“ We tend to head to either Tampopo or Wagamama when wanting to grab a bite whilst at the Trafford centre, as I think they're the better options out of the other 'chain' restaurants on offer. Tampopo however just steals it for me, since I do prefer the Thai dishes. We've dined here a few times lately, on all occasions the food was flavoursome and well cooked. The service is generally pretty good and what you expect from restaurants alike. The range of dishes on the menu is good, my favourite is the Thai curry noodles - spicy, zingy and filling! I could eat noodles like this every day! I highly recommend Tampopo for a quick, tasty and reasonably priced dinner. ”

“ I wouldn't generally choose to eat at Tampopo and very rarely come to the Trafford Centre, so this was an unusual event. I had received a voucher - anyone who knows me knows how much I love a good voucher. The coupon led the decision on where we would eat last night. We were greeted and sat on a table in the entrance. There's an area out front, which feels a bit like you're sat in the shops, and long benches inside that feel like you're actually in a restaurant. We felt neither here nor there. To make matters worse, there was a light above us that was flailing in the manmade breeze of the Trafford Centre aircon. It was swinging like my Dad at a wedding and quickly made the table feel like it was onboard a ship. We asked to move. Without hesitance we were led to a table in the heart of the restaurant. We made it, we were in. Let's eat. I had no idea what I wanted and felt uncomfortable repeatedly saying "just 2 more minutes" to our very patient waiter so asked what he would recommend. He kindly organised a taster dish of one of the contenders; Chicken Katsu Curry. It was tasty but reminded me too much of chip shop curry sauce. I'm sorry Tampopo. It's not you, it's me. Needing my daily coconut hit, I went for the Thai Green Curry - not it's official title but the menu is a blur to me now. The wait gave us time to investigate the unfamiliar bottled sauces next to us and discuss travel plans on the very clever map-printed placemats. The food arrived smelling and looking fantastic. On first taste it was very spicy but well balanced with aromatic Thai flavours. There could have been more chicken and it was lacking in greenery - not counting the coating of coriander it arrived with, the only vegetables in it were green beans and (very bitter) thai aubergines, which were tasty but it would have been nice to have another fresh veg flavour in there. The rice was good. Overall I enjoyed it. I presume it was the head waiter/manager that cleared our plates. He apologised for our wait on the main course. We didn't feel like it was a particularly long wait but perhaps, had we been in more of a rush, it would have been more noticeable. He very kindly offered desserts on the house! He definitely filled 100% of his 'random acts of kindness' quota. Shocked and thankful, we ordered the sharing platter. The mango sorbet was incredible. Everything else (churros, dipping sauce, chocolate/coconut fondants) were edible. Without the incr. We were very impressed by this visit, wholly due to the lovely staff. Not sure I'd make a special journey for the food but we felt genuinely well looked after and valued - which has made a trip back far more likely. ”

“ Oh oh oh Tampopo, you stole my heart and now I can't say no no. Despite being a stones throw away from my other favourite eatery that is Rice. My recent visit left me with a burning desire to return. Tampopo's Nasi Goreng is fast becoming the run away success of 2012. After passively stealing a bite or two of it from an unsuspecting eating partner, I have never looked back. This dish is to this year what Pad Thai was to 2011. There aren't many days left in 2012, but rest assured I will spend them wisely diving widemouthly into my next plate. Tampopo has risen to the top of my restaurants to eat at in the Trafford centre not just for its food but for its decor (Had my last meal in a tuk tuk, nearly!) fantastic service, and meal turnaround time. Not to mention the reasonable menu prices. What's more if you can't finish your Red Curry, have them doggie bag it in the old school little boxes from Frasier. They'll taste even better for lunch the next day, I promise. Any real foodie be hard pressed to find a better eatery at the trafford centre my sweet Yelpeeps. So hit me up before you go go.. and I'll most likely tag along. ”

“ Oh my god I'm so full. After avoiding Tampopo for the longest time because YEARS ago I ordered some weird thing that was like vegetable crudites and peanut dip and a cold boiled egg that was really gross, I decided to go back tonight. And it was really cool. Like the previous reviewer said it is pretty echoy, the music was soo bassy it was like someones phone was constantly vibrating on your table. A really old phone aswell like some old Ericsson phone not like the nice clipt, crisp, clinical vibrate of an htc desire. The restaurant is adorned with asian cooking paraphenalia like chillis, tins of coconut milk and bags of flour (?) The menu has a great selection of different dishes from japan, thailand, vietnam etc. It has soups, salads curries and little tapasy street food dishes that are so freaking good. We had these fried corn fritters, it was like pancake batter and sweet corn cakes with a satay dip. omg they were rly nice. I had ramen which was huuuge, with beansprouts, noodles and greens. The broth was so delicious I could have just eaten that. My boyfriend had Penang curry which was as delicious as it always is anywhere you go. It was just really nice and the prawn crackers they give you are soo crunchy and the waitress was a total gem. It must have been pretty salty though because im so damn thirsty now. ”