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Crowned best Chinese restaurant in the region
About San Chuan Chinese Edinburgh 三川川菜馆
Sichuan cuisine is known for its wide range of ingredients, varied seasoning, and good use of spice; it tastes fresh and mellow while being strong in flavour. Additionally, San Chuan is famous for its spicy Sichuan food; many classic Cantonese dishes are created in-house using real Sichuan ingredients and unique cooking methods to make special dishes that are better suited to Edinburgh’s local customers.
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Sweet and Sour Pork with Fresh Pineapple - 鲜菠萝咕咾肉
£14.80Braised Pork Belly - 红烧肉
£15.80Chilli Chicken in Chongqing Style 重庆辣子鸡
£14.801/2 Aromatic Duck with Pancakes 1/2香酥鸭
£28.00Mapo Tofu - 麻婆豆腐
£14.80Sauted Sliced Pork with Pepper and Chilli - 回锅肉
£15.80Beef Brisket and Yuba in Casserole - 腐竹牛腩煲
£16.80Special Udon - 招牌炒乌冬
£15.50Xinjiang Sauted Spicy Chicken - 新疆大盘鸡
£16.50Stir-Fried Cabbage with Sliced Pork - 手撕包菜
£15.50
Starter Dish - 头盘菜
Salt and Pepper Chips - 椒盐薯条
Chips seasoned with salt and pepper.£5.80PopularPan-Fried Japanese Dumplings(8) 日本煎饺
Chicken & Vegetable£12.80Vegetable Spring Rolls - 菜卷
Vegetable-filled spring rolls.£8.50Salt and Chilli Chicken Wings - 椒盐鸡翅
Chicken wings with salt and chilli.£12.00Spring Rolls - 春卷
Contain chicken and pork£8.801/4 Aromatic Duck with Pancakes - 香酥鸭
Aromatic duck served with pancakes.£15.80Sesame Prawns on Toast - 虾多士
Prawns on sesame toast.£12.00Barbecued Spare Ribs - 烧汁排骨
Barbecued spare ribs in sauce.£12.501/2 Aromatic Duck with Pancakes 1/2香酥鸭
Aromatic duck served with pancakes.£28.00Salt and Chilli Spare Ribs - 椒盐排骨
Spare ribs with salt and chilli.£12.50Chips - 薯条
Portion of chips.£3.80Spicy and Chilli King Prawn - 椒盐大虾
King prawns with chilli seasoning.£13.80Peking Spare Ribs - 京汁排骨
Spare ribs in Peking-style sauce.£12.50
Appetiser Cold Dish - 开胃凉菜
Smashed Cucumber Salad in Soy Bean Sauce - 拍黄瓜
Contains nuts£8.50Prawn Crackers - 虾片
Prawn crackers.£2.00Pouched Chicken with Chilli Sauce - 重庆口水鸡
Contains nuts£12.80Spicy Beef Tripe with Salted Sesame Butter - 麻酱牛百叶
Spicy beef tripe with sesame sauce.£12.80Five-Spice Sliced Beef - 五香酱牛肉
Sliced beef seasoned with five spice.£12.80Sliced Pork Belly with Spicy Smash Garlic - 蒜泥白肉
Sliced pork belly with a spicy garlic sauce.£12.80
Dim Sum - 点心
Siu Mai (6) 烧卖(6)
Pork dumplings£10.80Soup Dumpling (6) 小笼包(6)
Pork Dumplings£10.80Har Gaw Dumpling (6) 虾饺(6)
Prawn dumplings£10.80
Beef - 牛肉
Shredded Crispy Beef in Honey and Chilli Sauce - 蜜辣牛丝
Highly rated· Crispy shredded beef with honey and chilli sauce.£14.80Beef with Black Bean Sauce - 豉椒牛
Beef with black bean sauce.£14.50Beef Brisket and Yuba in Casserole - 腐竹牛腩煲
Beef brisket and tofu skin in a casserole.£16.80Beef Szechuan Style - 四川牛
Beef prepared in Sichuan style.£14.50Mixed Chillies Stir Fried Beef - 三椒爆炒牛肉
Stir-fried beef with mixed chillies.£15.80Crispy Beef Brisket with Black Pepper - 黑椒脆皮牛腩
Crispy beef brisket with black pepper.£14.80Beef Curry - 咖喱牛
Sliced beef with our curry sauce (contains potatoes)£14.80Spicy Hot Poached Beef Slice in Chilli Oil - 水煮牛
Beef slices poached in chilli oil.£15.50Sauted Diced Beef Tenderloin with Potato - 金薯牛柳粒
Diced beef tenderloin with potato.£17.80Seven-Flavour Garlic Diced Beef Tenderloin - 七味蒜片牛柳粒
Diced beef tenderloin with garlic and seven-spice seasoning.£18.50Curry Beef Brisket in Casserole - 咖喱牛腩煲
Beef brisket in a curry casserole.£14.80Beef Slices in Golden Sour Broth - 金汤酸菜牛肉
