The Peking Duck is the most authentic one I've had here in SoCal. It tasted exactly like the Quan Ju De restaurant from Beijing, with a little flair where the duck is lit on fire! Yes it is pricey, but the quality is worth it! We tried several other dishes too, like Lychee Prawns, Fried Beef Tongue, Duck Wonton Soup, etc. And they were all excellent! read more

Price compare to Chinese restaurant is too expensive, food is ok, service is ok . Not worth !

When I told my good friend from Shaanxi that we are going to a restaurant called Chang'an for dinner and that I already preordered roast duck, she begged me to cancel the roast duck because "that's my hometown and we are not known for roast duck". Undeterred, I insisted we stick to the plan because I had heard the roast duck here was particularly good. The roast duck is finished tableside with a spectacular flambé which will make all the laowai adjacent to you asking themselves "why didn't I order that?" The duck skin, crispy, juicy, oily all at the same time is perfectly accompanied with granulated sugar, slices of pear, cucumber, scallions and hoisin sauce. The pear is particularly a different twist as I never had roast duck with pear before, but for me by far roast duck with pear is the best combination. After trying one bite of the roast duck my guest was happy we stayed with the roast duck. My friend ordered the pork belly slider stating "if they get this right, then this place is real". I've had many different versions of this type of slider, but this one was by far the most elegant in presentation and I really liked the crunch of the bread. Chang'An the capitol of China at the peak of ancient Chinese civilization. Sure you may need an emperor's treasury to pay the check, it's ok to spoil yourself. And just for a moment imagine you are in your palace enjoying the fine things your land has to offer. read more

their food is overpriced. also service is not that good. for this price i expect better service.

Came here for a family birthday dinner, very unique experience. Got the duck and so much more. There's unique dishes like pigeon and lotus, first time trying these for me. Dessert was fun, one of those where you break the outer shell. Fried chicken was good, cilantro salad was a great flavor combo. We also had a couple lamb dishes which is a meat and flavor I'm not used to having with Chinese food. We also had pork belly sliders and lychee prawns. I liked the pork belly sliders. The lychee prawns had breaded and fried lychee which was my first time eating lychee in that way. It's not my personal favorite Chinese restaurant experience, but it was very unique and fun to try something different. read more

NEVER EVER EVER WOULD EAT HERE AGAIN! BE AWARE! Such a shame. I would not even want to give one star to this restaurant. Definitely not recommended For a few reasons below. Firstly, they only allow one duck dish to each table regardless of how many people you sit on the table. Yes, by table, not by head count. They refuse to provide additional dish as we have more than eight people on the table sharing less than 8 pieces of duck. Then, we split into two tables and order additional duck. The management refused to serve the duck until we paid the bill and did not allow us to eat the duck while we all sitting in the restaurant. Secondly, The manager avoid our request to talk to him. The whole time we were only allowed to talk to the server rather than discussing with The management on the unreasonable request. Thirdly, it's definitely overpriced. The food wasn't even to the quality of what the price you could get elsewhere. Lastly, if you finished your duck with the dipping sauce and trying to ask for additional sauce. They were charge you 20 dollars. Only for the sauce. For 20 dollars, you can get annual subscription for the same source across the street. On the average, You are looking to spend over 100 dollars to eat over here with real disservice, no additional dipping sauce and the limited duck ordering with the most rude service in fine dinning. The server came to your table without even properly asking question and remove the dishes. Our dish got removed even before we finished it. It is ridiculous how terrible the communication, the service, and the food are in combination in such a luxury restaurant. Please eat elsewhere, do not come to this place, it's a hell to your wallet and the rules ruin to your stomach. read more

This is my 2nd time at this place already. I gave them a 2nd chance before I put down my review here. However, both experiences of dining here are horrible and SHAME on Chang'an. The average cost per person is about $200 to dine-in. With $200, you can really go to many Michelin restaurants for this much. Why waste your money in Chang'an? A place that is not known and has no respect for their customers with bad service and the quality of the food were just ok. Maybe 2 stars to their food. I would give 0 star to the services provided!   I would expect someone to go over the menu with you for a "high-end" restaurant. However, they don't! A bunch of waiters and waitresses would stand together and chat-chat gossip. They won't come to you until you wave your hand. And obviously, they won't go over the menu with you since they barely speak English. The Beijing Duck's popular dishes, which you have to pre-order on your reservation, and each table limited one duck at a time. We had a group of 10 people, and we are really into the Beijing Duck, and that's the only reason we were there. Then we made two reservations so that two of my other friends who love ducks could have their own. The front desk told us the beginning that once my other friends finished their ducks at another table, they would be able to send them over to our table to dine in with us. We totally understand since they want to keep one table per duck rule. However, they refused to bring the leftover duck to our table, which we were ok with it too, but we were already frustrated at that time. Later, they refused even let my friend carry the boxed duck to our table. They said they would provide the boxed duck when we all finished and left the restaurants.  We did not just order the duck dishes, but we also ordered a full table of other dishes. Everyone understands no outside food or drink rule, but we lost our WILL there to carry the same restaurants' food at our table. We were completely disappointed at that time. Guys, don't waste your $200 dine-in experien read more

The price is just way too high, the taste was just average. I wouldn't not recommend you come here.

