The Rice Bowl

Two of us dined on the set menu Friday before 4pm. The food was as beautiful as I remember from a fair few years ago! Service was quick, every little detail like serving your rice, changing plates and cleaning between courses was lovely. We had the lemon chicken, crispy chilli beef, rice and noodles. The noodles were outstanding - as was all the meat! Look forward to coming again soon.

Im not a great admirer of Chinese food, but this place is a hidden jewel. Excellent food, tasty and well presented, enjoyed every bite of it. The staff are quick, very efficient, and make sure you have everything you need at the table. Some of the visitors were a bit drunk but didn't interfere with enjoyment. We shall definitely visit again next time in Manchester.

Flic's advent calendar gift was a Manchester dice roll. We rolled a 4 which ment finding a Chinese. We decided to try The Rice Bowl on Cross St for the first time. A great choice. The basement dining room was about 85% full on a wet February Wednesday. Good atmosphere and service. The portions are large and we ended up boxing up about half of it. Flic had honey ribs to start whilst boss had satay chicken. For mains we had chilli chicken and slow cooked beef with aubergine. Fried rice and soft noodles to accompany. Washed down with pints of lager at £6.75. Will definitely be back, especially as our go to Thai has gone downhill.

This restaurant is absolutely first class. It is family owned business that has been operating since 1969 and they care about every detail of food and service. There is an innate grace and elegance to what they do and how they do it. Look at the beautiful little fruit plate I got at the end of the meal. They really care!

Went as a party of 5 to The Rice Bowl for dinner today and we all agreed the food was delicious. Two of us had leftovers and it was no problem for this to be bagged up and taken home. The wait staff were very efficient, friendly and helpful. I used to go here for lunch when I worked nearby, years ago, and it was always good then and it was great to see that it's still good now.

I came here for lunch with my friend who is vegetarian and we were so surprised with the amount of veggie options they had!! The food was incredible as well as the service. The portion sizes are very good as we could barely finish our food there was so much and the price is reasonable. Toilets are clean and staff are very welcoming and friendly. Thank you :)