New China City in Sefton

A beautiful meal, probably the best chinese in Southport. Wendy the hostess is a lovely lady and makes one feel so welcoming. We will definitely be back....fabulous

Went Thursday 18 th of July starters really no taste and the main course I got chicken curry and rice chicken was so bland in 42 years I have lived it was the worst curry sauce I have ever tasted just tasted like water I didn't complain as I don't trust kitchens in general just left half and walked out once my misses and niece had there's her sauce was not as bad as mine but still not great either a microwave curry has better sauce than that place not a chance in hell will I be back

Friendly greeting , quick to take orders for drinks gave us time to look at the menu once we had decided ordered our food and didn’t have to wait long, it was piping hot and delicious, plenty on the plate we shared starter (dim sum) and main for 2 adults it was plenty. We would definitely go again

Not good well not enough to eat of tea time special ripp ther drinks expensive absolutely not goodit wasent very clean eitherreally not good

Always a pleasure eating here. Ming and Wendy are so welcoming and food is always perfectly cooked and good portions. Don’t believe all the negative reviews because this place has been going for years and when down in Southport we refuse to eat anywhere else as this wee gem cannot be beaten. They always look after my wee mum in a wheelchair

This is the worst food we ever did eat we order mains they was that much salt in the food my husband had to remove it from his mouth straight away the chips were warmed up also was the rice we had 2 mouthfuls and left safe to say we were very sick. avoid avoid avoid

Friendly welcome and seated quickly. The 6 of us decided to have the special banquet £25.95pp. Meal consisted of 5 courses in toltal- combo starters, soup, crispy duck 5 different mains and pudding being ice cream or banana/apple fritters. Dinner served on a huge lazy susan which was so easy given the amount of food served. Excellent service and will be returning.

Went to this restaurant for the second time one Thursday evening.the restaurant was very quiet with only about three tables taken but it was mid week.the food was very good we decided to just have soups and starters.salt and chilli ribs were delicious and so was the crispy duck and pancakes. The service was very good and friendly I think it was the owner who served us and he never stopped smiling and cracking jokes.we will definitely visit again next time in Southport.

This restaurant serves illegal shark fin soup! Very disappointing. Won’t be visiting this restaurant ever again. It shouldn’t even be allowed to be open

Constantly told my mother in law not to visit this restaurant but she just wouldn’t listen. Now spent 2 weeks in hospital with food poisoning after eating prawns here on bank holiday Monday in May. The place is filthy and you only have to look at the shiny trousers and waistcoat worn by the person in charge to understand have bad it is. Not worth a 1 star food hygiene rating, can’t understand why it’s allowed to trade, it’s disgusting. Needs reporting to environmental health. ☹️☹️☹️☹️

It was a very good visit. We were visiting Southport just for the afternoon. We called into this restaurant as we had been a couple of years ago. The food was very nice and tasty, the staff were all superb.

Went for early bird meal, food really bland, nothing seemed clean, waiters clothes very dirty, leaning across table to pass food over, not going around, food nearly ended up on elderly friends lap!! Would not be going back, or recommend to anyone.

Had a takeaway from here, staff were very nice and attentive. We got home and the food was very bland, no flavour. All the dishes had the same bland taste. Black bean sauce - bland Vermicelli - no spice or flavour. Duck spring rolls - poor and the sauce had lumps of sugar in it. Sorry but won't be returning there

We ordered a banquet for 2 sas. take away. My husband collected it and brought it home. On opening the bags we were very disappointed. The ribs were so dry that we could not eat them. The chicken had been deep fried to the extent that they could not be eaten either. The crispy duck again was over cooked and dry. The mains were something else. The beef dish the portion was so small that it wasn't even half a portion. The rice was plentiful and so we're the prawn crackers. Finally the toffee apples were the size of lemons and so thick in batter and stuck together in the container. We paid £42 for a meal that we could.only half eat. Very disappointed. We have had banquets from there before and they were lovely. I think the chef was having an off day.

