Reviews in Liverpool and Merseyside

Its wonderful : a real gem. Don't east anything for the day beforehand, though : the portions are generous. The service is really quite special here - perfectly efficient without being fawning.

kev buffel was obsessed with this place!!!! The Ying Wah Laa!!

the baa bar s just brilliant!!!the food and drinks are sooo cheap!

a little gem!

I was very impressed by this restaurant. It is an ultra modern contemporary building, yet this unusual choice of building has been successfully blended with traditional Chinese themes via strategically placed statues, pieces of artwork and furniture. The view through the full length glass wall of the river Mersey is magnificent. The lights from the Wirral peninsula are particularly attractive of an evening. The food and drink was of a high quality. The staff are reserved yet friendly, the best combination I feel. A memorable time was had by all.

At lunch time it where Ladies who Lunch go to! And no wonder it is well worth a visit, with very good food and pleasant staff; it has interesting decor with stained glass.

Really impressed, The Garlic bread, Olives, and Paella were among the best. Generous sized portions, good variety, good Rioja. The service was excellent, and that really made the night.

Dr Duncans is a wonderful breath of fresh air with regards to pub food. It does not deliver the standard "pub grub" but offers an extensive range of food from basic Italian ciabattas to Kangaroo steaks! Enough to satisfy every pallete and pocket. The service is excellent, the staff are incredably helpful and friendly and Thomas Rockcliffe the chef is a true wonder in the kitchen. Two big thumbs up!!!!!

Outstanding quality of food at an inexpensive price. Real authentic homecooked taste to each dish I have tried. The meatballs especially are outsanding.

A wonderful Chinese experience, so much so that you could believe you were in China! Perhaps a majority of the diners were seemingly chinese. the meal was very good, but let down by the chinese pudding. But don't let that put you off, everything else was first rate.

Underneath the arches! The brick structure of Albert Dock gives this restaurant a wonderful ambiance, amtched by the food and particularly, the service. Only the pricey car parking spoilt the visit, but that is not the fault of Est Est Est!

Always dependable, if a little predictable, but that means the food is Never poor! And great views over the Mersey. Well worth a visit, especially with a mixed age range party.

Been a customer for 17 years, one of the finest best kept secrets in the North West. Chef Patron Enrico (son of Lino) provides excellent food and the service is second to none.

As a reguale customer for many years, the Jade Garden provides in my opinion possibly the finest Chinese cuisine in the area.

This is an excellent Chinese Restaurant which does English food very well. Their sauces are excellent. Their speciality is the fish and the seafood which are really outstanding. My favourite is Dover Sole which is cooked fresh and filleted at the table. The selection of champagnes is excellent too. The wine list is constantly being improved. Ian Harris

Sited in a row of perhaps 9 other Chinese restaurants close to the impressive archway marking Liverpool? Chinatown gateway, Ma Bo is immediately recognisable by its uncompromising ordinariness. No shiny jade tiles here, no oriental lanterns, no beckoning exotic bamboo, and certainly no menu outside, Ma Bo gives no quarter to oriental Anglicism. From the outside Ma Bo looks just like the terraced house it once was, and largely still is, except for the half dozen upside down wind dried ducks gawping hopelessly from the front room window at the pavement below. Steam billows from the front door, down some small steps and onto the street. Inside it? a 1950? front room with tables, the room was probably last decorated by Ken Hom? grandfather. Linoleum and prototype Marley tiles cover the floor; the tables are covered with a very practical if not aesthetically pleasing oilcloth. The chairs, all 31 of them, crowd around the 8 tables like runner ducks at a Beijing bus stop. Interior décor reflects pre Chairman Mao minimalism; a wall calendar of indeterminate period or origin is the only belligerent stab at opulence. Ma Bo is family run, at last count by at least 5 living generations of the same family, from age 5 to approximately 105, and well represented in between. Service is a unique but utterly charming blend of near brusque surliness, punctuated by moments of near bewildering wide smiling friendliness. If you only ever visit one Chinese restaurant in Liverpool make it Ma Bo, not necessarily for the décor or the service, as fascinating as that may be, but for the food, its outstanding. Notable dishes are the chilli and salt squid, the fish ball stew, the pork Char Sui and just about anything they do with a duck. The menu is relatively small, and thankfully on the whole free of Cino Anglo staples. For considerably less than £20 two people can eat dishes at Ma Bo that: (a) are not available next door and (b) if they were would be at least double the price. Don? miss it.

Any curry addict MUST eat there! Beautifully prepared food, good atmosphere. Menu is good and excellent wines on offer. I had fish kofta and chicken patia -- both cooked to perfection. On a previous visit with a large group (about 14) the service and food suffered -- they obviously cater for smaller intimate parties better.

Ample car parking is provided outside Tai Pan which is just as well really, given its location just off Derby Road. Upon Climbing the stairs ( I did not notice if there was any alternative access for disabled diners ) I was surprised at the spacious and Immaculate interior. We were made to feel very welcome by the Staff and a table was found immediately. There is a wide and varied menu but we opted for the set meal for two. It was no trouble to change one of the set meals for another more to our liking. The first course was chicken and sweetcorn soup and we were pleasently surprised by the size of the portions. Instead of just one bowl, a large bowl was delivered to the table sufficient to fill the standard bowls at least twice. This was followed by dim sum and seaweed which, again, was more than enough. For the main meal I had the sweet and Sour chicken which was absolutely delicious with none of the tartness I have experienced in other restaurants. Throughout the meal the staff were readily available, pleasant and discreet. Occasionaly the PA would burst into a rendition of Happy Birthday for other diners celebrating while the staff would carry out the lit Birthday cake. I have no hesitation in recommending Tai Pan to anybody planning a night out whether it be a quiet meal for two or a larger celebration.