Did not hit the spot. On a cold day I decided to get some comforting food so immediately thought…read moreChinese and soup! I was greeted right away and the food came quite quickly. Once the food got here, it was mediocre at best. Maybe I got here at the wrong time. Hot and sour soup was good, and I have never seen a cocktail prawn this sad before. I also for the sichuan shredded beef with noodles which wasn't all thay great either. Thankfully this is my last night in Glasgow. The branch in Edinburgh is a lot better and tastier.

Sichuan House has great food…read more I really enjoyed the Spicy fish which was really good (and large), with large pieces of tender fish, some vegetables, in a tasty oil bath of numbing Szechuan peppercorn and spicy chilies. Service was good.

I am confused. I thought I had seen it all, until now. This place is mind boggling, a true quirk of…read morethe Glasgow dining scene, if it is even classed as being on the scene that is. Firstly where did this place spring up from? It seems to have been around for a year at least, perhaps longer. But why no reviews? Secondly, what the heck is this place even called? No English signage above the shop, no web page, a half baked FB page that is totally misleading. And then the food. It is spicy, and when I say spicy I mean hot, I mean, you will need to keep some bog roll in the fridge for the day after hot. The place itself looks like you've walked straight into the kitchen of a nice Chinese family. There is only one real table, which will sit around 4 people and some stools around the sides where you can perch yourself on. They will play classic Chinese pop tunes through the mini hifi and offer you free Chinese biscuits and crackers as you wait. I must say, I felt right at home as soon as I walked in! The menu, well, it couldn't really be simpler. There is only one real option on the menu and that is this spicy Szechuanese style soup with various veggies, fish balls, meat balls, glass noodles and rice noodles. The Szechuan peppercorns actual numb the mouth, its quite an interesting sensation. So to begin with you will be asked to select how hot you want it, there are 3 options. Mild (i.e spicy), then the next level up is spicy (i.e. Christ on a bike that is bloomin' hot) and very spicy (imminent death, do not eat). I think there are two sizes also, you can get the full boonah which includes a giant, mutant like king prawn or you can go for the dish without the mutant, for £2 less (for £2 its worth a look, trust me). You will be asked if there is any particular veggie or meat or fish ball that you don't like and they will do the rest. The oddness continues when the dish arrived on a plastic covered dish! Why?? Having recently come back from Hong Kong I have realised that basically everything is different over there, so it best to just go with the flow and don't question it. The food itself was very nice, but nothing out of this world. Lots of fresh veggies in a flavoursome, hot stock. The fish and meat balls make the dish rather stodgy, so if it looks a tad small at first you will be stuffed by the end. I just loved the fact there was only one option on the menu and the genuine warm reception we were given on the night. It is definitely a place to check out if you fancy experiencing something truly different. Also it is a MUST for spicy food lover.

Looks like no one's reviewed this place in years. Well, not sure what was going on around 2012 when…read morea few negative reviews popped up, but I personally really enjoyed this place. The waiting area (where you're seated if you're still waiting for members of your party to arrive) was nice and comfortable, and the service was great. Really professional and prompt. As a vegetarian, I can't attest to the quality of the meat dishes, but the rest of my family (there were 11 of us there all together) seemed to love theirs. The veggie dish I got was great. I also love that you get noodles or rice with whatever you order! I ate a lot of noodles. Noodles are kind of my thing. It is a bit spendy (my sense of how spendy it is isn't very good, since I'm an American and despite knowing that it's about $1.3 to a pound, I still read "£14" and think "hey, only $14!". Obviously, that's inaccurate). Most of my family live in Glasgow and go here quite often. I'd definitely come back the next time I'm over there! Not too expensive, imo, and really good food. If you're on the fence, it's definitely worth checking out.

Trudie M chose Ho Wong for her birthday dinner so on Friday we visited this longstanding Glasgow…read morerestaurant with an almost mythically good reputation. For years, maybe decades people have told me this is the best place for Chinese food in Glasgow. So I was excited to go for the first time and see if it really lives up to the hype. First impressions were good, very swanky although a bit to dark lighting for me. Jackets were taken from us and we were offered drinks in the waiting area. Quickly we moved to the restaurant and started to order the food. Now the prices are way way excessive in my opinion. Most main courses were around 18 quid. For that price this place was going to have to be amazing. To keep cost down we decided to share a banquet and swapped a fish fish out of it for a salt and chilli chicken one to fit the dietary requirements of the group. The food was ok but a bit to plain for me. This is definitely a British Chinese restaurant catering for western tastes. There is no good authentic dishes on offer here I am afraid. This means that although the food was fine, it seemed boring and very plain compared to the great food you can get elsewhere in the city Standout dishes for me was the crispy shredded duck wraps and......... (I'm trying to think of another standout dish)..... We had an interesting starter which was chicken of some type wrapped in lettuce leaves. Other than that the food on offer was spring rolls, ribs, etc. The clientele also seemed a bit "different" I felt like I was sitting in a Glasgow version Of the Sopranos. Everyone seemed to know everyone and have their favourite table. Reading back I'm going to take a star off. I started at three, but I'm going with two. Reason for the low score is that although the service, decor and food was all ok. It was just an ok three, but when you add in that it is crazy expensive and that there is now amazing other places to eat Chinese in Glasgow I feel that 2 star is the right grade to advise people to head to ka ka lok or Sichuan house instead.

