Chinese Canteen

Starters

£12.50

Crispy Aromatic Duck with Pancakes (1/4 Duck)

A quarter duck prepared in-house with herbs, forked off the bone and served with Chinese pancakes, cucumber strips and Peking sauce

£6.50

Crispy Seaweed

Quick-fried, salted dark-green cabbage topped with fish floss

£8.50

Deep Fried Spicy King Prawns

Lightly coated in seasoned batter and deep fried

£8.50

Deep Fried Spicy Squid

Lightly coated in seasoned batter and deep fried

£9.50

Peking Dumplings (12

Light, steamed, with pork fillings

£8.00

Pork Pan Fried Dumplings (6)

Filled with seasoned pork. Also known as ‘Pot Stickers’

£3.50

Prawn Crackers

Melt-in-the mouth crunchiness

£8.50

Salt and Chilli Pepper Chicken Wings (6)

Deep fried, egged, breaded and seasoned with salt and fragrant, mouth-tingling Sichuan peppercorn

£8.50

Salt and Chilli Pepper Spare Ribs

Deep fried and seasoned with salt and fragrant, mouth-tingling Sichuan peppercorn

£8.50

Salt and Chilli Pepper Tofu

Deep fried bean curd, egged, breaded and seasoned with salt and fragrant, mouth-tingling Sichuan peppercorn

£8.00

Satay Chicken Skewers (4)

A southeast Asian delicacy deep fried and served with peanut sauce

£7.50

Sesame Prawn Toast (4)

Savoury triangles of fried bread spread with minced prawns and topped with sesame seeds

£8.50

Spare Ribs in Peking Sauce

Pork spare ribs deep fried, then braised in a sweet and spicy Peking sauce

£8.00

Tianjin Buns (6)

Light, steamed buns with pork filling.

£7.50

Vegetable Spring Rolls (8)

Deep fried pastry rolls stuffed with hearty shredded cabbage, carrots and other vegetables

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Chinese Starters

£8.00

Braised Beef in Five Spices

Thinly sliced beef shank which had been simmered in Sichuan peppercorn, star anise, fennel, clove and cinnamon for hours

£9.00

Dried Bean Curd Brine

Infused for hours with star anise, cloves, cinnamon, garlic, ginger and soy sauce flavours

£7.50

Hot and Sour Seaweed

Kelp tossed with garlic, ginger, vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil – refreshing

£8.50

Jellyfish Salad in Sesame Oil

Tenderised and seasoned jellyfish slices in salt, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, sesame oil and a touch of sugar

£8.50

Marinated Cucumber with Bean Pastry

Translucent fat noodles and cucumber marinated in alt, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, sesame oil – refreshing

£7.50

Shredded Potato in Chilli

Shredded potato tossed with chillies, Chinese vinegar and a sprinkle of sugar – appetizing

£9.50

Sliced Beef Tripe

Simmered in a savoury broth of braised beef, cooled and garnished with sesame seeds and peanuts

£9.00

Szechuan Style Steamed Chicken in Chilli Oil

Tender pieces of chicken seasoned with a garlic-y, gingery, peppery Sichuan sauce, cooled and sprinkled with sesame seeds and peanuts

£7.50

Tasty Tree Ears

Aka Black Fungus, mixed with garlic, ginger, vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil – refreshing

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Soup

£4.50

Chicken & Mushroom Soup

Light broth, lightly seasoned

£4.50

Chicken & Sweet Corn Soup

Chicken simmered in cream style sweetcorn soup with egg strands

£4.50

Crabmeat & Sweet Corn Soup

Crab sticks in cream style sweetcorn soup with egg strands

£4.50

Egg & Tomato Soup

Light broth, lightly seasoned. Beaten eggs with tomato slices

£4.50

Fish & Tofu Soup

Light broth, lightly seasoned with fish slices and bean curd slices

£4.50

Hot & Sour Soup

Beaten eggs, chopped vegetables, seasoned with vinegar, chilli and pepper

£4.50

Mixed Vegetable Soup

A light broth with white cabbage, carrots, mushrooms

£4.50

Seafood Soup

With prawns, crab meat, squid and vegetables

£4.50

Seaweed & Fish Ball Soup

Light broth, lightly seasoned

£4.50

Sweet Corn Soup

Cream style sweetcorn soup with egg strands. Plain or with Chicken or Crabmeat.

