Salt & Pepper in Manchester

Lovely food, friendly staff, not a lot of places to sit.

Amazing flavour, good options, great service, it does get a little busy - what do you expect it's good food!

One of the best quick, delicious food spots in Manchester. It's so filling, good pricing and tastes amazing.

Called in on Saturday lunch. Very busy but willing to wait. Ordered the mix box take out. Salt and pepper chicken, sticky beef and the chip option. The sticky beef tasted amazing and I wished that I’d fallen into a bucket full. However the chicken tasted bland and the salt and pepper flavour was intense for me. I love salt and pepper who doesn’t but I needed to drink two litres of lubricant for the salt to subside. Chips were standard. But the star of the show was the sticky beef. Definitely going again and trying different combinations and the sticky beef.

SO GOOD! And really cheap for the quality of the food

Food was definitely worth the hype. Has a twist on typical British Chinese takeaway. A very good twist. Sticky beef was delicious and the sauces were great.

Sal y pimienta en Manchester es un gran lugar! La comida era fresca y sabrosa, y el personal era amable y servicial. Sin duda merece la pena una visita!

Great customer service and the food is amazing

Absolutely phenomenal food, the seasoning was incredible and the sticky chicken and beef was crispy, juicy and full of flavour. Would absolutely recommend to anyone, anytime.

Vine aquí a buscar comida mientras estaba en Manchester. Conseguí el kebab chino con pollo pegajoso y los browns de hachís viral. No decepcionó - buen tamaño de la porción para el precio. Lo recomendaría encarecidamente y volveré cuando esté en el centro de la ciudad.

Great food and service albeit a little crowded.

10/10 for food - always spot on. Really accommodating to allergies and making sure there’s no cross contamination, even when packing your food. Friendly staff and reasonable wait times. Highly recommend the trilogy box!

I went on a Saturday around 2pm to try this place out. I travelled from Leeds to see what the hype was all about and I have to say i wasn't impressed. I got the mixed box. The picture is taken after I had eaten 1 piece of the beef and 1 piece of a chicken. The box is made up of mostly chips and I didnt think there was alot of chicken/beef. But it is what it is, I understand the costs to the business given the economic climate etc. The beef pieces were way too big, given that they are crispy as well as chewy so it's hard to then cut when you've only been given a fork so you're stuck with a huge piece of beef half stuck out your mouth trying to bite it in half which is difficult to do. They need to be cut into smaller pieces but they're nice and crispy with a sweet sticky glaze. The chicken pieces were decent, crispy with a good flavour. The food itself was very flavourful overall so no complaints there at all. The crinkle chips are lovely but abit too salty. You need lots of water. Its walk in only, so you cannot reserve a table which I dont think is great. The little salad we got which was a good amount smelt/tasted like fish 🤢 so couldnt eat it. Would i go back? Probably not just yet. But maybe on a weekday when it opens first thing I'll try it again. But only because it was actually flavourful.

Great food and staff very helpful Thankyou

Great for a quick bite in the city centre. I first tried Salt and Pepper when they were in the Arndale Food Court, and have visited a few times since they opened their own dedicated site. The food is always ace, the portions generous, and the service speedy. It's a great option for vegetarian fast food, with plenty of options to keep veggies and carnivores alike happy :)

Exceptional food. High quality. Tastes amazing. Perfect for those craving a Chinese quick fix. I had the wrap with s&p chicken and s&p fries wrapped with salad alongside some s&p hash browns and curry sauce. They have mastered the fusion of Chinese and British cuisine for modern palettes. Highly recommend (but note whilst it is not completely authentic, the food is delicious). Higher price point made up by high quality food and fast service and friendly customer service!

Tasty food, good value. Staff are friendly and helpful.

Comida encantadora, excelentes opciones de menú, precio decente. Pagó £ 9. 50 para un envoltorio de pollo pegajoso y Coca-Cola Dietética puede. Ambos excelentes, muy recomendable. También buenos asientos en el interior con cabinas.

I love salt and pepper my favourite place to go in town but feel like the portion size on the rice keeps getting smaller

Delicious fresh food. Sticky Beef Mega crispy and perfect with fries and rice🤝🏼

Don’t know whether to rate this 3-5 stars, the only reason I’ve gone for 3 is that the food isn’t worth the wait for 5 stars, for a Tuesday there was atleast 100 people in the restaurant which is obviously good for business but it makes for a bad experience and it really isn’t worth the wait for that.’

