Oriental Nights in Southampton

Small, cosy restaurant with amazing food. Everything is cooked fresh so it's worth visiting. Definitely a place to revisit

Great friendly venue! Food portions were very generous

Miffy is simply the sweetest human being and so thoughtful and passionate about incredible tasting food and the whole dining experience. We visited twice in one week while visiting our daughter and will definitely go back for any future visits. Portions were wonderful. Food was very very fresh. And the Crispy duck and hot and sour soup were the best we’ve ever had. Thank you so much!

The CUTEST and YUMMIEST Cantonese food. Incredibly happy with all dishes, their flavor, authenticity, and portions. Super sweet staff and cute dining room as well. Good idea to call ahead for a table as it seems popular!

Very unwelcoming - clearly one for locals and not visitors to the city. Empty restaurants but ushered away as not booked. Told to try next time - won’t be a next time

Please don't go to this restaurant. The rice bowl you bought was very unpalatable. The price is also very high and not worth it.

A husband and wife team from Hong Kong have produced a truly authentic Cantonese experience. We went for the first time last night and it’s certainly the best Chinese food I’ve ever had in Southampton. No MSG, no sickly sauces, no overly oily dishes, all freshly prepared. Recommended.

The Fresh Fish is incredible amazing! I believe everyone in the world would love it! Top chef created this fantastic fish by a little bit sauce and spring onion. We love it sooooo much!

Really excellent family-run Chinese restaurant with authentic flavours and no MSG! Service was super-friendly and efficient. We enjoyed fish and vegetarian dishes, all of which were delicious. It was the perfect end to our daughter's graduation day.

Great food amazing service, very reasonable prices 💯

Excellent all round. I went with my mum and from the initial phone call to book to going into the restaurant itself service was very pleasant. The food was piping hot and well cooked. I had satay chicken skewers which had a lovely sauce followed by sweetcorn and chicken again very nice. My mum had the chicken and sweetcorn soup which was excellent followed by prawn chow mein again very tasty. Price was very good and service to the end was warm and welcoming. Highly recommended and we will be visiting again and using as a takeaway.

Great food and really good service. We went for the banquet for three and it was really nice. Food was very fresh and flavours were lovely. Well recommended and so glad that we found this hidden gem 👍🏻

Was really impressed with this place. Visited for the first time for a family members birthday. Service was quick and friendly and food was excellent. They put on their menu that they’re MSG free and you could really tell. Mostly because I didn’t wake up at 3am willing to drink from the Solent because I was so dehydrated. The atmosphere was brilliant too, calm and relaxed. I had a brilliant time and will definitely go back.

Highly recommend this small restaurant serving some of the best Chinese dishes I have tasted. Great welcome ,service and value. Once you have visited you will definitely return.

Amazing food and service. 4 of us really enjoyed the meal and the friendly atmosphere.

The welcome and atmosphere was as special as the food. One of the best Chinese meals that I’ve had and a real treasure of a find. I’d recommend Oriental Nights to anyone!

This place is a gem. Great food, big portions and reasonable prices. We had such a nice experience recently with friendly service, felt like having a dinner at home with no one rushing us through a meal.

We came here for a family meal in May 2024 on a visit to Southampton. The staff were very friendly and accommodating, and had already set the high chair up for our daughter before we arrived (we had mentioned it on booking). We ordered a few different starters which were absolutely delicious and large portions - seaweed, Satay, ribs and spring rolls. We then had the sweet and sour pork, beef in black bean (non spicy version for kids) and the spicy pork belly with pepper sauce for us. It was the best I’ve ever had - so tasty and cooked beautifully - the meat was very tender in all 3 dishes. Hands down the best Chinese meal I’ve ever had. We’ll be back for more!

The best Chinese we’ve ever had! This place is a true gem, excellent food, the most lovely and hard working owners, and very reasonable prices. Just bear in mind there’s only one chef so go and make an evening of it :)

Wonderful food, amazing service, great small husband and wife restaurant!!! :)

Best local find - must try delicious food and lovely people!

Probably the best Chinese Restaurant in Southampton for food and service. We have been a few times now and they have never disappointed. The decor is a bit basic if you were hoping for a special night out. However, the flavours and people make it fabulous.

Really good authentic food, the staff are always so nice . Love it

Delicious food, lots of vegan options and very reasonably priced!

Best Cantonese cuisine in Soton. Dishes in here are yummy. The waiters are friendly. My friends and I eat here almost every week.

Very nice venue, awesome food and increíble staff!! Totally recommended. We ordered the recommended menu for two at night and was really good. Three courses, all of them very tasty! Thank you!

I had a few hours to kill and picked this off the map (I’m not local). They had space but the kitchen was busy - as I had time I waited. I’m so happy I did - the food was amazingly good, and took my mind back to eating out in SE Asia. A patreon mentioned that it is the best Chinese restaurant in Southampton, and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it is. A wonderful find.

