Tang's Chinese in Southampton

We had a reunion here last night and had a thoroughly enjoyable time, the food was epic, the service was just right, by that I mean no was hovering around like a pack of wolves trying to take your plate away before you had finished, the staff just let us take our time. As for the atmosphere, we became friends when we were 4/5, when we started school, we're in our 60's now, to be honest we could have been on the moon and the atmosphere would have been brilliant. But the staff were kind courteous and jolly which made the evening even more special and enjoyable. Will definitely be recommending to friends, family and returning again.

Great food and service, good value too. Lovely little place

Tangs was an emphatic experience, mr tang himself was extremely pleasant and so were his staff members. Left with a very full and happy belly. I will be back.

Tangs has supposedly been part of Southampton for twenty years or more by this point. They have a buffet style menu, lazy Susan tables and they were fairly busy on a Saturday evening. The decor is looking a little dated but the food did not disappoint. I had the prawn chow mein and salt and pepper squid which were both delicious and fresh.

We missed “home cooked food”and was hunting for one close to home and we found Tang’s after few attempts. When they served me and I looked at the texture of the rice and I know this is the right one! 1. Their ginger chicken with rice and vegetable soup for lunch are super good and almost 100% close to our home cooked food. Highly recommended!

Came with my sister today for lunch after our afternoon tea was cancelled. We loved it! My sister is a vegetarian and they had a vegetarian menu with lots of options. Once the food arrived everything was hot, fresh and and my sister was so impressed with the vegetarian dishes. The portions were huge, bigger than expected ansdtherefore we over ordered! What makes this place great is the staff. The Manager/owner was so welcoming, helpful, funny and friendly and the waitress was attentive and very helpful. Tang's also is quietier where it's a litttle further up from the shops which was lovely when we wanted a nice lunch and not crowded by others nearby. There was nothing negative about this place for me and my sister is thrilled she found a Chinese that caters so well with veggie options. The toilets are upstairs however. This wasn't an issue for us but might be for others. Best buffet I've had in about 10 years.

Two course £13.50 lunch. Spring roll starter very small. Soup so so. Mains decent. Poor tired decor. Carpet revolting. 10% service charge but not mentioned on menu but added anyway. Was poor value without this including 2 flat soft drinks. No doubt from a bottle. Poor value full stop. Avoid. We certainly will in future.

Came here this afternoon for our work Christmas lunch (table of 20), was my first time and can honestly say best Chinese food I have had in a long time! So much flavour, fresh and not at all greasy or heavy like most. Staff were super friendly and welcoming, quick service and asking if we need more drinks clearing all plates and glasses consistently. 10/10 would highly recommend! £19.95 for the lunch menu. Starters top tier and mains very impressed, thank you Tangs!

Great food service grate good price

Had the buffet option in the evening. It’s great because you can try a lot of different things. Also a whole veggie menu. We had 7 starters and 4 mains between the 2 of us. Good size potions and left a good amount of full.

The food was absolutely incredible (ate most of my boyfriend's then had to order my own - szechuan duck and sweet and sour chicken), and the service was so so lovely. Can't recommend highly enough. I genuinely look forward to the next time I can come back!!

Been going here for years and it has a really good atmosphere. Service is brilliant and I recommend it for a good family run restaurant

Had an absolutely wonderful dinner today! The food was scrumptious! So much flavour. The staff were incredibly friendly and couldn’t have asked for better service. Amazing meal!

{豉椒炒牛 Black Bean Sauce with Beef and pepper - £.13.50} Appearance 3.5/5 - Fair plate with an acceptable amount of sliced onion and peppers. (Suggestion: Could have placed the peppers and onions in certain shapes and places) Taste 4/5 - it's slightly salty for me, other than that it's alright. Texture 3.5/5 - Unbalanced, some beef are soft and some bdef are rough. Peppers and onions are fine though. Size of the dish - Medium - Large Service 4/5 - Did not provide water at first, but later provided it when requested. Environment 3.5/5 - Warm, and basic design. Temperature - Hot Others - / Comment - For me it is too expensive. Rice are required to order separately, which costs an additional amount of £3.50, makes the dish quite costly. LUNCH SETS ARE BY FAR COST EFFECTIVE, DO NOT EAT DINNER HERE Overall - 3.5/5 01/10/2020 Terence the Food Judge --------------------------------------------------------------------- (Lunch edition, 2nd time review) {Special Lunch, Chicken and mushroom soup + Chicken with ginger and spring onion - £ 8.50} Appearance 4/5 - The whole dish looked very fresh and appealing. Had Carrot, onion and some vegetable as the topping, which balanced the star of the dish - chicken. Could have used broccoli as the vegetable to add some greeness and texture to the dish. Taste 4.5/5 - Overall very fresh to me. Did not have a strong sauce, which makes the freshness of the dish stands out. Texture 4/5 - pieces of chicken, onion and the vegetable were soft, and the hard carrots balanced it out. The mushrooms were also chewy in texture. Could have added some broccoli. Size of the dish - Medium - Large Service 4/5 - Asked me if everything was alright, and gave me a cup of hot water with the dish. Environment 4/5 - Warm, served with some chill music. Have some pictures hanging around the wall. Temperature - Boiling (Soup), Hot (Dish) Others - / Comment - For a Lunch set, it is worth to try it out. Overall - 4/5 03/10/2020 Terence the Food Judge

