Yang Sing

We chose Yang Sing as it was recommended by a friend and also because there were at least some Chinese people eating there. It has won heaps of awards for being the best Chinese Restaurant in Manchester.

Food

The food was quite good, not good compared to Oz or HK or Rotterdam of course, but better than anything I’ve had in London. There is no trolley or anything, you choose your food from a list (all in Chinese, which was a good sign…but we couldn’t read about a quarter of it, which was bad). We had:

• Chau siu
• Vegetable dumplings
• Prawn dumplings
• Pan fried Meat bun
• Steamed meat bun
• Sticky rice

The highlight was definitely the sticky rice and the vegetable dumplings, the low point, the meat buns which were too oily. The chau siu was quite nice, but a bit too salty and strong on its own, it really needed rice, but it was our fault for not ordering any. Their chun fun machine was broken so we couldn’t have any which was sad though.

Rating - 6.5

Atmosphere

I think Yang Sing must’ve been very modern and impressive about 10 years ago. You don’t get your classic Chinese décor, but it’s not quite modern either. All the fixtures were starting to wear, and not as spiffy as you would expect from such an expensive Chinese place. It’s situated in the basement, with some skylights looking out into the street, so it’s all very strange.

Rating - 1.5

Service

Good for a Chinese restaurant, ok for a normal restaurant. They were quite apologetic when they didn’t have the chun fun, and generally refilled water and took away things at the right time. The bill also arrived quickly, but then again, they weren’t that busy.

Rating - 3

C-factor

It’s cheap on a London basis, but I think it’s actually one of the most expensive restaurants in Manchester. It was £26.15 for 3 people, and we didn’t leave hungry.

Rating - 1

Brownie Points - 12

Info

34 Princess Street
Manchester
M1 4JY
Phone +44 (0) 16 1236 2200
Website