{"id":629014,"date":"2025-12-12T21:59:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T21:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/629014\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T21:59:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T21:59:25","slug":"greater-manchester-restaurant-named-best-in-town-goes-up-for-sale-after-more-than-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/629014\/","title":{"rendered":"Greater Manchester restaurant named best in town goes up for sale after more than 15 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the best rated restaurant in the area online based on reviews<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_AMR_MEN_121225_HH_02.jpg\" alt=\"Hoya's in Heywood has gone up for sale after 15 years\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Hoya&#8217;s in Heywood has gone up for sale after 15 years(Image: Hoya&#8217;s)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A popular <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/restaurants\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">restaurant<\/a> and takeaway in Greater Manchester which has been listed as one of the best in its town has gone up for sale after more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hoya\u2019s Cantonese Restaurant, on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/rochdale\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Rochdale<\/a> Road East in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/heywood\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Heywood<\/a>, was opened by owner Lin Ngan more than 15 years ago. It is currently named the number one best-rated restaurant in Heywood on TripAdvisor. It has also been previously named by the platform as one of the best <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/chinese-food\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Chinese restaurants<\/a> in the entire country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The restaurant has an impressive 4.7 rating on the site, with a customer hailing the venue in one recent review for their \u2018absolutely beautiful dinner and friendly service&#8217;. Another customer review said: \u201cLovely food, excellent service. Friendly atmosphere. Lin looks after us so well. The food is gorgeous and plenty of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Its extensive menu features more than 180 dishes, ranging from soups, appetisers, curries, dim sum, fillet steak and sauce-based dishes. Its recommended meals include stuffed green peppers or mushrooms with king prawn meat, as well as Cantonese-style dishes featuring a &#8216;sweet and fruity&#8217; sauce. It also became known for its gluten-free selection of meals too.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_AMR_MEN_121225_HH.jpg\" alt=\"The restaurant was the best rated in Heywood on TripAdvisor\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The restaurant is the best rated in Heywood on TripAdvisor(Image: Hoya&#8217;s)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, it has now been announced that Lin has decided the time is right to pass over the reins to the restaurant. Listing the business for sale with specialist business property adviser Christie &amp; Co, Lin, who did not wish to speak further about the decision to sell up, said she is looking for an experienced operator and hopes the name can continue under their leadership.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">On the market with a freehold asking price of \u00a3400,000, the 60-cover restaurant has a fully equipped commercial kitchen, as well as parking and spacious four-bed accommodation. Christie &amp; Co said this makes for \u2018an ideal opportunity for an experienced operator or investor looking to acquire a thriving business\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In a statement, business agent James Dodd, who is managing the sale at Christie &amp; Co, said: \u201cHoya&#8217;s Cantonese offers a fantastic opportunity to acquire a well-established restaurant with a strong local following. With 60 covers, a fully equipped kitchen, parking, and owner\u2019s accommodation, this freehold property is perfectly suited for an experienced operator looking to step into a hospitality business in the heart of Heywood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/whats-on\/food-drink-news\/hoyas-cantonese-heywood-maple-tree-6654032\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">More than ten years ago<\/a>, Hoya\u2019s was named the fifth best Chinese restaurant in the UK by TripAdvisor. It marked one of only two Greater Manchester establishments to make it into the top ten list at the time. In recent years, it&#8217;s remained at the top of Heywood&#8217;s restaurants on the platform, and has also bee praised for the &#8216;best chow mein&#8217; in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The online listing for Hoya&#8217;s can be found on the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christie.com\/5665022\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Christie &amp; Co website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s the best rated restaurant in the area online based on reviewsHoya&#8217;s in Heywood has gone up for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":629015,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,153135,393,4884,8824,2465,280,1170,281,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-629014","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-chinese-food","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-heywood","13":"tag-manchester","14":"tag-restaurants","15":"tag-rochdale","16":"tag-street-food","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115708849039959703","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}