I'm perplexed by all the negative reviews of this place, because I think this restaurant is great. It may come down to ordering--you should order actual Chinese dishes that the chefs love to cook, instead of more Americanized dishes on the menu. Last time at Dumpling House, I ordered Shanghai greens with garlic, chicken dumplings, northern style cold noodles, and xiao long bao with pork. The greens were delicious and juicy. (For a price of around $12 for a plate of greens, it's easy to feel ripped off, but you get a really large pile of beautiful vegetables. By the end, I didn't feel upset at all). The xiao long bao is a must, and its juices are rich and savory. The dumplings were good, too--certainly supporting a restaurant that has "dumpling" in its name. I think that the northern style cold noodles are really interesting. They're slippery and transparent and covered in a hot chili sauce, thinly sliced cucumber, and peanuts. They're difficult to eat because they're so slippery, but really quite delicious. They have an odd palate-cleansing quality that is relieving alongside fattier pork dumplings. Dumpling House has a no-frills atmosphere with simple decor. The prices are quite reasonable considering the heaping portions of vegetables and high quality of food. The restaurant is clean and the waiters are professional. Seriously--give this place a try. You'd be missing out if you didn't. read more

Light on vegetarian options but that's to be expected, though he scallion pancakes are TO DIE FOR! Would recommend but cant speak to most of the menu since we don't eat meat/pork. Some of the vegetable dumplings are fine and not great but the pancakes won't let me give anything less than 4 stars read more

Decent food, but great service. Received a call from the restaurant after online order to confirm food restrictions, which was appreciated. Thank you read more

Really disappointed after ordering from here last night. I specifically wrote in my delivery instructions not to forget to give us hot chili oil because my friend only likes his food with the chili oil. It's sad that one factor can really make or break the meal. Too much of a hassle to call the restaurant and have them bring it but it really put a damper on the meal. I got the rice cakes with beef, and it was honestly the worst I've ever had. I've eaten this dish many times in my life and I could not believe how bad it was last night. The rice cakes were so overcooked the texture was just mush. The chicken and broccoli that we had also had a weird flavor. Kind of tasted like they threw cheap stir fry sauce on it. Lastly, the fried chicken wings were decent, but why were they $8-9?! That is very expensive for this appetizer! read more

Dumpling House - The "rice cakes." So awful and pure mush. - Chinese Near Me - Newton, Massachusetts

The Newton Dumpling House has been on my list for some time. My friend and I dined here this evening. He was pleased with large parking lot. We ordered xiao long bao, shui zhu yu, and ginger/scallion lamb.That's my litmus test for new Sichuan resturants. The lamb and fish entrees had generous protein portions. I enjoyed the flavor, service, and venue. My friend was impressed by their brown rice option. read more

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Placed an order on a Saturday evening for 12 dishes. The tongue appetizer - slices were tough , old looking likely they were reheated and I tasted stale fat. The general gao chicken, fish with shiitake , beef with broccoli - sauce was thick, with the same uninspired flavor , mush -looking vegetable Even the fried prawns and calamari were disappointing. We liked the scallion pancake, spinach dumplings , beef dumplings and rolled beef with pancake scallion. We paid $ 205 for a most disappointing dinner. I threw away leftovers. Truly there is no real Chinese restaurant in Newton. Back to the Vietnamese and Thai choices which are quite decent. read more

Came here with a party of 6 and I think this place is average...the appetizers we ordered were pretty good but the main dishes came out super salty. The staff here were definitely friendly and attentive and the food came out quick. For appetizers we ordered: - scallion pancake: pretty decent, wished they had more scallion - Peking ravioli: kind of bland, wish they were pan fried a bit more - fried calamari: super salty...very hard to eat on its own without veggie or rice - soup dumplings: they didn't taste authentic Entrees: - shanghai udon noodles: oily, not enough flavor - beef fried rice: decent, would order again - yellow crispy thin noodles: not enough sauce however the sauce was really salty - Chinese broccoli: very salty - pan sear tofu: came out very hot and good Not sure if I'll come back here again, but give it a try, maybe you'll find something you like on the menu! read more

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This order previews on deliver service and food. Delivery service: fast, thought it would take longer than 1hr since it's rush hour but I receive within 30min. Food: Order pork,mustard green soup with noodle and seafood dumpling. The soup is light and delicate flavor with green fresh mustard green and pork, which I like. Usually Chinese soup will cook til everything super soft including veggie, this time not, just exactly what I like. The seafood dumpling is not exactly what I like but flavor is ok, a lot of places, dumpling has strong freezer food smell, here I don't see that. read more

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Amazing local Chinese , Chinatown in newton ,, a regular spot, The wok chicken, steamed fish, hot and sour and sweet corn chicken soup, all amazing. read more

