Master Wei Xi’an is chef Guirong Wei’s Bloomsbury restaurant dedicated to the food of Xi’an and the wider Shaanxi region. After leading the kitchen at Xi’an Impression, she created this relaxed solo venture near Russell Square to share the flavours and techniques that shaped her cooking in China.
Broad biang biang noodles are a defining speciality, stretched by hand and slapped against the work surface before cooking. Their substantial chew works especially well with chilli oil, pork, beef, vegetables, tomato and egg, allowing different bowls to move from warming and savoury to powerfully spiced.
The wider menu explores Xi’an street food through cold skin noodles, dumplings, noodle soups and rou jia mo flatbreads filled with seasoned meat. Hot and cold plates make it easy to share several dishes, contrasting crisp edges, soft dough, fragrant broth and sharp or numbing spice.
Chinese plum juice, tea, cocktails, beer and wine accompany lunch and dinner in the simple, lively dining room. Reservations, outdoor seating, takeaway and delivery give local diners and visitors several ways to enjoy Guirong Wei’s distinctive Shaanxi cooking.
Address: 13 Cosmo Place, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 3AP, United Kingdom
Master Wei Xi'an Menu
Cold Starter
Boneless Chicken in Ginger sauce 姜汁豉油
Served on bamboo shoots with sesame seeds, soya sauce and chilli oil.
Hand-shredded Chicken in Special Spicy sauce 西安手撕鸡
With green，red peppers, cucumber, spring onion and bean sprout.
Xi’An Spicy sliced beef 西安拌牛肉
Served on cucumber bits, coriander with Sesame oil
Gluten salad 凉拌面筋
Cloud Ear Fungus with Coriander (Spicy) 爽口木耳
Slippery black wood mushrooms with chilli.
Smacked Cucumber (Spicy )凉拌黄瓜
with garlic, sesame sauce and chilli oil.
Sliced Potato Salad 炝拌土豆丝
With green and red pepper
Kelp seaweed 海带丝
Edamame Beans毛豆
Spicy pig’s ears with cucumber凉拌猪耳
Pig’s Tripe Slivers in chef special chill oil风味肚丝
Xi’an Spicy Sliced Pork Knuckle in chef special sauce凉拌肘花
Cold Beef Tendon in spicy sauce凉拌牛筋
Xi’an bean curd skin 西安刷豆皮
Xi’an refreshing taro 西安爽口魔芋
Hot Starter
Chicken Spring Roll 酥炸鸡丝春卷
Deep Fried Assorted vegetables, carrots, vermicelli and chicken.
Vegetarian Spring Roll 酥炸素春卷
Deep Fried Assorted vegetables
Salt and Pepper Squid 椒盐鱿鱼
Baked onion ,green and red pepper.
Salt and Pepper Spare Ribs 椒盐排骨
Baked onion, green and red pepper.
Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs with sesame糖醋排骨
Xian Pulled Sweet Potato Balls 魏家红薯丸
Xi’An Street Food
Xi’an Liang Pi in Traditional Sauce without Chicken 西安凉皮
Cold-skin Noodles Served on cucumber, tofu, bean sprout with chilli oil
Xi’an Liang Pi in Sesame sauce without chicken 麻酱凉皮
Cold-skin Noodles Served on cucumber, tofu, bean sprout.
Fried Chicken and Mushroom Dumpling 鸡肉锅贴
Fried Pork and Seaweed Dumpling 三鲜锅贴
Xi’an Stewed Pork Burger 腊汁肉夹馍
Spicy Cumin Beef Burger 孜然牛肉夹馍
Steamed Pork and Vegetable Dumpling 沾汁水饺
Served with chef special sauce.
Steamed vegetable Dumpling 沾汁素水饺
Served with chef special sauce
Spicy and Sour Pork Dumplings in soup 酸汤水饺
Won-Tun in chicken soup 鸡汤云吞
Homemade won-tun with Pork and Dried Shrimp
Sweet Potato Noodles in Hot and Sour Soup 酸辣粉
Soups
Chicken and Sweet Corn Soup 鸡米汤
Tomato and Egg soup 西红柿鸡蛋汤
Vermicelli Noodles and seaweed soup 紫菜粉丝汤
Hot and Sour soup 酸辣汤
Noodles
Vegetarian BiangBiang Noodles魏家油泼面
Hand-Ripped Noodles in chef special chilli sauce.
Beef BiangBiang Noodles 牛肉油泼面
Hand-Ripped Noodles mixed with chunks of lean beef in special Spicy sauce.
Pork BiangBiang Noodles with Tomato & Egg Sauce and Chilli oil 三合一油泼面
Qi Shan Pork Hand-Pulled Noodles in Soup 岐山臊子汤面
With braised pork and vegetables in Spicy Sour Soup
Qi Shan Pork Hand-Pulled Noodles in Spicy and Sour Sauce岐山干拌面
Hand-Pulled Noodles with Pork mince and Vegetables 魏家炸酱面
Chicken Hand-Pulled Noodles in xinjiang style (with bones and spicy） 新疆大盘鸡面 ( for One person ) 1人份
Stir Fried with potato ,chilli in spicy sauce.
