Tai Pan

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#311 of 2,555 Restaurants in ManchesterChinese, Cantonese, ££ - £££

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Tai Pan

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CUISINES

Chinese, Cantonese, Szechuan, Shanghai, Hong Kong

Meal types

Lunch, Dinner

Special Diets

Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options

FEATURES

Accepts Credit Cards

Full Bar

Highchairs Available

Parking Available

Private Dining

Reservations

Seating

Serves Alcohol

Table Service

Takeout

Validated Parking

Wheelchair Accessible

Location

Brunswick House 81-97 Upper Brook Street Brunswick House, Manchester M13 9TX England

Chorlton

Parking Available, Validated Parking

Is this restaurant good for large groups?

Yes

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Opens in 33 min

Sunday

11:30 - 21:00

Monday

12:00 - 21:30

Tuesday

12:00 - 21:30

Wednesday

12:00 - 21:30

Thursday

12:00 - 21:30

Friday

12:00 - 21:30

Saturday

12:00 - 21:30

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Georgia F

1 contribution

Attentive service and tasty food 😌

Jan 2025 • solo

I’m a vegetarian who came to eat on my own on a Thursday late afternoon, and was treated super well. Everyone was very polite and nice, and I never felt pressured or rushed. The food was also super yummy! I got salt and pepper tofu and Singapore noodles, and they were both the tastiest I’ve had in a really really long time. Will definitely be back next time I’m in town.

Written 30 January 2025

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Lee

London934 contributions

You can find the authentic dim sum at here

Dec 2022 • friends

The food is authentic, suggest group people come together so can order many different types of dishes. Come here many times already, but this time we order the crispy roast pork belly. it suppost to be hot and crispy ,but this time it's room temperature, not very good, but their dimsum still recommended to order. The egg fried rice also tasty too. Their milk tea and ice lemon tea is a bit too sweet for me, I like to order their hot tea. But their location is not right in the city center, but very close to the university of Manchester, the restaurant ground floor is orient supermarket .

Written 26 December 2022

Hyenaoffal

Bolton116 contributions

Still very good food & service, only a bit dearer

Jul 2022 • none

What was Tai Pan is now Tai Wu. Tai Pan was an old favourite, and the front of house staff who have stayed behind even recognised my voice on the phone. It now offers a smaller menu, which is actually much better because here are fewer spicy stodgy northern and western dishes, so I would presume a southern, Hongkonger or Cantonese chef. The price is dearer, but so are many other restaurants of all cusines all over the place. The most important thing is the flavours are still there. Those that are dense and fragrant are still dense and fragrant, those that are light and plain are still light and plain. And the portions are actually bigger, for we need fewer dishes to get filled. My friends who have dined with me there many time all agreed that this will still be a place to meet and eat in future.

Written 3 July 2022

Ambar B

Bolton1 contribution

Let down by the service

Apr 2024 • family

We have visited Tai Pan now Tai Wu many times before. We love the food. Our children has come back for Easter and hence we decided to have lunch at Tai Wu, Manchester, Sunday the 7th of April. I did call up to book a place but was told that just turn up. So I thought, it must be quiet. Wrong!! Massive queue. Nevermind, you have to wait for good things in life. So we settled down to wait and eventually was led to a table. Wait for it, Table 13! Maybe that was an omen. We ordered drinks, starters and main course all at the same time. Drinks and starters were served in due course and then there was a long gap. We had some left overs from starters, seeing that the waitress gave us some take away boxes, which we thought were strange as usually that is given at the end of the meal. Still waiting. It was very difficult to get any attention of any of the waiters but eventually caught the eye of one. We explained that we have not been served the mains. It was getting late and we did not want to get caught up in the football traffic as Man Utd was playing Liverpool. The waiter apologised and we asked to take away the main course rather than eating there. That spoiled the whole experience. On top of that we had to pay for the service charge as well which should have been waived. I have emailed the restaurant about our experience but did not receive any acknowledgement and hence putting it out here. However, the food remains excellent and up until the mains, we were having a good time. Hopefully, this is a one off!

