Sakura 桜子屋（港式餐廳） in Salford

I seldom review places, but I saw a 1 star review and wondered if it was of the same restaurant! I've been a few times and the only issue has been the card machine not working. Luckily I had enough cash. Somewhere a bit different. First attracted by tripe which was fine. Also no problem getting a seat, usually early evening. Last time I had a vermicelli soup with seafood, beef, veg, very spicy and tasty, an ample portion, and iced lemon tea, not too sweet. Someone I know vaguely came in for the first time, asked what I'd ordered, had the same and was well pleased. And I've only been ever been charged what's on the menu, no service charge added.

Authentic Hong Kong style tea restaurant taste Beef tendon, beef brisket and tripe rice noodles! Stir-fried rice rolls with XO sauce! Stir-fried pork chop and diced noodles! ! !

Came to Sakura on a sleepy afternoon. The reviews were good, so we came a little out of our way to try. We were the only customers along with one other group the entire time we were there... ...The food is delicious, however not special or worth coming to the outskirts of Central for. Definitely had better for cheaper close by. ...The menu was simple but there is something for everyone, however the lack of a good choice was saddening but doesn't affect my score. ...The service wasn't brilliant. Staff were slow. One was also having their food on a table near by. We ordered one meal each. Despite only being two of us, there was a 20 minute gap between the bowls coming, resulting in, when one of us finished the other started eating. ....Due to the friendly staff having a good time and laughing, they joined the other eating sat near us, watching videos on phones etc, we were a but put off. What would have otherwise been a calm atmopshere felt 'frantic'. Overall, an average priced, average eatery with nothing special and no charm. If you're a local, you'd be tempted to come every once in a while, but otherwise don't bother.

Food was ok - nothing special. Service however was horrible. Very unprofessional.

A top-notch creation; my favorite is Beef Sambo, Beef Brisket, Beef Root and Beef Tripe. It's just a small area. Also often have holidays

First time here, will definitely come again. Food is delicious, decent quality at reasonable price. Service extremely good. Miss their Hong Kong style milk tea. No complaints.

Stopped here for lunch and was left full and happy. The staff were lovely and the food came quick. The portion sizes are big which makes the fair prices make the food taste even better!

Excellent Beef Sambo Tommy: 10/10 Curry Gillette Pork Chop Rice: 9/10 The staff are friendly and kind, come on! 👍👍👍👍😊😊😊😊

Not that good ah. Not that bad la.

Came here for the first time, and the food was too oily and salty.. The food was also quite expensive this bowl was 13 pounds and it was just too salty to finish. :(

People were kind, service was good and food was just a bit salty and overpriced but overall good.

Nice food, nice people. Love the ice lemon tea. A taste of Hong Kong😊

I go once a week nowadays, minimum so I blame here for my extra few inches on my waist. Food wise, best value at the moment with the all the new HK style cafe around Manchester. Although limited in range but I'm 專一/悶 so it's ok!lol The ladies serving there are always friendly and helpful. Definitely recommend the 牛肚牛腩湯米。

After not eating enough for half a day, my stomach started to feel uncomfortable, so I ordered frozen lemon tea and beef with eggplant for dinner. I don’t know if the problem is caused by drinks or food. I hope the store can improve food hygiene.

Update : It's been a while after I've moved and really missed their Beef brisket noodles! It is still so yummy! Staffs are very friendly and service is excellent as usual! New Hong Kong cha-chang-teng available in Manchester, good place to go if you crave for deep fried porkchop ramen, fried chicken japanese style with rice, Hong Kong style beef brisket with egg noodles, or just a milk tea. Beef brisket with egg noodles is oustanding but would be even better if red vinegar is available for enhancing the flavour!

Stand out flavours. Delicious. Lovely service too. Very popular place especially with Hong Kong expatriates. Order at the counter, take a seat and wait. PS: Only disappointment was so much of the menu is not available.

Delicious and plenty of portions. Recommend the best beef brisket and tripe

Tasted great the first time, when they took over after “a nice sip” tea house. The beef tendon noodles were authentic back then. not long after they seemed to have another change of staff and noodles went downhill since, very chewy beef. Staff and male boss were friendly as always, but I had a feeling no one is really in charge of kitchen QC now, hence the quality is somewhat amateur (made by people who doesn’t cook often) and the boss is too frail to manage the situation, plus there’s always unrelated “helpful” people hovering around, minding someone else’s business and having too much opinion (but no cooking skills). Mismanagement was probably the reason why the good cooks left. It is still a gem to have Hong Kong comfort food if you live near the neighborhood. Hopefully the boss can push out those who don’t belong to the kitchen, re-hire a real chef and get back to what they tasted like two years ago.

