Kai

Desserts

All Desserts £15. Why are desserts at the start of the menu - particularly in a 'Chinese' restaurant where desserts are often seen as an after-thought? Desserts are about childhood and reuniting with the emotions we felt chasing after and finally catching the ice-cream van / motorbike / bicycle / tri-shaw (depending on where & which era you're from). It's about our past, the carefree joy of youth, our traditions and where we are from. We've therefore incorporated ingredients which are significant to the Nanyang region. As you may not be from South East Asia and in recognition of your childhood, we've also made sure that there's lots of chocolate everywhere. We hope therefore to persuade you to leave enough space by presenting the desserts before you consider your food

• Chocolate Does Grow on Trees

  From a dream one night of a mythical forest where chocolate grows from the ground and where vegetables, fruit and all things healthy grow no larger than the tiniest sprigs. Valrhona chocolate fondant, sesame macaroon 'caps', hazelnuts, praline ice-cream, chestnut paste

• Pandan Creme Brûlée with Stolen Milo Powder

  Pandan is the Nanyang region's vanilla - fragrant, aromatic and used as the principal flavouring in the majority its desserts. This dessert has Pandan flavours, coffee made from butter burnt liberica beans and a generous sprinkling of 'Milo' as a topping. Caramelised coconut blossom nectar, Malaysian Liberica coffee ice cream, 'Milo' chocolate powder and tuile

• Offerings to the Celestial Dragon

  From the tale of an emperor who incurred the wrath of a Dragon which destroyed his family's jewels after he ignored her day of celebration. Offerings of gold, chocolate & flowers had to be made to prevent the destruction of his entire kingdom. Jivara milk chocolate parfait, peanut & caramel biscuit, gold popping candy, Valrhona signature blend chocolate & praline sauce, salted caramel popcorn

• Durian & Vanilla Soufflé, Salted Caramel

  Native to South-East Asia and regarded as the 'King of Fruits', its unique bitter /sweet taste comes for the soft layer surrounding the seeds within a hard, thorny exterior weighing around 2kg. Durian & vanilla soufflé, durian tuile, salted caramel sauce

• Coconut, Lychee & Mango by the Beach

  From memories of afternoon beach picnics following a swim in the warm South China Sea. Coconut parfait, coated with Araguani chocolate, light coconut & mango sorbets, fresh mango & lychee, lychee and wheatgrass jellies, sago crisp, caramelised rice crispies, lime zest

Oprah's Contradiction

• Oprah's Contradiction£48.00

  Oprah once said, "You can have it all. You just can't have it all at once." I think we found a way in the form of a sharing dessert combining the best elements of our desserts into a single dish

Starters

Appetisers

• Cold Lai Mien Noodle with Enoki Mushrooms£23.00

  Crispy Enoki mushrooms, chopped coriander, spring onion, garlic, sesame, chilli, soy vinaigrette

• Seared Diver Scallop

  Spicy XO Sauce, lotus root crisp, stir-fried vegetables

  • per person£17.00

• Wasabi Prawns£29.00

  Mild wasabi mayonnaise, mango & basil seeds

• A Nest of Imperial Jewels£17.00

  Chopped prawns, mustard greens, butterhead lettuce wraps

• 'Chai' Lettuce Wrap, Plum & Lime Dressing£17.00

  Served with chopped cashews, sliced shallots, cos lettuce

• Roasted Abalone Mushroom£16.00

  Black bean, pickled chillies, soy dressing

• Lightly Seared Beef Fillet£22.00

  Soy vinaigrette, shallot oil & chopped coriander

• Pan-Fried Foie Gras£24.00

  Caramelised cashews, white pepper, spring onions, grapes, passion fruit dressing

• Canapes of Prawns on Toast£16.00

  With black & white sesame seeds

• Iberico Pork Spare Rib£18.00

  Roasted with honey and soy glaze. Garnished with Sarawak white pepper

• Soft-Shelled Crab£18.00

  Chilli & shallots spiced batter, green mango

• Braised Abalone

  Broccolini, Jus Reduction, Winter Perigord Truffles

  • Abalone (Whole)£106.00
  • Abalone (Half)£59.00

Soups

• Hot & Sour Soup£21.00

  We are particularly proud of our Hot & Sour soup recipe which has the added luxury of fresh scallops, king prawns and chicken. Please let us know if you have tasted a better version elsewhere

