Hello Oriental in Manchester

Opiniones mixtas en este lugar. El servicio era bueno, pero la comida era mala. La carne picada de chile sabía a vinagre puro. Un plato llegó y tuvo que preguntar 10 minutos después por los 2 platos restantes, que era solo vegetal, pero significaba que habíamos comido la mitad de nuestra comida principal para cuando llegaron. Las bebidas tienen un precio excesivo. No volvería con prisa

Posiblemente la peor comida en años. Muy muy decepcionante. Sin sabor a nada a menos que esté cubierto de salsa de curry. La caja de sal y pimienta tenía 3 / 4 piezas de pollo diminuto sin sabor con £ 1 para una bolsa de papas fritas. Tres carnes y arroz. No hay sabor al arroz en absoluto, pagado £ 1. 50 para alrededor de 3 piezas de cebolla de primavera extra... . Carnes tan grasas y empapadas que nunca las había comido así y como fuera 3/4 veces a la semana. El vientre de cerdo era solo un trozo de grasa fría. Comidas para niños. Pho Sólo sabía a jengibre. Arroz frito de pollo Arroz literalmente pegado en un bulto, sin color en absoluto solo arroz blanco con algunas hebras de pollo en. Con todo, el peor “chino” que he tenido.

Salt and pepper box and lucky Buddah is amazing, nice bathrooms too.

Stunning food and great atmosphere. There is a great selection on the menu and food is delivered very quickly once ordered from your phone. We even played Jenga although I believe there was an additional charge for that. Highly recommend!

Recientemente cenamos en Hello Oriential el 15 de febrero 25 , y debo decir, que la experiencia fue una mezcla de altos y bajos. En el lado positivo, el personal era increíblemente amable y atento, lo que nos hace sentir bienvenidos desde el momento en que entramos. La comida era nada menos que increíble, con cada plato lleno de sabor. Sin embargo, hubo una desventaja significativa en nuestra visita. Pagamos una tarifa de reserva de mesa, que debe ser reembolsada si se presenta a la reserva. Lamentablemente, esto no sucedió. A pesar de aparecer como estaba previsto, la tarifa no fue reembolsada, y nos quedamos para perseguir esto con el restaurante casi un mes después! ya que todavía no tenemos esto. Esto es muy decepcionante, ya que estábamos considerando reservar de nuevo, pero decidimos no hacerlo debido a este problema. Parece que el restaurante mantiene la tarifa de reserva como una tarifa de no presentación, incluso para los clientes que se presentan. ¡Esta política me hace cuestionarme cuántos otros clientes podrían estar enfrentando el mismo problema y no recuperar las tarifas de reserva! Si bien la comida y el servicio eran excelentes, la molestia de lidiar con el reembolso de la tarifa de reserva ha dejado un sabor amargo en nuestras bocas. Esperamos que el restaurante aborde esta política para garantizar una mejor experiencia.

Pretty interior with ambient lighting and rustic table+ chairs. However, I really dislike the fact that you order using a QR code and yet they still take a mandatory service charge AND ask for a tip when you don’t actually interact with the staff much. The servers were nice in general regardless. Additionally, my group generally agreed that the food was mediocre, and we all felt it was lacking some salt. Though the bun hue I had looks impressive and was actually a generous portion, I didn’t get the meaty and comforting flavour you should get with a broth based soup-it felt flat. They did give us salt when requested, though. Additionally, we shared a crème brûlée bingsu; initially, it didn’t have the charred quality you would expect from crème brûlée/the online pictures. This was rectified when we, again, asked. Overall, definitely felt that it was overhyped as we felt the priority was placed on aesthetics rather than the quality of the food. Generally I find that any establishment that is super popular on TikTok is a miss. 2.75/5

Excellent food! Don’t expect to be cheap, but it is very very tasty and worth it

Cool place but standard food verging on subpar. Just drenched with sauce!

Hello Oriental at Trafford Centre. Food quality was very poor: - We ordered crispy pork, but far from crispy. The system doesn’t work: - The staff went around many tables if that food was theirs, but at the end it came to me. I put my table number. Service was very poor: - The other food didn’t come until I ate mine all, then a staff came to tell us there was a problem.