A Hong Kong style food stall. With various of rice bowl and noodles, and also small dishes. Taste is good, homemade style but good enough. Hong Kong Family Style Restaurant Not many styles but enough. A friend and I ate beef rice and stir-fried chicken. Doesn’t taste like an ordinary fast food restaurant But after a while, homemade becomes delicate The happiest thing is that you can have food and drink for an extra £1 But lemon tea requires two more slices of lemon😆

A hidden gem 💎 behide trinity way Salford Hone made small family business, the food speaks for.it self . Highly recommended. Authentic cuisine.

First time we went there last summer the food was excellent - authentic Hong Kong cha chaan teng food that is hard to come by in England, and undoubtedly lived up to the high praise in the Guardian. However, we came back recently only to find that everything had gone downhill. We craved for the french toast and faux shark's fin soup but were told we were too early. When we asked what time would these dishes be available for ordering, we were told bluntly that we wouldn't be able to wait for them anyway. But these dishes were prominently advertised at the till, together with two other dishes, one of which was also unavailable. We couldn't help but wonder they just didn't bother to make these dishes that are perhaps more troublesome to make but appealing to people with Hong Kong background. The food that we had to settle with was mediocre to say the least, like anything you can pick up in a run-of-the-mill Chinese takeaway around the corner. I feel hugely disappointed and a bit embarrassed for them not living up to the high praise just after a few months.

Finally managed to find a seat passing by as it's normally packed and there are no seats available. Asked for the best soup they have and they recommended me a beef noodle soup. It looked great on paper - beef tenderloin, tripe and stock beef. Unfortunately it was the worst soup I've ever had. Broth was tasteless, tasted like there were no spices and not salty enough. No condiments on table to add either. It stank like poorly cleaned tripe and that was an overwhelming aroma, I'm a tripe lover and know how it should taste. The chunkier pieces of beef with pieces on fat were glistening like spilt petrol, never seen anything like that. Except for meat, there were only instant ramen like noodles, 3 pieces of spinach/other leafy green and one sliced potato. Mandatory 10% service charge so be aware. Nobody else in the restaurant had a soup on their table, it was probably a mistake to order it in the first place, but went for recommendation... Can't comment on other menu items but what I had was terrible and probably stale so won't be back.

food is good but not the tea....

Authentic little chinese cafe...decent food and good portion size ....many meals around £12 with rice (2024). Service good and staff friendly. Will be going back.

Food is not that good, liked a non professional cook and below standard as too many kinds of dishes. Friendly if you don't concern the food.

The food is excellent, the big bowl of beef tendon noodle soup is the best.

Excellent food, and such warm and friendly staff.

Nice local Chinese restaurant, service is nice and dishes remind of back in Hong Kong! Portions are big and food is tasty based on the price so worth going.

Read good things in the guardian, and wasn’t disappointed - delicious meal. I had the sweet & sour pork & my girlfriend had the wok fried mix veg. Empty plates from the both of us. Very tasty, amazing value, & really wholesome atmosphere. Absolutely will be coming again!!

Really authentic! They are not shy on portions!

A Chinese restaurant in Manchester, operated in the style of Hong Kong cafe. While it served limited varieties of Hong Kong style Chinese food, there were sufficient items to choose. The best dish would be the beef brisket rice noodles in soup, it tasted almost the same as that served in most noodle shops in Hong Kong. Other dishes were of good quality. Prices were slightly high comparing to other Chinese restaurants, but worth a try.

Been here a few times, it's a small place so take a seat then order and pay at the counter. Highly recommend the beef brisket curry, a few of us have tried it and said the same. The curry sauce is yummy! Today I tried the specials menu which was salt and pepper pork with chips (option to choice rice) and curry sauce, it was enjoyable 😊, but more curry sauce please! Also, when you order a menu, drinks are £1!

Small restaurant. Staff might no speak very good english but they not unwelcoming as some people said here, just typical shy movement of people with no very good English.however food is nice an cheap.

The food is delicious, the portions are big, and the prices are cheap

The service attitude of Li Shifan is very good every time, I hope it can keep up. It might be more atmospheric if there was a little background music.

decent food but terrible service

The portion is sufficient and the curry beef brisket tastes good. As for the ramen, there is room for improvement.