Beautiful food, reasonably priced as well. My husband and I loved our 1st anniversary dinner here ❤️

Ordered with delivery. Portions was too small and with out their specific chinese taste. Just like usual food. Not happy at all. Never will use again

Food is amazing and service is very attentive and polite. Would definitely recommend. Everything is made fresh.

Excellent service and tasty food. We opted for the buffet (£26.95 each, minimum of 2 people). We went for 7 starters, and then 5 mains; this was a good amount, although I assume they adjust portions depending on how many you pick, but you can order more after if you've still got some room! The duck starter in particular was very good and a generous portion too (see photo). Everything was fresh and had great flavour. Sometimes when having Chinese food you can come away spending the rest of the evening needing lots of water (because of the high salt and/or msg) but this wasn't one of those times, so a big plus there as far as I'm concerned. If you opt for the buffet, order tap water (or anything else without bubbles!) to drink so you can make the most of trying out lots of the different food options. There's plenty of bars nearby to go after for a drink once some of that food has gone down!

Fantastic restaurant! Owner is so friendly and staff always make you feel like the most important table in the room! Food is excellent and very reasonably priced for the buffet menu!

Staff very friendly, delicious food and even when we had a big table (15) the service was fast

Good vibe, fantastic food, lovely services.

Terrible experience. Manager rude on the phone. Blamed the new staff. The food was cold and hard, look like it was reheated. We booked via Uber and the manger said we should just get money back with them, despite them delivering in sub 10 mins.

Very friendly staff, but considering the extremely expensive prices the food is absolutely terrible.

Definitely love this restaurant! The owner is very nice and friendly and staff was kind and helpful. I love the sweet honey glazed pork. Definitely Gonna recommend people to visit this restaurant in Southampton!

Went there tonight for the first time with my partner. We both had the buffet menu. It was absolutely lovely and I would highly recommend it.

Despicable This surely has to be one of the least enjoyable experiences I have ever had in a Chinese or any other restaurant Refused to serve me the entry-level Set Meal A at £25, because this serves 2 and I was the only person in the restaurant. I ordered from the menu - one starter (ribs), one main (shredded beef), egg rice, two 330ml Tsingdao beers. £45. No complimentary items such as crackers, fortune cookies or even wipes. No finger bowl for the ribs, no serving spoons, nothing. The food was bland, the atmosphere brash and uncompromising, and then the local drunks started to arrive. One demanded food and was entertained with a 10 minute conversation before giving up and going away. Another two sat at a table and began a belching competition £45, and all I wanted was a quiet evening with maybe a couple of beers. KFC, Burger King, Yates, Slug & Lettuce and a dozen other alternatives are within a minute's walk. £45. Was I mugged, or am I a mug? Probably both, but this is one to avoid.

Roasted duck., with very hugh portion of boiled rice

good one, duck is very delicious

£26.75 - lunch buffet, expensive for the overall quality ! Starters- very “shinny” oily , in particular the spring rolls . The fried squid was reheated and again, so oily ! From the main dish I had only the 3(!) prawns and little rice. The crispy duck was ok, therefore the 1 star I offered. The cutlery was cheap, too. Service - basic. I’m not gonna punish my health and pocket by eating there again. Avoid !

Food delicious only wish had more space in stomach to eat more😋. Friendly staff, good service.

Ate here Friday 2nd December and had food poisoning. Our food was reheated from the lunchtime buffet, even though we ordered from the main menu. Prices have gone sky high for poor quality food and service. I have eaten here a few times before and never had an issue, but will never eat there again.

High prises for poor quality food. Main came out before starter, starter had been microwaved, so was like eating volcanic lava. Really wasn't worth the money charged Will avoid for future visits to Southampton.

Friendly staff but huge mark up on prices if you sit in (only take away prices on display in the window). Food very average also. Won’t be going back in a hurry

It was my husband birthday there was 6 of us and the service and food was excellent.

All the dishes we ordered was so salty, one of them we couldn’t it. They charged the service charge as well which is not worth the service. We did tell them that all food was so salty and we they replyn was ‘ oh really, sorry!’