Went to this restaurant on Mother’s Day,we hadn’t booked a table but they managed to squeeze us in as it was very busy. The food was delicious,we had the Mother’s Day set banquet at £19-95 a head (excellent value). The service was very good and very friendly,we would definitely visit again next time in Southport.

Food was delicious and plenty of it. Lovely decorated . Waiter ( fair hair,ponytail) was excellent! an asset to the restaurant 👏

Fantastic service and amazing quality food. We had the 3 course set lunch @ £8.95, wow wow wow !!! Portions are huge and plentiful. We had soup, sizzling steak Cantonese, curry beef, sizzling chicken black bean and a pork chow mein, banana fritters to finish. Highly recommend this restaurant, really couldn’t fault anything.

Stopped here for lunch, and a great experience. Food was quality and plentiful. Lovely staff who made the experience so memorable Will certainly return in the future, thank you.

Visited with 5 friends. Seated promptly and drinks ordered taken. We decided to have the special banquet at £24.95pp. Did not have to wait long for our first course to come. Banquet served as a combo starter with usual ribs, toast spring rolls, followed by either chicken & sweetcorn or sweet and sour soup. Main was four mains and rice. I think pudding was ice cream. If you’re celebrating a Birthday a fuss is made with waiters coming out and singing happy Birthday. Had no problem with the food and service was really friendly.

Staff were lovely with the exception of the male owner who was very rude! Lunchtime menu was reasonable, however I wasn't happy at paying £9 for a tiny portion of ribs that were so deep fried they were unedible! Have been come here for years but today was an embarrassment!

Not be here for about 2 and a bit years and it never failed to impress me however I can’t say that any more, we had the banquet and most of the food was tasteless I am so disappointed may be it was a one off but didn’t enjoy it one bit. Service was great and plenty of staff on who were very attentive so no complaints there. Sorry just being honest I will go back at some stage as it was my very favourite Chinese restaurant 😟

Decided to go for lunch here while on a day trip to Southport. Ordered 2 meals of the day at £7.95 each for 2 courses. Also ordered a bottle of white wine at £18.50. I had chicken & sweet corn soup to start and my...

The food was bad tasteless. It was that tasteless I thought I had Covid. I knew i didn’t because I could taste my drink. When I mention it to the manager her reply was no one else had complained. So no money was taken off....

Great menu special menu early before 7 Fantastic value Main menu slightly bigger portions "Who cares" I often eat out and this is definitely one of my favorites Quick drink in the old market first opposite And everyone is happy

Firstly table cloth was full of cigarette burns, food came just tasteless bland, cutlery was filthy, just felt like we were gonna end up with bad tummy's so didn't bother eating it, wouldn't give it to my dogs

Wendy is fabulous and attends to our needs and every customer around us! The staff are attentive and are always around: there is no hurry or feeling of eat and run! You are looked after from beginning until the end! I can’t praise enough! Clare

Friendly staff (until I called regarding our food). I ordered a take away for my family which may I add come to nearly £100. The food was poor to say the least. Sweetcorn that tastes like a burnt omelette, How? The ribs seemed over cooked...

Lots of staff but felt ignored wanted to leave before ordering our food. The food flavour was great the meats however over cooked and unpleasant

Attended this restaurant for many years for this New Year celebration This was a by far a very very poor year We were served the dim sum ,soup and duck courses and ordered our mains which never arrived The waiting staff asked us to order...

I moved to SOUTHPORT 2 years ago, and have tried LOTS of Chinese Restaurants and Take-Aways (as I love Chinese Food). BUT having visitors from Surrey for a few days, I decided on taking them for a nice Chinese Banquet. Well I could not have...

Just had lunch here - excellent! Food quality was great and service efficient and understated. Looking forward to coming back.

