Even after the low reviews, I wanted to give this place a try. I saw someone post the chow foon from years back, and it caught my eye. First time came for takeout to be safe and the chow foon... amazing! Great portion and taste was perfect. Next two times, I sat at the bar. Bartender was super nice and funny. I hesitate at first since he had such bad review himself. He started joking around with the customers sitting around me then started joking around with me. The customers asked about his family so there are quite a few repeats. Tried some other dishes but always routed me back to the chow foon. Today had a bit more onions than normal, but still very good. The server was so nice. Checked up with me a couple times. Very attentive. Would 100 percent come back! read more

China Palace Restaurant - Beef chow foon - Szechuan Near Me - Sandwich, Massachusetts

We were in the area only a few days. We had lunch here twice. The food was really good both times. Service was good, we went in hungry and left satisfied. I didn't expect good Chinese food in the Cape, but this was a nice surprise. I would definitely be back. read more

If you like bad tasting expensive food and subpar service this is the place for you. We went there with our 6 and 8 year old boys after an evening at their school. We asked the waitress could we sample the wine before buying a glass, after some eye rolling she begrudgingly splashed a teaspoon of $6 a bottle Chardonnay into a glass. When the food came we learned non of the meals came with rice and that we had to pay extra for the luxury of eating white rice with the watery flavorless sauces she'd put down on our table. I could go on but I'm going to vote with my feet on this and never return, if I were you I wouldn't go here. Overall waitress was rude and seemed pissed we were there, food was awful and expensive. If I could give zero stars I would. read more

We had dinner at the China Palace last nite. The food was OK. However, they charged each person $3 for tea. All other Chinese restaurants tea is free. The price of some items was double than other places. Soup was $7; the same size soup at other restaurants is $3.95. BAD service. The waitress acted like we were an inconvenience. She had no personality. We had to call her over to ask for more water, mustard, etc. We will not return. Beware, they charged extra for everything. I am surprised they didn't charge for the one paper napkin we received. read more

My favorite watering hole in Sandwich. Can't beat their Mai Tais (both taste and strength) and they're so cheap to boot! I love coming here for a quick, quiet drink while I wait for takeout to bring home to the family. The food is solid, old-school Chinese; their crab rangoons are to die for. I love CP so much, it's where my family and I came to celebrate my acceptance into law school as opposed to the more "special" places in town. It's nothing fancy, about as unpretentious as it gets, but it will always have my heart. read more

I like their food.. it always comes out hot and fresh.... I'm a fan of their egg drop soup as well.. nice and thick with lumps of egg and it actually has flavor! ... when I went, I got the egg foo young.. (as you can see from the photo) it was actually a LOT of food compacted into that one cake, the presentation was nice and it tasted great. The 2 stars missing I based on the service... they aren't that friendly (the older Chinese lady) Victoria is nice though. if you get her you'll have a good night. The California valley girls that greet you when you come in are always friendly too. read more

China Palace Restaurant - Shrimp foo young - Szechuan Near Me - Sandwich, Massachusetts

Want the best Mai Thai on Cape? Look no further. Want to go nuts with a Scorpion bowl for one or two? Belly up and knock 'em down. (In the center of the scorpion bowl there is a hollow that they will put Bacardi 151%, but you have to ask.) Good "Chinese" food. Boneless or Bone-in ribs are great, Crab Rangoons are good as well. This place has the brown, appley tasting dipping sauce so it's up to you if you want it or not. I have never sat on the restaurant side but there really is no need as the bar side has ample table space as well as a clean bar. They did lose their liquor license a few months back, but it was probably due to serving minors rather than any food violations. (not that serving minors is ok, but at least no one found a rat in their chow mien.) Sandwich is a small "townie" place so the young en's don't have much to do most evenings. read more

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Went there for the first time 12/3/2029 and ordered #29 and the food was hot and very good it also came out quickly.