Really fresh, tasty oriental cuisine. Staff were lovely, service was 5 star.

In terms of price performance ratio, I can’t find another better restaurant in Southampton

Visited here as a party of two. The service was warm and welcoming and I felt the server went above and beyond. The set menu for two offers an option where the chef selects what you have and all the dishes we received were tasty and fresh, the price is also very reasonable and they accept card payments.

Enjoyed a meal here while staying away with work. Staff warm and friendly, good and quick service. Ribs for starter were delicious and the mains high quality too. There was a group enjoying a range of variety of dishes being served by the chef also in the restaurant - must admit I was a little jealous! I suspect there's a lot more to their menu and specials for me to explore, and I'll definitely be going back to do so.

A lovely little independent Chinese restaurant run by a husband and wife team. The food is cooked fresh and is carefully flavoured, not packed with salt and sugar like so many regular takeaways. We'll definitely be back here and will be recommending to all our friends!

On a weeknight so a bit quiet but loved the food and service was so friendly. Price really reasonable even with a couple bottles of wine.

Local, friendly, and extremely tasty food. Not ur usual Chinese takeaway menu that they all taste the same. It felt like dishes were actually prepared and cooked in there from start to finish.

Nice cozy restaurant and food is excellent. No MSG is a plus. Very friendly service and reasonable price. I would visit again.

This small shop was opened two years ago and offers delicious home-style side dishes. The boss makes it carefully, so manpower is limited and must be positioned in advance. We stayed in Southampton for 5 nights and have eaten here for 3 nights. I just thought it was delicious and worthy of another visit. Such a small shop run with care deserves our continued support👍👏

Amazing food and the staff were so kind and helpful!

Such a homey place Impeccably delicious Pleasant service I come back every time with pleasure!

An excellent experience every time we come here. They are so welcoming and the service is so good. Then there is the food which is outstanding, and being from Hong Kong and picky in what we eat, this restaurant exceeds our expectations every time with authentic, delicious Cantonese cuisine dishes that delight us. Recommend this restaurant if you are around Southampton at any time. Can’t wait for our next visit! :-)

The best Cantonese place around. The dishes are freshly prepared and really tasty. Everything I've had has been top notch. Highly recommended. Be prepared to wait and possibly book. The wait is worth it.

This has got to be the best Chinese/Cantonese restaurant in the UK. Every meal we have is compared to the meal we had in Oriental Nights. This is our second visit here, while visiting our son, Jonny. The food is spectacular and the service is so warm and friendly. The food is stunning and is great value for money. Love the service Kin and Mitty provide and honestly can't wait to come back. Such a wonderful meal!

Absolutely top Cantonese food, no ifs or buts , well done..!

Best beef noodles （牛河）in Southampton!

This is a great small restaurant with delicious cantonese food and very friendly but also very efficient service. It is run by Kin and Miffy who cook and serve all of the food. I recently hosted a dinner here for 16 friends (to celebrate a birthday). The food was varied and delicious, the service exceptional, and all of the guests enjoyed the experience enormously. My wife and I had already been the restaurant for lunch and dinner some weeks earlier and been struck by the efficient and friendly service, and the quality of the dishes. When I approached Miffy and Kin to arrange the birthday banquet, they were extremely helpful, happy to discuss the menu in some detail and eager to ensure that it would appeal to everyone and would take account of dietary and allergy restrictions, which it did very effectively. Everything went smoothly and all of us had a really enjoyable evening. We will look forward very much to going there again in the future.

Simply the Best We have been using one of the other Chinese places in Southampton for years, until we discovered this place. The people are wonderful, the food is excellent and the value is incredible. Working our way through the menu and have not had a dish that's not been amazing. They even remember what you like and drink. Don't worry about the service charge, the staff that run the place deserve it

I love this place. It is my go to Chinese restaurant in Southampton. The young couple who run it are doing a fantastic job and are so friendly.

I've had a really pleasant relaxing evening with very good food and wine all served by a lovely lady (Miffy) with the food having been cooked by her husband. I'm so glad that I found this 'gem of a place' (the description in a review on TripAdvisor that I totally agree with).

Fabulous meal. Freshly cooked & very good food.

Amazing food with amazing service. Highly recommend.