£4.50

West Lake Beef Soup

With minced beef and egg whites, lightly seasoned

£4.50

Won Ton Soup (Pork, 4)

Light broth with dumplings with pork and vegetable fillings

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Vegetable Dishes

£10.50

Aubergine in Black Bean Sauce

Stir-fried aubergine with green peppers in a black bean sauce

£10.50

Braised Aubergine in Soy Sauce

Braised aubergine in a sweet and salty soy sauce

£13.00

Chilli Stir Fried Paper Tofu

Sheets of tofu, shredded, stir fried with pork and dry chillies

£11.50

Chinese Cabbage with Garlic

Chinese cabbage, lightly seasoned, stir-fried with garlic

£11.50

Chinese Seasonal Vegetable

Flavours: Oyster Sauce/ Garlic

£10.50

Dry-Fried String Bean with Chilli

Stir-fried with dried chillies and Sichuan peppercorn

£10.50

Earth Three Fresh

Potato, green pepper and aubergine sautéed in soy sauce, salt and sugar. Specialty from Northeast China

£13.00

Five Spiced Tofu with Chillies

Bean curd simmered for hours with an array of spices, dried, sliced and stir-fried with chilli peppers

£10.50

Home Style Tofu

Braised bean curd, sautéed with vegetables

£10.50

Mapo Tofu

Bean curd Sautéed in a spicy, Sichuan broad-bean sauce

£12.50

Pak Choi with Chinese Mushrooms

Lightly seasoned Pak Choi, stir-fried with Chinese mushrooms

£9.00

Sautéed Hot and Sour Shredded Potato

Shredded potato sautéed with dried chillies with Chinese vinegar

£10.50

Stir-Fried Mixed Vegetables

Seasonal vegetables, lightly seasoned

£10.50

Tofu in Black Bean Sauce

Bean curd stir-fried with green peppers in black bean sauce

£10.50

Tofu in Soy Sauce

Braised bean curd in a sweet and salty soy sauce

£10.50

Yu-Xiang Aubergine

‘Fish fragrance’ seasoning, with soy sauce, ginger, and chillies – but no fish. A rich spicy, sour and sweet flavour

£11.50

Yu-Xiang Aubergine (with Pork)

Fish fragrance’ seasoning, with soy sauce, ginger, and chillies – but no fish – with pork. A rich spicy, sour and sweet flavour

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Fried Rice/Noodles

£8.50

Beef

With beaten eggs (for the rice option) and beef, seasoned with soy sauce and a slash of cooking wine

£10.50

Beef Fried Hofan Noodles

Thick rice noodles, stir-fried with beef, seasoned with soy

£9.00

Beef Noodle Soup

Noodles with beef stewed for hours in spices including star anise, clove, cassia and ginger with Shaoxing wine and soy sauce

£8.50

Chicken

With beaten egg (for the rice option) and chicken, seasoned with soy sauce and a slash of cooking wine

£10.50

Chinese Canteen House Special

With beaten eggs (for the rice option) and chicken, pork, prawns & seasonal vegetables in special house sauce

£4.50

Egg Fried Rice

Steamed rice stir-fried with beaten eggs, lightly seasoned

£9.50

Henan Noodle Soup

Thick strands of handmade and hand-stretched noodles in a hearty broth with beef

£9.00

Hot and Sour Soup Vermicelli

Rice noodles – vermicelli – in a hot and sour broth

£10.50

King Prawn

With beaten eggs (for the rice option) and king prawns, seasoned with soy sauce and a slash of cooking wine