Extremely rude and unbelievably disrespectful service. My wife and I went there to have a nice lunch. When it came time to order, my wife informed the waitress that she does not eat pork or any seafood. The woman understood and my wife asked if there was any pork in the chicken wanton soup, again, telling the waitress she doesn't eat pork. The waitress assured her that there was no pork at all, only chicken. A few bites in after getting the meal my wife saw many pieces of pork in her soup. She explained to the server that she specifically asked for no pork and the woman just walked away mid sentence to go talk to a manager. She came back and told us we still had to pay for the food. When my wife explained that she could get sick from eating the pork the waitress again turned her back to my wife mid sentence to go talk to the manager. While eating a bowl of food the manager yelled across the room, "go to hospital!". They did not offer to comp the meal or apologize and offer her something else on the menu for free. Any time we tried to talk to the waitress, she would just turn her back to us and walk away in the middle of the conversation. The rudeness that we experienced at this "restaurant" was disgusting. I would never recommend this place to anyone. The employees do not care about the customers. Spend your money at a real restaurant, not this pathetic excuse of a place to eat. read more

Simply the best in the area. Try their mai tais and chicken friend rice to die for. You won't find better over the bridges. read more

China Palace Restaurant - Szechuan Near Me - Sandwich, Massachusetts

Great Service, the worlds best Mai Tia, (I've tried them all over the globe). If you like vegetables this is the best Chinese around...never over cooked and always freshly cooked to order . The soups are fresh and hearty. The atmosphere is void of anything kitschy . If they worked on that it would really be special. The Yu Xiang dishes are wonderful as well as the Singapore noodle and house fried rice. Did say I great drinks, (no flare but great flavor and well made ) yes I did! read more

I come here occasionally for drinks as Asia palace behind this place doesn't serve alcohol and is mostly takeout. This place is clean and service is just ok. Typical Chinese/American generic food. I usually have the vegetables with white rice which is pretty good. The mai tai was a bit too sweet as I like mine a bit sour. Three stars for serving drinks. Update: went here today and again mai tai was good but sweeter than most. But the luncheon special was better than other times food wasn't too greasy. Pleasantly surprised. read more

China Palace Restaurant - Mai tai. Too sweet - Szechuan Near Me - Sandwich, Massachusetts

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Joe has the worst personality but makes the best Mai-tais. Occasionally will serve warmed-up leftover food. Connie is the heart of the business and is very pleasant, but Joe's got to go. I addressed him about the dried precooked reheated chicken wings, and he completely ignored my concern. Do not, and I repeat, do not eat here mid-afternoon. Take your chances on Friday and Saturday only. Wear warm clothing for this place is uncomfortably cold. read more

I really love to have dinner here and get take out. The staff is friendly enough, especially the girls that are usually running the counter. The food isn't out of this world but chances are won't disappoint you. Personally it's my favorite chinese food place on the Cape. They have a bar but admittedly I've never sat down at it. So I'm afraid I can't say anything about that. read more

I've tried to give this place another chance for sentimental reasons. My son and I use to love this place. It was our treat. I Stopped in to order take out and get it home hoping it would be hot. I was there to retrieve the bag right out of the kitchen and food was still cold. Pork fried rice was hard. The family style tofu we got had under cooked meat and over cooked tofu. VERY STINGY ON THE DUCK SAUCE, MUSTARD, AND SOY SAUCE. I ordered 70 dollars worth of food including a pupu platter, chicken fingers, rice, and lomein among others and they gave me one packet of soy sauce 2 really small duck sauces and a small mustard. Obviously, not enough to go around. Not the first time they were stingy with the sauces. No use complaining. The last time I ordered I got rice and chow mein and they gave me no sauces. When I called they told me since I didn't order any appetizers it did not come with sauce. My kids like to put the duck sauce on their rice and I like to combine the mustard and duck sauce together for dipping. read more

Great food, great service, great atmosphere. The only problem is the owner seems to never smile. But the staff is very friendly and the food Is always delicious!! I tried the hun noodles and they were so good! read more

China Palace Restaurant - a table full of food - Szechuan Near Me - Sandwich, Massachusetts

This is the worst Chinese place I have ever been to. I'm at about 140 reviews presently, this could also be the worst place overall. As I explained to my fiancé, she likes this place because of the sentimental attachment she has to it (she agrees). I'm thinking many people must feel this way. And we kept it simple folks. Came here around dinner time last Saturday, got the Pupu platter (the words pupu have never been more accurate), pork fried rice and Singapore mei fun - which they call something bizarre on the menu, but the very Chinese waitress was not familiar with term mei fun - which is concerning in itself. I don't care if the English is broken, it's all good, but shit at least understand a little English. And how do you mess up an egg roll? Crab Rangoon - since when is this 100% cream cheese and not even a sliver of crab? It's not worth talking about the "food" any further. Although there was about 4-5 wine bottles on the menu, they did not offer them this evening - they ran out. So we went by the glass, that also ran out after 4 glasses. And we asked for any red wine - all out. How the puck do you run out of wine? All these reviews keep talking about this epic bar, lol. And Jesus Christ, I almost forgot about the doggie bag. They used 4 containers, when they could have maybe stuffed it into 6. All four containers were pretty much open, with food sticking out. The two containers of sauce both opened in the bag and leaked on the floor of my car. Morons. I tried to keep an open mind, and didn't expect much. Still ended up being terribly disappointed, and annoyed once I saw how the pieces of sh#t packed the food. I know this place has been around for a while, but it can't possible last. Anyone with some extra capital looking to invest, please finally give the really nice people of Sandwich a good Chinese food place. They have been made to suffer too long. read more

