Shanghai Teahouse in South Lanarkshire

Excellent Restaurant with a beautiful contemporary interior. Good selection of seating options for families and romantic diners. Food is first class , well presented and fresh. Staff are welcoming and very friendly. Best to book ahead as is a very popular spot in Bothwell after the pub.

Just had a terrible experience at this restaurant. Arrived. Staff were lovely. The waitress took our order, double checked it and fully understood it. Starters came. All very nice. The ladies ordered the sizzling scallops dishes. One of the most expensive dishes on the menu. So, firstly they brought one scallop main course and one beef main course. Sent the beef back because it should have been scallops. The two ladies shared the one scallop dish, however the scallops were chewy and tepid whilst waiting for the other main course. When the 2nd scallop dish eventually arrived, sizzling on the hot plate, my wife cut into the scallops and they were still frozen inside. Just really disgusting and disappointing. Called the staff over and they fully accepted the scallops were frozen. They were less agreeable to the initial scallop dish being unacceptable but did agree to taking them back and knocking them off the bill. Which they did. But, sorry, this is just totally unacceptable at a restaurant and the way the staff dealt with it has in no way given us the notion to ever go back. And we will tell all our friends and family and this will taint their opinion about going here. Whereas, manage the situation much better, and ye know what, we would come back. So, in amongst all these five star reviews, just be mindful.

Excellent first class value for money

Great meal, service first class and quick. Restaurant was full and it didn’t slow service down. Food was piping hot and the tastiest Chinese I’ve had in years. A great find and will definitely be back

Lunch time visit with my Sis in law. Service prompt and very organised. Place busy which is a good sign. We went for the 2 course lunchtime menu which we thought at £12.95 was a good price. The food was amazing and didn't dis appoint. Will definately be back soon

We have dined in the Bothwell restaurant for many years, recently we dined in the Larkhall and noted the increase in price and sharp decrease in portions of rice /noodles that accompany the mains, we aren't alone noting this. Love the places but the balance between affordable treat and unaffordable is tipping, this was my birthday meal I felt "unlike in the past" I was actually watching the prices because sadlyi had a budget. It's great that the second place has opened, it's clean, well staffed and so on, I still prefer the Bothwell establishment personally. This is an honest review and unbias, I hope they continue to serve our community.

On calling I ordered a breast of chicken curry and rice and asked the very rude Chinese girl that the one I wanted was the £9.90 on the website take away and was told it was now £10.50 and abruptly did I want it or not.Although I was annoyed the price was different I ordered along with spare ribs and picked it up from the abrupt and rude little Chinese girl. The meal was rubbish and I reckon was full of MSG. The 5 meagre ribs were awful too. They are TOO EXPENSIVE, TOO RUDE AND THE FOOD IS AWFUL. I WILL NEVER BE BACK AND SUGGEST YOU DO NOT EITHER.

Food was amazing! As a family we went for the lunch menu and will definitely be back. Empty plates all round also very accommodating for my mums birthday. Very attentive service and organised wheelchair access for my mum as well as singing happy birthday for her. Thanks to all the staff again we had a brilliant afternoon.

This restaurant exceeded our expectations and is arguably the best Chinese food we have tasted. The staff were friendly and accommodating, just wish we lived closer. But will definitely be back when we are back in Glasgow.

Really lovely, clean food. Will be back

Actually the food was delicious…. From starter thru to main course with refreshments the dining experience was great…. Quite a Small cozy feel about this place which I liked …. 👍🏻

Gorgeous food and lovely restaurant

Great tasting food, excellent service

Excellent meal very helpful and friendly staff, will definitely be back

RUDE RUDE RUDE. Food 10/10 can never complain but the service was awful. Barking at us as if we were partaking in an army drill. Refused to just offer a small plate for a 3 year old and insisted they had to order both courses from the lunch menu. Not one smile made between the 4 staff and a reception colder than the Antarctic. Practically throwing the dishes at anyone on the table regardless if it was there’s or not if we hadn’t responded in 0.25 seconds to say it was ours. Manners are the absolute basics and making your customers feel welcome, training highly recommended.