Really nice. Here with 3 teenage kids. And we all are having such a nice time

This is a place I’ll definitely come back to! Very tasty food, menu is so long and there was so much I wanted to try.We went all out and tried quite a bit. Cocktails could be better but they’re good and the creme brûlée taro bubble tea was amazing!🙌🏾 Good prices and good service, one of the girls was exceptionally polite but unfortunately I didn’t get her name. They play anime on tv and I loved that they have games that you can order so you entertain yourselves.Ordering service is very easy and done with a QR code. Next on my list is the crab burger, I really want to try it next time I’m there!

Decent place for lunches. Very expensive for what you get though.

Amazing food. Very delicious.. staff are very friendly and the atmosphere is very laid back. Food is served quickly. Me and my friend both struggle with mental health and it did not bother us at all being here. Would definitely recommend and come back again in future. Thank you!

All style, little to no substance. We walked in and the member of staff was on their phone, do we get seated? No, so we found our own table, menu accessed by a QR code, not much detail on the food when you click on them. My friend ordered a meal that was unavailable, though some items on the menu say "Unavailable". I asked if my meal was spicy, I was told no, it was spicy and had chillis on it. My friends meal was £10 and a very small portion, also his drink looked watered down. My drink was a milkshake which tasted good, but it had a lot of big ice cubes in it. My chicken katsu looked and had the texture of pork, I was very confused, they assured me it was chicken. With everything being done digitally it's offensive to be charged a compulsory service charge and asked for a tip.

Leímos las reseñas y pensamos que lo intentaríamos... Después de una espera de 20 minutos para entrar (el lugar estaba lleno) estábamos sentados. Pedir era fácil con un lector QR. Nos dijeron que había una espera de 45 minutos para la comida y que los platos se sacarían cuando se cocinaran. Las bebidas llegaron después de 10 minutos y estaban bien. Pasaron 25 minutos. Empezamos con Veg Spring Rolls y Sui Mai que estaban bien. Luego 20 minutos más de espera para nuestras dos tuberías. Mi esposa tenía sal y pimienta de pollo que estaba tan seco que era casi no comestible. También pidió arroz que no llegó al mismo tiempo. Después de informar a tres servidores separados, finalmente llegó 15 minutos después de que ella recibió el pollo. Pedí una caja de pollo de sal y pimienta, que venía con una porción de curry de la tienda de patatas fritas y agridulce. Honestamente, he tenido mejores de mi Chippy chino local ... De nuevo el pollo estaba TAN SECO, las patatas fritas estaban totalmente sobre sazonada y el arroz estaba enterrado en el fondo. Quiero dejar claro que esto no fue culpa de los servidores y cuando nos preguntaron si lo pasamos bien, fuimos honestos y se lo dijimos. La cuenta llegó a 52 libras. Seguro que no volveremos. No disfruto escribiendo malas críticas (consulte mis otros para confirmación) pero esto era una basura demasiado cara

Big portions, okay - good food, dirty tables, dirty toilets, been here 2 times.

It’s gone a little spenny due to the social media influence of it all but I honestly love that there salt & pepper chicken wings & chips don’t involve sesame seeds,as my boyfriend has an allergy & he gets to have it without the worry of having an allergic reaction.Also myself loves the food & the toilets are so pretty.Great atmosphere & the food is amazing.

Took 1 hour exactly to get a takeaway of 3 dishes. Kept being told 10 mins after I asked the first time around 20 mins in, and just had to keep waiting and waiting and waiting after asking and asking and asking. At no point did anyone say it would be a long wait after approaching 3 different staff members. Disappointing

Food and service are absolutely 10/10, worth the price, so tasty! Knocked a star off for the rankest dirtiest toilets in Manchester.