Delicious bowls of noodles with a gererous portion of meat that had been perfectly cooked. Polite and friendly service. We're already planning our next visit. Thank you.

Had the worst experience ever. Firstly we ordered 2 rice dish and a soup, my friend’s rice came after around 20ish minutes wait but then my rice waited around 40mins which is ridiculous. The big family group who ordered after us got their food and finished before my rice and soup arrived. Asked them why and they said my rice takes longer to make 😅. My rice finally came but after several bits I found a barcode sticker in my food!!! They didn’t really apologised for it but made me a new one within 5-10 minutes (took them so quick to make a new one compared to the first time) so I don’t understand why I had to wait 40 minutes the first time. The soup DOES NOT TASTE LIKE WHAT IT SUPPOSE TO BE, it tasted like soap for some reason and no vinegar either. As my friend already finished his rice before my food arrived, he added some more dishes to eat. We ordered a rice with chicken dish and asked for no rice as only wanted the chicken. The dish was soaked in oil 🤮🤮 (you can literally see it in the photo we took). The salt and pepper chips were tasteless too (suppose to have salt and pepper at least). It was overall the worst experience ever at a Chinese restaurant. Yes I understand you are busy but please sort out the order and timing that dishes arrives to customers. 😵‍💫 Never coming back again and will tell friends not to too!!

Staff are very polite. Food are decent. Ordered a kimchi chicken fried rice, serving size and taste are unbelievable. Definitely will go again.

Friendly staff and delicious food. All food is an affordable price. Highly recommended this restaurant!

Wanted to like very much but had a worse experience second time than first. Some dishes are very nice and big but there's few vegetarian dishes, which is a bit of a shame. Was initially overcharged for a simple vegetable dish and rice was separate for an extra £3.50 which seems a lot, though I was then given it for free, maybe due to the overcharging. The vegetable dish was fine and plenty if unexciting. Crispy bun dessert was very disappointing, it's basically a toasted barmcake with a bit of butter and condensed milk on it, and to me the butter tasted slightly soup or off, but maybe it's the intentional taste I'm not an expert. The aubergine and meat dishes are a lot better I believe, so still 4 stars to give the benefit of the doubt, but staff could be more welcoming to people new to the cuisine maybe. The Hong Kong style tea is delicious & highly recommended.

Terrible food, bad attitude of staff

Small spot in the middle of nowhere so took me by surprise how busy it was, but once I had the food I knew what the fuss was all about, 10 out of 10, service was lovely, food came quick too, will be back to try the rest of the menu as it was too hard to choose

Hidden Gem, would highly recommend. Excellent value for authentic food.

Beef brisket and tendon was amazing

Today, I went to the restaurant to grab some lunch to-go, but the experience was extremely chaotic. After waiting for 40 minutes, exhaustion set in, so I chose to find a seat and take a short break. Surprisingly, within just 5 minutes, the host abruptly instructed me to wait outside. It felt as though I was being scolded as if I had committed a crime in their restaurant. This disrespectful behavior warrants a rating of zero stars, and I have no intention of returning in the future.

As a local from Hong Kong, I can dare say the food here reminds me of those you can find in Hong Kong Diners, aka Cha Chan Teng. The beef brisket curry as well as the sweet and sour pork are not only authentic, but also amongst the best HK style dishes I've tried so far. The curry is very aromatic and mildly spicy with super soft tender meat/tendon. Seasoning of the sweet and sour is on point, having a good balance of both. With just adding a quid, you'll get a drink too! Definitely don't miss out the classic HK style iced milk tea (Dong Nai Cha) or iced lemon tea (Dong Ling Cha) for a more comprehensive taste of the cuisine. Highly recommend if you want a taste of Hong Kong Style food!

Very very nice little restaurant with really really nice food. I'll be back.

The food is authentic and taste is good but the shop is small and a bit crowded .

The food here is incredible! Highly recommend to anyone

Large portions and delicious food. Limited seats so there was a wait. Some dishes sell out at the end of the day so get there early.

The meals are delicious and generous. But the milk tea at night was too old. It's a bit of a pity.

Such an amazing meal. Staff were super friendly, food is out of this world. We got the roast chicken w homemade sauce, beef brisket curry and the French toast. Stamp of approval from a local Hong Kong person :)

Excellent location with parking, delicious food with reasonable prices , friendly staff team, amazing restaurant, definitely will back again soon :)

Great Hong Kong style restaurant, only 2 mins walking from my place, will come back again. Really good taste and affordable prices. I will definitely recommend.

