Lanzhou Noodle Bar 一品居 兰州牛肉拉面 in Southampton

Authentic cuisine. Delicious food, big portions, good prices.

Pocket-friendly and super tasty lanzhou noodle with beef brisket. Portion is humongous 🙌🏼. Another thing I love is that it is halal.

It’s a bit run down, but food was good and prices cheap. Perfect for students and to meet their expectations. Nothing fancy or elegant - a very casual dining experience.

Fantastic place, great people and super yummy eating. Come and enjoy.

Seekers of halal food will not regret visiting this place. Try their classic soup beef noodle or their dry noodles with beef brisket. Vegetarians also have some delicious options. I spend a third of my lunches here whenever I'm in town. Nothing short of comfort food par excellence!

Best noodles ever! Well recommended

Basically it’s awesome and traditional. Basic and great price . No frills

One of the best places for noodles. Their broth is amazing. The portion size is big.

Best restaurant for Chinese food for me. I enjoy noodles and it took me time to find this place. Good for eating in or take away. Each dish average cost 10 pounds. Very relaxed atmosphere. The service lost just star because the orders are called out in Chinese. So I tend to take time to hear my order number.

The interior is under renovation and will reopen on 15/7!

Nice place, lots of seating. Tried the beef noodles, and couldn't finish as it was too much. Perhaps I should have finished the noodles and meat first before trying the soup. Tea egg (cha dan) was also good. Would go back on a cold day with an empty belly!

When are you open again please? We dropped by today but the sign said you were closed for a week? We love your food. Thanks

Very delicious ramen! There is plenty of beef, and the soup and handmade noodles are very authentic.

Not opening from 25 May till 31 June. But no updates on google. Wasted a lot of time traveling there Very sad

Stood in the doorway for 5 minutes, no-one acknowledged my presence. Take your custom to the Chinese noodle bar next door. They do fantastic noodles

The beef noodles I miss the most, there are no great beef noodles in China. The beef is so good!

Best authentic Chinese beef noodle in the country, period. Ah I miss home. Perhaps too authentic for some, looking at some 1-star reviews 😅 those people should probably visit their usual Royal China for that kind of ‘Chinese’ food.

The noodles were freshly made and delicious! The portions were huge for the price point. Only problem was the options were limited when we were ordering as some items were sold out. Otherwise, would 100% recommend!

Absolutely amazing noodles and soup. The portion is massive for the price and quality. The meat is halal! They also do some amazing bubble tea and similar drinks. I'm looking forward to coming again and I'll bring a bigger appetite 😄

Arrived super early and had a good table for four. Food is delicious, the tea eggs yummy, it's very no frills but worth it, and make sure to listen carefully for your order number when it's yelled for you to collect.

The attitude of the waitress is really rude, I’d suggest that to fire this waitress, and why only accept cash/WeChat pay/Alipay? There is UK Why can't accept pay by card? I suspect you are avoiding taxes!

Absolutely scrumptious food, at a reasonable price and with fast friendly service. Highly recommended.

Beautifully done noodles made in house. We ordered to-go due to lack of seating at the time, but ended up eating in when a table became free. Hands down the best Boba I've had since being in the UK. It's made fresh in-house, which makes all the difference.

Tried their noodle soup a month ago and loved it. The last two times I wanted to try them again, they were full of customers. A store worth trying.

This Chinese restaurant offers very tasty and abundant dishes. Furthermore, the kitchen is open to view and it is fascinating to see the entire procedure for making the noodles live. The place is definitely very simple, you order and you are given a note with which you are called when your dish is ready. Please note that the first call is in Chinese, but if you don't answer they will also call in English. They don't accept cards for payment, only cash, but it's very cheap. They don't sell alcohol. They also do take-away. Keep in mind that the place is very popular and often very crowded, especially with students from the nearby university. It can often happen that we share space on the same table.

