We went here in hopes of finding a new place to dine. The food is great, but the service is probably the best part. Kaz, our waiter, was attentive and personal, and really elevated the experience. The restaurant itself is gorgeous, and the kitchen can be seen at all times. The only downside is that, in my opinion, the dishes lack variety, particularly in the meat department. However, I can wholeheartedly recommend eating here.
It is a pocket-friendly place with cheerful staff and good foods and an extensive menu.
Great service and tasty food
James made us feel very welcome and catered for our challenging requests! Very charming and attentive. Menu had a selection of great Asian dishes with a good atmosphere with Wagamama style seating. I had the Beef Rendang which was lovely and tender with lots of tasty accompaniments. Vietnamese coffees was lovely and sweet - a great alternative to a dessert. Worth a visit
Fantastic food and service. There's a variety of different foods available (classic noodle and rice dishes, tempura shrimp, curries, ramen...) and everything was delivered to our table soon after ordering. If you're in the area and decide to try it, ask for our server: Kornel. He'll take great care of you like he did us :)
Lovely decor with fast and friendly service. Some different things on the menu I’ve not seen before in Thai restaurants. Sweet Potato Curry was divine - the curry sauce was absolutely beautiful. 3 or 4 GF options available including the Singaporean curry which I was told was delicious. Would recommend the food and this place.
Lovely Asian eating place at the heart of Manchester city center. The place was great, full of people. Love the duck with tamarind over rice. Duck was tender, vegetables were fresh and crunchy with shallot crispies only accentuates the dish.
Great little spot tucked away in an Albert Sq. basement.
For nostalgia purposes, I opted for the Vietnamese Pho w/ rum steak which was delightfully accompanied by herbs, beansprouts, fried onions and chills which you yourself then add. Steak was well cooked and the rice noodles were silky smooth as expected. Wolfed down a generous bowl of chilli oil edemae beans which were equally tasty.
Brisk service with friendly staff. Love how you can peer into the kitchen, and the cheeky sweet that accompanies the bill.
I don't think I've ever had a meal here that I haven't enjoyed. The service is always fast and food is always hot and delicious. I always get something different but oh my goodness the katsu curry and laksa are both mouth-wateringly good and I'd return just for either dish.
Just been and had a lovely meal. Couldn't get into Pho in Corn Exchange. It was too busy but we ate Viet off their menu. Delicious, however, I think I prefer Thai. Staff were great, altogether a very enjoyable experience although Manchester was heaving cos of market.
The best south east Asian restaurant i had in ages. Jasmine rice with basic prawn red Thai curry is the best and divine. Simply awesome. Highly recommend everyone to have food here. Their dim sums are equally good.
Food: 4
Ambience: 3
Staff: 4
Service: 3.5
Overall all: 4
Recommend: to all.
Will bring my full family on my next visit.
Let me start by saying that the best two restaurants I've ever tried in the UK are booth Thai!
Tampopo is a candidate for one of the best restaurants in town.
It has an amazing quality price relationship. The food is perfectly presented and cooked.
The staff is very friendly and available.
Wonderful starters, gyozas, tempura and corn cakes.
Loved also the cury and the Pad Thai,
I'll definetily come back on my next visit to the city!
Great little place for fresh fast good honest food Me and a good friend use this place often to start the night off. Worth a visit.
Excellent value. Ideal for lunchtimes.
Everything went as it should but there is now something lacking in Tampopo which may need more than the odd change of dish to bring back it’s appeal.
Zomato has to improve in terms of acceptance. Most of the good restaurants are not rated or rated wrongly or not reviewed.
This is a very good restaurant with cuisines from far east countries like Korea, Thailand, Japan. You can get best of what these countries offer from here.
The restaurant had a very good ambience with bench style seating. The service was very good and staff are very attentive.
I ordered Korean delicacy Bulgogi for starters, which is a beef dish served with fiery pickled cabbages. Beef was very good but the cabbages did catch my attention, the pickle was not of my taste, nonetheless the dish was good.
My main was a Vietnam delicacy Pho, which can be had with rump steak or chicken, I went with the chicken. This is a soup noodle dish, where noodle is a flat type one and has a fiber texture. The quantity was more for me so I couldn't finish this dish. I would rate this dish as an average one.
Tampopo is one of my favourite restaurants in Manchester! Service is always friendly and the environment is comfortable. Love their Pad Thai. It taste as good as the ones I had in my visits to Thailand. But my favourite thing about Tampopo is their Vietnamese Coffee. It is a perfect closure to an asian meal. Recommend Tampopo to people that love Thai, Vietnamese and South Korean food.