• Chilean Sea Bass & Spicy Miso£18.00

  The wonderfully luscious Chilean sea bass in a light 'miso-type' broad bean broth with an added Szechuan spiciness - just enough create a tingle in your taste buds

• Abalone Soup with Hokkaido Dried Scallops£68.00

  Corn-fed chicken stock and served with beansprouts

Classic Duck Starters

• Roasted Peking Duck in 2 Courses£98.00

  Course 1: In addition to the pancakes, cucumber, spring onion & the sweet 'duck sauce', our version is served with a dash of our signature chilli sambal made with red chilies, shallots and yellow bean. Restaurants have their own versions of Peking duck and we wanted to pay homage to chilli oil, a condiment which is a tradition of every table in London's Chinese restaurants. Course 2 (Served with your main course): Duck stir-fried with the classic combination of oyster sauce, shimeji mushrooms, asparagus and sugar snaps

• Aromatic Crispy Duck

  The most iconic 'Chinese' dish in the UK probably had its origins as a deep-fried adaptation of the more traditional Peking Duck. It may surprise you to hear that it is a British invention not widely available in the Far East. However, its incredible popularity has undoubtedly earned it a place as a genuine, authentic, Chinese classic

  • Whole£70.00
  • Half£38.00

Main Courses

Seafood

• Tiger Prawns, Crisp Curry Leaves£31.00

  Dressing of lemon, chilli, Indian and Chinese flavours experienced during the great journey along the spice route

• Roasted Chilean Seabass£48.00

  Caramelised marinade of full-bodied Chinkiang black vinegar syrup, mustard, soy. Chickpeas, shallots & ginger

• Steamed Chilean Seabass£48.00

  Sweet lime, chilli and lemongrass sambal - classic flavours of the South Chinese Nanyang region

• Whole Dover Sole 'Goujons'£66.00

  In light batter with fragrant 'crumbs' and sauce from curry leaf & chili

• Steam Sea Bass Fillet with Ginger & Spring Onions£33.00

  The benchmark for preparing fish in Chinese cooking. An inherent lightness from steaming, with a fragrant, savoury mix of soya sauce and shallot infused oil

• Lobster & Lobster£35.00

  Our interpretation of the London Chinese restaurant classic - luxurious lobster oil drizzled over poached noodles, shallots & coriander cress and served with lobster cooked in the familiar Cantonese flavours of ginger & spring onions

• Nanyang Chilli Lobster£47.00

  Lobster, king prawns, scallops & crab-meat. Served with crispy Bao. The 'Nanyang' region describes the regions within the South China Seas where many trading Chinese communities settled utilising the local ingredients and influences to incorporate spicier flavours into the cuisine

Meats

• 18 Hour Slow-Cooked Pork Belly£21.00

  Marinated for 8 hour with five spice & garlic and slow cooked for 10 hours. Caramelised with soy, black vinegar & red wine and served with a light cucumber foam

• Roast Veal Chop£42.00

  Cordycep flower, brocollini and leek 'garden', soy reduction

• Soy & Honey Marinated Roast Lamb£24.00

  Lighty spiced with red chillies, shallots, garlic and coriander, root vegetable 'chip', Nanyang cucumber & carrot 'achar' pickle

• Black Pepper Beef (Scottish Fillet or Kagoshima Wagyu)£36.00

  Crushed black pepper, garlic flakes and sliced Chinese croissant

• Sweet & Sour Pork£23.00

  Undoubtedly the best known 'comfort-food' in a Chinese Menu which varies in style from one Chinese Community to the next. Our version is inspired by the original Nanyang Chinese version

Japanese Wagyu

• Thinly Sliced Gunma Wagyu

  Served with 7-spice salt OR cooked on Himalayan salt with a Soy, Garlic, Coriander and Chilli sauce. Both options served with Rice infused with Wagyu juices

  • 100g£85.00

• Gunma Wagyu with Foie Gras 'Gold Ingots'

  A5 grade Japanese Wagyu seasoned with 7 spice salt, foie gras wrapped in gold, sesame & ginger paste, Wagyu infused rice, foie gras & shallot sauce

  • 150g£168.00

Poultry

• Spring Chicken & Szechuan Spicy Crumble£25.00

  Crumble mix of finely chopped shallots, garlic, soy, chili, spring onions, sesame, pickled chillies

• Chicken Cashew Nuts£25.00

  Corn-fed chicken, dried chillies, spring onions, cashew nuts, seaweed, dark soya sauce