Love this place, would go back 100%, friendly staff, awesome food, great place

This used to be easily in the top 3 cheap eats in Manchester. Prices were a little higher than some but the food you got was always 10/10. Last went to eat there some time in mid 2024 and everything was great as always although the prices had gone up a little even then. Went in the other day at the start of 2025 and was extremely disappointed. The portions were smaller, the prices were higher and the food was worse. To start I payed a good amount extra to what I used to. I ordered a box meal with half chips and half rice, salt and pepper chicken and sticky beef. The beef practically had no beef in it and was just the coating. The amount of the chicken and beef was the same but I had far less chips and rice than I used to. The selection of sauces is also far less than what they used to have just having 3 kinds of mayo and canton sauce. Service is very nice as always but the place itself feels like it could do with a little TLC too. Used to feel like they ran a tight ship but now it all feels a bit messy, the menu is no longer displayed above counter where you could see it while your stood in line so you have to either memorise what you want from the big board at the door or waste the employees and other customers time reading the small menu they have at the counter. Overall it’s a huge shame as from 2022-2023 when I was eating here a lot more it felt like on of the best places to eat in Manchester. Of course running a small business is no easy feat. Genuinely a bit upset about the whole experience. Hoping it was just one bad experience with the quality and portion size, will definitely be going back soon to see if it was just a one off

Had the Trilogy mixed box. It slaps ! It’s bangin’ 🔥🔥the crunch on that sticky beef, that flavor on the Salt Pepper chicken and the sticky chicken all together was money. Friendly and great customer service. I really hope that you guys would consider opening one up in NYC.

Este lugar es consistentemente bueno! Excelente relación calidad-precio y el personal es servicial. Mucha elección para dietas variadas y buenas para vegetarianos.

One of the best lunch spots in Manchester! It’s always busy but definitely worth the wait if there’s a queue. I went for the surf and turf this time with half rice and half chips. Such a good deal for £12.50 - you get three big prawns and steak and it all tastes amazing. They’ve also got a great selection of sauces to choose from at the front

Been a fan since the start when they had a stall in arndale market. Food quality is on point and the price point is great value. Only downside is that it gets crazy busy at peak times. But worth the wait when craving. I reccomend the triple meat with half and half or surf n turf with half and half. Solid 9.2/10

Great food at a really good price.

Fui aquí a almorzar. Comida rápida y sabrosa y buena relación calidad-precio. Alimentado 4 de nosotros por poco menos de £ 20 no esperó mucho después de ordenar. El personal era servicial y educado. Solo una cosa, algunas de las mesas necesitaban limpieza y limpieza eran bastante pegajosas.

perfectly seasoned salt n pepper chicken.

I went at lunchtime when it was super busy, came from far and got told they had just stopped doing grill items… I came for the steak but I was left no choice but to get the fried chicken. Waited ages and in the end got a kids portion of food, not much seasoning either. Safe to say I left feeling deflated and still starving :(

This place is incredible. 10/10 for me. Only negative... They need to expand into larger premises... Queueing out of the door when we went (no exaggeration). Food was absolutely delicious. Open a branch in Dubai... We need this back home!

Everytime I'm in town i visit here, food is spot on, full of flavour and always busy. Staff are nice and friendly and the only complaint I have is they put an open pot of sauce in the box and then turn it on its side emptying the contents of said box all over the bag. Literally a little moan but 3 times we've had a take out from there it happened all 3. I cannot fault anything else, food, speed, service, atmosphere, cleanliness are all spot on, 👌 Thankyou Salt&Pepper for great food 😋

Everything 10/10 We went too a few viral places in Manchester on our visit and there were all such a miss......until we came here where the hype is so real, it was absolutely bloody fantastic

Amazing food and great portions for the price!

Food was great the salt and pepper chicken was amazing as was the sticky chicken. The chips were also very nice. The soy wings tasted great but we're a bit small. The only downside to this place is it's like the hunger games to find a seat and it's very tight so if you don't mind having a gamble on if you can get seated go give it a try because the food was great.

