I've always liked Apsara, and the food is still decent and inexpensive, but the experience has definitely slipped. I hate the new placemat style laminated menu... the print is small, it's hard to read, and not every dish lists a price or what comes with. The service is spotty. There was one server and one person handling takeaway orders. There were few occupied tables when we arrived yet our server was distracted. We had to ask for a pot of tea twice. We ordered vegetable pad thai and were brought chicken pad thai. Granted, we were offered the opportunity to take the chicken pad thai home at no charge, which we accepted. We did not receive fortune cookies at the end of our meal. I still think their wonton soup is the best in town. We ordered the small ($3.50) with extra veggies, which was delicious. The Chinese egg rolls were meh; nothing special. And the pad thai, both the chicken and vegetable, were adequate. Unfortunately, their bathroom could use a thorough cleaning. Yuck. The total cost for 2 soups, 2 egg rolls (1 order) and one pad thai was $25.15, so the price point is reasonable. There is a 3% upcharge for using a credit card. In the future, I believe I would only visit Apsara for takeaway. read more

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I ordered General Tso's ($13) for pickup and the portion size was big. The quality of the chicken was decent, there weren't too many bites that were chewy. The amount of sauce was okay. Some pieces weren't covered well, some had a lot of it - but the flavor was addictive. My order was ready quickly. read more

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It has been a bit since my last review and I wanted to do an update. I was less than impressed with my meal today. The sweet & sour chicken was dry and drenched in sauce. The egg roll was doughy and the fried rice was bland. The wonton soup tasted suspiciously fishy (it tasted like this one other time before and I figured it was a fluke thing). They also forgot to include a fortune cookie! I get multiple meals out of a lunch combo and saved the soup for dinner. The price for the combo and wonton soup came out to $13.00 cash- there is an extra 3% charge when using a card or tap. The staff were friendly both on the phone while ordering and picking up the order in person. The dining area looked clean. Today was a miss. read more

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I was hungry and wanted a cheap, delicious meal so obviously I ended up at Apsara. I struggled to find something on the menu, not because nothing stood out to me but on the contrary, everything caught my attention. I ended up going with the a beef curry, chicken wings and fried rice all for about $9. The beef was really good with the veggies being very fresh and the curry was sweet and flavorful. The rice was also good, though it could use some more veggies. Lastly, the chicken wings were a bit dry and small but still crispy and tasty. My friend had the beef loc lac and enjoyed his meal. Our server was very attentive and efficient. The inside is clean, and there are plenty of large booths. Parking can be tough if it's busy since it's a shared small lot but there is a lot of free street parking available. read more

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When your friend tells you they've never been to Apsara it makes lunch choices that much easier. I love that Hope St has so many great dining options - apsara is one of many but a stand out for sure in terms of deliciousness. Starter with shrimp nime chow and the lort appetizer - love a good dip dip! I really appreciate the amount of peanuts and sauce with the nime chow cause I tend to hog it but there was plentyyyyy for both of us. For my main I got the lunch special Hunan Chicken , egg roll and plain fried rice. This is potentially my fav plain fried rice. It's not CRUNCHY but has like a nice little texture from the frying part and it's flavorful. The chicken was tender and tasty. I wish the broccoli was steamed a bit more but otherwise it was perfect. We were told to pick an open table when we got there, no wait to sit. We were served quickly and the waitress was friendly. It's pretty straight forward. You're there for the food. I love that it's been around forever and still has that hole in the wall feel to it. I think the artwork has changed but not much and they have old menus with old prices and just a sharpie note telling you to add .25 or more to everything. read more

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Food is amazing here especially the crab rangoons. If you eat the crab rangoons here you'll be disappointed in crab rangoons everywhere else, Apsara makes them the best!! Boba teas are also delicious. The restaurant is very clean and organized, staff is attentive and I enjoy the wall art. I just wish they had a bigger space for parking. In the plaza they have maybe 7 parking spaces but it's to be shared for the other businesses in the plaza too. read more

