Chinatown Restaurant Glasgow

Chinatown is great, especially for a large group of people. The restaurant kinda looks like a huge ballroom and has plenty of round tables equipped with lazy susans for sharing.
I came here for Dim Sum on Christmas and left satisfied. Admittedly I’m more accustomed to Taiwanese style Chinese food and I believe Chinatown is more Cantonese, but they have some good dishes. I recommend any of the dumplings, buns and egg rolls. I wasn’t super happy with the fried rice since there wasn’t any egg and there was quite a bit of sauce on top (which isn’t what I used to get in Taipei), but their green beans were delicious and black sesame filled desert balls (?this wasn’t quite the name, but something along those lines) were ahhmaaazzzing.
They keep the tea hot and flowing, and have reasonably priced wines. The servers were nice and helpful. I’ll definitely be going back.

It’s personal choice when it comes to dim sum but I find Chinatown is a little lacking sometimes. The flavours aren’t necessarily there for all dishes and can be overly greasy.
That said there are some dishes that are very well done here. The three roast rice dish we had last time was delicious.
It’s good value for money. Be warned that parking can be a nightmare during the day.

Chinatown Restaurant makes up one of the «Big 3» restaurants in Glasgow’s Chinese scene. Its my fave one for the following reasons: good and prompt service, delicious food and when you go at peak times you’ll find a bustling and loud atmosphere alive with the sound of conversation, the occassional hollering, cups clattering and the service bell ringing all to the sound of some Chinese soap opera from the obligatory flat screen tvs. Yup, its CHINAtown indeed! If you want a romantic lunch then you might want to upgrade to the evening and do dinner instead when the atmosphere is slightly quieter and mellow. But I love it during the afternoon! For the full experience, I recommend going either on a Saturday or Sunday between 12:30pm — 2:30pm — these times are by far the loudest, brashest and busiest which means FUN! Order your dim sums (meaning to touch the heart) — favourites of mine are Gao Choi Gao — King Prawn & Chive Potstickered then steamed dumplings with a light vinegarette dip — crispy base with a soft puffy pastry skin enevloping a juicy filling of king prawns and earthy chives. Yum! Downside here is I’ve noticed they’ve gotten considerably smaller — or I’ve gotten considerably f…, ahem. Next, is steamed pork in oyster sauce rolls which are wrapped in golden tofu skins — might be an acquired texture but your taste buds will sing to you once you’ve given it a chance, that is, after the third degree burn as they are piping hot! So beware! Then we have Golden Custard Buns — dessert, you say? Nae! We write our names «back to front» so why not have a dessert like item in the middle of the meal? We like to mess with you. These little golden balls are devine! Think crispy sweet casing with a soft bouncy white doughy-​briochy bread then filled with a thick vanilla-​eggy-​custard set cream and bingo, one way ticket to awesomeness! If you are watching your waist line then these little delights are also available steamed — still nice but not as badass. There are a variety of dim sums to choose from and you can order as many as you like! The menu also encompasses larger plates of food to be shared. A favourite and authentic Cantonese dish is the XO Beef Ho Fun, a handsome plate of freshly made flat rice noodles stirfried with charred soft beef slices in a subtle XO (chilli) seasoning with onion, beansprouts and spring onion. Credit to the chef here — the veg is sweet, succulent and just cooked and no more whilst the beef has a smokey wok taste and is super tender finishing with the smooth and almost bouncy noodles. Eat this with a dash of their lovely chilli oil (its free, just ask your server). China town also does really good roast duck so you can order duck with rice/​noodles/​ho fun or just on its own. If you can’t decide on which roast, opt for the Three Roast Mix which comprises of char sui, crispy pork belly and duck. Dim sum is all about sharing with friends, catching up with old time buddies and just generally having a jolly old time chatting, gossiping (yes you, Mrs Wong!), drinking tea (charged pp and free refills) and eating little morsels out of bamboo baskets and mini plates. Their menus are in English, too so it is easy to order but make sure you read from the menu card ON the table otherwise risk getting the «westernised» menu that is bound in a black cover with gold writing and some generic print of a pergola. Probably not even Chinese. You’ve been warned! Otherwise, get a few mates, get your chopstick skills up to scratch and have fun!

