Tru Street - Real Street Food

Shared the Tru Barbarian with 1 other, plenty enough for 2 people and a beast if you're taking on the challenge on your own. Only order if you like a bit of spice.

Great service. Lady was lovely and really helpful.

Definitely recommend 👌

AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

We recently visited Tru Street at the Trafford Centre and, unfortunately, had a very disappointing experience. We ordered the Brisket Burger, Wings, and the Hawker, which included Malaysian Chilli Chicken, Crispy Shredded Beef, and Salt and Pepper Chicken.

The Brisket Burger was absolutely dry and bland – easily the driest meat we’ve ever encountered. After just one bite, we had to spit it out. The brisket was truly awful – an insult to what brisket is supposed to be – and the beef patty itself was completely tasteless. It lacked any moisture, seasoning or flavour.

Next came the wings, which were brought to the table by an older man who, rather than greeting us, simply threw the dish down without a word and walked off. His attitude was unwelcoming and downright rude. The wings themselves were the worst we’ve ever had. They tasted overwhelmingly of ginger and appeared to have been cooked in old, dirty oil. Like everything else so far, they were dry, unpleasant, and barely edible.

We were then left waiting for the Hawker dishes, which took a considerable amount of time to arrive. When they finally did, we found them just as disappointing. The Malaysian Chilli Chicken was far too spicy, tasting solely of raw chilli with no depth or balance of flavour. The rice it came with resembled packet rice and certainly wasn’t freshly prepared.

The Salt and Pepper Chicken had no salt, no pepper, and absolutely no flavour. It was bland, dry, and tasted like it had been microwaved. The Crispy Shredded Beef was the only slightly redeeming dish, coated in teriyaki sauce. While it wasn’t amazing, it was at least edible and had some flavour – the only one of the entire meal to do so.

Overall, I would not recommend Tru Street to anyone. It really is not true street food. We spent £49 on food that we couldn’t eat or enjoy. In the end, we took it away and gave it to a homeless person rather than throwing it away. The food was bland, we waited a long time for each dish to come out, which made no sense as it was clearly not fresh, and tasted like it had been pre-cooked and reheated. The service was equally disappointing, with one staff member in particular making us feel completely unwelcome.

Save your money and go elsewhere – this was one of the worst dining experiences we’ve had.

Try TruStreet today the food was amazing, we went for the Iconic Hawkers 3 for £18.99 which is a great deal three small dishes which are very filling.
In the pictures are the manchurian, Malaysian chilli chicken and Chinese crispy beef on one set the other is Taiwanse Salt and Pepper Chicken, The General and Singaporean Crispy Chicken and a side of salt and pepper chips. All was 😍

Please, please, please avoid this place at all costs. I usually check reviews beforehand and did the same this time, but my partner saw someone else’s food and thought it looked nice, so we gave it a try. Yes, the food looks great – but the flavour was incredibly bland. Honestly, worse than any local Chinese takeaway I’ve ever had, and this is supposed to be a proper restaurant.

We couldn’t even finish half the food – the meat was chewy, the sauces were watery, and everything tasted bland and lifeless. Really disappointed. Do not eat here!

Food is soo tasty !! I have been back 3 times already. Loads of options. The noodles were the best and I love the salt and pepper chicken. Highly recommend. Great service aswell

Order from Tru Street Trafford Centre