This place is incredible! It is a must if you are in the area. I think their dim sums are best, if possible get a bunch of dishes to share, so you can sample as much as possible. The satay wontons and XO scallop dumplings were probably some of the best dim sum I'm ever had. Highly recommend! read more

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We had dim sum for dinner and it was delicious! We particularly enjoyed several of the wontons and plum ribs. Very pretty place and quiet.

Excellent dim sum. We tried the XO Scallops dumplings, chicken and shiitake mushroom dumplings, chicken and lemongrass dumplings and the Masama Beef Curry dish. Service was great and so was the food. read more

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Pricey but well worth it. Opium was the top rated Asian eatery in Glasgow on TripAdvisor, so we had to try it out. The restaurant has a very fancy atmosphere perfect for dates or business meetings. The service is very friendly and fast. We opted to splurge ourselves and decided to order a ton of dishes. I can't exactly remember the name of each dish, but check out the photos I posted. I highly recommend checking out Opium if you're in the area. Parking around the restaurant is limited. But it's not a far walk from the multiple car parks in the area. read more

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This is absolutely my new favorite restaurant! Definitely have fun and explore the many appetizers and cocktails! And the Panna Cotta special dessert was over the top! read more

While the food is REALLY good, it isn't the dim sum I'm used to (near Los Angeles). It's a bit pricey to order several things. Also, note this is fusion dim sum. Yummy flavors, but they're not all traditional. Their cocktails are great. I had their Black Forest Martini. It was like a liquid version of the cake. Really good. read more

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I'd been meaning to visit Opium for ages until a twitter-friend recommended it by describing it as "delicious and fresh (as well as healthy)" that really pushed me over the edge. We were welcomed and seated at a great table right at the window. The restaurant is decorated in a modern Asian way with lots of dark polished timber. I'd already decided to go for dim sum (or yum cha as it's called in Australia, I'm not sure why) because eating lots of plates of small things is my preferred way to eat! Most other tables in the restaurant seemed to be going for the pre-theatre menu - 2 courses for £14.80. While we were deciding we nibbled on some prawn crackers. With help from the waiter, we decided to go for 5 dishes - he was honest and said that 6 dishes between 2 people might be too much. I think that's the first time any one has told me to order less rather than more! His honesty was greatly appreciated. When the food arrived I was impressed as to how fresh and colourful it was. Mostly though, I was impressed by the taste. Everything we ate was really lovely and there was nothing I wouldn't order again. We ate the crispy duck rolls, salt and pepper squid, crab meat & chive dumplings, sticky rice with chicken in a lotus leaf and finally the siew lung bun. The siew lung bun was the highlight. I've never had a better pork bun in my life! I've never actually even really liked pork buns, I've always found them too sweet. The filling in these, combined with the sweet bun and vinegar was all perfectly balanced. I would happily return to Opium just to eat pork buns. When it came time to leave, the waiter came over to check we'd eaten enough and whether we though 5 dim sum were a good amount. Our bill ended up being around £30 for the 5 plates, plus a couple of drinks each which I thought was reasonable. They have the loveliest staff here, I was really delighted to meet such welcoming and warm people. I love that feeling of leaving a restaurant and thinking about the meal for days afterwards - that's how you know you've found a winner. I'm still thinking about the pork buns. read more

Ok, so a group of chums and I decided to stop by this place on a whim and boy were we treated to some lip smackingly good food. We started off with steamed dumplings, something I've never seen in Glasgow before and due to their damn tastiness we were unable to proceed onto the main course. Instead we continued to order various starters from the menu, dumplings, more dumplings...and some more, then ribs, wonton etc. Everything was just soo good. I'm looking forward to heading back there really soon and trying the mains this time, that is if I can restrain myself on just one portion of dumplings. Service was great, good mellow tunes in the background and a really nice modern, clean feel to the place. read more

Opium - Starters: Shanghai Siew Lung Bun (steamed dumplings), Sticky rice with chicken in lotus leaf and salt and pepper ribs. - Dim Sum Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