Went here yesterday with my friends following a graduation ceremony. Great location in the heart of Southport town centre with lovely food (I had the sweet and sour chicken with prawn crackers and egg fried rice which was lovely), friendly and professional service from the...

first visit,tried a early evening meal,after coming back to my home town,wife and daughter had dim sum,ok but not a lot for the price,mine the 3 course soup ok,pork chow mein,carrots rock hard,meat tough,one plate had chip,tea pot stained on top,and drinks this is were...

We have frequented this restaurant many times and it was a favourite before COVID and lockdown. This was our first visit since early 2020 and we are unlikely to return. The standard and quality of the food had deteriorated markedly. We left a large amount...

Went here for a lunch today. The food was nice although the fried rice was a little greasy and under seasoned. The service was a little clumsy but that provided a little entertainment in its own way. In terms of a lunchtime menu, I thought...

I went to order take out which consisted of vermicelli, ribs and chicken toast and I put everything in the car when I got up to my hotel I opened it up and it had oil dripping all in the bottom of the bag and...

We had a day out in Southport and at the end of the day we looked for a Chinese for tea, given it was probably one of the busiest days of the year in Southport we were unsure if we would find anywhere available to...

New China City has been one of out favoute local restaurants for 20+ years. We've missed going there during the lockdown, especially for birthdays. I recently found the website so we ordered some food for delivery very quickly. It was delivered right on time, and...

Because it is lockdown, we ordered a takeaway from this restaurant as we have been here before and enjoyed the food. The food was just as good delivered to us at home...hot and fresh and was really delicious. It was delivered on time and we...

In Southport for a mini break. Tried to get in at Lings but fully booked. Managed to get a table here on spec. even though it was busy. Salt & pepper ribs were the worst I’ve ever had. Obviously old ones that were deep fried...

Far too sweet .everything tasted of sugar. Everything. Bland and just sweet ..the only plus side was the one thing we could eat was the fried rice which was 5 out of 5 .won't be going there again and was Megga thirsty as soon as...

Me and a friend went for dinner last night as a first night out in ages. The staff were amazing, friendly and all wearing ppe. We sanitised our hands on the way in and we’re temperature checked. Food was great. We both got the 3...

We rang for a takeaway for my husbands birthday. We asked for food that wasn't on the menu a special foo yung and a chicken foo yung, selection of ribs, squid and crispy chicken wings plus Thai Prawn crackers. The food was cooked really quickly...

ive been coming for 4 years with my wife and family the owner and his wife are brilliant and very welcoming with their hospitality i always enjoy the meal and atmosphere cant praise it enough the early evening or lunch menu is fantastic value Roger...

Went in the restaurant, Absolutely Awful!!! Went home and researched the restaurant found out it was only a 3 STAR HYGIENE RATING ! This wasn’t displayed anywhere otherwise wouldn’t of eaten here in the first place, felt ill for time after! Will never be returning!...

Had an amazing time at New China City on 31/1/20 chines new year food and entertainment were great would totally recommend it. Staff are really friendly and make you feel welcomed.

This if one of the few Chinese Restaurants we have found that still do a three-course lunch. We prefer this to a banquet. You can choose one, two or three courses and all are very reasonably priced. My husband chose three courses and I chose...

I recently chose this restaurant for the location of my baby shower as the food is always great, hosts are really friendly/ welcoming and the atmosphere is cosy and relaxed. Wendy was amazing and helped me organise a great event. Food was buffet style and...

We have been visiting this restaurant regularly since I last reviewed it in 2016, and the food is always delicious, the service and hospitality is fantastic, and the special events such as Chinese New Year and Christmas Party Nights really are special. Everyone there is...

been going here now for many years and always made welcome. Excellent value and food cooked and presented very well.

For start the spring roals were inedible and as a veteran they included pork but it was okay because my friend told me. The drinks were terrible that diet coke was flat and tasted like it was combined with water.