Had the curry with roast chicken. Chicken has beautifully crisp skin and was a juicy thigh cut. Curry had a kick to it, all around great food and authentic HK feel.

This is a classic and small Hong Kong style diner. It was very busy on an Easter Monday evening. Their goto dish is a bowl of soupy braised beef noodles with tendons and tripe. Anything else on the menu could be crossed off due to running out of supplies. They had hand written Chinese signs with daily specials stuck around the tiny store - you need to check what's available. Get past these cultural peculiarities and you get great tasting food with huge belly filling portions and very reasonable prices. Our group of 6 had a sit down dinner with a drink each for £63 all in

Definitely one of the best Hong Kong food I have ever had in the UK. The price is really decent and £10 can get you a big bowl full of beef tripes, beef brisket tendon. Genuinely amazed.

Hong Kong style taste, you have to try curry beef tendon and sweet and sour pork👍

Really surprisingly great Hongkongese food! Love the great variety and equally delicious yet consistent dishes, Beef tendon, beef brisket and beef tripe with vermicelli in soup, (Curry) Beef brisket and beef tendon with rice, Grilled Aubergine with Beef ( Rice Bowl ), French Toast (Peanut butter filling, butter & syrup and condensed milk on top). Along with the fantastic drinks, iced lemon tea, hot milk tea, hot lemon tea, are all excellent to be served, resemble the close memories we've shared regarding to Hong Kong style daily cuisine, which is to be frankly speaking, rarely to be found in the UK, exceed my expectations before my arrival and go way beyond the ceilings. The staff are very friendly and nice, much appreciated their help and attitude, acknowledged us the table shall be ready in a short while later. In addition, we had a good time chatting with the women in charge of the store, as she's a very sincere and genuine person, she let us know we do not have to rush to leave the restaurant, we can stay as long as we wish, just make sure we don't have other plans to order foods and drinks as they are closing the kitchen. Exchanging interesting life stories and unforgettable experiences we had in the UK and Hong Kong, connects us in terms of the sense of identity as HongKonger and entering a whole new country: UK. The Sakura restaurant is definitely scoring 10/10, perfect taste of quality food from Hong Kong and everything else is on point. Fabulous 👌 !!!!!!

Totally Hong Kong style restaurant, Cha chan tang

Tried their rice noodles and beef curry. The portions are definitely big and has affordable prices. However the flavours are lacking a but in my opinion, the curry could be much more spicy and the beef inside tasted a bit bland. The rice noodles should be numbing and spicy but couldn’t taste them at all. The owner is very friendly but their staffs ignores me when I was trying to order. Will try other food people recommend on google next time

Huge portion and good price. Also good taste Try the milk tea and 西多士

The first time a friend took me to this restaurant, it was probably around 5:00 on a free day. There were not many customers, and the people in the store were polite and polite. But I came back again during the busy Saturday lunch time. Since my friend came from the second county, I took him to this store to taste it. However, the service I felt this time was very different from the first time I came. Maybe it was the customer. There are many but not enough manpower. The attitude of the store lady is a bit strange (because I wanted to share the food, I asked the bowl boy, and the attitude of the reply was a bit strange). Anyway, their beef brisket and tripe rice is indeed delicious, but I won’t go there again.

Awesome, the portion is big and worth the price. Can’t fault with it if you like Cantonese food. Not sure why there’re complaints talking about their service but overall I got a nice and happy meal with my family. Hope they can keep the quality

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Sakura House (Hong Kong-style restaurant). Recently, we dined at this restaurant and were extremely satisfied with our experience. First of all, we would like to commend the food at this restaurant. Every dish we tried was delicious and memorable. In particular, the Hong Kong-style fried rice and the fried fish were rich in flavor and unforgettable. Second, the prices were reasonable and affordable, allowing us to enjoy delicious food without breaking the bank. Finally, the service was attentive and the staff were warm and welcoming. They were patient in answering our questions and their service left a deep impression on us, making us want to visit the restaurant again. In conclusion, we have great respect and appreciation for Sakura House (Hong Kong-style restaurant). We will visit again and recommend this restaurant to our friends.

visited Numerous occasions when in the vicinity and every time it been delicious. The pork chop freshly fried and super crunchy, only a thought just my preference perhaps to beat the pork chop down so it flatter. So It gives illusion there more :) cause it so yummy! Portions are good size and a great variety of choices of items on menu to choose from Service always friendly and polite never had a bad experience. Food wait time very short imagine slightly longer when busy obviously. Give it a try and you be retuning in no time!!!

