Delicious food, great service, lovely setting. Could eat there daily!! The eggplant is my favorite but all dishes we ate were wonderful. You should go!! read more

What a great find! Located inside the Danville Livery, Donhao made for such an enjoyable dinner experience. We ordered the garlic noodles with shrimp, black bean chicken, string beans, roasted duck, and hot and sour soup, and every dish was flavorful and well prepared. The service was warm and attentive, and the atmosphere was inviting and comfortable. Everything we tried was delicious, and we're already looking forward to coming back to explore more of the menu. read more

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Made a reservation for 4 to celebrating 2 amazing person ages 80 and 84 first time and our experience was amazing salt pepper fish as an appetizer was superb and very tasty the whole menu is delicious and great staff very friendly accommodating to our needs Their bento boxes are real value gem to the neighborhood plenty of parking if I am in the area definitely I will be back Amazing cocktails too read more

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"Modern Chinese cuisine," it says on the menu, which means yuppie. No surprise, as it's located in a yuppie shopping center filled with other yuppie restaurants. Service a little slow. People kept coming by and even nodding at me long before someone actually stopped to take my order. However, then the food came pretty fast and my bill likewise. Wanting not too large a meal and being by myself, I tried the sweet glazed sole with pine nuts. It was a little disappointing, being about 1/3 fish and 2/3 crunchy coating, which had the glaze on it, also a few pine nuts and a few slivers of I guess it was carrot. A side of jasmine rice had the good flavor of jasmine and worked pretty well soaking up the sweet glaze sauce. read more

Where Modern meets Americanized Chinese food. FOOD: Dramatic uptick in prices within 5 months. Lunch used to be all the same prices (except for solely veggies) and now they are varied prices. Ordered WALNUT SHRIMP which was delicious (but taste and flavor is not anything unique, special or extraordinarily). Also ordered BLACK PEPPER WAYGU BEEF which I now don't know the difference between regular beef since every one seems to call every beef "Waygu" these days. I liked the flavor but I didn't like the bite of these chunks of beef. It was tough and rough. Strangely had green snow peas which isn't the typical. Soup can't be picked. Egg roll can't be picked. Salad can't be picked. Had three options of white rice, fried rice, and chow mein. SERVICE: Overall wasn't very helpful BUT would provide his own personal preference if you gave him options to pick from. Had to ask directing questions. Didn't do much as a whole bottle of water was left at your disposal. Tea costs money. Asked "how is it" once. Messed up the order but corrected it with no extra charge. Different individual brought out the dishes. AMBIANCE: To me, this location was romantically lit and wasn't too loud. However, it definitely geared towards elderly Caucasians. Host wasn't Asian which made it equally strange but interesting because didn't know the simplest of Mandarin. Definitely not a place for someone who is hungry let alone on a budget or in need of a translator. Would I come back? Honestly no because there's much tastier Asian food at a fraction of the price. read more

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Amazing food!!!! We loved everything we got especially the general tsos chicken. Great portion sizes as well. The service was solid - food comes out quickly and the prices are reasonable for the quality and portion size. The tables are a little close together we were kind of on top of the table next to us. read more

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Wow! Blown away! Amazing food!!! Moody and cozy ambiance. Hosts were kind and inviting. The food!!!!! Absolutely delicious! This food is fresh, the best ingredients, and well presented. I am not a fish eater and their slay and pepper fish appetizer was so crispy and melt in your mouth yummy! The only thing I would change is a larger portion. The food is pricy because it's so good and the best ingredients, so a little more would be amazing of course. It is family style for dinner which is really great! So you will need 3-4 dishes for a family of four. Counting down the days until I can come back! read more

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Be prepared for this restaurant to be very crowded on a Saturday night! It's super popular! The only downside to that is the restaurant itself is small. So tables are very crammed together. I wouldn't recommend going here if you're hard of hearing or sensitive to loud noises. You do have to talk very loud to hear your party. As for the food - I tried the potstickers 8/10 (I've had better) Honey walnut shrimp has a different type of fried batter and I felt it needed more sauce. 5/10 Specialty fried fish with a sweet sauce and pine nuts was delicious 8/10 Fried rice was the STAR 10/10! Service was fantastic our waiter he looked like the guy from love island TV show Pepe so we had a laugh out of that. Lastly, be prepared to spend a lot of money. More than other local Chinese restaurants. This is definitely an upscale Chinese restaurant so the dishes start at around $22 each. Overall- I would definitely give this restaurant another try and order dumplings, eggplant & fried rice!! read more

