As 34SP.com sits on the edge of Chinatown here in Manchester, we often pop over the road for our Monday lunches. Our favourite Chinese restaurant is the Pacific.

While Pacific offers a full menu (all written in Chinese with English version available) they also have an Executive Business Lunch - effectively a limited selection for a bargain price of �9.50 for 3 courses. First up we have soups; today the hot and sour and chicken and sweetcorn varieties were had. Next up we shared a crispy duck, and a fine example it was. Dim sum and hot appetisers are available if you’re not a fan of crispy duck. The meal can be made even cheaper by leaving out either the soup or the appetiser rouse.

Onto the mains. Today I had chicken with salt and chilli pepper on fried rice. Not too hot, but a good tang to it! The food is traditionally eaten with rice bowls and chopsticks, although the staff are happy to provide knives and forks if you’d prefer.

Little did we know before we went, but today was the draw for a raffle they’ve been holding over the past few weeks. To enter, you simply need to spend over �40 on a meal. The top prize is a return flight for two to Hong Kong or Beijing with �200 spending money. Second prize is the same trip for one with a meal for 10 for third place. There seemed to be various other prizes being given out during the draw, but it resulted in every table being full (thankfully filling up after we arrived) giving a friendly crowded atmosphere. There’s another draw on the 18th September, so a visit before then could end up being more than just a meal!

This entry was posted by Daniel on Monday, August 1st, 2005