have main course first’. Disgusting it is. When we’re giving food order to that staff lady, she was in so rush and didn’t even let us think or take time to go through the menu and even when we’re asking about the food delicacy or the ingredients or the spice level etc. she was rude and didn’t seem to be interested in responding. When we requested not to pour the additional salt that they do on top of cooked salt and pepper chicken, She very rudely and arrogantly replied saying ‘how do you know if we pour salt on top of it you can’t even see what our Chef’s do downstairs in the kitchen’ we said it’s not our first time here we love salt and pepper chicken it’s just that the additional crystal salt on top of chicken is too much. She still didn’t acknowledge it and said ‘yeah will see’. I felt like customers aren’t welcomed there even after paying for it. Very disappointing really. Overall feedback is serve your customers who are sitting already and eating well rather reminding them or making them feel that there are other customers in the queue. We don’t go to happy seasons to think about other customers because that’s not what I’m paying for rather I’m paying for the food and the service.

Food was great as usual but the service from one of the staff is insane. I was speaking to her nicely but all i got was she increasing her volume on me and even sighing me, this was not my first time here at the restaurant but i was so excited to bring my parents tonight as the food is always good to me but thanks to her i would not be going back anymore as she ruined our experience and whats worse is that we are charged for the service despite she was so rude to us and when i ask if she can recommend me a vegetable dish but all i get is ‘I dont know what you want’. And as she was mixing both english and cantonese and mandarin when we were ordering, hence i thought she is comfortable with all three language and i ask kindly if she can explain what type of roast meat left in the restaurant to my parents, but she was calling me racist for that and judging her based on her accent which is a joke because she was literally speaking a mix of chinese and cantonese as well and when i was ordering my meal, i said nicely that i wanted two roast meat which one is rice and one is change to noodle, she wrote down just one roast meat with noodle and one plain rice hence i didnt meet the requirement of 12 pound per person but i did not know that becuz i clearly told her i wanted two roast meat and was ask nicely why didnt it meet the requirement, but she was sighing and shouting at me pointing at her paper and said ‘did u want mandarin, why cant u read this and understand what i have wrote on the paper’. This is beyond disgusting and i just wanna say if she is having a bad day or is just born impatient, maybe please consider other jobs becuz customer service is clearly not her calling. If only i can give 0 star for this disgusting and inhuman service. 🤢

This was a great dining experience....worth waiting for....we chose the banquet option and each course was delicious. Service was exceptional.....certainly our best meal in Chinatown

Nice Chinese restaurant in China town. Visited this place at 8:30 pm but still be the long line there. Waiting for approx 20 min till we stepped inside. By the way , the food was serving quite fast so this made us feel better while we were so hungry. Definitely try their fried noodles with the great wok we can smell! This was my top choice. BBQ pork was good but the belly part already gone so the part we took not soft enough.

Not the fanciest looking Restaurant in China Town, but probably the best food. Great service. In and out reasonably quickly

Roast Duck is a must try. Other dishes are close to home cooked food as it can be. Fairly priced.

Very typical HK BBQ style food, no surprise to me, but the waitress’s attitude is even cooler than HK based waiters/waitresses which is very surprising to me. Very much to hope that their attitude is not because of us to order only BBQ food with rice not being like those valuable local UK guests doing.

A no frills kind of place, with excellent food & quick, friendly service. Very reasonably priced too, I've been a couple of times before & will definitely go again ( & again)

Such a great place, staff are so friendly and happy. Love going here. Everything is cooked fresh and tasty. The chicken wings, prawn toast and chicken, lettuce wraps are to die for. Thanks ever so much for another great meal. See you again soon ❤️

This place can get very busy as is rather small. However, I sat in to have one dish, mix seafood chow mein (£15.50). It was presented super-fast, and the welcome was friendly. The dish was excellent, amazing. However, I did not realise that my request for chili oil (a small dipping sauce bowl) would be charged at £1 on the bill. This is a condiment but was listed on the menu. I take umbrage to this, and no one else does it. Then a 10% service charge (for laying down one plate) was quite a mercenary £1.65. I voiced my feedback and said I would include it in my review. Next time, I'll go to the nearby supermarket and buy a 110g jar for £2 rather than 2 teaspoons for £1.

Excellent food with generous servings! Loved the sweet and sour chicken the most - a must have when you’re there! Looking forward to returning

Food okay. Rude staffs. Won't go there again as many choices out there with nicer services.

Best Chinese restaurant I’ve ever been to

I ordered half a roast duck to be taken away. I wasn’t very happy about cutting corners. It's not fresh at all. The meat is plum-like and soft, like it's made from frozen duck and has been stored for three days and sold to you overnight. I'm so disappointed. I bought it in the past and it was of good quality. What happened now?

We saw the queues for this place all day and decided to give it a try despite the mixed reviews. So glad we did because it was beautiful, the food was so tasty, fresh and not greasy at all. Authentic Chinese place with no frills. Staff were friendly, couldn’t have asked for more. Will definitely return when back in Manchester.

