Rainbow88 in Stockport

We were really excited to visit here brought family that hadn't seen for ages. The food was cold and they got orders mixed up. Gluten free menu so was excited then the girl got my plates mixed up. I didn't feel they really understood. Food all came out with big gaps do some eating some not. Expensive toi

Brilliant when magic Dave is on

What an amazing place! My mum was treated like absolute royalty for her 79th birthday and the staff were absolutely 1st class, think I've found a lovely new friend who has an amazing cat called marshmallow. It won't be the last time I visit that's for sure, I mean good and karaoke (maybe not dancing on tables though haha). Food was so,so good, yes it's expensive compared to discounted pub micro meals but their food is all fresh, proper meat not scraps, we had the banquet B, so much food on the table but everything was so, so tasty. It took us 3 hours to finish but this is what a meal should be about. Eating, talking, enjoying the company, relaxing. This restaurant is heaven, I'm gutted I don't live closer but it's only 35 minutes from north Wales. Thank you team rainbow 88 and long may you continue to pass it down through your generations (if your son and daughter tidy more haha) Julie, Margaret xxxxx

Came here for my 30th birthday and wouldn’t have chose anywhere else to celebrate. The team at Rainbow 88 accommodated a table for 12 at a few hours notice, and even decorated it with banners and balloons. The food was delicious, service fantastic and the team made my day! Thank you Linda and team for making my special day an unforgettable one

As a Coeliac I especially like the gluten-free menu as it offers lots of safe choices for me and the new gluten-free sesame prawn toast is delicious. Well done 👏 Rainbow88 ! Xx

Fantastic Restaurant. We celebrated a family birthday and chose the Sunday buffet. The food was gorgeous and plentiful. The service was excellent. Dave the Magician is brilliant for adults & children. I would highly recommend eating here.

Awesome place Daves magic was top kids loved it Ellie did too Foods ace

As a coeliac, it is hard to find safe places to eat, and finding a Chinese restaurant is particularly tricky, mainly due to the use of soy sauce. Rainbow88 has a huge gluten free menu, and the food was incredible. They even have gluten free prawn toast!! I hadn't had that since diagnosis over 15 years ago! We all enjoyed the food and I will certainly be back again to try out more of that huge selection of gf food!

Highly recommend Rainbow88. We visited last night and loved it. Shireen and Charlotte served us....they were fab. When we arrived the first thing they asked about was allergies, which was very important for us. My partner has quite alot of allergies and Shireen was very helpful when it came to meal choices. Great choice of food, including the gluten free menu. Food was served quickly and arrived hot. Drinks were great too. We will definitely be returning for both restaurant and takeaway. Thank you for looking after us and catering for the allergies.

Possibly the best Chinese food I have ever had. The service was excellent, particularly with regard to my wife's need to have gluten free food.

Before eating at Rainbow88 I firmly believed I wasn’t a fan of Chinese food. Yeah, I loved eating it but the aftermath just made it impossible to justify. I’d feel over full, tired and always got a headache… but not at Rainbow!!… I assume it’s quality ingredients that make the difference but regardless of how they do it, R88 has reignited my love for Chinese cuisine and that’s before I even mention the amazing staff… the team are super knowledgable and helpful whilst also bringing plenty of energy and positivity to every table. Go there, feast, thank me later… you’re welcome

This is the first time I have eaten from this establishment. I didn't dine in but placed a home delivery order. My bill was a very large bill and they didn't have to but applied complementary discount. The customer service is amazing as the Manager Linda contacted me and kept me informed as to where my order was up to and apologies for any delays. As this was my first time using this establishment I would definitely recommend it. The food was still very hot and the flavours were amazing 👏🏿 🤩 😋 and the portion sizes are of a good large amount and we still had plenty of leftovers that the children enjoyed the day after for their lunch. Rainbow88 I personally give you 10/10 absolutely 💯 delicious 😋

Fabulous food, lovely staff and great menu.