Tengo una caja de trilogía y hachís marrón ayer, no valió la pena el bombo que era frío, duro y caro para lo que tenemos. La comida no estaba a la altura y no recomendaría en absoluto. Mierda exagerada como de costumbre de las recomendaciones del blogger de alimentos

One of my friends raved about this place and said its a great place to eat with good food. I'd thought I'd try it out and see what's special about this place. After looking at the menu, I decided to get the Chicken/Beef mixed box. After getting the food after 10 mins, it was good at first and seasoned well, however, as more I dug into the the meat, it was mainly batter and skin of the chicken/Beef. I was upset by this because I didn't expect to taste batter as I paid for this. Can management flag this up and give me a fresh one please. P.s. I wouldn't recommend to go if its busy.

The hype is real. The food is amazing. Best fast food in Manchester easily. Great staff. Fast service. Good portions. Good value for money. Great flavours.

WOW honestly believe the hype this food is incredible! So much food in one box! Great value for money and bursting with flavour! Honestly cannot wait to return. Well done to the staff at this place too, a very well run operation!

Very disappointed and overrated

Having seen photos of the food here I was expecting big things and I have to say I was disappointed. The food was average and all the flavour came from the sauces. The table we sat at was wobbly and the floor covered in food. On the plus side the portions are huge and the food was prepared extremely quickly. Also plastic forks seem wasteful and are easily broken when trying to use.

Not worth the hype from social media. Beef is too chewy and chicken feels too much of a batter The only thing I like is boiled rice as it’s soft and perfectly boiled. Overall taste is salty, especially chips Atmosphere is incredibly noisy as well, unfortunately

Super friendly staff & incredible food. Definitely visit if you’re in Manchester!

Yummy food with huge portions. Very busy during peak lunch hours (12-1ish) with queues waiting to open on a Sunday.

Honestly some of the nicest salt and pepper chicken I’ve had in years! Really reasonable prices and massive portions. Drinks are really good prices too, cans of fizzy juice are £1.20. Staff are lovely and really efficient

I was looking for the shop found out after searching in the food market. Ordered extra 🥵 extra spicy sticky wings. Bro!! 😎 Must have best thing ever 😜. Love the food fries best food in Manchester, I would love to come back with my family even I have to drive to 4 hrs to get here. Must have in Manchester highly recommend. Coming from a Pakistani who love spicy food.

Crispy beef is heavenly, highly recommend

Great food, quick service! We had the Trilogy box - salt & pepper chicken, sticky chicken, sticky beef and fries. Delicious 😋

Llamados a Salt & Pepper para el almuerzo todos tuvimos el pollo pegajoso, uno con todo el arroz, una mitad arroz / mitad patatas fritas y el otro con las patatas fritas de sal y pimienta. La comida era deliciosa y llena

This place had the best prawn tempura and chicken. I liked their chicken and prawn with sticky sauce. It was amazing. FYI, these places always have long queue, but don't worry, they are very fast at taking orders and in 5-10 minutes you will get your food. Worth money for foods 😋.

Quick service even with long queues. Good street food with some nice sauces and dips. Some dishes were better than others. Sticky beef had some bits overdone and too dry. Very salty! Good value

Worth every penny. Very filling.

The food was mediocre at best. The bathrooms were out of order, tables were dirty. Service was good.

Chinese Kebab and Hash Browns are unreal. Be prepared to wait a little as the place is heaving. Worth the wait though

Did not expect something to be so delicious! Afternoon wondering what to have for dinner we decided to pull in here, place was buzzing, and service was quick but the food was incredible. Had a surf and turf which I thought was great value, prawns were exceptionally crispy and paired great with the lemon mayo and the FLANK STEAK, SOOOOOOO DAMN GOOD, was so tender and juicy and had an incredible smoke flavour, the chips were awesome and the salad gave great freshness, not ur bog standard salad! The mixed box with the trilogy meats was also outstanding, crispy sticky beef, salt and pepper chicken and sticky chicken were all so tasty, will deffo be back and don't forget to try all the sauces!!!!

LOVED this place. Wanted to visit for so long & it did not disappoint.

