Ruyi Vegetarian House in Manchester

Ordered my takeaway at 6:30pm and it arrived at 9pm. When I phoned the restaurant they said it was their fault as the restaurant was busy. Awful service. I will never eat here again.

We've visited this restaurant on many occasions and I can't fault the food, in fact it's one of my favourite Chinese restaurants. On this occasion however I felt incredibly rushed. We had booked a table, but the place was empty anyway when we arrived. After our main course the plates were immediately removed, I was still chewing! The waiter asked if we wanted to take what was left home with us and promptly bagged it up and placed it on the table. No mention of a dessert menu and we had been there 40 minutes by this time. I just paid and we left. There was only one other table occupied when we left. It doesn't look good to have an empty restaurant and no tables had a reserved sign, so presumably they weren't expecting people. Couldn't understand it and spoilt it for me.

This place is a revelation & as a first time diner with family local to Chorlton, my only disappointment is it'll be a little while before I get the chance to go again. Some of the best non meat dishes I've ever had. Service was excellent and would highly recommend to vegans and non vegans alike. 10 out of 10

This is a fantastic vegetarian Chinese restaurant, we have been numerous times, and with friends who eat meat. Everyone has been impressed. The service is friendly and professional. Highly recommended

10/10 - strongly recommend. We’ve been coming here now for about 12 months and every time we come we get treated like family, hugs, handshakes and oodles of love. It’s a family business run by Sue, her husband and Chef Geoff, and Sue’s son Nick. We always have the crack with the family and they always deliver on the food and hospitality detail. We have food that has been personalised to our needs, very clean but super tasty. We have broccoli with ginger and garlic, pak choi with black bean sauce and a portion of vermicelli with no plant-based meat. It’s always de-lish-ous. Yum. It’s an absolute must, you’ll love it.

When we first arrived, the female members of staff were helpful. However, as soon as the food arrived, a member of staff, who may have been the owner, sat down on an adjacent table and starting watching TV programmes on his phone and subjected the whole restaurant to an annoying tinny sound. To be clear, he was not using headphones. The noise was, therefore, not an accident. His attitude was basically, ‘screw you, I don’t care what other people think. I am carrying on regardless.’ His attitude would have been rude anywhere. However, he was also forgetting that customers were paying good money to dine at the restaurant.  This put us in a difficult position. If he was wearing headphones, we could have passed the noise off as accidental. However, conflict arose in another establishment when the owner could not care about irritating his customers. We were there for a pleasant night out. The female staff appeared scared of him.  We no longer wanted to stay there so cancelled the custard buns we ordered for dessert. You would get a more relaxing experience at a fraction of the price at a curry cafe in the Northern Quarter.

Delicious and stunning, authentic Chinese food, mostly vegan at such a high standard which was rare to find. A huge choice on the menu to cater to all who are nostalgic of Cantonese dishes. I could clearly tell they love and honour what they do, put great effort and thought into cooking/creating their dishes and the staff made a very nice ambience at their restaurant. They also had an SMS instant messaging service to contact for reservations or for a takeaway option, and replied to us instantly! Perfect for when you are on the move or cannot make a call. We were driving a long journey home and this was honestly the best vegan chinese I have had in the UK. We felt great after the meal, and honestly could and would eat their food every day. Great service, with very genuine and friendly people working there. They even sell homemade Vegan XO Sauce which was such a treat! So I bought two jars. Definitely wanting to go back again very soon! So far, my favourite vegan/vegetarian chinese restaurant in the UK, hands down. What a lovely run business, please support them when you can!

Fab vegetarian restaurant with good range of gluten free options,i cant also tolerate oats whether gluten free or not and kind man got some soya milk for me to gave with pot of tea.the food was lovely and delicious.daughter loved the honey ginger and lemon tea.

We decided to have a takeaway before the New Year. I've eaten here before so knew it would be good. We opted for the tofu based dishes as we're not too bothered about fake meat. It arrives quickly and as always there was plenty. I hadn't tried the szechuam mushrooms before or the battered cauliflower. How amazing. Couldn't stop appreciating the taste and texture. Two new favourites. Made for a good start to the evening. Thanks all.

Excellent choice, high quality food & service. Our second visit was great. We enjoyed the welcoming atmosphere. The hot and sour soup was a big highlight for me, and the bao buns of course are a real treat.

Food was very good price for a single meal and a soft drink around 19 pounds .Was quite shocked when a waiter who did not serve us started saying "are you not going to tip add an extra 10%" Four times he tried to pressure my friend into adding a 10% tip onto the bill. Spoiled the night but the manager explained that it is fine for the staff to ask for a tip and you can just say no. Not a policy I have seen in many restaurants waiters asking for 10% extra at the end of the meal.

