Oriental Inn

Oriental Inn on Dunbar's High Street holds a 4.0-out-of-five Google average across close to a hundred reviews and has been called one of the best Chinese takeaways in East Lothian by at least one TripAdvisor reviewer. The kitchen serves generous portions from a Cantonese-British menu — stir-fries, curry sauces, noodle dishes and combination boxes — and the operation is cash-only, which is flagged in multiple reviews and worth knowing before you arrive. Dunbar is the birthplace of John Muir, the nineteenth-century naturalist who founded the US national parks system, and the town has its own long sandy beach and the atmospheric ruins of Dunbar Castle on the harbour. The Oriental Inn has established itself as the default Chinese takeaway for the town's residents across many years, closed Tuesdays and serving the rest of the week.