Donhao - Potstickers and the lychee specialty drink - Chinese Near Me - Danville, California

We were the first to arrive at 5 so the place was just opening. The ambiance was bright, fresh, open and full of light because of the large windows and the open wall to the patio. A perfect spot on this lovely spring evening. We tried one appetizer and three dishes. The appetizer, Spicy Wontons in Red Oil wasn't what I expected, my bad, for some reason I was thinking fried won tons but it was more of tiny deflated balloon like dumplings. They were OK, we ate them all but they were not as spicy or have the bold flavor I wanted. Next was Chow Fun with Chinese Broccoli stems. The stems were large, not uniformly cut, more scrap like, just odd and sparse. They added nothing to the dish. I've only had chow fun with beef so maybe the beef is what adds the flavor. I loved the texture of the noodles but began to think this cuisine wasn't the typical "American Chinese" dishes, more authentic not drowning in sauces so also healthier which I appreciate. I was excited to try their Walnut Prawns. I love this dish but it is not a dish you can always find and doing take out isn't an option because it won't be as crispy. The shrimps were big, fresh, lightly coated and fried. The walnuts sat alone on the side. Again they were not as saucy which also meant not as honey walnut flavored as I wanted. I would have liked if there was just enough sauce so the walnut pieces stuck to the shrimps. The General Taos Chicken was my favorite, perfectly coated in the sticky sauce but not swimming in it like a lot of restaurants, no sauce was left lingering on the plate. They were lightly fried and very flavorful. This is a place we will return to try more dishes and defiantly order the General Taos Chicken again. Finally the staff was friendly and attentive and by the time we got home I wasn't dying of thirst, feeling bloated or hungry hours later and I'm looking forward to my chicken and chow fun leftovers for breakfast. FYI the General Taos chicken did not disappoint, still excellent, the chow fun not so much, plain noodles no flavor read more

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Lunch specials = good deal with soup, egg roll and nicely plated. We ordered the shrimp, orange chicken, and beef. One had noodles and sadly the noodles were cold so we informed our server. Overall would have been a better dining experience, but basic serving temp of chow mein didn't make the mark. read more

Donhao - Outdoor seating area - Chinese Near Me - Danville, California

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The food was the best Chinese food I have tasted in years. It's a blend of Mandarin and Cantonese cuisine, that transported us back to Beijing, Xian and Hong Kong. The ambiance was spacious and appetizing. Service was polite and very efficient. Very reasonable prices and plenty of parking to top off an amazing lunch on Easter Sunday. read more

Donhao - Chinese Near Me - Danville, California

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Excellent food. Authentic Chinese, best that I've found in the area. Dumplings are great, drinks were good, too.

Really not bad for an Asian restaurant in Danville. Just expected a higher end feel and higher end prices. We had it family style to compare a lot of dishes. The portions could be bigger for the price you pay. The egg fried rice was whatevs, Mary's chicken was tender, wagyu tofu was fantastic. That was the best dish there. Honestly it was just a cool place try out. The inside was nice and modern. It felt like an elevated dining experience. read more

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Great food and service! Wagyu Broccoli Beef, General Tso Chicken, Dumplings all highly recommended.

On this rainy evening, we decided to try Donhao Modern Cuisine. We ordered spicy wontons, mom's pan-fried dumplings, wagyu beef with broccoli, a combination chow mein, jasmine white rice, and brown sugar panna cotta. We were pleasantly surprised by every dish containing animal protein. The meat was tender and succulent, a remarkable feat because it is easy to overcook the meat, which would have made it harder to chew and less enjoyable. The service was friendly, and the restaurant was clean. Ample parking on this night. read more

