Yum Cha in Manchester

At my recent visit to a Chinese restaurant, I was immediately greeted at the entrance by a spacious room adorned with a massive poster that teleports you straight to Hong Kong. A friendly staff member promptly guided me to an available table. Once settled, I ordered a drink and took a moment to admire the delicious options on the menu. I've been back multiple times to try various dishes, and everything has been delightful. The quality and taste are remarkably similar to the authentic experience you'd find in a restaurant in China. (confirmed by a friend who was with me for the first time) I highly recommend this place!

It was 'ok'. It had the taste and texture of a Chinese takeaway. It wasnt fusion either - just average. It also felt alot like a chain so I wasn't surprised when my wife googled and noted there is a number of branches. Would I go again? No there are still many places in Manchester that are still authentic Chinese food, beit Dim Sum or evening meals. We decided to visit on the back of online pictures which didn't translate to what we received. There was no wait to be seated and plenty of tables to chose from.

Fantastic service and food Meal was full of vegetables and shrimps chicken and pork Couldn’t fault it Wine selection was good and food arrived promptly

I made a quick pitstop to have some dumplings because I'd heard a lot about them. The sui Mai looked really nice and had a lot of filling but the full shrimp inside was quite chewy and difficult to bite. The soup dumplings were actually nice although I would have liked more soup in them. Overall, a solid attempt.

Hope to back again - really good expirience!

Pretty average overall. Had some baos which were pretty good. The chow mein was ok - noodles were over cooked and the sauce not reduced enough, but the taste was decent. The dessert baos weren’t great - the filling was too loose and just all fell out in the first bite. Waitstaff was a little overbearing, I didn’t have 5 mins without someone stopping by, was asked if I ordered twice and asked twice if I’d like anything else after i had asked for the bill. But I guess it’s better than unavailable waitstaff.

Fantastic food and service we will be back again.

Fantastic Food and Lovely Staff. We arrived smack bang in the middle of the Pride weekend, but we only had to wait about 10 minutes for a table. We were shown to a table with high chairs and the staff quickly accommodated our request to move to proper chairs (cos we are getting on a bit :). Service was very quick and the food was amazing. The food arrives in dribs and drabs as it’s freshly cooked, starters arrive with mains and so on, which was a bit alien, but it didn’t really matter! We ended up sharing which was great. Despite them being very busy, we weren’t rushed; it was all very efficient. Would definitely return!

The food was amazing atmosphere was incredible was served the whole night by Shannon.H who gave amazing service definitely will be coming again

great food and great service. the girl who served us was very kind and helpful to me and my family, i think her name was jeane.

Loved this place, the food was amazing and the servers were so lovely. Got served by a girl called jeane and she was amazing, so polite. Would definitely come back!

Come for a lovely meal with my family. Safe to to say I received the best service I’ve ever had! Our severe jeane couldn’t do enough for us. The food was amazing. Can’t wait to come back soon! Thank you Jeane ❤️❤️❤️

Food is delicious, will be coming back here again soon as it’s also a good price ! As well as great service! Served my a lovely staff member called Jeane who was really friendly!

The atmosphere of this place is why I love it, as well as the helpful staff. On my latest visit a lovely young lady called Jeane was my waitress and she was super helpful suggesting food options for me and my daughter. That is one of the main reasons I would suggest this place o anyone looking for a great, affordable meal in the centre of Manchester!

Excellent food and service - really attentive. We had the beiging style dim sum to start, pork belly and roast duck and they were both gorgeous

We went here last Sunday and had the Chicken Katsu Curry, Four Meats Roast and vegetable spring rolls. Was up all night with food poisoning. Usually go every month or so and it’s nice food with good portions. Emailed the restaurant but had no response.

We loved this restaurant. The service was fast and friendly and the food was amazing. The portions were big so we struggled to finish the food but couldn’t fault it. We would return

The place gives a very neon-ish atmosphere and very traditional Chinese/Japanese feel(depending on where you sit. The food is very good for the price, proportion and taste!! Try the chicken wontons. I especially recommend trying the Char sui Chow mein, the pork is very very sweet while a hint of spice with the sauce. There will be this one who has ginger hair and is split in the middle, his hospitality is off the chart, he will recommend food according to your taste. He will also teach you how to make usable Chopsticks with tissue paper if you ask him(or if he sees you fumbling with chopsticks) he does with a bit of tissue Overall, this is a 10/10

I ordered the vegan tofu noodle soup with vegetable wontons. They included mixed vegetables and mushrooms, with delicious broth. Lovely staff, would recommend.

Visited with friends for food before we went out and were greeted warmly and seated promptly. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. Ordered chicken chow mein and it was delicious, the portion size was generous. Service was great, attentive and friendly staff :)

Good food. Good service and good atmosphere.