What a little Gem this place is. Would usually go to one of the more established places in Southampton, but after reading a comment on fb we decided to try this place and what a great idea that was. A friendly greeting when you arrive, given menus with some great choices. Sweet and Sour Chicken, Chicken Satay, Capital Ribs and rice. I can't fault a single thing, the ribs were the best since Pearl Harbour, many moons ago. The price was also, 2/3 the cost of Shanghai 1814. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed

Had a meal with my Great friend Dave today & was over the moon with the quality of there food I eat Chinese weekly & have to say this is the best I’ve had for a long time The service was excellent & it’s was lovely to see a proper family run Chinese restaurant Good food - good service - Great prices - Great company - great afternoon 101 % recommend I had quite a few dishes & the fish slices in black bean sauce was amazing

The best Cantonese food in Nan’an, go here! ! ! yyds

Kindly ignore the bad comments before 2021 as it was a Japanese restaurant. It's a family run restaurant and they do serve authentic Cantonese dishes. My girlfriend and I enjoyed their Cantonese roasted duck (with bones), and we can say its the best in the South. It has crispy skin and tender meat, MOST importantly, less 'earthy' and 'gamy' taste compared to other Chinese restaurants. The boss lady (who is also the waitress) is very friendly and attentive to the customers. Would definitely recommend and please do call for availability to avoid disappointment.

Awesome Chinese restaurant run by a great young couple who are so interested in their guests and in talking about the food they are proud to serve. Came here for dinner in early December on the night we'd just moved in to our new home, as it's the closest restaurant we could find. Have already been back twice for takeaways and were disappointed it was closed over Christmas (though happy for the family to have some time off together!). Looking forward to being a regular here through 2023, absolutely recommended Oriental Nights to everyone who likes Chinese food. And also to those who think they don't like Chinese food, as the dishes here will change your mind: the food is light, fresh and non greasy. Delicious!

My girlfriend (from Guangzhou) and I had an authentic Cantonese roasted duck with plum sauce, it has crispy skin and tender meat, MOST importantly, less 'earthy' and 'gamy' taste compared to other Chinese restaurants. Forgot to take the picture as we were quite hungry. Would strongly recommend their Cantonese Roasted dishes as well as salt & pepper chicken wings.

Great food, incredible service. This is the 2nd time we've been and I honestly couldn't tell you the last time I've been made to feel so welcome at a restaurant. They really go the extra mile for their customers. The pork belly (Friday special) was delicious! And their kitchen is guaranteed MSG-free. If you're looking for an incredible Chinese restaurant in Southampton this is definitely worth a visit.

Excellent food and wonderful, attentive service. Very reasonable prices and a clean, warm atmosphere and relaxed environment. Strongly recommended. A credit to the new owners.

We had a lovely meal here, the chef and his wife are very welcoming and food is out of this world! Would recommend booking if you want to eat in. Very nice atmosphere, warm and friendly people and extensive menu. Beautiful presentation of food and spotlessly clean.

Excellent food and service. Remember to make a booking.

A fantastic restaurant, we got a place with short notice and were absolutely delighted with the food and service. The waitress couldn't have been more pleasant, and the food... wow! The chef came and spent some time with us, which made it even more special - all in all a top meal in a wonderful restaurant, would highly recommend 😊

They have a good deal for lunch time. I tried two times this place. The salted fried chicken wings was very tasty and I tried two different noodles and both was good. The lady behaviour was so friendly. The only problem was the service charge that they added to the bill and does a mater how many people are going there. They write on the menu it’s discretionary but they never asking about it! I don’t have any problem to pay tips but I don’t like the way they push customer to pay!

Dined here last night with my husband. Really friendly and attentive waitress, food was also delicious and reasonably priced! We also found out they do takeaway as well as dine in. We will definitely be back either to dine in the restaurant or get a takeaway. Also added bonus no MSG so no gasping for water in the night!

Been to this place a few times and the food is always very fresh and delicious. Customer service is simply outstanding. Highly recommend. Can’t wait to go again.

Ate here this evening and was not disappointed. The ribs were delicious as was the main courses of duck in orange sauce, noodles and special fried rice. Nice atmosphere with good service and the staff were friendly. Would definitely recommend.

Really excellent food, no MSG. Were very kind with our young children. Very relaxed atmosphere, and chef was perfect with a nut allergy.

The most delicious in Southampton and 5 stars service, highly recommend

Ordered a take away from here and it was really good! The food tasted freshly cooked and the sweet and sour chicken was really flavoursome.Prompt and friendly service.

There are chefs who carefully prepare the food here, and the service is very considerate, even though it is surrounded by restaurants and bars. But it's very peaceful here.

This is the best restaurant we have ever visited.i say this truthfully, high quality, wonderful staff, highly recommend

We’re from the United States. We stayed in Southampton four nights and had dinner here two nights. This restaurant is very good. Each meal is prepared when it is ordered with fresh ingredients by a good chef. The chef took time to come to our table to tell my sister-in-law how he prepares one of his delicious sauces. The restaurant is very clean with good service. Two thumbs up.

Delicious, would recommend ordering off the traditional dishes in the restaurant! Great fruit smoothies too.

