Mei Dim Restaurant in Manchester

My favorite dim sum restaurant, I go there almost every week. Recommend the Thousand Silk Rolls, Braised Sauce Platter, and Bean Curd Sausage~~ a must-eat combination. At noon, if you two go there, you can order dish head rice and noodles, and you can enjoy the special price with cash~~ Eat at a low price. Four or six people eat 6-9 plates of dim sum plus fried noodles and rice, and each person costs ten pounds. It's just that the place is narrow, but I understand that it scares him a lot of business, and it's better to be narrow than to have no place at all.

Sui mai where quite nice but the xaiolongbao tasted like soap and had no soup inside them.

Had a lovely meal here today. Have been enjoying meals, mainly at lunchtimes, at Mei Dim for many years and absolutely love the atmosphere, as well as the food. Staff always friendly but busy, They always find a table for us even though we are walk ins. Will be going again soon.

One of the guys serving us didn’t greet us, smile or anything. One lady was nice but seemed very slow in taking orders. Thank goodness for one other guy who was friendly and made us laugh. The food came out in reasonable time for the number of dishes ordered. My Chinese friend said the food was average. Some of mine I didn’t enjoy as much and some of it was really good so a bit of a mixed bag, and obviously down to personal taste.

The wait was extremely long, fried rice took more than 40mins, I think bro was butchering a chicken at the back, such a mid fired rice as well

I recently visited Mei Dim Restaurant, and unfortunately, the experience didn’t live up to expectations. While the portions were definitely generous, the quality of the food was lacking. The dishes seemed overly greasy, and many ingredients didn’t taste fresh. The flavors didn’t stand out, and the overall quality felt more focused on quantity rather than delivering a satisfying meal. It was disappointing, especially considering how much food was served. Additionally, the service was very poor. The staff seemed disorganized and inattentive. We had to wait an unusually long time for our orders to arrive, and when they did, the food was lukewarm. The staff didn’t check on us frequently, and we had to ask multiple times for refills on drinks and sauces. It was frustrating because there was little effort to make sure we were enjoying our meal or to improve the overall experience. While Mei Dim does offer a lot of food, it doesn't make up for the lack of quality and service. It feels like they focus more on serving large amounts of food quickly rather than providing a pleasant dining experience. Overall, I would not recommend this place if you're looking for a satisfying meal or good service.

Quick and reasonably priced Chinese. Closes early though

We had such a great time at Mei Dim. Right from the get go you knew that this is the spot that all the Hong Kong aunties go to for Dim Sum after a Quick Look around. We were served by some very friendly members of staff, the food came out relatively quickly and was all very delicious. We had 8 plates of dim sum and tea each and it barely cost us £40. 100% recommend visiting if you’re around the area.

We did a walk in for 5 people on a busy Sunday and luckily got a table after 10 minutes, woman manager was friendly Food: usual dimsum dishes, some were good some I’ve had better at other restaurants around. Atmosphere: like usual dimsum parlours very loud and lively atmosphere Price: decent price Service: waitress and manager was surprisingly friendly even though I’ve heard the opposite from other people 😅

I celebrated birthday dinner here and have received very good service from the staff. They have kindly stored the cake for me and provided plates and forks and even a free dessert on house to us! Had a wonderful time eating the delicious food here, and the cost is very reasonable! Highly recommend for people to try!

It’s been a long time since I last came here. Love the staff here, all so friendly and chatty! I love the fact you don’t have to wait too long for a table, especially if you haven’t booked. The dimsum itself was not bad, I’ve had better from other places. Wasn’t a fan of the ja lerng as it was soggy and had no texture. The ming ha gok was also very overdone. The beef brisket noodle soup was nice though, flavoursome and hearty. The three roast portion was small and not generous with the meats, you only get a few pieces of each meats. Overall the dimsum was average but the service and atmosphere made it.