This is the most shitty restaurant I've visit during my life. I will NEVER EVER come back again. I went there with my husband, and we actually met our friend here, we asked a server if we can join them, but they said the duck cannot cancel, but we can have the duck on our table, then after that they can Togo my dishes and bring it to my friend's table, then ok, we kept our duck which is fine, since my husband is a Peking Duck lover. And when the duck arrived, one server asked me did I order other staff, and I explained that we will join my friend's table, and she blamed on me that they have customer who wants to order extra Peking Duck were done similar thing before, so we cannot join my friends because their policy. And she said the one who told me we can join my friends is new hire. Okay, fine, we can Togo my duck and join my friends, but, they hold my duck until we leave, WTF? I paid for it, and they don't give me my Togo boxes because they don't want us to share the dishes? Yes, not a joke, They hold my food after I paid. At the end, they made us all angry, a restaurant made their customer angry.... I never had same experience in the world.. I would honestly say that the environment is decent and I can definitely give 5 stars for this, BUT their service is terrible and the food is NOT WORTH $$$$. They charge $20 for an extra sauce. The Guokui + Babao sauces which is a free dish, it made me throw up at 1am. Looks like they are not fresh made. Or, maybe the Guokui is not Gluten free, I'm gluten allergy, I think they should notice the customer that. If I can, I will give 0 star to this place. Guys, don't waste your money here. read more

Chang'an - Guokui & Babao sauce which made me throw up - Asian Fusion Near Me - Tustin, California

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Great food, and even better service. Yes it's pricey, so if you're broke go somewhere else. I drove 1.5 hours here for a birthday and it was worth it. I will say though that I've had better peking duck, but every other dish was wonderful read more

Made reservations to surprise my wife for her birthday. Took her and her parents that were visiting from Taiwan. We were sat even before our reservation time which was great but that is where the positive vibe ends. We sat at our table waiting for service but that was a while though I didn't time it. We ordered Peking duck and they cut it and placed it on the table with no explanation on how to eat it. My wife had had it before so she explained it to the whole table. We ran out of the side veggies and rice paper for the duck. When we asked for some more the told us they charge for that. I said it was fine e but they only brought not even half the sides that I asked for but still charged us. We ordered other dishes that came with rice and the rice came out before the other dishes. We ask them to take back the rice and to bring it out when the other dishes were ready. When we received the other dishes we didn't get any rice. I would have asked but there was no one around to help our table. When the server came around we asked him to cancel the rice because we were almost done. Besides the bad service the food itself was not worth the money spent. The total for the entire meal was over $300 and the experience was so bad that I still owed my wife a birthday meal. read more

Don't let the low-rating folk (cough cough peasAnts complaining) deter you from their great menu

The food is decent. Much of the experience/price is dedicated to "paying for environment". Over priced for actually the food itself. There are alternatives in town. But it is a nice spot for a date. read more

not honest told us the fish is 2.8lb bass just treat you as idiot because they may think it is first time you have the fine dinner lol btw I have a fishing boat lol I know how big the 2.8lb bass is they just gave you 1.5 pounder or so will never come back read more

This is probably the one of the most horrible experiences I've ever had with a restaurant, especially with this luxury type of restaurant. We were left waiting for 20 min without any service, we had to reach out to multiple server before they took our order. Then another 25-30 min without food. They didn't even give me my drink, which was ordered in the beginning. Today is also the mid autumn festival, and this is a horrible experience. And to mind you guys, the place weren't busy at all. At the end, no apologies were given, but only "we are the best Chinese restaurant". Yes, a restaurant that keeps customer waiting for 45 min without any food, not even appetizers. Should be ashamed of these kind of management and service, and turn some of that blind pride into actual enjoyment for the customers. We are here to experience the service and food, not the emptiness on the inside. This restaurant is considered a "vase", looks good but empty on the inside Would not recommend till management fix this. Ps: restaurant had a projector, but no sound or music at all. Does not fit the atmosphere at all. read more

