China Star Restaurant is a family run Chinese restaurant at 6A West Maitland Street near Edinburgh Haymarket. Serving the area since 1997, it offers a relaxed setting for casual dinners, family meals and groups, with lunch service as well as evening dining on most days of the week.
The opening selection includes sesame prawn toast, salt and chilli chicken wings, ribs, spring rolls and satay skewers. Dim sum choices such as handmade beef bao, har gow and siu mai give a table several small dishes to share before moving on to the main courses.
Duck, chicken, lamb, pork and seafood form the core of the broad menu. Crispy aromatic duck, Mongolian crispy lamb, wok fried noodles and seafood in black bean sauce sit alongside curries, sweet and sour dishes and other familiar Cantonese favourites.
Fried rice, chow mein, soups, tofu and vegetable dishes make it possible to build a varied meal across different tastes, while the bar offers beer, wine and cocktails. Delivery and takeaway remain available, but table bookings and dine in service give China Star the atmosphere of a long established neighbourhood restaurant.
Address: 6A West Maitland Street, Edinburgh EH12 5DS, Scotland
China Star West End Menu
Customer Favourites
Special Curry
Beijing Dumplings (12)
Crispy Shredded Beef in Chilli Sauce
Sweet and Sour Chicken Hong Kong Style
Appetisers
Crispy Seaweed
Siu Mai (4)
Har Gow (4)
Handmade Steamed Beef Bao (3)
Prawn Crackers
Spring Rolls (3)
Spare Ribs Bbq
Spare Ribs Salt and Chilli
Spare Ribs Peking
Crispy King Prawn Wontons (6)
Pan-Fried Pork Dumplings (6)
Satay Chicken Skewers (3)
Mixed Starter Platter
Salt and Chilli Chicken Wings
Sesame Prawn Toast (6)
Soups
Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Sweetcorn Soup
Hot and Sour Soup
Mixed Seafood and Tofu Soup
Wonton Soup
Aromatic Crispy Duck
Served with pancakes, leeks, cucumber and Hoisin sauce.
Aromatic Crispy Duck Quarter
Served with pancakes, leeks, cucumber and Hoisin sauce.
Aromatic Crispy Duck Half
Served with pancakes, leeks, cucumber and Hoisin sauce.
Aromatic Crispy Duck Whole
Served with pancakes, leeks, cucumber and Hoisin sauce.
Chicken Dishes
Kung Po Chicken
Sweet and Sour Chicken Balls
Sweet and Sour Chicken HK Style
Lemon Chicken
Crispy Shredded Chicken in Chilli Sauce
Crispy Honey Chicken
Chicken Curry
Chicken with Green Pepper in Black Bean Sauce
Salt and Chilli Chicken
Chicken with Cashew Nuts
Beef Dishes
Fillet Steak Cantonese Style
Fillet Steak Black Pepper Sauce
Beef with Szechuan Sauce
Beef Curry
Beef with Broccoli
Crispy Shredded Beef in Chilli
Beef Black Bean Sauce
Pork Dishes
Cantonese Roast Pork (Char Siu) with Honey Sauce
Sweet and Sour Pork HK Style
Lamb Dishes
Mongolian Crispy Lamb
Duck Dishes
Roast Duck and Char Siu Vegetables
Salt and Chilli Roast Duck
Roast Duck with Plum Sauce
Cantonese Roast Duck
Traditional Chinese
Chongqing Chilli Chicken重庆辣子鸡
Twice Cooked Pork Belly 回锅肉
Stir Fried French Beans 干煸四季豆
Yu Xiang Aubergine 鱼香茄子
Mapo Tofu 麻婆豆腐
Rice and Noodles
Special Fried Rice
King Prawn Fried Rice
Beef Fried Rice
Special Chow Mein
Vegetable Chow Mein
Young Chow Fried Rice
Beef Ho Fun
Vegetable Fried Rice
King Prawn Chow Mein
Chicken Fried Rice
Beef Chow Mein
Boiled Rice
Singapore Rice Noodles
Egg Fried Rice
Chicken Chow Mein
Seafood Dishes
Sweet and Sour King Prawns
King Prawns Black Bean Sauce
King Prawns Szechuan Sauce
Salt and Chilli King Prawns
Salt and Chilli Squid
Vegetable and Tofu Dishes
Mixed Vegetable and Tofu Black Bean
Salt and Chilli Tofu
Aubergine in Garlic Sauce
Pak Choi with Garlic Sauce
Broccoli with Chinese Mushroom
Sides
Chips with Curry Sauce
Sweet and Sour Sauce
Curry Sauce
Plain Chow Mein
Chips
Salt and Chilli Chips
Fried Rice and Chips with Curry Sauce
Fried Rice with Curry Sauce
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