Had a lovely evening here last weekend with some good friends. This was my first trip to Opium, and I had read lots of fab reviews on Yelp, so was very excited to try it out! The menu is great... not too big, yet still plenty to choose from. I was swithering between just ordering a few Dim Sum dishes and a side or whether to go for a main. In the end we ordered a Dim Sum each and a main each, which was great and shared the Dim Sum as starters. For Dim Sum we shared some chilli salt & pepper ribs, crispy duck rolls, and some mini pork buns (Shanghai Siew Lung Bun). I loved each and very dish, the ribs were cooked to perfection with meat that just fell off the bone, and a lovely kick form the chilli. The little pork buns were lovely little parcels of soft minced pork with a tangy dipping sauce, and the crispy duck rolls were super tasty. For my main course I opted for the Malay Satay Chicken. I have to be honest I wasn't impressed with this dish - the chicken itself was an unusual texture, very stringy, and slightly slimy dare I say! The sauce was delicious however! I was definitely disappointed with my choice of main course, as I have read so many great reviews about some of the other main dishes on offer, and both my friends loved their choice of main course (Thai Red Snapper, and Malay Spicy Tiger Prawns). I was also a little disappointed that rice wasn't included in the main dish, and was charged extra for a portion of rice. With the chicken priced at £13.25, I really would have expected to not have to order rice as an extra dish. This doesn't put me off the possibility of returning here though as overall a great experience with some super tasty Dim Sum, friendly staff, and a great location in Glasgow's city centre! I swithered between reviewing Opium as a 3 star or a 4 star experience. Really I would give it 3.5, but could have easily been a 4 with a different main course! read more

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Inside opium is quite dark and moody which is clearly the vibe they are going for. It's all black wooden furniture, dark brown walls, cool feature wallpaper, and there is a super funky light in the middle of the restaurant which I loved. There are lovely big windows looking out on to Hope Street for people watching and I would imagine letting in lots of natural light during the day. A lovely place to enjoy a meal with friends. When were walked in it wasn't jumping but there were 3 other tables occupied - on a sunday night at 9.30pm, I thought was a pretty good sign that the food would be delicious. The staff were attentive and fast with both taking orders and bringing our drinks and food. I wouldn't say they were friendly but they weren't rude either, I'd describe them as perfectly pleasant. The menu is extremely tempting. If you are looking for a traditional Scottish style Chinese menu this is probably not the place for you. It consisted of a brilliant selection of both steamed and fried Dim Sum and a great selection of soups. There is a good selection of main dishes to pick from too. As we had nibbled lots of tasty canapes at Alston we decided just to go straight to the mains. While we were waiting for our mains tho we did order a side of Prawn Crackers to munch on, these arrived at the table really quickly. I've never tried a prawn cracker like this before, it was quite crunchy, more like a crisp than what I expected. It was really tasty and I enjoyed them with the sweet chilli dipping sauce. I ordered the Pomegranate Sweet & Sour Chicken which is described as deep crispy-fried chicken coated in a thin batter & served with pineapple & mixed peppers in a zingy sweet & sour sauce topped with pomegranate seeds and a side of Fried Rice. The dish was really nice, the sauce was gorgeous and sticky and the pomegranate really did come through in the sauce. It was presented with a selection of vegetable which went beautifully with the chicken and the sauce. I hardly ever eat in chinese restaurants for some reason, I don't know why because I always enjoy it, it does mean though that my chopstick action is pretty rusty. I did muddle through with them tho, but some work definitely needs done to bring my mad skillz back up to scratch. This is a lovely wee restaurant and based on the dish that I had I will be back soon. read more

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Absolutely loved our evening here! We were out celebrating/de-stressing, this had been on our list to try for a while and I liked the look of the cocktail menu! We weren't disappointed! The chilli, salt & pepper ribs were easily the best ribs I've ever had! So delicious and with the perfect amount of kick! We also had the crab & chive steamed dumplings which were also lovely but next time I'd want my own portion of ribs all to myself! I sampled 2 of the cocktails, Opium's Den and Blushing Mai, loved both but the Blushing Mai was my favourite. Briony had recommended we stick to the small plates which is usually what I'd do as I always prefer the starters to mains in asian cooking but we couldn't resist trying the Hainan chicken and Hong Kong beef flank and we're glad we did as both were delicious! The chicken was creamy and very garlicky (just my kinda thing) and the beef was full of flavour and so tender. Both really good quality meals with none of that horrible sugary gloopiness you get in a lot of asian places. Really fresh tasting and we will definitely be back again soon for more ribs and cocktails! I wanted more ribs for pudding! Haha! read more