This is my second time I am here and can't wait anymore to give an review. I don't usually give a bad review but unfortunately I will this time. First, the service is unacceptable for a fine dining experience. The servers have awful menu knowledge. They gave us wrong information and did very bad on recommendation on food. Second, the food isn't as good anymore compared to the first time I ate there about couple months ago. The food is worse in quality compared to a normal Chinese restaurant but this is a fine dining restaurant. The only thing that can be considered to be a fine dining experience here is the price for the items of the menu. The server today recommended 48 dollars for a butterfly pea fried rice as it was new to the menu and could feed 4 or 5 people. But when it came out, we were surprised as it was just a bowl of rice barely enough to feed one person. The jellyfish salad tastes was awful with the chili oil. It made your tongue numb. It made the rest of the meal unappetizing. The duck was ok and after finishing the duck you get the option to choose between frying the rest of the duck or putting the rest in a soup. But this time they didn't give us the option and made us pay the bill without finishing the rest of the duck.I will never come back to eat here again. read more

Best duck around. I drive down from PV to eat here. The applewood smoker really takes the dish up a few notches. Pancakes are delicate. Love the pear garnish too. I ask for the rest of the duck to take home, no prob. I feel I could eat the whole duck myself; it's sooo good. read more

Went here for my mom's birthday beginning of last month. The interior is gorgeous. Many opportunities for great pics! The Peking duck is their star dish so they make a pretty big deal if it. Now to the food, if I had to be perfectly honest, wasn't good. They put this pepper corn thing? Not sure all over EVERY dish. It made all their food taste awful. So please guys if you can remove that Chinese pepper corn thing please do! Best thing was their interior and decor. The staff was also pretty friendly as well. Sorry guys. read more

It feels like you are stepping into another world. The ambiance is amazing. We absolutely loved that the servers explain the dishes and how best to experience everything. If you are looking for a unique dinner - this is a must try! read more

Our family really enjoyed the experience at this restaurant. The manager Lin and his staff provided us with quality service and made sure we were well taken care of. We ordered a whole duck and it tasted phenomenal, especially when they smoked it. I would definitely recommend this place to everyone and will be back real soon. read more

Awesome Peking Duck, short ribs and sea bass dishes highlighted what could be best described as a Michel Chinese Restaurant Experience.

The food is great in every way.....uniquely cooked according to the local specialty of Ancient capital! the interior decoration is five star, all dishes item are very pricey! it is good to invite your friend for a big fancy party read more

We came for lunch for two. The menu prices were very high, even compared to the best restaurants. We avoided the expensive dishes, bought three of the lowest priced ( a vegetable dish, a noodle dish, and a shrimp dish), and had two glasses of lowest-priced wine. The bill was just shy of $150, before tip. The food was good. We like spicy food. The wine was good. The service was excellent. The decor was very impressive. But we cannot see returning. There are many better restaurants around at half the prices. read more

The roast Peking duck is so amazing and delicious. The presentation is so beautiful. Other dishes are so good and tasty. And the decorations in the restaurant is outstanding. The open kitchen to see the handmade noodles and preparation of the appetizers is nice and neat. I just highly recommend this place for anyone who love ducks. Service is excellent. Price is in higher end but is worth it. read more

Must try the roasted duck! The server will light the duck in front of you~~~ all foods taste good, the service is good, the environment is good, and you pay for all of these. read more

This place is a joke. Yeah the place looks pretty decent but the server disappears from time to time and several undisclosed service charges were tact on. Misc service charges amounted to $410 for 7 people. Shady and definitely would not recommend. read more

I think that the duck here is absolutely amazing! They have amazing presentation and they tableside duck service is really fun and entertaining! I mean who doesn't like to see their food cooked in front of them right?? The duck was really crispy and delicious and I love the crepes that it was served with as well! The duck was really the star of the show! I feel like for the price I paid for the other dishes, I expected more. I was a little disappointed because I didn't think the dishes were worth that price. However, I would come back just for duck. I think service is quite mediocre, the servers there could improve their communications skills. I only say this because of the price point that the restaurant is set at, you would expect a fine dining service. The interior decor looks super elegant and expensive, food presentation looked amazing, and food was good. Would definitely come again just to eat duck. read more

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This place has amazing ambiance and decor, but that's about it. If it wasn't because we found a hair in one of our dishes, or that the chef preparing our duck, picked his nose (thank god he wore a mask), or the fact that they forgot one of our orders and still charged us for it, I probably would have given it 3 or 4 stars. Food was overpriced and was just mediocre. When our server went to get their manager, they asked if they can give us a dessert so they wouldn't have to refund us for the dish that never came. Our bill was $800ish and they didn't even apologize for the hair in one of the dishes. I wouldn't recommend this place.. they need better servers and better management. read more