Great food, excellent friendly service. What more can you ask for.

Brilliant as always. Went for an 80th birthday party and the staff and food was excellent. Always love an excuse to here 👏

We had a super meal celebrating 2 x 70th birthdays. Food was fab n staff very accommodating with 7 children in the party. Thankyou

Pretty disappointing Food was disappointing and portion was extremely stingey

Brilliant with gluten free. My wife is Coeliac and we’ve never had a problem at all. We use this restaurant for take away and we wouldn’t use anyone else!

A great Chinese restaurant in the centre of Cheadle Hulme. Magic Dave is a highlight for little kids

Great local Chinese restaurant. Food and service is amazing, beautifully decorated and amazing atmosphere. We love that Linda and the team do so much for charity. She deserves a Kings honour!

Attended Rainbow88 for my sister in laws 70th Birthday party on 10th February Chinese New Year and what a great night it was, great atmosphere, great food and great company. The staff work so hard and are very attentive and efficient and especially the man performing the dragon dance who must have been exhausted by the end of the evening. Linda and her team do so much fundraising for local charities and should be applauded for the good work they have done over the last 24 years at Rainbow88

Went last night,10th Feb for my sister's birthday. What a fantastic night, food was delicious, atmosphere was great and all the staff were friendly, efficient and attentive. Dragon dance and magical were fab . Loved it all

Came to celebrate our granddaughter’s 9th birthday & my wife is gluten free. Full gf menu and they could not have been more helpful. Also made a fuss of birthday girl with a small cake and candle. Highly recommended

Had a fantastic time here, would highly recommend especially for gluten free. The food was fantastic and the team were so lovely, welcoming and knowledgeable!

Enjoyed my meal staff were lovely and friendly

Fantastic New Years Eve party. Food was great service excellent. Well done to all the staff not forgetting the magician 🥳

What a night! This gorgeous lady, Linda (owner) is one of the kindest people you’ll ever meet. 32 of us went for a NYE Party and the place was rammed! I would fully expect service to be a little slowly then normal but I couldn’t be more wrong. The way her and her team accommodated us all with open arms and a big smile made the evening even more special. Drinks flying out, no stress and the food on time and very delicious, especially the Satay skewers! Linda kept the bar open until 4.30am with karaoke and a magician! She has also raised thousands for the Christies Cancer Charity. I couldn’t recommend this place more.

Amazing restaurant. Would definitely recommend 👌

Best Chinese restaurant for miles! It's our family Christmas eve tradition 24 years and going strong.

Very average food, very average service, but expensive

Bad experience, Luke warm food, forgot to bring all dishes ordered. Even then the forgotten food came luke warm not hot.

Brilliant place to visit foob was fab brought some cakes for a charity event and the team there are a lovely bunch of people 😊

Food luke warm very rowdy people near us

We had a great family Christmas celebration here. Firstly the food is fantastic but the hosts make it. What a breath of fresh air in the 2020’s. Karaoke was fun. I would definitely recommend this place. Thanks for a good night

Lovely meal and the kids really enjoyed the magician that came round after

Fantastic people. Superb food. Great service. Wonderful staff. Can't recommend it enough

Singapore chew mein Egg rice Beef an mushroom in chilli an garlic with veg rolls Absolute the best not had bad boy chinese food like this for yrs Thankq so much

We had a lovely dinner at rainbow 88 this week. Shereen and Steven were really friendly and made us feel very welcome 🤗 we had some dim sum, chicken wings, noodles and tofu, all were delicious! The best dish was the roast duck and pork which was so full of flavour. We will definitely be visiting again 😊

First time visited ,lovely friendly restaurant with family run atmosphere, service good food good price good we will return

£31 for one of the worst, blandest Chinese meals we’ve ever had. I need to unfriend the person who recommended it.

Fantastic find especially if you have gluten intolerance - they offer a full gluten free menu and staff have a strong understanding of cross contamination control.

