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Sweet
Mandarin Chinese Restaurant Manchester - reader comments |
"I visited Sweet Mandarin on a lunch time, and opted for the
£5.50 lunch time deal. Although everything was fairly
pleasant and £5.50 hardly breaks the bank,
when considering there are some decent Chinese buffets in
the city for around the same price, with a lot more choice,
I probably wouldn't opt for this again. The starters were
simple and pleasant. For main we ordered a dish each
and shared. The 'Famous Chicken Curry' left a lot to be desired,
it was quite bland and small, but the Sticky Schezuan beef
was absolutely delicious. If you work near to the restaurant
and are after a simple, quick lunch, then it may be worth
a visit, but I probably wouldn't go again." -
claudia, manchester - TRUSTED REVIEWER (8/4/09 visited on
a thursday lunch) |
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| "Sweet
Mandarin has friendy staff, nice ambience, is well
located, offers excellent food, and is good value,
especially at lunchtime. Ideal for catching up with my busy
teenage daughter as it was not too noisy, so we were able
to chat without too much chaos." -
barbara, didsbury 7/1/09 (visited on a thursday evening) |
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| "Sweet
Mandarin is one of my favourite restaurants with superb
food, a relaxed modern dining area. The staff
are friendly and I love the Northen Quarter - it's alive
during the weekends and a great place to entertain guests
and colleagues. My only gripe would be that they don't deliver
to Didsbury." -
barbara, didsbury 7/1/09 (visited on a thursday evening) |
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"Sweet Mandarin
has really made a name for itself. Owned by the Tse sisters,
the Manchester born and bred grand daughters of Lily Kwok,
famed for opening Lung Fung in 1959, Manchester's first
Chinese restaurant and one of the first in the UK. Her death
in December 2007, aged 89, was recorded with full page obituaries
in all of the national broadsheets and, it has to be said,
Helen, Lisa and Janet are not exactly media shy either.
There's been TV shows documenting the restaurant's life,
reviews in national newspapers, appearances on Newsnight
and their Portico Prize nominated biography of their grandmother
(also entitled Sweet Mandarin), which was even dramatised
by the BBC.
The restaurant
itself was good value for money, the 2 courses for £5.50
special offer would certainly be hard to beat anywhere in
town (even if the portion sizes are slightly smaller than
the normal a la carte versions). As you'd expect from the
third generation of restaurateurs (following on from their
mother Mabel), the food is really tasty and our Crispy-Chewy
Sichuan Beef was certainly worthy of note - very nice indeed.
We also tried Mabel's Claypot Chicken (£9.50); tasty
tender chicken aparently cooked in an earthen claypot (although
served in a metal one) with Chinese sausage, straw mushrooms,
ginger, garlic and spring onions adding a delightful flavour.
Despite being a little bit oily, it's certainly a dish worth
trying - as is the famous Lily Kwok's Chicken Curry (£10.20),
which surely is the restaurant's most popular dish
All in all, Sweet Mandarin offers great value for money
Chinese cuisine without being over complicated or pretentious.
Service is friendly and the modern welcoming decor sits
nicely in the Northern Quarter. We'll certainly be returning
soon for the unlimited dim sum offer. Can't wait!"
- restaurants of manchester 24/9/08 (visited on a weds lunch) |
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