I love dim sum (or yum cha as we call it in Australia, not sure why!) and I was excited to check out the offerings of Chinatown, which I'd never been to before. There's a few Yelpers who've reviewed it and had good things to say so I knew I could trust their judgement! The restaurant entrance is around the side of the building - the grand entrance is for the supermarket. Inside the restaurant is set up like most Chinese restaurants - large round tables with lazy susans and a few smaller ones around the side. The decor is kind of 80s, a big chandelier and a big fish tank. No complaints though! We ordered a selection of the dishes from the dim sum menu and shared - Shanghai mini bun, beef cheung fung, scallop and vegetable dumplings, spring rolls, char sui buns, squid. I really liked everything, to be totally honest - a great mix of food, all served quickly and really hot, and it was really tasty. I think the car sui buns and the Shanghai mini buns were two of my favourites but it was good to try something totally different like the beef cheung fung which was really silky and tasty. Staff were really friendly, helpful and fast but also having a bit of a laugh with us. The bill was around £20 each including tip and a lot of soft drinks - and I had a couple of tsingtao beers. This was a really nice place to try for something different at Brunch Club, and I'd definitely go back for dinner or another dim sum session soon. read more

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Dim Sum Sunday is a thing...... in Glasgow!!! Did you not know? Well its actually Dim Sum Saturday, Sunday and I think one day during the week, but I went on the Sunday so for me its Dim Sum Sunday. China Town has been about for decades and believe it or not last weekend was my first visit to it. Reflecting back that's sort of bizarre considering my live for all things dumpling and Asian cuisine in general. First impressions when you walk in are you can tell it's been about a bit, the décor is a wee bit dated and you can tell some of it was put together many years ago. That said the service is friendly and its clean, so who cars abut the décor as your there for the food. They do an Al carte menu, but I was there purely for the Dim Sum so I did not even read, in case was tempted to get two dinners!. We shared a selection between 4 dumplings fans... Highlights for me were - Deep Friend Beef with Ginger and Spring Onion, Prawn Dumpling with Salad Cream, Dried scallops & Veg Dumplings, Satay beef dumplings, pork and prawn dumplings, Chair Siu Bun.... I could literally go on and on. There was nothing I did not like, don't get me wrong as well as the ones I mentioned as amazing highlights, there was some that were just OK, but I can genuinely say I liked the lot. Boiled to steamed, buns to dumplings it was all good. I now really want to go back for the Al carte menu and will do in the next few months. If you like dumplings and dim sum you're going to love this please. Just make sure you check serving times and days before you go as they do not do the full menu all the time. read more

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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. read more

Chinatown Restaurant Glasgow - Festive table setting - Chinese Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

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Chinatown is been here on this Cowcaddens spot for as long as I've been alive and maybe add a decade on to that! I've know it's been there and it's always been talked about but this Sunday we decided to take the plunge. it's Dim Sum Sunday, a full menu dedicated to Dim Sum! Yes you heard right. So decor is still hanging out In the 70s, staff are surprisingly friendly and the menu is impressive. Two full pages of Dim Sum so we shared between 4 as One party member don't like dim sum. We choose 4 dishes each so we had around 16 different dishes to try. They came in the style of chicken, pork, prawn, scallop and beef. Some were deep fried beef satay curry (these were my fave) steamed char Sui buns, chicken and mushroom buns. Steamed, boiled and fried! I could go on and on. I think we got them all. For a Sunday night it was starting to pick up i can imagine it gets busy. The Al a carte menu looks impressive and I'd can't wait to go back to try that! read more

Chinatown Restaurant Glasgow - Chinese Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

