So I grew up in Newton and I wanted to try this place out since the old Chinese place we used to go to closed down . I went here with a couple of my friends. We got seated at one of the tables close to the window. There were not that many people at the restaurant. We ordered some dumplings and chicken wings. It was absolutely disgusting , the chicken wings are over fried and extremely greasy and the dumplings were cold. This was on a Saturday around 2pm, so you would expect the food to be some what fresh right ? Its not just the food that was bad it was the customer service as well. I asked to get a change for a 5$ (5$ to 5 -1$) so we can tip the waiter and leave, the lady at the front desk got mad and screamed across the whole restaurant for another worker to come. She came over and asked me what I needed , I told her I needed change for a 5 she rolled her eyes and took out a small jar and handed over the cash. So I sat down and waited for the waiter to come over so we can get the check, after 10 minutes of waiting he comes over we pay for the food and leave a tip. AND THEN we get into the car, we are about to leave the parking lot , the lady from the front desk and the waiter both run after us , knock on our window, and tell us that we forgot to tip. We payed around 20$ for the food and we gave them a 3$ tip because well it was not that good and we had to wait a very long time. She kept asking us to give her more money for the tip and we told her No. She got all pissed off and kept pointing at my bag and saying "I know you have more money". All I can say now is I am not returning to this place ever again. So rude and terrible food. read more

Just about the worst Chinese food I have had in sometime. The food was just all around bad. We ordered a pork friend rice which had as much pork as a kosher meal. I have had this dish at many other restaurants and can say this was easily the worst one. It was totally unflavored and simple white rice. When I complained I was told this is how it was always prepared this way. Every other restaurant that I've been to has prepared it in a much better fashion. The chicken Lo Mein was just as bad. It was room temp at best and was filled with some type of soy sauce which rendered it virtually tasteless. The only redeeming feature was the crab Rangoons which tasted like store bought Overall this was a very poor experience and I'll not be stopping by anytime soon. read more

I generally like this place and most of the food is good. I wish they had more authentic stuff available for lunch but it's in the suburbs so it's understandable. I will also mention that their Northern Zha JIang Mian (Minced Pork w/ Noodle) on their menu is NOT a Zha Jiang Mian at all. I kind of expected dry noodles with some kind of black bean sauce with some veggies and minced pork but got some random noodle soup instead. Someone has a picture of it. read more

A solid "meh." I came for soup dumplings after my hair appointment in Newton Center. It was pouring and I was soaked to the bone by the time I got in, so I was excited for some xlb! The waitress came over with the menu and a pot of hot tea. I already knew that I wanted one order of pork and one order of pork and crab. When I placed my order, she INSISTED that I did not want to get both orders of xlb, they were too similar in flavor. Actually, I did want both orders, but I relented after her she asked me a second time to pick a different dumpling and ordered the shrimp and pork fried dumplings. The xlb were out first, I sat there waiting to see if someone would bring me a spoon but finally flagged down a waiter and asked for one. The xlb were alright, they certainly hit the spot, but the skin was really doughy and the broth very fatty and not that plentiful or flavorful. When I finished with those I took one bite of the shrimp and pork dumplings and decided against finishing, it just wasn't what I wanted and I was mad at myself for letting the waitress talk me out of the second xlb. $17 later I left feeling pretty un satisfied. I might be back, but there are better dining options closer to Newton Center. read more

I felt so robbed ordering a simple lunch takeout today. I ordered $15 worth of food, and the total came to $20, therefore I figured the tip for delivery was included in bill. The guy shows up, and then claims I must tip him on top of the delivery fee?! I hand him a $5 because that's all I had. $25 for a small lunch portion of thinly cut chicken, seaweed veggies and white rice. What an absolute ripoff. I suggest not ordering delivery services from here, I could have gotten a steak dinner for that price. read more

Reliable place to get our XLB and Shanghai noodles fix without trekking to Chinatown. The staff there are very hard working and pleasant always. read more