Fantastic food, very high-quality cooking and presentation. We had starters to share including softshell crab, and the sharing platter - all were delicious meat cooked perfectly. For mains we had tofu curry, japanese katsu curry, shredded crispy chicken and lemon chicken - no faults. The chicken cutlets used for the mains were cooked to perfection, crispy batter but soft chicken. Craving it all again already!

Great wee restaurant but it’s really expensive.

Lovely lunch menu. Great value.

Fantastic setting, great service but I felt food was taken away quality and not restaurant quality. A bit too greasy. But noodle's were one of the best I had tried anywhere

Lovely family dinner for our daughters birthday and to catch up with some of our Swedish family My Nephew has many intolerances and he was accommodated for with a break down of what was in the dishes he ordered. very helpful staff . The food was delicious We will definitely be back

the food was so good i had to play shanghai scarlet tea house in the piano. but i didnt see hong meiling anywhere

updated review - My first review, earlier this year, was 5/5 across all metrics however after my recent visit, this is not deserved. Without going into all of the absurd details of daring to ask for prawn crackers, pre - order, while waiting on a friend who was running late, the restaurant needs to review the service it provides to it`s paying clientelle. They tried to refuse me having prawn crackers, pre order, for `hygiene` reasons....really ?!?! The waiter/waitresses are efficient but sullen and when we asked the waiter for guidance on a couple of the main dishes, he was disinterested and unhelpful. The service is also very rushed, 5 mins between courses and they turn the tables very quickly. Without a doubt, the food is excellent but this needs to be backed up by the other very important part of the experience, excellent service. I`m sure the restaurant won`t care if I return or not as the place is always busy ..... reviews are important and issues need addressing.

I love the food here and as Usual it was great however for the third or fourth time I was totally rushed from the moment my bum hit the seat. Real lack of understanding of what great service looks like in a dining environment. Sadly I won’t return due to the consistency of this. Shame really.

Food excellent. Staff very friendly, little mix up with order but sorted very quickly, would still give 5 stars. Good decor prices reasonable. Definitely be back.

Excellent, tasty food. Service was great and staff were very attentive.

Food was fantastic and was served really fast after we just ordered.for my liking inside interior was little bit too dark for me i like brighter places and i feel like tables too close to eachother as I feel other stranger customer was look at me and my food .service was so friendly and warm.

Had cravings for Chinese food & was recommended this place by friends. It has a nice atmosphere, friendly staff & tasty food. Although it was busy, service was fast & the food was hot. The curry was really good, just what I had been hoping for. Would recommend to others

We got a take-away from here piping hot and so delicious portions sizes are very good Thank-you for a lovely meal would definitely recommend

For the price you pay the food wasn’t outstanding

The Shanghai Teahouse is a lovely restaurant, food is excellent and the service is always great.I would recommend a visit to this chinese if passing through Bothwell.

Great food and lovely to sit outside in this great weather. Service excellent.

Superb food , excellent service what more could you ask for , whatever you do don’t miss a visit to this Chinese Restaurant , delicious 😋

Team lunch, excellent food and service. Everyone loved it.

Very good service. Very good choice of food. Will go back again!

Very high quality food. Lots of attention to detail on each dish. The beef in black bean sauce was unreal!

Great service, loved the honey chilli chicken! Great atmosphere and venue.

A wonderful dining experience with great food and excellent service.

Amazing experience from the start, wonderful and attentive waiting staff and the food was outstanding. We can't wait to come back

Beautiful food. Everything fresh and tasty. Went with 3 friends from work and we all loved it. Great service. Will be returning next week to try out the lunch deal!

I have visited this restaurant many times before and had no reason to complain but this time round it was the latter. The food usually arrives at the table piping hot but this time the chicken and noodle soup hardly had any soup and was just a bowl of noodles. When our meals came it was obvious that they were cold, we tried and it confirmed it was stone cold, not surprising since the food arrived super fast when going out for a meal I would rather wait a bit longer to get it right the first time. They didn’t look to happy when we raised the complaint with them and not any mention of altering the cost of our bill to compensate for the poor quality on this occasion and it’s a shame because usually when there previously it has been first class.

Waited for table after booking 15 min before order taken.not enough staff and got wrong bill.wont be back

wonderful food quality and dining experience, friendly staff

Absolutely beautiful food, very efficient and friendly staff. We’ll be going back, first class restaurant from start to finish.

