跑馬地冰室（曼城） Happy Valley Hong Kong Style Cafe in Manchester

It is strongly not recommended for a large group of friends to eat because they need to finish eating and leave immediately. The 13 of us took about an hour from placing our orders (6pm) to checking out (7pm). During this time, we felt very stressed because the waiter quickly collected all the dishes on the counter and they did not provide separate payment services because the credit card company would charge them a transaction fee for each checkout. As a restaurant that charges diners a 10% service charge, we felt there was little service.

Incredible spot for nostalgic Hong Kongese dishes (I was so pleased to see 粟米肉粒飯 listed on the menu) at reasonable prices. A thing of proper wontons (and noodles) were something I've been after for a while and I found it here. Happy to have a cha chaan teng bookmarked in Salford of all places.

Quick service and staff were very friendly. Food was delicious.

The satay beef noodle, double egg butter toast and fried vegetables and shredded pork rice noodles are all Hong Kong-style. Although the curry beef brisket rice is delicious, it is just the Xing-Matai style. After that, the fried chicken spleen rice is too big. If you are a girl, you must find someone to share it with. The garlic on the chicken wing tip is super delicious, but no matter how hot it is, the spiciness will make it more spicy. Suggestion: It's a little less popular. Although I've heard that people here don't accept it, spicy chews are a necessary part of Hong Kong style. Warm segment: The boss is so enthusiastic and melting😌

Very good because the boss was very nice!!!And the food is very good so I would give everything 5 stars🤩🤩🤩🤩

I ordered the curry beef tendon brisket with rice (£13), marked as a chef’s recommendation, but it was quite disappointing. The beef pieces were very small, the portion was on the smaller side, and the flavor didn’t reflect the traditional Hong Kong taste — it seemed like a different recipe, but not in a good way. There was no presentation or garnishing, yet the price felt steep for what was served. The restaurant was full and had a nice vibe, with many families and kids. However, I was shocked to hear staff speaking foul language loudly among themselves. It felt really inappropriate in a family setting, and I don’t think they realized it. Overall, not worth a return visit.

Very friendly staff, gave great recommendation. Food is great as well with a local HK taste. Milk tea is nice too.

Highly recommend chicken wing tips and breakfast rice noodles 💕💕💕 Chicken wing tips are so delicious that you have to pack them up and go to Nottingham✌️😂

A weekend in Manchester with family and our dog, came across Happy Valley Cafe and decided to have dinner there. Was great! We managed to book in advance and because the place is dog friendly, or pet if you'd like to bring your cat in a bag (we saw a couple who did). It's perfect!! We were given a table in a corner which was perfect and was well greeted! We ordered a lot of food for just 4 people, but was good and brings back a lot of Hong Kong memories. We would recommend Happy Valley and would definitely come back again. Escpailly not many Chinese restaurants or cafes are dog friendly . Thank you

I’ve never been to HK but I can tell their food is authentic. Big portion and reasonable price. Highly recommended.

does have the taste of home. Very nice but some items are pricey

Delicious and Fantastic Hong Kong Style Food

Authentic Hong Kong flavors! The dishes are delicious and well-portioned. It's a dog-friendly restaurant. I must return if I visit Manchester again.

Very delicious Hong Kong style restaurant.

Real Hong Kong flavors ʕ•̀ω•́ʔ✧

I miss Hong Kong-style milk tea, the taste of Hong Kong.

When you walk into the store, it seems like everyone is Hong Kong! Everyone seems to be speaking Cantonese, so I tried to use my less confident Cantonese when ordering. The waiter didn’t reply to me in English because he didn’t understand! (Very happy) The boss is very nice, the price is very good in the UK, and it’s delicious! If I have the chance to come to Manchester again, I will try it again!

Superb food in a hong kong happy valley horse racing atmosphere with lovely polite and helpful staff

The dry-fried beef river is delicious, and the hot milk tea is delicious. It has the taste of a Hong Kong tea restaurant. I will order it again.

The food is average...poor. It looks like a takeaway shop catering to foreigners, not Hong Kong style at all.

The frozen milk tea and red bean ice were excellent. Once you drank it, you knew it was from Hong Kong. I ordered Yangzhou fried rice. It was fried very dry and I liked it. It is worth recommending🥰

Today I went to the Happy Valley restaurant with my friends. It felt so authentic and Hong Kong style. I ordered the dry-fried beef river and corn meat rice. The beef river was so wok-flavored and the white sauce was also very fragrant. The Hong Kong-style milk tea was really Hong Kong. style, after asking about it, they really use Hong Kong tea. It feels very professional. Their service attitude is very friendly. I sincerely recommend it to everyone.

