Rabbie's Thai - Wythenshawe — Restaurant in Manchester

I never leave reviews, but this is wholeheartedly due. Once you've tried the food at Rabbie's noodle hut, you'll be making a regular visit. Mike & Rabbie have put so much thought and care into this humble noodle shack. You can literally taste all the goodness in their food. They use good quality meats too. The chicken isn't the type that's been artificially injected (plumped up) You can taste real chicken! The prawns are huge and juicy. The level of flavours and homemade dipping sauces are sublime. We especially purchased large ramen bowls to have at home for when we pick up Rabbies' noodle soups to take home 🍜 Nothing is ever spoiled in transit. The noodles are always thoughtfully packaged separately from the soup to avoid them going soggy. If you eat inside Rabbie's shack, it's relaxed,comfortable & cosy. There's an array of authentic sauces on the tables inside. It's like being transported to another destination. There's a good selection of soft drinks too ,which includes Jamaican ginger beer. Our favourite!

Rabbie's homemade chilli sauce is a perfect accompaniment to add heat & another depth of flavour to taste. Also her homemade ginger sauce which accompanies the chicken Hai nan, or beef flank with ginger rice is delicious too. Alternatively, there's fragrant jasmine rice.

The noodle soups include authentic ingredients. Mouli radish (which absorbs all the natural flavours of the soup). Meat balls, & Asian cabbage which has a lovely light crunchy texture. We alternate between regular soup & Tom Yum. Both are equally as good.

You can choose your protein in each dish from Tofu, prawns, chicken, beef, pork, or choice of mixed meats. Or you can choose vegetables only.

I highly recommend Pad Thai, Noodle Soup, Tom Yum noodle soup, Hai nan, beef flank with ginger rice. Chilli...

An unassuming shack sitting only 18 attracting a steady stream of patrons the moment they open welcomes you with nutty notes of aniseed and tables decorated with bottles of Thai sauce.

TLDR: a value for money place staying faithful to Thai cuisine. Generous portions and quick friendly service.

The beef noodle soup XL set me back a little more than 10pounds, but was chock full of ingredients. The two beef balls and thick pieces of radish were lovely surprises under the carpet of half a centimeter thick pieces of beef . The soup is surprsingly sweet given the savoury aroma wafting from the kitchen- it is a Thai beef noodle soup after all. You can request the kitchen to reduce the amount of sweet chilli vinegar they add or have them not add it and add it yourself at the table (which I recommend)

Most patrons were of Asian descent which really is testament to how authentic and good the food is. Will definitely come back here if I'm ever in Manchester again and it's worth a stopover for lunch on the way to town with the tram. Service is excellent with fair recommendations and considerate questions about whether chopsticks or a fork is preferred.

Drinks are self service and very reasonably priced.

Given how small it is and that it is a shack , there are no toilets and large groups bigger than 4 people should split up to sit separately or order a takeaway box. Needless to say a shack is not exactly...

Ever since I found Rabbie's Noodles during Covid way back when, I have been sharing the joy I felt with anyone who would listen (and dropping by for food whenever I'm local). Colleagues started going, friends advised to drop in on the way to/from the airport, I even met a lady on a plane who told me she lived just outside Wythenshawe, quick get yourself down to Rabbies and eat great food, cooked in true Thai traditional ways with super fresh ingredients. Today I have taken my friend who had just arrived in from New York to sample some awesome food. We weren't disappointed. Rather than take away we chose to sit. Rabbie cooked up fabulous food, I had prawn pad thai and my friend the chicken. The business started in a tiny home built hut in the centre of Wythenshawe with a couple of outdoor stools and has now moved to a bigger hut with tables and chairs to eat inside Rabbie cooking and her partner doing everything else. I could really see their business expanding even further, maybe even into a bricks and mortar restaurant with the right investment. They are a lovely couple, they serve great food, you may have to wait a little while to eat but it's well worth the wait. Get down to Wythenshawe as...