My favourite place to eat when visiting Coventry. Great…read moreprices, huge portions and so very tasty. Always busy and always full of Chinese people..which is a great recommendation. Cash only. Quite casual but really great good.

It is what it says on the label. No more, no less. Noodle bar in name and noodle bar in nature…read more The restaurant is actually up the stairs and much bigger than the store frontage lets on. Clean. Staff zipping around. The menu has a range of classic Cantonese dishes; salt pepper squid, kung pow chicken and the like. Although the focus is around the ABC noodle dishes. Choose you meat (A) choose your sauce (B) choose your noodles (C). Wait a little less then 10 minutes. And BAM -- big bowl of noodles. The two of us walked out well fed for just under 15 quid. Decent. It's not the most exciting food in the world. But you didn't come here for that, you came for a quick bulk of meat, veg and noodles; and in that way this noodle bar excels.

Stopped in here for lunch while driving from London to Liverpool on a gloomy, rainy day because I…read morewas craving noodle soup and the reviews were incredible. It was set about 15-min from the A6 but wow was it worth the detour! They have a massive menu with foods from all over east Asia. We decided to share a starter of salt & pepper short ribs. The husb opted for Singapore noodles (his favorite) and I was going to order spicy combination noodle soup but was recommended to try the Spicy Tom Yum Noodle Soup the was on the specials board. I love tom yum so it was a no-brainer to take the recommendation. The short ribs were delicious. Perfectly fried so they were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside and they were covered in a delectable salt, pepper, garlic, and onion topping. (chef's kiss) The Singapore Noodles were a healthy portion and OMG the meat was SO TENDER. Sorry for yelling, but I needed to make sure everyone understood. Sometimes meat can be overcooked slightly and a little chewy, but they have perfected the art of meat here! The Spicy Tom Yum Noodle Soup was brimming with ingredients and was massive! The combination is their house mix of meats and seafood. Again, the meat was INCREDIBLY TENDER! The seafood was plentiful and also cooked to perfection. I was able to stop myself from stuffing it all into my face so I could wrap up a third of it for future me. I found both dishes to be decently spicy and the server let me know that both were level 1 spicy so I'll definitely kick it up a notch next time I'm back. I think the husb will happily stay at level 1 . The chefs come from Hong Kong and we gave our compliments to the chef over the short wall separating the kitchen from the dining area. This place is now a must-stop for us when we drive from London to the North and it should be for you too!

Asian fusion? Chinese crossed with Japanese and a side of vietnamese?…read more It's a bit hard to pin point the exact origins making up Wofon, but that's what makes it such an exciting treat. There are three steps when ordering -- choosing your noodles (or rice), topping and sauce. Noodles vary from the traditional Japanese ramen (wheat noodles), Udon (thicker wheat noodles), or perhaps a classic Chiense Dan Meen (egg wheat noodles). The toppings selection varies with Wofon special (selection of meats, prawn, roast pork), mixed seafood, or roast duck, for example. And lastly, the sauces. Selection can be Chinese Szechuan spicy, curry, or Japanese teriyaki. What I love about Wofon (aside from their amazing cheap prices) is that there is such a plethora of selection choices. You can order soup noodles one day, mixing noodles another, mixing rice, or wok fried rice. The selections are completely endless! I also strongly recommend the spare ribs with barbecued sauce as a starter. And the banana with vanilla ice cream as a dessert. And for £2.50, you can't beat the price. Enjoy!

Selling a unique selection of both notorious and seldom known East Asian dishes at remarkably low…read moreprices, this offbeat local takeaway is definitely worth checking out. Chop & Wok's menu ranges from stir fry wok dishes and Japanese ramen noodles, to various wraps, soups and Chinese appetisers. Various offers are available both in store and on Chop & Wok's website and a 10% discount is offered to students. On my visit, I went for a £4.90 lunchtime meal deal, which included a wrap or salad of my choice, prawn crackers and a drink. The char-grilled beef in my Thai-style wrap was delicious and I most certainly wouldn't hesitate to visit Chop & Wok again. The staff were polite, the service was rapid and the prices were brilliant!

