One Plus, Charles Street

Recommends this downstairs place for budget-friendly, tasty, genuine Chinese cooking.

Names One Plus on Charles Street as their favourite Chinese in the city, though they aren't keen on Chinatown's Chinese restaurants.

Recommends the personal hotpot format, with ingredients chosen from a conveyor.

Describes a multi-floor venue with hot pot and BBQ, saying it suits people wanting particular textures and tastes.

Calls One Plus top tier.

Rates its hot pot as good, at the Charles Street location.

Replying to the description, says it seems suitable for someone who is fussy about food.

Praises the friendly service.

Found little atmosphere and harsh lighting, yet the cooking was good enough to return.

Calls the personal hotpot fun, with ingredients picked from a conveyor belt.

Says their mother-in-law loves the place and that they like its sesame sauce station.

Eats at One Plus for lunch every week, which signals a strong liking.

Fully endorses the whole list as excellent places.

Likes the One Plus branch near Oxford Road, mainly for its hot pot.

Finds the hotpot underwhelming compared with the noodle bar and barbecue.

Names One Plus as a recommendation.

Visits only for the noodles, calling them the sole truly authentic hand-pulled ones found in Manchester.

Says a vegetarian housemate likes One Plus, where diners build hot pot from conveyor-belt ingredients.

Found the hotpot bland, with a thin, watery broth and budget cuts of meat.

Loves the barbecue and hotpot, but finds the noodle bar average at best and not the reason to visit.