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..... read more

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. read more

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. read more

When talking about the decor at Chinatown the first thing that springs to mind is the quite large and spectacular chandler. Not only was it a twinkly masterpiece but it was surrounded by swathes of purple satin. It was awfully fancy and not all what I expected to find there. I honestly couldn't tell you too much else about the vibe because I was so memorised by the light. Although I would say it is possibly more of a casual weeknight restaurant rather than a dressed up weekend spot. It was a nice enough environment and I was happy to spend a few hours there on a Sunday afternoon. The staff were neither friendly nor unfriendly, they simply came took our order and then quickly brought us both food and drink. I have no major comments to make on the staff really. After checking out the menus we decided to order from the Dim Sum menu which is available until 5pm, because we are all a little bit nuts about dim sum - well except Mr G he ordered from the Al la carte menu. It was decided that Austen, Trudie, Rocco and I would order 3 dishes each and then just share everything. Now that's 12 dishes so rather than go into heaps of detail on each I'm going to just give you the edited highlight - first off I liked virtually everything, and the ones I didn't like was purely a personal taste thing. Right here goes ............ Scallop & Prawn Dumplings - these lovely little parcels were really good, plump little dumplings stuffed full of nice chunks of prawn and scallop. Really enjoyed these. Shanghai Mini Buns - these were nice enough but they did get lost a little bit in the crowd of stuff we had so I can't really remember that much about them. Char Sui Buns - absolutely delicious, the bun was light and fluffy and the filling was so flavourful and tangy. Beef Ginger and Spring Onion Deep Fried Dumplings - one of my favorites, the taste of ginger and spring onion really came over well and the beef was good. Chicken and Mushroom Buns - similar to the Char Sui Buns, great bun and the filling was excellent. Satay Beef Dumplings - this sauce was amazing and had so much depth - nutty, slightly salted and meaty. Couldn't tell you much about the dumplings because we were all so obsessed with the sauce. Beef Cheung Fun - hated this, totally not my thing at all. Hated the slimy texture, the boys wolfed them down tho so this is purely a personal taste thing. Prawn Dumplings with Salad Cream - brilliant dish! It's kind of similar to a prawn wanton but better. I order this purely out of interest but actually it turned out to be a big hit. This is a must order dish. Char Sui Cheung Fun - see about, never even touched these. Pan Fried Scallop and Veg Dumplings - I enjoyed the filling but never really got the taste of scallop at all from these. They were cooked well tho, the dumplings were smooth and soft inside and crispy on the outside just no real scallop taste. Crispy Fried Squid - really really good, heaped pile of freshly fried squid which was light, seasoned well and perfectly cooked. Mixed Meat Dumplings - enjoyed these hugely, similarly to the scallop & prawn dumplings they were packed full of filling and were delicious. For me the must try dishes were the Prawn Dumplings with Salad Cream, Char Sui Buns, Crispy Fried Squid, Satay Beef Dumplings and Beef Ginger and Spring Onion Deep Fried Dumplings. Phew, like I said this is just a small snippet of what I could say about each dish. I really enjoyed it all...well except the minging Cheung Fun (BOAK!!!) I think 3 dishes per person is actually perfectly proportioned. When we placed the order we did think that we would have to order more because it wasn't going to be enough, but we were absolutely stuffed. In fact Trudie and I bailed out about of the way through the food because there was so much. After splitting the bill 5 ways we were most pleased with our £16.60 per person cost. We had a lot of food for that and it all tasted brilliant. This was maybe my first trip down to Chinatown but I promise it won't be my last. The food was excellent, the service was fast and they have the best chandelier I have ever seen. Loved it! read more

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. read more

Authentic Chinese cuisine - Value for money is great, went with my mate and we ate enough food for 4 .. We like the full experience when eating out, we ordered the main of the pork belly with rice and steamed cabbage and the mixed seafood udon noodle, and had a lot of the £4-6 small dishes, beef tripe, duck feet, crispy squid, x3 dim sum, satay snails, pork baos .. We left with fat bellys and smiles on our fat faces, for the amount we ordered plus the beautiful Chinese tea and 4 Tsing Tao bees, this came to £83.00 which is very good. A family of 4 could eat here for £60 and leave very full. Best Chinese in Central Scotland. read more

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. read more

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 decor was good. read more

It's used to be excellent 10 years ago, needs a makeover. And the food the last few times I have been there have been really average. Think I would look for some other Chinese restaurant first. Probably the Ho Wong - the prices are the same! read more

We go to China Town Restaurant as first choice Chinese food in Glasgow. If you like sweet and sour /lemon chicken/ or curry (not a Chinese food) then it really does not matter where you go. However, if you want real Chinese food - this is excellent. We have been going for 15 years and have not found better in Glasgow. The food is tender, full of flavour and the service is always polite and efficient. Dim Sum on Mondays is always fresh and have full varieties (you will see the restaurant full of Chinese because it is so good). It is not the cheapest restaurant but it is certainly by no means expensive. At busy times parking can be tricky but it is next to the subway. read more

For real authentic Chinese food this is the only Restaurant to go to, fantastic, love the Dim Sum infact there is not really a dish we do not like, we go at least twice a week, great food and Service, if you are looking for the usual Sweet and sour and the usual stuff served in Chinese Restaurants this will not be for you, we have been to China and the food in Chinatown is just as good. This is not a buffet all you can eat Chinese it is a proper restaurant. read more

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. read more

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. read more

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 decor was a bit 1970's and dated, the place was clean enough and the staff were nice, but would not rush back. read more

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! read more

This restaurant is one of my favourite restaurants in Glasgow. They serve really good Yamcha and prompt services. My hub and I always love having a lunch there :-) read more