Visited Manchester for a day trip with my partner and a friend said we must visit here for food, they were absolutely right! We had the mixed box with 2x chickens and beef with half and half fries and rice. The food was fantastic and if it was open later on in the day too we have returned on the same day! Next time we visit I shall be checking it’s open so we can definitely visit again.

I have previously been here several times and thoroughly enjoyed the food but lately the portions have been inconsistent. Ordered a mixed box today only to get 3/4 bites of chicken and 3/4 of beef and a hell of a lot of chips to bulk up the box. Truly disappointed

The food is so good and the staff made sure to get it in time as we were rushing to catch train . Staff were nice and quick

Had grilled chicken half rice/chips.. rice was good, chicken sooo bland no seasoning at all. They previously offered a soy sauce based condiment which you help yourself to but that's been replaced with a range of mayo sauces which does not go with grilled chicken. Not sure why the wait was 15 -20 mins today, it wasn't busy but was so disorganised. No beepers to call you to collect your order but staff just constantly shouting people's names out. So annoying.

Actually used to rate these guys but just ordered of uber eats. Firstly the price is more on there, but cool. What really annoyed me is when u come into the shop, they give a pot of sauce with the meal. On my order i requested a SMALL pot like they usually give anyway in store and was told i have to buy?? So im paying more and receiving less than if i came in. Makes no sense and highly disappointed

Good food with fast service! Every time in Manchester

We’ve tried this place before a couple of times (last year) as we aren’t from mcr, we travelled over specifically for this as we remember it being so good! Honestly, it was awful, we both got a mixed box, I had all chicken and it was squidgy and only just about cooked… the beef tasted like fish? Were they cooked in the same pan? Who knows but not what you really want when you order sticky beef but hey ho, just an overall disappointment to be honest, food was just about warm and the portions are tiny now, really sad and won’t be bothering again!

Las porciones se han vuelto más pequeñas y más caras. Todavía sabroso, pero no como antes. Menos opciones de salsas y no puedes tomar más de una olla, lo que por el dinero que estás pagando es una pena.

Really nice Chinese food. Super filling and worth £10.

Great place, just wish you opened later in the day! We need more chicken! Always eat here when I get some time in Manchester.

Really good place to eat good menu selection and reasonable prices.

Salt & Pepper is a solid choice! I'd give it a 4/5 stars. The food is really good, and the flavors are on point. The atmosphere is nice too, making it a great spot to chill with friends. Definitely recommend giving it a try!

Salt & Pepper is a solid choice! I'd give it a 4/5 stars. The food is really good, and the flavors are on point. The atmosphere is nice too, making it a great spot to chill with friends. Definitely recommend giving it a try!

I’ve been a customer for more than 2 years but the portions are getting smaller and smaller, the last order I made came with a few fries and a bit of rice, it’s very disappointing.

Food was very salty more, tasted artificial. The prawns batter was so hard and without taste, I had to peel the off to get to the prawns. The sauces, chilli mayo tasted like medicine. The toilet was unclean and the floor very slippery, it was easy to slip. Owners need to have a look at their recipe. Not going back there for sure!

The best salt and pepper chicken I’ve ever had. Already planning my next trip! The salt and pepper hash browns were pretty neat too.

Must visit, not to be missed. Great!

After finding this place on TikTok we had to go. And we were not disappointed. The food was absolutely amazing with us getting the sticky chicken and sticky beef. Prices are reasonable also. Staff friendly and helpful. Very busy and it closes at 6 so get there early! Will definitely be returning on our next trip!

food here is absolutely delicious and the staff are so lovely and friendly! usually busy, and now i can totally understand why :]

The only place to get the salt and pepper flavour craving dealt with!

I have become a regular at this place for more than a year now.

Great lunch spot and always rammed as soon as the doors open. Don't worry if you see a long queue when you land - the staff are next level and it's incredible to see how quickly they handle the crowds (always with a smile too). Foods great and make sure to hit up the sauces.