Beef slices in a sour broth.£17.80
Poultry - 家禽
Sweet and Sour Chicken Cantonese Style (In Light Batter) - 中式咕噜鸡
Highly rated· Lightly battered chicken in sweet and sour sauce.£13.50Shredded Crispy Chicken with Chilli and Honey Sauce - 蜜辣鸡丝
Highly rated· Crispy shredded chicken with chilli and honey sauce.£13.80Lemon Chicken - 柠檬鸡
Chicken with lemon sauce.£13.80Kung Po Chicken - 宫保鸡
Contains cashew nuts£13.80Chicken Curry - 咖喱鸡
Halal Chicken cooked in our Curry sauce (contain potatoes)£14.80Chilli Chicken in Chongqing Style 重庆辣子鸡
May contain bones. Contain nuts and dried chilli. Spicy£14.80Plum Duck - 梅子鸭
Duck with plum sauce.£15.50Half deep fried crispy chicken - 半只当红炸子鸡
Deep fried crispy skin chicken, chopped into bone-in pieces, with a side of spiced salt£13.80Xinjiang Sauted Spicy Chicken - 新疆大盘鸡
contain chicken on bone£16.50Salted Egg Chicken Wings - 金沙鸡翅
Chicken wings with salted egg seasoning.£13.50Honey Pepper Chicken Wings - 蜜椒鸡翅
Chicken wings with honey and pepper.£13.80Whole deep fried crispy chicken - 整只当红炸子鸡
Deep fried crispy skin chicken, chopped into bone-in pieces, with a side of spiced salt£23.80
Pork - 猪肉
Sweet and Sour Pork with Fresh Pineapple - 鲜菠萝咕咾肉
Pork with pineapple in sweet and sour sauce.£14.80Braised Pork Belly - 红烧肉
Braised pork belly.£15.80Hong Kong style honey roast pork ( char siu ) - 港式蜜汁叉烧
Hong Kong-style honey roast pork.£15.50Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs - 糖醋排骨
Spare ribs in sweet and sour sauce.£13.50Hong Kong style crispy roast pork - 港式脆皮烧肉
Hong Kong-style crispy roast pork.£15.50Sauted Sliced Pork with Pepper and Chilli - 回锅肉
Pork slices sautéed with pepper and chilli.£15.80Spicy Mixed Pot - 麻辣香锅
Mixed ingredients in a spicy hot pot.£17.80Sauted Shredded Pork in Sweet Bean Sauce (With Wrap) - 京酱肉丝
Shredded pork in sweet bean sauce, served with wraps.£14.50Braised Pork with Preserved Vegetables - 梅菜扣肉
Braised pork with preserved vegetables.£15.80Scoop Fried Pork in Sweet and Sour Sauce - 锅包肉
Crispy fried pork in sweet and sour sauce.£15.80Chongqing Mao Xue Wang - 重庆毛血旺
Chongqing-style spicy mixed hot pot.£18.50Griddle Dry Braised Pork Belly with Cauliflower - 干锅菜花五花肉
Spicy£16.80Griddle Spicy Spare Ribs - 干锅排骨
Spare ribs in a spicy griddle dish.£16.80Pork Intestines with Chilli Pepper - 尖椒肥肠
Pork intestines with chilli peppers.£15.80Fish-Flavoured Shredded Pork - 鱼香肉丝
Shredded pork in a savoury fish-fragrant sauce.£14.50Stir-Fried Garlic Sprouts and Shredded Pork - 蒜苔炒肉丝
Garlic sprouts stir-fried with shredded pork.£15.80Roast pork & tofu casserole - 火腩煲
Roast pork and tofu in a casserole.£16.80Mushu Pork - 木须肉
Egg and shredded pork£15.80Stir-Fried Sliced Pork - 小炒肉
Stir-fried sliced pork.£15.80
Lamb - 羊肉
Fried Lamb Ribs - 羊排
Salt and chilli (椒盐), five spices (风沙), cumin (孜然)£17.50Sauted Lamb Slices with Scallion - 葱爆羊肉
Lamb slices stir-fried with scallions.£18.50Cumin Lamb Slices - 孜然羊肉
Lamb slices seasoned with cumin.£18.50
Seafood - 海鲜
Sanchuan Grilled Sea Bass - 三川烤鱼
Contain fish balls, beef meat balls and vegetables£28.50Salt and Pepper Squid - 椒盐鱿鱼
Squid with salt and pepper.£18.50Boiled Fish Fillet - 水煮鱼片
Fish fillet in a spicy broth.£17.80King Prawn Curry - 咖喱大虾
King prawns in curry sauce.£15.80Griddle Fish Fillet and Pork Intestines in Hot Chilli Oil - 干锅肥肠鱼
Fish fillet and pork intestines in a spicy griddle dish.£17.80Crispy Egg Tofu with Seafood and Mushroom - 海鲜玉子豆腐
Crispy egg tofu with seafood and mushrooms.£16.00Fish Fillet with Pickled Cabbage - 酸菜鱼片