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Food is superb! Found it hard trying to find a restaurant that did good dumplings in Glasgow and these were amazing. Defo worth a visit. Reasonably priced and the staff were lovely. read more

Opium - Duck rolls & chicken and prawn dumplings - Dim Sum Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

Lovely atmosphere. Simple and tasteful. Had the price fixed dinner menu. Starter shrimp dumplings. Vietnamese chicken stir fry was wonderful and redolent of Vietnamese spices. Great place for a date night. read more

Sorry for late comment. I just came here with my friends on Christmas eve, we had a really great night here. We want have some Chinese food for celebrating Christmas, then we found this restaurant by accident on twitter, someone who has been here highly recommended. After the holder of the restaurant knew where we get the message, he gave us a very reasonable discount . The food the served are very closet to what I have tasted in China, also the appearance of the dishes are so delicate which made us all act like gentlewoman.Lol Not only the taste of food, but the decoration of the restaurant made us feel cozy to chat with friends and enjoyed our meal. Highly recommend their dimsum! read more

Seriously can't believe this place hasn't been reviewed. it's probably one of the best far eastern restaurants in Glasgow. And probably the only one that does decent proper dumplings (although i will probably be corrected on this). I've been here about 3 times, having eaten from the set lunch menu and the a la carte menu, with dumplings on the latter. It's all good. The staff are great, the manager is friendly and great at explaining items. The decor is lovely. The food is crisp, delicious and well proportioned. It is a bit on the expensive side, so probably a "special occasion" type place. The set lunch is £9.50. Go for the dumplings. You won't regret it. read more

Wonderful meal, great food and fantastic staff, why have I not been here before!! A nice modern interior is a welcome change to some other establishments, as was the warm greeting on arrival. A quick round of drinks and on to the menu! There is a good mix of dishes on offer and my eye was immediately drawn to the Dim Sum. However I also fancied trying the Satay, what to do? The problem was solved by coercing (with no effort at all) someone else into sharing the Satay (and some noodles, you know, just in case) with me so I could also order some Dim Sum. There were 12 of us dining and so as well as starters and main courses, we also managed to sneak in a post-starter/pre-main shredded duck and pancakes! For my starter I had Chicken Shu Mai - 4 steamed dumplings with chicken, king prawn and coriander. Perfectly steamed and deliciously moist. At this point a second round of drinks were upon us and my boss asked me for 'that cocktail we had last time' and so we ended up ordering two Vespers. Credit to the staff at this point, despite never having made a Vesper, nor knowing what was in it, they were happy to ask and after some discussion they delivered a pretty damn close version. My main course was two Dim Sum - Sticky Rice with Chicken and Satay Won Ton, both were packed with flavour - and the shared Satay which was also delicious, a nice thick peanut sauce with a good chilli chick and succulent chicken cooked to perfection. I cannot fault the meal, nor the service. Price wise it may be a little on the higher side but I'm of the belief that you get what you pay for (equally, this was a work outing so was being paid for!). I will be back and will be recommending this wonderful restaurant. Fantastic! read more

Pretty excellent modern Chinese/Asian restaurant. Most Chinese places have huge sprawling menus but at Opium it's just two pages with wide spaced text so they are going down the route of doing less, but doing it very well. For me, the place works really well - the Dim Sung starters encourage sharing of small plates of incredibly delicious food between the group and then the main courses give you something specific that's for you and you alone. Decor and atmosphere are fairly upmarket and the service is generally friendly (although we waited close to ten minutes to have our drinks order taken at the beginning, the rest of the meal was served perfectly) No criticisms on the food at all, everything I had was of very high standard and delicious although it's not cheap (my main course was £18 without a side of Pak Choi, rice or noodles). Bit of a "special occasion" place or somewhere to try if someone else is paying the bill. read more

This is a good Dim Sum and Asian Fusion restaurant and it satisfied my cravings. We went for the £12.95 Pre-theatre option and had a starter and main I was not too pleased with the blandness of the food, but with some additional chili and soya I was able to make it tastier. Service is friendly and efficient. read more