Written 10 April 2024

lisah0ll

2 contributions

Not bowled over

Feb 2023 • family

We visited here as it is close to our son’s uni accommodation and it was getting late and we had a long drive back home afterwards. We popped in on the off chance so were really pleased they could accommodate us at short notice. The restaurant itself seemed quite busy and we were asked for our order pretty much straight away. And that level of urgency continued throughout the meal. In fact it felt incredibly rushed to the extent that plates where being cleared before my son had finished his food (a personal pet hate for me). To top it off, I spilt some food on my blouse and proceeded to dab it with a red serviette from my side plate. Unfortunately the dye transferred to my white blouse and has basically ruined it. The food was ok; soup was nicer than the mains but they were fine. I thought it was quite expensive for what it was but then everything is surprising price - wise, these days. I’m not sure I’d return, especially wearing white!

Written 16 February 2023

Britney W

14 contributions

Could do better

Apr 2021 • none

This restaurant offers good Chinese food, but when I dine here the waiter picks up the plate before finishing my meal. And I also believe that prices are very expensive in relation to the quality of food. They could do better.

Written 7 June 2021

Holidaylover217

Greater Manchester33 contributions

Overpriced and over seasoned

Aug 2020 • couples

I’m very sad to be writing this review to be truthful. We have been a few times before Covid lockdown for the lunch menu which was excellent and really good value in our opinion. We decided to give them a try for dinner and try and support a local business rather than a big chain. We didn’t check it they were doing the eat out to help out and they weren’t which was a surprise but we did eat there knowing this in advance. The staff and restaurant were fully Covid compliant, but as there was only us and one other couple in there, it wasn’t a big concern. The restaurant which is normally buzzing lacked any atmosphere. The food was mediocre to poor and definitely overpriced. We both had a soup to start, and both felt that they were under seasoned ( two different soups). They weren’t unpleasant just bland and uninspired. For mains we ordered 2 dishes a roast duck dish ( £15+) and a prawn and chilli dish ( £15+) my partner also asked for a side of pak Choi and was charged £11 ( yes £11 for some steamed pak Choi). The duck was in a nice sauce but it was very salty- and the skin/ batter was soft- not crispy like normal. My partners prawns were nicely cooked but he said the use seasoning made it taste like eating prawns in potpourri. The pak Choi was fine, but definitely not worth the money. We also had a boiled rice and a fried rice, a Diet Coke and a lemonade. Our total bill was over £80. We did comment that it was much more expensive than we had expected and that the food hadn’t been as good as normal but the staff weren’t really bothered- just in a rush to get us out as we were by this point the only people in there at 21:30. We did pay and leave but we wouldn’t ever go back for an evening meal and to be honest would probably now try somewhere else even for the lunch deal because we’re a bit disheartened by the whole experience .

Written 23 August 2020

GCD2311

Cheshire925 contributions

Tia Pan proper bits of China 🇨🇳

Feb 2022 • couples

Ni hao Manchester “Tia Pan” restaurant is equal to our favorite Tia Pan restaurant in Liverpool serving what only can be described as proper bits of China 🇨🇳. Normally we will eat here after a monthly visit to Lungs supermarket buying material for the Mrs 🇨🇳 Chinese home cooking. Thankfully this western 🇬🇧 husband will just sit back and wait for the dishes to arrive at the table. To be totally honest some of selections ordered from the proper Chinese menu are not really my cup of tea, if you understand the meaning. Wouldn’t describe either locations as a romantic setting just somewhere you can enjoy wholesome food of quality mainly in the company of eastern folk. Oh yeah the menu price and service received are very good. Xiexie.. Gordon and Sissi

Written 14 February 2022

Coxy6388

5 contributions

Worst experience

Aug 2022 • friends

I wish it would let me submit a No star because it was worse than terrible. I went here for my partners birthay meal. Instead of this being a nice experience were left feeling very upset and angry. This was a meal for 4 people we all ordered dim sums and mains and prawn crackers. Instead of the dim sums and prawn crackers comming first. Our mains dishes came first. It was a mess our table, No organisation staff were not helpful. Chips came last half way through the meal. There was no consideration. Staff were too busy to help. No communication when putting dishes on table they just left them. I complained and they told us it was our fault for how it was ordered. No common sense. When we explained how unhappy we was they wasnt bothered they just took off service charge. This was not the first time in this place we normaly have had good experience which I explained but for sure I will never return. It has definitely gone down hill. Lack of customer service. Worst mistake booking a table here.

