The China Cottage on Lake Road, Ambleside
Ambleside · Lake District

A taste of Canton
by the lake.

Family-run Cantonese cooking on Lake Road. Generous, honest, and made to share — just as it should be.

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Welcome · 歡迎

Tucked between fells and water, a small kitchen with a generous heart.

For decades China Cottage has welcomed walkers, locals and travellers off the streets of Ambleside into its warm, lantern-lit dining room. We cook the dishes our family grew up with — wok-fired, fragrant, and never in a hurry.

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From the wok

Menu Highlights

Spare Ribs Peking Style
Signature

Spare Ribs Peking Style

Pork ribs in our deep, glossy Peking glaze — a house favourite for over thirty years.

Beef Ho Fun
Popular

Beef Ho Fun

Wide rice noodles wok-tossed with tender beef, beansprouts and spring onion.

Special Fried Rice
Classic

Special Fried Rice

Char siu, prawn, egg and spring onion folded through fragrant jasmine rice.

Tasty food with great service in a cosy place. Lovely takeaway — the duck pancakes were amazing.

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Stir-fried green beans with chilli
Made to share

Plates for the table.

Order a few, pass them around. Stir-fried greens with chilli and garlic, sticky Peking ribs, a steaming clay-pot of fried rice — the way we eat at home.

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Find us

Lake Road, Ambleside

Open Wednesday through Sunday from 5pm. Walk-ins welcome, but we recommend booking on weekends and during the summer season.

Address
7 Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AD
Hours
Wed – Sun · 5:00 – 10:00 pm
Price
£10 – £20 per person · Vegan options