Delicious fresh food and polite and friendly service as always. Had the ‘prawn’ toast and stuffed tofu both amazing. Highly recommend

Attended as a family of 6 for a birthday, 2 of us were vegetarian/ vegan so where blown away by the amount of choice!! Had the best selection of Asian food from crispy beef to sweet sour soup- everything vegan and those which contain eggs are clearly labeled. Ordered as much as possible between us to try everything and it was well worth it. I had the satay chicken and was one of the best satay dishes I’ve ever had! Great texture, heat and consistency as a lot of satay are overly brown and only taste of penuts. My partner has the spicy “fish” which was great. Lots of calamari textures and flavours. The rib starters where good, and I wasn’t entirely sure what I expected. No one went home hungry and left overs where happily taken home. Forgot to take photos before tucking in! Reasonably priced and very friendly staff- can’t wait to visit again! Recommend the duck pancakes!!!

I visit here quite often, it provides the best selection of vegan food in my area. The portions are quite large, which the staff make you aware of. I'm not sure if this is because I'm only slim or if they tell everybody. The food is of high quality and the staff are always friendly and welcoming

Came here for a friends birthday at the weekend. Firstly, let me say there was nothing wrong with the food we ordered it was hot and nice. However, the customer service was lacking for me. I was the last to order out of my friends and every chance Maria got she made a comment about how much I was ordering or how big a portion was. Me and my friends were not sharing food and she was aware of this, she did not make any comments to them when they were ordering what they wanted. I felt fat shamed and judged for what I was ordering. Because of this I didn’t get to order what I wanted. This judgment continued throughout my time here when she collected the plates she made comments about how she knew I didn’t need any noodles what I had was enough, I had less than my friends. It is my opinion that her comments were unnecessary, if I am willing to pay for what I order what business is it of theirs about what I am ordering. Don’t come here if you are fat and want more than 1 item.

Super food, friendly staff and great service in a lovely atmosphere. Good choice so there’s something for everyone. Went for birthday dinner last night and can’t recommend highly enough. Check it out!

We visited on a Sunday evening and sat inside rather than the outdoor area. The welcome was warm and genuine and by the time we left we felt as though we had been guests of the family rather than just customers. The food is excellent,...

My partner and I are both vegan and saw the good reviews here. The food was amazing the mock meat really hit the spot. The owners/staff were all very friendly too.

Best Chinese in Manchester! The vegan 'prawn' toast always hits the spot and I love the tofu and aubergine in XO sauce. Wouldn't bother with the vegan lemongrass 'pork' cutlet again but otherwise everything was excellent. Staff are lovely, as is the restaurant. Quite small...

Came here last night for a meal with my partner. The menu was extensive and pretty much all vegan. Think there was just 2 or 3 dishes that were only vegetarian. We had "duck" pancakes, "pork" bao buns, and I had a "king prawn" and...

The food is so fresh and tasty, everything cooked to order, taste like the veg has just been brought in from the garden. That fresh! So tasty, with some great choices, I intend on working my way through the menu. Staff really friendly and chatty....

A good chinese restaurant/takeaway is hard to find. There are a couple of good ones in the area but none that have such a wide range of vegan and vegetarian options. I haven't eaten in but have had a few takeaways recently and have not...

The food was absolutely wonderful and the service could not have been better. The menu was quite large with a choice of vegetarian and vegan versions of classic dishes. Yes the price was a little above a normal takeaway but the restaurant is great and...

The best vegan Chinese food I’ve ever had! Amazing! Definitely recommend! We had crispy beef, salt and pepper aubergine, XO noodles and a sharing starter. Everything was delicious, and the service was excellent. Can’t wait to come back.

Everything about our meal was just superb. The staff were very friendly and welcoming and offered guidance on the menu. We over ordered mainly because we wanted to try so many different things, but also because we wanted to have some to take away for...

Nice people, big menu, creative dishes. This is a world away from Asian restaurants that just replace meat for tofu (grateful though I am for them doing so). Are you interested in what we ate? Not sure why you would be but here is... -...

Booked a lunch time table for 7 of us on a Saturday, and arrived to a nice long table for us, there was only one other table with customers on it but that soon changed and it filled up quickly. Currently can only sit outside...

Four of us went last night for a bank holiday meal as we live around the corner. We are very much meat eaters but thoroughly enjoyed the restaurants alternatives. The flavours were great and well balanced but the service in particular was fantastic!

Three of us decided to treat ourselves to a fancy takeaway in the midst of a lockdown. Eeeeee - honestly I can't even describe how terrible it was. I've never had such a terrible takeaway before - especially considering we spent £73. (I'd still be...

I’ve worked in a traditional Chinese restaurant for 5+ years and had food from quite a few Chinese restaurants in the Greater Manchester and North West regions. We were pretty excited to get a takeaway from here due to the huge range of veggie and...

Ordered a selection of food for a family of 4 to pickup. It was new years eve so I suspect they were very busy. However the quality of food was disappointing.

We've been ordering from Ruyi for a while, and every single time we're blown away. The food is amazing- the concept is fascinating and for food cooked without onions/garlic, you will be so so pleasantly surprised, you have to try it. All the great Chinese...