Vegetables

• Classic Stir Fried Vegetables£24.00

  Manganji Amato chillies, lotus root, lily bulb, shimeji mushrooms and goji berries. Mangaji Amato chillies are a rare breed of mild but fragrant chilli grown in just 30 small farms located exclusively in the Kyoto prefecture

• Taiwanese 'Purple Charm' Aubergines£18.00

  A light purple variety chosen for its lack of bitterness with red & green chillies and black bean sauce

• Asparagus£19.00

  Minced Garlic & Bird's Eye Chilli

• Baby Pak Choy£17.00

• Broccolini£18.00

  Chopped garlic, shallot & lightly salted radish

Rice & Noodles

• 'Long Life Noodles' with Morels£19.00

  Served with morels, Iberico pork sausage, crispy beancurd and coriander cress granish.. The tradition of serving long, uncut, noodles symbolises the blessing of longevity and health

• Poached Noodles with Lobster Essence£16.00

• Spice-Scented Fried Rice£9.50

  Chilli OR Ginger & Sesame Oil

• Steamed Rice

  • per person£4.00

Vegetarian

Appetisers

• Nanyang 'Wellness' Salad£18.00

  Cordycep flower, lily bulb, cloud fungus, goji berry, crisp lotus root, pumpkin seeds

• Cold Lai Mien Noodle with Enoki Mushrooms£17.00

  Crispy Enoki mushrooms, chopped coriander, spring onion, garlice, sesame, chilli, soy vinaigrette

• 'Chai' Lettuce Wrap, Plum & Lime Dressing£17.00

  Served with chopped cashews, sliced shallots, cos lettuce

• Roasted Abalone Mushroom£16.00

  Black bean, pickled chillies, soy dressing

• Wasabi 'Chai'£24.00

  Beancurd rolls with a mild wasabi infused mayonnaise alongside little cubes of sweet mango & basil seed. Sounds like a over-complicated mix of flavours? Fortunately, the result is actually simply, delicious and one of our clear customer favourites

• Aromatic Crispy Beancurd£32.00

  For too long have vegetarians been excluded from the experience of enjoying the iconic Crispy Duck. This dish is made with layered paper thin beancurd sheets served with soft pancakes

• Hot & Sour Soup£17.00

  Shredded carrot, sugar snaps

• Salt & Pepper Beancurd£17.00

  Japanese silk beancurd with a thin crispy salt, pepper & garlic crust

• A Nest of Imperial Jewels£16.00

  Chopped vegetables pan-fried with mustard greens and served on butterhead lettuce wraps

Main Courses

• 'Chai' with Black Pepper, Garlic Flakes and Sliced Chinese Croissant£25.00

• 'Chai' Cooked with 3 Chillies£25.00

  This Hunanese recipe is an extremely spicy one using 3 varieties of chillies

• 'Chai' with Stir-Fried Vegetables£25.00

  Lotus root, asparagus, mangetouts, baby corn, wolfberries and cashews

• The Spice Route 'Chai'£25.00

  'Chai' scented with crisp Curry Leaves served with a dressing of lemon and Chilli. This dish incorporates the Indian and Chinese flavours experienced during the great journey along the spice route

• Ma-Po Spicy Aubergines & Home-Made Tofu£26.00

  Our interpretation of the Legendary creation of Chef Chen handed down from the 19th. century. A spicy Szechuan dish of home-made beancurd & aubergines

Vegetables

• Classic Stir Fried Vegetables£24.00

  Manganji Amato chillies, lotus root, lily bulb, shimeji mushrooms and goji berries. Manganji Amato chillies are a rare breed of mild but fragrant chilli grown in just 30 small farms located exclusively in the Kyoto prefecture

• Asparagus£19.00

  Minced Garlic & Bird's Eye Chilli

• Baby Pak Choy£17.00

• Broccolini£18.00

  Chopped garlic, shallot & lightly salted radish

Rice & Noodles

• 'Long Life Noodles' with Crispy Beancurd£19.00

  Served with morels, crispy beancurd, air-cured shiitake and coriander cress granish. The tradition of serving long, uncut, noodles symbolises the blessing of longevity and good health

• Egg Noodles with Shallots & Olive Oil£11.00

• Spice-Scented Fried Rice£9.50

  Chilli OR Ginger & Sesame Oil

• Steamed Rice

  • per person£4.00