Written 29 August 2022

Mark B

Prestwich106 contributions

Just like old times!

Apr 2021 • family

It was great to return to Tai Pan (now renamed Tai Woo) It was one of the first places we wanted to return to when indoor dining became available, as we have always liked the delicious food, and the frenetic but friendly service. We had various dim sum, crispy duck and pancakes, and our son’s favourite won ton soup; just the same as ever. Looking forward to returning!

Written 29 May 2021

JJN29

Royal Tunbridge Wells310 contributions

Possibly the best dim sum in the world

Aug 2022 • family

Whenever I visit my son in Manchester, we immediately go here for lunch. I decided to book well in advance because it was Friday lunchtime. When we arrived the place was absolutely rammed with a substantial numbers waiting for a table. Within 5 minutes of our on time arrival my name was called out, much to the surprise of those queuing, and we were at our table. As far as I could make out we were the only non-Chinese in the restaurant; something I like and which reinforces the quality and authenticity of Tai Wu’s food (it used to be called Tai Pan). At this point I should mention that the service is incredibly polite and super efficient. Everything happens at pace which is very characteristic of a good dim sum restaurant. All of what you expect to see on the menu is there, but I would like to make special mention of the char siu cheung fun and the Beef Ho fun; it’s all fantastically authentic with none of those ‘designer’ dim sum dishes you find at some ultra premium places. It also happens to be very reasonably priced. I can’t recommend this place highly enough

Written 20 August 2022

david w

1 contribution

Food is good but...It's a big but.

Apr 2023 • friends

Food is very good. Would have got more stars, but I found out at the end of the bill, They charge £1.50 per head for two pots tea between eight people, considering they just keep Topping up with hot water and not a pot of tea for everyone, and They added 10 percent sevice charge on top of it. This was not mention or printed on the menu or leaflet.. When enquiry was made, the waitress was very rude.. So the food gets full mark, but the way they operates leave a lot to be desire.

Written 11 April 2023

EugSara

Manchester107 contributions

Best Chinese in town - Tai Wu was the Tai Pan

Mar 2022 • family

This was the Tai Pan and is now reborn and renamed as the Tai Wu. Been going for years and it is as good today as it was on the first occasion. It is the best in Manchester that I have been to and that is about 20. It compares with those which are the best that Gerard Street, London has to offer and those in Hong Kong too. The others in Manchester do not match up to it. The food at Tai Wu is always up to scratch - the hard part is getting a table on spec sometimes - it is that popular. The staff are professional and pleasant. Food is super. Parking can be difficult when it gets busy, despite it being about 1 mile from city centre.

Written 7 May 2022

Bill M

Oldham279 contributions

Excellent dim sum. (Restaurant now called Tai Wu)

Feb 2024 • family

We came pre theatre in Manchester, but made it a late lunch rather than early dinner so that we could get dim sum. We were a party of 5 so got a range of dim sum, some veggie, some meat, all were excellent. Service was good and the food came quickly. Good value too. Recommended. (BTW the restaurant is now called Tai Wu, but still at 81-97 Upper Brook Street)

Written 5 February 2024

Neil W

Boston14 contributions

Simply GREAT food

Jun 2022 • none

We have just had another great meal here. Staff are fantastic, but this our regular stop when we simply want great chinese food. Dim sum is extensive and excellent, s&p squid is to die for and the stuffed duck and mixed meats are made in heaven. Always heavily populated with Chinese families - which says a lot - and generally busy. We decided we would try elsewhere recently to see if it was still the best, soon came back though

Written 6 June 2022

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