China Lounge

Having visited the China Lounge a few times since they first opened, this is the second time I’ve reviewed them, but the first time here on Unilocal.
Unfortunately, I’m a bit disappointed after last night’s visit.
The first time I visited the China Lounge, it was still pretty new and everything about it was very good. But it seems that like so many places, the standards start to drop after a while. That’s not to say it was a bad experience; just not quite what it once was.
We arrived at 7.30 on a Saturday night without having booked a table. The restaurant was already half full and a few people were waiting to collect their takeaways.
Within five minutes we were seated and had ordered a bottle of wine from their reasonable selection.
After ordering our food, the first course was served quickly — aromatic crispy duck which was delicious as always.
Unfortunately, after the first course the service went downhill and we waited around fifty minutes for the main course dishes to arrive. When they did, I thought they were reasonable but nowhere near the standard they once were. Sweet and sour king prawns were amazing here a couple of years ago — now they seem just like those from any Chinese takeaway, with «doughy» batter that should be much crispier. I would still recommend their sizzling fillet steak in satay sauce though, or their crispy lemon chicken as they are still delicious.
Despite ordering rice for two people only one portion arrived with the main course so I ordered more. Twenty minutes later it still had not arrived so I had to ask the waiter again. He had forgotten.
Throughout the whole evening the temperature in the restaurant was uncomfortably warm — so much so all the windows were fully steamed up! They don’t seem to have air-​conditioning or any windows that open.
The China Lounge is not the cheapest restaurant around, and for the prices they charge the quality of the food and the service should be distinctly higher. Would I eat here again? Probably — I just hope the next visit is better — and that they let me back in after this review! :)

By boyfriend and I decided to treat ourselves to a meal from here as it is one of the more expensive restaurants in our area it would be a special treat. However we did not enjoy it so much, it is very overpriced when in our opinion the food was no where near as nice as some other restaurants not so far away. The drinks were also a very high price even for a restaurant. The only good comment was that the service was good.

The China Lounge is opposite Slatterys on Bury New Road.
There is a small car park to the rear and additional parking at Slatterys over the road.
The China Lounge serves fantastic chinese food thats of great quality and very tasty. The staff are very polite and the service is good. The China Lounge isn’t a cheap option but you definately get what you pay for.
There is a good choice of drinks, even the house wines better than the usual.
Then if you have the room to top off the perfect meal and due to the close location no doubt The China Lounge serves Slatterys puddings!
Perfect!!!