The short, ugly man who chopped up the roasted duck at the door had a very bad attitude towards the customers. He was ugly and had a very bad attitude! Every time, the customer was given a shriveled roast duck that was burnt and blackened. The customer would not change it if he asked for it. The short and ugly man kept scolding him: If you want to buy it, buy it. If you don’t buy it, throw it away. Anyway, you don’t care? Are you looking down on others while scolding them? If this restaurant doesn't replace the short, ugly man who chops up the roasted duck, sooner or later all the customers will run out and the store will close down...

Stumbled upon a culinary treasure in Manchester's Chinatown! This spot serves up authentic Cantonese delights that'll have you drooling. The beef brisket claypot is a must-try, tender and flavorful, while the char siew is sinfully succulent. Don’t skip the roast duck; it’s fragrant and perfectly crispy. A real gem for those craving genuine Cantonese flavors!

Bit of a wait to be seated but took that as a good sign. Had some dim sum and mixed chow mein which had great taste and many flavours.

I went to see what the hype was about since they are the most busiest in China Town and heavily reviewed on tiktok I some what felt slightly cheated I have had better Chinese food the portions are decent I will say but its not cheap either I think you get a better value for money if your attend with others. The staff are attentive and provide good customer service I just think the food is over hyped The duck was My favourite the salt and pepper ribs was mid and overall everything else was mid . Doubt I would return and if I did it will be for the duck only.

Long queue 40 mins but worth it for the food.

A rough and ready Chinese restaurant large portions extremely delicious and happy staff! Worth the wait if you’re queuing!

After being recommended multiple times I tried this place, and honestly it was bang average and pretty bland I got crispy chilli beef and it wasn't better than my local 🙃

This is the worse dining experience I have ever had. The staff was so rude, they literally told my friend that she can eat but I can’t, even though she wasn’t able to finish her food. they said she can’t share her food with me. And when she requested them that she can’t finish her food they started making fun and gossiping with other staff in front of us saying that we want to share our food. It was so humiliating that me and my friend had to left our food and leave the restaurant.

This is my favourite place in China town Manchester. The food taste so so good and authentic taste. The place always full with customer especially Chinese people so l garanteed that you won't be dissapointed. Highly recommend Char siu pork and crispy pork belly.

rude customer service, couldn't even finish food because felt too uncomfortable so we left

This can be a busy place so you can spend some time waiting for a table. Their duck it really delicious. I would definitely come there again and I can recommend this place.

Very busy as always, waited no more than 5 minutes, then was seated. No fuss. Just delicious food. Big servings Chicken Chow Mein with crispy noodles and Special thick rice noodles. 3 Meat Roast with rice and Beef with thick rice noodles

Decided to visit Chinatown on a Saturday evening. There was a queue outside but we saw that as a good sign. After about a 20 minute wait we got a table. Ordered duck, which was very nice, and salt and pepper spare ribs, which were a little too salty for us. Main course of chicken and beef was really good. Helpings were very generous. Would definitely recommend as somewhere reasonably cheap and very tasty.

Perfect food every time I’m in Manchester I only use this place in chi town , never fails me , staff are friendly and prices reasonable, salt and pepper king prawns are the best in the country!!

We had wondered what all the fuss was about, with people queueing outside, a little free advertising and a bit gimmicky, but well worth the wait. We didn't wait long during the week tbh. Food was plentiful in large portions. After we didnt feel at all bloated, I would imagine this was down to fresh cooking. It was a very fast paced environment to eat in, people in, people out. A must for city centre workers on their lunch. Service charge added, but ask for it to be removed and leave your own tip instead. Will definitely be returning again very soon when we are in town. Reasonabley priced to. Enjoy.

Best Duck I ever had. Even better than London’s. Avoid the Chinese Spinach.

Stopped by here to grab lunch before catching my train home. I ordered the 3 roast meat with rice. The roast meats were full of flavour. My friend ordered soy chicken with rice and that was tasty too. It’s a very busy place so best get there early or avoid busy dining hours. When it gets busy, it can be slow getting service. Will definitely visit this place to try the dim sum next time I’m back in Manchester.

Don't believe the hype or TikToks! £90 bill for mediocre food for two! No better than your local Chinese chippy! Also, 10% service charge added to bill!

new minimum charge £12 per Person ,staff too rude and over crowded sit not comfortable .

Actually a really nice place to eat, proper authentic Chinese menu with loads of choice... I was recommended here by one of the local pubs, around the corner and I'm glad to have stopped by. Very busy, as the short queue outside confirmed that I was at the right restaurant. Foodwise, I really fancied a sweet and sour chicken but I opted for the crispy beef instead as that's one of my other go to dishes. So glad I did as it was probably the best I've ever had, and so filling too! Will definitely be back at some point. Only real gripe was the additional service charge added to the bill, but in this case, it was worth it as the service and food was excellent! 🍚 🍛

We waited in line for 45 minutes, but it was not worth the wait. The food lacked flavor and had no vegetables except for a few white onions. The service was poor, and the staff was rude and unfriendly.

Please try next door Dragon Oriental, The worst, and world most rudest staff in Happy Seasons, wow they can swear at customer, when i adjust the bill (charge £32, instead of £16) even when owner at the restaurant,

Good Chinese food. Good service.