It’s cheap and delicious, but there’s too much meat. What kind of bike do you need for 9 pounds?

The amount of food is generous compared to the price that you pay. While the food was great, the service was slightly confusing as they shout the order number in Chinese so could be easily missed. However you can watch the noodles being hand stretched in front of you.

You get to witness the preparation of these pulled noodles right before your eyes, ensuring their freshness with each order. The beef brisket, my personal favorite, is consistently delightful, boasting tenderness and an abundance of flavor. The portion sizes are generous, almost miraculous at times, and occasionally, you may find yourself sharing tables due to the restaurant's popularity. Despite its old-fashioned ambiance, which may not be conventionally appealing, the allure of the delicious food draws crowds. While it's worth noting they only accept cash, given the quality and pricing, I'm more than willing to oblige. Additionally, they offer refreshing cucumber salads and milk tea with tapioca pearls to complement your meal.

Small, student packed place with gorgeous authentic food! I'm not a student, but loved the atmosphere. Place fills up quickly, but as cooks are working relentlessly, people are served pretty fast. I loved the freshly pulled noodles, broth was warming and the cold salads... OMG, YYMMM! Definitely will be going back to try more of their gorgeous menu! Portions are enormous with at reasonable prices.

Beef brisket noodle soup is the best I've had in the UK! Fresh hand pulled noodles, soft and tender beef and sensational soup! Can not fault it! No need to order a drink! Portion size is massive! So be sure you're hungry (or a big eater). This is just a diner / cafeteria type restaurant, go to counter to place order, you get a ticket with your order number, so listen out for it when the chef shouts it out. He says it in mandarin and English. You go pick it up at the kitchen counter, along with your cutlery, add chilli oil if require. When finished, just leave :)

Best beef noodle I've ever tasted, and it's halal (which is a big plus for me). One of my fav places in Southampton.

Hand pulled noodles, fall apart beef brisket - incredible, rich broth. It feels very authentic. I can’t recommend it enough! Yum!

it is a reassuring sign when a Chinese restaurant has a chef who seems to slam the food down and shout. That's how you know it's authentic, when the service is authentic, not obsequious - that and the fact that everyone eating here is Chinese. For £9 you get a HUGE bowl of noodles with lots of beef. There are a few different varieties depending if you want brisket, sliced or minced beef, dry or wet noodles. There is also unlimited chilli oil on the counter. The noodle broth contains coriander and lemongrass as well as beef stock. I placed my order & paid with the friendly young man on the till and just wait for the food to be ready. After that eat and go. The noodles are handmade to order! Better eat here! So good!

Never try this place! One of my friends recommended this place as he knows I like Chinese food. I ordered noodles beef brisket with broth. Packaging was good but taste was awful!! I tried many different ramen types and never had that bad experience. Meat was full of fat and red. Beef taste was very bad and noodles wasn’t cooked enough. The bowl was full with noodles and little bit beef. Usually they put many different vegetables inside soup. Price for that portion was good but quality was zero. I think someone should check the hygiene for this place.

AWESOME ✅ Real stock ✅ Fresh made noodles ✅ Spicy spicy sauce (optional, self service)

The boss had a very bad attitude! So bad……

Very nice hand pulled noodles. Well worth a trip. The brisket just falls apart but be prepared to wait. It took us 30 mins to get a seat but we'll worth the wait.

First time to here, very delicious and authentic Lanzhou Noodle. Great portion size. Will definitely come back again.

Highly recommend the scallion-flavored beef brisket dry noodles. The beef brisket was very tender. Although it was a little greasy at the end, it was still able to be eaten with green onions and freshly-baked noodles. The portions are generous! It just takes a little longer to cook sometimes, but it doesn't affect the delicious beef brisket noodles.

A very bad experience! The chef's attitude is very bad!