Came to Ruyi finally for my birthday tonight (been wanting to visit for a while now!!) and OMG. I am vegan, my parents are omni and this was the best Chinese food any of us had ever tasted. I had heard good things, but even...

i was intrigued by the 'vegetarian house' title on the shop front, i entered and i received a warm welcome. I asked to look at the menu, the staff were really helpful and answered all my questions. The service is really great. The food is...

I have been a vegetarian now for nearly 3 years and everytime i have a chinese takeaway its always "Mixed veg this, mixed veg that" .. If your lucky sometimes they have spongey tofu. I was so happy to eat here, the food was amazing,...

We dine here regularly - we are not vegetarian or vegan, but still actively choose Ruyi over and above every Chinese restaurant. Hands down the best Chinese food! Our go to place without a doubt!

My partner and I came here last Friday. We have previously had food from here but this was our first visit to the new Chorlton location. The restaurant is quite simple with some not quite ambient lighting. The food, however, was really excellent - all...

Super food. Easily bookable and very nice staff. We had some dim sum, mapo tofu, kung po chickun, friend rice without egg & salt and pepper chips. Fave was the bean curd rolls!

I have been desperate to visit this restaurant and I was not disappointed! Everything was delicious and the staff were so welcoming. I want to try everything on the menu, I cannot what to go back!

We had the chicken & sweetcorn soup, prawn toast, spring rolls, prawn crackers and ribs to start. For the mains we had duck pancakes, lemon chicken, salt & pepper chicken and salt & peppers tofu - we couldn’t fault any of it. Literally one of...

I've both dined in and had food from here as takeaway, and each time have been so impressed. I don't know how they do it with their fake meats, but they are so amazing and tasty - quite realistic but not so much it puts...

I don’t often write reviews, but at times I am compelled either by rage or elation. On this occasion it is the latter. This is a vegetarian restaurant with the vast majority of the dishes being vegan. We were spoilt for choice and have decided...

We went here as we had previously visited the Lotus Kitchen and thought we would give it a try. The food was delicious and the staff were very attentive and polite. Would definitely recommend and we will also be back. Even if you aren't a...

This place is really special. All the dishes are fresh, tasty and vegetarian with meat replacement. All of my fellow diners (who eat meat) including myself did not miss the meat aspect AT ALL. In fact we prepared it. The textured mimicked meat but tasted...

Friendly & helpful service with a smile. Tasty tasty food. A good selection of fakes on the menu but also plenty of just veg options for those of us who just like veg.

Lovely, quaint restaurant . Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Would highly recommend to everyone visiting or living in Manchester. Even my meat eating boyfriend appreciated how tasty the food was!!

I have had food several times, both eating in and as take away. It is amazing, doesn't taste greasy like other chinese takeaways and you can tell the effort that goes into the food. Dumpling soup is very nice and the samosas are the best...

Offering delivery is going to be the best business decision they ever make. The food is mind-blowing, a millions times better than most meaty chineses.

Very friendly service. Delicious food, so much choice! A teeny bit pricey to be a regular haunt but we will be going again and soon, I hope! We were sat upstairs, alone, but that was fine. Unfortunately the tablecloth was dirty, as was the floor....

The food was literally the best Chinese I have ever had in my life! The Szechuan crispy beef with the boiled rice and crispy salt and pepper potato cubes went perfectly together and was perfect as a takeaway! Can’t wait to eat in there I...

We've just left Ruyi and what can I say... Wow! Fantastic vegan food, nice service and a good atmosphere. Appears to be a family business which is nice to see. The food was really good. We had a selection of the veggie 'meats' and some...

Visited this newly opened Chinese restaurant yesterday. It was clean and bright and had a warm, friendly atmosphere. The service was second to none and the food was fantastic. The starter was surprisingly satisfying and tasted just like the meat version! Thoroughly enjoyed the main...

We’ve eaten here twice now, once for dinner, once for lunch. The food was delicious and the service was exemplary. For lunch we had two courses, including the corn soup and the sweet and sour soup. I could have eaten the corn soup by itself...

Visited Ruyi fo my birthday dinner and very happy. The food was delicious and the quality of the ingredients was remarkable. Very fresh vegetables and tasty sauces. Service was friendly and attentive. Will definitely visit again

Incredible food and really unique options. As a “meat eater” usually I found that I didn’t miss the lack of meat at all and all the dishes we had were excellent. The ribs and Thai curry particularly were superb. Highly recommend a trip!

Amazing! If you want to eat delicious vegan and veggie Chinese food, this is the place. The salt and pepper ‘chicken’ was to die for. Friendly staff, great food! This is our new favourite restaurant!

This place is excellent. They’ve improved on almost everything that Lotus before them offered; in particular the service and friendliness of the staff. Absolutely 10/10 experience throughout, and the food is second to none.

Visited this evening as party of 5 and has an assortment of delicious veggie and vegan food. 90% of the menu is vegan. Fake meat is by far the most convincing I have ever had. Staff very friendly. Will definitely be returning soon!