A pretty cute HK style cafe. The toast could have had a little bit more condensed milk but it was okay. I have no complaints about the drinks. The owner was attentive.

The curry beef brisket had a few bits of minced meat that looked like the head and the tail. I had to add another one. The beef was worse than the first time. I won’t help you again.

I've been hearing people say this restaurant has good food all day long, so today I tried it by turning on the two clocks on the left and I found out... I'm disappointed and I won't be eating there again. I arrived at the shop as soon as it opened and saw that there was only one seat available. When I entered the shop and asked the staff who was there, he immediately asked: "Do you have a reservation?" Of course, he didn't say anything! Come to think of it, you have to make a reservation when going to a tea restaurant. I know that many British restaurants ask this question, but when I went to a tea restaurant opened by a Hong Kong person, I felt weird when I heard this question. . As for the food quality, it's really average and not hard to eat. My name is Zuo Typhoon Shelter Salt and Pepper Pork Chop Rice, er...... a lot of fried garlic, if you call it Salt and Pepper Pork Chop Rice it is acceptable, but it must not be Typhoon Shelter😅

No curry smell. Beef brisket is not considered brisket. I had a hard time picking up the left side of the beef tendon, but I don’t remember getting one or two pieces wrong. There is a 10% surcharge for unmarked service 😂 The first time is also the last. Report completed

Yangzhou fried rice is worth trying again

absolute top class Hong Kong food - satay beef noodles is a must-try! Unfortunately the restaurant was freezing, I understand it’s costly to keep the place warm but it did affect overall comfort

Highly recommended Hong Kong style food. Excellent milk tea.

Original taste of Hong Kong style food recommending deep fried chicken leg and fried beef noodle.

The food is delicious, with a Hong Kong flavor. The entrance is very spacious, and the stools are comfortable to sit on. There are many food choices and the waiters are very friendly.

Service is excellent , food is good as Hong Kong style. Bring back all good memories and feels like in Hong Kong ! 🇭🇰 加油

Food quality is on average. You won't be upset but not a surprise.

The food is delicious and will high quality made, the stuff are friendly and gives positive feelings.We will definitely come back Thank you for great service

Fast service, polite staff, and the food is very tasty. Thank you, we will come back to you again.

The stir fried beef flat noodles was excellent! Other food was just average. The pork chop was dry and tough, and the deep fried chicken leg was small and not juicy as it should be. The place is small so better make a reservation before you go. We have waited for more than half an hour for a table on a Friday.

i liked the french toast. It was very nice :D the workers here were very nice and seemed to enjoy talking to their customers, which gives off a very welcoming vibe :) i will most definitely come again!!!!!

Fried rice with salted fish and chicken is so delicious! Although I live a little far away, I will come back when I have time!

5 star no cap. The lemon tea and the service are the best i ever had in a HK café. The food are great but some are little bit too salty but it doesn't matter for me to give 5 star

That five-spice pork cubes is so good I ate a western toast together. The peanut butter was enough. I also tried their frozen lemon tea. It’s almost like Hong Kong.

The food seems quite attractive in my photo, but trust me, really nth special and the price is aggressive as well.

Nice Hong Kong style food so closely resembles the original Typhoon Shelter Salt and Pepper Pork Chop is so delicious! The fuyong eggs are so filling! The most correct one has a plastic drinking tube, so I got the lemon first. Less sweet and less ice ~ that’s right!

Love the classic hong kong café breakfast dishes here. Great friendly service and a comfy/ casual atmosphere too

This restaurant serves Hong Kong style dishes, the taste is just original and impressive, if not out of the world. Like! 👍👍👍

Quick stop on the way to Manchester airport. Food was lovely, I especially enjoyed the French toast in Hong Kong style! The owner was very very kind and brought a taste of home whilst being away for a while.

Honestly, how good was the food when it first opened? Although the price is not affordable, it is still worth helping. However, the quality of the food here has declined. Even the famous curry beef brisket, the shredded beef brisket is soggy, is very different from what other food reviews say. The service attitude is of course average, so this is the last time

The roasted pork and tofu is very delicious. The best tofu and pork belly rice I have ever eaten in Manchester.

