China Town Balham
Chinese and Thai restaurant in Balham
Address: 250 Balham High Road, Balham, London SW17 7AW
Phone: +44 20 3581 4190
Hours: Sun-Thu 12pm-10.15pm; Fri-Sat 12pm-10.30pm
Menu prices: £4.99–£14.99 · £ · Median main: £10.99 · 35/35 with a published price
China Town Balham is a Chinese restaurant on Balham High Road blending Chinese and Thai culinary traditions. The menu features appetisers like aromatic duck and crispy chilli beef, alongside noodles, curries, and rice dishes including pad Thai and Thai green curry.
Appetisers
- Salt and Pepper — £7.99With garlic, chillies, onions, carrots and spring onions, Chinese five-spice
- Crispy Shredded Chilli Beef — £10.99Crispy beef with garlic, chillies, onions, carrots, spring onions in chilli sauce
- Chicken Balls with Sweet and Sour Sauce — £8.99Chicken balls with tangy sweet and sour sauce
- Sesame Prawn Toast — £8.49Crispy toast topped with prawns and sesame seeds
- Aromatic Duck — £14.99Aromatic duck with fresh salad and soft pancakes
- Pork Ribs with Selected Sauce — £9.99Juicy pork ribs with your choice of sauce
- Satay Chicken — £8.99Chicken skewers with rich peanut sauce
- Tempura Prawns — £7.99Crispy prawns in light tempura batter
Soups
- Sweet Corn Soup with Chicken — £6.99Savoury sweetcorn soup with chicken and egg
- Hot and Sour Soup — £6.99Spicy and tangy soup with chicken, shrimps and pork
- Tom Yum Soup — £6.99Spicy and tangy soup with fish
Noodles
- Chow Mein — £8.99Soft noodles with egg, spring onions, carrot, onion, bean sprouts
- Drunken Noodles — £9.99Spicy thick egg noodles with fresh chilli and basil
- Pad Thai Noodles — £9.99Flat rice noodles with egg, crushed peanuts, bean sprouts
- Singapore Vermicelli Noodles — £10.99Chicken, shrimps, pork with thin rice noodles
- Pad Mee Noodles — £9.99Thick noodles with peppers, onion, carrot, Chinese leaf, bean sprouts
Main Dishes
- Hong Kong Sweet and Sour — £10.99Stir-fried with sweet and sour sauce, peppers, onion, tomato, pineapple
- Black Bean Sauce — £10.99Black bean sauce with peppers, garlic, red chilli, onions
- Kung Pao — £10.99Tomato sauce with bamboo shoots, water chestnut, peppers, onions
- Roast Duck Cantonese Style — £11.99Duck breast on pak choi with Chinese BBQ sauce
- Classic Lemon Chicken — £10.99Tender chicken with zesty lemon flavour
- Szechuan — £10.99Spicy Szechuan sauce with peppers, onion, red chilli, vegetables
- Chilli and Basil — £10.99With fresh chilli, basil, pepper, fine beans, onions
- Pad Ga Prao — £10.99Thai basil stir-fry with chilli, lime leaves, soya sauce
- Ginger and Spring Onion — £10.99With ginger, garlic, carrot
- Stir-Fried Mixed Vegetables — £9.95Mixed vegetables stir-fried
Curries
- Thai Green Curry — £10.99With bamboo shoots, basil, red chilli, lime leaves, coconut milk, jasmine rice
- Thai Red Curry — £10.99With jasmine rice
- Massaman Curry — £10.99Coconut milk, peanuts, potatoes, onions, jasmine rice
- Panang Curry — £10.99Panang sauce, fine beans, bamboo shoots, basil, coconut milk, jasmine rice
Rice Dishes
- Egg Fried Rice — £4.99Savoury rice stir-fried with egg
- Special Fried Rice with Mixed Vegetable — £10.99Chicken, shrimp, pork
- Thai Pineapple Fried Rice — £9.45With egg, pineapple, onion, tomato, cashew nuts
Dessert
- Apple Fritters — £5.45Sweet crispy fritters filled with apple
- Banana Fritters — £5.45Crispy banana fritters