Seems to be family owned, not associated with the one on Public Street. The service was quick and attentive. Family friendly environment. BYOB. Tried the Chicken with Angel Hair. Similar to a Lo Mein. Delicious, seasoned with fresh garlic. Crispy Chicken Wings, not to be confused with the normal wings. These were flavorful and crisped to perfection. Fried Ravioli (fried dumpling) Chicken Nime Chow, a healthy alternative to an egg roll. Overall this is a place worth trying, if you live close order take out. Down fall is parking, it can be a little hard on a Friday night read more

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Disappointment began at the counter. The young man stayed my takeout order was $27.65. I ordered a soup and order of teriyaki sticks. This meal is my "go to" when under the weather....so I knew it's price. When I asked the young man "how is that...can I get a detail receipt". The kid laughed and "said what do you mean?" I had to correct him the best way I could...I said to him "It's my money and I want a receipt of why it's so much". He gave it to me and said "if I use card it was $27.65 but if I use cash it's $24.21". I told him then you should have gave me the option. I paid cash. The nerve! Then I got my meal home. The sticks were very tasty and tender! The soup noodles were delicious and broth tasty. But what's up w only 6 thin slices of chicken! About 2.5 inches long. I will never but from hope at location again. The location on public at in providence beats this locations hands down and the service (at public st) your treated like a dedicated customer. read more

I ordered from Apsara Palace through DoorDash on a Thursday for lunch. The order was prepared quickly and delivered to me while it was still hot. The menu has a lot of Thai, Cambodian, Vietnamese & Chinese Cuisine options. Since Pad see-ew is usually my go-to entree, I had the Thai pad see-ew noodle. It is Wide Flat Rice Noodle w/ Chinese Broccoli, Onion, Peapod, Carrot, and American Broccoli with a choice of protein. I had it with shrimp. This dish was packed with flavor and the portion was enough for 2 servings. Usually this noodles are more brown, but it looked a little orange to me. It could be different sauces. Either way, it was really good. read more

Apsara Palace - Thai pad see-ew noodle - Chinese Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

It had been several years since I ate Apsara's food. This was our takeout meal on Christmas Eve, and it was worth the drive in from the East Bay to pick it up! I forgot how delicious their Lo Mein is. My wife had the beef loc lok, which she loved, and moo shu. Our kid (13yo) who doesn't like anything other than chicken patties and pizza also really liked the chicken fingers (first time from a Chinese food restaurant that he ate them all). The only thing keeping it from a 5-star review is that my favorite Chinese food dish is fried dumplings, and Apsara uses the thin style dough. The flavors are great, but I just prefer the texture of the thicker dough. read more

Apsara Palace - Chinese Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

So: Apsara *Asian* is probably the restaurant you were looking for if you wanted to try some good food. At Apsara *Palace* you will experience the answer to the question "what if a restaurant's food's secret ingredient was resentment?" We ordered pad se euw, drunken noodles, egg rolls, and fried chicken wings. It's obvious nothing was actually cooked to order: the ingredients in both the pad se euw and drunken noodles were either undercooked or overcooked, the egg rolls tasted like soggy, oily dough; and the fried chicken basically went in the fryolator with no spices or seasonings of any kind. Don't make the mistake we made. Apsara Asian is genuinely good. Apsara Palace is someone's anti-passion project. It will make you want to retire from eating. read more

Do not eat here, do not order food from here. Their staff (chef, kitchen, waitstaff) literally walking in and out of bathroom while "tucking" themselves back in and without washing their hands. HARD PASS. read more

The quality has gone down over the many years i have been going there. A delivery order I got tonight was the worst Chinese food I have had in a long while. The General Tao chicken was abysmal, smothered in a brown sauce. Positively awful. The egg rolls were dry and tasteless. Never again. The scallion pancakes were only meh, but they were the stars of the delivery. read more

