One of the region’s best-loved Chinese restaurants is serving up endless bao buns, salt n pepper specials, handmade cocktails, and so much more this summer.
WowYauChow is the home of “the first Chinese bottomless brunch in Manchester”.
The popular Altrincham eatery has gone down a treat with locals and foodies alike after opening its doors in the heart of the Trafford town on Stamford New Road, and is known for its eclectic menu of British Chinese favourites, alongside a Chinese street food twist – but it’s the bottomless brunch that really steals the show.
The endless lunch option lets you tuck into all of your Chinese food and drink favourites for a full 90 minutes.
And prices start at an impressive £23.
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So, what does the bottomless brunch actually consist of then?
Well, there’s a couple of options to take your pick from, with one of the most popular proving to be the option to create your own ‘Lunch Basket’, by choosing a dish from three sections – dumplings, bao buns, and rice / noodle bowls.
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The brunch menu also includes a selection of tofu, pork & chive, and buffalo chicken wonton parcels, as well as bao buns filled with char siu pork, crispy chilli chicken, and more.
If a rice and noodle bowl sounds more up your street, then you can choose between options such as soya sauce chicken, steak black pepper, king prawn tang and garlic, cauliflower curry, salt n pepper tofu.
That’s not all either as the bottomless option doesn’t just stop at the food, and you can help yourself to a selection of cocktails, wines, and beers – including gin fizz, blushing dragon, prosecco, and Tsing Tao.
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WowYauChow is the home of “the first Chinese bottomless brunch in Manchester” / Credit: WowYauChowThe Altrincham eatery is known for its eclectic menu of British Chinese favourites and street food / Credit: WowYauChow
Fancy it then? You can pick from bottomless food available at £23, one lunch basket and bottomless drinks for £28, or bottomless food and drinks for just £33 with everything included.
The 90-minute bottomless brunches take place everyday in two sessions – 1pm and 3pm.
Inside Chinatown’s enormous new three-storey restaurant, with futuristic karaoke booths
Daisy Jackson
A gigantic three-storey restaurant and karaoke bar has just opened its doors in Chinatown in Manchester.
Sovereign Clouds is the newest addition to one of the city’s most beloved and ever-evolving neighbourhoods, taking over a sizeable building on Faulkner Street that’s been vacant for 10 years.
Inside the 1,000 sq metre space, you’ll find a glittering restaurant adorned with marble and gold, where you can tuck into a massive menu of dim sum and traditional dishes.
One floor up and you’ll find yourself surrounded by live lobster tanks and the massive kitchen, alongside several flexible private dining spaces.
And up on the top floor are the most futuristic karaoke rooms in town, where you can customise lights, LED ceilings, and even sing through an autotune microphone.
Three roast meats from Sovereign CloudsDelicious dim sumAuthentic Chinese cooking from Sovereign CloudsBlack Gold Lava Buns with salted custard fillingThe massive Sovereign Clouds restaurant
On the menu you’ll find tonnes of steamed dim sum, stir fries, traditional claypot stews, roast meats, and loads more.
There’s seafood like stir-fried lobster with salted egg yolk, and traditional Cantonese steamed grouper; a whole section for abalone (advance orders only) including braised goose feet and fish maw; and a good selection of spicy Sichuan dishes.
The chefs here also have an impressive array of Chinese roast meats, like Peking crispy duck, pork belly, and char siu, as well as three roast meats with rice.
Futuristic karaoke roomsThe main restaurant at Sovereign CloudsFuturistic karaoke rooms
And that’s alongside ingredients you don’t find on a lot of menus in Manchester, like jellyfish, tripe, and century eggs.
It’s all led by Terry Ni, who has been behind the popular Dynasty Chinese and Thai takeaway in Timperley for more than a decade, and has spent years transforming this empty old building into one of Chinatown’s most glittering restaurants.
Come for dinner, stay for a turn on the karaoke upstairs, and tell everyone – Sovereign Clouds is a fantastic addition to Manchester.
‘Surreal’ moment Stevie Wonder dines at Stalybridge restaurant after enormous Manchester gig
Daisy Jackson
Stevie Wonder has stunned a local restaurant in Stalybridge after he popped in for dinner after his massive Manchester show.
The soul icon had performed a huge gig at Co-op Live on Sunday night, performing hits from his illustrious, decades-long career.
And while you might expect someone of Stevie’s fame and stature to dine at one of the city centre’s many Michelin-recommended restaurants, the star instead headed straight for the suburbs.
He was spotted dining at Cafe Continental, an independent restaurant that’s become one of the Greater Manchester’s most-hyped neighbourhood haunts since it launched two years ago.
The stylish spot is famed for its European-style restaurant and cafe culture, aiming to recreate the atmosphere of the sort of place you’d stumble upon down a back street in Rome or Paris.
On the menu they’ve got a rotation of small plates, open-fire dishes, pastas and burgers, along with their divine Parisian hot chocolate, served with a bowl of whipped cream on the side.
Cafe Continental has had a good track record for pulling in local famous faces, but arguably nothing comes close to Stevie Wonder himself.
Inside Cafe Continental in Stalybridge. Credit: The Manc GroupSoup and focaccia at Cafe Continental. Credit: The Manc Group
The night before Stevie’s visit, they’d served his band and daughter – and clearly word got back to Stevie fast, because he returned the next night to test it out for himself.
Cafe Continental posted: “Surreal things happen now and again. This is one of them! Pleasure to welcome Mr Stevie Wonder to the restaurant to close off his tour!”
And according to the MEN, Stevie left a whopping £1,000 tip for the staff.
Not only did Stevie Wonder support a local hospitality business, but he also arrived dressed in Drama Call, a Manchester-based sportswear brand.
Emily Sergeant -
6th July 2021 
