Business Details
Your Premier Asian Restaurant in Summertown, Oxford
New Dancing Dragon Bar & Restaurant offers a friendly, relaxed atmosphere serving a wide range of Asian cuisine crafted from fresh ingredients sourced from reliable UK suppliers. Our menu features authentic oriental dishes including traditional Cantonese, spicy Sichuan, and genuine Malaysian, Singaporean, and Thai specialties, complemented by fresh seafood options available upon advance order. With over 15 years of restaurant experience in the Summertown and Oxford area, our management team collaborates closely with master chefs to deliver high-quality food at affordable prices, supported by attentive and friendly customer service.We cater for events and parties of up to 200 people, offering flexible lunch and dinner bookings with customizable party menus. Our facilities include a spacious front garden, a car park accommodating over 20 vehicles (including coaches and minibuses), and a newly refurbished bar serving draught beers, wines, cocktails, and traditional liquors. Open daily for lunch and dinner, we maintain consistent service hours across weekdays with extended evening hours on Fridays and Saturdays. Our commitment to understanding local customer preferences ensures an enjoyable dining experience that balances authenticity with modern convenience.
Services
Asian Cuisine
Takeaway Service
Event Catering
Bar Service
Parking Facilities
Highlights and features
- We source fresh ingredients from reliable UK suppliers
- Our chefs have over 15 years of local restaurant experience
- We cater events for up to 200 guests with custom menus
- We provide free parking for 20+ vehicles including coaches
- We offer diverse Asian cuisine from Cantonese to Thai dishes
Services
Asian Cuisine
Our restaurant serves authentic Asian dishes including traditional Cantonese, spicy Sichuan, and genuine Malaysian, Singaporean, and Thai specialties. All meals are prepared using fresh ingredients sourced from reliable UK suppliers, ensuring consistent quality and flavor. Our menu caters to diverse tastes while maintaining authentic culinary techniques.
Event Catering
We offer comprehensive event hosting for up to 200 guests with customizable party menus. Our function area accommodates both lunch and dinner bookings, featuring flexible seating arrangements and dedicated service staff. Ideal for family reunions, corporate events, and special celebrations in a comfortable setting.
Bar Service
Our bar provides an extensive selection of draught beers, wines, bottled beers, cocktails, and traditional liquors including Chinese varieties. The newly refurbished space offers comfortable seating for casual drinks or meal accompaniment. Available daily during restaurant operating hours.
Takeaway Service
We offer convenient takeaway options for customers preferring to enjoy our Asian cuisine at home. The menu includes popular dishes available for collection during regular business hours. Packaging maintains food quality and temperature for transport.
Parking Facilities
Our premises include a dedicated car park with capacity for over 20 vehicles, including coaches and minibuses. The secure parking area is available free of charge to restaurant customers during operating hours. Clearly marked signage directs visitors to the entrance.
Questions
What cuisines do you serve at New Dancing Dragon?
We serve authentic Asian cuisine including traditional Cantonese, spicy Sichuan, and genuine Malaysian, Singaporean, and Thai dishes.
Can I book the restaurant for a private event?
Yes, we can cater for events with up to 200 guests. Our function area is available for both lunch and dinner bookings with customizable menus.
Do you offer takeaway or delivery services?
We provide takeaway services with selected menu items available for collection during regular business hours.
Is parking available at the restaurant?
Yes, we have a free car park accommodating over 20 vehicles, including coaches and minibuses.
What are your opening hours?
We're open Monday-Thursday 12:00-23:00, Friday-Saturday 12:00-23:30, and Sunday 12:00-22:30, including Bank Holidays.
Do you serve fresh seafood dishes?
Yes, we offer fresh seafood including lobsters, crabs, scallops, and prawns, available upon advance order.
Reviews (7)
David Su
Jan 26, 2022
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As a Cantonese restaurant, the food was okay though not the best in town, but the service was awful heard about it a few times, dinning there with a group of ten and some are not hungry. However the service lady repeatedly shouting (when taking the order) everyone must order a dish this is the rule so what you want? I mean the Chinese share food so it doesnt necessarily have to ask everyone to order a full course. This just wasnt polite and make us feels like money cow. But of course take away is fine bc you dont need their service.
Fergus Gallagher
Dec 12, 2021
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I ordered the Kung Pao Chicken which was basically sweet and sour. Chicken was in batter and no peanuts nor Sichuan spices that I could determine. I queried it twice but didn't want to push it as that might have embarrassed my host. I also ordered the "egg fried rice". This seemed to be just boiled rice with a bit of egg - no evidence of "fried" nor any of the ingredients I might typically expect. To add insult to injury, the chicken was as tough as old leather - we were the first customers of the day and I genuinely can't believe it wasn't cooked chicken from the day before (or worse).
Monica
Nov 11, 2021
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The food was alright but the service made us feel very unwelcome. To start, the waiter informed us that dishes we were interested in where either no longer available or were 2-3 more expensive than on the menu. This happened for 3-4 different dishes. After we started on our soups, a waiter came to let us know that we should not be soiling the large plates, as those are for the main course. We tried to ignore this as we wanted to enjoy our evening out as a family. However, it all culminated with the waiter shouting at me over the contactless card payment, insisting I should have put the card in
Anna Wacinska
Oct 22, 2021
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The restaurant looks nice, food comes fast. Unfortunately the quality of the food is very bad. All the worst quality. Wine served to warm and it is very expensive. Quality to price does not match. Staff speak very little English It's hard to get along. I don't recommend this restaurant. Coca Cola served already in a glass, slightly carbonated I think poured from a large bottle and costs 4.
Paul Elliott
Oct 12, 2021
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Excellent food and service on our sons birthday meal. A first for us garlic chilli frogs legs were amazing, the scallop dish had loads of really well cooked scallops as did the king prawn dish. They also accommodated well for my wife who is vegetarian.
Conin Seres
Sep 24, 2021
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Long term patron of this place (since 2006 when I was an undergrad at Oxford Uni). On a recent visit I noted the quality of service has dropped significantly with some new faces amongst the serving staff - some of whom are very cold-faced, no apologies offered also for refusing to accept certain types of credit card and the some food items were 20% higher than what is marked on the menu. This is all despite customers getting auto-charged 10% for service. I would recommend that the restaurant owner revisits this issue or risk losing long term customers like myself.
Wai Ho Leung
Aug 14, 2021
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Great Chinese foods with large variety for spicy lovers. Slightly remote from city center but offered a relaxing and quiet interior. Pre-book is suggested.