Chicken Hand-Pulled Noodles in xinjiang style (with bones and spicy） 新疆大盘鸡面 ( for Two people ) 2人份
Stir Fried with potato ,chilli in spicy sauce.
Classic Beef Pao-Mo Soup 牛肉泡馍
Homemade Bread boiled in beef broth with sliced beef
Tomato and Egg Hand-Pulled Noodles in Soup 西红柿鸡蛋面
Wei’s hand-pulled noodles with minced beef and vegetables 魏家干拌牛肉面
Hand-pulled Noodles with Sliced Pork Knuckle and Vegetable in soup 肘花面
Xi’an special lamb hand-pulled fried noodles 西安特色羊肉炒面
Xi’an special lamb hand-pulled noodles 西安特色羊肉拌面
Others
Stir fried rice noodle Ho Fun with beef 牛肉炒河粉
Special Fried Rice With Bacon 招牌炒饭
Egg Fried Rice 蛋炒饭
Sweet and Sour Pork 糖醋里脊
Sweet and Sour Chicken 咕噜鸡
Braised Beef with Rice 魏家牛肉饭
Stir fried potato slivers with vinegar and chilli 酸辣土豆丝
Stir fried Chinese green vegetable choi sum or pak choi ( with minced garlic or dried chilli) 清炒/蒜茸/炝炒菜心或白菜
Steamed Rice 白米饭
White Wines
Pinot Grigio, Provincia di Pavia, Ancora Italy
Fresh, dry and delicate with gentle floral and citrus aromas, a perfect as a match for lighter dishes or on its own
Sauvignon Blanc, Pays d'Oc, Domaine Bergon France
Fresh and green in character with soft fruit flavours of melon and peach, light and dry
Albariño, Rias Baixas, Morgadío, Spain
An enticing nose of citrus and mango, supple and minerally on the palate with a hint of tropical fruit, finishing crisp and dry
Chablis, Moreau, France
Classic unoaked Chardonnay, firm and dry with a distinctive minerally character
Rosé Wines
Pinot Grigio Rosé Ancora ~ Italy
Fresh, dry, and crammed with summer fruit flavours, good also as an aperitif and on its own
Red Wines
Merlot, Pays d'Oc, Domaine Bergon France
Soft, easy drinking with juicy plum and spice fruit and the warmth of character typical of the Languedoc
Rioja Crianza, Bodegas Muriel, Spain
Very harmonious, medium weight Tempranillo with attractive oaky character
Château Montaiguillon, Montagne St. Emilion France
Rich and smooth, plummy Merlot with plenty of length and good structure
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Pierre Amadieu, France
Wonderfully rich and warming, with intense and lingering flavours of black fruits, mint and liquorice from hand-harvested Grenache & Syrah
Sake
Sake, Sawanotsuru ~ Japan
18cl
Sparkling Wine
Prosecco, Zonin
200ml bottle
Beer & Cider
Cobra Draught 4.3%
½ pint £2.90 pint £5.10
Tsing Tao 4.8%
330ml bottle
Magners Cider 4.5%
330ml bottle
Spirits & Liqueurs
Gordon Gin
25ml plus mixers
Smirnoff Vodka
25ml plus mixers
Bacardi
25ml plus mixers
Johnnie Walker Black Label
25ml plus mixers
Jack Daniels
25ml plus mixers
Jameson’s
25ml plus mixers
Glenmorangie
25ml plus mixers
Remy Martin VSOP
25ml plus mixers
Chinese Liqueur ⊏ሿⲭ 300ml
with Soft Drinks Extra 90p
Soft Drinks
Coke / Diet Coke / Sprite / Fanta
Chinese Herbal Tea ࣐ཊᇍ
Chinese Plum Juice 䞨ẵ⊔ 500ml
Chinese Ice Green Tea ߠ㔯㥦 500ml
Aloe Vera Juice 㣖㦏≱ 500ml
Orange Juice ₉≱
Apple Juice 㤩᷌≱
Coconut Milk ὠྦ
Mineral Water, Still or Sparkling 33cl
Hot Drinks
Chinese Jasmine Tea 㤹㦹㣡㥦
per person
Chinese Black Tea Პ⍡㥦
per person
Soya Milk 䉶⍶
Red Dates Tea With Honey 㓒ᷓ㥦
Honey Pomelo Tea 㴲㵌Ḋᆀ㥦
Bar Special
Girls Power Mojito
White Rum, freshly squeezed lime juice, mint, soda.
Classic Martini
Dry gin, dry Vermouth, green olives.
Pink Tulip 㖾Ӫ
Aloe vera juice, watermelon, mint.
Ice Lime 䶂Ḑߠ
Mint, freshly squeezed lime juice, soda.
Lemon Yakult Ḑ⃜ޫҀཊ
Yakulk yogurt, lemon juice and sprite.