Summer Palace Llandaff is a family run Chinese restaurant and takeaway at 2–4 High Street in Llandaff, Cardiff. The Chim family established the business in 1988, giving the venue a long connection to the village and a clear focus on familiar, carefully prepared food.
The cooking draws on Cantonese, Peking and Szechuan traditions. Diners can explore starters, aromatic duck, sweet and sour dishes, black bean preparations, seafood, meat and vegetable choices, with rice and noodle dishes available to complete the table.
Set menus provide a convenient way for two or more guests to share several courses, while the vegetarian selection includes bean curd, vegetables, rice and noodles. The kitchen may also consider dishes or adjustments beyond the printed selection when discussed in advance.
The compact dining room is open for evening service from Wednesday to Sunday, and advance reservations are advisable because seating is limited. Guests with allergies should contact the restaurant before ordering, as the kitchen handles a range of allergens and cannot guarantee an allergen free environment.
Address: 2–4 High Street, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 2DZ, Wales
Summer Palace Llandaff Menu
Set Menu
Set menus are priced per person with a minimum order of 2 persons. Prices are inclusive of VAT; service charge not included unless otherwise specified. Any dish changes incur additional charge, please enquire.
Menu A
Starter: Peking Sauce Spare Rib, Vegetable Spring Roll, Prawn Crackers. Main Course: Crispy Shredded Beef, Chicken with Mixed Vegetables, Cantonese Sweet & Sour Pork, Yung Chow Fried Rice.
Menu B
Starter: Peking Sauce Spare Rib, Vegetable Spring Roll, Prawn Crackers. Main Course: Crispy Shredded Chicken, Beef with Broccoli & Ginger, Chicken in Black Bean Sauce with green pepper and chilli, Cantonese Sweet & Sour Pork, Yung Chow Fried Rice.
Menu C
Starter: Peking Sauce Spare Rib, Vegetable Spring Roll, Prawn Crackers. Intermediate Course: Crispy Aromatic Duck served with pancakes, cucumber, spring onion, hoi sin sauce. Main Course: Beef in Black Bean Sauce with green pepper and chilli, Chicken with Cashewnuts, Cantonese Sweet & Sour Pork, Yung Chow Fried Rice.
Menu D
Starter: Peking Sauce Spare Rib, Vegetable Spring Roll, Meat Lettuce Roll, Prawn Crackers. Intermediate Course: Crispy Aromatic Duck served with pancakes, cucumber, spring onion, hoi sin sauce. Main Course: Crispy Shredded Chicken, King Prawn in Black Bean Sauce with green pepper and chilli, Beef with Vegetables in Oyster Sauce, Cantonese Sweet & Sour Chicken, Yung Chow Fried Rice.
Menu E
Starter: Peking Sauce Spare Rib, Vegetable Spring Roll, Meat Lettuce Roll, Minced Prawn Toast, Prawn Crackers. Intermediate Course: Crispy Aromatic Duck served with pancakes, cucumber, spring onion, hoi sin sauce. Main Course: Crispy Shredded Beef, King Prawns with Cashew Nuts, Sliced Fillet Steak in Black Bean Sauce with green pepper and chilli, Chicken in Lemon Sauce, Yung Chow Fried Rice.
Menu V (Vegetarian)
Starter: Vegetable Lettuce Roll, Vegetable Spring Roll, Plain Crispy Wanton. Main Course: Stir Fry Broccoli with Ginger & Soy Sauce, Fried Tofu Beancurd in Black Bean Sauce with green pepper and chilli, Stir Fry Mixed Vegetables, Boiled Rice.
Appetisers
Aromatic Crispy Duck
Duck slow cooked and marinated in herbs. Served with pancakes, cucumber, spring onion and hoi sin sauce.
Mix Starter (Per Person)
Szechuan Dry Spare Rib, Prawn Toast, Fried Plain Wanton, Vegetable Spring Roll, Seaweed
Meat Filled Lettuce Roll (4)
Mince pork and finely chopped vegetables and crispy rice vermicelli. Served with lettuce.
Peking Sauce Spare Rib (6 Pieces)
Stir fry with onion in sweet Peking sauce.
Szechuan Salt & Chilli Dry Spare Rib (6 Pieces)
Stir fry dry with onion, green chilli and five spice herbs.
Honey Glazed Spare Rib (6 Pieces)
Stir fry with onion and honey sauce.
Satay Chicken on skewer (2)
Chicken pieces on skewers drizzled with peanut satay sauce.
Mongolian Crispy Lamb
Marinated with herbs & spices. Served with crispy rice vermicelli, lettuce and hoi sin sauce.