Visited here on a whim on Tuesday evening. Out and about with my boyfriend and his parents, we fancied a Chinese and just took a gamble on Oriental Nights. I cannot recommend it enough, it's a family restaurant and the staff seriously could not be nicer or more attentive. The food is 10/10, cooked fresh and tastes more authentic than anywhere else I have tried in Soton. The portion sizes are great, we all left with leftovers for lunch the next day. If you havent been yet then you should make a plan to go

Simply WOW. I only wish we had something that came anywhere near the standard of this restaurant where we live. The restaurant is absolutely spotless and the food is amazing and so reasonably priced. From the moment you arrive you are made to feel welcome. The food is absolutely delicious and the menu is MSG free, so won’t wake in the middle of the night parched. The portions are more than ample and served hot. The restaurant caters for all allergies so if you live in or around the Southampton area just go, you will not regret it. This was our second visit to this restaurant and although we are not resident in Southampton we will certainly take a long diversion to visit Oriental Nights when we return to the UK. Brilliant food and hospitality, thank you so much.

Went here last night. It is the best Chinese we have had in ages. Reasonably priced and great friendly service too. Ample sized portions.

Couldn’t believe our luck when we stumbled across this small but excellent newly refurbished restaurant in the heart of Bedford Place, Southampton. Lovely decor, great atmosphere. The food was freshly prepared to order and was so tasty and fresh. No MSG as stated on the menu, they rely on using fresh ingredients to give their dishes flavour, and they didn’t disappoint! Everything we ordered was so tasty. They cater for allergy sufferers and made me a dish which wasn’t on the menu without any trouble at all. The staff are so helpful and friendly, they deserve every success with their new venture.

Couldn’t believe our luck when we stumbled across this small but excellent newly refurbished restaurant in the heart of Bedford Place, Southampton. Lovely decor, great atmosphere. The food was freshly prepared to order and was so tasty and fresh. No MSG as stated on the menu, they rely on using fresh ingredients to give their dishes flavour, and they didn’t disappoint! Everything we ordered was so tasty. They cater for allergy sufferers and made me a dish which wasn’t on the menu without any trouble at all. The staff are so helpful and friendly, they deserve every success with their new venture.

Excellent quality, portions, service and prices

Excellent quality of food. Freshly cooked. Big portions. Tasty. Outstanding attention. Fast service. Clean. Nicely decorated.

Sorry that this restaurant is no longer operating. Had a nice meal there, wish I had discovered it sooner.

Best service and fresh quality food! Love it

I had a takaway from this restaurant. Staff seems nice and prices are reasonable Unfortunately, food was tasteless and overcooked chicken

Excellent food and service - I would give 10 stars if I could. A little gem of a place and very authentic food.

The best thing about this place is the friendly staff, very welcoming. I had the teryaki chicken and rice, all very tasty and only improvement is I could have done with a little more of it.

Delicious food and amazing service. The food came quickly and freshly made. The prices were very affordable comparing to other Sushi restaurants in Southampton. We are definitely going back there again 😍

Great food amazing service would definitely go again

This place is a hidden gem in Southampton! Great friendly service and amazing fresh food at a very reasonable price.

A small shop opened by Hong Kong people, Hong Kong taste, good food👍

Lovely quiet place. Good service too.

Great Sushi bar. Food comes out perfectly and consistent every time. Lovely staff who are welcoming and very helpful! Love it!!

Really good food! If you like sushi, that's the place to eat all you can. I think the price is actually fair, even for someone who doesn't eat a lot. Staff is really friendly and nice.

rice was stale and food was not fresh

So Yummy 😋 it was awesome, amazing experience ! Super recommend sashimi boat , 🍱 and dessert 🍮

Went as a family of 4 for the all you can eat buffet, the food was amazing! The staff were very attentive and kind, we had a fantastic experience. We'll definitely be returning in future.

Great sushi, the prices were not too bad and super nice staff aswell. Will come back for more 👍

Absolutely loved our experience, we went for the buffet option which lasts until the end of this month but great value for money! Had lots to eat and food was great as well as very attentive staff. Highly recommend!

Have food from Oriental nights regularly and I am amazed every time. Food always comes to me at the same high standard. Service is great and the staff are very attentive. Cheaper than the competition but much higher quality. Must go to!

The lovely staff couldn't do enough to make my 9yo's birthday special, and the wonderful buffet dinner did not disappoint. This is seriously our favourite Japanese restaurant in the UK, and having lived in Japan, that's saying a lot!

Wow what delight not what I was expecting at all, try good quality Japanese style food cooked fresh to order and not the normal Japanese stuff. Give it a go I will take my friends to try it again

Wonderfully attentive staff and absolutely fantastic food. We will definitely be visiting here again soon!

We visited Oriental Nights as we had been before when it was Zen. The menu is smaller and the number of tables has shrunk but I think it is all for the better. The food was wonderful and good value and the staff were just the correct amount of attentive without you feeling ignored or rushed.