Fish fillet with pickled cabbage.£17.80Sweet and Sour Mandarin Fish - 松鼠鱼
Mandarin fish in sweet and sour sauce.£22.50Spicy Squid - 麻辣鱿鱼
Squid with a spicy seasoning.£18.50Sauted King Prawns with Sweet and Sour Sauce - 油焖大虾
Prawns on shell£18.80Golden King Prawn with Salted Egg Yolk - 黄金大虾
King prawns with salted egg yolk.£18.80Salt and Pepper Soft Shell Crab - 椒盐软壳蟹
Soft shell crab with salt and pepper.£23.80Cod Fillet Slices in Pickled Chilli Broth - 泡椒鱼片
Cod fillet slices in pickled chilli broth.£16.80
Vegetable - 时蔬
Mapo Tofu - 麻婆豆腐
Contains Pork.£14.80Braised Aubergine with Garlic and Chilli - 鱼香茄子
Braised aubergine with garlic and chilli.£14.80Stir-Fried French Beans with Chilli Minced Pork - 干煸四季豆
French beans stir-fried with chilli and minced pork.£13.80Stir-Fried Potato, Aubergine with Green and Red Pepper - 地三鲜
Potato, aubergine and peppers stir-fried together.£13.80Seven-Flavour Crispy Tofu - 七味脆皮豆腐
Crispy tofu with seven-spice seasoning.£16.00Stir-Fried Vegetables with Oyster Sauce - 蚝油炒什菜
Mixed vegetables stir-fried with oyster sauce.£13.80Pak Choi 小白菜
Pak choi greens.£15.50Stir-Fried Cabbage with Sliced Pork - 手撕包菜
Cabbage stir-fried with sliced pork.£15.50Water Spinach 空心菜
Water spinach greens.£15.50Typhoon Shelter Style Aubergines - 避风塘茄子
Aubergine prepared in typhoon shelter style.£14.80Shredded Potato - 土豆丝
Stir-fried shredded potato.£14.50Choy Sum 菜心
Choy sum greens.£15.50
Soup - 汤羹
Chicken Sweetcorn Soup - 粟米鸡汤
contains egg£7.00Hot and Sour Soup - 酸辣汤
Contains pork, egg, wood ear mushroom, bamboo shoots, shrimp£7.00King Prawn Wonton Soup - 鲜虾云吞汤
Wonton soup with king prawns.£7.50Minced Beef and Tofu Soup - 西湖牛肉羹
Contains egg£7.00
Rice Noodles - 饭面
Chicken Chow Mein - 鸡丝炒面
Stir-fried noodles with chicken.£12.50PopularEgg Fried Rice - 蛋炒饭
Fried rice with some egg. Does not contain chives / spring onions.£4.20Chow Mein with Soy Sauce - 酱油炒面
Stir-fried noodles with soy sauce.£8.50Chicken Fried Rice - 鸡丝炒饭
Fried rice with chicken.£12.50Steamed Rice - 丝苗白饭
Steamed white rice.£3.80Singapore Vermicelli - 星洲米粉
Singapore-style stir-fried vermicelli.£12.50Beef Chow Mein - 牛肉炒面
Stir-fried noodles with beef.£12.50Special Chow Mein - 招牌炒面
Mix meat£13.80Special Egg Fried Rice - 招牌炒饭
Mix meat£13.80Typhoon Shelter Style Beef Fried Rice - 避风塘牛肉炒饭
Garlic and Chilli£13.80King Prawn Chow Mein - 大虾炒面
Stir-fried noodles with king prawns.£13.50Beef Ho Fan - 干炒牛河
Stir-fried flat rice noodles with beef.£14.80King Prawn Egg Fried Rice - 大虾炒饭
Egg fried rice with king prawns.£13.50Special Udon - 招牌炒乌冬
House-special stir-fried udon noodles.£15.50Yang Chow Egg Fried Rice - 扬州炒饭
Contains chicken, char siu pork and prawn£12.80Beef Fried Rice with Lettuce - 生菜牛肉炒饭
Fried rice with beef and lettuce.£12.50Hokkien Fried Rice - 福建炒饭
Contains chicken, prawn and diced vegetables with a sauce.£13.80Pineapple Boat Seafood Crispy Fried Rice - 菠萝船海鲜脆米炒饭
Disclaimer: Does not include the pineapple shell£15.50Vegetable Fried Rice - 什菜炒饭
Fried rice with vegetables.£11.80Beef Fried Rice - 牛肉炒饭
Fried rice with beef.£12.50
Drinks
Coke [330ml]
Coke, 330 ml.£1.60Diet Coke [330ml]
Diet Coke, 330 ml.£1.60Irn Bru 330 ml
Irn-Bru, 330 ml.£1.60Fanta [330ml]
Fanta, 330 ml.£1.60Aloe Vera Juice [500ml]
Aloe vera juice, 500 ml.£2.50Red Ice Tea [500ml]
Red iced tea, 500 ml.£2.50
Sauces
available extra sauces
Curry Sauce - 咖喱汁
Curry dipping sauce.£3.00Sweet & Sour Sauce - 咕咾汁
sweet and sour sauce£3.00BBQ Sauce - BBQ汁
Contains some chilli, slightly spicy£3.00