Canton House Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The chicken with cashews was excellent as was the egg fried rice."
• "Food and service is still excellent."
• "The food is great and I believe they altered the taste a little for British native."
• "Delicious x10. Would make it my regular haunt if I live in Manchester."
• "The won ton soup is delicious packed with lots of really tasty wontons."
• "Salt and Pepper spare ribs... you MUST! Always great food."
• "The food was absolutely delicious, everything tasted so fresh, the sauces weren't at all 'gloopy' and had great flavour."

Cons:

• "Quality of food was average at best."
• "The decor is tired and dated, the food is greasy, the place was practically empty minus what looked like a few business people."
• "Also the food is unsafe, I bit in to some prawn ball and boiling hot fat splattered all over my face and my friend."
• "The crispy chili beef was too 'crispy' to be edible and the sweet and sour was reminiscent of a cheap takeaway."
• "The roast duck was too bony to be enjoyable."
• "The lemongrass chicken with green beans was pretty disgusting."
• "The food really wasn't anything special. To be perfectly honest, I don't think it was any better than my local Chinese despite costing twice as much."

Service

Pros:

• "With a group of lads from further North than Manchester and were recommend to try out Yang Sing, the staff were brilliant and the food was excellent."
• "Staff are friendly."
• "The bar staff knew the wines he was fantastic at helping us choose a wine by offering tasters."
• "Booked a table online and mentioned it was our wedding anniversary, when we arrived we were shown to a tucked away booth and given a glass of prosecco, on the house."
• "Super friendly staff, very accommodating."
• "The staff could not do enough for us even coming to help us sing Happy Birthday to my grandson."
• "The waiters and waitresses were good and helpful."

Cons:

• "Well, as a lone diner they didn't seem to bother with me."
• "Service very poor for food and drinks."
• "Service wasn't great either for the steep price we're paying."
• "The service was slow. We must have sat there 30 minutes after finishing."
• "It's not the problem with their food. I just don't understand why their waitresses are rude and impatient to me."
• "After waiting at the bar and on the stairs for ten minutes we finally sat down, they didn't ask if we wanted drinks."
• "Service designed to get you out in 30 minutes."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "The price is not high, but acceptable and the service is great."
• "Prices are reasonable and expect to pay £15-20 per person for a selection of dishes and tea."
• "It maybe slightly more expensive compared to other restaurants in Chinatown but it's worth it."
• "The dim sum is delicious and well priced."

Cons:

• "Food is expensive, taste is the same like other chinese restaurant but porsion is not too much."
• "Very expensive for what it was too."
• "It's pricier than other locations that are further out."
• "Overpriced. Flavourless."
• "When we were presented with the bill, there was a 'service charge' of nearly £10!!"
• "The only think I was not expecting was the forced service charge."
• "They put food on the table, forgetting half of the stuff we ordered... No dessert offered, no coffee, just given a bill for £300+."

Ambience and Decor

Pros:

• "The place is wonderful and very elegant."
• "Liked the decor and comfortable seating."
• "The ambience is so perfect with the signature red decor and Chinese lanterns."
• "The ambience is very pleasant, both spacious and plush with a dedicated bar area."
• "This is our favourite 'posh', Manchester, Chinese restaurant. Expensive but superb, beautiful, classic but subdued, decor and lively ambience."

Cons:

• "The decor is tired and dated, the place was practically empty minus what looked like a few business people."
• "The place needs an update in terms of decor (looks a bit decayed for my taste)."
• "Decor in need of massive updating, felt like a canteen."
• "Sadly this restaurant needs major refurbishment."
• "The decoration is lovely but it was too dark inside the underground level."
• "The room they put us in (function room) looked grotty and tired, the lighting was like a 1000watt bulb in the middle of the room, (zero thought to ambience) and decor dated and tatty."