Ah the simply deliciousness of the Amber Chinese. Smell them ribs coming at ya! Noms!…read more Ian and I tend to go here often as I would say Amber is one of my favourite West End Chinese take aways and restaurant. I absolutely love the mandarin sticky ribs, especially the sauce that they use. I love dipping in my prawn crackers and scooping up lashings of the stuff and making them crackers crackle. Munch! I always tend to get a chicken dish, usually sweet and sour or lemon/orange. I love chillaxing on a weekend night, getting a film in and tucking into our Chinesey goodness. The restaurant is pretty good too, I remember when it was the big freeze a couple of years back and I was snowed in the West End and there was no public transport back to the Tyre (Blantyre that is, for the foreigners). We headed in for a lunch dish and it was sooooo cold, as I believe temperatures were about -12 then. We got the lunch time special deal and a wee heater for our booth, to keep us warn. It was so cosy and the service was excellent. I've also been on a busier evening but I do prefer to have the meal at home. Sticky ribs does get a bit messy.

Recently refurbished (I believe), the Amber Restaurant is definitely a delectable gem…read more I've only ever been for the half price specials (between 5-7pm), which was pretty yummy as between four of us we paid under £20 for 2 courses each... score! Has all the usual catonese/chinese foodstuffs - I can recommend their chicken and sweetcorn dish. Fantastic. The fortune cookies will give you a few laughs, especially as they are in German - we spent a considerable amount of time trying to translate them, before we realised the english is on the back, doh!

This massive dim sum restaurant with lots of parking is right next to a grocery store of the same…read morename. Decor leaves much to wont, but not the food - very nice. Haw Gao and Shu Mai - standard fare done very well. Congee - massive bowl and well worth it. Fried shredded squid - definite winner. The only miss was the Cheung Fun (rice noodles). Who ever had string beans in them before? Clearly, not in Hong Kong... And definitely a no no. Coming from Edinburgh, this is perhaps the best dim sum I've had in Scotland! Overall, well worth the price.

Dim Sum-tastic In my…read moreopinion you need to order from the Dim Sum menu here to taste the best of SeeWoo. If you order the usual sweet and sour chicken it'll be hit-or-miss, according to other reviews on other sites. Hint: Just ask for dim sum and they'll give you a pictorial menu to help you along. So we went for said dim sum today (Sunday) and it didn't disappoint! It was hoachin' with Chinese and Scots alike enjoying an afternoon out with Family and friends. We opted for a selection of 5 dim sum and 1 rice hotpot dish (between 2), washed down with Chinese tea. Har cheung fun (cannelloni like prawn filled noodles), custard buns, pork and nut dumplings, fried squid and lo bak go (a fried turnip and sausage cake) all graced our table - All great value at £3.50 to £4 each. Our black bean ribs and fried chicken feet rice hotpot dish was £6 and was suitable for 2 - lovely, but I tend to leave the feet to the wife:-/ They also threw in a free vegetable dish, choi sum - and I'm telling you I'm stuffed!!! We have dim sum a couple of times a month and it competes with the best in Manchester and London and will give you a feel for the cavernous Dim Sum restaurants they have in Hong Kong.The service wasn't too shabby either with "politish" and prompt service even though they were extremely busy. We'll be back soon :)

One of my favourite Chinese restaurant - the staff in Chow can't wait to help you! At times it does…read morefeel extremely cramped as it is a bit tiny, but, on the plus side, when you know it's busy, it must serve good food, which is 100% true. Personally, I enjoy Chinese food, and this place is no exception (the ribs here are delicious), apart from the fact that my wallet isn't empty after I've been (waaay!) (also, it lacks those freaky waving cats, and other chinese-style accessories...eeep). Large portions for small prices, it's definately worth a trip. Sit in. Or take out. Or get a delivery. 'Chow' down...! (That was possibly the worst pun ever. Apologies).