My favourite Chinese in Manchester

Unappetizing :/ Barbecued pork is too hard Service attitude is not very good either

Unhappy Seasons. We honestly havent had food as poor as this in very long time. I mean how can you get Chinese food wrong? It was one of the blandest, tasteless meals ever. Not just one dish, all the dishes. How in the name of god can Hot and Sour soup, taste neither hot, or sour. All I can say is thank God for Soy Sauce. It least it added some level of taste. I think anyone thinking about eating here should just move along to anywhere else, there are literally tons of places to choose from, unfortunately we chose the wrong one. It wasnt even cheap. Honestly, give it a miss.

Good food, decent atmosphere. Definitely not the best in Manchester as rumor has it, but way above average. I'd recommend it to a friend.

Gets very crowded around 6-7pm so best come a little early if possible. Duck is decent and is the most popular item on the menu with practically every table ordering it. The salt and pepper ribs or squid is good too and worth a try. Portions are on the larger side so consider that when ordering.

Best Cantonese food I’ve had since moving to the UK. No frills no fuss, good food and quick friendly service. Next time I’m in Manchester I will be back!

Wanna try several time but every times having long queue as quite small shop, finally try it when met the opening time, Dual Roast meat with rice that very tasty and reasonable price.

Fancied a bite to eat in Chinatown and this was the only place with a queue! Like sheep we followed but unlike sheep we had a really enjoyable Chinese meal at the end of it. Quality food

Authentic cuisine chinese menu. Good quick service

I would not recommend this restaurant if you want a quality food and service.

Despite the hype surrounding Happy Seasons Chinese in Manchester, my experience was thoroughly disappointing. The food arrived cold and lacked flavor, and the portion sizes were inadequate for two people. Anyone claiming to enjoy this place must have a drastically different palate for Chinese cuisine. Overall, a regrettable dining experience that fell short of expectations.

Nothing special, don’t waste your time queuing!! Staff wasn’t very pleasant and the food was so basic, I’ve had better salt and pepper chicken from Iceland!! Another overrated TikTok special

The food is excellent and I cannot fault it one bit however I was ringing to see opening times over the Easter holidays…. I have rung about 7 times since they opened at 12…. Only answering service and the machine says just try again later, it has been so frustrating as no one bothers to answer the

Happy season please review your delivery set up with deliveroo. Received a food order today I asked to be delivered to receive it from the courier with half the food and sauce in the bag! Not good! You need to look at how you pack the food and ensure the food is packed in proper containers not cardboard based containers it doesn't work for delivery. Very disappointed.

Best quality, everything great, must try

Simple the best Chinese in Manchester. I have been coming g here for a number of years and it has always been 10. This place is really authentic and don’t be expecting fancy food with edible flowers. What sets happy seasons apart is the quality of the food as well as the fantastic friendly service. Be warned there is always a queue so don’t be alarmed. The wings are my go to but the seafood dishes along with the roast duck is stunning. A must if you ever visit Manchester.

My favorite place to get crispy pork belly. Most of the food I tried is really testy. Love it!!!

Honestly, one of the best places to eat Chinese BBQ. My favourite and recommend dishes to try are: Braised Beef Brisket & Tendon In Clay Pot and All the roast meats: Char Siu roast pork, Soya Chicken, Crispy Roast Belly Pork & Roast Duck Cantonese Style. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! if you visit Manchester. <3 even the staff is very friendly and kind. There is usually a very long waiting line outside, so choose a time before it's too late at night as they also finish their roasts.

I had the roasted pork belly rice. Coming frm Malaysia I must say it did taste good although it's very expensive for us.

Stunning food @happy seasons China town, the 3 meats was amazing and the vermicelli prawns! Can't wait to come back and try sone much dishes

Foods are overall average but the services is so bad. You can just order but if you have any further enquiries or amendments the waitress will be unhappy, showing the bad face right in front of you and keep talking nonsense. Feel like they are the customer more than me. Minimum spend of £12 per person. No next time

Can't get enough of this place, it's worth the wait 😍

Really good food with quick service

Food was awful, we left mainly everything apart of 2 dishes.. very disappointingly.. defo we choosed wrong this time we decided to try this place instead to go to our usual pho cue ..£169 waisted .

Amazing place! The food was absolutly delicious and the staff was very polite and quick! I recommend this place as they have a large variety of food to choose from on the Menu. Aswell as this, the resturant itself was very cozy and atmospheric!! 10/10 experience!

Wide selection of excellent food. Very small. Worth the wait outside on sidewalk.

Let me show you the portion of half a roast duck. It seems that it is only ¼. A half roast duck has only one wing and no legs, and is thinner than a quail. Let me show you the portion of half a roast duck. It seems that it is only ¼. A half roast duck has only one wing and no legs, and is thinner than a quail.

Tasty food ok although I wouldn’t visit again as I’ve had better Chinese in manchester. I must say as well the staff were not very welcoming at all.

Great Chinese food in a basic but friendly setting . All the food comes at once so only order a few at a time!