Source: https://apsaraasianri.com The title of the dance only performed in the presence of  the king of Cambodia, at the royal palace. To dance the Aspara for the king the dancer must be considered most beautiful. The oriental food served at Aspara Asian Restaurant is not the same kind as one finds in most "chinese restaurants",  where it has been chained to suit american taste. Here we prepare some of the favorite dishes found in the homes of Cambodian, Thailand, Vietnam and China -unchanged. Having been to South East Asia myself - I can say their description is somewhat accurate. I do feel like the food served at the restaurant still caters to the American palate which has more sweet, fried and processed foods. My favorite things to get here are the Beef Teriyaki, spring rolls and the Eggplant in Satay Sauce. Unfortunately, I didn't get the Eggplant dish, but it's absolutely AMAAAAZING. It's sweet, spicy, roasted Eggplant with some char to it. I've ordered it dozens of times and never get tired of it. The staff are pleasant, the dining room is somewhat spacious, but the parking is tight because it is shared amongst a laundromat and nail salon. One pro tip is to always, always confirm your order before you leave. I've had missing items many times and it's such a bummer. They do refund your money when they make a mistake, but it's still disappointing. SE Asian food is one of my favorite cuisines, thus the critical review and 3 stars. I'll be coming back and you should too! -ODL Follow my IG: @AOEAT read more

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One of our long time favorite spots. Cheap and delicious. Try the spicy satay noodle!

I have been here so many times. Basically a regular. Their menu is expansive and their prices are great! I am rarely disappointed when I eat at this spot. Here is my recent order: 1) the Thai spring roll- come in 4 pieces and it's kind of hard to not eat more 2) the Cambodian spring roll- they are thinner than the Thai version but comes with 6 pieces- def a food starter! Super crispy and delish 3) pineapple fried rice- it's not overbearing with the flavors and is a great side dish. Some people eat it as a meal on its own but I think since it's light on flavor, adding 1 more item would help 4) the green curry- I think this one is just ok. And it's probably because I'm biased since nothing so far compares to my moms green curry lol 5) what I forgot to take a pic of for some odd reason is the "pad see ew" noodles with tofu- spicy! It's my go to and my favorite thing on the entire menu! You got to try it! read more

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I've been going to this location since they opened here. My 20-something kids have been coming here their whole life. I don't know what happened, but clearly some big changes have happened, maybe a different owner? It was a totally different experience. I ordered 3 things I'd get been getting forever. The nime chow was fine, although the sauce was super garlic heavy. The black pepper wings, which have been one of my favorite foods since having them for the first time, were very different. The coating wasn't nearly as tasty as it used to be. I also got the crispy shrimp lava sauce, and subbed out squid for the shrimp (it used to be on the menu with squid). I've gotten this dish at least 50 times over the years. This was the first time the squid was fishy. My brother also tried it, and said, "a little fishy, huh?" The batter was a bit thicker too, and there were fewer jalapeños. The service was fine, and the decor has been freshened up, but the food has taken a turn for the worse. A real bummer. Whomever made the changes, CHANGE BACK! read more

Probably the best Asian restaurant in the state. The service is outstanding. They take the time to explain dishes. Very reasonably priced. The chicken in peanut sauce was great. One of our stand by dishes is the loc lac beef. Light refreshing with amazing flavors. Go with a group so you can share more dishes. Wish they would do a buffet some night. So many dishes I want to try but keep fall back to my favorites. Small simple restaurant yet they take reservations. The menu can be confusing so take your time. read more

Amazing wings. Amazing food. Unbelievable food. You won't be disappointed at all you will love it read more

Apsara is back!!!!!! Dine-in is back up and running. It was our first time back in 3 years and boy did it feel good. The food was back to its high quality. So much better than takeout. The service is very quick. It's like the food flies out of the kitchen. The service is also fast and attentive. The place is not quite back to its crazy line out the door pre-covid volume, so take advantage of that now and grab a table. We had an entirely vegetarian lunch including Nim chow, scallion pancakes, green curry soup, drunken noodles, tofu with garlic eggplant, general Tao's tofu, and lemongrass peanut string beans. A virtual feast. The general Taos tofu was amazing and the string beans are always a favorite. read more

Ok. This really is the last time we're ordering from here (I said that 2 years ago, but I can't get over it this time). We ordered dumplings (the only decent thing they had), chicken fingers, beef teriyaki, niem chao, beef fried rice, general tsao, and beef lo mein. The food was cold when I picked it up. The chicken fingers were greasey. The niem Chao was hard ( rice noodles not cooked fully). The beef dishes were ok aside from the beef, which was so chewy and gristle that they were inedible. The general chicken was soggy and the broccoli was very overcooked. I paid just over $70 for stuff I threw in the trash. Never again. read more

