Teppanyaki Chinatown Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was cooked right in front of us, it was plentiful and tasty, the sushi was really something else."
• "The food is so fresh and delicious."
• "The chef was so good with our food order, beef, steak and the chicken was really well cooked."
• "The beef is really soft and tasty."
• "The fried rice is really good."
• "Everything was excellent, mouthwatering food and cooked to perfection."
• "The food at this restaurant is very tasty and the service was great."

Cons:

• "All 4 of us left our mains…. The chef looked like it was his first time cooking on the hot plate all the chicken that my wife and children had was completely over cooked."
• "It tasted extremely bland and seemed to be only cooked with soy sauce, oil and butter."
• "The main course was somewhat inedible."
• "Everything we ordered tasted old and pre cooked or frozen."
• "I ordered fillet steak (medium rare) and lobster tail… the chef chopped the steak raw into bite size chunks and cooked the lobster tail at the same time both were inedible."
• "The food was awful and none of us ate it as it was all overcooked."
• "The entire thing was bland with charred bits in it."

Service Experience

Pros:

• "An attentive maitre'd brought us drinks; a refreshing gin and lemonade with a cucumber twist for her, and crisp cold pint of Asahi for myself."
• "Our chef was polite, friendly, and obviously very skilled."
• "Staff| Attentive, friendly, helpful and respectful."
• "Very friendly and hospitable staff."
• "The staff are very kind and friendly."
• "The staff were super lovely and couldn't do enough for you."
• "Service was excellent food was awesome, great fun watching the chef prepare your meal in front of you."

Cons:

• "The cook, although nice and friendly, seemed to lack skills, he was throwing food at our plates splashing sauce all over."
• "Watching two other couples get their food first isn't my idea of a good night."
• "Hardly any chef - customer interaction."
• "The bartender... told us that we didn’t have a reservation at all."
• "The chef was obviously inexperienced and watching him cook is like a live horror culinary experience."
• "There was no theatre to the cooking which you get everywhere else, no guest participation invited."
• "Our chef barely spoke to us throughout so it was a bit awkward."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The lunchtime deal is fantastic value."
• "It was just over £30 for all of the above food as well as two cokes. Thanks to its value, food and service, it’s the sort of place I’d like to take all of my friends/family when they’re in Manchester!"
• "Little expensive but worth it."
• "The set menu was good value, and the price of individual dishes was good too."
• "Great value express lunch menu, which is served very quickly and is able to cater for large groups."
• "Good value for money."
• "The bill was reasonable for such a high standard of food in a city centre."

Cons:

• "It costs me over £100 for this."
• "The food quality doesn’t worth the price at all."
• "For the high prices you pay, it should be much better."
• "£120 between two people seemed very steep for what we received."
• "Very over priced for what is essentially grilled tasting pieces of chicken and beef with some vegetables."
• "You pay for the show rather than the food. The food is definitely good but absolutely not worth the price."
• "It was priced three times the average price of other teppanyaki restaurants in uk if not the world."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "The place was very quiet, yet retained a warm cosy atmosphere."
• "The place is spotless, friendly staff and the food was wonderful."
• "Very chilled with really good atmosphere."
• "Just great good food in a relax and intimate space."
• "It was a cold snowy January night and the place was very quiet, yet retained a warm cosy atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The decor is extremely dated."
• "Lighting could be better. And ambience could do with a bit of renovation."
• "Atmosphere a bit lacking but not awful."
• "The atmosphere is dingy."
• "The venue felt quite cramped and the overall experience and interaction was severely lacking."