We ordered few dishes and it was quite a nice meal out. Aubergine -vegan dish was absolutely delicious 😋 and my partner said his sweet chicken was lovely too. Large coke/sprite £4.20 What I thought it’s a bit pricey… Portions were very generous and £40 for 2 people is not bad at all! Downside there is no lift and It’s quite fair amount of stairs to get there if you have a pram or mobility difficulties 🫣

Very nice staff. Plenty of food and very good quality

Big portions and very good price wise. The menu is large and varied. I have had the roast meats on several occasions and been pleased. The other dishes can be somewhat lacking. The venue is modern and has an outdoor balcony. Service is good and the dishes come out very quickly. It is located on kampus, close to picadilly and just across from the gat village.

We had Yum Cha for takeaway and was really happy with the amount of food and the quality. You get so much for your money, especially on the meal deal for two. Shame they serve fries instead of chips but they were tasty.

There is a surprise! Hong Kong style dim sum, fried noodles and rice, dry fried beef with wok gas, the beef is soft and delicious! The waiters are kind and enthusiastic, and the river view outside the window is very atmospheric at night with lights. You can eat and drink while slowly enjoying the night view outside the window.

I really enjoyed the salt and pepper basket, had a variety of items and the salt and pepper siu mai was nice. The dumplings were a little thick skinned for my liking but the flavour is there. The buns were nice and I would recommend these. However I did leave the place feeling like I was extremely thirsty, I did find the sauces really salty. I would not recommend the duck spring rolls, just had no texture to it and was very salty. Although you had to pay £1 to change the rice to noodles, I felt like the portion of noodles were quite small.

Food was very good and was quickly out of the kitchen which helped as we had kids with us. The traffic light dumplings were very good and the kids really enjoyed them. Would recommend the deep fried Nutella dumplings for dessert but they're not healthy.

Char siu cheung fan rice wrap has the consistency of a super safe condom (apparently). Unyielding and rubbery. Tbh the place looked super authentic but was a gweilo idea of dim sum.

Popped in without any expectations, but it was really lovely! My only con would be that the rice paper on the cheung fun is a bit tougher than what it should be, but it was still tasty! Thank you!

It was delicious 😋 ❤️ Finally I can eat gluten free dumplings and noodles with chicken I recommend to everybody ❤️ Thank you

Great place to have a drink and food...lovely for chilling 😎 out

Thai basil chicken was wonderful Great staff

Amazing food and atmosphere and extremely accommodating especially thanks to Aziz the supervisor

Asis was amazing he helped with making the atmosphere great so as the food we will definitely come back

Popped in before the theatre. Service was great and the food amazing. The st and pepper fries were of note!! We ordered lots of bits to share and all were equally great. Will be coming back. Reasonably priced for Manchester too.

Was here on sunday with my girls and i absolutely loved it, we were served by mariam and she was so lovely, 10/10 staff n the food😍😍😍😍 deffo coming again!!

The sever Mariam was so amazing and welcoming and the food is top notch, will definitely go again

Had a great night on Saturday . One of the waitresses called Mariam made it enjoyable with her polite and thoughtful service .

All round wonderful place but specifically the service. Had a server called Mariam with a brilliant smile and great attitude serve us and made the whole experience much more enjoyable. Would definitely reccomend if you're in the city looking for chinese food and a wonderful time.

Have been here on several occasions however such a poor experience recently which really put a damper on the food, which actually had been the best meal we have had here! Staff were initially welcoming advising that they close in ten minutes also we placed our order straight away. Food was speedy and tasty. As soon as we were finished it felt as if we were being watched and hastened to drink up and leave. A server who we hadn't even met proceeded to roll her eyes when asking to merely split the bill. This was well before closing and has made us think twice about returning

I loved my dining experience at Yum Cha. The food was great, I definitely see myself going again and recommending to friends. The vibes were really nice and what I valued most was our amazing service from Mariam, she made the experience very enjoyable through her positivity and friendliness! Overall I had a lovely time.

Yum cha is my favourite place to eat my comfort food is veggie wonton noodle soup bowl. It is piping hot and service is so fast. I can eat it every day. It’s so full filling and healthy. Everything is in proper proportion, rice noodles, wontons, tofu, veggies. I like to add chilli oil to it. Highly recommended

great food. ordered a pot of green tea and it had one teabag (super diluted) waitress pulled a face when we asked for another teabag (cringe)

The food was alright - the dish I ordered didn’t specify it had prawns which I’m not personally a fan of. Although the portion size was good, I feel like it lacked flavour. There were so many flies in the area where we were sitting it was really off putting. The staff were friendly but we weren’t allowed to sit in certain areas. I feel like you can find better food for better prices and a cleaner environment.

Love this place, great for a quick easy meal with loads of flavour with a good choice on the menu.

What a great experience....Food was amazing.

