Review on Amber Regent

Andy Chung can lay claim to being the godfather of Chinese food in Glasgow, having set up the first Amber restaurant on Byres Road more than 20 years ago. Since then he has built up his reputation in this grand listed premises in West Regent Street.

Amber Regent is visually plush and looks every inch ‘Scottish-Chinois’, with its plush drapes, vases, pillars and original oil paintings of Hong Kong and China by Stuart Vernon, one of the city’s current elite artists.

The long menu draws on influences from most of the familiar Chinese provinces and the kitchen makes admirable use of local Scottish produce. Seafood is a major strength, whether it’s steamed sea bass with ginger and spring onion, braised squid with garlic and wine or even seasonal crayfish. Elsewhere, expect barbecued spare ribs, Peking duck, chicken with garlic and plum sauce, Szechuan-style crispy beef with chilli, and more besides.

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Cuisine

Chinese

Restaurant Opening Times

Lunch: 12.00 - 2.15pm Mon-Fri
Dinner: 5.00 - 10.00pm Mon-Thu & Sun (5.00 - 10.30pm Fri) (12.00 - 11.00pm Sat)

Accepted credit cards

Visa, Master Card

Online Booking Availability for Amber Regent

Facilities at Amber Regent

  • Private parties
  • Vegetarian menu

Address

Amber Regent
50 West Regent Street
City of Glasgow
Glasgow
G2 2QZ

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Amber Regent Sample Menu

HORS D'OEUVRES
Gourmet Mixed Hors D’Oeuvres For Two or More £9.50 per person
Chef ’s Special Cold Plate - King prawn, ham, chicken, char siu decorate £9.95
Yuk-Sung - Chicken or Pork wrapped in lettuce £7.50
Barbecued Spare Ribs, Peking style with a delicate honey sauce £7.00
Spare Ribs Salt and Pepper £7.00
Salt and Pepper Squid £7.50
Chicken Wings in Honey £6.00
Ban Ban Chicken served cold £7.00
Crispy Beef Ball - Served with satay sauce £ 6.50
Deep Fried Won Tun - crispy light pastry with mashed prawn and sweet and sour sauce £ 6.00
Special Spring Roll - prawn meat and vegetable mixture £5.00
Sesame Prawn on Toast - mince prawn sprinkled with sesame seeds £ 6.50
Butterfly King Prawn - deep fried prawn, breadcrumbs & a touch of wine £ 9.50
Deep Fried Prawn Ball - crispy mashed prawn ball £ 8.00
Chef ’s Crab Claws -stuffed with mashed prawns each £ 5.00
Crispy King Prawn & Ham Roll - mashed king prawn wrapped in bread and fried £ 9.50
Chicken or Beef Satay - Chinese kebab in spicy sauce £ 6.50
King Prawn Satay - Chinese kebab in spicy sauce £ 9.95
Paper Chicken - diced and wrapped in wafer paper with bamboo shoots £ 7.50
Paper Prawns - mashed and wrapped in wafer paper £ 8.50
Fresh Mussels with black bean and chilli sauce £ 7.00
Crystal King Prawns - deep fried in spring onion with lemon sauce £ 9.95
Steamed Scallops - in shell with garlic and soy sauce £4.00 each
Prawn Cocktail £ 6.50
Large Langoustine with garlic or sautéed with ginger and spring onion £17.95
Fresh Crayfish £ 18.95
Seaweed - crispy sliced greens, topped with dry seafood £ 5.50
Yuk-Sung Vegetarian - with Chinese mushrooms & veg wrapped in lettuce £ 6.00
Vegetable Spring Roll £ 5.00
Salt & Pepper Aubergine £ 5.95
Fresh Ogan Melon £ 5.50

DIM SUM
Dumplings in a Bamboo Basket (6 pieces) £6.80
Steamed Har Kau (Prawn)
Steamed Siu Mai (Pork)
Steamed Beef Ball Deep Fried Fun Kau (Prawn)
Wor Teap (Pork mince in pastry)