Quite liked the space. But food was mediocre (low sample size, only eaten there once). Ordered 椒盐排骨 "Salt and pepper fried pork ribs" for lunch, it was very bad, very, very bad. Ordered stir fried chicken with bean sprouts, plus fried rice and fried spring rolls as a lunch set. Taste was mediocre/okay, but at least it's not too salty which I think is good. Ordered wonton soup. Wonton was quite good tbh. I couldn't tell whether it was from a frozen package or handmade. If it's frozen then the portion would be considered too small.

Just the best place, so friendly, food perfect

Really nice dinner buffet! You can order unlimited starters and one main each. Really good for the price per person and the food is fab! 💖

Best Chonese meal ever and the staff were absolutely lovely and great chef

As a black couple, we were never asked if we were ok. The man in charge went round to check on all other white couples and asked if they were ok but not us. We waited if he would do the same to us but no. We got up paid and left. I guessed race played a card here, so ignore my review if you are white as it does not apply to you.

Wow. Haven’t seen Tang and the team for over 14 years and he didn’t disappoint. Amazing food, cheap prices and top service! We went for the buffet……huge selection of dishes and very tasty! Thank you Tang….we’ll be back soon!

Completely Terrible! No Tripadvisor page - they had it deleted. I ordered a Tsingtao Beer and Prawn Crackers as soon as I walked in, to have while looking at the menu. I was given a Gin & Tonic and no prawn crackers. I was then brought a Tsingtao which was flat and 5 months out of date. I didn’t drink any of it after the initial sip. The lady was unclear what I meant so the owner came over and said it was how the beer always is. I ordered a starter of Chicken Satay which arrived. Then the prawn crackers followed afterwards. They were so soft I could bend them. I sent them straight back. I had the starter and then asked for the bill to go and have a main meal somewhere else. I had been charged for the beer and the chicken satay. I refused and finally they only made me pay for the chicken satay. I used to go here weekly a few years ago for the lunch buffet. It was wonderful. I left that night and did tell the owner that I was very saddened to see that standards had slipped so far. I hope they turn things around. I was the only customer in there that night, and £7.50 for a starter and having that customer leave won’t keep the doors open for much longer.

Horrible and very small portions

Had the buffet on a Thursday evening priced at £24.95. All the food was excellent quality and they certainly make sure you leave full. Highly recommend

Beautiful food. Lunch buffet is great value. Lovely friendly owners always very welcoming

Amazing food, service and price!

Excellent service and value. Highly recommended.

Waited ages for our duck, had too ask twice for it then the manager came to order our mains and we said we were still waiting for the pancakes, didnt seem intrested when we complained at the end of the meal.

We were going to an event at the Guildhall and looked on maps to see what places were about for a pre show meal. Looked at the reviews for Tangs and phoned up and booked as the majority of reviews were good. We arrived at opening time and ordered from the all you can eat buffet menu. The food was excellent! I can’t understand some of the negative reviews I’ve seen. The location and opening time for a 7:30 show at the Guildhall is perfect! Next time we will come here again, the restaurant filled up fairly quick after opening which is always a good sign. Highly recommended!

Really nice piping hot and tasty food. We got one of the set meals for 2 takeaway which had a great variety of flavours. Normally after Chinese you dont always feel great from eating so much rich processed food but I have to say the food here dosent feel too greasy and leave you feeling abit rough after, like other Chineses can. Sensible prices too!

Always great food , great service . Would recommend.

Avoid. Very disappointed as we liked it a few years ago. First of all our food tasted like it was made on very old oil and dirty pan. I & my partner had 2 different dishes and both of them tasted the same bad. (Sweet and sour chicken and pork with vegetable + soups) Second you can see the dishwasher room from the restaurant and what surprised me they wash all by hand with very dirty sponges, I was shocked. And the service is very bad. We asked for chopsticks and got chips instead?! Also the lady who served us didn’t understand what green tea is. It’s sad overall because we really liked the restaurant before. Also, they include a service fee in the bill, keep in mind it’s not mandatory to pay so you need to ask them to take it out of your bill if not satisfied.

amazing food, great service. highly recommended

Great service,polite personal, very delicous food, recommend

Good food, good location, nice place and friendly staff. Not overly busy. Cleanliness is good. Thumbs up here.

Nice food but a bit expensive. Decor is a bit bland. Friendly staff.

Food was not as good as it use to be and price has rocketed

The chicken dishes here are made from frozen processed meat or something just as bad, the taste was terrible. At 3AM I was awake with terrible stomach cramps and I am still ill on the toilet at 6.20am. Avoid

The owner was really friendly. The restaurant is very basic, almost like a small school dinner hall. The starters and duck, from the buffet, was amazing. However the mains for all of us (4 different dishes) were a little overcooked resulting in chewy chewy chicken! The main off putting point though was the cost of the drinks - £40 for 3 vodkas and 1 coke! This will actually stop us returning which is a shame.