Update************** I have emailed the address given four times and have received no help or answers. I have even cc’d in the other email address given online, in hopes of a reply. This has been over 2 weeks so ample time to reply. Please do not put an email in your comments for customers to contact you if it’s clearly all for show, trying to convey to anyone reading reviews that you present as a concerned business who wants to do right by customers. This has just added to my disappointment and if you could actually get hold of anyone at this establishment I would be asking for my bill to be fully refunded! Just paying lip service in the hopes of getting future custom. What a difference a year makes. We came here to celebrate Lunar New Year, after such a great time last year and unfortunately we won’t be coming back in any capacity. Having spent £15 just to reserve a table and after having a good experience last year I was confident it would be great. Now I am £70 down and feel more than disappointed. I hate to leave bad reviews and very rarely find myself doing so. The place was chaotic, the DJ was fab but way way too loud for a place to eat, I literally couldn’t hear what the person sat next to me way saying. I get that it was a celebration, but it wasn’t really in keeping with a restaurant on a Sunday afternoon. The place was dirty with food and bits of rubbish all over the floor, tables weren’t cleared and it looked a state. I took my little boy to the toilet and was shocked to see it was even worse in there. Every toilet was barely usable, there were discarded McDonalds wrappers and a bag of McDonalds food all over the place and toilet seats that were half broken and sharp to touch, very dangerous with children around. With the DJ and the mess, it really did feel like a dirty sticky nightclub at 2am. I understand the food comes out when it’s ready, which is no problem, but you would expect drinks to arrive at some point. Myself and my children had virtually finished our food when they came. I wouldn’t mind, but the children’s drinks were just pre-made Fruit Shoots, so I have no idea why it took an hour for them to arrive. I asked a total of of 3 staff members 6 times about the drinks and nothing was done, the staff all seemed to have an air of being lackadaisical and not attentive to customers whatsoever. I was told I would be refunded for my drinks, but received nothing. I waited a full 15 mins after we wanted to leave to find someone to speak too about this, but there were zero staff around to ask. After walking back up 3 floors with 2 kids I found one member of staff, who told me I needed to go all the way back down to the basement to speak to someone. This was supposed to be a treat for my children and money I would be happy to spend if we received anywhere near the same experience as last year. I am actually rather upset today, I have lost a good amount of money and come away with nothing but a bad experience. It’s a shame as we did enjoy coming here, but the mess and the less than poor service has totally put us off.

I’ve been a couple of times now and both times I was served by the cute waitress Shay (I asked for her number but she said she already has a shit hot boyfriend) she was really attentive and hard working and gave a 5 star service and it was a nice bonus to be served amazing food in a place with such great atmosphere

There's something seriously off with this place. The food is mediocre at best, you have to order using the app which forces you to pay a service charge that doesn't go to staff(?) because it then suggests an additional tip, the place is not properly ventilated so all your clothes smell after coming here and the set up of tables/WC/food stations is just wrong. Why would I want to eat underground with no light? Unless it's a little mom and pop place that has been around forever, underground dining is not a pleasant experience. The central staircase is very poorly designed creating awkward left over spaces that forces strange seating arrangement and becomes overwhelming in such a small floorplan. The food is also too expensive for the quality.

Solid food, top pint of asahi. Great service, shoutout to Bryony (potentially misspelled) for being really good at her job.

Had an ace post theatre lunch with the family. Great place for the kids to try new things and stare at Pokémon on the TVs 😂 They have games and things as well to keep you entertianed. Shay was especially friendly and helpful!

We ordered 2 mains and 2 sandwiches (bao bun and banh mi) which were both excellent. Served by Fran and Cadie who were excellent despite it being very busy for Valentine’s Day. Huge intimidating menu but great selection and very high quality food. Roast duck with rice is recommended as well as the shredded beef. Really enjoyed it Good booze as well despite being on the pricy side. Think we spent about £75 all in, you pay for what you get I suppose as it was very good quality

Shay was an absolute delight the food was also excellent

First time coming here and will be returning again, service by Shay was great!

Will definitely be coming back, the service is quick , the food is amazing and it’s well worth a visit. We had fantastic service from Shay she was friendly & helpful, a great asset to your team.

Shay was our server and she was spectacularly good.

The server, Brylee was super friendly and very quick. The DJ created the perfect atmosphere. The Szechuan chicken wings.

Delicious food and I love Brierley's nice service！Also amazing DJ and animation on the television hahaha～ Will come again next time！

Better than I expected, a lot to choose from! Friendly staff… it’s a big venue so expect to be patient! Games, drinks, food and a live DJ!

