Sam Man Takeaway

The Chinese takeaway on Lincluden Road — listed by EatEasy under its earlier name Sam Man and now generally trading locally as Sun Man (some signage and listings use New Sun Man) — is the resident Chinese shop for Lincluden, the post-war estate north of the Nith bridge built on what was formerly priory land. The parade it occupies serves a settled residential catchment with no real town-centre competition close by, so the shop has been a fixture for local Friday-and-Saturday takeaway runs for years. The menu is a fairly standard British-Cantonese list — chow mein, curry, sweet-and-sour, salt-and-pepper and a long set-meal section aimed at families ordering for three or four — with portions on the generous side and prices a touch below central Dumfries rates. Reviewers on Restaurantji and TikTok food rankings repeatedly mention the king prawn dishes and the speed of the kitchen at quieter times of the week. Like most Lincluden-side takeaways it does most of its trade between late afternoon and closing time, with collection the more popular option but a local delivery round also offered. Whether the front signage now reads Sam Man, Sun Man or New Sun Man at the time of your visit, the address has held a Chinese takeaway for long enough to be a reliable local fixture.