SOUPS
Chicken and Sweet Corn Soup £ 4.00
Crab Meat & Sweet Corn Soup £ 6.50
Hot & Sour Soup - ham, meat and vegetable mixture £ 4.00
Won Tung Soup - minced Prawn and meat pastry £ 4.00
Seafood & Mixed Vegetable Soup £ 6.50
Mixed Meat & Bean Curd Soup £4.50
West Lake Beef Soup £ 4.00
Shark’s Fin Soup £ 9.00
Mongolian Mushroom Crispy Rice Soup £ 4.00
Quick Fried Prawn & Crispy Rice Soup £ 4.00
Curried Beef & Rice Noodle Soup £4.00
Shredded Pork with Preserved Vegetable Soup £ 4.00
Fresh Mussels & Yellow Bean Soup £ 4.00
Chinese Mushroom & Vegetable Soup £ 4.00
Mixed Meat & Chinese Vegetable Soup £ 4.50

CHICKEN
Lemon Chicken £12.95
Orange Chicken £12.95
Pineapple Chicken £12.95
Chicken in Creamy Sauce with chopped onion, mushroom and wine £12.95
Chicken Peking Style - lightly battered with ginger, garlic & wine sauce £12.95
Kung Po Chicken - gently fried with chilli sauce and cashew nuts £12.95
Diced Chicken with Cashewnuts £12.95
Diced Chicken in Yellow Bean Sauce and Cashew Nuts £12.95
Diced Chicken with Broccoli £12.95
Shredded Crispy Chicken, Sweet and spicy £12.95
Diced Chicken with Green Pepper in Black Bean Sauce £13.95
Diced Chicken Szechuan Style, Chilli, hot and spicy £12.95
Braised Chicken in Red Sauce - sweet, hot and rich spicy sauce £12.95
Chicken and Chinese Vegetables £12.95
Chicken Mandarin Sauce £12.95
Chicken with Garlic & Plum Sauce £12.95
Diced Chicken with Asparagus £14.95
Diced Chicken with Ginger & Spring Onion £12.95

DUCK
Peking Duck
Succulent whole duck expertly barbecued to crispy skin, served with chinese pancakes, spring onions, cucumber and savoury sauce Whole £39.95 /Half £26.95

Aromatic Crispy Duck
Delightfully flavoured with different spices, deep fried to perfection, served with Chinese pancakes, spring onions, cucumber and savoury sauce Whole £39.95 /Half £26.95 /Quarter £16.95

Barbecued Crispy Duck £14.95
Barbecued Sliced Duck with Pineapple £14.95
Barbecued Sliced Duck with Orange Sauce £14.95
Barbecued Sliced Duck with Straw Mushroom £14.95
Barbecued Sliced Duck with Ginger and Spring Onions £14.95
Barbecued Steamed Duck with Vegetables £14.95
Barbecued Shredded Duck with Colourful Vegetables £14.95
Barbecued Sliced Duck with Lemon Sauce £14.95
Barbecued Sliced Duck with Garlic and Plum Sauce £14.95
Stuffed Crispy Duck with Mashed Prawns in Oyster Sauce £17.95

BEEF & PORK
Grilled Fillet Steak with Black Pepper & Garlic in wine & soy sauce £19.95
Grilled Fillet Steak (Chinese Style) cooked in honey and wine sauce £19.95
Fillet Beef in Oyster Sauce with Chinese mixed vegetables £12.95
Fillet Beef with Seasonal Vegetables £12.95
Fillet Beef in Mandarin Sauce (sizzling) cooked in honey, wine and fruit sauce £13.95
Fillet Beef with Ginger and Spring Onions £12.95
Fillet Beef with Green Peppers and Black Bean Sauce (sizzling) £13.95
Fillet Beef and Green Peppers in Spicy Sauce £12.95
Shredded Fillet Beef with Mixed Vegetables £12.95
Shredded Crispy Beef £12.95
Fillet Beef Szechuan Style with hot chilli spicy sauce £12.95
Beef with Broccoli £12.95
Barbecued Char Siu - Chinese roast pork in honey with soy sauce £12.95
Capital Pork Chop - very thin chop with onions in mandarin sauce £12.95
Sliced Roast Pork with Broccoli £12.95