First time here found by chance will definitely be returning! lovely tasty food with huge portions cooked fresh in a relaxed environment

Poor value , in fact a bit of a rip off. Food quality not very good,sweet and sour was more batter than meat , and not a lot of sauce. Expected better experience than we had. Shame you lost the chance to impress a large group that we were a part of, and loose the chance of a lot of repeat business

I'd like to address a previous review that just cannot be true. My daughter has worked at Rainbow88 for nearly 2 years, never been paid below minimum wage and always brings home a meal of her choice from every shift, she has never been shouted at and if staff members are under 18 then to ensure their welfare is looked after Linda believes in also having a relationship with the parents. We've also eaten here as a family many times and attended the charity events that Linda has organised and always enjoyed the food and had fantastic service from all the team members.

Had 2 trial shifts here 4 hours each only (8 all together) paid £15 in cash which I'm sure is illegal since I'm 17, got shouted at and terribly treated, even though they knew I was autistic but still very capable of hard work but they are well known for getting people in to do trial periods and paying them very little next to nothing. When I called up I spoked to a bloke because he certainly wasn't a gentleman and explained about the poor pay and abusive verbal behavior and the bloke responded with a very couldn't care less attitude denied he even knew me or the fact that I worked for him. And I was told "go do what you want I couldn't care less" and I responded don't worry we will be seeking further advice and the call ended. So if you want poor pay, an abusive working environment and want to pay a lot of money for poor quality food, this is the place for you!

I celebrated my 60th birthday here with my family but I asked them if it was possible to recreate food we had in Singapore when we lived there in the 1970's - they were superb. The memories brought back by the flavours they captured - just priceless. The team were wonderful all evening, nothing was too much trouble, the food was fabulous and the dragon dance at the end was a perfect gift to end the evening. I can't thank them enough.

Best Chinese cuisine in the area

Best takeaway in the area, never takes long to collect, definitely recommend.

I came here in a group of six on a Saturday night. The food was amazing! Some ordered separately, and some had the banquet. I had the banquet menu and the food was lovely and hot and fresh. The portions were really good. We were so full we couldn't finish!!! The staff were so lovely and kind to us, and were very attentive. The food is on the pricier side, BUT you get what you pay for. The portions were good, the food was delicious and you can tell that they're buying high quality ingredients. I would recommend, and I will be returning.

Tried this place again after a few years and had a great night. Delicious food, great service, wonderful experience. Many thanks.

Not been here for too long. The service was friendly and welcoming and the food fabulously fresh and tasty. It's good to be back and we won't leave it so long now.

Very disappointed in this Chinese. We ordered a meat and vegetable dish for delivery. The food arrived in the time stated but it was bland and flavorless. I wouldn't order from here again and would suggest going to another local establishment (Golden Gate or Zumuko). Avoid!

Slightly pricy but food is amazing!

My original review from the 8th May is detailed below and is just for the record. Following on from this Linda the owner of the restaurant asked me to contact her and discuss the issues (see thread). This I did and she very kindly listened and was able to resolve the issues very amicably. Subsequently I have had the same takeway meal from here on the 18th May and it was absolutely fantastic (see the attached Photos) and I have no qualms about again recommending this restaurant to family and friends. Once again many thanks to Linda and the team for the great outcome and we will be booking a meal at this restaurant at a future date. "Really disappointed. Had a takeaway delivery last night consisting of spare ribs, sweet and sour pork and beef in black sauce plus boiled rice. Apart from the spare ribs and rice the other food tasted odd and of poor quality. I have eaten here before, and although pricey compared to similar food establishments, it was very tasty and of good quality. As l say l was very disappointed and as a result will not be ordering again."

The best Chinese in area, Linda is a fantastic host and dose so much for our community with her fundraising events.

Great gluten free menu and wonderful family friendly service!