£8.50

Mushroom

With beaten eggs (for the rice option) and mushroom, seasoned with soy sauce and a slash of cooking wine

£8.50

Oil Poured Noodles

Literally ‘oil poured’. Noodles, topped with dried chillies, chilli flakes with hot oil poured on top to bring out the flavour and fragrance of the chillies

£10.50

Seafood

With beaten eggs (for the rice option) and mixed seafood – including King prawns, squid, crab stick - seasoned with soy sauce and a slash of cooking wine

£10.50

Seafood Fried Udon

Thick wheat-flour Japanese noodles, with prawns, squid, crab sticks, seasoned with soy

£10.50

Seafood Hofan Noodle Soup

Thick rice noodles in broth with seafood toppings – lightly seasoned

£9.50

Singapore

Chicken, ham, prawns, seasonal vegetables & beaten eggs with spices of turmeric, chilli powder, ground coriander, ground cumin, ground ginger and pepper

£9.50

Special

With beaten eggs (for the rice option) and chicken, pork & prawns, seasoned with soy sauce and a slash of cooking wine

£3.50

Steamed Rice

Plain and simple steamed rice

£9.00

Szechuan Dan Dan Noodles

Noodles with minced pork and vegetables. Sichuan specialty

£8.50

Tomato and Egg Noodle Soup

Noodles in soup with lightly seasoned tomato and scrambled eggs topping

£8.50

Vegetables

With beaten eggs (for the rice option) and mixed seasonal vegetables, seasoned with soy sauce and a slash of cooking wine

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Seafood

£23.00

Braised Sea Bass

Whole sea bass braised in spicy broad-bean sauce and soy sauce

£17.00

Crab with Ginger and Spring Onion

(one Crab)

£12.50

Double Cooked Fish Slices

Battered, deep fried, then fried again with dried chillies, Sichuan peppercorns

£23.00

Dry Pan fried Sea Bass in Chilli

Sichuan speciality. Sea Bass seared with chillies and ginger with a broad-bean sauce

£13.00

Dry-Fried Tentacles of Squid with Garlic Sauce

Dry-fried with garlic, chillies and vinegar

£12.50

Grouper Fish with Tofu in Clay Pot

Fish sliced with bean curd and vegetables in a rich casserole

£23.00

Hot and Spicy Roast Fish

With potato slices, tree ears, paper tofu and a whole sea bass in spicy chilli and mouth numbing Szechuan peppercorn sauce

£16.50

King Prawns with Chilli & Pepper

Whole king prawns with chillies, Sichuan peppercorns, broad-bean paste

£50.00

Lobster with Ginger and Spring Onion

Lobster with ginger and onions, seasoned with soy sauce, a hint of sugar and a splash of broth

£11.50

Prawn Balls with Kimchi

Stir-fried with chilli, garlic and ginger

£12.50

Seafood & Tofu in Clay Pot

Seafood, including squid, prawns, crab stewed with bean curd in a light broth

£12.50

Seafood with Rice Vermicelli in Clay Pot

Mixed seafood stewed in light broth with translucent noodles

£14.50

Shuizhu Style Fish

Fish slices in a spicy, fragrant broth with vegetables

£23.00

Steamed Sea Bass

Whole fish steamed with ginger, garlic, chilli and spring onions. Seared in hot oil with soy sauce before serving

£46.00

Steamed Turbot

Whole fish steamed with ginger, garlic, chilli and spring onions. Seared in hot oil with soy sauce before serving

£20.00

Sweet and Sour Sea Bass

From the Jiangsu province. Sea bass, crispy on the outside, tender within. In a sweet and sour sauce

£14.50

Szechuan Style Poached Fish Fillet

with Mustard Greens

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Main Course

£11.00

Beef Black Bean Sauce

Rich and savoury with black bean sauce

£11.00

Beef Black Pepper Sauce

Zesty, peppery, with vegetables

£11.00

Beef Curry

Spices of turmeric, chilli powder, ground coriander, ground cumin, ground ginger and pepper

£11.00

Beef Ginger and Spring Onions

Savoury stir-fry

£11.00

Beef Kong Po

Rich, sweet, sour and spicy classic dish, with peanuts.