Excellent food great service will go again the salt and peppers ribs are the we have had the chow mein was really tasty

Arrived for meeting at lunchtime, greeted by staff and shown to table. Noticed not many fellow guests, which surprised as thought due to season, it might be fuller. The lunchtime menu/drinks etc came quickly,drinks were ordered soon after to English staff, with lunch order taken by Chinese " manager ". menu was extensive, with wide choice of starters/ meals etc. with prices on lunch menu ranging from £5.95 for 1 course, with each additional course an extra £1.00. Meal itself was delivered quickly,fresh, and satisfactory.

We went for a Christmas night out at New China City the food was amazing. The service was second to none. They had a singer on and he was great. We will be going again we had such a good night .

Enjoyed a good meal here with some friends. The set menu banquet was excellent value, with four delicious courses to try. Service was good too. I've not been here for years since moving away, so it was great to rediscover and old haunt once more.

Visited Friday 8th November 2019. Staff pleasant. Starter of Dim Sum Platter was truly awful and should have only been offered to a bin. Main courses were bland and boring. Frankly this was probably the worst Chinese food I have ever had. Not cheap food either. I suspect that the issue here is a chef that doesn't care having lost his mojo. I'd love to see a celebrity chef turn up with a film crew and show them how to do it properly. I imagine Gordon would be quite expressive regarding the food. Be warned some of the food served here was inedible.

Great service! They waited on us hand and foot. There was hardly anyone else in the restaurant so the waiter stood near the desk and watched us eat which was a bit disconcerting. On the whole we loved the service because they brought a warmer tray to keep the food from getting cold and a finger bowl of warm water and lemon so we could wash our fingers. Great when you are eating the duck with pancakes (egg roll wrappers actually).

We spent couple of nights in Southport to enjoy the fresh air, promenade and beaches. Looked this restaurant up on Trip Advisor and whilst it wasn’t busy, it had a few diners in and I have say the food and service was exceptional.

Fabulous evening spent with friends celebrating our friends birthday excellent food and staff very attentive Will definitely return again

We had a lovely meal here while meeting up in southport with family for a few days. Food was very nice and staff provide a good service. This was our first visit here, we will definitely be back if in the area again.

Went here for the first time with a family group. Some of the party ordered the set menu and some of us ordered other dishes from the menu. All the food was good, particularly the seafood platter.

Went here twice during the week. First time was okay and the food reasonable quality so decided to try it again a couple of days later. Again very cheap off the early bird menu but this time the food was terrible. Maybe a different cook : who knows??

We visited here last week they have a really good selection of food in their lunch time menu.

Just been for a meal lovley welcome as always food is excellent service is very good if it's a special occasion the place to go the staff will sing to you and the works come out banging and singing staff just a good end to a lovley evening thankyou again

I visited for lunch with my daughter. The three course deal at £7.45 is a bargain. Food was good. Portion sizes were generous and the service was very efficient. Definitely worth a visit.

Happened to be staying very nearby and it appeared pleasant enough. It’s actually quite spacious and the staff are very welcoming. I preferred the full menu rather than all sorts of derivatives . My criticism would be that their drink is rather overpriced and a draught beer or two on offer wouldn’t go amiss. The starters especially the salt and pepper aubergine were excellent, veg spring roll not bad either. The prawn crackers were ok too with a couple of sauces, the chilli one being superior to the sweet and sour. The King Prawn Curry was very tasty, but the squid was excellent, not battered, not tough and really delicious. Came away very satisfied that the food is a cut above and the service very good, though I sort of lost track re changes in waiting staff throughout, but they all did a very good job.

What can I say absolutely amazing place for a Chinese meal.

Excellent Value for money. Great atmosphere. Friendly staff. Service Excellent. made husbands birthday special with improptu music and staff serenade :)

Beautiful food, fantastic service, staff extremely friendly and very helpful with queries as to what is on the menu, would very much recommend and will definitely be going back

Beef and tomatoes with boiled rice was £8.45 so not the cheapest but not the most expensive either. Packed in plastic boxes for leaf-proof carrying. Service was quick.

