Choy Hing Village,
6 Brooklands Road, Sale M33 3SQ

Telephone 0161 976 6688,

Website www.choyhingvillage.co.uk

Whilst working late one evening I called ‘She who must be obeyed’ and suggested a Chinese takeaway for dinner. This idea was dismissed but swiftly replaced with alternative plan to dine at a local Chinese restaurant.

And so we arrived at Choy Hing Village. It’s not really a village but a Cantonese restaurant at the top of Brooklands Road. It is close to Brooklands Metrolink station and there is ample free parking nearby.

We were greeted at the door by a charming lady of Chinese appearance with a Manchester accent. She was called Vera and proved to be immensely helpful.

The restaurant is discreetly lit, very comfortable and has a warm feel about it.

We were seated, clod beers were found and voluminous menus appeared. We were struggling to get our section ‘mix’ right when Vera suggested we try the banquet for two. And so we did.

What an excellent choice! We had chicken and sweet corn soup, spring rolls and sesame prawn toast.

Then we had crispy duck and pancakes (my favourite).

Next there was beef and black bean sauce, duck and orange sauce, plain and fried rice.

Somewhere along the line I managed to squeeze in another couple of cold beers, but in the end we were defeated by the quantity. Just then the ever helpful Vera appeared out of nowhere and offered to box up the remainder for us to take home.

It has to be said ‘She who must be obeyed’ was right, as usual, to insist on dining here to partake of the taste of China. This was an excellent meal, well cooked, steaming hot with lovely oriental flavours. The bill of £40 was very reasonable for what we enjoyed.

Will we return?

Oh yes, this is now my favourite Chinese restaurant.

Our Verdict

Atmosphere 8/10
Service 9/10
Food 9/10

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