I visited the establishment today. Food was fine. Flavor was good overall. However, there was a major problem regarding the service. They automatically charged 18% gratuity on my bill. That was unacceptable. I will never return to this restaurant again. read more

Dumpling House - Gratuity was already calculates into the total. Not right. - Chinese Near Me - Newton, Massachusetts

In case you were wondering, yes, this is the "same" Dumpling House as that in Cambridge, and the Gourmet Dumpling House in Chinatown, or rather it's part of that chain. This means you're pretty much guaranteed a certain minimum of authenticity in terms of Chinese food which tends to be a mix of northern and southern cuisine. The space is medium sized, you shouldn't find yourself waiting too long to be seated. The decor is dated and ventilation could be better, but you don't come here for that. If I was being picky, I'd say that the quality of food is slightly lower than that of the cambridge Dumpling House. The flavors are very similar, but the meats (at least the times I've eaten here) taste a little less fresh, some of the vegetables seem overcooked. That being said, I am RELIEVED to have a reliable source of chinese food out in Newton and know I'll be frequenting it often! Random fun fact, it's like a 3 minute walk from Whole Foods. Can run some errands if you're that kind of person. read more

Delicious! Super fresh and very kind staff. I took my 3 daughters and we all left full! We will definitely be back. read more

I was excited when they took over the Little Panda Hot Pot space. I thought this, for sure, was going to be a place I'd come to regularly. But alas, I will not return. Let me preface this review by saying, I grew up going to a Chinese food place with table cloths, that was wonderful in the quality of food they provided. The chicken was white meat, and hand trimmed. They never over-fried things or used the same oil, so your egg rolls would not end up tasting like fish. This was my standard for Chinese food, and the bar is set pretty high. I've yet to find a Chinese place in Massachusetts to match it. As mentioned by another post, their listing of dumplings is quite limited. This is a run-of-the-mill Chinese place, and not one of the good ones, in my opinion. Good Chinese is hard to come by. PROS: Tried a couple of the dumplings, including the Shandong with pork and shrimp. Good, but not great. I requested pan fried, and there was barely a brown on them. I also like steamed, but these were somewhere in between and not what I'd asked for. I do believe they are made fresh, so that's a plus. CONS: The Chinese dishes are heavily fried, to the point where the oil over took the flavor of the sauces coating the rubbery chicken. We did not enjoy either of the chicken dishes we ordered, and actually barely touched one of them. We saw plates at other tables, and none gave us dinner's remorse... you know, the feeling you get when someone else orders a dish that looks better than yours and you wish you had gotten that. Also, we ordered appetizers, the aforementioned dumplings and some crab Rangoon. They arrived AFTER our chicken dishes. huh? Isn't that the point of an appetizer, to come BEFORE the meal? Oh well. OVERALL: Disappointed in my experience here. We waited a while for our server to acknowledge us, but it was busy. That's fine. The food was not good enough for me to return, although others may enjoy it. read more

Food is good delivery was terrible Was supposed to delivered at 6 it was over one hour late The owner called to apologize Apology accepted because the food is so good read more

Finally open! I couldn't wait to try. Sad to say, it wasn't stellar. 南北園 in Chinese means "North South Garden", loosely translating to "people from the North and South will enjoy". I happen to think they forgot to include from the East or West. Fairly crowded, and the interior is all spic-and-span new. Same faces as the previous restaurant in the same location - the story is, the water main broke and a hot pot restaurant needing repairs instead was reborn as... a dumpling house. Except... Where are all the dumplings? On a menu of nearly 150 food items, dumplings only count for 10 of those items. And not just that, it's a "dumplings and buns" menu section! So scratch out the 4 buns and you have a whopping 6 dumpling options at a dumpling house. Um... an obvious omission from their list would be anything Sichuan, like a Chengu spicy dumpling or even a spicy Sichuan wonton... So I ordered 3 items: Shandong Style Pan Fried Dumplings, Pork & Cabbage Dumplings, and a standard Kung Pao Chicken (with a side of white rice). Time to taste test. Shandong dumplings were... ordinary Peking Raviolis. Average. Good, but average. The Pork and Cabbage Dumplings I had steamed. They were tasty enough, but... about 3 dumplings in I realized my pork was both chewy and still pink. I couldn't tell if it was food coloring or a lack of cooking (raw) but based on the chewy meat factor I opted to stop there, decided to pass. Kung Pao Gai, pretty straight forward, right? Well... while I'm used to Chinese food restaurants not making it spicy enough for me (this one was 0.5 on a scale of 10) they also somehow were able to make it completely bland as well. I could go so far to say this was my least favorite Kung Pao Gai to-date, and that includes the kind you can buy in a microwavable bag in the freezer section of a supermarket. Look, this place is only 2 days new. I'm being harsh, but also understanding. I'll try them again. I'll give them a month or two to work out the kinks. Hopefully I can update this review with praise. I wish you better luck than I had in the meantime. read more

