Dim Sum at Manchester China Town
After the tour at Manchester United’s Old Trafford, it was time for lunch!
I don’t know whether it’s official or not, but apparently the dim sum here in Manchester is quite famous. And it’s located at its China Town.
Manhester’s China Town is located in the middle of the city. It’s a walking distance from any parts of the city.
The interesting about the place is that once you stepped into the area, it looks more like “Shangchester” than the UK-ish Manchester. All you see is mostly Chinese people and decorations.
Anyway, off to the famous dim sum restaurant.
The Pacific Restaurant!
The first thing I noticed was it wasn’t crowded at all, unlike Ipoh’s famous Foh San. The restaurant was really quiet and high-class.
At the table, the waiter presented the menu. Unfortunately I can’t read a single thing because I’m a “banana“. I wonder how the local Englishmen here make their order. Perhaps they have English menus as well, but since a group of Chinese comes in – they give Chinese menu. Stereotypes!
Anyway, here’s what my friends and I ordered for lunch!
Char siew pao – Barbecued pork buns.
Hou dai ge har gao – Really huge prawn dumplings.
Salad fried prawn wantons. *My favourite!*
Fried meat wantons. Yeah, looks different over here in UK huh?
Steamed meat wantons.
Custard buns. Delicious!
Some porridge.
Wu gok – Fried taro dumplings.
You know what – “Taro” reminds me of Ultraman Taro! Maybe in one of the series, the mighty Ultraman Taro “teeeetttttt!” the monsters with his Taro Dumplings!
Okay lame, I know.
And yeah, siew mai – Traditional Chinese dumplings.
Overall the food was pretty good. The whole meal cost 4 of us ₤8.00 (RM44.80) each, totaling up to ₤32.00 (RM179.20). Yeah I know – “super expensive!” – but I think it’s worth it (in Manchester only lah). =)
On an unrelated note – I think the China Town in Manchester is too Chinese!
Too Chinese that one of the Chinese citizen has THIS…
…for his car’s number plate!
So awesome! I want mine as “WOOI MR” too! =D
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Haha… the car plate really cute. How you order with Chinese Menu since you dun read?
Thanks to my friends, and Cantonese. =)
that’s quite a feast! ur making me hungry. lol :-D
ooo!you are a banana!hahaa…
although Ipoh Fuh San is ‘abit’ crowded,but it tastes good!hahaa….
To bad I cannot eat it. Got pork .
:p
wah…look so xinfu at thr d…
haha so cool lah YIP MR..btw, i never eat dim sum..maybe i should try it someday.. :)
swt..the Ultraman suddenly.. popped out XS
what a cool car plate..his car looks luxurious too
they look alike as dim sum here.
Are you a fan of ultraman? :)) I think I have came across your other blogposts with that cartoon too :))
the siew mai looks so dull :(( I thought it should be yellow skin with orange red duck eggs on top.
*the city itself looks so astounding .
*the NUMBER plate is so interesting,can I save it and might post it in my blog ,and I ‘LL ACKNOWLEDGED YOU. :D ,can I ,PLSsssss?PLEASE… :))
lmao at the ultramen part. swt sial! anyway, it looks delicious from he photos. but which better? UK’s or Malaysia’s?
ps: replied your comment in my blog
Looks yummy too .. u didnt mention the price.. :) must be a heavy sum for the dimsums..
Ultraman Taro with taro dumplings? Haha!!
I want dim sum!! But no matter how good, RM179 is definitely not worth it!!!! : )
Rather expensive….But guess the chef there must be from HK
Wu gok – Fried taro dumplings looks delicious. I have never had this before. :p
apparently manchester has the biggest chinatown in uk or something like that.. In Newcastle the chinatown is just a street…but the food is good anyway…
my experience of stereotype is different..whenever they see me entering, they will remove the chopstick and provide me with fork and spoon. Excuse me, i know how to use chopstick….but it’s ok la, i dont look chinese lor…
the char siew pao and har gao nice or not? yummmyyy supperrr timeee!
that car plate number dont have number at all… it should be called car name tag.. :)
lol! how come dim sum there look better than what i can get here =\
ahaha!
Salad Fried Prawn Wanton (Halal) is my favourite also!
Rangup, isi sedap… pergh tak cukup 4 jer!
aha!!.. porkie!!.. kehkehkeh..
nice… but the price.. erk..
hey hey..
have bring me for the dimsum if i have chance to go uk someday later..
hahaha..
made me pretty hungry now~
if in malaysia, i also dun mind ^^
make sure it is nice..
^^
take care
but pound to pound, they are actually cheap eh…
Wowweee…I luv dim sum. Nice..especially Wu Gok…never seen in KL.
its good to have a super ‘chinese’ chinatown lar… at least got somewhere u can feel at home *me thinks*
but its tooooo ex!
lol… the china town is really toooooo chinese. xD
the restaurant not crowded is bcz u kena conned la, my friend… or rather, ur friend kena conned…
yes the best dimsum in the UK is found in Manchester, but it’s at another restaurant which is not located inside Chinatown… try Google-ing for Tai Wu Manchester…
And, I think the largest and most happening Chinatown in the UK is still London’s… :)
i love fried wantan too heehhhe
Wuish name plat on car hahahahah oh man. If you piss someone off, they know which is your car lulz.