Very nice meal, friendly team. Open lunch times.

Massively overpriced buffett with average food. Not bad in any way just not great. Drinks are warm out of a bottle and overpriced.

Far too expensive for what you get. £7 a pint too.

Great food and service - staff very attentive and polite, good portions for the buffet. Would go again.

Food Basic pay the bill they charge you 7 pound Service charge drinks really expensive 14 pound for four soft drinks to Three cokes one lemonade I will not go back there again

Great food relaxed atmosphere all you can eat buffet reasonably priced

Love this place, its been there for years. Not much of a view and the place is a bit small and basic. Food is great, family run i think so again good service.

I have used this restaurant many times over the years mainly at lunch times and once with Christmas party. Ihave never been disappointed with the table service or the standard of meals there is a choice or menus .

Lovely owner and his daughter. Wonderful food piping hot and cooked well. Great value for money

OK, a it expensive for buffet. A la carte ok.

Food was excellent staff where very friendly amazing all round

Best chinese in town and very friendly

I was given chicken after ordering bean curd. Not ideal when you are vegan - tried to call the restaurant and they didnt answer.

Basic British Chinese style restaurant, good Buffet, plenty of choice. Staff pleasant, waited a while for our main to arrive, but it was hot and portion size good. Actual dining atmosphere and decor was not the most appealing but otherwise OK.

Good food. Main was a touch too salty

A last minute reservation last night, very tasty food, great service, a large variety of dishes to choose from with excellent value for money. Highly recommended.

Brilliant food great friendly staff,

Ordered for takeaway. Very standard British-style Chinese food.

Went during the Eat Out offer period. Food was average, nothing special. Drinks are from a bottle behind the bar. Lovely glass of flat coke. The restaurant was crowded to fit as many in as possible.

When back to Tangs last night after restaurants reopened after lockdown. They staff were very attentive, they all had masks and gloves on, they cleaned the table as soon as people left. Food was amazing as always and it was a really lovely evening. Thank you Tangs ☺️

Coke was flat and seemed to be watered down , food was good service was good although the first waitress tried to minimise our order we were also given complimentary prawn crackers so they could finish their own food was asked to give them a few minutes.

I walked over a mile to get to the restaurant,only to find that it is a minimum of two people for the buffet deal. I wish that had been stated somewhere, as I was very disappointed.

Manger very cheerful and happy food buffet excellent fourth visit and standard of food has been great

Great service and fantastic food.

Staff messed up our order 4 times...

So disappointing. Went in for fixed price buffet. Starters: Honey ribs full of fat and grissle. Satay chicken was dry and tasteless. Duck pancakes also had no taste. Seaweed was awful. My partner tried to eat some but I gave up after literally one spoon of see weed. We didn't make it to main courses just paid and left and went to another restaurant . Won't be back. Such a shame as staff were pleasant. Very y simple setting and ambiance too

Love this place. One of our group is gluten tolerant and the owner was very accommodating. She didnt go home hungry. Food is excellent. Definitely recommend.

Good food,unfussily presented at reasonable prices.

Lovely staff and great food at a very reasonable price. Even though we had unknowingly wandered in half an hour before they closed they accommodated us and didn’t rush us once. It was only when we had left that we saw we had kept them open for an extra 45 minutes. Highly recommend and will definitely be back (within the opening times) Thank you!

If you love Chinese, you will be disappointed. Avoid

Had such a fantastic night the food was totally amazing you would never leave hungry xx

The lunch time buffet menu is superb

Im not a local, in Soton once a month this place is always busy. Was there a few fridays nights ago. Food average had to wait and was disaponted

Been many times, always great food and great service. Best Chinese in Southampton city centre

Love this place! They run an all you can eat buffet by order. The starters are delicious and moving on to the main options is so hard coz you'll want to keep ordering starters! It's a nice welcoming restaurant and friendly staff! 10/10 Will defiantly keep coming back!

First visit to this place, it usually seems fairly busy but wasn't rushed. Very nice food and experience with friendly staff and comfortable environment. Would recommend and come again soon. Thanks !

Average enough, one if our starters came in a strange sauce with little or no explanation to why, warm water to drink in a jug with no ice, had to ask for plates for our main course 🤷‍♀️

Lovely food, nice staff, friendly

Wonderful restaurant. The staff are also wonderful. Plenty of banter too. If you like Chinese food Tang's is a 'must visit' in Southampton.

Tang's for the memories.... Atmosphere was great, food was better.... 4 of us had the eat what you like buffet menu which was well priced at £19.95 a head, every dish that was ordered from the supremely crispy seaweed to spicy fried beef to the mussels in black bean sauce was prepared fresh and to order. The accompanying drinks were very reasonably priced and the service was amazing. Thank you very much Tangs..

Felt very welcome lovely place great food will be going again