It is difficult to know how to rate a restaurant with good food BUT AN INCREDIBLY RUDE EMPLOYEE. Honestly, I rarely write something about a person's behavior because I don't let something like this interfere with the pleasure I feel when eating good food. My 96 year older mother live their plate with chicken wings, egg role, and fried rice (and it is good and plenty of food at a reasonable price). My sister and I ordered spring rolls (not fried). They looked so delicious in the pictures. There was no one in the restaurant when we arrived (Monday, lunchtime) to pick up our order. We waited several minutes-still no one. We did the usual "hellllloooooo" to get someone's attention. Finally, this very snitty young woman came out and rudely pushed our order towards us. When we returned home, we realized that there were no spring rolls, only thin fried rolls When I called to tell the restaurant the mix up, she had the same rude, (mean) personality. She said, what you want isn't called a spring roll. I began "The picture on your website... SHE INTERUPTED, "We don't have a web site." AND HUNG UP! Seriously? I don't need to be catered to, but this woman was out of line. Rude enough to reduce the stars earned. Yuck. read more

Apsara Palace - On web for Providence Hope Street--several pictures of what are called spring rolls. Be careful! - Chinese Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

After many years of absence, I got take out from Apsara a few days ago. My husband loves their Beef Teriyaki and it was, in fact very good. Their sauce and the way the edges are nice and crisp are just delightful. This is the place to go for Beef Teriyaki. But the other things I got were not great. The Beef Lo Mein was mediocre, with the beef looking a bit on the gray side and the taste a bit old....did not taste fresh at all. I also got a lunch special with ribs, wings and egg rolls with fried rice. Again, not great. The ribs were reheated by frying, so they were not made in the oven or grill (like most Asian spare ribs are), the fried rice was made with short grain rice, which made it taste not as good as others. It was very oily....VERY. Overall OK. Not wonderful. read more

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The absolute worst Asian food I ever had. This place used to be good and used to be packed now you go in there and it's completely empty. We ordered Nam Chow, wonton soup, "pepper steak" and pad Thai it was all absolutely flavorless, the meat fatty and edible. Even the rice was shallow and probably made early in the morning, even though we bought it at 5 PM. Stay away from this place. read more

Food is killer, esp green curry stir fry and pineapple fried rice. I only get takeout here so I can't comment on the ambiance except that the dining room is always empty. Service is not warm but I don't care; food is reasonably priced, delicious and ready on time. I'm all set read more

Rice noodle soup was delicious!! Google has the hours wrong (says they close at 10 but they close at 9) and my friends and I came in and got takeout at 8:45 or so. Staff was amazingly polite and had the food ready quickly. Great service, cozy restaurant, and delicious food!!! read more

I was at work and someone offered me a chicken wing during lunch - it was sooo delicious! In my efforts not to be greedy, I only had one but ran to Apsara the next day to grab my own meal! I ordered the crispy Black pepper wings and scallion pancakes. Both were so great - big enough portions that I split them into two meals. I ate them too fast to even take a picture smh I definitely recommend this place for takeout. read more

This is a great BYOB place. I love their portions really is worth the money spent ! I love their nimchow I really think it's the best. It's super fresh and tasty :) but ask for extra peanut sauce if you're a fanatic because they'll only give one HAhaha Parking is tough but that's just the layout of the neighborhood. Friendly and fast service. Will always be back. But quick tip if you are unsure of an entree ask questions. Once I ordered tilapia and got salmon HAhaha but that clearly didn't stop me from coming back read more

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Family visiting from NC, eager for some of the great thai food Providence is known for. So we ordered take-out from Apsara Palace. Got home and this is what the food looked like. Neon pink pad thai...nothing but bare rice noodles with a squirt of siracha. They couldn't even be bothered to use pad thai noodles in the pad thai, and the "vegetable" nime chow was just regular nime chow with no shrimp. Both dishes were utterly without taste and the pad thai was room temperature. I called to complain and the staff were shameless. Told me "that's what pad thai looks like". No respect for the cuisine they are serving or the customers they are serving it to. I'll never eat here again. read more

Apsara Palace - "vegetable" nime chow - Chinese Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

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We have been on a quest for the best Eggplant with Garlic Sauce in RI - here it is! And all the other orders were excellent too! read more