When winter comes in the UK, the days are short and the nights are long. I always crave comfort food. When I come to Happy Valley, I always order egg white rice or curry beef brisket rice. Tonight, I ordered beef brisket rice. Set menu, eating the familiar taste, chatting with their staff, relaxed and satisfied😊😊I have to worry about getting up early for work tomorrow💪🏼💪🏼

Service: 0/5 Bad attitude 🤷🏻‍♀️ We won't go next time 🤷🏻‍♀️ Normal taste, nothing special, if you like to try Hong Kong style food, there are many choices except this restaurant. 10% service charge not the problem, but the staff’s attitude not deserve I pay the service charge. Who like to know more can use translator😇👇🏻 I tell it once in Chinese Let Hong Kong people who are destined to see it (or foreigners use a translator to see it) It’s a well-known fact that this restaurant has a bad attitude (maybe it would be nicer to foreigners) First time visiting and also last time 1. Less than two minutes after we sat down, the waiter came to place my order and asked what we were going to eat before I even looked at the menu clearly. There weren't many customers in the restaurant, so I didn't know what he was in a hurry for. Some people may think this is nothing, so forget it. 2. When checking out, my husband and I worked at the cashier for a while. The cashier was a little impatient and said: Order? /What do you want? (What's wrong?) I'm not disturbing anyone else, am I? There weren’t many customers at that time. I don't know why he is so impatient! ? All in all, fellow travelers are not too shy It doesn't matter if I'm a Western guest. Won't go again Hong Kong people who want to try can go and try Or the attitude will improve But I will continue to tell different friends about this experience They decide for themselves whether to help or not. It doesn’t matter if people who eat open continue to go, they have their own choice I don’t think it’s better than others and I think it’s delicious. I’d like to help my fellow travelers☺️ Eat a meal and add another as a lesson, it’s so hard and no one can compare to others 🙂

If you want to try authentic Hong Kong cuisine, Happy Valley is one of the best Hong Kong restaurants in Manchester. Highly recommended!

The most underrated Hong Kong cafe in Manchester! Beef stir-fried spaghetti is so tasty and fresh!

Today at 2:30, I went with seven relatives and friends. My friend's name was West Toast. He gave me butter toast and asked him if I was wrong. He asked me if my friend wanted 93 or 83. We didn't want it. It's about remembering the number. If the waiter wants to eat, he will ask for another one. Actually, our name is West Toast. If you double confirm the number, we won't know. After that, I asked for a drink and told me the number. A male waiter asked me to ask for a drink, but it was difficult for me to tell the number. In fact, I weighed 140 pounds, and everything seemed normal when I checked out the order. The male waiter asked me to go back to the store, and it seemed like I didn’t have time to check in. I felt so bad that I thought I was back in Hong Kong. In terms of food, the Hou Beef Brisket is a bit salty, other foods are normal, and the red bean ice is really a lot of ice. The overall feeling is that the service really needs to be improved.

Very interesting to see an ‘authentic’ Hong Kong restaurant have a 10% service charge. The food was fair, nothing special, and a bit pricey. Won’t recommend unless you really miss Hong Kong food a lot and willing to pay £15 per person for food and drinks.

My son loves the beef in kids meal pasta so much! The other foods are also tasty 😍

Called up my memory of Hong Kong Style Food... some memories are back

Outstanding food and friendly service

Been there twice, all the food and drinks are delicious! Recommend the white sauce chicken rice, radish beef brisket rice, curry beef brisket rice, and dry-fried beef river The drinks are almost as good as the meal, and the red bean ice is so special

It's is the best Hong Kong style food you will ever find.

Authentic Hong Kong style food. Must go if you are home sick. Queue expected

Best place to dine. The YangChow fried rice is honestly the best in town along with coffee mixed with tea!

Never have been so homesick after having dinner with Happy Valley!! I have ordered the fish there and they made a soy sauce in a nice way;) also I have tried the Red Bean soup which is famous in Hong Kong dessert ( traditional way ) and I can taste they have added “陳皮(chan pei)” a dried orange peels inside it!!! Which is very nice 👌🏼 and overall I have been there about twice now and I can say their food and service is excellent 💋 xxxx

Ordered 2 bowl of noodles for me and my friend. Mine was good because I ordered the add on sour and spicy soup. My friend's one was tasteless.