Ordered drinks before dinner, and asked for a Hawaian Sea Breeze and when I got thr drink it was too strong so I asked for a side of pineapple juice, and told by the bartender, who was NOT wearing the required mask, he said, This is the way I make the drink" and I could not have more juice. Very argumentative and nasty attitude. Didn't bother to order food and we left. I will NEVER go back. With an attitude of not willing to satisfy its customers, I'd say it's left a sour taste in my mouth. read more

I've tried every place from Quincy to Orleans and this had to be the best by far. The food is always consistent, granted not everyone will love every restaurant but I'm pretty sure most will love this place. The Mai Tai ' s are without a doubt the best I've ever had. I enjoy relaxing and watching tv and eating and having a cocktail at China Palace. It's definitely worth giving a shot read more

China Palace Restaurant - Szechuan Near Me - Sandwich, Massachusetts

Quite possibly the worst service I've ever had at a restaurant. I have heard through the grapevine that they have been going downhill and apparently I heard correctly. We waited 45 minutes for dinner to come out (unheard of at a Chinese place) and received the wrong orders. Chicken fingers were too rubbery to bite into. Overall, borderline disgusting. Go to Asia garden read more

My favorite Chinese food resistant by far. The fried rice is perfect every time. I've been going here since I was a kid, and never disappointed. Very kind staff and always so helpful. read more

Favorite Chinese place. period. I'll drive 70 miles in the winter. Great food . Great Mai Tai's.

The food was very bland with no flavor and didn't seem to have been freshly cooked. I got the pu pu platter and everything was dry like it had been sitting around for a while as was the rice. I don't think I will be giving them another try anytime soon! read more

Folks, time does not heal. We can't believe we went back. Have literally been out dining over 4,000 times over the past 45 years. By far, THE WORST SERVICE EVER. 1.) Asked the waitress about an item on the menu, she started to answer and walked away during her answer leaving us still wondering. 2.) Too long to take dinner order. 3.) When delivering dinner she never asked if we needed anything else. It was clear our drinks were emptied. Just drop the dinner and go. We had to go to the bar to get a second cocktail to bring back to the table. 4.) Never checked in us to see how are dinner was or again, to see if we needed anything else. 5.) After we were finished we waited at least 10 minutes with our cash at the edge of the table while both waitresses kept passing by our table glancing over clearly seeing we were done and ready to go. And folks, there were very few patrons in the restaurant, it was nearly empty. 6.) Our waitress finally picked up our cash sitting next to both our empty water glasses. There was no check presented...just took our cash. She brought our change back w guyith no receipt. She didn't say thank you for coming or I hope you enjoyed your dinner. She just walked away. She never even cleared our dinner plates. The best advice, STAY AWAY!!! The management could care less about customer service or reciews. My wife and I worked in restaurants early on. We understand what creates good service and what customers expect even at a very minimum in order to keep coming back to a restaurant. This restaurant, as demonstrated by the many one star reviews it has received for its service is the poster child for what you don't want to do to your customers. This literally is what restaurant chains would want to show their wait staff in training what NOT TO DO while waiting on their patrons. So, a first....we were so stunned we wrote down a list and handed it to the bartender manager at the cash register. He looked about 2 seconds at it and through it in the bottom of the cash register. I asked, "are you the manager" and he replied yes. I asked if he even cared about what we had to say. He replied, "you have to talk to the owner" and then got the note back out of the cash register and said "here, write down your number, if the owner wants to call you her will call you". Hmmm....okay? That's it, right! We just left the restaurant, for goid. People, do yourself a favor, the food is mediocre here, the service....by far the most uncourteous read more

Great food and service! One of the few dine in Chinese restaurants in the area. Prices are very reasonable too! It's an awesome choice for a large family to dine without breaking the bank. Your family will leave full and satisfied with good portions as well. We've enjoyed their take out service also. This location has been in Sandwich for about 30 years too! Next time I'll have to try the bar and watch a game. read more