If you want proper Chinese food, but are not Chinese just don't bother with the place. We asked for Chinese menu and had to persuade the waitress for 10min to bring us a couple of dishes from chinese menu. Somehow she allowed us to order in the end, but when the food arrived it was just nothing similar to what we ordered. We got some bland european adaptation. For whatever reason, she's put a different order to the kitchen. Awful. If I order something, I don't expect a waitress to make a judgement call whether I would like the food or not. Just bring what I ordered. Complete disaster.

As of 22/02/2025 (Lunch) Taste：7️⃣ Environment：6️⃣ Seating：6️⃣ Service：6️⃣ Portion size：8️⃣ Value for money：7️⃣ *on a scale of ten Overall Score：67 / 100 Average cost per person：£13.4 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛 Tea charge £1 per person. Generous portions and good taste. Cash payment only. 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵 🤙🏻Char Siu, Crispy Pork Belly, and Roast Duck Rice 🤙🏻Beef and Seasonal Vegetables Fried Hor Fun 👍🏻Plain Cheung Fun with Hoi Sin and Peanut Sauce

Great for dim sum, always have solid cheung fun and har gau! And friendly service , a chinatown staple !

Snotty arrogant staff, food was cold and not what I ordered. Couldn’t get off the toilet after the starter. The also have a fish tank with a big fish that can’t move in it because it’s so big. Beer was warm. But toilet paper before you go, you’ll need it

Located in the centre of Chinatown, the food was only so-so compared to the surrounding competitors. What that made me leave a review are the terrible service provided, unwelcoming atmosphere and being treated as if you're not needed there. You'll be much better off dining in another Chinese restaurant nearby which offer similar food quality( or better) and much more decent service.

Great food and good service. Really enjoyed our meal.

Wifi is not working all the time. The food is fine, but one of the male staff members needs improvement in customer service and could benefit from training. The cashier sometimes adds a service charge, but other times she doesn't. If you don't wait for your change, she won't give you the coins. I don't mind leaving a tip, but I should have the choice to decide whether or not to give one.

It helps to go with someone who speaks Mandarin.

!Scam Scam Scam! There's a few reasons why I do not want to GO Mei Dim and I truly mean it. It is always Scammy. Few years back, we got charged for things we didn't order. Went back in been told that the tea price per person was up suddenly by £3 per person which was the difference of charge. Today, we went for the lunch meal and thought everything got better or at least more honest this time around. The £9.80 deals turns out to be £10.80! That boneless 3 roasts has extra pound which we ordered for portion whereas other portion is normal as it is..... But got charged for both £10.80 also the hidden tea costs per person was £1. In all fairness £1 tea per person is now the gold standard but I can not hold my anger for how SCAMMY THIS PLACE IS. DO NOT GO

Good dim sum and the restaurant style is 100% Hong Kong

I’ve rated the food 4 stars based on previous diners experience. Unfortunately we never got to experience it. This was the only place without a queue and we soon discovered why. After being awkwardly seated and then left for 10 minutes on a table waiting to be cleaned (despite other tables being empty) we were eventually asked for our order. Before we could finish placing the 2 drink order, the waiter lost his temper and shouted asking if we were ready to order food!! We placed our food order in an awkward moment of panic, feeling like we were in the wrong, and then remembered we were the customers and had done nothing wrong, so we got up and left. Clearly an off day for the 30 something male waiter dressed all in black.

Very nice food and staff very friendly, will be going back next time in Manchester 🙂

Stir fried green beans dish is really delicious. Char siu (BBQ) pork, unfortunately, is chewy Duck is okay and come with generous portions Service is really slow on a Saturday night which is understandable but the lady at the till is rude and negligent. Will not go again which is such a shame because I still want to try Dim sum

Really delicious dim sum, the har kao was the best I’ve ever had, prawns were so big and juicy!! The steamed bean curd rolls and sticky rice parcels were nice as well, but the fried dough cheung fun was just okay. My partner’s minced beef fried rice had lettuce in it which may surprise some if you’re not used to it but growing up with stir fried lettuce I didn’t mind it! The service was alright and the interior leaves something to be desired, but I didn’t mind since the food was good. Cheaper dim sum compared to other Chinatown spots nearby as well.

Really tasty food and drink - I had the wan tun and noodle soup and milk tea - feel slightly sorry for the fish and the lights were a bit white and overstimulating though.

