The Golden Dragon Restaurant is an independent family run Cantonese restaurant at 21 Castle Street in central Edinburgh. Established in 1964, it serves locals and visitors in a traditional dining room close to Princes Street, with handmade dishes shaped by Hong Kong culinary skills.
Starters and sharing dishes include barbecue spare ribs, sesame prawn toast, wonton soup and aromatic crispy duck carved for the table with pancakes and hoisin sauce. These sit alongside a much wider selection, and the team can guide diners towards specials that may not appear on the printed menu.
Main dishes move through lemon chicken, Cantonese sweet and sour pork, chilli shredded beef and seafood cooked with ginger and spring onion. Beef brisket hot pot, ma po tofu, stir fried bean curd with vegetables, fried rice and Singapore noodles give the menu depth for mixed groups.
Chinese teas, wine and other drinks accompany the food, while steamed buns, fritters and dessert soup offer several ways to finish. The restaurant takes bookings and can arrange banquet menus for larger occasions; guests with allergies should ask staff for detailed current ingredient advice.
Address: 21 Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 3DN, Scotland
The Golden Dragon Restaurant. Menu
Dim Sum
Har Gow (Prawn Dumplings)
Traditional Cantonese Prawn Dumplings.
Siu Mai (Pork and Prawn Dumplings)
Homemade Pork and Prawn Dumplings.
Handmade Gyoza (10)
Pan-Fried Gyoza | Juicy Pork Dumplings served with Ginger & Chinese Vinegar Dip.
Custard Buns (3pc)
Steamed buns with a Custard Filling.
Steamed Sesame Buns (2pc)
Char Siu Dumpling (Steamed Char Siu Bao)
(3pc) Steamed Buns Filled with a Barbecue-flavour Char Siu filling.
Beef Ball Ginger & Spring Onions
Appetisers
Barbecue Spareribs
An aromatic starter where traditionally prepared spareribs are freshly spiced to taste and then barbecued.
Prawn Crackers
Salt & Chilli King Prawns
Crunchy salt and chilli pepper prawns. Deep-fried in golden light batter. A competitor to the Squid.
Salt & Chilli Squid
Lightly fried squid with salt-chilli flavour. Tender & delicious. Often praised by our regulars.
Crispy Won Tons (5)
2 Steamed King Scallops with Vermicelli in Shell
Salt & Chilli Chicken Wings
Meat Spring Rolls (2)
Vegetarian Spring Rolls (2)
Sesame Prawn Toast
An appetising starter consisting of finely chopped fresh prawns onto toast with sesame seeds, deep fried and served with lettuce.
Aromatic Crispy Duck (Our Speciality)
Duck is marinated for 3 hours before final cooking, and then served with steamed pancakes, hoi sin sauce, finely chopped spring onion and cucumber. Shredded in front of you. At Your Service!
Aromatic Crispy Duck
Served with steamed pancakes, cucumber, spring onions, and Hoi Sin Sauce
Soup
Won Ton Soup
Our Hong Kong delicacy brought to Edinburgh! A delicious Chinese Soup with hand chopped fresh prawns and pork wrapped in a thin sheet of light pastry. Warming and satisfying.
Hot & Sour Soup
Bean Curd & Vegetable Soup
Chicken Sweetcorn Soup
Vegetarian Dishes
Stir Fried Bean Curd (Tofu) with Fresh Vegetables
A good mix of fresh vegetables of the day mixed with protein rich bean curd in a gentle garlic stir fry.
Firecracker Bean Curd / Aubergine in Garlic Sauce
Vegetarian Ma Po Tofu
Steamed Eggplant in Black Bean Sauce
Sweet and Sour Bean Curd (Tofu) with Fresh Vegetables
Vegetarian Mixed Vegetables
Vegetable Chow Mein
Singapore Vegetarian Chow Mein
(with egg)
Vegetable Fried Rice
Vegetable Curry
Chinese Greens of the Day
Please ask, with Fresh Garlic / Ginger Sauce/Vegetarian Oyster Sauce
Pork Dishes
Char Siu Green Peppers in Black Bean Sauce
Char Siu Egg Pancake (Chinese omelette)
Char Siu in Oyster Sauce
Sweet and Sour Pork (Cantonese Style)
Succulent pork is prepared to retain the juice, then stir fried with green peppers, pineapple and a sprinkle of wine. Delicious!
Poultry Dishes
Lemon Chicken
A favourite choice with our customers for decades where deep fried chicken in crispy golden batter is served with homemade lemon sauce.