Smoked Chicken with Salt & Chilli & Five Spice
Shredded chicken in breadcrumbs with onions and chillies.
Deep Fried Minced Prawn on Toast
Minced prawn on toast with a sesame seed topping.
Salt & Chilli King Prawn (5)
Fried king prawns with onion and five spice herbs and chilli.
Satay Seafood on skewer (2)
King Prawn, Squid, Scallop on skewers drizzled with peanut satay sauce
Salt & Chilli Squid (5)
Fried squid with onion and five spice herbs and chilli.
Steamed Scallops (2 per portion)
Steamed and delicately flavoured with spring onion, shredded ginger and soy sauce.
Satay Vegetables on skewer (2)
Mushroom, Aubergine, Onion, Bell Pepper pieces on skewers drizzled with peanut satay sauce
Vegetable Spring Roll (4)
Hand-roll and deep fried vegetable spring rolls, served with sweet chilli sauce.
Vegetable Lettuce Roll (4)
Finely chopped vegetables with crispy rice vermicelli, served with lettuce.
Fried Wanton with Minced Prawn (6)
Deep fried crispy wanton with minced prawn filling, served with sweet chilli sauce.
Crispy Seaweed
Extras & Sides & Sauces
Prawn Crackers
Served with sweet chilli dip
Extra Pancakes (6)
Extra Cucumber & Spring Onion & Hoi Sin Sauce
Extra Lettuce (4)
Chips Plain
Salt & Chilli Chips
With onion, green chilli and five spice herbs
Sauces
Curry, Sweet & Sour, Peking, Black Bean or Satay (Other sauce please enquire)
Condiment
Chilli Oil or Sauce, Sweet Chilli, Hoi Sin, Fresh Chilli with soy sauce
Soup
Wanton Soup
Minced prawn dumplings in clear soup, with shredded lettuce and spring onion.
Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup
Thick creamy sweetcorn soup with minced chicken.
Hot & Sour Meat Soup
Spicy soup with shredded ham and roast pork, shrimp, vegetables.
Shredded Duck Broth
Hearty broth with shredded duck and vegetables.
Chicken & Noodle Soup
Minced chicken with noodle in a thick broth
Hot & Sour Vegetable Soup
Spicy soup with vegetables and tofu beancurd.
Plain Sweetcorn Soup
Thick creamy sweetcorn soup.
Chef Specials
Steamed Seabass fillet
With shredded ginger, spring onion and soy sauce
Stuffed Three Delicacies
Bell pepper, Aubergine, Mushroom stuffed with minced prawn filling in black bean sauce with chilli
Mapo Tofu
Minced pork with diced Tofu beancurd and vegetables in spicy bean sauce with chilli
Vegetarian option – Mapo Tofu
Diced Tofu beancurd and vegetables in spicy bean sauce with chilli
Fried Noodles with Mixed Seafood
Crispy or Soft noodle base with king prawn, squid, scallop and vegetable topping
Fried Noodles with Mixed Meat
Crispy or Soft noodle base with chicken, beef, chinese roast pork and vegetable topping
Sizzling Dishes
Sizzling Sliced Fillet Steak in Cantonese Sauce
With onion.
Sizzling Sliced Fillet Steak in Black Pepper Sauce
Sizzling Sliced Fillet Steak in Black Bean Sauce
With green pepper and chilli
Sizzling Sliced Fillet Steak in Peanut Satay Sauce
Sizzling King Prawns with Ginger, Onion and Spring Onion
Sizzling King Prawns in Black Bean Sauce
With green pepper and chilli
Sizzling King Prawns in Peanut Satay Sauce
Sizzling Chicken with Ginger, Onion and Spring Onion
Sizzling Chicken in Peanut Satay Sauce
Sizzling Chicken in Black Bean Sauce
With green pepper and chilli
Sizzling Lamb with Ginger, Onion and Spring Onion
Sizzling Lamb in Peanut Satay Sauce
Seafood
Fried King Prawns in batter
Served with Sweet & Sour Sauce.