We came for Dim Sum, the Dim Sum duly arrived, they smelled so fine, steaming hot and juicy looking. They needed to be scoffed instantly, but word of warning however, the contents are hotter than the sun.
I munched away while gasping for air and shedding a little tear as my mouth was subjected to the wonderful flavours but magma hot innards. So today I write this review with a furry burnt tongue and a peeling roof of my mouth, but still with very happy food memories of this place.
My little anecdote should not dissuade you from ordering a feast of dim sum at Chinatown, just be sensible and let them cool a little. In fact I’m happy to say that the Shanghai mini buns and crab and pork dumplings are some of the best I’ve ever tasted. I’d give the dim sum menu 5 starts actually!
Will need to re-​visit this place and try out the a la cart menu, but I really liked what I see.
I’ll be back…

Went to Chinatown restaurant for my birthday. I’d been before and had really enjoyed the food, so I thought I’d give it another bash.
Anyway, my girlfriend and I hit the restaurant on a Saturday. The place was heaving, nearly every table occupied. Most of the customers were Asian, which hate to say it, is normally a good sign. The décor is dated, but there’s plenty of awesome smells around.
The restaurant is pretty loud with chatter, and we’re quickly shown to one of the spare tables. There’s a steady stream of waiting staff bringing food in around us.
The waitress was fairly attentive and we order a mix of food from the dim sum menu and some starters from the a la carte. The dim sum menu includes chicken feet, if you’re keen on that sort of thing.
So we ordered a range of dumplings, crispy seaweed etc. The food arrives, all the dim sum in individual bamboo steamers brought to the table.
The tastiest stuff we had to be the prawn and chive dumplings. These were bursting with flavour. I’ll order a couple of portions, next time.
The other dishes were good, but was surprised that the quail’s egg dumplings were on top of some mystery mixed meat.
The good: prawn/​chive dumplings, crispy seaweed, spring rolls, prawn toast.
The ok: hot & sour soup, satay dumplings (weird meat texture), and quail’s egg.
The service was excellent, the food was pretty decent, and it didn’t break the bank (think we only spent £15 each). I wholly recommend it. Chinatown is quieter on other days, but it’s still well worth a trip.

The food here is really good and the cater very well for large parties. It’s usually very busy but this doesn’t take away from the standard of service. The only problem is the location as it’s a bit out of the way and not very easy to get to if you’re in the city centre.

This restaurant is worth a visit. The range of dishes on offer is quite different to the usual chinese restaurant in Scotland and appears to be more authentic. The seafood is good as is the duck but especially good are the dim sum. If you have not tried chickens feet these are recommended.

Went for the buffet Meal, Starters were really good but fried rice was a bit over fried and the texture of the beef and chicken was not good. I know it has to be soft but not that soft. On the plus side we had tap water as its free and they always came up and gave us more without asking. There was no curry dishes on the menu which was a bit annoying. all being said i may go back but not in a hurry, I would look for somewhere better first. The restaurant its self was big and clean and décor was good.

This place is MASSIVE!!! Filled with a mix of locals and those in the know, this is great restaurant selling authentic Chinese food with fantastic fresh ingredients.
OK its a little more expensive than some other joints and it feels a bit fancy when you go in, but hey the food is good.
One down side would have to be the location as its not really in a great location, however its about 2 mins from the Cowcaddens Subway stop and about 10 min walk from Sauchiehall Street.
This place is well worth a visit.

This place is one of only 3 Chinese restaurants in Glasgow offering authenic Chinese food — the kind that Chinese people eat, not the westernised versions which are usually served up in most Chinese restaurants and takeaways. The others are SeeWoo in Hamiltonhill and Loon Fung on Sauchiehall Street.
The Chinatown restaurant is usually packed with Chinese people (which is a good sign) throughout the week, but especially during Sunday lunchtimes, where the popular dim sum snacks are served. More extensive dishes are also served throughout the day. It’s ok value for money but SeeWoo is probably cheaper.

This is tagged on to the chinese supermarket and I had heard that it was fantastic. It was just average, and did not see any chinese people eating there. The décor was a bit 1970’s and dated, the place was clean enough and the staff were nice, but would not rush back.