First visit to Opium, wanted something to eat whilst in Glasgow on business and saw Opium, menu looked good and nice look to restaurant. Warm welcome showed straight to table, maybe half full. Good choice of oriental fusion well prepared, presented and tasty. Recommend read more

Went with a work group so we had the chance to share many items on the menu. Starting with the hot and sour soup. VERY tasty with a spicy kick. Big enough to be a light mean in itself, but we pressed on. Second course was a shredded duck with pancakes. So light and delicious not a scrap was left. This could've been enough of a meal, but we pressed on. Next we shared Kung Lao chicken, spicy beef, satay chicken and veggie tofu dishes. All were excellent but my favorite was the Kung pao chicken. We had a leisurely pace to the meal and everyone agreed we need to make plans to return before we leave Glasgow. read more

Wonderful flavor and interesting ingredients in every dish we ordered. We loved having dim sum options available at dinner. The crab and shrimp dumplings were perfection. The service was friendly and the staff was extremely accommodating. It's a must stop in Glasgow. read more

Fab dim sum in the heart of Glasgow. If you love dim sum, you'll love it here read more

Restaurant was sophisticated but not pretentious, simple and elegant with friendly staff! For starters, I had the satay won ton which was very tasty and my husband had the king pao on toast which was equally so! Our main meals also left no room for complaint! We shared dessert which was a mandarin and ginger cheesecake beautifully presented and even more delicious tasting! Definitely worth the visit! read more

Opium - The ginger and mandarin cheesecake, seriously Devine! - Dim Sum Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

Been here a couple of times and it was really quiet so I'm posting this to big it up. The food is outstanding, especially the scallop dim sum. A must try for asian food fans. read more

I hope this review pushes them to a full five stars. The food and service here amazing. We've been visiting for the last week and we've been here twice. Highly recommended for anybody passing through or living here. read more

I was visiting Glasgow on business, walking around trying to find a restaurant and almost missed this place. I'm glad I didn't. Everything tasted phenomenal. I tried a soup, a fried dumpling, steamed, and fresh. Each dish had unique and full flavor. I definitely was not expecting to find asian food of this caliber on a random corner in Glasgow. I'll be back next time I'm in town! read more

Opium was recommended to me by a friend so I had a look at their website and thought the prices seemed quite expensive. Decided to go here for a birthday for a family member since it was a special occasion. It looks very fresh and modern for a Chinese restaurant which is good as Chinese restaurants are usually quite traditional looking which puts me off slightly. I was absolutely delighted to see the amount of dim sum on the menu! I don't know why Glasgow hasn't got many restaurants that specialise in dim sum..its delicious. You can choose from steamed dim sum or fried..so there is something for everyone. I opted for the crab meat and chive dumpling which was meltingly good! We also got chilli & salt pepper squid which was battered lightly so wasn't too heavy. The dipping sauces were very nice too. I then went for the XO tiger prawns and scallops which were tasty and not too spicy. The seafood was cooked perfectly. Others in my group got chicken satay and the roast duck which both were presented lovely and the were very generous portions. Unfortunately you have to order rice separately so we got 2 of these to share. The rice portions were quite small however so if you are hungry then I would order 1 each. We skipped desserts and got a few cocktails. We got espresso martinis and brandy alexander which tasted perfect. There was a good amount of alcohol in them and only about £6.50 a glass, so a lot cheaper than some bars in town! The service cannot be faulted, however the only bad point would be the price of the mains. £18.95 for my prawn dish was slightly expensive. read more

