Cafe Mao
About Cafe Mao
Odd to name such a cheery and popular eating spot after one of history’s bad guys, but maybe the enthusiastic diners who crowd in get the irony. For Cafe Mao isn’t just a Chinese restaurant, but an eclectic Pan-Asian one whose dishes and influences range from India to Indonesia to Japan and everywhere in between. The setting in groovy Merchants City is minimalist but brightly coloured, laid out over two floors and usually abuzz. The menu features dishes like crispy roast pumpkin spring rolls with plum dipping sauce, main course of coconut lamb madras with intoxicating fragrant jasmine rice, and dessert of poached pear in saffron syrup and cardamom pannacotta. The coeliac menu is delightful, as well.
Full a la carte
Starter
Thai rare beef salad lf - £5.50
Zesty citrus dressing
Tempura prawns with honey and sesame - £5.50
V steamed shitake mushroom and tofu gyoza lf - £4.75
Mao wings with a fiery chilli sauce - £5.00
Lamb koftas - £5.00
Chicken satays - £5.25
Summer crayfish salad lf - £5.25
Chilli squid - £5.50
Main Course
Malaysian chicken - £9.50
Chicken lemongrass salad lf - £9.00
Five spice chicken- £ 9.50
Szechuan tiger prawns - £11.50
Chilli lime beef - £10.50
Teriyaki salmon lf - £10.50
Coconut lamb madras - £10.00
Thai yellow vegetable curry - £9.50
Soba noodles in a shitake mushroom broth with tempura vegetable lf - £8.00
Nasi goreng - £9.00
Crispy whole seabass - £11.50
Chilli mango duck- £10.50
Dessert
Additional Information
Address:
84 Brunswick St, Merchant City, G1 1TD
Nearest tube:
Average Price:
Under £24/€34
Opening times:
Mon - Sun 12pm - 11pm
Dress Code:
None