I so, so wanted this restaurant to be good after visiting the Chinatown location often. I've tried many dishes over many visits with the hope that they would be good but they come either cloyingly sweet or too oily. For a place that is purported to be authentic the food at this location is surprisingly Americanized. If you do indeed go there try the salt and pepper tofu is good, although it can be soggy and once they forgot to season it. Sad to say, but you can do better elsewhere in the area. read more

Excellent service much more improved. Front of thE staff is receptive pleasant. Owner is a very pleasant laDy who takes pride in knowing her customers read more

Awful. Got delivery. General Gau's wasn't the least bit crispy or spicy, absolute worst I've had. Scallion pancakes were mushy on the inside. Not sure how the rest of the menu is but I certainly won't be finding out. read more

Good Lord the prices here are high. Portions are small and the food is just average. Go elsewhere. Terrible! Not much else to say about this place, but it's a culinary black hole. this is the 4th Asian restaurant in this location in the past 10 years. read more

We get takeout from the Dumpling House as our go-to place in Newton. They have legitimate Chinese food with the normal americanized dishes (General Gao, etc.). But most importantly, they do a good job of marking what has peanuts / nuts and what does not, and will cater to the nut allergy customers. That is very rare for asian restaurants. We love their food! Tonight ordered General Gao, sesame chicken, the spicy basil eggplant, special fried rice, and 3 types of pan fried pot stickers. Great place. read more

Dumpling House started out good but has been steadily trending downward as the flavors in the food are replaced by more and more grease. Tonight's Ma Pao Tofu was a pool of flavorless red grease with bland tofu way off the mark for what the dish should be. Taiwanese noodles were similarly greasy and flavorless. What used to be great dumplings were split open tonight. Not worth the extra time on the toilet. Gross. read more

Not impressed at all. I ordered scallion pancakes, fried dumplings, and General Tso's chicken. Cost almost $30. All 3 were small portions. The scallion pancakes were half the size they are other places. The sauce for the pancakes & dumplings tasted much different than at other Chinese restaurants. The cost is way too high for the quality you get, and the quality isn't even that good. Do not recommend. read more

Was excited to try this place. Not sure why they named it Dumpling House. Ordered chicken wings, beef rolls for appetizers but came after the main course. 3 lunch specials that included soup & white rice but they never served us the soup. Steam buns but very average. 3 different kind of noodles, one of which a Taiwanese noodle but turned out to just your regular Lo-mein, very disappointing. Stir fried tilapia was ok, too much starch in the sauce. Also too salty. Not going nack read more

Came here for weekend lunch. The soupy buns are no good, nothing compared to its counterpart in Chinatown. All the food was loaded with a ton of salt, MSG and oil. A disappointment. Would have given 1 star were it not the friendly and helpful server. Don't bother. read more

I really wanted to like this place, but couldn't. Unlike other yelpers said, the service here was actually quite good. The food though, left much to be desired. We got the xlb/soup dumplings, water boiled fish and garlic peapods. Soup dumplings were doughy and the filling was dark brown (like they used dark soy sauce or something.) It tasted overwhelmingly like soy sauce. No good! Peapods we fine--for a $15 veggie dish, they'd better be. The water boiled fish 水煮鱼 is a classic sichuan dish that gourmet dumpling house does incredibly well (best in Boston, really!) But here, it was overwhelmingly Too TOO sweet, had zero sichuan spices and was not spicy at all. A huge huge disappointment, since I was hoping for the gourmet dumpling house version that everyone stands in line for. This is not a traditional Chinese place. It became americanized and was obvious with the clientale of the place--mostly white folks. Sigh... read more

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Vegetarian review!! This place has several vegetarian friendly dishes, and the 3 that I shared with my sister were all delicious! We ordered the scallion pancakes, the vegetable spinach dumplings, and general gao tofu. Yum, yum, and yum!! I didn't try any of their meat dishes, so I can't review any of those, but curious vegetarians... you will not be disappointed :) read more