It’s very busy on a Friday night, the food is served fast, but the dishes are disappointing. We ordered the sweet pork and crispy skin duck, but they all tasted weird. Won't go a second time.

Beef is chewy, i have to leave half of the portion because they are like rubbers, not sure they did right cooking

A true hidden gem of Manchester, it was the best dim sum I’ve ever had! I had the 3 roastie with rice and shredded pork chow mein and I can’t recommend it enough!

Went there for dim sum in early 2024 and it was not bad. Went there again for dinner a few days ago and the food was really bad. I don’t know why there’re still so many customers and it’s not cheap. The siu mai we had was the worst we’ve had ever had in our lives. The stir fried noodles with crab meat ended up becoming noodles with fake crab sticks, the amount of which were so little that they’re almost unnoticeable. Won’t visit the restaurant again.

Really authentic Hong Kong style restaurant. English menu provided. Great for Dim Sum. On the par with Glamorous. The service was quick and the food was authentic and tasty. Two of us went and had a selection of dim sum which were of good quality. Overall better than some of the Hong Kong style cafes in Chinatown.

The food is great here, everything you should expect from a Chinatown restaurant. Great service, lovely team. Thank you!

Fantastic food. Reasonable prices. Simple and a nice crowd gives a good atmosphere I recommend spicy meat nut parcels Red peppers stuffed with seafood Beef dumplings with spring onions and ginger

Suggest to provide assorted dim sum platter to cater for those who don't like to share. Overall the food is so-so, not really tasty.

Big portions, we got the banquet B which was around £55 and was a huge amount of food. The food came out quick and seemed fresh but some dishes were lacking in flavour. Good range of food. The space is very basic and a little run down. The service was pretty good. I don't think I would return based on the amount of other restaurants in the area but I had a decent time.

One of the most disappointing dining experiences I've had in the UK. My partner and I visited this restaurant in Manchester China Town today for lunch.My partner asked if they had any vegetarian options, and the lady said they did and gave us a menu. The menu didn't have the lunch specials that were advertised outside. When we asked about it, she seemed unhappy, though I'm not sure why.We ordered three roast meat with rice for my partner and a vegetable spring roll for myself. When the food arrived,the three roast meat with rice had a strand of hair in it, which was utterly disgusting. Wish I had taken a pic of it. We immediately informed the server, who took the plate away to replace it but did so without offering any apology. By then, my partner's appetite was thoroughly ruined, and decided to cancel that order. The veg springroll was just okay. Overall, it was an unpleasant experience marked by poor service (didn't feel welcoming at all ) and unacceptable food hygiene. I would not recommend this place based on our experience.

Many dim sums are so delicious 😋

Came for a meal with large family and ordered a whole vegetarian banquet. Lovely food, presentation and service!!

Food was average but it was the service that bought it down.

Mei dim is great for dim sum selection, some I haven’t seen many places. Perfect for sharing as intended. Roast Meats good too. Big weight to the 5 star review is that they have very reasonable prices and large portions. Have had both takeaway and delivery many times.

Try dim sum at this tiny restaurant in China town.

Would recommend the Mei Dim Banquet set meal. Service is fast and more that happy to help with requests

The customer service is ridiculous and we have to pay extra fee if we use card.Typical greedy restaurant

Decent Sichuan style Chinese cuisine in Manchester’s Chinatown. The service was attentive and efficient. The restaurant itself is functional/utilitarian.

Terrible service. The plates are dirty. The floor feels like the oil on the floor. Horrible restaurant I ever been.

Everything about this place is a scam. Terrible food, deceptive menu. Went here yesterday for lunch with my wife and kids, when we went to pay we were told that the prices on the menu were cash only, which we hadn't noticed at the time. We said we didn't have cash and had to pay by card, we only ordered £29.40 of food, but were charged an extra £10, absolutely deceptive, very bad restaurant.

Great food ...we had the buffet. Good service and all clean and tidy.

