5.0Santiago Ibañez
Perfect place to go and have a quick, cheap and tasty meal with friends. Service might not be as good but the food makes up for it
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Before you go
- Chef / owner
- Shannon L. (co-owner with husband)
- Opened
- 2013
- Style
- West End dumpling house: handmade dumplings, potstickers, noodles and northern Chinese-inspired plates
- Setting
- 121 Dumbarton Road, Partick / West End; small casual dining room
- Known for
- dumplings, cheap and cheerful, quick West End Chinese, students
- Signature dishes
- Handmade dumplings (boiled or potstickers), House special prawn, chive and pork dumplings, Steamed buns, Dan dan / noodle bowls
- Good for
- quick lunch, takeaway, budget dining, solo dining
- Prices
- Inexpensive; ~10 dumplings from about £5; typical spend £10–20pp
- Typical spend
- £10–20pp
- Reservations
- Walk-ins often fine
- Booking
- Accepts reservations but often walk-in / counter-led; busy at peak times
- Dietary tags
- vegetarian options
- Kids
- Good for kids; casual and quick
- Dress code
- Casual
- Outdoor seating
- No
- Payment
- Cards and contactless
- Noise / pace
- Fast turnover; can feel rushed at peak
- Getting there
- Kelvinhall subway a few minutes’ walk. Partick station further west.
- Parking
- Street parking on/near Dumbarton Road
- Also
- Typically noon–10pm daily; Wheelchair-accessible entrance, seating and toilet listed; Voted in UK top restaurant lists historically (e.g. 30th best UK 2015 claim on older marketing)
Glasgow restaurant
Dumpling Monkey
4.1(1,247 reviews)
£Opens in 16 hours
Opening hours
- Monday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
- Tuesday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
- Wednesday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
- Thursday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
- Friday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
- Saturday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
- Sunday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
Overview
Dumpling Monkey opened in November 2013 at 121 Dumbarton Road in Partick / the West End, co-owned by Shannon L. and her husband. It billed itself as Glasgow’s first specialist dumpling and steamed-bun spot, with northern Chinese-inspired dumplings, potstickers, noodles and wonton soups, plus bubble teas. Dish Cult notes portions of about ten dumplings from around £5; diners often spend £10–20pp. It is a small, no-frills, high-turnover room: quick service, cramped tables, strong takeaway and delivery trade. Handmade dumplings remain the draw; recent reviews are mixed on consistency and service. Open roughly noon–10pm daily. Kelvinhall subway is a short walk along Dumbarton Road.
Reviews
1.0Mia
gone downhill! Think dumpling wrappers as thick as cornish pastry, stuffed with frozen peas, carrots and sweetcorn 🤢. tasteless broth and overall under seasoned!
Read on Google Maps5.0Chrysanthos George Makariou (Chris)
We stopped by while making our way home for some take away. The food was ready extremely quickly! It was still warm when we arrived home. The pricing? Excellent! Honestly, value for money! I definitely recommend this if you want to have a chill night at home and collect some food on your way.
Read on Google Maps5.0Eilidh M
Don’t understand all the recent negative reviews. Have been coming to Dumpling Monkey for years and went again today, the food is consistently good. Comes out quickly and is always hot and fresh. The restaurant environment is very casual and you order at the till, so I don’t know what people are expecting! but the food is very reasonably priced and delicious. Would recommend to anyone!
Read on Google Maps4.0Johann Green
Food is tasty and good value for money. I ordered the beef flank udon and whilst the broth was very flavourful, the beef itself was mostly just the fatty parts and very little actual beef. The restaurant itself is cramped and has stools which are a bit uncomfortable. Staff aren't the friendliest but I would still recommend it due to the food which is nice
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