In search for a better life I left Malaysia and my family in 1981 and moved to the UK with a dream to one day own a Chinese restaurant.

After working for five years in one of London's' finest Chinese restaurants, I decided to move north to pursue my dream.

My wealth of experience and knowledge of true Malaysian/Chinese cooking comes primarily from my family's restaurant business of 3 generations in Malaysia.

I learnt from my parents from the age of six, when I used to stand by and watch them cook every day, a few years later I found great satisfaction cooking for family and friends.

By the age of 21 my dream came true and I opened my own restaurant in 1986 called Handforth Chinese restaurant.

I wanted to bring the essence of Malaysia to my restaurant with traditional Chinese recipes, friendly staff and a fabulous jungle theme throughout. So come along and relax in an amazing atmosphere and enjoy my magnificent food what's more meet other wonderful people.

Jack Chai