Michael Wan's Wok Inn

19/04/2026

What a FABULOUS weekend we’ve had on the Prom 🤯🔥

We welcomed all the visitors from the 70th Annual Coach Rally — you anorak… you know who you are 👀🚌

The town was buzzing with all the glamorous Ballroom & Latin dance competitors over at the Winter Gardens Blackpool 💃🕺

Saturday night? Oh nothing major… just Diversity casually blowing the roof off ⚡
We tried to copy the moves in the kitchen… HR has asked us to stop.

AND THEN… as if that wasn’t enough…
Our mothership Michael Wan's Mandarin welcomed James Acaster —
We fed him so much he achieved Level 10 Food Coma 🤣

Honestly… we’ve aged 3 years in 2 days.

So yes… we are CLOSED Monday (emotionally and physically) 😅
Back Tuesday, recharged, rehydrated and ready for round two 💪

Thanks for the madness — same again next weekend? 👀❤️


Phew… 😅

We’re officially taking a breather — closed Monday, back at it Tuesday and ready to do it all again!

Thanks to everyone who joined us — you made it one to remember ❤️

18/04/2026

James Acaster popped in to Mandarin after his gig to try out our BBQ ribs which Jay Rayner mentioned loving at Wok Inn (same recipe since 1961!) on his Off Menu podcast 😮

It was great to meet James Acaster tonight when he popped in after his gig in
What a lovely guy, it was nice to talk with him, he has a genuine interest in food and was nice to hear of his travels around the country. We wish him luck with the rest of his tour and with his Off Menu podcast.

01/04/2026

🔮 NEW: Mind-Reading Ordering System 🔮

We’ve officially removed menus at Wok Inn.

Why?

Because our team have now been fully trained in advanced mind-reading techniques.

Simply sit down, relax… and our waiter will sense what you want.

No awkward decisions.
No “I don’t know what to have”.
No arguing over who’s ordering what.
Just pure telepathic dining.

👀 Warning:
*If you’re thinking about ordering something “light”… we know you’re lying
*If you’re secretly craving salt & chilli chips… we DEFINITELY know

✨ Today only. Trust the process

17/03/2026

The most dangerous words in the restaurant…
“Let’s just get some prawn crackers while we decide.”

Next thing you know… the bowl’s empty and you’re ordering another one. 🍤😂

Our Thai prawn crackers – crispy, addictive, served with sweet chilli dip, and impossible to share nicely!

16/03/2026

It was great to see Blackpool featured by VisitEngland last week, for their 'Ultimate Short Break' article.

It was even better to see Wok Inn in their list of destinations; described as much-loved, succulent Pan-Asian cuisine :-)

We hope it bring new visitors to Blackpool and new customers to our little restaurant!

Shimmy on the Strictly dancefloor, explore an unsung art scene and sample soul food before unwinding with a dip in the pool at this iconic resort.

15/03/2026

🌸 Mother’s Day is blooming at the restaurant! 🌸

Kevin Smith, our chief restaurant event organiser, has absolutely kicked it out of the park again with this year’s Mother’s Day decorations.

The dining room has been transformed into a beautiful & fun place with lanterns and colour — the perfect setting to spoil Mum with great food, a little Prosecco, and the people she loves most.

Kevin always says “details make the experience”… and we think he might be right.

Now all that’s left is for you to bring Mum and enjoy it. 💐

10/03/2026

🚨 KIMCHI EMERGENCY IN THE KITCHEN 🚨

A customer mentioned our kimchi wasn’t quite as spicy as usual.

Pauline took one bite…
Chef immediately looked nervous. 😳

Next thing we know:
📞 Emergency call to the veg man
🥬 Cabbage delivered SAME DAY!
🧤 Marigolds on
🔥 Pauline in full kimchi production mode

This photo might not be Pauline’s best look…
…but when it comes to protecting the reputation of our kimchi, she means business.

Because around here, average kimchi simply isn’t acceptable.

So if you’re wondering why the kitchen smells incredible today…
Pauline is saving the kimchi. 💪🌶

08/03/2026

Great to see Michael Wan's Wok Inn and Mandarin are both in the top ten 🙌🙂🥰

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