After hearing about this place from friends my girlfriend and I decided to give this place a try . Overall we loved the experience. There was a lovely atmosphere upon entering the restaurant which was nice . The staff were friendly and helpful . The food was really good . For starters we ordered salt and chilli chicken wings and a pork and prawn dumpling soup. The chicken wings were spot on with its flavours and sauce . The soup was really good , the dumplings were full of flavour and the broth was delicious. The mains ordered were sticky honey chicken and a beef with asparagus stir fry with chilli and ginger . The chicken was really good as it has a mixture of sweetness,spice , sugar and sourness plus the presentation was excellent. The beef dish was amazing and worked well together. We decided to share a mango sorbet with lychee and raspberry coulis. This was very tasty and a great pallet cleanser . Overall the food was excellent so we would definitely go back again .

I took my mother for lunch, both waitresses with pony tails , were rude, uninterested and bad mannered Food was nicely presented but chicken noodle soup and curry had way too much black pepper, spring rolls were small with little filling in them The waitresses stood at the door and never said goodbye ,thank you or even opened the door for my mum Wont be back Chef was leaning on the clatty wheeliebin with his whites on, in the car park smoking cigarettes when we left he looked boggin ....

I was asked to go here for a family dinner. Despite my reservation, due to a previous bad experience with the staff, I joined my family for dinner. I should have trusted my past experience and stayed at home. I have never been to a restaurant where the staff treat you so badly and expect you to enjoy the experience! No point in commenting on the food, as none of us enjoyed it because of the waitress treatment and disgruntled behaviour. The staff should find a new job as they're clearly unhappy!

Visited last week for lunch with a friend. We were provided the lunch menu which is a starter and main course for just over £12. There was the option of a vegetarian starter of crispy spring rolls which I chose but surprisingly no vegetarian main course dishes available. I asked the waitress if I could have one of the meat main course dishes but with tofu instead as they offer tofu on multiple dishes on their main menu. I was advised this wasn’t possible with no explanation. I advised I was vegetarian and none of these main course dishes were a suitable option. I was advised I could pick any of the dishes and it would just be served as vegetables in the chosen sauce. I then offered to pay a supplement to get tofu instead but was still advised this wasn’t possible. Again, with no reason as to why this would be the case. I went ahead with the vegetables in a sweet and sour sauce. The food was pretty average and the customer service was poor. With so many other decent restaurants in the local area, I won’t be back and wouldn’t recommend it!

Excellent food, quick service, nice wine. Staff fit me in at late notice. The cocktail I had needed some work but everything else was great. Very busy, even on a Sunday night. Always a good sign

Had Dinner on Sunday evening,4th Feb. We had booked for 6.30 thinking it may be quieter. No way, it was packed out. We got our table and ordered drinks an perused the Menu. We ordered, 2 Main Courses and One portion of Rice and 3/4 mins later the order arrived before the Drinks !!! The food was fine and the Service was efficient. However, the portions were meagre. We both could have finished the main courses in 5 minutes. The drinks arrived and because the Portions were meagre we put the Food Handbrake on as we didn't want to be sitting with only Drinks on the table (1 Beer & 1 Bottle of House White Wine). Overall impression ---- It was OK. £59 mmmmm. Would we return???? Possibly.

Fantastic food superb service highly recommended

Back again tonight, the service is excellent all so friendly.

Lovely wee restaurant, would 💯 come again . Recommend chinese chicken curry, honey chilli 🌶 chicken Parking not so great, prob max 5/6 cars

Nice Shanghai Teahouse Awesome Chinese Tea

Phoned on New Year's day because our local takeaway was closed. Arrived at the agreed time to pick-up, and my food was ready. Took this home, and three of us all throughly enjoyed what we had. Next time, we will try a sit in meal, and I hope it will be as good, or even better than the takeaway. A big thank you, and well done!

Visited here just before New year. Had been to the restaurant before it had changed name but heard great reviews about it and this visit did not disappoint. Restaurant was very busy however we got a seat up the back which was good. I got the Chicken Satay and my wife the prawn toast for starters…. Both delicious! I chose Chicken Kung Po and my wife the Shredded Chilli chicken for main, along with fried rice, noodles and chilli chips! Again … absolutely delicious!!! Bill was £70 for all this plus a cocktail and 2 cokes. The aspect I was most impressed with was that the staff left us alone! Yes … alone!!! No pestering us for drinks or asking how our meals were .. just left us alone to talk and eat! If we needed them they were over .. but really impressed that they left us to it! Defo the best Chinese/Oriental restaurant in Lanarkshire!

