Tampopo

Tampopo advertises itself as providing fresh eastern cooking and I could not disagree with this description, the food is delicious, made from fresh ingredients. Tampopo not only has a restaurant at the address for this review, but also in The Orient in the Trafford Centre, at South Parade in Leeds and in Fulham Road London. I visited the one in Manchester and as it was my first visit there I have to say it will certainly not be my last. Although it was a busy time of day when myself and a group of friends arrived, we were only waiting for about 8 minutes, despite having been warned we could face a wait of around 15 minutes for a table. ...  Read the complete review

Tampopo is one of my regular restaurants in Manchester, especially before the theatre (when they do good deals) and when shopping. It's based in the same square as the town hall, so it's convenient for the office districts and shopping area. However, the crowd is quite mixed; families, suits, groups of friends from mid-20s+. When I'm trying to describe the food to someone who hasn't been before, I usually end up using the word 'Wagamama'. It's basically the same format - long tables, you order quickly and it's (usually) fast, pan-Asian food. However, Tampopo have a much wider range of dishes and the food tastes really fresh. Plus the portions are bigger and I ...  Read the complete review