I have had nothing but positive experiences when visiting the All New Ho Lee Chow. In fact, each experience just gets better and better. Friendly service, tailored to the needs of the clients, reasonable prices, tasty food and a business that remembers the customers.
I have recently found that I have a wheat allergy - something that makes dining out a nightmare. However, there is no cause for concern when dining here. Not only will they make sure your dishes are wheat / gluten free, they have changed their recipes for items, for example tasty Prawn Crackers ( which, I swear, are better than the wheat versions ) and will happily make adjustments to the banquet menus, where possible, including the Early Bird menu.
For example, when I last visited the restaurant, the group I was with decided to go for the Early Bird menu. I thought I would have to miss out on the platter course because of the contents. However, adjustments were made so that I could have just as many dishes as my companions ( ribs, chicken wings, pickled vegetables, prawn ball ). Their reason for changing the menu - "You don't want a change because you don't like something - it's because you physically can't have something". What a wonderful experience.
Thank you Christine and the rest of the staff. I look forward to my next visit - which will be soon so get the wheat free soy sauce ready!
H
We have been to Ho Lee Chows a lot since it was taken over and I can't say enough positive things about the restaurant. It is lovely inside and has a really welcoming, relaxed atmosphere - the staff are so friendly and the service is excellent. The food is gorgeous - I would definitely recommend having a banquet. It's such good value for money and the range of courses on the menu is great. Don't miss the cripsy duck, chicken satay, chilli and garlic beef and the prawn toast - in fact don't miss any of it it's so tasty. There's also a lot of choice for vegetarians which is great as some of our friends are vegetarians. Looking forward to going back!
Rach
We haven't been to Ho Lee Chow's for a long time, however we recently hard that it was under new management so decided to pay it a visit as it was my birthday. The restaurant has had a new face lift - the exterior had a new coat of paint and it looked very grand. This restaurant has been long established in Southport and still lives up to it's reputation of being a luxurious Chinese restaurant.
All the staff were very friendly & welcoming. They all had smiles on their faces!! Our party of 10 was shown to our large round table, they had put complimentary birthday balloons on the table for me. When I made our booking for the table the lady did ask if it was a special occasion and I told her it was my birthday - not realising, they had made the effort of putting balloons up for me - I was delighted.
There was something different about the place but I couldn't pin point it - then I noticed the chairs & the tables were different. I remember the white chairs, this place always had these hand painted white chairs as long as I've known - all this had changed. They now had red & black contemporary chairs, they were really comfortable and coordinated with the stylish tables.
It was a busy Saturday night - I was glad I made the reservation. The new menu was great - it offered Banquets as well as a full comprehensive 'a la carte' menu. We found out if we had booked during the week days then we could have been offered the 'Early Bird' menu - which was I thought was a bargain & very good value for money. Nether the less Saturday was my birthday, we chose a banquet at the normal prices, which was the easier option for everyone.
The food was fantastic - even without the special offers, it was still good value for money for the high quality. We've all heard the saying 'You pay for what you get' it's worth paying the a little extra for the quality and freshness. Crispy Duck with pancakes is one of my favourites and there was plenty to go around for the 10 of us all presented on our turn table 'lazy susan'. One negative thing I must say is each course of the banquet was too generous in portions - I was struggling to find space for the main course. I just had enough space to squeeze in some of the 'Sizzling Steak in Cantonese Sauce', which looked & tasted amazing!!
After my grand feast - the restaurant music stopped and I had dreaded this moment - there was the sound of the big gong and then the birthday song went on - a smiley waitress brought out an ice cream with a candle for me, wishing me happy birthday. Not sure if one of my friends had put them up to it. OK - we've all been there done that - it's embarrassing - but I had a great time - I think the wine helped!!
All my friends and I highly recommend Ho Lee Chow's, great food, great atmosphere, great staff - I had a good time. Sometimes people forget about this place as it's not in town - but I would definitely go more often and not just save it for special occasions!!
Nicky Noo
We went here January 2006 on a Sunday afternoon. It was quietish.
It is a lovely restaurant, very clean. The food was very tasty and presented very good. The service was great. The restaurant was a bit cold but we were given gas heater so this was not a problem.
We went for a birthday and was given free birthday cake which was delicious. They stopped the music and played happy birthday. It is a lovely restaurant and we are going back for mother's day and looking forward to it.
Ho Lee Chows Restaurant Cafe
This was a Restaurant that we expected to shine, the location is good, down by the Park and parking easy, the Restaurant inside has a pleasant air to it and unfortunately, when we went, they were quite busy.
The service was extremely slow andgave the impression that they were doing you a favour serving you.
When we did eventually get started I have to admit that the food was quite good, but with a long wait in between courses it made the evening drag on.
At the end of the night there were no complaints about the food but the bill was a different matter. The drinks prices were -- well -- pricey to say the least. I`d like to try it when they are not so busy, but won`t rush back.