A restaurant in the middle of China Town, the atmosphere in the shop is not really Chinese, which we found very unfortunate. It's generally rather cool in the store, many people had jackets on. The food is good, the portions are large. The honey spare ribs weren't very special. Price-performance is ok.

Incredible food, authentic dishes and really generous portions. Very busy so we were lucky to squeeze in without a booking on a Friday night

The restaurant is located in the center of China Town, very convenient . Every time I go to China town, I stop by for lunch or dinner, the prices are average. There are some very unique dishes that are no different from the dishes I have eaten in Hong Kong. Roasted pork has crispy skin and not much fat. But the shrimp dish sometimes has some that are not fresh

Food was great and good value for money. Staff were nice and helpful. Only one of the waiters was grumpy and impolite. Our main issue was that our bill was more that what it should have been. They either charged us more deliberately or there was an automatic service charge which we weren't told about.

An authentic Chinese restaurant. I see there are a few 1* - 3* reviews regarding the service, but to put it mildly, authentic Chinese places often have very ‘straightforward’ service! I’d go as far as to say it’s a hallmark of a good place. On the food - excellent dim sum, get there early if you want a char siu pastry, as they often sell out. Delicious seafood peppers too. All very good stuff, though I’ve never eaten anything but dim sum here as the portions are too large to have a few dishes between 2 people (as is standard at traditional Chinese places)

Recent refurb makes it a lot lighter inside. But prices have risen dramatically. It is a cafe not a fine dining restaurant. Dim Sum prices sensible. But in the region of £15 for simple fried rice or basic noodle dishes - plus 10% service - is ridiculous

The service attitude is extremely poor, and a group of old overseas Chinese employees are completely rude. In the first round, I ordered three dim sums on the order paper, but the waiter actually said, "It's not good to use an order paper if you order so many things. Next time, you can order so many things verbally, so the boss won't make trouble." In the second round of oral orders, while I was ordering, he kept telling me meaningless things... When the food arrived, I realized that something was wrong. The first thing the uncle who served it said was that I marked the wrong order on the paper... I said, "I'm a single person orally. I want cuttlefish cakes, not cuttlefish buns." The second sentence of the uncle who served the dish was, "You didn't make it very clear when you were alone." I didn't respond to him at all. After a round of silence, he silently returned to me... The food is pretty good and the price is average. It's a pity that the service attitude is so bad... I probably won’t help you anymore... at last The restaurant does not provide parking spaces, and the segregated parking lot charges £5.7 for two hours.

I heard that the service was poor, but I didn’t expect it to be this good.

In Chinatown London I always Go Buy roasted duck and pork for £13, The money doesn’t matter to me but Today I went to Manchester Chinatown and went to Mei Dim Restaurant. I bought what I usually buy in London Chinatown and I Got the Roasted duck and roasted pork with rice. I spent £15.80 as I said money doesn’t matter to me but I went home and opened my food and don’t bother 4 roast duck slices and 5 pieces of Roasted pork.This is absolutely not okay.It’s an absolute Scam! £15.80 for 4 slices of roasted duck 5 pieces of roasted pork with 1/4 of duck and pork 2/4 of rice and the rest filled with white cabbage!This Place is a Scam!

My dad is a regular customer here. He comes at least every other day for lunch. All the staff know him and the waiter helps him up and down the small flight of stairs and helps him get seated. They even know his order! I came with him on Xmas eve and asked for a vegetarian tofu dish as I explained to him that I cannot eat Pork and non halal meat. The waiter asked the kitchen to prepare a tofu dish without meat for me. I was grateful that it was prepared at my request.

美點 is located in the China Town of Manchester City Centre. It provides Cantonese cuisine. We went there for dim sum during lunch time. Food is delicious and price is reasonable. However, the service is not attentive enough.

