The Real Wan

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  Google user

  ·1 month ago

  “This is one of the most unique restaurants I’ve come across in Glasgow. It serves truly authentic Guizhou cuisine, and their “凯里酸汤烫饭” is especially genuine and full of character. The other dishes at Wee Wan are also delicious, and the sauce on the sweet and sour ribs is incredibly rich and flavourful. I came here with a friend who is originally from Guizhou, China, and she was genuinely amazed by how authentic the flavours were. She said the food here made her feel as though she had returned to her hometown. I’ve been to many Chinese restaurants in Glasgow, but what makes this place special is that it has not only earned a lot of love from local residents in the surrounding area, but has also managed to preserve the authentic flavours of Guizhou, China. That is something quite rare. I really hope Glasgow will see more Chinese restaurants like this in the future, rather than more of the same copy-and-paste style Chinese takeaways.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·1 month ago

  “The dishes are extremely delicious. Each of the four of us has our own favorite among them. We especially recommend the sour soup rice, stir-fried squid, crispy sugar-coated spareribs, pickled cabbage and rice cake, and mind blowing homemade "geda".”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 month ago

  “What an absolute gem of a spot. I had such a lovely meal here and left feeling completely satisfied. The food was packed with incredible flavours and fresh ingredients. I was particularly impressed by the dumplings, which were served perfectly crispy on the bottom. The presentation throughout the meal was beautiful, right down to the patterned ceramic bowls. Everything was fresh, hot, and honestly delicious. I cannot wait to come back and try more of the menu soon.”

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  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “My friend and I visited The Real Wan for the first time because of its high ratings, but the experience was extremely disappointing. The food was significantly overpriced for the quality we received. I ordered the braised beef and mooli noodle soup, but was told they had run out of rice noodles, they simply substituted them with instant noodles. Charging £15 for what was essentially instant noodles in salty broth is unacceptable. To be honest, a packet of instant noodles prepared at home would have tasted better than what was served. My friend ordered the chunky noodle dish, but it was so greasy and overly salty that she couldn’t even finish half of it. Our bill came to over £40, yet the quality of the food was nowhere near worth that price. We could have bought better-quality instant noodles and ingredients from a Chinese supermarket for under £10 and had a far more enjoyable meal. Given the restaurant’s reputation, we had high expectations, but the food was poor, the value for money was terrible, and the overall experience was incredibly disappointing. Unfortunately, we won’t be returning and will not recommend this place to anybody.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·6 months ago

  “Absolutely amazing spot! The food was amazing, one of the best I had in a while. Small family-run place with warm and friendly service”

• G

  Google user

  ·6 months ago

  “Came here for a birthday dinner after having it on our list for a while, unfortunately we weren’t impressed. To start, we had boiled pork dumplings which were good, nice and flavourful. But the mains were not so good. We had the geda chunky noodles and chicken thighs in chilli broth with noodles. The latter was just extremely oily as you can see in the photo and they lacking in any real flavour. The chicken pieces were few and far between as well, with hard bits of cartilage / bone when you did find some. The chunky noodles were really chewy and also lacking flavour. Really hard meals to get through. The service wasn’t spectacular either, we were left sitting for ages unattended to. Don’t believe the hype, I’ve tried it once and I won’t be back.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·7 months ago

  “Excellent from start to finish. The Real Wan is serving up a Real Wan Hundred percent from service through to its captivating authentic food dishes. From Wee Wans To Big Wans We tried as a table of four 9 different dishes each one with own imaginatively magnificent flavours. A must try and after that you will definitely be returning for more. Friendly casual atmosphere with all staff very kind and courteous . Be sure to book in advance to make sure you get a seat. 100% Score for The Real Wan .”

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  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “absolutely phenomenal food. we had both the pork and prawn pan fried dumplings which were amazing, and the potatoes were to die for. along with this, each member of my four person party got a larger dish and i think that the amount of food we ordered was perfect. the food was mostly quite spicy, but as someone who doesn’t have a great tolerance, i still found it to be manageable and added to the great flavour of the food. the atmosphere in the restaurant is warm and visually very nice and the staff are lovely!”

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  Google user

  ·9 months ago

  “The peculiar wok fried rice is our favourite! It is super flavourful, it has Chinese sausage, preserved veg in it, fried in delicious spices, tastes nothing like your originate fried rice. We also really enjoyed the BBQ flavoured chewy wheat noodles, we choose to have it with spicy beef steak! The noodles are covered in spices, peanuts, very aromatic, the spices they use is what makes it so delicious! Update: tried this again it was a bit saltier this time. The geda chunky noodles are covered in a garlicy sauce, I like the texture of it, very chewy. We also got the chilli squid, we didn’t enjoy that as much of the noodles because the squid didn’t that fresh. Visited here again, we didn’t enjoy the new dishes we tired this time as much as last time. The fried sticky rice cake was too sticky instead of chewy and the portion is small. Tried the stir fried squid small plate, flavour is okay but the squid tastes frozen. The 1. Braise beef and pickled greens in traditional broth taste decent. The 2. Chicken thigh cooked in chilli with broth tastes way too salty for us, the chicken didn’t taste super fresh as well. Wouldn’t recommend this dish. We were slightly disappointed on our last visit since the first time was amazing, so we think we’re gonna stick to the 3 dishes we like next time. The prices are reasonable and have a cosy vibe to it! Make sure you book before going, they’re pretty busy usually.”

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  Google user

  ·10 months ago

  “I can't get over how good the food was here - and such good value! Best boiled dumplings I've had in the UK by FAR and the most incredible set of flavours all round, but especially with the tofu chunks dish and the cucumber. Really recommend the chunky noodles too - I've never had anything like it! Lovely staff too, just £25 each including BYOB corkage and as much food as we wanted Only reason I took a star off for atmosphere is it doesn't have the excitement of seeing some of the cooking process, which can be fun, but at least when we went I enjoyed the quiet too. 10/10 want to go back already.”

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