Great food, there's was 6 of us, Toon was our server and she recommended sharing basket. It was a great shout. We recommended hoisin loaded fries to share aswell! Great price and great value.

Lovely food, lovely greet by Toon, she recommended Chasui ramen noodles soup with port and prawn wonton. So simple but delicious

A good variety of Asian food and very tasty

Had a great time Mariam was excellent and delivered exceptional service Food was great and I definitely need to attend again!!!

Didn’t really know what to order and a waitress named Mariam was lovely enough to recommend what she liked most on the menu, she really helped and I ended up having an amazing time

me not knowing what to order, a lovely waitress named mariam helped me picked exotic dishes that caught my eye. her customer service was 50/10 and i would go to her if i ever visited this place again

My service was Mariam and I just wanted to say thank you to her for making my time at yum cha entertaining.

there was this one girl called mariam she was so lovely nice n respectful helped me with my order when i came last time

I had a wonderful experience at Yum Cha the other day. As I walked in everything about the restaurant was screaming 10/10, from the customer service, atmosphere and the food. I was welcomed by a lovely waitress called Mariam, she was very friendly and she was a great example of what good service should be. She made me feel welcomed, went above and beyond to make sure my experience was a good one. :)

Main was fine, issue with serving understanding what was asked for and questioned if what I was getting was bao, it was not. Ended up paying £8 for five prawns, the main was decent for the value though. Far better experience the year prior

Mariam was an amazing waitress and served our table to an unbelievable standard, with her approach and how she was able to vibe with everyone, alongside providing us with amazing food.

Lovely setting overlooking the canal, terrible food...

I went into this restaurant with high hopes due to the promising looking menu. I saw general tso's chicken on the menu and got very excited as it's one of my favourite dishes of all time. Unfortunately, what came was just fried chicken with half a bottle of sweet chilli sauce on it. It honestly felt insulting to call it general tso's chicken. I had egg fried rice as a side which was decent - I mean egg fried rice is hard to mess up. A spring onion or even some peas or sweetcorn in there wouldn't have gone amiss and would have just elevated it to a level I would expect when paying £4 for a side of rice. Overall, if you're looking for authenticity, I wouldn't say this is the place to go. But if you're looking for a decent quality meal for a semi-reasonable price, go for it. The staff were nice and the atmosphere was good, so no complaints there.

mariam was really lovely and made my birthday so much fun. loved dining here the food was great and the staff were wonderful

Mariam was amazing and very welcoming. She’s an amazing member of the team and attended to all our needs well.Thanks

This place is such a hidden gem! The food was lovely and the food portions are amazing. our waiter Mariam was so friendly, she made us feel very welcomed. I would definitely recommend and will be here again.

I have been a regular visitor to this restaurant since it has opened and the food and service have been really good. However on the last two occasions the quality of the main dish has been sub standard! Come on Yum Cha get back to where you should be! Ps What’s an earth is going on with the fried rice?Anyone who has had it recently will understand!

The food was amazing, the egg fried rice was ten ten. Our server was called Mariam she was so lovely and charismatic and got everything ordered for us.

Food was quite nice, some dishes lacked a bit of flavour but overall good. Had a good atmosphere and staff were generally nice.

There were proper Chinese and British in our group, none of us found the food tastes good. It seems like once you add some foreign characters and neon signs to your restaurant, no matter how bad the food tastes alike, it’s still quite busy. But tbh service is amazing.

Amazing food, the best Chinese in Manchester have been there a handful of times now. My only complaint is the service, although everyone is very nice the service is quite slow, quite often you are left waiting while the staff finish their conversations with other staff members.

A very popular place with non Chinese. Food is above average. Very friendly and helpful staff. Located just at the canel with gay village at the opposite side. A very pleasant envirnment.

Excellent venue - very good value. Wide selection of dishes available, and a decent amount of "simple" ones too; for folks whose pallette may not be so adventurous. Big Bowls of grub available, or you have a meal consisting of nothing but Dim Sum. Heartily recommended.

Very good and is always a constant. Women below sounds entitled and likely made up her eating as she also sounds spiteful.

A great place for lunch. The menu is varied and the quality is high. More importantly for a place in the city the prices are actually good value. The dim sums are fresh, the meats are tasty and service is reasonably quick. Give it a go.

Not very authentic Cantonese, seems like they change a little to adapt what people like here..especially the fried rice, wrong recipe, you should use over night rice to cook not the fresh one. Makes the fried rice very sticky and like a rice ball… General Tso chicken… taste like Korean fried chicken… Anyway… nice environment, friendly people, but the food is average

Great food, modern atmosphere and an amazing location. Their roasted meats are really good.

I loved the food it was very nice and cute the place was good the waitresses were very friendly . I ordered the salt and pepper chicken must try . The person who got order maryam she was such a vibe and so hilarious loved it . YALL GO THEIR RIGHT NOW .