Scream if you want the flames to go higher. You can't doubt the freshness of your quickly prepared…read morenoodles - you see ingredients torched before your very eyes. Put down that flyer about a circus you won't go to and watch the show. Your eyebrows will be quite safe. The ordering is as quick as the prep, the 'wok' side of the menu (noodles and rice dishes) divided into three stages: noodle type, filling (chicken, beef, prawn etc) and spice, in escalating degrees of heat. Each of these ingredients within each 'stage' has its own corresponding number; perfect if you're too hungry to talk properly. As for the 'chop' component of It all, you pick your ingredients for a wrap, with extras such as duck rolls or Thai fishcakes available to supplement your folded tortilla if it won't touch the sides. The price isn't too shabby either. You can expect to put chilli and more on your tongue for around a fiver - a nice alternative to pizzas and burgers, with a sense your lunch hasn't been lying around since breakfast.

This was recommended to me by a Venezuelan woman now living in Nottingham as a great place for…read morenoodles, and a great place for spicy food. I had the spicy oily noodles at her recommendation and they were delicious! Simple casual ambiance. Made to order but quick service. Moderate price/good value. Great food for a cold day!

I think there's probably a change in ownership or revamp/rebrand after all as it's no longer named…read moreLanzhouLaMian The food is ok but the staff is friendly. Not spotless but still remains to be reasonably clean.

Pho cures all. Pho realz…read more It's a little bit out of the way for me considering that I usually hit up the city centre for things to nosh on. But when I found out that there was a proper Vietnamese restaurant in Birmingham, I couldn't pass it up. Even though hubs and I took the longer way to get there, I was so glad we did. (Well I was, if you read my profile, one of my favorite foods is pho. Some people can understand and appreciate the healing properties that this simple soup has; some people may just see it as a bunch of noodles with broth and a few pieces of meat. But the broth is seriously, like, elixir for me). First thing I noticed was that it was empty inside, but that was OK for me. There was a couple who had just finished their meals when we came in and paid their tab. The restaurant was very clean and so was the restroom. I opted for summer rolls and pho tai (pho w/brisket) while hubster chose chicken pho. Usually at a Vietnamese restaurant, he has a vermicelli bowl/broken rice with meat, so I don't know what made him go for pho this time. Whether he paid attention at all to what he ordered was another question. And when the bowls arrived at our table, all I could do was stare. (Not having had pho since December when I went back home to SD has been difficult). My inner self had the biggest cheeseburger grin once the scent of the broth hit my nostrils. The broth was a decent balance of anise and saltiness, and it wasn't too cloudy or dark either. Brisket was done nicely also. The spring rolls were nice and light also. This is real comfort food, I thought. More people need to experience it. I wasn't too fond of the wider noodles used in the pho, so I hope this gets corrected soon. But I think I've found my go-to spot when I need a pick-me-up, and I hope other people wanting Vietnamese food will appreciate it too.

I don't know much about Vietnamese food but I know decent service, food and prices when I…read moreexperience them and you get all three here. It's a bit out of the way unless you're visiting the big Tesco store or the Spring Hill library, so you may have to put in a bit of effort to get there, but especially for groups it's probably worth it. Prices are very decent across the board with most mains well under £10. That means you can share several dishes amongst friends without breaking the bank. And that's probably the best way to experience the options here if you're as unfamiliar as I am. I've been twice and have to say I was much more impressed first time around. I made different choices for my order, was a chicken/rice combo of some kind, and just preferred it. This second time I had a chef special, which are sometimes not the best choice I find, of chargrilled chicken with rice. There is a lot on the plate, enough for two, but it was remarkably bland and certainly not 'special'. Don't get me wrong, it was nice enough, but the white rice just didn't do much while the chicken lacked flavour and punch. The iced lemonade was really good, a tad sweet maybe, but I could have gulped down a couple of those on what was a warm day. Desert was a tasty mix of banana, coconut milk and toasted peanuts. Worked out around £12 all in, so no complaints there. The service was good though a bit distracted, with the lady spending more time in the kitchen than out front. But I wasn't in any specific rush. Had I been in a lunchtime spin and needed fast service I may have felt different!

If I could leave 0 review I would my wife and I were turned away because we didn't want to sit in a…read moretwo seater with 4 luggage bags. There was barely anyone in restaurant. The host was rude and racist steer clear and find one of 5 other spots to eat.

