The Rice Bowl

貝瑞克（Markpigpapa）

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November 03, 2024

Food is good, service is good. We love the Dim Sum and Chinese Jasmine tea The vegetarian dishes are tasty too but we are not sure the spring onion pancake. The price is Just a little bit pricey but It’s a nice dine out experience.

Cleo oloha

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July 30, 2024

We went to the rice bowl before 5 and it was pretty quiet. The staff were welcoming, and we really liked the look of this restaurant. The location is perfect as its right in the middle of town.The food was fantastic, we tried a few different dishes, such as the crispy beef, sweet and sour chicken, steamed dim sum, as well as chicken and sweetcorn soup and dessert and had a bottle of wine also and the bill only came to £100 for two people. I would definitily recommend. We will be back.

Mei

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February 07, 2025

This restaurant looks fancy; however, the staff was not professional at all. I’m here on a business trip, so this was my first time visiting this restaurant. As an Asian myself, I’ve had a lot of Asian food throughout my trip in Scotland and England. Every restaurant I’ve been to, even a small café today, has asked if I have any food allergies. But today, at this Chinese restaurant, the staff didn’t ask. When they served my food—sour and spicy soup (酸辣湯), Xiao Long Bao (小籠包, aka soup dumplings), and other dishes—I was surprised. In my 20+ years of dining at Asian restaurants, these two dishes have never contained shrimp unless specifically stated. As I was about to eat the soup, I noticed several shrimp in it and was confused. I told the server, “Sorry, I didn’t know there would be shrimp in the soup, and I’m allergic to it.” The server responded, “Oh, you can’t eat shrimp at all?” In my head, I was thinking, “Do you know what an allergy means? It means my body will have a bad reaction. If it’s severe, someone could die from it.” And then they blamed me, saying, “You should have asked us before you ordered.” I responded, “You didn’t list anything on your menu stating that this soup contains shrimp, nor did you specify what kind of meat or seafood is used in the soup dumplings.” My colleague had to insist that they make a new one before they finally stopped arguing and went back to the kitchen. When they served the soup dumplings, we were also unsure if shrimp might be mixed inside. The server wasn’t 100% sure and kept saying, “It shouldn’t have shrimp inside, I think.” I asked, “You think? Or are you 100% sure there’s no shrimp in it?” He couldn’t give me a solid answer but instead asked, “So you can’t have even a little bit?” Frustrated, I finally said, “Do you want me to eat it and end up in the hospital?” That’s when he finally went back to check with the kitchen. Even after they confirmed there was no shrimp, he hesitated and said, “I’m afraid… I don’t want you to eat it. I’d be scared if you had to go to the hospital later.” It ruined my appetite and the whole experience. They didn’t apologize at all with any of the statement they made. I believe if I’m not Asian today visiting this restaurant, there will be a better way for them to resolve this issues.

Bukola Fadahunsi

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August 25, 2024

Great place. I walked past it and didn’t even know that I was already there, but it’s nice inside. I had a 30 minute break from work, and quickly popped in there, and asked the waitress for the fastest food that I could possibly get, and they came up with this just in time, and I finished it before my break ended. It tasted soo good as well.

Gareth Smith

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December 27, 2024

Food was lovely, very flavourful, and a chance to try something I hadn't had before. Not the cheapest of places to eat though.