Lu Ban Restaurant

Cold

From the Earth

• Master Yu's Five Flavour Cucumber£4.00

  Pickled cucumber, chilli, shitake, sea salt

• Hotel Geneva Tofu£6.50

  Aromatic tofu, sesame paste, chilli oil, toasted black bean, black sesame and peanut brittle, frothed soy milk

• Kingdom Tianjin Pear£5.00

  Pear poached with star anise, vanilla and cinnamon, pickled radish, ginger, chive oil

From the Sea

• Café Yun Oyster

  Oyster served on ice, pickled ginger, Chinese onion, Chinkiang vinegar, soy, chilli oil peanut brittle, frothed soy milk

  • each£4.00
  • 3 for£10.00

• The Fisherman£7.00

  Jasmine and black tea cured wild salmon, fennel, pomelo, lime

From the Land

• Wok Smoked Chicken£5.00

  Poached chicken breast, sugar smoke, sweetcorn, chilli oil

• Tianjin Pear£6.00

  Pear poached with star anise, vanilla and cinnamon, air dried ham, pickled radish, ginger, chive oil

Hot

From the Earth

• Kingdom Market Stall Greens£6.00

  Wok tossed greens, crispy shallot, garlic

• Master Wang's Noodles£6.00

  Soft noodles, bean sprouts and bamboo shoots, sesame, chilli oil, soy, green onion

• Fragrant Rice£5.00

  Jasmine rice in lotus leaf, jasmine flowers, crispy shallots

• MA Po Tofu£8.00

  Wok poached aromatic tofu, black bean, Szechuan, greens, ginger, chilli

• Master Zhang's Beijing Faux Duck£8.00

  Cherry wood roasted jack fruit, plum sauce, cucumber, pancake, green onion, sugar

From the Sea

• Beijing District Scallop£10.00

  Seared and steamed scallop and Chinese sausage, lobster broth, yellow wine, red chilli

• The Collection£10.00

  Crisp battered stretched prawns, Szechuan seasoning, sweet chilli bean sauce

• From the Market£14.00

  Steamed bass, ginger, Chinese onion, pak choi, rice congee, shrimp

From the Land

• Master Zhang's Beijing Duck£10.00

  Cherry wood roasted duck leg, plum sauce, cucumber, pancake, green onion, sugar

• Master Whoo's Kung Pao Chicken£9.50

  Chicken, peanuts, Szechuan, Chinese onion, bean paste, chilli, jasmine rice

• One Day One Night£8.00

  Twenty four hour pork belly, fennel seed, anise, sticky soy, pickled ginger

• Red Dragon£6.00

  Marinated chicken skewers, chilli, garlic, soy bean

• Jiang Beef£12.00

  Slow braised beef, with soy sauce, oyster sauce, spring onion, ginger, star anise, Szechuan

• Gulao Pork£9.50

  Pork with sweet and sour pineapple, sweet peppers, tomato, jasmine rice

Soup and Dumplings

From the Earth

• The Downing Street Vegetable Dumpling£4.00

  Smoked bean curd, day lily, shitake and sesame dumpling, black truffle

• Spring Festival Broth£4.00

  Tianjin style spring vegetable noodle soup

From the Sea and Land

• Shao Mai£5.00

  The People's favourite, prawn and pork dumpling, black vinegar

From the Land

• Chef Niu's Gaubouli Baozi£5.00

  Tianjin's famous dumpling, Chinese spiced pork

• The Chicken and the Egg£7.00

  Tianjin style chicken noodle soup, vegetables, quail egg