Btw, so many wanton.
OMG, chinese town and i want that car plate but it’ll be dangerous coz it’s too easy to recognize you!!! :S
*faints …One person eating there can feed the whole family here!!!
‘Shangchester’? lol. The place is too Chinese that is why need to add some Japanese ‘flavor’?. Oh nice pixs of the dimsum love har gao. We have a Taman Connaught in KL.
Not only in UK you faced the “bananaz blues” it can happen in KL too, when I asked the bozz what types of porridge he is selling. He said “read the signboard its all up there already”. Bro… how to read when the signboard is not in ABC but Chinese. :(
wahh like the plate number!
is that machester china town same like petaling street at kl and roadwalk at penang?
that final pic was so cool..blackmel mr oso can i think…hehe..
LOL. nice one~ haha..
Yummy Dimsum…not to forget the car looks very nice.
OMG, the prawn dumplings ! :O
eh, really ah, his car’s numb plate like that???
woow! the fried meat seems look like a chicken mandu…heee
Their plate is so cool..
I want plate Zool OhPemandu
can I??
Is there any Malay restaurant there???
awwmeeGOD!! dimsum!! delicious!! its mouth watering!
Must be a pricy dim sum :P
yummy! lots of food!!!
I don’t care much about the licence plate compared to the car itself. Wooohooo! I know it’s cheaper there than here but can you hijack it and mail it to me? LOL! Suddenly I’m imagining some big shot taiko in his early 30’s who owns the manchester china town is eating in the same restaurant you did.. Like some mobster kinda thing la.. Imagine only.. :P
Aim higher man…get this special number plate “WOOI TANSRI” :p haha.
omg, dimsum freaking expensive lah~~~ rm44 per person~~~
ipoh like rm50 ++ per table lah@@~~
hi kenwooi.
the food looks tasty, they are not halal aren’t they but still the presentation is nice.
and that CAR… owh… SO GORGEOUS!
wow! jalan2 cari makan @ Chinatown Manchester! syok nye.
Yummy chinese food, this Iban girl loves it so much..yumyum.
Hello there! Gosh the good pictures are making me so hungry!!
hurmm..yummy..yummy..
enjoy your trip..
looking at the pictures makes me hungry.. huhu
lol… nice plat number… ;-p
banyaknyer makanan.. brape orang makan tu?
YIP MR..
hahah. cooolll.;)
the taro joke is so so so random haha
Since the restaurant is a high-class one, the price for makan2 there must be ‘high-class’ too. ;p
Hou dai ge har gao- really taste good…nyum3
haha.. YIP MR.. how did you order anyways..
wuahahhaa… the food looks really really good… damn.
wow!! amazing!! hehe i mean that car!!! btw, whatever it is.. have a nice day!! in Manchester!
Oh, wow, the dim sum looks amazing! Now I want some. Drat! Gotta drive back to Penang..
LOL luv the har gao =D
wow that ultraman taro caught my eyes ><
hilarious – the number plate!! did u try dim sum in london royal china? me love the dim sum there…..
So admire u la~ I wan go oversea too!
p/s: I can name my car “Law Mr” ;)
shittt. the car plate so wth nice!!!! i want!! and the carrrr….. rich chinese…
u make me hungry in the middle of the night..
eh, it’s morning already..
and lol at the ultraman.. hahaha
i want to travel tooooo ~
btw nice blog.. this entry really make me hungry.. T_T
Funny to see that the dim sums there do come in 4s rather than all 3s like other places. :)
i’m drooling right now.. X.x yuummmm.. lolx
so fun! never been out of malaysia before.. T.T
except singapore when i was like.. 5.. Zz..
custard bun… is that a chinese dish?
WOOI MR doesnt sound nice. WOOI KEN sounds nicer~
drooling….. the dim sum should be not bad
im here!
wow..amazing place..
hahaha..the picture with the ultraman is so cute!go ultraman!
The car plate is cute. Didn’t you stop by Old Trafford while in Manchester?
Must’ve felt home with chinese food in the UK
Wow the dimsum looks delicious.
Wow…the dim sum must be yummylicious. ALways love dim sum but didnt know Ultraman also love it.
nice pics, very detailed. :D
Yummy Yummy,…. i’m hungry now…
Checking out ere
Try ‘Tai Wu’ ! It’s next to McD’s in Manchester, near St. Peter’s Square..between 12-4pm there’s 30% off as well..cheap prices aside, the food is pretty good!
Hou dai ge har gao – Really huge prawn dumplings. lol. it is translated into english literally. i wonder if they really wrote that on the menu. the siew mai seems to be of a different colour though
The car plate is cute. Didn’t you stop by Old Trafford while in Manchester?
Interesting post,
I am English living in Malaysia and moving back to the UK. Dim Sum is one of the many things I won’t be able to live without so I’m here looking for decent restaurants I can go to, so to read a Malaysian reviewing a UK restaurant is great. I will take your advice and head for here, but you’re right the UK is super expensive, I was amazed at how cheap things are here!