Delivery driver flat out lied to me. Delivery fee was supposed to be $2. When he told me the total I asked if it included the delivery fee. He said no so I threw some dollars on top of the total. I then read the bill which included $4 for him. This is not an accident, he wasn't mixed up, he just lied to me to make a few extra bucks. In reading other reviews, I'm clearly not the first person to have this issue with this individual. You've lost my business, I will not be ordering from this place again. 3/5 stars if not for the driver. The food was pretty boring. Crab Rangoons were decent. read more

This place is pretty good if you are not willing to go into china town. The soup dumplings are ok just make sure you are fine with ginger and garlic. They offer takeout and dine in. If you don't prefer fatty meat I wouldn't get the dumplings. Most of their food is a bit oily, but soup dumplings aren't that bad. The service is fast, and polite. This is a great place depending on your taste opinions. read more

The wonton soup was outstanding, a large order satisfies 2 adults + 2 kids. The few dishes we tried at this new restaurant were solid. The pork & leeks steamed dumplings were very good. This place is worth a return visit especially on a busy school night when you may not have time to cook. read more

Service was horrible. My wife and were made to feel like outcasts. The food was mediocre at best. We would t be going back

Got the mini soup dumplings and spring rolls as takeout. Delicious, steamed goodness. A little chewy but very similar to the quality of Dumpling House in Cambridge. Good for a quality dumpling fix. read more

I have been here a few times with family and with friends. The initial visit was with my then 86 year old mother. Make no assumptions. She likes flavour. Waiting is another story... So the food comes out in order of preparation time, who cares? The waiter wanted to be sure that she knew that the dish she ordered was veey heavily laced with chili peppers and peppercorns. Yes! There were no leftovers. Visit #2 was with my husband and a friend. Okay, we just needed to have soup dumplings and pork and leek dumplings. By the time we got around to ordering anything else, we were full. A few more visits and never a bad meal. Pretty much the same response every time. read more

Was lucky to have stumbled on The Dumpling House on their opening night. First off, the newly decorated restaurant was very inviting and the restaurant workers could not have been any nicer. We ordered Kung Pao Chicken, Sautéed Udon Noodles Shanghai style, and Pan fried dumplings. Thought the quality of the food was excellent. Really liked the King Pao chicken, which is one I always order at a Chinese restaurant and it was the best in the Newton area. Can't wait to go back. read more

I have been here four times in the last 2 months, and every time I have tried a different luncheon special, all of them have been superb. Great fast and friendly service, outstanding soups, friend rice, and delicious treatments of seafood, chicken, and beef with assorted vegetables. I think you don't have to go to Chinatown to get a really authentic, high quality experience and very tasty Chinese food. I hope they keep up the great work, and I will keep on coming and bringing new friends each time. The Soup Dumplings are off the wall delicious!!! Very reasonable price for a great experience! read more

We were a party of 4 and came here on a Sunday night. It was not too busy. We had the soup dumpling, pan fried dumplings, scallion pancake, dumpling noodle soup, Shanghai noodles, and Szechuan fish. The soup dumplings were very good. Hot with plenty of soup. Pan fried dumpling were on the salty side. Most of the dishes were on the salty side. The fish was hot and spicy. But not too spicy. We would come back and request less salt. read more

This is a good place for us to enjoy our meal, food and service are good. If they can add less salt into each portion of food they prepare in the future ,I think will taste better and heathier. read more

I LOVE this place! Definitely my favorite restaurant for soup dumplings--the pork and crabmeat ones are my favorite. Service has always been friendly and attentive. Also a fan of their Northern Chinese style braised eggplant and pork--so delicious! Other favorites are the sesame chicken, chicken with veggies and General Gau's. read more

