Amber Regent
- Food served: Mon–Thu noon–2.15pm, 5.30–11pm; Fri noon–2.15pm, 5.30–11.30pm; Sat noon–11.30pm; Sun 5–10pm
- Pre-theatre times: Sun–Tue all day; Wed–Fri 5.30–7pm; Sat 4–6.30pm
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 3
- Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least ¼ main courses), Gluten-free options, Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access, Pre-theatre menu
- Music on stereo: Nothing
- Capacity: 80
- Largest group: 50
- Open since: 1988
- Average price:
£9.50 (set lunch)
£21 (evening meal) - Pre-theatre price: Half-price main courses
- House wine: £13.50 per bottle
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A family-run business for more than 20 years, the Amber Regent has become pretty adept at serving Glaswegians crispy duck with rice pancakes and chicken skewers with peanut sauce. Sunday to Tuesday are half-price main course nights so on those evenings there’s always buzzy atmosphere. As you might expect from a Chinese of this vintage, the menu offers pages of choices in beef, pork, seafood and vegetables, but it also notes that the establishment is now ‘shark-fin-free’. The dishes come beautifully presented – green peppers and scooped out melon ‘bowls’ and bright red onions formed into ‘flowers’ add flair to the platters. Starters seem to be unnecessarily coated in batter leaving not much room of the main feature, and the house specialities, including shredded lamb with plumb sauce and a tofu and mince chilli, are a little lacking in wow factor but the joy of picking out globs of sticky white rice from proper china bowls with delicate lacquered chopsticks makes the experience feel very authentic.
- High point: Beautiful presentation and service
- Low point: Thick battered starters
Reviews of Amber Regent (50 West Regent Street, Glasgow)
- 1. Neil Connor, Glasgow – 9 October 2008, 1:58pm
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Amber Regent is the most fantastic chinese restaurant in Scotland.
Staff are extremely welcoming and efficient.
Best dishes on the menu are Seafood Satay - skewers of Salmon, Squid, Scallops and Prawn served in a sizzling platter.
Crsipy Armomatic Lamb - served with pancakes, it is a mouth watering dish.
Amazing value as all main courses are half price all night Monday and Tuesday.
You will not be disappointed!
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