Vegan
Chinese
Take-out
BYOB
Offers a large range of Chinese dishes from rice and noodle dishes to vegetable mains, soups, and mock meats. Owners are originally from Hong Kong and have experience in the food service industry. Reopened and reported fully vegan, June 2021. Open Mon 16:30-21:00, Thu 16:30-21:00, Fri-Sat 16:30-22:00, Sun 16:30-21:30.
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536 Wilmslow Rd, Manchester, England, M20 4BY
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75 Reviews
First Review by Evazhu
Nic_vegan
Points +32
Best vegan Chinese around OmG don’t walk run - Edit
Everything that we have had off this menu we have loved the bao buns, mock duck, sharing platter shichwan beef honestly just try it all!
Read morePros: Everything , Everything , Everything
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RachelBee17
Points +90
Absolutely Flawless - Edit
Incredible food and incredible service. Couldn’t recommend more. They are quite busy so I would recommend you book. Wish we lived closer, we’d be here all the time!
Read morePros: Friendly staff , Wide variety of options , Clear menu
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MichaelRobinson
Points +3368
As Good As China - Edit
After living in Shanghai for over 5 years I have such a high expectation now. Finally this is the first place where the standard of food matches up to what I've had in China. I went with my friend on Thursday & then on Saturday with my girlfriend. I had the tempura veg curry, so good, not greasy the tempura was cooked perfectly & the curry was great. My friend had the XO fried rice which was tasty. We had desserts of fried chocolate ice cream & the red bean pancake, so good. On the Saturday we had a small wonton soup which was perfect. The radish cake was amazing, like none I've had before, in a crispy batter, definitely need to have this again. For mains we had the black pepper chikn which was good, I've had similar, but the Pi Pa tofu was so incredible, another must. We shared the deep fried chocolate ice cream. The staff are lovely & the food is sensational.
Read morePros: Amazing, friendly staff
craigmc
That’s a great place.
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Joey1998
Points +54
The place to go - Edit
I'll save time, its all great.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-03-01
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lh0p98
Points +500
Lovely food - Edit
Withy is full of vegan gems and this one shouldn’t be missed !! Amazing food and a massive menu. A bit on the pricey side but worth it for a nice meal. We had the crispy combo starter, plum lamb, salt and pepper chicken, salt and pepper chips and fried rice !! It’s byob but there’s an offy right next door. Will 100% return.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-02-26
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MelissaEvanson
Points +60
Amazing food! - Edit
My family and I loved everything about this place! Every dish we had such as the spring rolls, noodles, sweet and sour fish (not usually on the menu but they swapped it from the chicken), beef, mixed vegetables were delicious!! Going back in a couple of weeks - can’t wait!!
Read morePros: Food, Service, Atmosphere
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arlo2
Points +146
Incredible food! A must visit - Edit
just finished our second trip to this restaurant and i can definitely say there’ll be a third. such lovely staff, beautiful atmosphere, incredible range and amazing food. cannot recommend this place enough !!!!! #Veganuary
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olivia123
Points +309
Amazing amazing - Edit
Highly recommend lotus plant based, the dim sum and mock duck is just out of this world. Everyone should go! Eat in and takeaway too! Reasonably priced and so so good. They don’t use onion or garlic so the salt and pepper isn’t as flavoursome as it could be but this is for religious reasons I think. My boyfriend said the ‘beef’ is the best fake meat he’s ever eaten and he eats meat! ❤️❤️ #Veganuary
Read morePros: Mock duck, Irresistable dim sum, Can’t tell the mock meats aren’t actual meat
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ApolloKepler
Points +40
Great vegan food - Edit
Delicious food, friendly staff and a great variety of options! 100% would recommend😄
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EstherRP
Points +393
Delicious - Edit
Delicious, good range of options, helpful staff, fantastic mock meats. For the best experience I recommend going with a few people and sharing lots of different dishes
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dollfacedghoul
Points +100
The best vegan Chinese! - Edit
10/10 vegan Chinese 🖤 Stopped by lotus prior to attending a gig in Manchester with my partner and we were so impressed by this wee place. We tried the sesame prawn toast, char siu bao buns, crispy Szechuan beef and the Cantonese style beef. Everything was so delicious and we were hard pressed to believe that we hadn’t been served non-vegan dishes with how authentic everything tasted! Service was incredible and we will have to come again as the menu was huge and there’s so much we wanted to try!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-11-07
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Woolfie
Points +40
Wonderful restaurant - Edit
In Withington - right by the bus stops for the Christie Hospital and a 10-15 minutes walk from the tram stop.
Read moreWe have now visited Lotus three times and have never been disappointed. The food is piping hot and the presentation is beautiful, and the portions generous. We ordered 7 dishes between the 4 of us (2 adults, 2 kids)`; a mix of mains and sides which was just the right amount. Every dish was tasty - we ate everything! Will definitely eat here again when we are visiting Manchester - it's now one of our must-do places. Highly recommended.
Pros: Delicious food, Generous portions, Lovely staff
Cons: Toilets are upstairs (if that is an issue for you)
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JadeC
Points +299
Amazing food, customer service, and portion sizes! - Edit
Came here for the first time tonight after ordering over the phone. Food is incredible, my new favourite vegan Chinese!
Read morePros: Portion sizes, Chips, Customer service
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MEC70
Points +142
Amazing, all the food was delicious and well presented. - Edit
Brilliant plant based oriental restaurant and take away. A must in South Manchester. I came here, after a 30 min ride in the rain and it was well worth getting a bit wet for.