Delicious food and great to have such a wide choice. Drinks were nice - a wider range of bottles and/or draught would be good. Service was excellent, big thanks to Shay for looking after us!

Amazing! Great atmosphere and great vibes x

Had a really great experience here, love the huge menu of my favourite cuisine. Shay was so friendly and looked after us

Zero number zero way to contact them through uber absoulte disgrace they gave me pork dumplings . Never had pork in this house . Its a halal household if you ran out of what I ordered pick up an call and ask not replace with pork

Waited 45 mins for overpriced mediocre food

Great spot in manchester- speedy service and great food!

Unfortunately this place just wasn't for me. The music was so loud and struggled to have a conversation. Felt more like a nightclub than a place to eat. I didn't realise it was more like a food canteen than a restaurant. The food was also very average. I had the char siu vermicelli which had very little char siu in it and was lacking in flavour. The duck spring rolls also felt lacking of any duck flavour. I won't be returning

Waited for 45 minutes for lukewarm food, service staff doing their best but clearly couldn’t cope with a mildly busy saturday night. Won’t be going back.

High quality freshly made delicious food. Wow

Smells amazing, the food was really good. Big portions, so beware! you will order too much. Taiwanese Pork Belly Stew was amazing, so much flavour and the pork melted in our mouths.

Great range of Asian food, cool vibes, good service. So many good ways to eat tofu - Korean tofu, salt and pepper tofu... just go eat the tofu!

Had another nice meal at Hello Oriental. Credit to Azim and the team who handled our complaint thoroughly and efficiently.

Vinimos aquí para celebrar el Año Nuevo Lunar, después de una gran época el año pasado y desafortunadamente no volveremos en ninguna capacidad. Después de haber gastado £ 15 solo para reservar una mesa y después de tener una buena experiencia el año pasado estaba seguro de que sería genial. Ahora estoy a 70 libras y me siento más que decepcionado. Odio dejar malas críticas y muy rara vez me encuentro haciéndolo. El lugar era caótico, el DJ era fabuloso, pero demasiado fuerte para un lugar para comer, literalmente no podía escuchar lo que la persona se sentó a mi lado diciendo. Entiendo que era una celebración, pero no estaba en consonancia con un restaurante un domingo por la tarde. El lugar estaba sucio con comida y pedazos de basura por todo el piso, las mesas no estaban limpias y parecía un estado. Llevé a mi pequeño al baño y me sorprendió ver que era aún peor allí. Cada inodoro era apenas utilizable, había envoltorios McDonalds descartados y una bolsa de comida McDonalds por todo el lugar y asientos de inodoro que estaban medio rotos y afilados al tacto, muy peligroso con los niños alrededor. Con el DJ y el desastre, realmente se sentía como un club nocturno pegajoso sucio a las 2 am. Entiendo que la comida sale cuando está lista, lo cual no es problema, pero uno esperaría que las bebidas llegaran en algún momento. Yo y mis hijos prácticamente habíamos terminado nuestra comida cuando vinieron. No me importaría, pero las bebidas de los niños solo estaban pre-hechas Fruit Shoots, así que no tengo idea de por qué tardaron una hora en llegar. Pregunté un total de 3 miembros del personal 6 veces sobre las bebidas y no se hizo nada, el personal todo parecía tener un aire de falta de moda y no estar atento a los clientes en absoluto. Me dijeron que me reembolsarían mis bebidas, pero no recibí nada. Esperé 15 minutos después de que queríamos irnos para encontrar a alguien que hablara también sobre esto, pero no había personal alrededor para preguntar. Después de volver a subir 3 pisos con 2 niños encontré a un miembro del personal, que me dijo que tenía que volver al sótano para hablar con alguien. Se suponía que esto iba a ser un placer para mis hijos y dinero que estaría feliz de gastar si recibíamos casi la misma experiencia que el año pasado. En realidad estoy bastante molesto hoy, he perdido una buena cantidad de dinero y salgo con nada más que una mala experiencia. Es una lástima que hayamos disfrutado viniendo aquí, pero el desorden y el servicio menos que deficiente nos ha postergado totalmente.