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at a dumpling house, youd expect the dumplings to be star of the menu. unfortunately, the soup dumplings are not authentic. the skin is far too thick, maybe you could call it a 1 inch thick bao. the filling tastes like a take out dumpling with liquid. i would not recommend this place. the waitress gave me the wrong noodles, and insisted that i ordered the wrong item. then she had the audacity to ask for an 18% tip when i gave her 13.33% for her mistake. dont bother with this place, sh*t food run by sh*t ppl. name change to: dump house. read more

Spicy dry chicken in fact contains no chicken. Very flavorful but just batter. No chicken. Just batter.

I frequent the Dumpling House in Cambridge and was excited to try this location after running errands at Chestnut Hill mall. We ordered the pork soup dumplings, braised pork in brown sauce with chestnuts, sa-cha noodles with beef, house fried rice, and Taiwanese fried salt & pepper chicken. Our favorite dish was the braised pork in brown sauce with chestnuts: it wasn't the big braised pork shank I was expecting, but the pork belly was just as delicious and the chestnuts made it even better. The soup dumplings are fine: a bit doughy but more flavorful than the other local option, Jean and Lee's. Sa-cha noodles and house fried rice were good reliable standbys. I found the Taiwanese fried chicken a little too breaded and oily - I would probably skip that next time. We'll definitely be back to try their three cup chicken and brisket noodle soup! read more

Dumpling House - Sa-cha noodles, Taiwanese salt & pepper fried chicken, braised pork in brown sauce, soup dumplings, house fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Newton, Massachusetts

If you want pristine service, don't come here till they work out the kinks. It's pretty clear that they couldn't handle the volume when I stopped by for dinner last Sunday. It's basically Chinatown service in the burbs. They did forget a thing or two. If there was a bus boy, it would've been a smoother sail. In short, everything was slow because they were wicked busy with take out. Parking here can be difficult. It's in a small strip plaza with limited of parking spaces. I have no idea if there is street parking close by. As for the dishes, it's great that I don't have to go into Chinatown for this type of food! The soup dumpling is flavored not the typical Shanghai soup dumpling style so I'm guessing it's not Shanghainese. It does have plenty of juice and came out hot so I was happy! Scallion pancake was nicely pan fried. It's thick so it got some chew to it. I personally don't like really thin pancakes because you can't really taste much with not much texture. The pan fried udon was on the greasy side. Loaded with oil and cabbage! Good flavor; but a bit too much oil. Pan fried buns with leek and pork could've been fried a bit longer. I never really cared for this dish so it's bleh. I enjoyed the flavor of the cold five spiced beef tendon which was not beef tendon. It's actually braised beef shank. Translation error maybe? read more

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This location has not been great for the past restaurants, but, finally, the owners got it right. For Newton, having location where you can get half decent soup dumplings is a "nice to have". Some of the menu items are inconsistent, at times they are good and others, they are mediocre. If you are adventurous, try their bitter melon and beef. I've always had good results. read more

Food was great and service was so fast and on it! The soup dumplings are great and had such a rich broth! Not sure why so many people are complaining about the service. It was efficient and they handled multiple people coming in while having a lot of take out orders so well. This place is definitely underrated read more

1. They don't train their staff - if their waitress gave you the wrong order, you will get yelled at instead "for ordering the wrong things," in front everyone in the restaurant, therefore, ruining your night with your friends and family. 2. They don't train their managers - if they run out of items on their menu and you order it online, then they call you and ask you for a replacement that costs more than what the missing item was for. You will get yelled at again and they'll make you feel like they're doing you a favor and say "other customers didn't have a problem with paying more, why should you?" 3. They don't train their kitchen - shame on me, this is the second time I got sick after eating there. Final consensus - never, ever, eating from these scammers again. Disclaimer: I'm Chinese too, an American citizen, and a United States Marine Corps veteran. read more

Accidentally found this place while trying to checkout another restaurant. Soup dumpling was awesome. Fried rice plates were not bad.