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Donhao occupies the former Kaori space, and the room feels comfortable and familiar. Some furniture remains, and even a panna cotta on the menu alongside the kitchen's new focus on modern Chinese, giving the restaurant a sense of continuity for the space. Service had some good, some bad. The long-haired waiter (possibly the manager) was warm, attentive, and proactive, making the experience feel welcoming. Other staff were less experienced. At one point, one of the staff mentioned to our waiter being out of my soda right next to our table, then played telephone at the same volume, delivered plainly as "we're out of that" without the usual niceties. Clumsiness continued when I ended up having to take the glass and bottle from out our waiters hands. These moments didn't ruin the experience, but smoothing them out would make the evening feel more seamless. The Quarter Duck stood out amongst the rest, with insanely good skin and a distinctive truffle-duck dipping sauce. The quarter portion is bony with minimal meat, it really should be a half duck, better for sharing. Walnut Shrimp was exactly what it should be: crispy, sweet, and satisfying. Black Pepper Wagyu Beef was solid. Garlic String Beans had good flavor, though they lacked wok hei, and the Chow Fun also lacked wok hei; oily, lacking flavor. read more

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No complaints! First time trying this restaurant today for lunch. Ordered a bunch of different entrees and all the food came out hot and delicious. The service was friendly and attentive. My favorite was the Mongolian beef. read more

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Decent Chinese food, beautiful and interior decor, and great service. It is a bit pricey, but you get good quality food. While the portion may seem small, they're just perfect. read more

They have great food and friendly service. We eat there weekly. Recommend reservation, because they can get quite busy.

Perhaps one of the best restaurants in the area. An elevated American Chinese restaurant that serves really delicious food. The food is not overly greasy or unhealthy and tastes fresh and is delicious. Super dog friendly as well with lots of outside dining and heat lamps. Located in a beautiful plaza and great to walk around afterwards with lots of dessert options nearby. Good service as well. Try the Mom's dumplings - absolutely delicious if you're a fan of dough! read more

First time here and happy we tried it! Loved the ambiance! Great service ! TIP: don't compare it to "typical" chinese food. Prepared with high-quality ingredients, no MSG, and you don't leave feeling greasy or puffy from sodium. Appetizers: Dumplings with chili sauce - hubby and I enjoyed them. I was not a fan of the sauce. It wasn't too spicy but it had a flavor I didn't love. I might ask again without or with a different sauce. Egg drop soup: fresh, light, and warming. my tastebuds wanted a little more salt. added a little soy sauce and it was delicious. Honey Walnut Prawns: probably the best I've ever had! The light crispy coating, perfectly cooked prawns, just enough sauce drizzled on. Yum! Wagyu Beef & Broccoli: hubby ordered this and loved it! I tasted the beef and it melted in your mouth, as other reviewers have said. Garlic String Beans: these were awesome too! Cook just right! portions aren't huge. Price is a bit more expensive than a place like panda express, but that is comparing apples to oranges. If you want Chinese food prepared in a lighter, less greasy, healthier with high quality ingredients, highly recommend this place! read more

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Donhao is a modern-looking Chinese restaurant replacing the previous, upscale Japanese place Kaori in the Danville Livery. I took my wife here for a lunch date and of course, she's extremely picky when it comes to Chinese food. Chinese food can surprisingly be cheap yet delicious, and some of our best meals are from hole-in-wall establishments or places. Her initial skepticism was whether this will be a Panda Express or PF Chang with inflated prices for the ambiance and location. To justify the prices, Donhao uses Mary's Organic Chicken and American Wagyu as ingredients. Service was a bit slow when we visited - we had to help ourselves to the menus. Surprisingly we got our food quickly, while the elderly couple next to us was waiting over 45 minutes! The food is decent. Chili Oil Wontons were excellent - super smooth skins, juicy fillings, and they nailed the oily sauce with a balance of chili pepper spiciness, sweetness, and mouth-numbing Sichuan peppercorns. (5 stars). The other appetizer we got were the pork baos, like a mini-sandwich, analogous to how Peking Duck is frequently served at banquets. Their lunch specials are in the form of Bento Boxes. I liked my Organic Orange Chicken, although to be frank I can't really distinguish organic from non-organic chicken tastewise. My wife had Beef and Broccoli which was decent. Their side dishes were good, especially the egg-flower soup loaded with scallion flavor. Overall a decent showing, and I can tell they really tried to elevate Chinese food while having pleasant outdoor ambiance. They also have a dessert menu and probably an alcohol menu too. read more