£11.00

Beef Oyster Sauce

Savoury and a little sweet, with oyster essence. Particularly good with beef.

£11.00

Beef Peking Style

Savoury and sweet

£11.00

Beef Satay

Satay sauce, with peanuts as the main ingredient. Widely used in southeast Asia

£11.00

Beef Sweet and Sour

Sauce extracted from varies vegetables and fruits, ketchup, vinegar and spices.

£11.00

Beef Szechuan

Hot and spicy with Sichuan peppercorns

£11.00

Beef With Cashew Nuts

Nutty, savoury, light.

£11.00

Beef With Mushrooms

Soy flavours, with oyster sauces and spices

£11.00

Beef Yuxiang Style

‘Fish flavouring’ with no fish. Sweet, sour and spicy.

£10.50

Chicken Black Bean Sauce

Rich and savoury with black bean sauce

£10.50

Chicken Black Pepper Sauce

Zesty, peppery, with vegetables

£10.50

Chicken Curry

Spices of turmeric, chilli powder, ground coriander, ground cumin, ground ginger and pepper

£10.50

Chicken Fried with Garlic

Stir-fried with garlic, ginger, chillies and soy sauce

£10.50

Chicken Ginger and Spring Onions

Savoury stir-fry

£10.50

Chicken Kong Po

Rich, sweet, sour and spicy classic dish, with peanuts.

£10.50

Chicken Oyster Sauce

Savoury and a little sweet, with oyster essence. Particularly good with beef.

£10.50

Chicken Peking Style

Savoury and sweet

£10.50

Chicken Satay

Satay sauce, with peanuts as the main ingredient. Widely used in southeast Asia

£10.50

Chicken Sweet & Sour

Sauce extracted from varies vegetables and fruits, ketchup, vinegar and spices.

£10.50

Chicken Szechuan

Hot and spicy with Sichuan peppercorns

£10.50

Chicken With Cashew Nuts

Nutty, savoury, light.

£10.50

Chicken With Mushrooms

Soy flavours, with oyster sauces and spices

£10.50

Chicken Yuxiang Style

‘Fish flavouring’ with no fish. Sweet, sour and spicy.

£10.50

Deep Fried Shredded Crispy Chilli Beef

Shredded beef strands, battered and deep fried, with spicy and sweet sauce

£12.00

Duck Black Bean Sauce

Rich and savoury with black bean sauce

£12.00

Duck Black Pepper Sauce

Zesty, peppery, with vegetables

£12.00

Duck Ginger and Spring Onions

Savoury stir-fry

£12.00

Duck Kong Po

Rich, sweet, sour and spicy classic dish, with peanuts.

£12.00

Duck Oyster Sauce

Savoury and a little sweet, with oyster essence. Particularly good with beef.

£12.00

Duck Peking Style

Savoury and sweet

£12.00

Duck Satay

Satay sauce, with peanuts as the main ingredient. Widely used in southeast Asia

£12.00

Duck Sweet & Sour

Sauce extracted from varies vegetables and fruits, ketchup, vinegar and spices.

£12.00

Duck Szechuan

Hot and spicy with Sichuan peppercorns

£12.00

Duck With Cashew Nuts

Nutty, savoury, light.

£12.00

Duck With Mushrooms

Soy flavours, with oyster sauces and spices

£12.00

Duck Yuxiang Style

‘Fish flavouring’ with no fish. Sweet, sour and spicy.