Definitely the best Chinese food in Southport. The staff are very attentive. The place is spotlessly clean. The menu is varied and all cooked fresh to order. Only one niggle - do they really need to bang pan lids when celebrating customers' birthdays ? This can be very intrusive when you're trying to chat.

Very welcoming and friendly staff. We opted for the special banquet set meal wjich cost £19.80 per head . The food was excellent, very big portions. The food was made fresh and very hot . Would definitely visit again if were in Southport again.

We saw this restaurant on line before we left for our trip to Southport recently.

Not been here for many years so thought we’d give it another try over the new year weekend with friends. Sadly only ours and one other table for two in the restaurant all evening so lacked any atmosphere. Menu was varied, with the usual meals provided. But I wasn’t blown away with the meal. Will be back at our usual Chinese next time.

Extensive menu so probably not doing the restaurant justice as we had the lunchtime special but a little bit disappointing. Dim Sum was ok but ribs were bland, chewy and very little meat. The Sui Mai were good though with solid texture and flavour. I had pork chow mein and the meat was reheated and overall the dish lacked flavour needing soy sauce to enhance it. Pineapple fritters Ok without being special.

Best value banquet in Southport with good atmosphere and attentive service. Does a fine lunch time menu also...

Had lunch here twice last 2 weeks and both times had to run home to use the Loo--Beware those who are slow movers

This was the first time I have visited this restaurant, although my wife has visited it at lunch time on many occasions. We had the 2 course lunch time menu for £5.95. it was tasty well presented and more than enough for a lunch time meal. Very pleasent staff and cosy surroundings will definately come again.

My partner and I went to New China City for New Years Eve. We had a lovely welcome when we arrived. It was a set banquet the food was wonderful and the service was second to none. We had a great night and we will be going again.

Husband and I visited on Friday evening whilst staying in the Vincent hotel around the corner. We had the banquet for 2 priced at 19.95 per head, wow how much food there was! I disappointedly couldn't finish my main, hubby tried to finish mine but was already so full after his own. Atmosphere was lovely, staff were friendly and very pleasant. Would definitely visit here again if in Southport, it's a must!

visited a couple of times for the value lunch, good service food of good quality, plenty of it and a bill of just over £20, well worth a visit, open 12 till 2 :15 for value set menu lunch.

My friend and I called in for lunch whilst our wives were shopping. Very pleasant staff, good service, plenty of choice for the set lunch menu. We both enjoyed our dishes.

Had lunch with my wife today which we do fairly frequently when in Southport. Today we did not experience the usual quality of food we have enjoyed when visiting this restaurant.

Had lunch with a friend here. 2 Courses consisting of Soup and Beef green peppers in black bean sauce with prawn crackers. All for £7.50! Food was tasty. If you have drinks i.e beer then the cost will soar but as a cheap lunch it is good value for money.

Went for family birthday as always meal excellent staff friendly nothing to much trouble for them excellent when they gone out with the birthday cake woks and singing to who's birthday it is worth a visit thankyou for a lovely night

Two of us had special lunch here, superb, then returned next day for the evening banquet for two. Food was excellent and plentiful, served piping hot by the caring owner. Will definitely visit again when next in the area.

It was our anniversary. We went for a night out and found this nice place round the corner from Lord Street. The staffs were excellent, when ever you need something theres always one close by, and the food was delious ; we had the mixed starter, the ribs were beautiful and juicy. Yummy

The vegetable spring rolls were cold in the middle. The beef with ginger and spring onion tasted bland and my wife's chicken and cashew nuts only had one cashew nuts in the dish. When we told the manager/owner he said "Ok you get more nuts next time". Not even an apology. Well guess what there won't be a next time. Do not waste your money in this place

As a person with coeliac disease, all restaurant's make me extremely nervous, but of all the cuisines, Chinese food makes me the most anxious, as there are so many ways to gluten me, well I've now found a gluten free friendly Chinese restaurant in New China City, Wendy and Ming the hosts have an good understanding of gluten free meals, and the importance of making sure there is no cross contamination, and the food is the best in Southport, please, if you have a intolorence make sure you discuss it before ordering your meal and they will try their very best to accommodate you.