Fairly decent Cantonese cuisine

TLDR; good food but expensive, don’t expect any miracles when it comes to service. Food was nice (recommend duck pancake rolls), portion sizes a touch on the smaller side, was very expensive for what it was. Service staff incredibly rude and no communication between us and them, plates violently placed on the table, didn’t ask how the food was, took around 25 mins from closing the menus to come and take our orders even though in my opinion the restaurant wasn’t very busy (as it was a Monday night). Had to ask waiters for more drinks. However seating us and giving us the bill was pretty much instant. The restaurant generally was clean and tidy, however would recommend wiping any plates/cutlery before use. Toilets generally okay, wet floors (which can’t be helped sometimes) were slippery. Didn’t ask about any dietary requirements, so if applicable you have to ask them. Vegetarian options few and far between, and on the last page of the menu.

因為門口有客等枱，竟然唔俾食客再點餐，騙客人說廚房沒有你要的菜，然後收餐具叫客人走。如果要限時應該在客人入坐時先說明，而這趕客走的態度真令人反胃，以後都不會再幫襯此餐廳。

叉烧包给我点成了菜肉包 然后这还是我刚好没吃打包带走的菜 我回家人都傻了 我说怎么长得和我在其他地方吃的不一样 回来去店里找他们 给看了图片告诉我这是菜肉包就没了 明明是他们上错了 一句道歉都没有的 注意这家收现金.

Best dim sum and Cantonese cuisine in town😍😍 Good pricing and good quality of food👍 Very authentic

Busy Dim Sum restaurant with attentive staff. I went at lunch and opted for a lunchtime special for £9.80. With Jasmine tea, bill came to £10.80 all together. The three meat roast with rice came with some Chinese leave and sauce, was delicious. Will be back!

跟鄰近餐廳比較性價比低，食物質及量只屬合格水平，服務態度來說1分（10分滿分），接近零分水平，感覺似趕客，可能本人是新客，無視新客是正常嗎？環境上即使裝修後也沒有好多少，空間仍然保持狹少，白色燈光太亮，不舒適，匆匆用餐盡快離去。

The waiter and staff were very rude

Excellent dim sum and a fantastic bilingual menu.

The food is great especially the dimsums. The service is quite tricky if you are not chinese.

Have never been made to feel so unwelcome in a restaurant. We entered to staff seeming a little annoyed at our presence - and when they finally got around to approaching our table, the waiter outright said: "ok so you have to order and eat quick, the party is starting" whatever that means. Feeling unwelcome, we left without ordering and ate somewhere else...an hour later there were definitely other guests in the restaurant that didn't know each other so it looks like we were told a little white lie to get us to leave. Do not visit.

Nice food, quick service and friendly staff

上菜時間耐，食物全部味精，尤其是梅菜扣肉賣 相唔掂底層全是水，肉質梅味道不知所謂

Good value set lunch for 3 BBQ meat rice, though crispy pork is not crispy

Not just the best dim sum in Manchester, it’s the best dim sum in whole of UK. As a dim sum lover, I have been spending my whole life eating dim sum and compared price and quality in UK 😄

Very disappointed, we were prepared for the abrupt service (it certainly was) from other reviews, unfortunately although the food was relatively good quality we had been surprised by the lack of variety on the menu inside, not seeing many of the dishes photographed outside, only to discover half way through our make-do meal that there was a full dim sum menu being given to other tables. It really put a downer on our trip as we'd been looking forward to some authentic dim sum, and it feels like we were profiled as we're not Chinese.

Good pricing and delicious dim sum, fried beef Ho Fan, Steamed Vermicelli Roll is very good👍

Give 0 if I can! Rude and lies don’t go there. Was in the area, busy everywhere so called in advance to make sure there’s table or whether there’s waiting time. Woman answered and reassured us that there’s no need to wait just walk in. We walked all the way over, and told them we called and was told there’s no waiting time. The lady at the counter said you still have to wait even if you called in such a rude manner. Won’t be coming back unfortunately. Management team will have to check the attitude of your front of house staff. Very misleading

Very (below) average food in general in an old cellar.... 1 star because we had to pay for chili....🤬

Update July 2023 : good food, but quite expensive - around £15 a dish. If you go on a one off, it isn't too bad, however, go more often & you will discover a darker side, with patronising, rude, & disrespectful service. Was informed of a 4 dishes for 3 offer... went to pay & was told it was only if you pay cash ! The cashier then rudely gave me a ticking off, saying "I should know (about the discount) as a returning customer", & asking where I lived (what has that got to do with her !) Will avoid in future !