Kung Po Chicken
Chicken with Cashew Nuts
Deep Fried Shredded Chicken in Chilli Sauce
Chicken Satay Sauce
Spiced Chicken in Garlic Sauce
Chicken Green Peppers Black Bean Sauce
Sweet and Sour Chicken (Cantonese Style)
Chicken Curry
Seafood
Stir Fried Squid with Ginger and Spring Onions
A dish for a Seafood Lover of squid cut in beautiful curls, flavoured then quickly stir fried with fresh ginger spring onions and a touch of wine.
Squid with Green Pepper in Black Bean Sauce/Satay Sauce
Deep and Stir-Fried King Prawns (Peking Style)
Succulent fresh King prawns are flavoured and then cooked with fresh garlic, ginger and spring onions and a sprinkle of wine for a fuller taste.
Stir Fried King Prawns in (Spiced Garlic/Black Bean/Kung Po) Sauce
Curry King Prawns
Stir Fried Scallops in (Black Bean/Spiced Garlic) Sauce
Steamed Whole Fish with Ginger & Spring Onion
Price: market price
Beef Dishes
Deep Fried Shredded Beef in Chilli Sauce
Our Capital favourite of lean shredded beef is deep fried with finely chopped seasonal root vegetable then stir fried with fresh spring onion, garlic and a touch of wine.
Stir Fried Beef & Broccoli
Beef with Mixed Vegetables
Beef Green Peppers in Black Bean Sauce
Ma Po Tofu
Beef Brisket Hot Pot (Chinese Slow Cooked) Beef in Aromatic Sauce
A Chinese favourite where Scottish Beef Casserole is cooked until tender with Chinese herbs. This is what people have been talking about and have enjoyed!
Beef Curry
Rice/ Sides Not Included
Main Course Rice Dishes
“Golden Dragon” Special Fried Rice
This house speciality is served with fresh vegetables, Char Siu roast pork, sliced chicken, prawns and much more. A hearty main course itself as used to share with other dishes.
King Prawn Fried Rice
Yong Chow Fried Rice
Char Siu Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice
Beef Fried Rice
Main Course Noodle Dishes
“Golden Dragon” Special Chow Mein
King Prawn Chow Mein
Singapore Style Chow Mein
A warming curry flavoured Chow Mein with Egg, Char Siu and Prawns with the crunch of healthy vegetables too! A favourite choice with our Regulars.
Beef Chow Mein
Chicken Chow Mein
Hong Kong Seafood Chow Mein (CRISPY NOODLES)
Won Ton Soup Noodle
Our Hong Kong Delicacy of homemade Won Tons served with Noodles in a delicious clear broth soup.
Udon Soup Noodles
Side Orders
Egg Fried Rice
Boiled Rice
Chips
Fried Soft Noodles
Stir Fry Beansprouts
Stir Fry Juicy Mushrooms in Oyster Sauce
Curry Sauce
Chilli Sauce/Oil
Fresh Chilli Soya Sauce
House Specialities
Dim Sum
From Hong Kong, with Love. We’re proud to bring you a selection of handmade and homemade steamed Dim Sum, crafted just as we would make them back home in Hong Kong. Please look under Dim Sum Section of the Menu.
Har Gow (Prawn Dumplings)
Siu Mei (Prawn and Pork Dumpling)
are top favourites
Barbecue Spareribs
An aromatic starter where traditionally prepared spare ribs are freshly spiced to taste and then barbecued.
Sesame Prawn Toast
An appetising starter consisting of finely chopped fresh prawns on toast with sesame seeds, deep fried and served with lettuce.
Won Ton Soup
Our Hong Kong delicacy brought to Edinburgh! A delicious Chinese Soup with hand chopped fresh prawns and pork wrapped in a thin sheet of light pastry. Warming and satisfying.
Deep Fried Shredded Beef in Chilli Sauce
Our Capital favourite of lean shredded beef is deep fried with finely chopped seasonal root vegetable then stir fried with fresh spring onion, garlic and a touch of wine. Try the Chicken version too!
Stir Fried Squid with fresh Ginger and Spring Onions
A dish for a Seafood Lover of squid cut in beautiful curls, flavoured then quickly stir fried with fresh ginger, spring onions and a touch of wine.
Lemon Chicken
A favourite choice with our customers for decades where deep fried chicken in crispy golden batter is served with homemade lemon sauce.
