Yong Da

While test-​driving my new student house last week, my friends and I decided to take advantage of our new address and order a Chinese takeaway. We chose Yong Da purely because it was the closest one we could find using Just Eat, but the value for money and fast service we experienced meant we were well pleased with our luck.
The menu was vast, with every Chinese dish you could possibly desire and then some. We chose a small selection of main meals, but could have indulged even more if we’d taken advantage of their starters, set menus or English dishes. The food arrived after just 20 minutes, was piping hot and plentiful and we received complimentary prawn crackers and spring rolls for spending over £20.
Overall, I couldn’t fault the quality. If I had to find a problem, I would say that the chips were not to my taste (but who can complain when they only cost 30p with one of the main courses). I look forward to returning to this takeaway (or rather, them returning to me) when I’m next in Manchester, and trying more of their huge range of dishes.

Yong Da is a Chinese takeaway with a special place in the hearts of my flatmates who order at least once a week from the colourful menu. It offers a range of appetisers, spare ribs, chicken wings, soup, stir fried dishes, curry dishes, green/​red Thai curry dishes, sweet and sour dishes, vegetarian dishes, foo yung dishes, chow mein dishes along with English dishes such as sirloin steak and omelettes! They also offer set meals for various numbers of people including a vegetarian one.
The beauty with this takeway is the value for money. You are entitles to a tub of free rice or fish and chip shop-​style greasy chips with every main dish which can be upgraded to egg fried rice for 50p extra or chow mein for an additional pound. You are given free prawn crackers for orders over £10, spring rolls AND prawn crackers with orders over £18 and a bottle of coca cola and prawn crackers with orders over £25.
Delivery service is available and the man who delivers generally looks as though he has arrived on foot. The charge is £1, although £2 if over a three mile radius and delivery if free on orders exceeding £10 within a three mile radius. The food isn’t amazing but for this sort of good value it’s filling and tasty and very student friendly. I’d recommend any of their aubergine dishes.