Not bad, not stellar...I ordered the shrimp fried rice, scallion pancakes, and spinach with garlic sauce. The shrimp fried rice lacked flavor but it was edible. I wasn't fond of there being lettuce in my rice as I hate lettuce and have never seen lettuce in shrimp fried rice before, so that was annoying. The spinach was pretty good. After sifting through my rice and removing all the lettuce, the rice paired with the spinach and a pinch of salt, took the food from a 6 to a 7/10. Aside from the spinach, the best thing I ordered was the scallion pancakes that I was craving. Definitely a hit! read more

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This place has very tasty, authentic Chinese food. Some of our favorites include stirfried rice cakes with pork and mustard greens, chicken wings, stirfried vegetables, XLBs, pan-fried pork buns. Portions are just right for what you pay. The people are nice and friendly. Docked one star as the dumplings seem to be filled with the same pork mixture as the XLBs and the pork buns - they basically are the same thing in different wrappers, haha! But just avoid ordering those altogether and you'll be fine. Highly recommend. Prob one of the best Chinese food restaurants in the Newton area. read more

It's a small place but they serve authentic and delicious asian food! Cons: When we arrived no host was to be seen for about 3 minutes. The restaurant was full but no servers around. Pros: the soup dumplings are the best. Dishes arrived quickly and noodles, rice and dumplings were excellent! Will go back soon! read more

Very nice, generally quiet Chinese restaurant. I think they focus a lot more of takeout, as they weren't that busy during weekend lunch and didn't have many front of house staff on. The food was pretty good, and generally good portion sizes for the price. My family likes to get the xiao long bao (soup dumplings), steamed veggie dumplings, thinly sliced pork with chili oil, garlic, and scallion (not exact menu name, sorry), and beef scallion pancake rolls. read more

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The food from this place is chronically mediocre. Sometimes bad - never great. The problem is that there aren't too many better options nearby. If someone were to open a quality, Chinese restaurant nearby...this place would be crushed. We begrudgingly ordered from here last night - and then as my wife and I were washing up before bed (both feeling moderately ill) - we agreed that we never feel good after eating at/from Dumpling House and probably for the third or fourth time we said "that's the time". Hopefully last night really was (the last time). read more

We went there Friday at 9:30, and --despite the website saying they are open until 10-- told us the kitchen was closed. We returned the next day at 9:00, and were told we could order takeout only. We ordered soup dumplings and they were pretty tasty. read more

Great place. Was looking for the best wonton soup around. I've tried a at lest 10. It is a place that has great soup and good food. Check it out read more

Dumpling House - Chinese Near Me - Newton, Massachusetts

We've ordered from Dumpling House several times (have never eaten there). Their dumplings are the best I have had in the Boston area, comparable to what I had in China. Their other dishes are also great. I recommend it! read more

WORSt place ever! I ordered food off foodler and the food was over 45 min late, meaning it took 1 hr and 45 min to get the food. When I called to check up on the order the staff gave me an attitude saying that if I expected food within an hour I should call for pizza. They essentially said will be there when it's there. Finally the food arrives. The jung paso chicken had absolutely no flavor. I couldn't even eat it, it was disgusting. The soup prob dumplings were just balls full of oil. Worst place ever!! Would never order there again read more

This is my second or third time there. My wife and I love the food and service. Today, they warned us that the heat was out and that they were using portable heaters near the tables. They went beyond the call to make sure that we were comfortable and that the food was hot. The taste is always outstanding. read more

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This place has pretty decent steamed soup dumplings as well as scallion pancakes (get the ones with beef) but i would say the other dishes are lack-luster. The eggplant was too sweet, boiled fish was too salty (and not spicy enough) and service was a bit slow. Place is super small but we always go late so there is never a wait. I would recommend coming here for only the dumplings and apps but the dishes aren't super great. read more

Pretty authentic lamb wok and bean seedling(alcohol flavor). The wok is medium size adding lamb, peanut, lotus root, celery and many other spice(of course). bean seedlings are larger than those in Shanghai but the flavor is good nevertheless. read more

Dumpling House - Lamb wok. Perfect choice on a cold day and if you eat spice! - Chinese Near Me - Newton, Massachusetts

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Honestly, the food is fine but the delivery is abysmal. I ordered an $84 order (including delivery fee and tip) to arrive in an hour. It arrived in an hour and FORTY MINUTES. Cold. Dumpling house offered NOTHING for the inconvenience. I will NEVER order delivery from them again. read more

Delicious food, and friendly staff. The manager was very helpful. Best Chinese food I've had in Massachusetts.

Yes walked I in and the place smelled like a YMCA pool. The spring rolls where frozen, dumpling were average at best and service was average. Boston.com rated top five not sure how??? read more

Not a fan. I got takeout. The staff was nice but the food was insanely greasy (even after I specified by phone 'as little oil as possible'. The food lacked any flavor and was skimpy on the meat. read more

JUST had our meal delivered. First bites, delicious! But we were so sad when 5 minutes later we found a hair in not one but two of the dishes (in the soba noodles side that comes with soup, and another in the chicken lo mein.) No one in our family that was eating has long hair and the meals were still in the takeout containers they came in. Super sad because we've ordered before and loved it. Tonight was an expensive mistake and we'll pass on going back. read more