Chinese Manor House

Came here on a Saturday night at short notice, but managed to get a table. Was really impressed with the look of the place — not too cheesy or gaudy, it’s a really nice (and big!) place. The service was attentive and friendly, and the food was delicious! You could tell it was all cooked fresh, and the presentation was good. We had assorted dim sum, chicken and sweetcorn soup and chicken spring rolls to start, all of which were lovely. We then had combination chow mien, chicken chow mien and crispy shredded chicken which again, were plentiful and really tasty.
At the end of our meal the lovely owner Katharine came over for a chat and offered us all a free drink which I thought was lovely and a real personal touch. She obviously really cares about the business and we all chatted for ages!
Will definitely be going back and will also switch our takeaways to here too!

The Chinese Manor House is the best Chinese food I have had in Edinburgh, rich flavours and no generic sweet sauces, good quality meat and seafood and generally just really tasty dishes. From that opening one would assume an instant five stars, and if reviews were just based on the food that would be the case…
The thing is while the food is great the restaurant is simply too far out of town most of the time, and some of the joys of the food (a lot of dishes are served still sizzling) is lost in a takeaway. Location lets the Chinese Manor House down (for most of us), though if you are local to the area I would strongly recommend it. For me though it is a worthwhile but occasional treat.

Very tasty, shame there’s no home delivery!

Tasty food but below par service. Our waitress looked like there’d been a multiple death in the family. Ooops. Maybe so, but I think she was just pissed with having to deal with tourists.
The szechuan chicken came to the table sizzling and for British Chinese, it was actually pretty spicy and tasty. The Singapore friend rice was scrumptious too. Sweet & Sour chicken was… well there’s not really much you can say about Sweet & Sour… I tasted it for the purposes of writing this review, but its never really been my thang.
Overall, decent food.
A smidgeon pricy and the service definitely needs a smile.

The salt and pepper shrimp was tasty, but I prefer it chrunchier; crab and sweet corn soup was great; and the szechuan chicken was just right. Service was friendly but slow, even when there were not a lot of people at the restaurant. I prefer Manor over Chop Chop and Golden Dragon.

This is a pretty good Chinese sit down restaurant in Edinburgh (and it’s close to my hotel where I’m staying!). There is a wide variety of selections for the meal. Here are the following items that I had with my meal:
–Crab and sweet corn soup: Delicious and great to eat with the chilly weather. The corn was definitely sweet corn and you can find chunks of crab meat in the soup.
–Chicken spring rolls (fried) — I wish they offered soft and not fried spring rolls, but this is Chinese, not Vietnamese. It’s served with a sweet chili sauce. I think it’s just a piece of chicken wrapped with the eggroll soft wrap and fried. It was good, nothing special.
–For entrée, I tried the sliced beef tenderloin with pepper sauce (sizzling plate), the chicken with ginger and onions (sizzling plate), and the sweet and sour king prawns.
a. the beef tenderloin is served on a sizzling plate with onions. It was very good, with a tasty semi-​thick brown pepper sauce. However, next time, i think I’ll just order the beef plate because the beef tenderloin is significantly more expensive for the same style entrée I think.
b. The chicken was great as well. Once again, served in a sizzling plate with a brown sauce. The ginger was pretty strong though, so
made sure not to accidentally eat a piece of ginger.
c. I’m not a fan of sweet and sour dishes, but I thought the sweet and sour prawns dish here was the absolute best dish of the night! Can’t really describe it, but it was great!
I’m still getting used to the fact that there’s no free drink refills here, and also that rice is not served with the entrée, you have to order it in addition to your meal. But, guess that’s just how it works here.
This place is pretty pricey in my opinion, but that is based on the prices that I’m used to in the US. Compared to other restaurants in the UK, I think that this is comparable in costs to other restaurants.

The Manor House on the Glasgow Road (opposite PC world) is not what you’d expect from a small out of town restaurant. The food I have eaten on my numerous visits here has to be the best Chinese food I have tasted anywhere.
From sizzling Szechuan pork to amazing scallops and seafood dishes, this is really what Chinese should be. There are no gloopy, sweet sauces or overuse of MSG just fresh food and spices. Staff are wonderful and sooo attentive. Anything you’re not sure of is easily explained and they’re always on hand to bring more drinks or for you to order more food.
Price wise it’s a little more than you’d normally pay for a Chinese meal but definitely worth the extra.

The manor house is a chinese restaurant in Corstorphine. It offers exceptionally good food. Personally I would recommend the roast duck as this is done so well. The staff are friendly and there is a good atmosphere. In the evening I would recommend parking in the bank car park which is just over the road.
The downside is that sometimes, larger functions and parties can create alot of screaming kids which is rather annoying.
I would definatly say that this place is worth a visit.