Today, I had a rather unpleasant dining experience here. As a regular customer for over two years, I walked into the restaurant with my friend, just like any other day. After placing our orders, the staff informed us that we had to wait for the chef to finish their meal before they could prepare our dishes. Despite our growing hunger, we found a seat and waited. After a fifteen-minute wait, I faintly heard someone say hello next to me. I put down my phone and looked over, only to find two people at the neighboring table asking if we had placed an order. They seemed to be part of the restaurant staff, and I confirmed that we had. One of the chefs used exaggerated body language to describe how my friend had ignored his greeting, which she hadn't noticed at the time. He then asked if we were hungry, which left me feeling perplexed and somewhat disgruntled. Did they only plan to start working if we answered yes? The whole unpleasant conversation lasted for 2 minutes. My friend and I were both taken aback by this ‘outgoing’ interaction. When our food finally arrived, I went to the counter to ask for napkins. The same chef handed me blue cleaning paper and apologized for their earlier behavior, claiming it was just a joke. Frankly, we couldn't quite appreciate this kind of joke, which is why, from the moment we left the restaurant to now as I'm typing this, we still can't calm our inner feelings. This dining experience has left my friend and me with a very unpleasant memory, and we are uncertain if we will return to dine there as we used to in the past.

Very nice, reasonable portion size. Perfect for international university students that would like stir fried/noodle dishes.

Excellent beef brisket noodle dish, I recommend you order extra eggs with it. Their dry noodle also good, but recommend with extra noodles

The most delicious halal beef noodles in the UK 🇬🇧, and they are truly halal (the picture was taken first). But, hey,,, The last two times I went to eat, the ramen was made by foreigners. The noodles were unstable in width and not as chewy as before. The soup also lacked the aroma of beef bone soup, and my mouth was still dry after drinking it. The noodles were made in advance. Pour the large pot of vegetables on top, and the soup will be boiling. The only good change is that the portion is much bigger and I can’t finish the beef slices, but so what, I won’t drive another hour to come here to eat it, it’s totally not worth it

If you want no frills but the best beef brisket in town this is your place. Secret family recipes are the best !!! Proper soul food and for £9 a portion (enough to feed an army) yiu really can’t complain.

Expensive. Not worth it for its price

Sweet people, good food and ample portion size. I am an Indian and loved this.

Delicious and authentic Lanzhou Noodles. They are made and cut literally in front of your eyes so you are getting the freshest noodles possible. The broth and toppings are traditional, authentic and taste very good. You are expected to wait for your order via a number on your reciept. This is shouted out in both Mandarin and English. The staff may seem intimidating due to all the shouting but they are very warm and welcoming when you speak to them. Highly recommend.

You will not want to miss this restaurant if you are a big fan of Lanzhou beef lamian noodle soup. Noodle is hand-pulled in the open kitchen so there is no question about its freshness and ingredients. Either beef slices or beef briskets will go perfectly well with the noodles. If you arrive early enough, there is a wide range of bubble tea options to suit all tastes. Be prepared to have some cash as the credit card machine occasionally does not work although you can also via your phone if you have the relevant apps.

The portion is very large and tastes good

I love seeing the noodle made, from flour dough, pulled and into the big pot. Yummy!

Very good chinese noodle bar, price is cheap than the value! 1000%will come back!

Very enjoy the noodle here. The doodle are so tasty, will sughieet come earlier if not most of the food will sold out.

Marvelous place to experience fresh noodles hand made to order a real gem ...an authentic Asian experience backed up by a very busy Asian customer base ..highly recommended

Delicious noodles. The none queuing system is a bit of hassle

tastes really good, as good as in china which is rare

Food is great and it's Halal! Scrumptious, a piece of China in Southampton and great service!! 100% recommended!!

Amazing authentic restaurant. Brings you back to restaurants that focus on food (and do it amazingly, and not in looking fancy. Love it so much!

Authentic well priced and strong quality

Very authentic Chinese hand pulled noodles.