I am a deliveroo rider on Saturday I was waiting for 45 minutes as the staff told me that the food is coming the staff was very rude even I have to go downstairs to check my order what's not ready you guys need to make one place for drivers and I was waiting for free and I have to cancel my order 45 minute mean 1 hour for nothing you guys need to understand that we working hard 🙏

I have ordered from deliveroo and I was waiting more than 2 hours for my order on Saturday even the rider was waiting more than 30 minutes you guys need to make it quick for deliveries as well

Food was amazing would recommend, not a cheap option just quality reflects price

The food was okay for an Asian like me. However, no one should order delivery as the packaging was awful, the sauce in my order was dripping out of the paper bag and paper box as I received it. It also took too long for 2 orders to arrive, I waited 1hr and a half and it was not worth the experience.

Imagine a food hall that you have to reserve a table

How have I not visited here earlier? It's absolutely amazing! Just scan the QR code on the table and order on your phone. So easy! And such a massive menu! You can even order a board game to your table!

Kept saying the order was preparing. Order was placed at 18:00 by 21:00 I still haven’t received my order. It was only 2 of the small chicken dishes and I live close to the restaurant??? By 21:18 it said it was delivered at 21:25, there is still nothing here. Great food if it ever actually arrives. I am extremely dissatisfied and frustrated.

Spent £16 on some very dry duck with very dry rice. Would not recommend anything from the roasts selection.

Korean chick and salt n pepper chicken are banging

Ang was exceptionally great! She provided an excellent service and she’s super sweet!

Absolutely outstanding again, will keep coming back to this place especially when they move to trafford centre...thank you so much Ang for looking after us and thank you to all the other amazing staff members

🤯 OMG JUST AMAZING 🤯 Update just come back and it's still amazing as the last time. The service and food was phenomenal. Ang is an amazing manger and she will make the NEW traffic centre one OUTSTANDING The food was outstanding and the service was out of this world. It shows when you are nice to people they are nice to you and give you amazing hospitality. Jay is the guy we had serving us and he went above and beyond. The members of staff that were working there from the chefs and the rest of the waitresses and waiters were outstanding. Myself and ash go to a lot of places we see on Instagram on Facebook and some of them are not up to what they say but this place went past anything I could have imagined. Just showing that there are still some outstanding amazing places out there that really do want to give you the service you deserve. This is a must go if you have not already been. Thank you again to all the staff #lifeisforlivingtobeamzaing

This hidden gem was super! Ange served us and was excellent

The food was delicious, our server Ange was amazing and a great laugh

Been quite a few times now; it’s especially great for kids, food is good and service is quick. The place is big, so plenty of space and seating available, and it’s obviously a pretty impressive looking space. Food and drinks are delivered quickly, and dishes I’ve tried have been good; nothing super out there, it’s all pretty standard but equally all executed well. The menu is vast, and as such the QR ordering process is a little unwieldy but I can’t think of a better solution, given the set up. All in all I’m really glad it’s around and hope it continues to be so for years to come.

Food absolutely banged as usual! Top service from all involved, especially Ange!

The service was great, Ange was really accommodating providing us with paper menus and helping us order when we experienced trouble. The food came out quickly and the portion sizes were really generous. The food was of great quality and there was a wonderful variety.

Amazing food & atmosphere & great service from Jay! :)🌸😸💐

Had dinner at Hello Oriental and was served by none other than Captain Underpants. The food was amazing, but the real hero was our server. He delivered our drinks with the grace of a caped crusader and made the whole meal a comedy show. Highly recommend if you're into great food and surprise superheroes. 10/10 would dine again!

Came all the way from Spain this morning and was highly recommended this place to come and dine with my partner - absolutey amazing food and service and jay was a proper geeza and proper attentive to our needs - definately needs a pay rise 😌

lovely food and service, great waiter named river!!! music and vibes all great

Absolutely delicious pad kra pao and some of the friendliest service I have ever had from Jay. Would recommend to anyone.

Jake was awesome!!! 10/10 service

Great food, great vibes. Jay was on hand to sort us out. Appreciate it 👍🏽

Food was delish, nice atmosphere and great service from riva x

Amazing food! Such a great find! Thank you!