Read moreI ate in and the staff were so friendly and welcoming and helped me choose. The food was absolutely amazing, beautifully presented and so delicious. A huge choice of food and all vegan. I was too full to try dessert, which I would have liked to try. I shall be back. I would have gone back later in the week, but they were closed for the summer holidays the next day, I was glad that I got there before it closed as I was only in Manchester for a week.
Updated from previous review on 2022-12-29
Pros: Completely vegan, Friendly staff, Huge choice of food.
Cons: Toilet upstairs, so not good for wheelchair users., No cycle rack outside
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Alemesseder
Points +304
Amazing - Edit
Amazing food and staff. We truly recommend the place.
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LisaSpykers
Points +7893
Worthy of the high reviews - Edit
A really varied menu without being multiple pages long. I liked that they offered dim sum alongside the classic stir-frys and noodle dishes. The food tasted really good (although on the oily side) and the service is very friendly. Went twice and ordered enough for lunch the next day!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-08-15
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craigmc
Points +34808
big menu - Edit
I have been back on several occasions so must like it.
Read moreOld school soy meat replacements are top notch. The Pi Pa tofu was tops
Updated from previous review on 2018-12-28
Pros: load of vegan, staff, tasty
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AlexOBrien
Points +53
Absolutely delish - Edit
Great range of dim sum and main dishes. Completely vegan. All absolutely delicious. Great value for money also! Lovely staff. Cannot recommend highly enough!!!
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loulouc2019
Points +186
The best - Edit
Come here if just for the vegan (mushroom) salt & pepper squid starter. So good I didn’t stop to take any pics. Can’t go wrong with anything on this menu.
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nicirl
Points +2126
Love love love! - Edit
I went for my birthday with a bunch of non-vegans and they were super blown away by how good the food was! Not just them, the food was genuinely some of the most amazing Chinese food I’ve ever had.
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koneko
Points +1732
They have Cha Siu Bao! - Edit
Crispy Sezhuan "beef" tasted really good, loved the textures.
Read moreHouse dumplings came in 6 and there's 3 types of dumplings which you get two of each (distinguished by colour). I really liked, the pink ones, then the green, then the white! Best of all, the ginger vinegar dipping sauce it came with tasted legit.
Crispy "duck" noodles was not as crispy as one hoped as there was a lot of sauce, however, I still loved it, the mushrooms, the noodles, the sauce. Fab.
Laksa skewers came in 4 and was interesting, the curry sauce it came with tasted like Chinese takeaway curry in the best possible way, very yummy.
Cha siu bao came in 3 and was impressive, they got the colours right, the insides tasted quite accurate!
Siu mai came in 4 and was on the mushier side, it was ok.
Bbq udon was also alright.
Turnip cake came in 8! They are fried, a bit oily, but tasty. The toppings stole the show though with the cutest little mushrooms I have ever seen.
Radish puff came in 4, and was more sweet than savoury, they tasted of coconut, and had a lovely texture to them.
Updated from previous review on 2023-05-15
Pros: Lovely restaurant, Lovely staff, very friendly and bubbly
Cons: Some item has seaweed but it is clearly stated, No alcohol but you can bring your own
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rileywilde
Points +780
Beautiful restaurant - Edit
A really nice restaurant for a proper meal
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Nattyy
Points +2773
Amazing to be able to have authentic Chinese food - Edit
Highly recommend, staff are super friendly and food is really good. Its so nice to be able to go as a Vegan and satisfy cravings for Chinese and get all the foods we used to have before we went vegan.
Read moreWe got 3 starters and one main to share between us both. Starters are large, so good sizes to share.
We were definitely very full when we left.
Only a few minutes walk from Ice Shack if you feel like a dessert place after (check times as Ice Shack closes pretty early like 6pm)
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FrancescaGreen
Points +313
Delicious Chinese food - Edit
Such a Great meal! So much to choose from and everything we had was unreal.
Read moreBYOB which is also nice!
Staff were super friendly!
Pros: Good prices, Lots of options
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EmmaEvans
Points +44
Superb - Edit
The food is out of this world, even my meat eating husband was blown away by how good it was, they catered amazingly well for my daughter who is gluten free as well as vegan
Read morePros: 100% plant based, Amazing choice, Cater for gluten free
Cons: None
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AlexMartin
Points +72
Phenomenal Chinese food! - Edit
These people are wizards. I have no idea how they recreate the taste and texture of popular Chinese dishes but they smash it out of the park. They already have a lot of gluten free options for my partner but went above and beyond adapting a dish to be gluten free too. Lovely staff and brilliant food. You might have to wait a little while at busier times but it is well worth it.
Read morePros: Huge vegan Chinese menu, Phenomenal tasting and texture, Plenty of gluten free options
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JudithPhillips
Points +42
Wonderful meal! - Edit
We just had an excellent meal at Lotus . It’s important to book in advance because it’s a small restaurant but very much worth it.
Read moreThe Duck & pancakes are one of the highlight of the menu and each dish has its own unique taste.
The Tom Yum was one of the most orignal things I have ever tasted, including filled dumplings and really unusual mushrooms.
The sweet and sour “chikn” tastes just like chicken and it’s hard to believe that everything is plant based.
We will definitely be returning ! #Veganuary
Pros: Completely vegan , Original and unusual dishes, Friendly service
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