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Mall plates: the best restaurants in the Trafford Centre

4 weeks ago

Change is afoot in the Upper Orient. After 25 years, the Trafford Centre is being rejuvenated as a dining destination with some exciting new openings scheduled for October. Watch out for Hello Oriental, Nichi, Chit’n’Chaat and Jerk Junction all coming this autumn.

In the meantime, we’ve put together a comprehensive list of the best restaurants in the Trafford Centre. Out-of-town shopping malls may not be synonymous with fine dining, but if you know where to go, you can find food with personality and flair, and at reasonable prices too.

From reliable mid-range chains that always deliver to local operators doing well and expanding into Manchester’s shopping mecca, tuck in to wings, waffles and everything in between.

  • Archie's Trafford Centre is known for juicy burgers, OTT desserts and shakes...and pink
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    Archie’s Trafford Centre

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    Archie’s Trafford Centre is another of the eye-popping pink burger and shake sites from the wildly popular Manchester mini-empire. The burgers are good but it’s the sweet side that has gathered most of the acclaim, from celeb endorsements to, more depressingly, long queues.

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  • Bill's is a reliable place for family-friendly dining at the Trafford Centre
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    Bill’s Trafford Centre

    Restaurant - European

    When it comes to The Orient at the Trafford Centre, it’s more like the Gobi Desert as far as a decent meal is concerned. Just because you’ve shopped till you’ve dropped, it doesn’t mean your culinary standards have dropped too. That’s where Bill’s comes in.

    The family business is now, like the other dining options available at the Trafford Centre, a sizeable chain but in Bill’s at least, you’ll still find a warm welcome and a crowd-pleasing selection of dishes that sometimes manage to deliver rather punchy flavours. You will be pleasantly surprised.

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  • Butter chicken toastie at Chaiiwala, the Trafford Centre's go-to cafe for light Indian lunches
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    Chaiiwala Trafford Centre

    Cafes

    Chaiiwala Trafford Centre is perfect for snacks, lunches, light meals and even breakfast. The food comes together in a joyful mix of East meets West.

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  • Coast to Coast at the Trafford Centre sells American food like pizzas and burgers
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    Coast to Coast

    Restaurant - American

    Coast to Coast is a casual American restaurant at the Trafford Centre. If you’re looking for something that feels more like a proper dining out option than the proliferation of fast food restaurants and those which are just one step up from that, then it’s a good choice.

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  • Franco Manca Trafford Centre is an easy family option when you're out shopping, at the cinema, or entertaining the kids
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    Franco Manca Trafford Centre

    Takeaways

    Franco Manca is one of the London big boys of the sourdough pizza revolution. Franco Manca Trafford Centre continues its tradition of tradition. That is, a legendary Neapolitan sourdough starter, traditional hands-on cooking methods, slow-proved dough made fresh every day, and ingredients from smaller suppliers who are connected to their land.

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  • Cheesecake with chocolate at Haute Dolci
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    Haute Dolci Trafford

    Cafes

    Chocoholics and those with a sweet tooth will feel right at home at Haute Dolci, a dessert cafe situated in the heart of The Great Hall at the Trafford Centre.

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  • Crispy pork belly at Hello Oriental Trafford Centre
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    Hello Oriental Trafford Centre

    Restaurant - Pan Asian

    Hello Oriental Trafford Centre is an exciting new opening for anyone looking to escape the corporate blandness of the retail behemoth. The popular restaurant already has a successful Pan-Asian food hall just off Oxford Road and is due to open its second outpost in October.

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  • Fresh, healthy food from HOP Vietnamese Manchester
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    HOP Vietnamese Trafford Centre

    Takeaways

    HOP Vietnamese Trafford Centre is part of a small chain of quick, cheap South East Asian restaurants where fast food meets flavour. Unlike your typical McMeal, HOP Vietnamese feels wholesome and nourishing. The packaging may be take away rather than fine china, but what it lacks in presentation, the food makes up for in taste.

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  • Chicken burger with THAT sauce at Slim Chickens Trafford Centre
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    Slim Chickens Trafford Centre

    Takeaways

    Popular for cheap eats, Slim Chickens Trafford Centre is one of the mall’s better options with everything cooked to order and 13 different sauces for a DIY dunking sesh.

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  • Tampopo Thai Restaurant Trafford Centre Manchester
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    Tampopo Trafford Centre

    Restaurant - Pan Asian

    One of the better eating options in the sprawling domed food court hell that is The Orient is Tampopo Trafford Centre. Situated on the upper level, it gives you a prime viewing spot over the crowds below, or you can escape inside for some relative peace and quiet. Relative, mind. This is the Trafford Centre – there’s no such thing as a relaxing lunch here.

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    Thaikhun Street Food Trafford Centre

    Restaurant - Thai

    Thaikhun Trafford Centre joins the Spinningfields OG in what is now a double figure chain of Thai street food venues founded by Sukhothai province-born Kim Kaewkraikhot (also behind the Chaophraya empire).

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  • Katsu chicken at Wagamama Trafford Centre - a great family-friendly dining option
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    Wagamama Trafford Centre

    Takeaways

    Wagamama Trafford Centre is justly popular for its Japanese staples. In fact, Wagamama is popular all over the UK. Almost everyone has their go-to order. Are you a chicken hot pot person or a shirodashi pork belly ramen slurper?

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  • Chicken dipping at Wingstop Trafford Centre
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    Wingstop Trafford Centre

    Takeaways

    Wingstop Trafford Centre is your choice if chicken is your thing. There are wings (as the name suggests) as well as boneless chicken pieces, crisp tenders, burgers and vast platters. Churros are the one dessert option.

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