Mik's Apak in Scotland: The Best Chinese Restaurant in Aberdeen

Being a small town, Aberdeen does not have a Chinatown like in London or Manchester. Thus, the choice for authentic Chinese food is rather limited. No doubt there are quite a few Chinese restaurants and takeaways all over the city, however, most does not compel us to return after the first try. This is probably not just because the food is not up to our taste but also because there is one restaurant that seems to satisfy our occasional craving for authentic Chinese food and Cantonese dim sum.

Dim sum involves a variety of light dishes usually for breakfast in the morning or lunch in the afternoon. Among our favorites are char siu buns, various dumplings, chicken feet in black bean source, crispy fried squid, fried egg yolk buns, and plain cheung fun for Mik. Top it up with three roast over rice or noodle, or with congee (rice porridge) and finally add chili ... ahh ... and drink lots of chinese tea.

Apart from great food, this restaurant also pays attention to the ambient using modern style furniture, large chinese painting on the wall and pleasant choice of contrasting colors. The staffs are friendly and the service is good consistently even when the restaurant is full. Because of their popularity, they do not take reservation during the weekend and often we had to wait about 30 minutes to get a table. This is bearable since next door to the restaurant is the "biggest" oriental store in Aberdeen where we can get various food supplies from the South and East Asian countries.

If you are in town visiting with us, it is likely that we will take you to have lunch or dinner at our favorite Chinese restaurant. The name is Manchurian Chinese Restaurant. The address is 136 Causeway, Aberdeen, AB25 3TN.

Oh, one more thing, they have a good size parking lot right in front of the restaurant ... and parking is free.