Worst experience and the food were tasteless. Even they are asked to pay for sauce. Costly and worthless food. Should have ban this restaurant. Not recommend

Good little restaurant in heart of Manchester China town. Good for dim sum 🥟 lunch. Recommended to travellers and local. Friendly staff.

I visited for a quiet lunch, and the food was very good; especially for the time of day. The salt and pepper spareribs are amazing, and the ho fun is as good as I ever had.

Love their dim sum and mixed roast, very authentic. Highly recommend Har Gow, char siu buns and sponge cake. Congee with century egg is alright, portion is big but bland taste. Pay cash if you can, because there'll be extra charge if you lay by card.

Don't waste your money, food is bland. Staff are not nice whatsoever. Wrong orders sent out for starters and mains. Would not recommend whatsoever.

Service isn't the best but otherwise an excellent dim sum restaurant - well-executed traditional dishes and good value.

We were in the mood for a Chinese meal so popped in to China town. Not here to slate the food but what can I say… we had a banquet/set course meal. The food was underwhelming to say the least. Very, very bland! The duck was the saving grace and why I’m leaving 2*. Not leaving this review to slate the food but all I can say is I will never be returning.

Very impressed. Excellent hot and sour soup, crispy duck and noodles. Attentive service.

Called in after a shopping trip on a Monday 4 adults all chose different meals ,it arrived looked ok , but none of the meals had any flavour at all ! We looked around and other people had a different menu to us not sure why 🤷‍♂️ but if you like dishwater go for it otherwise stay away ! We did complain when we paid and said we would not come back

Great selection of fresh dim sum and roast meats.

Order was forgotten left waiting for 35mins before table was even set. When the food came it was good. But the length of time it took to get served and no apology or reduction in bill left a sour note.

大部份點心，炒粉及星米都有香港酒樓的水準 ，可能地方細的關係，座位比較密，不夠闊落!

Loved this place we've never been here before and so we had the banquet meal for 2 it was delicious 😋 if ever we return to Manchester we shall carry come back here 😀

The best dim sums in Manchester

Had 2 dishes, Singapore vermicelli and roast duck, roast pork, char siu rice. They were not upto my expectations and were just of marginally average qualities. Perhaps what you would pay for what you would get (these were special offer dishes cost £11.80 each). Besides, a dim sum named fried squid paste, that was quite good.

AVOID! Absolute train wreck of a Chinese restaurant. Staff seemed rude and impatient and were more of a burden than a help, they barley let us get a word in and had a terrible attitude. Also seemingly had no knowledge on what they were serving and couldn't understand what soy sauce was. By looking at the reviews even the locals dislike it. Restaurant itself was dirty and was extremely cramped, it felt dull inside, and I doubt the toilets had been cleaned in the last month, I really enjoyed all the pee on the floor too!! The food itself was bland, over salted and I think it was in the oven for about 10 seconds before being served to us, the vegetables were still rock hard and I think the chicken was still clucking at me, probably going to wake up with some disease tomorrow. One dish was missing and when arrived looked nothing liked described, instead it looked more like my dog vomited up his partially digested dog food. I would choose my local Chinese takeaway over this place any day, seriously, don't eat here, please.

The staff in that restaurant are miserable - they have the worst customer service and all look like they hate their job

Expensive and not especially well presented. Dirty tea pot, had old feed stuck in the side of it.

Tasty food let down by impolite staff. I will not visit again.

Absolutely horrendous food. Was up all night feeling sick with the squirts. Expensive food that even my dog wouldn't eat.

味道还不错，但是服务不敢恭维。服务员的菜单不是放桌上的，而是扔桌上的；我们点完菜，饥肠辘辘的等菜时，服务员就来推销可以直接吃的成品菜，难道是嫌弃我们点菜不到位？服务员对普通话一知半解，交流很是困难；结账时没有给小票，所以对不了账；另不能用微信，支付宝或银联

Very busy lunch time service, food tasty...