
About BAO - Borough
BAO Borough, inspired by the Xiao Chi houses of Taiwan, specialising in Taiwanese Fried Chicken, BAO and Bubble Tea
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Fried Chicken Bao
£5.95Beef Short Rib Bao
£6.50Prawn Shia Song Bao
£6.50Taiwanese Fried Chicken 5pc.
£8.95Braised Pork, 'Lu Rou Fan', Rice
£9.75Charcoal Grilled, Yellow Chilli Chicken Rice
£12.25Charcoal Grilled, Fried Chicken Breast
£12.50Mango & Salted Coconut Tea
£5.75Blueberry, White Chocolate & Matcha
£5.75Taiwan Beer
£5.60
Dream Drinks
Brown Sugar Bubble Milk Tea
Milk tea made with Hong Yu Tea and sweetened with Hei Tang Sugar. Finished with tapioca pearls and topped with a milk foam.£5.50VegetarianPeanut Milk (ve)
Roasted peanuts, vanilla pods, light brown sugar, oat milk, oat cream£5.50VeganMango & Salted Coconut Tea
£5.75VegetarianBlueberry, White Chocolate & Matcha
£5.75Vegetarian
Taiwanese Fried Chicken
Taiwanese Fried Chicken 5pc.
A cult, unmissable, dish. Served with Hot Sauce.£8.95PopularCharcoal Grilled, Fried Chicken Breast
Chicken breast marinated in soy, Shaoxing wine, garlic and ginger, fried in crunchy Taiwanese batter, brushed with spicy garlic dressing, then grilled. Served with a fresh, tangy cabbage salad. Spicy, bold, and hard to share.£12.50
Bao
Classic Braised Pork Bao
12-hour soy braised pork belly, fermented mustard greens, coriander and peanut powder in a fluffy Gua Bao£5.50PopularBeef Short Rib Bao
Slow-cooked beef short rib, pickles, crispy shallots and Sichuan mayo in a fluffy Gua Bao£6.50PopularFried Chicken Bao
Signature Taiwanese fried chicken in a toasted sesame Bao with Sichuan mayo, coriander, golden kimchi and house-made hot sauce.£5.95PopularPrawn Shia Song Bao
Chopped prawns with celery and carrot served in a deep-fried Hot Dog Bao with a Taiwanese sweet mayonnaise.£6.50Burnt Chilli Daikon Bao
Daikon croquette, with house-made burnt green chilli sauce & soy pickled chilli served in a toasted sesame Bao£5.50VeganDaikon Croquette Bao
Fried daikon served in a Gua Bao, with pickled daikon, coriander and house-made hot sauce.£4.95VegetarianBAOnut
Our take on a deep-fried doughnut with Hei Tang caramel£4.00VegetarianBaby Bao
A single plain steamed Gua BAO£1.50Vegetarian
Chi Shang Rice
Charcoal Grilled, Yellow Chilli Chicken Rice
Marinated Chicken in Yellow Chilli, Fermented Greens, Onion Relish£12.25Braised Pork, 'Lu Rou Fan', Rice
A comforting dish of double cooked pork belly & fried egg over prized fish floss & rice£9.75Popular
Xiao Chi Snacks & Sides
Grilled Cucumber, Soy Glaze
Grilled Cucumber, Soy Glaze, Tempura Crisps£5.50VeganMassaged Seasonal Green Salad, Tiger Dressing
The BAO House Salad has been on the menu since day one at BAO Soho. Grated salted duck egg is our equivalent to Parmesan, providing that salty and creamy hit. It requires a bit of time to dry out the salted duck eggs so they’re easy to grate.£5.00VegetarianYu Shiang Eggs, Doddington Cheese
Clarence Court eggs topped with the Yu Shiang Mayo and finely grated Doddington cheese from Neals yard dairy.£3.75Peking Caramel Grilled Chicken Wing
A grilled chicken with dressed in a sweet Peking sauce.£2.50
Dips
Sichuan Mayo
Our house-made Sichuan Mayo with spicy Sichuan sauce.£1.50Burnt Chilli Sauce
Our house-made Burnt Chilli Sauce. A medley of smokiness, sweetness and a spicy tang served with a full-bodied texture.£1.50Hot Sauce
Our signature house-made Hot Sauce. Perfect for fries or spicing up the Classic Bao.£1.50
Drinks
Diet Coke
£3.50Coke
£3.50BAO Oolong Beer
Our Classic BAO Beer brewed with Braybrooke Beer Brewery. An aromatic, light amber lager with pleasantly bitter tea-like qualities.£6.80Taiwan Beer
£5.60BAO Midnight Beer
Our Midnight Beer made with Braybrooke Beer Brewery. A dark beer taking inspiration from the old-school stouts of London and the dessert favourite, Horlicks.£6.80
Merchandise
BAO Book
Part manifesto, part cookbook, our first book — BAO — is a declaration of our intentions, what’s important to us and an explanation of why and how we do the things we do and cook the dishes you love.£30.00