Most reviews here are almost a decade old. Even the name changed. I don't give 4 stars lightly especially for chinese food. However, this place had exceptional selection (almost too much) and of the 8 people in our group, we ordered at least 16 dishes. I sampled at least half I was impressed that everything was artfully presented and flavors and quality ingredients were through out all. Hot and sour soup stood out. Curry chicken excellent. Szechuan pork - hot. Really hot. Which was good to find in Scotland. Would not hesitate to go back. read more

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I've been here a couple times both to dine in and also take out. I usually much prefer taking out from places because I love being able to eat the restaurants food in the comfort of my own flat while watching a movie or something, however I would recommend eating in at The Dining Room not because of the atmosphere or anything but because of the fact that the quality of their Chinese food degrades if it spends more then 5 minutes in a take out container.... They don't really deserve 4 stars... more like 3.5 stars but their Chinese food is some of the best you'll probably find in St. Andrews (though that's not really saying much) and they have a pretty large selection so that is really nice.... BUT they have a couple strikes against them in my book which are just unforgivable: 1. The don't offer chow fun on the menu (just chow mien dishes), 2. They offer European dishes/Chips (common people if your going to go to a Chinese restaurant don't order European dishes...or your an idiot), 3. They offer no other form of seafood besides Prawns and Squid (except for like one appetiser that has mussels in it).... Like most Asian restaurants in St. Andrews they seem to be unsure of their focus, dabbling in Korean, a bit of Hong Kong and Singaporean cuisines.... All in all the closest I will get to real Chinese food sans flying back to San Francisco or China for that matter but just not the same... Oh well.... *If you going to dine out stay away from the Salt & Pepper Squid because whenever I dine out it always comes home soggy after sitting in the container for so long, * Also my friends really liked the crispy chicken in Lemon sauce but I thought it was just too sweet. *I like the Sai Nyau Soup, Salt and Pepper Prawns, Roast Duck and Singapore Chow Mein read more

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I can't speak to authenticity but I can definitely say that I've never had anything that wasn't delicious put on the table.

One of the worst Chinese restaurants I've been to in the UK, both in terms of authenticity of food and quality of service. Might be worth a try if you fancy bastardized Chinese food; definitely avoid if authentic taste is what you are looking for. read more

Possibly the best chinese restaurant in town. Nothing beats the taste of Dining Room. Take-away values are amazing considering the massive portions. Sit-in can be quite costly and I think the restaurant is positioned on a rather fancy/upscale standard for sit-in dining. As a student of the university, this is definitely the most popular chinese place in town. read more

Yummy place with wonderful service! Everyone is always so friendly and sweet to me- this is important considering how MEAN everyone else in restaurants are in this town (cough- Nahm Jim- cough). All of the waiters are perfectly lovely and the owner is super nice. Considering the quality of the majority of restaurants in St Andrews, this one is definitely one of the best. And they are open till midnight and will serve you until 11:45- how cool is that? Plus they charge less for delivery than the other restaurants in town. For St Andrews quality it is definitely top tier! read more

This is the last time we will ever use the Dining Room in St Andrews. The owner was the most awful woman I have ever had the misfortune to deal with. They messed up our order, and then expected us to pay the difference, after waiting over an hour from placing our order and paying for it. Then blamed a junior member of staff and asked why we wouldn't FORGIVE him for his mistake! The difference in the price was a mere £3.50 but she was determined that even on an order of over sixty pounds, she was going to squeeze that extra few pounds from us, even though it was a member of her staff's mistake, and that it had been more than an hour since our order was placed, and still not delivered. I do hope our order was put in the bin and not passed on to any other dining room customers. NEVER AGAIN!!! They have disappointed us for the last time this time. Most of the staff who work there are lovely, but the owner is a nightmare woman to deal with. read more