Dumplings were delicious, service was very quick. Crab rangoons were yummy! For dessert we had the rice balls, probably one of the strangest things we've ever eaten! Hard to even describe. We'd definitely eat there again, but next time we'd probably just go with takeout instead of eating there. read more

Ordered from DH tonight for dinner. On the plus side, delivery was very prompt and way faster than expected. On the flip side, I found the food to be overpriced and flavorless. I ordered chicken and broccoli, and all of the chicken was tough and not well cooked. I also got an order of lo mein, which was so bland that it was inedible. Super disappointed for the price. Will not be ordering again. read more

Chinatown quality food in the suburbs. We got the seafood noodle soup in a clay pot which is absolutely fabulous! Soup dumplings are not Shanghai style, but still very tasty. Went at 5:30 on a Sunday night and got seated right away but by 6, there's a line out the door. We will definitely be back sooner rather than later. So glad we stopped in rather than passing it up based on Yelp reviews. read more

The restaurant shares the same chefs as the one in Chinatown and Cambridge. I'm really glad I don't have to drive to Chinatown and can have the same food in the neighborhood. I came to this restaurant on a quiet afternoon so the service is quite good. read more

Staff was friendly and accommodating, and I was able to speak Chinese with them! It was an experience that hit home for me. I ordered the soup dumplings (xiao long bao) with crab meat and it was just bursting with flavor. Coming from NYC, I have had some phenomenal soup dumplings - and the ones here are up to my standards. My only complaint is that at the top of the soup dumpling where the dough is pinched together, the dough is a little thick. However, on the rest of the dumping the dough was just thin enough without being too flimsy to hold the soup inside - it was the perfect thickness. I will definitely be coming back here again. read more

Ordered delivery from Dumpling House today. They have a wide variety on their menu and have something for everybody. Being a group of five, we ordered a variety of dishes including pan fried noodles with vegetables and added tofu, two types of dumplings, crab rangoon, and pan fried noodles with beef. The portions were very generous and delivery was made on time. Also, the variety of vegetables in the noodles was great! Plenty of broccoli and pieces of tofu. Would definitely consider eating/ordering from here again. The entire group thought the meal was very good. read more

Real Chinese food! First time I find it locally. I travel to China a lot and miss their food. This place recreated it. We will go back.

Went there for lunch. Had soup and dumplings. Food was fresh, service was good. Definitely worth a try.

Food is excellent and well priced, as are the drinks. Atmosphere could use some work. It's very brightly lit and tight quarters. Service is subpar, but very nice. Overall, I'll definitely be back for the food. read more

We have eaten at the dumpling house in Newton or gotten take out from it perhaps 10 times and I feel we have enough experience with this restaurant to provide robust advice. The food is excellent. We are pescatarians and I can not comment on the meat dishes. Most of the veggie main dishes are flavorful and well spiced including eggplant, pea pods, and cabbage. The fish filet based dishes are also strong. The problem with this restaurant is the service. Sometimes it is quick and efficient. But unfortunately, often this is not the case. There are two specific problems, delays and mistakes and these persist even though the restaurant has been around for a while. For example, tonite we ordered one type of dumpling and received another and even after returning to get the dumpling we ordered, they still gave us the same wrong one. This is not the first time we've received a different dish than we ordered. This has happened before at the restaurant and with take out. Check your takeout before leaving! The fact that we've been there so much attests to the quality of the food, but they really need to get their act together. read more

This is our fourth time eating here and we discover something new every time. Ordered the spicy beef wok and it was delish, but very spicy! Beware if you aren't a spicy eater. read more

Dumpling House - This is our 4th time eating here and it's always delish! Ordered spicy beef wok today and it was great but VERY spicy! Try it if you dare! - Chinese Near Me - Newton, Massachusetts

Didn't love the dumplings, but fish and eggplant was great. Fast, quick and friendly service. No wait on Saturday at 5pm, but the place was pretty full with young kids. Staff was incredibly accommodating and kind to our 8 month old. Great place to come with babies and kids! read more