so tasty, so much choice

Phoenix restaurant

Food - Restaurant/Cafes
in/near Wigan, Lancashire,
England North West

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Review added: 15/02/2007 23:59
By: Ms Stressy (£0.00 earned from reviews) Earn £££'s

"The Phoenix chinese restaurant is located on Scot Lane in wigan, just 2 minutes from the JJB stadium. The guide boasts 'the ultimate eating experience at phoenix chinese restaurant help yourself to a huge range of chinese food at the buffet carousel and indulge yourself by going back for more, excellent for parties, family gatherings and business conferences, kids under 2 eat free and under 145cm eat for half price, enjoy eating in a far eastern relaxing atmosphere and bask in the chinese culture'

The restaurant is indeed family friendly, as you walk in you are greeted by a 60 inch plasma tv with relaxing leather sofa's with a wall length fish tank with koi carp swimming lazily. The restaurant itself is massive with seating for 200 people at least, lights are kept at a comfortable level and soft music playing in the background. High chairs are available for our smaller diners.
The range of food is extensive, with the weekday menu as follows.

starters
Prawn on toast, spring rolls, salt and pepper chicken wings, curry chicken samosa's, chrispy wontons, shang-hais war tip dumplings, crispy seaweed and prawn crackers.

soups and sauces
peking hot and sour soup, chicken and sweetcorn soup, sweet and sour sauce, lemon sauce, spring roll dipping sauce, sweet chilli sauce, hoi sin sauce.

Wrapping and steamed dim sum
crispy aromatic duck, crispy aromatic chicken, steamed sui mai.

main courses
Chicken in spicy satay, king prawn with cashew nuts, chicken and english mushroom, honey spare ribs, beef green pepper and black bean sauce, chinese chicken curry, sweet and sour chicken cantonese style, chinese barbeque wings, plain chow mein noodles, chicken and sweetcorn fried rice.

desserts
honeydew melon, water melon, apple and pineapple, lychees, strawberrys, grapes, mixed fruit, toffee peanuts, vanilla ice cream, strawberry ice cream, and chocolate ice cream, assorted cream cakes

and the center piece of it all, a HUGE chocolate fountain with various fruits, marshmallows, cakes and biscuits to make your dream dessert!

Everything including the desserts are eat as much as you like and it is completely affordable, £8.50 per adult £4.25 per child over 2, the drinks are also reasonable, a bottle of house white was £6.50 and a large coke £1.45.
These prices are available sunday to thursday from 5:30 to 11pm friday and saturday evenings the prices do go up slightly to £11.50 per adult £5.75 per child.
To avoid dissapointment booking is adviseable, and if you are celebrating a birthday phone them in advance and they will provide a free birthday cake.

The address and telephone number is as follows

Phoenix chinese restaurant
533 Scot lane
Wigan
WN5 0P5
01942 226666

This restaurant is definatly one for the family, and one i would personally recommend!!"

Comments

it amazinggggggggggggg!

hi great food <3 Xxxxxx :)

hi there i cnt wait the food is amazing!!

Hi there went last week and luved it. The grandkids r cuming over from New Zealand on Wednesday ill be sure to bring them they will luv it im sure. i highley recomend this place to every.1 and sure evey.1 will luv the food its great keep it up thanks see u soon bye bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) <3

hi great place luv food uve gota goooooo!!

LUV THE NEW CHIKEN ITS LOVELY SEE YA SOON XXXXXXXXXX p.s give us the recipe!!

HI THERE GREAT PLACE UVE GOTA GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!Q2A

cool place great food love it!!!!!!! :) <3

love this place it sounds dead gudddd!!!!!!! :)

i love this place its got great food for all the family

We used to go to this place often. The food choices were alright, and .... the truth is, we KNOW our Chinese food, being extensive travellers. However, one big disappointment was that they do not provide you (tap) water, even if you ask for it. you have to purchase water from them. worse, we ordered tea one time and when the pot was empty, we asked for a refill of hot water. the owner (!) came back to us and send they cannot provide us with the hot water to top up the tea but that we must buy another pot. little things like these should not have been an issue between loyal customers (we used to go often) and management (ESPECIALLY Management). So we realized we could not eat more unless we paid for water (whether to drink or top up the tea pot-- which was filled with tea leaves)... so we left, and never went back.

cant wait for me n ma friends to go lol sounds guuuud n cheep..

what is the place like is it good im going hear for my birthday what do they do and do i have t bring my own cake please help me

im going here for my birthday and i can not wait do they give you a free birthday cake sounds good to me :) this really helped me thanks agein :)

yes i agree that i think that is was a genuine mistake cause each time we have been there are no hidden extras at all, my daughter has even had her wedding receptuion there.....the only downfall i find is that it is CASH ONLY and NO CARDS.

I agree i have been here a few times and enjoyed it every time it sounds like a mistake to me.
ps.... try Sunday dinnertime from 12pm to 3pm meals are roughly 1/2 price about £4.95 for adults and around £3 for children although some items aren't on like duck but still well worth a look.

Vicky - that sounds like a geniune mistake there and you should have gone back to clarify - there is no additional or hidden charges when I have been

dont let an honest mistake put you and others off a great place

I was looking forward to eating at this place as I'd heard it was great. When me and my boyfriend arrived the place looked fantastic,we got our drinks and some food. We then went back for a second helping,I cleared my plate,which I always do but my boyfriend left a couple of spring rolls and a few prawn crackers. We went and got some desserts and finally went to the cashier to pay. I was halfway out the door going to my car and asked my fella how much it came to,£31.50 he said. I was appalled by how much this meal cost. I thought it was supposed to be £8.50 per head for ALL you can eat! We had two drinks which came to £4 so that should make the total £21. All I can presume is that they have a charge for food not eaten. But are you telling me this restaurant had charged a tenner for the scraps leftover?! I didn't go back in to complain as I would of really gone to town on them and was so annoyed. I was halfway home anyway,but I would NOT eat here again, it does not state anywhere that there are hidden charges and is supposed to be affordable for everyone but I resent paying that much for 2 small plates of food and a dessert when I could have gone to Frankie & Bennys for a decent meal which wouldn't have cost so much. Absolutley ridiculous.

Very useful info, also fab place to eat.. my favorite!!

Very useful Thank you

the best resturant in wigan i have been ther about 6 times now nd i hve just bookd gen i is great to hve XXXXXXXXX

Excellent every time. Saturday and sunday evenings are the best, its more expensive but its well worth it, the chicken on sticks are to die for.

Can't wait to try it

I hate phoning places up to find out information about prices etc, thanks very much for your information i was really useful now i know how much money my daughter will need because she is going with a group of friends for a 16th birthday didnt want to send her with not enough money!!! THANKS

Thank you so much for providing such a comprehensive message! Wonderful,everything i needed to know and more!

Very helpful.