Yang Sing

I always wondered why this restaurant is "raved" about from the press. I've visited about 3 times over the last 15 years..... I do this because I think I must be missing something or I just happened to have a bad meal?. The place is a disgrace to China Town, there are at least 6 other restaurants that charge half the price for double the quality, I've never understood the appeal of it? I think because footballers eat there "it must be great"... it isn't. It's slightly below average. The little yang sing is much better than it's "big brother", also Pearl City restaurant may not be the most pleasing on the eye but the food is considerably better than this stuff.
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Lee
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Food 3 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 1
Monday, February 08, 2010

My friend and went to Yang Sing last week at lunchtime.

After having heard so much about it we decided to treat ourselves. What a disaster!

We were taken to the basement, old chairs and an army of miserables waiters. Not a great atmosphere to start with.

The food was shockingly horrible and not cheap! Never again!
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sonia chabs - View all reviews by this user
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Saturday, January 23, 2010

Spent New Year's Eve in Yang Sing, hadn't booked but managed to get a table.

We both had the New Year's Eve banquet for £38.50/head. Food was average, small portion of aromatic duck with more crispy fat than meat. Main course of seafood parcel - very small, and fillet steak was covered with jack daniels at our table and lit..all the booze hadn't been burnt off so we were left with a pretty unpleasant taste.

At one point a waitress dragged a coat through our food and didn't apologise, the head waiter was rude and looked to be bullying some of his staff.

Final bill was £120 with wine, will not be going back as the food/service was way below average.
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A&M
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Food 6 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 2
Friday, January 01, 2010

We were recommended this restaurant by someone we trust and generally found the food to be ok (we had the set banquet for three for about £75). The dim sum was good but the main courses were pretty average. What was a real let down was the service which was bordering on rude. When it came to paying the bill the "waitress" was very keen to point out that the bill did not include a service charge and that we should pay extra. In an attempt to leave without encuring her wrath I placed about £2.50 on the tray and we fled! From reading other reviews, the chinese restaurants of Manchester would appear to be a very hit and miss affair. I recommend a visit to my home city of Lancaster to the Fortune Star on Dalton Square. Great food, lovely service, good value and never a disappointment.

Worth the trip!
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Gashead - View all reviews by this user
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Food 6 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 5
Monday, November 30, 2009

Amazed at the few bad reviews I have read on Yang Sing. We have been 3 times and each visit has been better than the last. We celebrated our son's 30th birthday with a group of 30 friends and family on Saturday October 10th last. From booking to the end of the night it was a very positive and enjoyable experience. The staff were fantastic, courteous, friendly and good fun. They catered for a variety of special dietary needs alongside the excellent banquet menu that all 30 guests thoroughly enjoyed. The food was fantastic and served hot, ensuring all 30 guests were fed at the same time. It was a fantastic night so thank you all the staff at Yang Sing for making a special birthday most enjoyable .

We will be back
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Bernie Black
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Dined Yang Sing for lunch 7th October with my husband.

We left completely underwhelmed by the experience particularly the brusque & rude staff employed and have vowed not to return.

We are in the restaurant business based in Sth Cheshire ourselves and we know how hard we have to work to keep our customers happy!

This restaurant may be trading on it's reputation- which is certainly in the past tense - but it insults our customer minded ethics to even contemplate returning.

I have written to the Yang Sing to give them a chance to respond to our experience & it only goes to show their lack of concern for their customer base, that they have not responded.

Not recommended.
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Food 5 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Thursday, October 08, 2009

This is the worst restaurant I have ever been to in my life. I'm not sure which was worse, the service or the food. Both were an assault on my senses and I urge you not to waste your time and money going here. It will be a mistake. I have never written a review before but was so disgusted by this restaurant I wanted to warn others not to go. It was shockingly bad.
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Emma Riding
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

My husband and I went for dinner at the Yang Sing last night, the table was not ready on arrival and we had to stand at the bar for 20 minutes before being seated. With both the starters and the main course the food arrived at different times from my husbands and the delay was significant. The food was bland and over priced and the service was poor and lacking in consideration. I did not bother with a dessert (I ordered from my local takeaway on the way home!) I would not recommend this restaurant and I will not be returning.
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Food 1 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 1
Sunday, August 16, 2009

i took my girlfriend to yang sing for our first date, the food was delicious, when i ordered the champagne, the waiter told me that they had an even more expensive bottle that they had on offer for the same price. the staff made it a pleasure to eat there and my girlfriend hasnt stopped talking about it since, so i have booked a table for 4 on wednesday 15th july 2009 for me my girlfriend and her parents. i would advise that anyone who is looking for a very special treat within the restraunts around manchester, make yang sing your first option. it is also disabled friendly which is a bonus as my girlfrinds dad is diabled and cannot walk the stairs after having a bad break. so the had told us to use the side entrance and the will have staff waiting for us to arrive. and the proffetionalism of the staff is a delight. thank you for making every visit, a visit that is talked about and not forgotten.
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Lee Kinnon
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, July 13, 2009

We booked for 14 people for a hen party on a Saturday Night. Very helpful service pre-booking, they were happy to email menu's etc. When we arrived we had very efficient and friendly service, great choice of food and something to suit everyone.

We were expecting small portions but they huge so probably wise to order a variety of dishes and share. Staff really helped to create a great atmosphere by placing balloonas on the table and even had a small gift for the hen.

Great value for money too!
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Sunday, March 29, 2009