Glamorous Chinese Restaurant

Access and Atmosphere: Firstly we were walking and found the entrance to the restaurant *very* difficult to find. The signage on the main road points to blank walls and locked doors and we had to circumnavigate the building on foot down dark streets on a wet night to find the entrance not clearly signed, and through a car park entrance on a side street, in what felt like an industrial establishment. Inside the restaurant felt a little clinical - a little jaded too, and possibly too brightly lit. There didn’t feel to be an intimate atmosphere. The service was quick, efficient but felt perfunctory with few smiles, and no conversation even though we attempted to be conversational. The menu is wide ranging, well labelled, and very reasonably priced. The food was very tasty and enjoyable. ♿️There is adequate access for people with limited mobility. The same issues of finding the entrance would pertain, but when you do find it there is a lift and wide doors. Plenty of manoeuvering room between tables.

The Glamorous is our favourite and go to Chinese restaurant in Manchester. It's located above the Wing Yip Chinese supermarket in the Ancotes area near the Northern Quarter. There's ample parking in the covered multistorey car park on the 1st floor level in front of the restaurant, with a number of disabled spaces, and also on the open air 2nd floor level above. We usually shop in the large Wing Yip Chinese Supermarket on the ground floor, which has its owned covered car park, when we visit the Glamorous. The decor in the very large 1st floor open Hong Kong style restaurant, which can probably seat about 300 people, is a bit dated, however, in my opinion it serves the best authentic Cantonese food in the North of England. There is a large fish tank, where live fish & lobsters are kept prior to being cooked for seafood dishes, next to the bar and a window looking into the kitchen with Hong Kong BBQ meats hanging on display. Male and female toilets are found at one side the back of the restaurant. My wife and I went for a quick pre-theatre meal this evening before going to see the Moulin Rouge musical. We had our favourite fillet steak on a sizzling platter with Cantonese sauce (the meat was so tender we cut it up using just the edge of the serving spoon and the sauce was light, tangy & not too sweet), chicken with green peppers & black bean sauce (tender pieces of chicken with crunchy al dente green peppers in a light black bean sauce with little fermented black bean providing an explosion of umami flavour in your mouth when you bit into them) and just one portion of boiled rice as it a very large portion enough for both of us. We had copious amounts of jasmine tea with our meal, with multiple free refills of our large teapot, and were given some complementary pieces of delicious sweet tangy oranges together with a complimentary bowl of a slightly sweet sago desert, after our main courses. In addition to going for traditional Cantonese food at the Glamorous we also go for their fantastic dim sum dishes, which are very popular with the large Chinese population in and around Manchester on weekends. Service may not be as polished as in other restaurants, not all the Chinese servers speak impeccable English, although the servers taking orders speak good English and are very helpful. However, we go there for the fantastic food at very affordable prices and always enjoy a fantastic meal there.

Great experience at Glamorous Restaurant! The lady who served us was so friendly and always smiling. The poached prawns were fresh, big and sweet — amazing value £10 only. The soy sauce chicken is a must-try, and they even offer free traditional soup and dessert. Really enjoyed the meal!