Four stars for the food, but one star for the waiting time. If you come here at their busy hours, you’ll need to wait for at least half an hour to get your food.

The food at this restaurant is delicious, but there are a few drawbacks. The staff primarily speaks Chinese, making it difficult for non-Chinese speakers to understand. Ordering can be challenging, as they call out orders in Chinese. It would greatly improve the experience if the staff had basic English skills and were friendlier towards customers.

The quantity of meat is not that great according to my personal preference (too much fat). Beef brisket noodles was otherwise good. Did not like the cucumber salad at all, too salty not spicy. Food is fresh though. Not too impressed with the taste. And this is a CASH ONLY place.

Genuinely pulling the lai mein in the open kitchen! Very fresh - a little bite: yum! I had the brisket, which was tender and delicious. Be careful if you add chilli oil - it's potent. This seems authentic and wonderful - I'll be back!

Very tasty noodles with beef brisket. Very raasonable prices too. Will visit again!

Really great, hand pulled noodles and very good value. Highly recommend giving them a go.

yummy. go here if you are hungry

My favourite noodle place in Southampton (maybe even the UK ??). Hand-pulled deliciousness - made right in front of you. It's mesmerising to look at and knowing that it is fresh makes the already mouth-watering dish more delicious. I can't recommend the Miso Beef noodles (dry) enough. That's what we ALWAYS get . Everything else is topnotch. Come. Eat. Be happy.

It's like a hidden gem in Southampton, you’ve got to check it out! Is a small family-run business in Southampton, the noodles are perfectly chewy and the beef is so tender it falls apart at the touch of your fork. The staff were so sweet and understanding, they were very patient and polite! Even offered me a solution when my fav cucumber salad was sol out! But what really blew me away was the generous serving size - it’s perfect for sharing or taking home for leftovers. And the best part! It won’t break the bank!

Doesn’t worth the trip unless you live really close. Recommended by a friend in Portsmouth and we travelled all the way there to try that out. Food was ok despite not too authentic nor remarkable. It’s okay once in a blue moon to try something out of the ordinary fish and chips in this country. The beef noodles (I believe no 1 on the menu) is the best of all. It would be better if the soup is clearer and with more flavours. I suspect the chef there has put lots of MSG in coz I can actually feel drinking MSG while I had a sip of the soup. (I’m not very sensitive to MSG though) Soft drinks were not chilled as well. The cashier offered to freeze it for us but I just rejected, I don’t know if my drink would get in touch with raw food or other stuffs in the freezer. Worst part of the trip was the service and the noise. Other diners kept talking loudly and also the servers and the chef! Making it almost impossible to talk in the shop. The owner isn’t even willing to give us small bowls so we can share the food (3 of us ordered three mains…. We just want to try more varieties!) Cleanliness is also a part of concern… I’d wonder why they could be given 5 star hygiene rating when the cashier handles money then food without washing his hands or putting on gloves…. The shopfront of full of rubbish as well… the chopsticks and spoons seem not been washed properly and thus we have to go back to our car to get sanitizers and our own chopsticks (luckily we have some). It’s really authentic in this sense…. Looks like we were in China and eating in those small local shops there. If I live closer, I would have go there and eat once every 6 months but driving for around half an hour… it might be the only time I’d be there. Good value though… only £9 for a big bowl of noodle. UPDATE - I got very sick a few hours afterwards…. Visiting toilet three times an hour 😒

Noodles are absolutely banging here. Bit of a wait to get my food but that's understandable when it busy. Which it always is, but that's fine the food is well worth the wait and staff and friendly.

Best noodle place in Southampton and no other place even comes close. Everything is so tasty and reasonably priced. The most authentic handmade Chinese noodles you can get in the UK.

The food is very high quality and great tasting, and it was also relatively cheap for the volume of food. The customer service was also good, and the sitting is decent if cramped at certain times like lunch and dinner. However, with the range of options and the meat being halal, everyone can find something to enjoy here.