1st time visited for dinner with my family New years Eve. Beautifully decorated inside Seated at a comfortable booth. Fast delicious food Great service to our table. Good portion sizes although previous reviews said differently Individual ladies toilets very clean . Parked across the road in a side street as very limited parking to the rear didn't find this a issue. Will definatley be back .

Food and staff are lovely very consistent , My Husband and I have had dinner a number of times , Also take away is superb as well . Looking forward to my lunch today with work colleagues .

Extensive menu Excellent food all cooked to perfection there were 5 of us everyone's food was lovely, well presented and cooked perfectly veh in dishes and side orders very tasty gr8 service all in all a fabulous experience

Quick, great service, amazing food & lovely atmosphere. Best Chinese in Lanarkshire.

FOOD WAS STUNNING AND SERVICE WAS VERY PROMPT WITH VERY POLITE AND FRIENDLY STAFF

Small but pleasant restaurant in Bothwell. Food was excellent and very tasty. Staff are very attentive and polite.

Mixed experience of takeaway 1. Expensive 2. Tiny portion of rice - not enough to accompany the food 3. The ribs were delicious 4 horrible limp leaves in the takeaway boxes - not nice

Always try to fit us in..and food is so tasty.....

Everything from the food service was absolutely brilliant

Lovely restaurant, attentive staff and really nice food.

Being going here for years and it never fails to disappoint. Food is delicious, excellent selection on the lunch menu and great value. Staff are always very pleasant.

Tried this for the first time today. The only slight negative I would comment on would be the fried rice. A bit over cooked, so really soft. Apart from that, I would give staff, food, decor and restrictions 10 / 10

Our 1st trip to Glasgow from London. We found the cosy restaurant. Once we steps inside the restaurant, it was impeccable, cosy with warm welcoming smiles from every servers. The food is delicious especially the fresh scallops with Brocolli. The Monkfish with XO will second to NONE. I was very impressed with the server. When I requested for a bowl of fresh chillies to go with the fried noodle. She brought to me with a general portion of the fresh chillies. Thanks to ALL the servers services. This gives us a very good memorable dining experience. Highly recommended ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Tiny wee place with little to no parking available most times but the food is fabulous, for some reason the take away is even better than the dine in food but that's just my opinion as the menu is different. Well worth trying.

Set lunch menu was absolutely dynamite. Loved it.

Place was nice, staff were good, but the food was fairly poor and overpriced. I had the Katsu Curry, the chicken breast was tiny, dry and over cooked. My wifes meal was better, although we both agreed that the local takeaways serve better.

Lovely place. Great food. Nice staff

1) The restaurant falls short of providing genuine Shanghainese cuisine." 2) The portion sizes offered do not justify the high prices. 3) As tourists, we were unaware that the service charge was not included in the bill, unlike other establishments. Consequently, we unintentionally omitted leaving a gratuity. To our dismay, upon exiting, the owner rudely referred to us as 'bad boys.' Such behavior was inappropriate. If I were in their position, I would suggest the owner approach the situation differently by politely clarifying the tipping policy by saying something like, 'Sir, I apologize for any confusion. Please note that our service charge is not automatically incorporated into the bill. If you were satisfied with the service, your consideration in leaving a tip would be greatly appreciated.

Great food excellent service highly recommended

I was taken to this restaurant tonight and from walking in to leaving all I can say was wow. The food and venue was amazing and the service first class. I would definitely recommend the sizzling steak and the chicken Curry. You nailed it guys I will definitely be coming back again

Visited on Sat night had a table of 9 booked for 8.30. Food was really good both starters and mains were enjoyed by all . Our only fault was we all felt we were been rushed through our dinner for the staff to get away as soon as was possible , it was quite of putting . I would go back again though.