The food in the restaurant is delicious and the service attitude of the staff is excellent. The western toast has two layers of peanut butter, and the coffee brisket rice is full of hometown flavor, highly recommended.

Will come again for the beef curry😋

The portion is very big. 1 bowl here is about the same as 2 bowls in Hong Kong.

I'm impressed by their menu, nothing like the usual Cantonese restaurants in Manchester. We ordered chicken udon, beef brisket and tendon rice noodle, hot lemon water with honey and iced milk tea. All of them were very tasty. The food portion was generous. You can get a main with a drink around £10, very good value. Staff were polite and friendly. Definitely will come again and try different dishes.

Quality of food is not as good as before. Poor staff attitude. The atmosphere there is not chilled at all. Won’t visit again. :(

Food is okay, but service is not ideal

The ordering process was very unpleasant and the waiter had a bad attitude. Wei Shiye has lost his appetite. Don’t go, the girl who takes order is very impolite & rude, I lost my appetite before the food is coming.

Don’t expect excellent services. Bad altitude when order. Customers have to queue outside with cold weather with no cure. Never clean the table or guide you to the seat. I have to pick up the previous customer left over to the kitchen. I regret to suggest my family to visit here. Not a very pleasant experience!😞 However, food is quite good at the end. So I give 3star

Super filling beef tendons, fried pork chops, Hong Kong-style milk tea, a must-try in Manchester!

Great food. Great prices. If I had to be picky, I'd just say that the food is a little salty.

I don’t know what I did wrong. I remember that Hong Kong people support Hong Kong people. I live nearby. My friend and I went to help for the first time. When one of us walked in, a woman was making such a fuss. I didn’t know what I did wrong. The other The female clerk is so polite, I am so disappointed with this person, and I still won’t help her again. I think if you choose this location, Yijia may have a lot of customers, but in fact, many of them are renting houses and moving out next year. They are bullying customers like this. , I ate a curry rice and shouted while eating it. Halfway through, I was so excited that I couldn’t eat it. I had to shake for a while, and then I forced myself to eat it.

Curry beef tendon rice is super delicious👍

It has the flavor of a food stall. In winter, the hot donburi and ramen are of satisfactory quality and plain decoration. It is Hong Kong style. The price is more affordable than luxury Japanese cuisine, so it is suitable for families to patronize.

Delicious and delicious, worth supporting!

really delicious Hong Kong style food Cheap in price

Very cozy restaurant where you can eat quite authentic Hong Kong style dishes, would love to visit again❤️

Tried the signature beef tendon, butter pig, western toast, and Hong Kong-style milk tea Personally, it feels like an old-style tea restaurant. The price is reasonable. He should be the boss. He is very talkative. He talks about everything, the past and the present. He feels so friendly. Come on!

Beef tendon noodles and lemon tea 🥤 are both delicious

The beef brisket is pretty good, but the texture could be improved.

excellent restaurant at Manchester !

Very tender beef stews! But the crispy bun obviously need more butter and condensed milk spread! 5/5 for value 4/5 service 3/5 for environment but its ok 4/5 for food taste

Nice food. Feel like Hong Kong. If there was some Hong Kong music or radio may be better:)

Beef tendon and tripe are delicious. Good service attitude.

Hidden gem of Manchester! My favorite beef brisket, tendon and tripe rice❤️

Kimchi Fried Rice with Chicken. Nice and friendly staff, lovely food.

This is an unusual HK stylish restaurant. It offers very HK stylish meals which are not common in UK. The restaurant is not big. We’d better go there earlier to avoid rush hour next time.

Excellent! Kids love the fried chicken wings noodle! Beef brisket, tripe and tendons are just right! If paired with rice noodles, it becomes perfect! Children love chicken wing ramen! The service is first-class and the environment is very clean!

The food was authentic and delicious, and the service was attentive. Seeing that our friend hadn't arrived yet, the clerk took the initiative to help cover the food that had arrived. Moreover, the shop staff and customers are all Hong Kong people, and the environment is full of Cantonese, full of laughter, and very friendly👍👍👍.

It's delicious and humane, the curry beef tendon and garlic buns, not even a drop of juice can be eaten away😋 The top quality beef tendon and pork noodles are so good👍 Recommended by the restaurant manager next time we eat🤭🤭🤭

Very delicious, buttered pig, western toast, curry beef tendon, top-notch.👏👏

A surprise find. Very authentic and tasty!

Support the store and keep working hard.