It's an outlet mall in the middle of England. I didn't expect much when we decide to come…read more I cannot be more wrong. We ordered the Xiao Lun Bao, Seaweed Salad, and Spring Onion Noodles. Nothing amazing about the Seaweed Salad, but there is not much you can do about a traditional dish like that. The Xiao Lun Bao....it is unfortunate that the wrap is a little too thick for its own good. The juice and the filing was seasoned PERFECTLY, but its purity was stolen by the wrap. Now, the star, the Spring Onion Noodle. It arrived dry and we were like "Uh-oh". BUT, EVERYTHING in that bowl was seasoned PERFECTLY (again). Nothing was stealing the show. I would recommend this place to anyone visiting this mall.

Looking for a half good Chinese takeaway as the usual l e that l go to was closed l came across…read morethis one due to their late closing time. Usually l don't like going to places that l don't know or been recommended as usually l find the worst places that you can possibly find. I ordered the BBQ pork special with rice with a side order of prawn crackers. On getting back to the apartments where l was staying l found the food to be rather warm and not hot as it should be, a few minutes in the magic box fixed this. The meal in the end was rather bland and boring, and lacked in a sauce of some sort. The food was ok in the end but definitely not worth £8.50

I don't want to tell you about this place. Hidden in a small side street, (that you'd never know…read moreabout,) in between the grandiose frontages of Chung Ying and the twin stone lions of China court is Bath Passage. And in that small street lies the simply named Chinatown Noodle Bar & Take Away. This food is the real deal. Their speciality is Chinese Quarter Big Pot Noodles. These are long noodle soup meals served in huge bowls, and I dare you to try to finish one. There are 35 variations to chose from. The last on the list is capitalised and listed seemingly inauspiciously 'HELL RAMEN' (Beef or Lamb), but as it has the number 35 it is considered most lucky in Feng Shui. Drinks included the very 'now' Bubble Tea (where have you been?) and my standard , hot soy milk. If you want quick service you will get it here, hands down. In the time that it takes between ordering and getting the food on your table, you've hardly even time to even start on you drink. And that's good. Ok, Maybe not for an evening out, but for a weekday afternoon, the speed of service and everything about this place feels just right. But its our secret, right?

Bad service didn't even cut my hair waited for 2 hours and they said well just jk brilliant service…read more5 stars

On a recent trip to visit friends, I went out to Taybarns for a cheap feed. If you're not familiar…read morewith Coventry, it's quite hard to find - but fortunately it's painted bright orange to help you along the way. For £7.99, you get all you can eat. There are other offers for families and the like, so best to check the website first if you want to really get the most for your money. This place is certainly not about the quality of food, but the quantity and variety. On offer they have: salads, fish and chips, pizza, pasta, carvery, Indian, BBQ and a range of deserts. I have heard rumours of other food (Thai, namely) being on offer there, but perhaps they don't have all of them all of the time. The best thing is probably the deserts; a variety of cakes and crumbles fresh from the over. And although the custard is made with water (weird!), the chocolate fudge sauce is outstandingly yummy. Go there just for a bowl hot chocolate stuff. Important to go here only when you're very hungry.

Terrible ! I had spring rolls which were too fried as a…read morestarter. Then, the a chicken sweet and sour with fried egg rice. It was really sweet, too sweet, the chicken does not have the taste of chicken, probably still frozen. However, the rice was not bad, it was not amazing but still good. The stars are mainly for the service, the waitress was nice and smiling.

Went here on a staff Christmas night out, not very impressed…read more It was buffet style and there was nothing but plain rice and plain noodles for vegetarians. The rest of the food was not refreshed very often and there was only one course. It came to £5.50 for two halves of coke! Worst of all though, there were not enough seats for everyone despite prebooking. Would not go here again.

This restaurant was recommended to me by my boyfriends parents to celebrate his last night at home…read morebefore returning to University, and I have to say, their recommendation was worth it. The menu had a great selection and was brilliantly explained to those of us who doing speak fluent thai! We opted for the mixed starter which included spring rolls, chicken satay, prawn toast among other things. The sauces that came with them were perfect and so good we kept them on the table for the main. I opted for the Thai Red Curry main and I was impressed. It tasted exactly how it did when I visited Thailand. There was just the right amount as well, which went perfect with the rice portion. There isn't a large wine menu but it is adequate and priced about £15 a bottle. The service was attentive and courteous. They filled up our wine glasses if they got low and served us water with our meal. It was quick without feeling rushed and we felt well taken cared of throughout. This is the perfect place for a romantic night or an evening with friends as its not that loud. I'd pick this place to go for Thai food any day!

Yummy - had stir fried beef with peppercorns and egg fried rice washed down with Chang beer - nice…read moreatmosphere too - keep it up!