Great place if you want to try a variety of Asian dishes. Portions are very good and compared to some other nearby restaurants I would say it's relatively cheaper. Please try the Dan Dan noodles, I would highly reccomend that dish.

Visited on a Monday evening, not busy and got good attentive service. Food was good, not amazing, it arrived quickly though. Would visit again, extensive menu with lots of good choices.

Nice food and quite cheap! It’s not real Asian tho but more westerned Asian, some of the meals are really good but some are just no flavour. I had soup and was delicious, really good dumplings but Dan Dan noodles were weird and not spicy at all even when it had 2 “chillies” next to it, also it had more consistency of the soup with was weird. Overall really lovely place and would defo go again

Great service from Shannon. You’re already a winner pal

Really delicious food next to Canal Street and the food, service and drinks were excellent. They are very fast and offer a text service if you cannot get a table. We could not book in advance, however highly recommended!

Visited the one in Warrington which was amazing so while going to the theatre we went to Manchester and what a shame it was a let down the place was empty the service and food was a let down .I ordered fire cracker prawns and had these rock hard tasteless bits I had to fish out of my food .when they did a check back I asked what they were and was laughed at and said I shouldn't eat those as they are chillies .hmm I know right first of all why would you put anything in food that someone couldn't eat and last time I checked you could eat chillies my only thought was that those chillies should of been binned not used made us feel straight away that food was not fresh we won't return to that location.

My boyfriend and I dined at Yum Cha for an early dinner yesterday and the food was amazing! Very efficient service, polite staff and the portion sizes were bigger than the majority of other restaurants. Expansive menu options- with prices cheaper than chains like Wagamama! Will definitely be visiting again!!

A nice resteraunt over the canal with very kind staff and great food.

I really liked the look of the restaurant inside and out, very bright and modern with good artwork and neons. Relaxed vibe and friendly staff and the food was nice. I liked it but it wasn't as good as I've had elsewhere but still worth a visit.

Fantastic service by Miriam and wonderful food, also very thorough and attentive regarding food allergies!

Mariam was the highlight. The food was delicious but the service was impecible. Thanks Mariam for making our night before running the marathon tomorrow.

Appalling food - the dim sum were dry and tasteless, and mains average small, I could do better myself. Don't eat here. Rubbish.

Been here 2 times with my wife, was served by Lisa who is amazing. This is one of the best places I’ve been to in Manchester, staff are attentive to your needs, quick serving and at an affordable rate.

Beautiful and full of chic restaurant. Staff is super friendly and attentive. Food was favorable and very generous portioned.

Food was incredibly tasty with hearty portion sizes, staff were friendly and attentive

Food ok, a bit overpriced for what it is. Got multiple parts of our order wrong and offered no compensation. Staff seemed unfriendly Added extra things to the bill. Pass

Super yummy, second time I've ordered! Consistently good. I get the sweet + sour chicken and prawn crackers. Beware though, the fries are actually friends, not chips. Not a problem anyway, as the steamed rice is good too!

Mariam was really really nice and constantly made sure we we’re okay with our food, i’m very happy with her service.

Mariam service was good, she was nice and friendly and the food also tasted very nice

Recently I took my team to Yum-cha for dinner and we held our monthly meeting while we were there. What a great restaurant. The staff were absolutely amazing and they were delighted to help us understand how the menu worked and were really excited for the food we are about to eat. The manager Hannah is very involved and seems to really care about our dining room experience. I can’t think of a better place to hold monthly meetings moving forward and we will definitely visit this restaurant again.

Quite disappointing.. I went with my boyfriend with high expectations about the food with all the good reviews but unfortunately it wasn’t the case. The aubergine main was tasteless, even the sauce, the egg rice as well with a very little bit of egg in it. The dumplings were ok and the pork belly a bit too salty for my taste. Although, the service was impeccable, the guy that served us was lovely, kind and friendly. Maybe it was just not the day, hopefully for others is not gonna be the same.

The environment is comfortable, the food is great, and the service is perfect. Thanks Lisa for making our experience more delightful with her exceptional service and warm smile!

Busy central Asian restaurant. Reasonably priced overall (£12 mains) and very generous portions. All served quickly with a smile - decent food, not outstanding, but perfectly good and nothing to complain about.

Got amazing table service from Mariam!!! Food was super yummy as well.

Should have walked out the moment I saw Japanese text on the wall at a restaurant serving Chinese dishes. The portion of rice was very small, roasted pork tasted like salt and nothing else, charsiu tasted overly sweet, „roasted“ chicken was extra tasteless and the roasted duck was the only edible one in my bowl. Also the „classic“ soy sauce was so sweet almost tasted like teriyaki, which is erm not classic and not Chinese. Again, if you want to go all out with the „Asian“ aesthetic, at least do the food properly, otherwise, don‘t