£11.50

Fish Slices Black Bean Sauce

Rich and savoury with black bean sauce

£11.50

Fish Slices Black Pepper Sauce

Zesty, peppery, with vegetables

£11.50

Fish Slices Ginger and Spring Onions

Savoury stir-fry

£11.50

Fish Slices Kong Po

Rich, sweet, sour and spicy classic dish, with peanuts.

£11.50

Fish Slices Oyster Sauce

Savoury and a little sweet, with oyster essence. Particularly good with beef.

£11.50

Fish Slices Peking Style

Savoury and sweet

£11.50

Fish Slices Satay

Satay sauce, with peanuts as the main ingredient. Widely used in southeast Asia

£11.50

Fish Slices Sweet and Sour

Sauce extracted from varies vegetables and fruits, ketchup, vinegar and spices.

£11.50

Fish Slices Szechuan

Hot and spicy with Sichuan peppercorns

£11.50

Fish Slices With Cashew Nuts

Nutty, savoury, light.

£11.50

Fish Slices With Mushrooms

Soy flavours, with oyster sauces and spices

£11.50

Fish Slices Yuxiang Style

‘Fish flavouring’ with no fish. Sweet, sour and spicy.

£12.00

King Prawns Black Bean Sauce

Rich and savoury with black bean sauce

£12.00

King Prawns Black Pepper Sauce

Zesty, peppery, with vegetables

£12.00

King Prawns Ginger and Spring Onions

Savoury stir-fry

£12.00

King Prawns Kong Po

Rich, sweet, sour and spicy classic dish, with peanuts.

£12.00

King Prawns Oyster Sauce

Savoury and a little sweet, with oyster essence. Particularly good with beef.

£12.00

King Prawns Peking Style

Savoury and sweet

£12.00

King Prawns Satay

Satay sauce, with peanuts as the main ingredient. Widely used in southeast Asia

£12.00

King Prawns Sweet and Sour

Sauce extracted from varies vegetables and fruits, ketchup, vinegar and spices.

£12.00

King Prawns Szechuan

Hot and spicy with Sichuan peppercorns

£12.00

King Prawns With Cashew Nuts

Nutty, savoury, light.

£12.00

King Prawns With Mushrooms

Soy flavours, with oyster sauces and spices

£12.00

King Prawns Yuxiang Style

‘Fish flavouring’ with no fish. Sweet, sour and spicy.

£10.50

Salt and Pepper Sliced Pork

Pork slices, deep fried and seasoned with salt and pepper, with chillies and onions

£12.00

Squid Black Bean Sauce

Rich and savoury with black bean sauce

£12.00

Squid Black Pepper Sauce

Zesty, peppery, with vegetables

£12.00

Squid Ginger and Spring Onions

Savoury stir-fry

£12.00

Squid Kong Po

Rich, sweet, sour and spicy classic dish, with peanuts.

£12.00

Squid Oyster Sauce

Savoury and a little sweet, with oyster essence. Particularly good with beef.

£12.00

Squid Peking Style

Savoury and sweet

£12.00

Squid Satay

Satay sauce, with peanuts as the main ingredient. Widely used in southeast Asia

£12.00

Squid Sweet and Sour

Sauce extracted from varies vegetables and fruits, ketchup, vinegar and spices.

£12.00

Squid Szechuan

Hot and spicy with Sichuan peppercorns

£12.00

Squid With Cashew Nuts

Nutty, savoury, light.

£12.00

Squid With Mushrooms

Soy flavours, with oyster sauces and spices

£12.00

Squid Yuxiang Style

‘Fish flavouring’ with no fish. Sweet, sour and spicy.

