Michael Wan’s Mandarin, on Clifton Street, Blackpool, and sister restaurant Michael Wan’s Wok Inn, on The Promenade, run by Pauline Lai-Thomas and husband Gareth, were highly praised by customers and were two of just 14 eateries in the North West to be awarded the top honour from the online restaurant reservations site.
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The Mandarin was founded by Hong Kong-born Michael Wan in 1961 Photo: Daniel Martino
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Outside the Michael Wan's Mandarin restaurant which was sold to Michael's goddaughter Pauline in 2004 Photo: Daniel Martino
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Owners of the business Gareth Thomas and Pauline Lai-Thomas Photo: Daniel Martino
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It was described by Jay Rayner as “one of Britain’s most venerable Cantonese restaurants” in The Guardian in 2018,and was voted UK’s Number 3 Chinese restaurant by TripAdvisor in 2014 Photo: Daniel Martino
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Michael Wan's Mandarin Photo: Daniel Martino
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Michael Wan's Mandarin Photo: Daniel Martino