Superb Thai nourishment , great staff, friendly and professional. Good atmosphere and interesting decor with celebrity visitors pics on wall. Good cocktails
We were served by El, and it was so yummy! Very accommodating to Vegetarians, and was super knowledgeable about the menu. Would totally recommend, very chill atmosphere and small but comfortable social eatting.
(Cocktails are also great!)
Great Asian food and they are not afraid of seasoning everything in the traditional Asian style. Hot hot hot and great food!
Gorgeous meal at Albert Square tonight. We were greeted as we walked in and as it was our first visit, staff explained how things worked. El served us and gave us her personal recommendations which was really helpful insight.
Our starters of kimchi salad & belly pork were delicious- the belly pork was particularly cooked to perfection and the sauce was out of this world! We both had mains of pad krapow one with chicken one with pork and we thoroughly enjoyed!
The toilets were clean and there were hangers for coats.
We would visit here again in a flash!
Thanks El!
We are visiting from London and we have loved our experience! Amel has been so helpful helping us choose from the menu and being really attentive. The food was delicious! Thank you!
Daisy
Went there for a lunch - amazing calm place with fantastic service. Thai veg curry and spring rolls were amazing!! Wonderful experience overall
Had a really lovely time there and will definitely return again! Although it was busy on a Friday night, we were well looked after by our server Amel and we didn't need to wait long to be served or for food to arrive. Highly recommend paying this place a visit, thank you!
We tried the chicken satay as a starter and pad thai + nasi goreng for the main dishes. The nasi goreng was really good, the chicken satay wad ok (we tried it in Singapore before and it was much better there), but the pad thai was really disappointing.
Nice to try, but I wouldn’t come back here again.
I didn’t like my main dish much because of the sauce (but my husband liked it). My husband had green curry and was a bit disappointed. However, sides in this places are amazing. Roti, udon noodles and especially rice with sesame oil and lime juice were absolutely delicious.
They have milk in the kid menu, which was great.
Their bottled cider was also good.
The service was very friendly. The place overall is nice.
The location is perfect.
It was ok for a chain restaurant. I thought the portion sizes were a lot smaller than the last time I visited. I had the jackfruit masaman curry which came in a small pot. My wife had the tamarind tofu which would have been better if the tofu was crispy.
Overall nice but not what I would call value for money
Visited Tampopo in Albert Square last night before our theatre trip. The staff were all super friendly.
I ordered the rare beef salad. Oh my goodness, this dish was amazing. My mouth is still watering. There were so many taste explosions on a plate.
I didn't realise that this dish took so long to make, not that I was worried, but unexpectedly, we were brought some prawn crackers as a way of apologising. I'd have waited another hour to receive this meal!
Our main waitress was El, she was lovely and very attentive. She engaged with all the customers that she served.
It was a fabulous night, and I can't wait to go back!
Food was lovely, El served us and she was great! Would definitely come back
Nice cosy Asian restaurant. Especially all of the staff are friendly and well mannered. Could come back soon!
First time to this location, have had the food before, equally delicious - ordered the Sticky Wings and Balinese Pork Belly for starters. For our mains, we shared two dishes - Nasi Goreng Royal and the Beef Rendang. The spices were a kick of chillies. Our drinks were the Fresh leaves Hojicha, and Mango and lime mocktail.
Great music and atmosphere. Love the coat hang feature available on the wall nearby!
Awesome experience!
We've been here first time and it cannot get any better.
Food was delicious, service even better.
I would like to praise Karolina as she has provided delightful service for us.
Can't wait for next visit
Fist time visiting and defo will be coming more. THE BEST SOUP. I was served by El she was lovely and suggested the Mango&lime soft drink and it was so yummy.
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 "Absolutely fantastic experience at Tompopo, Manchester. Hollie and Marie provided exceptional service with a smile, making our dining experience truly memorable. The food was exquisite, bursting with authentic flavors and beautifully presented. Their attention to detail and genuine warmth made us feel incredibly welcomed. Can't wait to come back for more delicious meals and delightful service. Thank you, Hollie and Marie, for an unforgettable dining experience!"
Thanks. Adi
Lovely little place for some incredibly tasty Asian street food. The quality was exceptional and value for money. The staff were attentive but not in your face. Will be coming back on our next visit to Manchester.
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