Just had the Sunday buffet. All food cooked to order fresh and it is really tasty, none of the cheap mass produced food most buffet places serve up. Beautiful pint of a chinese beer i had never head if before too. Friendly welcoming staff

Great evening with wonderful food!

Always a great atmosphere. Hostess with the mostess, our Linda Lam. Brilliant in every way!!!

Great meal, very helpful staff. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit and will definitely return

First time visit, car club dinner excellent choice of venue

Had the most amazing mothers day here today the staff and food was amazing thankyou again x

Good service...food arrived quickly...

Great buffet on Sunday. Went for the first time with family 8 of us. Had a great time. Loads of food. Very busy so we just sat back and relaxed. Great to be waited on by friendly staff.

Food was really good and the service was excellent

A family celebration meal, table was decorated and we were looked after well by lovely staff. Excellent food.

Just amazing experience and food! We went for the Sunday buffet and were entertained by the resident magician. We honestly haven't laughed so much! We felt really looked after and the kids also loved the mocktails! 100% recommend!

Great meal for the family over the Luna new year festivities including a lion dance and fun

This is a new place in Poynton. I went for lunch with my younger son and the waitress took our order very quickly. The meal we ordered came soon and it was excellent. Again, I do not have photos.

Just been to Rainbow 🌈 88 for an event to celebrate Chinese New Year of the Rabbit. It was also my daughters birthday celebration. Linda and the staff were brilliant. We had Lion and unicorn dancing, music, lucky buddhas, raffles and gorgeous food. Can't recommend enough for adults amd kids alike.

Went for birthday celebrations. Ambience was pleasant, nice arrangement, polite and helpful staff. Food was served late, around 2100, (for a gathering of people from 1900) however it came warm and tasty, making up for the delay.

We had an excellent meal today to celebrate the Chinese New Year . Linda went to a lot of effort to accommodate us as it was fully booked. The meal was delicious the staff really looked after us. I highly recommend.

Food and service excellent. Food slightly more expensive but what you pay for is worth it. Atmosphere quieter, Man u were playing same night but they do have karaoke and comedy nights.

Great food . Friendly service..Excellent atmosphere

First visit for work's meal. Located in Cheadle Hulme shopping park, lots of parking. Table set up for the 10 of us including Christmas crackers. There were a few other groups dining but fairly quiet. Staff were attentive, food was good - with several different dishes for main course, preceded by soup and crispy duck pancakes. Staff encouraging the chaps to finish off the courses before the next were served. Pleasant evening. Loved the flower garlands on the ceiling.

Me and a friend went here as the restaurant we had a originally planned to go to had no tables free. We were a bit shocked at the prices at first. But the service was good and the food was excellent. I would definitely go there again

The food was fantastic, great quality and very tasty, the service was very good and made us all feel very welcome by the hosts. The restaurant itself was set out nicely, and there was a great atmosphere with music playing in the background. Great experience, thank you

Fantastic evening celebrating our daughters birthday. Food was delicious, would definitely recommend and looking forward to returning soon

The best people ,the best food and atmosphere here 😜😘❤️🥂

Following on from from the owners response asking for clarification I decided to edit my original review to give detail as at first I did not explain the reasonings why - this was based on the fact that I felt previous reviews of low stars were responded to inappropriately and somewhat aggressively and that was not what I wanted. Whilst there is no doubt that this restaurant plays a big part in doing things for its community (organising events, charity donations etc etc), the food I had recently was cold and unfortunately I don’t believe matched the standards that other people had received. Meat was chewy/grizzly and was in my opinion too salty for my own taste. Maybe it was a bad day in the kitchen but feeling like I could not raise this initially is sad. This is not my first review either as I have left other reviews for other business’, maybe it is just based on the fact you can’t see them? Unsure how these reviews work. This is not a personal attack on the owners but an honest review based on what I received at the time I visited.