I had heard some good things about Opium and so I ventured forth to get my scran on meeting a couple of friends there after my usual Thursday night Spanish class. I suppose the first thing to mention is to keep your eyes open when looking for it as the signage doesn't necessarily stand out on a dark late winters night. Inside it's all very modern with a distinct Asian twang and despite you might think a window view out onto Hope Street is actually quite pleasant. After a bit of debate we decided to dine dumpling style and so mains were left to one side for the evening. I think it's fair to say it was a bit of a mixed bag. Let's start with the star of the show, the soft shell crab. It's become something of a personal mission to find the best soft shell crab in Glasgow and Opium's effort has shot in to the lead. Well spiced with salt and sichuan pepper and sitting on a bed of crunchy cabbage though by far the best thing about it was the crab to batter ratio. Often with soft shell crab all you end up with just a mouthful of batter but these bad boys were distinctly meaty with crab. It was so good we had two portions! The salt and pepper squid was also very good almost for all the exact same reasons as the crab and the other star was the duck spring rolls well filled with duck and sweet with hoisin sauce, I think if we had got 3 orders of each of these we would have a potential 5 star review on our hands. However as I said there were some lows. Whilst the satay dumpligs were pleasant enough and thee war tip dumplings, pork buns and sui mai were all servicable I don't think I've suffered a food disappointment as high as when having the XO Scallop Dumplings. I may have got unlucky but the lack of scallop flavour present within them was so clear in my palate that I actually had a look inside to see what was going on. We all plumped for the Deep Fried Ice Cream for dessert, purely just to see if we ended up with a puddle, which we didn't and it was very nice. The best way I can describe it is ice cream wrapped in Frosties. Overall there was lot's of nice touches and the service was efficient to the point of holding the door open for you when you leave but ultimately I left feeling underwhelmed by most of the food I was served. That said give me a bucket full of that soft shell crab and I'll be a happy boy, read more

Wow! I can't recommend this place highly enough! First impression: Understated elegance and class. Just looks fantastic. Service: Top notch, very attentive but not overly so, knowledgable about dishes and very friendly. Fast too. Food: Utterly fantastic, I had heard it was good, but the way it is presented and the flavours just blew me away. Other: The only minor problem was the chairs are not terribly comfortable. They're not bad, I'd say average for a restaurant. If that's my only complaint then it must be great! Overall, I was very impressed by the quality, presentation and price. I will be back. A lot! read more

Been here twice now for lunch. The dim sum is just fantastic. Flawless. Great value too. Eat here!

Excellent food, well prepared, served hot w great flavors. The service here matched the food, making for an enjoyable evening after a long day of travel. Finding this gem was a gift. Dim sum is one of our favorite meals, our expectations were low, unfamiliar w "Asian Fusion" in the UK. Pease try this place. It is clean and quaint, easy to find and reasonably priced. Thank you for making our long day of travel better. read more

An absolutely cracking East/South-East Asian restaurant with charming staff. Until now, Glasgow has been lacking a stylish dim-sim joint and this is a welcome arrival. Marvellous Thai flavours also. read more

No pics but I'm from the U.S. and travel the world. This is the best food and service that I have ever experience at a Chinese restaurant. Try the.... Kung Pao Chicken! Ribs! Crab and Chive Dim Sum! read more

Visited a month ago for my wife's birthday so doesn't remember all details. Opium has a very nice atmosphere and chic interior. More of a city center modern hip feeling than west end coziness. We had three courses from the pre-theater menu. - Starters: Duck & mushroom soup and Satay dumplins. The soup was pretty good but not sensational. The dumplings were very good. - Mains: Korean barbecue beef and Spicy Thai pork, both served with sticky rice. I really liked the beef, it was super tender shredded pieces in a very tasty sauce with vegetables. My wife wasn't to fond of the texture though. The pork was pretty good, also served in a sauce with vegetables. However, not as tasty as the beef. - Desserts: Chocolate Mousse and Lavender Pannacotta. Both desserts were excellently presented and very tasty. The chocolate mousse was rich in flavour but had a light and airy texture. The Pannacotta was perfectly creamy with subtle hints of lavender - not overpowering or soapy. The flavour was also perfectly complemented by the raspberry coulis and honeycomb. We also had a couple of Mocktails - reasonably priced and all equally delicious. Will probably go back for lunch some day. read more

As good Chinese as I've had outside of China. Service is top notch and prices are fair for the quality you get. Cocktails are excellent. This will be my only place to go for Chinese in Glasgow. read more

Well worth a visit, beautiful dim sum and all the dishes are very tasty and well presented. It's not the cheapest but probably on a par with restaurants serving similar qualify. Recommended. read more

I don't normally obsess about food but do try the heavenly Kung Pao. I had it more than a year ago and think about it every day, at work, in bed, in other restaurants etc. read more