Food is ok but I wondered why all the waitstaff were wearing winter coats inside, guess what it's freezing in here! I've got a sweatshirt on and I'm still cold! read more

I ONLY come to this place for drinks. I have gotten food poisoning a number of times from this place. food tastes as you expect nothing super special. the waitresses are nice but the manger dude is mean and nasty. He does not smile, say "hello" or look at you. My order was wrong once and he said there was nothing he could do since i paid. The only thing i can say about this place is their drinks are hard. So careful having to many. If you want GOOD Chinese go to Asia Garden around the corner. read more

Let it suffice to say that as I was walking up to the front door to gather my take out, my gut told me to turn around and walk away. It looks like the prototypical, dirty, old Chinese restaurant. (Having ignored my gut, several hours later, and for a period of about 12 hours to follow, my gut had its revenge!) Specifically, the food was as bad as any other American-Chinese food I have ever had--flavorless (despite my explicit and twice repeated request for VERY SPICY), goopy and comprised of low quality ingredients. The egg rolls were cold and bland, the "General's Chicken" was of the variety that is 90% fried breading and 10% vaguely chickeny meat bits (clearly frozen), and the fried rice tasted like hot, dirty water. As already suggested above, everyone who ate this food, even a touch of it, has spent the last 14 hours sick. read more

The service was awful. The waitress' would look at me as I tried to get there attention. Then would walk away. I found a long white hair in my food. And when we told the waitress she ask where it was. And the manager didn't come over to apologize or try to keep any sort of business. When we asked to speak to him. It took him almost 20 minutes to come over. Then tried to say it was my own hair, which was held up and back in a pony tail and head band. Then tried saying it was my boyfriends. Who has a shaved head. When we told him we both felt like we were going to get sick. He said we needed to go to a doctor. And not complain to him. I've never had worst serves. read more

Unbelievable. Joe is by far the nicest man I've ever met. He's so vivacious and helpful. The mai Thais are also out of this world. Connie is a sweetheart and this place is the best. So grateful they're doing takeout. read more

DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY. China palace would be decent if you were on a college campus at 3 am trying to sober up. The food tastes like freezer burnt P.F. Changs. The drinks aren't all they are talked up to be. It tastes like they get Mai Tai mix from the liquor store next door then mix it with rubbing alcohol! read more

Disgusted !! , freezing cold , staff at war with themselves , not even asked if I wanted a drink , food awful , appetisers & entrees served together,then asked to pay half way through all so the staff could go home while we sat there! read more

Food and drinks were just horrible. Don't waste your time. The food was so bland I needed to add so much soy sauce to make it barley edible.

Good drinks but if Joe is on the bar he is sleeping in the office or not paying attention to people at the bar I think place will be gone soon all the other staff are great read more

Horrible service. I was picking up take out and I asked for more soy sauce and I was told NO! I said "excuse me". She said " you want more you need to pay for it".There was a whole 2 in the bag! I said " fine how much"? Then I was asked how many more I wanted and I said 3. She said that will be $ .09. I had to contain my laughter as they were risking a customer over 9 cents!! Mind you if I was sitting at a table I could have used the whole bottle!!! read more

Went for the first time last night and looked forward to it. Venue was empty except for the bar. Shortly into our meal which was okay we realized that our waitress didn't really want to be working that night. I had to signal twice to get attention. The second time it was another waitress that responded who ultimately checked us out. Really poor service given there was more staff than customers in the place. most likely will not return. - Rick read more

I personally LOVE this place. Fast service, excellent food and amazing drinks! Joe and Connie do a great job in there!

Attempting to purchase $80+ order over the phone. Wanted to pay with credit card, however, they "Don't take credit cards over the phone." We order at least once a week. Son-in-law was going to pick up order since he was already in the area. You're either in business or you're not. Not going back. Plus, they don't deliver. Once they gave us the wrong order and we had to drive back to pick up the correct order. Dinner was delayed over 40 minutes. Didn't get a discount for their error and our inconvenience. Don't go there. read more

Horrible! Pork fried rice was made with questionable brown sauce...inedible. Waitress was surly. Recommend the Wall in Mashpee or for great Chinese food the Way Ho in Bourne. read more

Big joe behind the bar makes the meanest Mai Tai on cape cod I vacation there every summer and it's my stop before me and the wife go out for the night. Foods not to shabby ether. Locals can be a little rough tho but expected in any small town bar read more