Great place to go for food.. was absolutely delicious and such a good portion. We had the sticky chicken half and half, hash browns and salt and pepper wings which were amazing would definitely recommend

Have to say that this is one of the best street food places in Manchester. I ordered the Salt and Pepper Chicken meal with a side of Curry and it was absolutely delicious! The chicken was crispy on the outside but tender and succulent on the inside. Sitting on top of perfectly cooked crinkled cut fries with a coleslaw, I couldn’t have asked for more. Great portion, just right for a dinner or big snack. Curry sauce was spot on. Not too hot, sweet but had a little after kick. I would highly recommend anybody come here for lunch, dinner or a night time treat! Five Stars all the way ❤️

Really nice food, great service, little bit too busy and chaotic setup that's the only negative, so you can have a calm meal but the food and staff are great. If the layout was changed to be a bit more tranquil, that would be good

I rate the street food vibe here, tasty options, yes the dishes are quite salty but I didn’t expect anything less! We had sticky beef, surf & turf, hash browns and calamari - surf & turf I would go back for and only criticism would be that the calamari could have been crispier! Reasonably priced for what it is

I'm a fan of this restaurant, reasonably priced and a good selection of various salt and pepper style meals, a bit busy during certain times of the day and considering its not that big of a restaurant you could get slightly frustrated by this

Great food, service and atmosphere 🤞

Food was delicious and plenty for what you pay. It's a little chaotic when ordering, but staff do well, they were polite and quick to respond to questions.

Still got receipt and I went there on 11/07/2024 at 12:56. Order salt and pepper chicken with just boiled rice £9!!! They don’t even do egg fried rice. The boiled rice was nice but the chicken was non existent. It was all batter. Worst salt and pepper chicken I’ve ever had. Went here with work on lunch and eat at office, if I wasn’t in work I would have walked it back and got a refund.

Excellent fresh food and speedy service

Great value delicious food ! Dining area could do with a bit more love with the traffic it gets!

Nice quick eat in Manchester. The steak is pretty good! Everything is super salty though so you’ll be thirsty for days after.

Arrived around midday and very busy. Great choices but taste is similar regardless - but tasty in any case. Had to wait 15 minutes for lunch to arrive but worth it I guess. Regular portions are plenty enough and good choice of sauces to dip/add. Would go again but only if I fancied a pricey streetfood type lunch and had plenty of time.

YOUR CHICKEN GAVE ME FOOD POISONING!!!! IVE BEEN SICK FOR A WEEK AND IT WASNT EVEN THAT GREAT!

Great value for food ratio, ruined by dreadful food hygiene. Honestly, the food was a tad too salty but still very delicious until the point we found hairs in two separate boxes. After glancing at the kitchen it appears none of the staff cooking were wearing hair nets 🤢 I wish I could give this place more stars and it could've become our new favourite spot if it wasn't for the lack luster hygiene.

The food was quite nice, but the portion lacked size

Unreal! It’s salty and unhealthy (as you would expect) but boy is it good. Service was fast but friendly be prepared to struggle to find a seat in peak hours.

Food was nice, price was average for Manchester centre. My only real gripe was the music being played, felt like I'd walked into JD Sports. But that's preference I guess.

Yes. They sell salt and pepper food but it was too salty to me. Try less salt and try to use msg

such good portion sizes , very very delicious

We first tried salt and pepper back in February and ever since it has became the benchmark for me and my partner whenever we eat out. My only regret with Salt and Pepper is that I didn’t try some of the smaller items before having what i believe to be the best item on the menu, the mixed box. For just £10 me and my partner would get the mixed box each (£20 total) and within this we would have the sticky beef, salt and pepper chicken and then half salt and pepper chips and half rice. 🤌 and only recently have I decided to have the £2 extra option to have the sticky chicken added. You simply cannot get enough of this place. My advice to someone who goes here is to try the rest of the menu before the mixed box, work your way up to the best item. But a place as good as this comes with its con. It is always full but that is a good problem to have 😂 despite it being full, the staff are very quick and friendly with their service. I have never found that I have had to wait any longer than 10 minutes for food even if the queue is out the door.

My sister was raving about this place So I thought I’ll go with her n her 2 kids Very busy Make sure you look at the menu before heading towards the tills to order I got the sticky beef, sticky chicken and the normal chicken in a box of half chips and half rice £12 not bad as it’s a big portion You get a selection of sauces to choose from Garlic herb mayo, Canton and Szechuan chilli mayo ( my favourite) Absolutely delicious food Crunchy, sticky, lip licking and finger licking food The smell is intoxicating and addictive A must go to place if your in the centre of Manchester and it’s not expensive compared to some other places