Had the beef brisket with broth, wad amazing and suck a large portion ! Will definitely be returning !

Food is brilliant, tasty and authentic. Have one of the broths, you won't be disappointed. Good value for money too.

One of the best noodles I've ever had. I'd recommed the hand pulled noodles with beef brisket. At 9 pounds it's not something I have everyday but when I do, it's an absolute treat. The quantity of each dish is huge so you won't ever leave the restaurant hungry.

A very delicious restaurant in Nan'an. I would call it the most authentic in the UK.

Love this place. Best noodles in Southampton

Always so delicious - my family come and visit Southampton just to eat here. Staff very friendly and always worth the wait! The sides are also v v good.

You get a very large portion of hand-pulled noodles and savory soup with a very affordable price. I can't comment on how authentic it is but it's delicious! It gets super busy during lunch time (11AM-1PM) and the wait time is quite long. Do avoid if you are time-restricted.

Amazing hand pulled noodles! Meat just fell off the bone. Delicious and obviously very authentic

The best noodles In Southampton and probably Hampshire.

It's really average and not authentic. The texture and soup of the noodles are not as good as the Lanzhou Ramen on the roadside in China. I won't come back after trying it. And all the Chinese people come to eat it. It’s true that you can’t change the tradition of being strict when you go abroad.

The best Lanzhou beef noodles in the UK

A bit overpriced with such small portion.

Watching the handmade noodles being pulled was absolutely magical! Very reasonable prices, spacious dining area, delicious food, friendly + welcoming staff. Can't recommend enough + I will definitely be back!

Amazing noodles! I love this place. Worth watching the chef make them, it's very impressive. Bring a coat as it's chilly inside, but that doesn't take away from the excellent food. They have renovated recently and it's a bit warmer, but still cool.

Amazing food. Very authentic. Huge portions, small price. Superb fresh and delicious noodles 🤤. People who are working there are nice and friendly. We'll defo come back.

We enjoyed the noodle soup with brisket. It's a good thing we went earlier before the line got busy

Unparalleled and authentic taste, new and extremely affordable options. The only drawback is the long waiting time due to the large number of diners during peak hours. The longest personal waiting time is 40 minutes.

Authentic handpulled beef brisket noodles. They do not shy away from standing up to their "handpulled" name, the chef can always been seen in the kitchen handpulling the noodles. Delicious broth and melt-in-the-mouth beef.

A really lovely place. It has a very simple set up. The food is freshly prepared and then pulled noodles are really amazing. The vegetarian option is really tasty. The place could seem noisy to some but then that's what creates the buzz. Full of university students and staff members. Most dishes are £9, if I am not mistaken and the portion sizes are big.

Absolutely amazing place, everything is made fresh in front of you and the portions are so big and filling. I went with my friends and they were very happy with it. We all got the number 1 and there was an option to add chilli sauce. The atmosphere was amazing and very homey and welcoming despite there being loads of people everyone was very happy. It is also halal which is a bonus. I will definitely be back again when craving some noodles 😋

Beef brisket noodles are very delicious

Hands down the best Lanzhou noodles I have ever tasted, broth is full of flavour, texture of the noodles is authentic, chewy and delicious ( each batch of noodle from what I can see are all hand made and stretched). Portion of the noodle is also quite generous, I recommend spending a few more quid to get extra beef slices or briskets or whatever you like for the ultimate experience!

Best food best prices my Muslim brother works very hard and doesn’t charge an extortionate price. Very nice food

Very delicious hand made noodles. I recommend the beef soup noodles

The best one restaurant I ever had in burgess road near university. Humble owner, not crazy with fake award sticked on the wall… no drama. They sell the best food ever for student. They dont pretend to be nice to sell the food. Quality that they sell not fake nice attitude. MasyaAllah

So yummy, the most authentic place for noodles

Delicious and worth it. Must try if you come to Southampton. On top of it = HALAL