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This restaurant is very cute. It's in a shopping village in Danville. Our waiter was very attentive. We enjoyed the spicy dumplings and the mushrooms and Bok Choy. I liked the eggplant with fried tofu. The Chow Mein was pretty good. The Honey Walnut Prawns were good, but the plate was half empty. Perhaps they need to present this dish on a smaller plate. It is obvious that they use very fresh ingredients. read more

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The food here is really delicious and you can taste the freshness. However, I took a star off because it didn't live up to the hype in the newspaper article I read on this new restaurant and in some of the Yelp reviews. Yes, the food is done very nicely but it really is a Chinese restaurant geared towards Western tastes and expectations, rather than authentic Chinese. There were no Asians there for dinner either as patrons or even on the staff! That's OK, maybe that will change. The dishes were slightly salty also. On the plus side, it really is a very health conscious place, the food is so fresh with healthy ingredients and the fried items were not greasy at all. The Wagyu beef was so tender and melted in your mouth. Service was great also! read more

Donhao - Tofu & veggies with wagyu beef added. Kind of skimpy on the veggies, there were only 3 shiitake mushrooms. Expected more for these prices! - Chinese Near Me - Danville, California

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A group of us went to Donhao for lunch and decided to eat family style. We ordered 6 dishes and thought that was going to be too much food for four people. It ended up being just the right amount. The servings were about medium sized. We ordered pan fried dumplings, won ton soup, the fried fish with almonds with a light sauce with a slight hint of heat, beef with string beans, chow mein and orange chicken. Our favorite was the won ton soup which was very flavorful and refreshing, the fish had a excellent crunch, light, flakey and not doused in sauce, dumpling were pan fried perfectly with that nice brown, chow mein had great noodles, not too fat and had a very fresh flavor, beef was okay, unique flavor and the orange chicken was very healthy with a fluffy coating. The service was quick and good. They checked on us and kept our water full. We will definitely go back and bring friends too. For very fresh ingredients and flavors, stop by Donhao and treat yourself. I'm looking forward to trying the walnut prawns next time. read more

Donhao - House chow mein - Chinese Near Me - Danville, California

Food excellent and service perfect. Will definitely go back for lunch Benito box Strongly recommend read more

We had dined here for dinner but I really wanted to try the lunch specials. I am glad we did because the lunch specials were perfection! For $20 bucks you get soo much food: soup, salad, egg roll, entree and side! This is an upgrade from the traditional Chinese takeout and worth a visit. They do not have a kids menu but we ordered a side of noodles and my 1 year old enjoyed them. We can't wait to go back to try more dishes. read more

My wife took me out to dinner here at Donhao and we had a wonderful time. We ordered the General Tso's chicken, garlic noodles and a tofu dish. Everything was delicious and highly recommend the General Tso's chicken. For those of us who can't take spicy, the dish is listed as spicy but it's just a touch and really adds to the flavor of the dish. Randy was a wonderful server. He was professional, attentive and very thoughtful. When he heard it was my birthday, he served us a free dessert! We look forward to dining here again. read more

Very cute restaurant with outdoor seating. We had the lunch Bento boxes. Food is fresh but not to much flavor. Portions are small. Staff is helpful read more

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The food here was pretty good. I guess it's modern Chinese food. A little different. The Hot & Sour Soup was really good. The least dish was probable the tofu beef. It lacked flavor. But the other dishes were good. Service was okay but I think the restaurant was short handed, so the waiter wasn't as attentive. The restaurant was nice. read more

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The food and service inside was wonderful. Our server, Rex, was an absolute gem. He was friendly, attentive, polite, and constantly checked in to see if we were enjoying or needed anything. Rex actually saved the whole experience because it started off on a sour note because of the host at the podium at the front of the restaurant. The food was delicious as usual, although I will say that they are not consistent with portioning. We get a different amount of proteins every time we go and when I see pictures other people have posted. We got much less protein (wagyu beef and shrimp) than we have gotten in the past. The one thing I want to address is the treatment by the gentleman at the host podium. I don't know it was a lack of training, him being ageist because we are younger, or just outright racism. We were there at 4:50pm before they opened at 5:00pm. We stood politely in front of the podium (but not right next to it), and waited for it to turn 5pm because we didn't want to bother anyone before they actually open. He ignored us, but when a group of 4 of much older looking people came much later than us, he addressed them immediately and asked them if they had a reservation. They said they did at 5pm. He said they open in a couple minutes. I finally just had to speak and say we have a reservation at 5pm as well even though we had been standing there the whole time. Who did he seat first? Of course, the older white group of 4. Again, I don't know if it's because he assumed they'll tip better, or that they were white, or that they're a bigger party than our party of 2, or that they were much older than us, but it is definitely a lack of manners. I do have to comment, our little party of two ordered much more than that party of four (we ordered 7 entree dishes dine in and then 6 additional entree dishes for a to-go order) and we tipped almost 25%. The host shouldn't treat people differently based on appearance or the amount of people in the group. read more