Apsara Palace - Eggplant with garlic sauce - Chinese Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

This place great options and love that it's walking distance from my apartment. I've only ever had take out from this restaurant and have no complaints. read more

As soon as I walked in the restaurant, the wonderful smell greeted me. The table ended up getting a bunch of food for everybody to share and it was all delicious. Everything on the table was perfect (Fried rice, beef teriyaki, chicken wings, lo mein, dumplings). The chicken wings with hot sauce was especially my favorite. Probably on the top 3 best chicken wings I've had. This place was packed with mobile orders which made them backed up in the kitchen. Even with all those orders, our food still came out pretty fast. Can't wait to come back! read more

I love this place. The vegetarian fresh rolls are always made to order and the sauce that comes with it is this lovely vinegar sauce with a ton of crushed peanuts. Also love the noodles here -- a big fan of the rice vermicelli. The peanut stir fry is also amazing! I love that you can make pretty much anything vegetarian by substituting tofu or vegetables in. But be sure to check the broth on soups -- not all are vegetarian. The prices are great and you get lots of fresh good food. read more

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We made reservations for a party for 6 on a Friday night at 530. Surprisingly when we walked in there was only one occupied table. We got to chose where to sit. It is BYOB they do not serve liquor. It was a cool night so hot tea hit the spot. We ordered a variety of food. The crab Rangoon are delicious, the fried pork dumplings were okay next time I will try the steamed, veggie nim chow is yum yum with the side of peanut sauce. THE THAI CHICKEN WINGS ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD. The crispiness, the taste, they were served warm and cooked perfect! I also ordered a order of the shrimp garlic noodz. Next time I will request less vegetables on it. By the time we left they were packed, the amount of take out orders is insane. The wait staff absolutely kills it! read more

This place is hit, hit, miss. Better on the weekends during busy times they really have it going when it is needed. Seems the backup chefs are not as picky. Huge menu. Parking is tough even for pickup so have it delivered. If you eat in it is BYOB which is great if you know. ! read more

We have ordered take out three times in the last few weeks. We had the crab Rangoon, which everyone liked. We had the General Tso shrimp and it was really good 2 of the 3 times. We also had the drunken noodles, which were really good and the veggies in it were cooked well. The pad thai is just ok. The Mongolian beef was really liked by those who ate it. The spring rolls were also tasty. The beef teriyaki was also like by everyone. The pricing is average. We will order from there again. read more

Apsara Palace - Chinese Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

food was ok but i ordered a slush and they barely put any ice, it was all melted, please make sure the slushes are nade properly because i didn't enjoy my order today. read more

My favorite place for SE Asian food. It's always fresh and flavorful. Tonight we tried the Thai style wings. They were very good (although the lemongrass wings are still my favorite). We also had Nime Chow, tofu pad Thai and coconut bubble tea. Everything was delicious! read more

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Delicious! I ordered the spicy combination udon noodles, crispy Thai chicken wings, & crab rangoons. I think the noodles had a good amount of spice & protein added to it. The wings and crab rangoons were also huge and filling, good portions for the prices. The prices are average for a local asian spot, but their lunch specials are super affordable for the amount of food you get. I'd order takeout again, but dine in for soups and heavier items. read more

Apsara Palace - Combination satay udon noodles, crispy thai chicken wings, crab rangoon - Chinese Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

This place is just fine by me. It was convenient to wear my relative stay and we wanted to get some takeout. I prefer the South Providence location overall. What we ended up getting were the green curry soup, tell me I'm soup, Singapore noodles, kung pao chicken, shrimp fried rice. Everything was a real quite good. I was a little bit irritated that they ended up giving me cilantro in the tom yum soup when I specifically wrote that I didn't want any cilantro. What I did was an online order to pick up and take with me. The other thing that I didn't quite care for was that they heavily stapled all of the bags which I understand this for protection but also makes it difficult for me to check and make sure they didn't make a mistake. The only way to check anything is to basically dismantle their whole packing system with all the staples. I'd hope that they'd be able to just keep the bag open so that nothing gets missed. Parking is a little bit tight in the parking lot they have up front. I can't speak to the dine-in experience but it seemed overall clean. Overall I again prefer the South Providence location but this one isn't too bad either. read more