Leroy was a fantastic server and the atmosphere was great!

Amazing experience, big portions for a good price. Shout out to river who was amazing.

welcoming atmosphere and great service, river attended to us and was great :)

unfortuatley the bag handles wernt very strong and it broke the chicken noodles and pork belly went everywhere very dissapointing

Amazing food genuinely so delicious, they are so generous and their portion sizes are so good. Reccomend for everyone’s and will be returning 🙏🏻

Really nice Asian food, with western twist. Very good place for students and those on a budget.

The worst chinese food ever eat in manchester.

Wow! Love it here! First visit. Great food, lovely staff, and nice atmosphere. :) Fran was a joy to be served by. :)

Was on my hen party in Manchester and came to Hello Oriental for dinner with my family and friends - we had such a wonderful experience. The restaurant itself has such a fun vibe and atmosphere, and the food was just incredible! Our server Jay really did everything to make sure our night went well and looked after every question we had. I will definitely be coming back the next time I'm in Manchester and be recommending it to anyone going! Thanks for everything Jay 💖

Food was great, friendly staff. Lovely aromas in the air. Personally I prefer a waiter taking my order to answer questions I may have and the interaction but it's all through a QR code so that was missing. Could feel a cold breeze also in the restaurant besides that a good evening was spent with the family. Will surely go back again.

Me and my partner came here for the first time last night and we will definitely be returning. Firstly the place is so cool, and has a very good vibe. The food was insane we got pork and prawn dumplings, tuna and breaded prawn sushi, spicy Korean wings and chicken chow mein. Honestly ever meal was so yummy we couldn’t fault any of them. The place was also super busy and there wasn’t many staff but they were all still so attentive and friendly. I want to especially thank the brunette waitress unfortunately I didn’t get her name but she was wearing a striped top - I wanted to get the January discount and it wasn’t working on the app so she took time to put it in on the till even though she was very busy and she was very patient. Overall such a lovely experience and good vibes. ❤️

Good taste of Taiwaness pro belly

Jay was our server today and the service and food was fantastic. It was our friends engagement and he was very accommodating. Thank you, we will be back!

The food at Hello Oriental is amazing! The service is also amazing. Jay was such a help and very attentive.

Jay is a legend . Food was amazing and service was efficient

Delicious food, buzzing atmosphere, lots of choice on the menu and a great service from Jay!

Great! Nothing wrong to say. Great food, service, drinks and atmosphere. Thanks Jay for looking after us. We'll be back xx

Service from Jay was amazing - despite it being incredibly busy he was polite, quick and even resolved an issue with our order by letting us keep an item wrongly delivered

Delish 🤤 definitely be ordering again! The bao buns were so yummy 😋

My husband and I have been visiting Hello Oriental since it opened. Hands down our favourite eatery. The range of food is incredible and every dish we’ve tried tastes so authentic - personal favourites being the Bun Hue, Tibetan Lamb and Malaysian Beef Brisket curry (the variety here speaks for itself). The service reflects the quality of the food too - spot on. Shoutout to manager Jay, done a fabulous job renovating the whole space - the atmosphere and aesthetic aligned with the food makes this a go to for us multiple times a month. Good luck with the Trafford Centre branch, we’ll definitely be there!

Jay was great. Unfortunately food took like an hour and a half to come out due to technical error. Food was amazing though.

Had a great experience at Hello Oriental for a friends birthday! Great service from Jake and the rest of the team, will defo go again.

Great time, great food, great service! Shout out to Jake

Such a good experience. Food was all so delicious and service was great! It was one of the parties birthday and Jake who was our server was really lovely about it. Would 100% reccomend and can't wait to come back again already.

Jay was amazing and so accommodating!

Great taste ! Huge halal selection

Awesome food, Dwayne was very nice and helpful! Get him a promotion pls xoxo

Food quite poor after waiting nearly 2 hours for food, no contact number online so nearly impossible to contact them. Portions seem way smaller than what you should get for the money, would not order again

The Food was really nice and jay was a really nice Guy to help choose what tot eat.