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Recommendation added: 15/02/2007 23:59
By: Ms Stressy (YSUK rating +100)Ms Stressy has been thanked 71 times for this contribution
"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!!"
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