I've been there many times, and the quality has been maintained every time, especially the cup of frozen lemon tea, which is really my cup of tea👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I had a great time at the restaurant—the food was delicious, and the service was excellent. However, an unfortunate incident occurred when I was leaving. My car was parked in the back lot, as the designated parking spaces were very dirty, with lots of trash scattered around. When I returned to my car, the exterior was covered with insects, so I used a tissue to clean it off. Unfortunately, one of the tissues accidentally fell on the ground. I admit it was my mistake, but since the area was so filthy, I didn't want to pick it up. At that moment, the person shown in the picture approached me, claiming the land belonged to them, although I didn't think that was true. They accused me of littering. Just as I was about to pick up the tissue, they started taking pictures of my car, so I took a picture of them in return. I asked them, "If you're so concerned, why don't you clean up all the trash around here? My car was covered in insects because of the garbage, and I wouldn’t have needed to clean it with tissues if the area were clean." While dropping the tissue was my fault, I didn’t deserve to be spoken to so harshly. I was frightened by their aggressive behavior. So here’s a word of caution: if you plan on dining at this restaurant and parking nearby, be mindful of this person.

This is a good place for people who crave for HK Char Chan Teng food. Satay beef is one of the good ones that I would recommend. I have to highlight the HK style milk tea☕️… Brilliant 🤩

Fresh Chinese and Cantonese food, for affordable prices. I definitely recommend the red bean ice and the curry beef tendons.

The food is getting better and better. When I first came here, the peppery taste was too strong, but fortunately it didn’t reach the point where I won’t do it next time 😂; but recently, there are more side dishes👍🏻. Today I had Yangzhou fried rice, which was beyond my expectations⋯⋯ The results are overjoyed, very good👍🏻, I hope they will continue to improve! 😊

Tried their new Zhuhou beef brisket and curry beef brisket side dishes. The brisket was very cooked and both sauces were cooked well! My husband thinks the curry is a little bit spicy, but I like the richness of the Zhuhou Beef Brisket! The price of £14.8 comes with rice and canola. I think I have eaten at many other Hong Kong-style restaurants.

After looking at the ratings and seeing the pictures, I was a bit disappointed. I ordered Curry Jelly Pork Chop Rice. The pork chop was so flat that it looked like a big piece, but it was so thin that I couldn’t bite it off and felt like I couldn’t eat the pork chop. It was fried into a mouthful, but it needed a little overcook, and the crispy skin was a little hard. I found it hard to eat. The lemon tea was normal. My friend's curry beef brisket rice was average, but it wasn't as attractive as the ratings said.

It has a Hong Kong flavor and is worth a visit

Taste of HK🥹portion is very big!

Accommodated us and our twin girls with warmth, tasty hot food and authentic vibe. Thankyou :-)

Just little bit difficult to find the space for parking....

Lovely place this - would really recommend. It felt like a real taste of Hong Kong. I will be back!

Cafe of authentic Hong Kong style and taste. The food is of good quality. Attentive service.

Not a bad place. I've only been here once and not to sure I’ll visit again. I ordered sweet and sour and for some crazy reason when it came it was spicy! I've been eatog sweet and sour for 20+ years and this was a first. They did rectify it, but….. Good job I’m not allergic to spice! I just don't like it!

The food is great which full of the love from Hong Kong.

Good portion and value, a nice Hong Kong-style cafe to try some Asian food. The menu can be a bit hit or miss. The salt and pepper pork was great, but some of the Western-themed dishes were not as good. The shop is not big, so call and book in advance would be a good idea.

This is quite a special find. It’s located just on the edge of the city centre (about 15 minutes walk from the Arndale). The food, service and atmosphere were fantastic. We tried the Chicken Steak Rice Noodle Soup (8) and paid £1.50 for hot and sour soup base which was delicious, the chicken was so tender. We also tried the beef tendon brisket with rice (17) the beef melted in your mouth. We finally tried the Singapore Fried Vermicelli Noodles (46) the noodles were a perfect texture, being the right amount of chew to softness. The portion sizes were v. big so we took some home. The meal came to about £50 which is very reasonable for 3 full meals between two plus drinks. For drinks, we had the Hong Kong Style Milk Tea (Cold) because it’s summer - if you’re a fan of strong milky but sweet tea this hits the spot, The food quality was great, the food came out fresh and hot and all within 15 minutes despite it being busy. We had a great moment shared with Ivan (a regular customer) and his partner who both went out of their way to recommend some traditional Hong Kong dishes - forever thankful to them! Highly recommend this cafe to anyone! The food was too good so apologies for lack of photos.