SEAFOOD
Sea Bass - steamed with ginger and spring onion & soya sauce £19.95
Fresh Lobster - with ginger and spring onion or black bean sauce SP
Salmon - steamed with black bean sauce or ginger & spring onions £14.95
Fresh Dover Sole or Halibut -steamed with a touch of garlic, spring onion and soy sauce £22.95
Sauteed King Prawn with Cashewnuts £15.95
Sauteed King Prawn with Straw Mushroom £15.95
Sauteed King Prawn with Vegetables in Oyster Sauce £15.95
King Prawn with Cream Sauce in light batter with chopped onion, mushroom and wine £15.95
King Prawn Peking Style in light batter with ginger, garlic and a touch of wine sauce £15.95
King Prawn with Lemon Sauce in batter £15.95
Sauteed King Prawn Szechuan Style, chilli and spicy £15.95
Kung Po King Prawn - gently fried with cashew nuts in chilli sauce £15.95
Braised King Prawn with Salt & Chilli (Dry) £15.95
King Prawn with Garlic and Soy (Sizzling) £16.95
King Prawn with Green Pepper and Black Bean Sauce (Sizzling) £16.95
Braised King Prawn in Pepper and Red Sauce - sweet, hot and spicy £16.95
Quick Fried Scallop & Crispy Prawn Roll £17.95
Sauteed King Prawn with Ginger and Spring Onions £15.95
Scallops with Ginger & Spring Onions £18.95
Scallops with Black Bean Sauce £18.95
Scallops with Fresh Asparagus £19.95
Braised Squid - quick fried with a touch of garlic and wine £15.95
Deep Fried Squid served with sweet and sour sauce £15.95
Squid with Ginger & Spring Onions £15.95
Squid with Green Pepper in Black Bean Sauce £15.95
Grilled Sole Peking Style in a light batter with ginger, garlic and wine sauce £15.95
Seafood Combination - king prawn, scallop, squid, fish and vegetables £17.95
Gold and Silver King Prawn - half deep fried and half sautéed with vegetables £17.95
Mixed Seafood with Black Bean Sauce (Sizzling) £17.95
Steamed Tiger Prawns with Preserved Garlic (in shell) £19.95
Mixed Seafood with Broccoli £15.95
Fresh Cray Fish £22.00
Pan Fried Monkfish with Garlic & Soy Sauce £19.95
Monkfish with Black Bean Sauce (Sizzling) £19.95

HOUSE SPECIAL DISHES
Tofu Ma-Po Style - bean curd with minced beef and chilli £11.95
Stuffed Mushroom or Green Pepper or Aubergine with mashed prawns and meat with oyster sauce, served on a sizzling hot plate £15.95
Aromatic Crispy Lamb £16.95
Quick Fried Sliced Lamb and Spring Onion £14.95
Sliced Venison with Spring Onion or Mandarin Sauce £17.95
House Combination - beef, chicken, king prawn, roast pork & vegetables £ 13.95
Crab Meat with Fresh Asparagus £18.95
Quick Fried Sliced Lamb with Black Pepper and Garlic £ 14.95
Aromatic Crispy Chicken (on the bone)
With chinese mushrooms, bamboo shoots, meat and oyster sauce (without pancakes) £13.95

Restaurant menus often vary from day to day, so the above should be treated as examples of what to expect in terms of cuisine and price.

Amber Regent Christmas Menu

Restaurant menus often vary from day to day, so the above should be treated as examples of what to expect in terms of cuisine and price.

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