Had the buffet last Sunday, order to the table Set up rather than help your self, that wasn't an issue but the staff were trying to tell you what to order and what they were going to bring out rather than having the choice your self. Clearly trying to fill you up on the cheap food, the ribs had no meat on at all and were vile, tiny portions and majority of food 'cooked to order' came out cold, definitely wouldn't return.

Took my kids for the buffet in fancy dress for Halloween the such a good vibe in there. staff were absolutely lovely such friendly people, magic Dave came to our table and entertained the kids they absolutely loved it and the food was beautiful. Kids have already asked when we can go again xx

I've eaten here on many occasions and it's always been fantastic. My latest visit on Saturday 22nd October was somewhat disappointing. The food was excellent as always but we felt somewhat rushed throughout the meal even though the restaurant was not particularly busy. Each course was brought out the second we had finished the previous one. We had to ask for a break before the main course. We also asked for a glass of water which was not drinkable. If the tap water tastes so bad, I really think we should have been offered bottled water. At no point did any of the staff ask us if everything was okay. All of their attention seemed to given to a large group on the table next to us. After we had finished the main course, we weren't even asked if we wanted dessert or coffee and the bill was brought over before we had even asked for it which was a first for me. The dining experience as a whole was not what I expected.

We do not visit often but received a fabulous welcome. Our waitress was so lovely taking the time to make my 87 year old mother feel so special on her birthday. The food was gorgeous, we shared a quarter of duck as a starter and then mixed sweet and sour and lemon king prawns. Fabulous. Thank you to Linda and her team.

Great food service staff really nice and a magician came to each table great night

We took a party of 14 here for a 21st birthday the food was excellent and the staff couldn't do any more for us they also had a magician for entertainment for the children we all had an excellent time

Visited for a birthday celebration, with family. The staff were amazing from start to finish. Even going so far, as to open early to accommodate the group booking. Regularly checked the dietary requirements of the group & provided gluten free meals (already on the menu). I can not recommend Rainbow 88 highly enough, the food was amazing, the service was fantastic & I couldn't find a fault with the experience if I tried.

Amazing, fresh ans delicious food. The best Chinese in Manchester! I lived in Cheadle Hulme a couple of years ago and the quality of this place hadn't changed. Friendly and quick service too!

We booked here last minute as undecided what to for our 15 year anniversary. First time visit. Cant really fault it in anyway. Food was hot and full of flavour. Asked between courses if we were ready for the next or would we like a break, so we didnt feel obliged to rush. Which was nice in this day and age. We will be going back very soon. Thank you to all the staff that made our anniversary dinner feel special.

Such nice and friendly staff. Great food

Loved it, what a great night, will be looking to book again in the future

Great staff! A lovely, welcoming, atmosphere and we will definitely be returning. We were a large group of 13 and were well looked after. The hostess is, clearly, a local legend and we were happy to support her charity sales. A great time was had by all

Super lovely restaurant, lovely friendly staff. And as we were a party of 8 got to try lots of different dishes, each one lovely in their own right. And when they heard it was my birthday they sang, which was quite embarrassing but nice and they also gave me a present when I was leaving, which was kind of them. The restaurant also seems to do a lot for charity which is very commendable. And there is a large car park just outside which is extremely handy definitely go back again.

Always amazing service from Linda and her team. The curry is so nice! Wish I'd doggy bagged it but I couldn't resist eating all of it on the night!

delicious Chinese food,,,friendly staff 🙏🏼 beauty area 🤩

Had the buffet on Sunday, amazing food, brilliant customer service and very reasonably priced. We would highly recommend Rainbow 88

Brilliant meal cooked to perfection and wonderful friendly service. Caters for all tastes Thank you for a lovely evening

Magic Dave, Cherry and Steven were brilliant and the buffet was plentiful and very tasty. Our table of 7 had no complaints.

Really friendly staff and always amazing food. Karaoke nights are fun too.

We always receive amazing food & service.