On a short break in Southport I decided to pop in for lunch.They have a special lunch time menu very reasonably priced. I had chicken and sweet corn soup followed by

Service was excellent food was fantastic I ordered beef shuezan which was really good my wife had special fried rice dish wich she said was really good

We had the set menu which was such a good choice, the staff were very friendly. The meal was presented lovely and was so filling.

I can't believe we have lived nearby for so many years and not been here before.from the second we walked in we got a feel for how much the staff cared about providing excellent service. Our daughter desperately wanted to use the chopsticks and the lady who was looking after us showed her how she learned and tied them together for her. This was obviously a family oriented place. We ordered a banquet and every dish was perfect and plentiful. We didn't have the dessert as we were too full! We will definitely be back again.

Had lovely early bird meal. Food was great. Staff very attentive. Will be going again soon. All at a good price too. What more do you need.

We have been visiting this restaurant and enjoying the very reasonably priced 3 course lunch for many years,,,,,the food is excellent and the service is second to none. I could not recommend it more highly....5 stars !!!

Went here one night as our hotel dining experience was poor! Out of the frying pan into the fire. Ordered 3 starters to share between 2. Told one would be a 15-20minute wait, which wold have been fine if it had turned up at all! No explanation for it's non-appearance but it wasn't on the bill so... Mains were sweet & sour pork and lamb with garlic & mild spicy sauce both with rice. The pork was okay but nowt to write home about. The lamb dish....well if you could determine what the meat was then you're a better person than me but if it was lamb then I'm a monkey's uncle!! Completely tasteless to boot! Extremely disappointing! Best bit was the bottle of wine and that was £20!!!

Five of us decided to go to The New China City to celebrate one of our friend's birthday, I’m glad we did. On arriving we were warmly greeted and escorted to our reserved table, by the owner Mr Ming. We all went for the banquet, it was delicious, well cooked, well presented and there was a lot of it. I took a birthday cake and a bottle of Prosecco with me, I informed Mr Ming when I made the reservation that I would be doing so and he had no objection. At the right time Mr Ming brought out the cake and Prosecco to the accompaniment of “Happy Birthday” with the staff joining in banging pots. I would like thank Mr Ming and his staff for making it a memorable evening….

A group of us ate here on a Wednesday evening. There were virtually no other diners so the service was good. We ordered the largest set menu banquet it’s a lot of food! Starters were a mixture of spring rolls, seaweed, ribs, prawn toast and satay sticks all very nice without being exceptional. A choice of soups followed the hot and sour soup was very tasty. Next we had crispy duck with pancakes this I felt was disappointing the duck was very very crispy and dry and the hoisin sauce was thin and watery. The selection of mains came with rice and there was plenty to go round. For those who who wanted it there was also ice cream. We washed it all down with Chinese beer. The overall feel was that we all enjoyed the food but it could have been better.

I first ate here when they were round the corner on Lord Street over 25 years ago and it was brilliant. Then it moved to its current location and we started coming as a family with young children and the meals were always happy occasions with lovely food in a great atmosphere. We didn't come for a few years and started coming again last year, since when we have had a few meals there. On each occasion, such as the recent one, the food has been lovely. I usually worry about a restaurant with too big a menu, but somehow it works. If you study the menu there are some dishes which you might expect in an average Chinese takeaway, a lot of average Chinese restaurant dishes and some more authentic dishes such as the pork with preserved vegetables (which had been velveted beautifully). They were also very happy to adapt dishes. For food, this remains my go to restaurant in Southport and I'll be sure to book to eat there again next time I'm in town.

We visited here for a Sunday tea and ate of the value £9.95 menu. The staff were somewhat lacking sartorially and fairly uncommunicative. The Chicken corn soup tasted