Sweet and Sour Pork (Cantonese Style)
Succulent pork is prepared to retain the juice, then stir fried with green peppers, pineapple and a sprinkle of wine. Delicious!
Aromatic Crispy Duck
A speciality! Duck is marinated for 3 hours before final cooking, and then served with steamed pancakes, hoi sin sauce, finely chopped spring onion and cucumber. Shredded in front of you. At Your Service!
Stir Fried Beancurd with Fresh Vegetables
A good mix of fresh vegetables of the day mixed with protein rich beancurd in a gentle garlic stir fry.
Deep and Stir Fried King Prawns (Peking Style)
Succulent fresh King Prawns are flavoured and then cooked with fresh garlic, ginger and spring onions and a sprinkle of wine for a fuller taste. Mmmmmm!
Beef Brisket Hot Pot
A favourite of the Chinese Scottish Beef Casserole cooked until tender with Chinese herbs. This is what people have been talking about and have enjoyed!
Ma Po Tofu
“Golden Dragon” Special Fried Rice
This house speciality is served with fresh vegetables, char siu roast pork, sliced chicken, prawns and much more. A hearty main course itself as used to share with other dishes.
Singapore Style Noodle
A warming curry flavoured Chow Mein with Egg, Char Siu and Prawns with the crunch of healthy vegetables too. A favourite choice with our Regulars.
Hong Kong Seafood Chow Mein
CRISPY NOODLES
“Golden Dragon” Special Curry
mixture of Prawns, Char Siu Pork and Chicken. (Rice/ Sides Not Included)
Desserts
Tarta Fantastica Original
Chinese Steamed Sponge Cake
Chinese Steamed Custard Buns (3pc)
Chinese Steamed Sesame Buns (2pc)
Tartufo Scuro Classico
Banana Fritter with Ice Cream
Coconut Shelled Ice Cream
Sticky Toffee Pudding with Ice Cream
Vanilla Ice Cream (2 scoops)
Coffee & Tea
Chinese Teas (Pu Erh; Iron Buddha; Chrysanthemum; Jasmine; Oolong)
English Breakfast Tea
Americano
Cappuccino
Sparkling Wines
Prices shown for 200ml glass / bottle.
Prosecco Extra Dry, Serena 1881
Veneto, Italy NV. Classic Venetian aperitif – apple, elderflower and gentle fizz.
Extra Brut Crémant Blanc de Blancs, Domaine Schwach
Alsace, France NV. Creamy yet fresh, highlighting fresh fruit flavours alongside buttery notes.
Brut Impérial, Moët & Chandon
Epernay, France NV. Moët & Chandon’s iconic Champagne – bright fruitiness, seductive palate and elegant maturity.
White Wines
Prices shown for 175ml glass / bottle.
Chenin Blanc, Cannonberg
Western Cape, South Africa 2023. Micro fair trade – excellent example of the potential of the Cape’s vineyards – crisp, zesty, stone fruit.
Pinot Grigio, Era
Veneto, Italy 2022. Refreshing and fruity with plenty of character – green apple and pear flavours.
Alvarinho Trajadura, Adega de Monção
Vinho Verde, Portugal 2023. Traditional accompaniment to the seafood of the region – citrus and delicate floral undertones.
Gewurztraminer Gran Reserva, Morande
Casablanca, Chile 2022. Lychee, orange blossom, melon and jasmine – great with spicy food.
Red Wines
Prices shown for 175ml glass / bottle.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cannonberg
Western Cape, South Africa 2022. An excellent example of the potential of the Cape’s vineyards with notes of cherry, cassis and plum
Merlot Reserva Pionero, Morande
Casablanca, Chile 2021. Ripe plum and wild blackberries – silky smooth, dark chocolate finish.
Podere Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Umani Ronchi
Abruzzo, Italy 2022. Flavours of plums and morello cherries – full-bodied with robust tannins and a fruit-filled, yet dry finish.
Malbec Santa Julia, La Agricola
Mendoza, Argentina 2023. Medium bodied, balanced, with rounded tannins and expressive fruit.
Soft Drinks
Coca Cola (330ml)
Diet Coca Cola (330ml)
Coca Cola Zero (330ml)
Appletiser (275ml)
Rum
25ml
Bacardi Rum
Morgan’s Spiced
Demerara Rum
Malibu
Beers
Tsingtao (330ml)
Tiger Beer (330ml)
Innis & Gunn Original (330ml)
Innis and Gunn Lager (330ml)
Single Malt Whisky
25ml