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5* Service, 5* Food, by far our new favorite restaurant in Danville. Dumplings and green beans were family favorite,

What a very nice surprise! I was so happy to find a really good restaurant in my home town! Chinese food that you actually know what you're eating and high quality food without the high price. Ordered the dumplings, honey prawns, general tso chicken, orange chicken, wagyu black pepper beef, mango pudding, lemon drop to drink! All so very delicious! Staff is friendly and experienced fast service! Nice warm environment feeling comfortable but with class! This is my third time coming in one month. Look forward to going back and trying other dishes! read more

Have enjoyed it for take out only so far, but the dishes we had were excellent and although there was a mix up with our original pick-up order, it was resolved quickly and we were soon on our way with a delicious, hot dinner. We look forward to joining for a meal soon too, as the restaurant has a nice vibe. read more

Food was good but wow the prices are high and quantity is small. Location and ambiance inside is nice. Bar has a fun atmosphere as well and I like the seating arrangement. Service was good but as everyone else has said, price is high and quantity is small. read more

first time here. place is just ok but will say not really representing chinese style nor having chinese decorations. staffs are nice and attentive. for foods: 1. classic egg fried rice: i will say the taste is bland or tasteless. not sure whether supposed to be like that or just forget to put some spices??? 2. garlic string beans: top notch!!! must try and very recommended!!! i order two portions due to crunchiness and taste. feels so fresh and seriously, yummy!!! 3. spicy shrimp salad: another top notch!!! they just give three but the sauce is so excellent and perfect combination with the shrimp prices are wise and will come again next time. really expect their ducks menu for the next coming and hope still can satisfy my cravings... read more

Donhao - garlic string beans, classic egg fried rice, and spicy shrimp salad... - Chinese Near Me - Danville, California

Fantastic food. I've been here a few times now and have really enjoyed everything I've tried (orange chicken, general tso, sweet and sour pork, sole, and honey walnut prawns). The quality of the food and ingredients is amazing, the chicken is perfectly cooked. Also the portion sizes are good for the price. I'm definitely going to keep coming here! read more

Randy is the best bartender I've ever had!!! He has some of the most creative cocktails.

Duck lovers: Don't order the duck here. My wyf and I came here looking for a great go-to Chinese restaurant in the area. When we try a new restaurant, we have some standard items to try to judge against other items. For a Chinese restaurant, that has to be the egg rolls, fried rice, a common standard dish, then a chef specialty if they have one. The egg rolls were just OK. Somewhat small. Not hearty or flavorful. Our standard is a fat egg roll stuffed with fresh veggies and perhaps a protein. This fell short. The fried rice was OK. Kind of like fluffy rice with some veggies. Tasty but I didn't get any seared flavor one would expect from being tossed around a hot wok. For our common standard dish, we had the beef and broccoli. This was probably the best dish of the evening, a solid 4 out of 5 stars. For our chef specialty, the wife ordered the duck as she loves duck and ordered it many times over the years at various restaurants. The duck skin was great. The meat was delicious but on the greasy side. In my wife's words: "It was Bones, Bones, Bones! I had trouble getting enough usable meat to make it a meal." Being a specialty and one of the more expensive item on the menu, we were very disappointed. On the positive side, the wait staff was friendly and attentive, and the ambiance was very nice. But we just don't see a reason to come back here. Other Danville Chinese restaurants beckon! read more

Came here with my family for dinner on a Saturday night. We arrived late for our reservation and they still allowed us to come. We ordered the chicken salad, garlic green beans, orange chicken, kung pao chicken and chow mein. It was all delicious! The restaurant is cute inside and seems pretty clean. Service was great too. And my kids ate well so a win for us! Overall, I would recommend and come back! read more