£10.50

Sweet and Sour Pork

Sauce extracted from varies vegetables and fruits, ketchup, vinegar and spices

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Chinese Dishes

£10.50

Ants Climbing Trees

Minced pork with translucent vermicelli, seasoned with spices, chillies, and broad bean paste

£12.00

Beef with Cumin

Beef slices, sautéed with chillies and cumin – spicy with a rich aroma

£11.50

Braised Pork Stew with Vermicelli

Pork slices with translucent flat noodles, stewed with star anise, orange peel, clove, and ginger

£11.50

Chairman Mao Braised Pork Belly

Famously loved by Chairman Mao. Hunnan-style braised fatty pork belly with ginger, star anise, clove, cassia, Shaoxing wine and soy sauce

£12.50

Chilli Stir-fried Pork

Sautéed pork with fresh chillies

£11.50

Country Style Sautéed Sliced Pork

Sautéed pork slices with vegetables

£19.00

Dry Pot

From Northern Sichuan, spicy with dried chillies and even more chillies. Comes with prepared vegetables. Please choose your preferred protein or vegetable

£13.50

Lamb with Ginger and Spring Onion

Lamb slices sautéed with ginger and onions, with a splash of broth

£17.00

Ma La Tang Pot

Numbing, Spicy and hot. Combines pork, beef, prawns, and other seafood and vegetables in a spicy broth

£12.50

Peking Style Pork with Pancakes (6)

Sautéed shredded lean pork in a sweet bean sauce. Traditionally eaten wrapped in pancakes

£11.50

Pepper fried Beef with Chillies

Sautéed beef with fresh chillies

£13.50

Sautéed Sliced Lamb with Pepper and Parsley

Tender stripes of thinly sliced lamb, fried with chillies, dry chillies, Sichuan peppercorn, cumin. From the homelands of the Muslim Turkic Uyghur people

£14.50

Shuizhu Meat

In a spicy, numbing, fragrant broth with vegetables.

£12.50

Stewed Beef Flank

Tender beef flank stewed for hours with star anise, fennel, ad clove

£11.50

Stir Fry Chicken with Dried Hot Chillies

Deep fried chicken with dried chillies, ginger, garlic and Sichuan peppercorns. With or without bones

£11.50

Stir-Fried Pork with Tree Ears & Scrambled Egg

Lightly seasoned. Pork tenderloin slices sautéed with scrambled eggs and vegetables in soy sauce, rice wine and spices

£11.50

Stir-Fried Twice Cooked Pork

Pork belly simmered in spices, cooled, deep fried and stir-fried with chillies and vegetables

£12.50

Wok Cooked Pork

Battered lean pork, deep fried and fried again in a sweet, vinegary sticky sauce

£10.50

Yuxiang Pork

‘Fish flavouring’ with no fish. Sweet, sour and spicy

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Chinese Favourites

£11.50

Hot and Spicy Pig’s Intestine with Chilli

Spicy, fragrant and savoury. Crispy intestines stir-fried with dried chillies and Sichuan peppercorn

£17.50

Mao Xue Wang

Slices of dried pig’s blood with tripe in spicy, numbing, fragrant broth with vegetables

£11.50

Pig’s Intestines in Broth

In savoury, soy sauce based brown sauce

£11.50

Sautéed Chicken Gizzards

With wild pepper, chillies and vegetables

£11.50

Sliced Spicy Pig’s Kidney

Sichuan style stir-fry, with chillies and Sichuan peppercorn

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Roasted Meats

£19.00

Cantonese Roasted Duck (1/2 Duck)

Braised in an herb and spices infused sauce for hours, then slow roasted in a traditional roast duck oven for an additional two hours before slicing and serving

£15.00

Crispy Pork Belly

Braised with spices and herbs, roasted until tender with crispy skin

£14.00

Honey Roasted Char Sui

Braised with spices and herbs, roasted pork topped with a honey-rich mixture

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Drinks

£5.00

Bubble Tea

Tea based drink, originated from Taiwan. In an array of flavours and colours, served with classic topica balls (pearls) or Coconut Jelly or popping pearls

£3.50

Cold Beverages

£4.50

Tiger Beer - 330ml 18+

Alcohol 4.85 % vol

£5.00

Tsingtao Beer - 330ml 18+

Alcohol 4.7% vol

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