"Sorry." That's it. A measly apology. For spilling a bottle of beer on my new suit. I appreciated…read moreit was an accident, but there was a distinct lack of sincerity with the response, so much so it could almost have been accompanied by a shrug of the shoulders. And it's a great pity, because the food in Chow is superb. Situated in a tiny unit on Byres Road, the Chinese restaurant makes use of every inch of space to cram in as many people as possible, both on the bottom floor and the small mezzanine level. The reasonably priced menu is extensive but I'm afraid my stubbornness when it comes to the ordering of Chinese foods means I'm only in a position to recommend my old faithfuls, hot and sour soup and chicken chow mein, both of which are excellent in here. In actual fact, this could almost have been a five star review but there's no getting away from the abruptness of some staff members, which I find to be an all too common occurrence. I really shouldn't come back, but unfortunately the food is just too damn good.

Just opened a week ago, so felt I had to pop in for a visit and am so pleased I did…read more Sunday late afternoon we dropped by and was taken to our table at the window. The menu was very appetising. We opted for the pre theatre as it had a great selection on offer. 2 courses for around £9 and 3 for £12. Food was delicious! Great quality and not mean on portions by any stretch. Great local restaurant I'll be sure to use as regular. Will certainly be back.

Really enjoyed our visit to this small tidy Asian bistro. The food was yummy, but unfortunately we…read moreneeded to pay in cash, not an easy thing for travelers just in from the US. Unless they have changed their policy, be sure to bring your cash.

Had a meal from here last night. I felt an urge to write a review as the woman to answers the phone…read moresounded like she didn't want to be there and was very rude. I felt like just telling her to stick the order up her a*se. However I got food, chick sweetcorn soup - very average with a lot of gloopy lumps in it. Next was beef Szechuan it was full of fatty lumps on the beef and rice was a all stuck together - vile! So with the staff attitude and minging food its safe to say I wont be ordering from them ever again! Save your money and try another Chinese, Ho-Wah or Fifteen.

Since I moved to the South Side the choices of where I can order a delivery have changed massively…read more I was feeling like Chinese food so I decided to order from here (from just-eat). The estimated delivery time was 60-70 mins however it actually arrived in 30 mins which was amazing! I ordered beef chow mein and salt and pepper squid. The food was absolutely delicious. The portions were enough to feed 2 but I ate it all regardless. The food was also still steaming hot when it arrived. Their minimum order value is £5 which is surprisingly little but this works for people like me who want a meal for 1 although my order was £13 (including delivery). I will definitely order here again!

I love love love Lemon Tree…read more The delivery can take ages, but I forgive them because they've yet to be surpassed as my favourite Chinese take-away in the West End. My go-to order is pancake rolls, chicken and sweetcorn soup, and garlic and honey chicken. The pancake rolls are always fresh and crispy, with a great crunch and nice and peppery filling. The soup is usually lava - but in a good way. The garlic and honey chicken is sweet and delicious. I've tried a handful of other dishes here, too, and haven't had any disappointments. I think the fact this place has been around for so long speaks for itself!

Yum. Do i like the Lemon Tree? Yes, Yes i do. As i'm writing this review i'm already fantasising…read moreabout the shredded crispy beef in the nice sweet sauce....crap i just dribbled on my keyboard. Now i think its important to make a distinction here. As far as the Lemon tree goes its main business is without doubt done on the takeaway side, which is slightly odd as they have a pretty nice dining area. I think they most definitely suffer from there location and quite possible from the close proximity of Asia Style (one of the best if not thee best place to eat Asian cuisine in Glasgow), just round the corner. There is no doubt that lemon Tree is part of the old school brigade of Chinese grub. With the recent surge in new authentic style Asian restaurants (Wudon, Waga Mamma etc) the older style restaurants appear to be losing some of the business on the dining in side of the market. But hey, with the amount of business this place is doing on the takeaway side i don't think they are that bothered. Trust me, if your hankering for a Chinese takeaway then this place is totally dependable in quality, quantity and quilting (i couldn't think of another Q that was relevant). Plus, you can also order online using the just-eat website, very handy.

The food and services were excellent. I recommend the hot and sour soup that had a unique flavor…read morethat I really enjoyed.

Popular and *packed,* we were glad we had a reservation! Complimentary prawn chips! HUGE menu and…read morewe had no problem ordering up a few classics. Dishes arrived as they were ready (not all at once) - and everything was delicious. Very happy we chose Lychee.