King Prawn Sweet & Sour Cantonese Style
With vegetables and pineapple
King Prawns with Cashew Nuts
King Prawns with Onion & Garlic sauce
King Prawns in Szechuan sauce
With green chilli
King Prawns Kung Po Style
Sweet and Spicy Chilli sauce
King Prawns with Broccoli and Ginger
King Prawns with Vegetables in XO Sauce
King Prawns with Vegetables in Ground Black Pepper Sauce
King Prawns in Salt and Chilli and Five Spice Herbs
Scallops with Ginger, Onion and Spring Onion
Scallops with Green Pepper in Black Bean Sauce
With chilli
Scallops with Broccoli and Ginger
Scallops with Vegetables in XO Sauce
Squid with Green Pepper in Black Bean Sauce
With chilli
Squid with Ginger, Onion and Spring Onion
Squid with Broccoli and Ginger
Squid with Vegetables in XO Sauce
Squid in Salt and Chilli and Five Spice Herbs
Fish (Cod) Sweet & Sour Cantonese Style
With vegetables and pineapple
Fish (Cod) with Ginger, Onion and Spring Onion
Fish (Cod) with Green Pepper in Black Bean Sauce
With chilli
Fish (Cod) with Vegetables in Ground Black Pepper Sauce
Fish (Cod) with Vegetables in XO Sauce
Duck
Roasted Duck with Soy sauce and pineapple
Roasted Duck served with Plum Sauce
Roasted Duck in Orange Sauce
Sliced Duck with Pineapple and Vegetables
Sliced Duck with Green Pepper in Black Bean Sauce
With chilli
Roasted Duck with Beansprouts and Soy Sauce
Chicken
Chicken in Sweet & Sour Cantonese Style
With vegetables and pineapple
Chicken with Green Pepper in Black Bean Sauce
With chilli
Crispy Shredded Chicken
In sweet peking sauce with chilli
Chicken in Lemon Sauce
Chicken with Cashew Nuts
Chicken with English Mushrooms
Chicken with Pineapple and Vegetables
Chicken Kung Po Style
Sweet and Spicy Chilli Sauce
Chicken with Beansprouts
Chicken with Vegetables in Oyster Sauce
Chicken with Vegetables in Ground Black Pepper Sauce
Chicken in Salt and Chilli and Five Spice Herbs
Chicken with Broccoli and Ginger
Chicken with Vegetables in XO Sauce
Chicken in Black Bean Sauce with aubergine and green pepper
With chilli
Lamb
Lamb Kung Po Style
Sweet and Spicy Chilli Sauce
Lamb in Szechuan Sauce
With green chilli
Lamb with Vegetables in XO Sauce
Lamb with Vegetables in Ground Black Pepper Sauce
Beef
Beef with Green Pepper in Black Bean Sauce
With chilli
Crispy Shredded Beef
In sweet peking sauce with chilli
Beef with English Mushrooms
Beef with Pineapple and Vegetables
Beef with Vegetables in Oyster Sauce
Beef with Vegetables in Ground Black Pepper Sauce
Beef with Broccoli and Ginger
Beef with Vegetables in XO Sauce
Pork
Pork in Sweet and Sour Sauce Cantonese Style
With vegetables and pineapple
Chinese Roast Pork with Beansprouts in Soy Sauce
Pork with Green Pepper in Black Bean Sauce
With chilli
Pork with Cashew Nuts
Pork Kung Po Style
Sweet and Spicy Chilli Sauce
Pork with Vegetables in XO Sauce
Pork with Vegetables in Ground Black Pepper Sauce
Curry
With onion, bell pepper, peas, fresh chilli
Lamb Curry
Chicken Curry
Beef Curry
King Prawn Curry
Mix Meat Curry
Chicken, beef and roast pork
Vegetable Curry
Vegetable & Tofu Beancurd
Stir Fry Mixed Vegetables
Stir Fry Monks 'Loh Han Chai' Vegetables
With tofu beancurd
Stir Fry Beansprouts
With onion, carrot and garlic
Stir Fry English Mushrooms
With onion, garlic and soy sauce
Stir Fry Bamboo Shoots and Water Chestnut
Stir Fry Mangetout
With onion, shredded ginger and garlic
Green Peppers in Black Bean Sauce
Stir fry with onion and chilli
Fried Tofu Beancurd in Black Bean Sauce
With green pepper and chilli
Fried Tofu Beancurd in Sweet & Sour Sauce
With pineapple and vegetables
Fried Tofu Beancurd in Peanut Satay Sauce
Fried Tofu Beancurd with Salt, Chilli and Five Spice Herbs (Dry)
Aubergine with Green Pepper in Black Bean Sauce
With chilli
Broccoli stir fry
With carrot, onion, shredded ginger and soy sauce
Pak Choi with garlic and oyster sauce
Rice & Noodle
Yung Chow Fried Rice
With diced ham and roast pork, peas, egg.
Egg Fried Rice
Plain Boiled Rice
Singapore Spicy Fried Rice
With diced ham, roast pork, shrimp.
Soft Noodles with Beansprouts and Onion
Singapore Spicy Rice Vermicelli-Noodle
With diced ham, roast pork, shrimp
Vegetable Singapore Spicy Vermicelli-Noodle
147A Egg Fried Rice option