Best Chinese restaurant in Lanarkshire by far

Probably one of the best Chinese places outside glasgow. It is essentially a sister restaurant to Lychee in Glasgow city centre. It is a busy wee restaurant. Food is always good but just feels as if it is slightly less authentic and more catered for the 'western' palate hence one star off (no chopsticks, etc either) Otherwise it is good. Also wife thought scallops were overcooked. Service is always good and on point. They have a good 2 course lunch menu. Never had a bad meal here both sitting in and takeaway. If going on evenings or weekends I would advise to phone ahead and book. Have a decent veggie selection and a bonus is it's halal.

The food is always top class here and with a nice variety of menu items you can stick with what you know or be a bit bolder and try something new. We went on a Sunday and they had a "Sunday Lunch" menu which had some really good options on it. Extensive drinks selection, friendly staff and always very clean. What I will say is that they bring you your food absolutely rapid so if you're wanting to take it easy and have a bit of a break between courses you might want to let them know!!!! Also always best to book!

Amazing food and great gluten-free range.

Fantastic food and service. Both the starters and mains were exceptional. We had a mixed starter to share and every element of it was incredible. We love Chinese food and have eaten at nearly every restaurant in glasgow and this is by far the best.

Loved our first visit to this lovely restaurant. The food was excellent and the service and ambience were also top drawer. Will definitely be going back.

First time at this gem of a restaurant. The food,service and atmosphere were terrific and we will definitely be booking again soon. Thanks

Excellent would highly recommend this restaurant 👌

We were passing by to spend the night in Glasgow and leave in the early morning. We arrived quite late and we just wanted to grab a bite and go to rest. They were kind enough to let us sit down and eat past the last sitting time. We had an amazing service by Meng, delicious Chinese cuisine, and a lovely atmosphere in the place.

Went for lunch and it was EXCELLENT! 👍 We just had a main dish from the a'la carte menu but there's a lunch menu as well. Service very good and staff helpful

We visited here for sit in for the fist time on Sunday. Unfortunately, the food we received wasn't what we expected, especially after reading the reviews. The honey chilli chicken was so bland, dry and chewy. The salt and chilli chips were French fries covered in Chinese five spice which was very disappointing. the rice seemed overcooked. We left after 25minutes and it cost over £70.00. Felt it was expensive for what we received.

Fantastic food, so tasty. Great service as well.

Great place for lunch beautiful meals staff friendly and attentive curry to die for also value for money

Appalled by poor service - a manner of our party has severe stomach problems but we encouraged her to come out thinking we would be accommodated with perhaps a chicken salad or something as she can’t eat a lot of food items - Shanghai Tearooms clearly state they cater for allergies - when we asked if they could do a chicken salad for my friend, 3 (yes 3) different members of staff told us that ‘chicken salad is not on the menu’ - THAT is a direct QUOTE. My friend ended up eating plain boiled rice and a pice of cake for dessert!! Now, EVERY other dish came with a gorgeous side salad - 2 of these would have fed my(tiny) friend - the chicken satay came on skewers with the sauce on the side - what what what effort would it have taken to create a chicken salad with double portion of garnish salad and chicken taken off ??? The dismissive attitude of staff regarding dietary requirements and unwillingness to accommodate client needs is astounding! Will NEVER return

Fantastic meal service top class food extremely good will definitely be back other dishes on menu o want to try

Had look forward to go here for ages! To be honest wish we had never bothered, mix up with our booking, however this was quickly rectified which was the only plus of the experience! Starters were okay nothing to write home about but tasty enough,...

Had lunchtime menu. Not too expensive and food was lovely. Had spring rolls for starter and chicken curry for mains. Two courses for just under £13.

Very, very good. Great food and great service. Was very busy and thus very noisy. But definitely worth a visit.

Lovely wee place! Food has always been lovely both takeout and sit in, good gluten free menu and very attentive staff!

Great scran .definitely be back

Amazing food and great atmosphere, only slight down side is it’s difficult to park as car park is tiny so you need to find a street near by.

Excellent Chinese meal - albeit a carry - out. The restaurant looks lovely - no doubt I will be back !

Lovely restaurant and efficient service. Our starters and main courses were served speedily and were both delicious. The restaurant is usually busy and the staff are efficient in their service but do not spend to interact with the tables. The restaurant has two sections, we...

Beautiful food, quick service, lunch menu is good value for money, a la carte menu is quite expensive though