Food was very tasty, 100% hongkong taste, I ordered a cold lemon ice tea (凍檸茶)which taste a little bit sweet but still taste very good. Staff there was very nice. Would definitely go there again. ☺️

Hong Kong style tea restaurant, authentic Hong Kong style, good milk tea, delicious food

loved the food it was fresh and delicious. Friendly service and great value make it a top spot for Hong Kong cuisine. Highly recommended!

Bonafide HONG KONG style cafe Finally !!! …I felt nostalgic on the first sip of HONG KONG tea sitting in this cafe took us back to the streets of Tsim Sha Tsui . Very clean set up and the service is quick . The food didn’t disappoint at all. We ordered the kimchi pork rice and the Beef Ho Fun both were delicious. Portion size is great too . We only found the ice lemon tea too strong (next time we will request for it to be made weaker )

Xingzhou fried rice is delicious, lemon tea milk tea is delicious There is a 10% service charge, it’s worth Encore👍

Amazing food and Lovely staff. We Will Come back soon!

We had the sweet and sour king prawn, chicken stir fried noodles and, salt and pepper pork chop. They all tasted amazing with decent portions. The salt and pepper dish is especially outstanding in a way that the flavour offers a certain level of depth with the magic of deep fried garlic and caramelised onions. The members of staff are friendly and prompt in addressing your need. Would definitely come back again!

The flavour was great and the pork chops were really huge😳 If you like Hong Kong flavour, please try it Most of the staff are Hong Kong people but they can understand you in Mandarin and English, so don't worry, there will be no communication problems.

They should’ve let us know items that are not available on the menu and we would’ve left. But never mind, I decided to try out other items on the menu… My soup noodle had no soup, tasted like msg, plus the noodle was undercooked. Restaurant itself looks nice and clean, seats are comfy.

The food is normal and acceptable. The five-spice diced pork tastes ok. The toilet is clean but full of clutter. The location is convenient and easy to find, next to the prison. It takes about 10 minutes to walk to Victoria station.

We visited at dinner time 7pm and it was full house. They are available for booking and walk-in. I like how much choices they have and everything tastes better than expectations. The price is affordable and the place is very clean & tidy. There’s also a parking lot at the back of the restaurant. The staff is nice and friendly. Basically it’s a nice spot for family and friends!

I had some delicious food here with some of my friends. Very attentive staff and they amended my order to not have any cheese as I requested. They also had a great selection of drinks, the pineapple and sprite Hong Kong style beverage was delicious! Thanks

Authentic and high quality Hong Kong style food and beverages

Incredibly authentic experience with excellent atmosphere and great food. Would come back if given the chance, they really cooked with this one. :)

As soon as the Xingzhou fried rice arrived, I was the first to call. Not only do I know the taste of returning to Hong Kong, but I also need to eat well. A cup of frozen lemon tea and frozen milk tea are both delicious. If you are homesick, you must come here.

The curry beef brisket rice and frozen milk tea are both excellent. It tastes like Hong Kong and worth recommending👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Wanted to try this place out after seeing some food pictures on Google review. We ordered beef ho fan, rice noodles with beef brisket, dumplings with noodles and chicken curry with omirice. Total came to around £57 (cash) or £63 ( card) with drinks. Only downside was to me the food tasted bland. Needed more flavour. Portion side is generous. Service friendly and plenty parking. I would visit again but I would choose a different dish.

There is a 10% service charge. It is 10% off compared to cash and the price is reasonable. Except for the diced pork chop and noodles on the left, the diced noodles are good. The pork chop is very old, the five-spice pork diced noodles and the diced pork are chewy, and the pork belly rice and pork are chewy. Good firewood, the old rice is always frozen...the best is a cup of frozen milk tea.

Delicious food, made to feel very welcome and would certainly return. Thankyou ☺️

If you're craving authentic Hong Kong cuisine, this place is a gem. The satay beef noodles soup & French toast are a standout, capturing the true taste of Hong Kong. The efficient service mirrors the bustling, noisy atmosphere typical of Hong Kong eateries, adding to the authenticity. Perfect for a quick meal or a nostalgic trip back to Hong Kong flavors.

The food taste very good and cheap prices great value place to eat.