Chang'an - Pecking duck server picking his nose in front of us.. thank god for the mask - Asian Fusion Near Me - Tustin, California

DISCLAIMER: READ THIS REVIEW IF YOU WISH, BUT THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS I'D RATHER GO TO MCDONALDS THAN THIS PLACE. The only way to describe this restaurant is ALL STYLE, NO SUBSTANCE. Their extremely overpriced food was served beautifully, but did not deliver on taste. Very bland, some things were too salty or sour. Unreasonable in terms of price, definitely not justified. Their decor was in some ways tasteful, but the huge flatscreens were very distracting and gaudy, it doesn't belong in a nice fine dining restaurant, but more like a buffet hall. Please steer clear, it's not worth your time. read more

The service is great! I think they have one server for each table. Food is delicious. A little expensive but definitely worth it.

This place is beautiful, the food was great and the service was impeccable. If you go certainly get the Duck. It also comes with a bit of a show. I won't spoil it but I loved it. I went there for a private party and got to taste many of their dishes. Everything was delicious. Only draw back is that it is quite expensive. read more

this is just WAY TO OVER PRICED to the point that's not making much sense, the whole purpose of the restaurant is trying to be high end so they can charge you with ridiculous amount. Anyways I don't think Helpers are their targeting customers. read more

We celebrated my sister's retirement here. The food and service were fantastic! We tried the 1. Chang-An Roasted Duck (pre-order required - not the one with black caviar) - this was the centerpiece and the best dish, of course! 2. Matsutake Mushroom Soup, Wild Morel and Chicken Soup - served very hot and good to the last drop 3. Old Shanghai Style Smoked Fish - we enjoyed it (surprisingly!) 4. Assorted Vegetable in Hot Pot - it was all Gailan and enjoyed it 5. Pan Fried Pork and Hotbed Chives Dumplings - Good enough 6. Peach Green Tea - very subtle and highly recommended - ordered a pot 7. Peppercorn Ice Cream and another flavor - good to finish the taste Overall, the best advice I can offer is block out the price from your thinking. I know it's difficult to do but do try to just enjoy the experience. It's actually more enjoyable if you just do that. This was a special occasion and celebrating my sister's major milestone, it was definitely worth it! read more

Tasty food and fresh flowers! This is the real authentic Chinese food I've ever met in Orange County! read more

Chang'an - Tasty dishes with fresh flowers, lovely place! - Asian Fusion Near Me - Tustin, California

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We came here to celebrate my grandmother's birthday. We were seated at separate tables and joined by another group of customers in a small room when the restaurant was very empty. The prices are laughable in comparison to the portion size ie a small bowl of fried rice was actually $68. Initially seeing the prices we expected family sized portions. Service or lack there of was terrible, entrees out first and timing between dishes were not executed well. We sat there for 3 hours waiting and waiting. We asked for steamed rice and it took 30 mins, we asked for soy sauce and it never came. Some of the dishes were delicious, some very bland. I would never recommend this restaurant. read more

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Do NOT recommend this place. We went there for Mother's Day, but they cancelled my reservation without notice. Cost my one hour drive for NOTHING. Staff was impolite and not willing to help - will not go back read more

The food and service were great. We ordered the duck, cucumber cold noodles, and tofu and it was delicious. The service was good, our waiter and his assistants were attentive. The only thing I find very weird especially in a supposedly fine dining is when you pay they bring the credit card machine on your table and the waiter would ask for you to add the tip and they stand right next to you to finish the transaction- I find that very tacky. We've been to a lot of fine dining and have never experienced this before. read more

Too soon to go. The wait staff was uneducated on the menu, suggesting a single serving entree for our table of 4. They were out of many items, ie; lobster, dumplings, etc., No liquor license, high prices, and poor service made this a negative experience all the way around. read more

This place deserves a four star. We had a celebratory dinner here. The ambiance is amazing at this restaurant. Waiters feel a little new at what they are doing but they were attentive. The food was great. They taste like authentic chinese food but elevated. :) Have fun when you go. I think the food is on the high end side, do need to pay extra for the ambienance. read more

This is an exceptional restaurant for a special occasion. The food is wonderful; everything came out extremely fresh and every dish was delicious. The decor is amazing and feels very upscale. The prices are very high, but you're paying for an experience and the service is also impeccable. Would return again for the next celebration. read more