It's a buffet with NO variety of food--literally, there's no food. I don't recommend it. Plus, the woman who takes the payment--she wears glasses--is abusive and has a bad attitude. The place has plenty of tables; considering the amount of food available, there are trays with no food on them. read more

This Chinese restaurant has been in business for a long time! I've been going there for at least 25 years! They offer the choice of a buffet or ordering off the menu. Their food is delicious, I never ordered any food that didn't like. Their servings are large. I always get my food to go because I their iced tea is not my favorite. I know that sounds strange but I love iced tea, and I have been know to chose a restaurant just because I think their tea is good. Today, I ordered their lunch special (served until 2:30) "to go" which was General's Chicken. It was great as usual. My favorite dishes are: General's Chicken, chicken and broccoli, and beef and broccoli. Service is quick, call in or to go inside to order... you'll usually have your food within five minutes! You get delicious food at a very reasonable cost! I highly recommend the Golden Dragon in Madison, NC. read more

Golden Dragon - General's chicken with fried rice and an egg roll - Chinese Near Me - Madison, North Carolina

The food is always great along with the service. Recently ordered Crab Rangoon,sesame chicken combination and chicken and broccoli combination. Although they were extremely busy I was able to check out quickly after ordering ahead and the cashier Claire is always so kind! :) read more

We have driven past numerous times over the past few months and noticed there were usually a fair number of cars in the parking lot, so despite the Yelp rating we decided to try it. If you grew up in this area, and this was what you are used to, I suppose it would rate higher. If you've traveled and been exposed to better Chinese food, it doesn't pass muster. We both tried the buffet. Two of the items were cool to the touch, as well as the white rice. The egg rolls were inedible. The hot and sour soups taste was primarily vinegar, couldn't really taste anything else. Staff was friendly and kept the glasses filled, but the building is in need of repairs. One wall corner had water leakage and mold. Seeing that in the seating area makes me wonder what's hidden elsewhere. Won't be returning, and if you're considering Golden Dragon for the first time, you may want to consider finding somewhere else. read more

My group of 3 were very disappointed by the buffet lunch today. Most of the food was overcooked or simply tasted off. Worst of all is that we have had upset stomachs and painful cramps ever since. I wish I could get my money back. Side note: Service was slow to start, but good throughout. read more

The food is always good, the people are super nice and helpful if you need anything. Buffet is always packed with tasty food, and if anything is running low they never have a problem making you more. Really enjoy that pepper steak or bourbon chicken read more

The BEST Chinese Buffett! We've been coming here for decades. Everything is delicious! The service is always top notch. The hostess is so friendly and welcoming. The bus boy is so kind as well. Love the fish in the big interior tank and the outdoor koi pond has giant gorgeous fish! Lots of seating options inside and out. read more

Great food best Chinese around! Love the chicken wings off the buffet bar. They have some amazing Mongolian beef as well!

TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE. There was a hair in the fried rice, the seasame chicken was undercooked and tasted like it was left over chicken. The egg drop soup was like paste, the egg rolls were green inside and tasted horrible. That was my first and last trip to that S###hole. read more

Living in Greensboro NC the Golden Dragon here is great. The Madison Golden Dragon (no relation) is a nice stop to make when I'm up that way. Employees are watchful over buffet items to help keep them fresh and full and I like that. Hostess is kind, welcoming and patient. Hawaiian chicken is "off the hook" good (and sweet with savory usually turns me away) the chicken is lean and cooked exceptionally well. I'd prefer a grilled/broiled shrimp option, and to be honest, the egg rolls need some changes. Overall, it's underrated here and worth a stop when you cruise thru town! read more

Warning. They say they are open until 8pm on Sundays but won't seat you if you come in at 7:30. They said we could get a to go box. Just what I want to do ... eat to go oriental in a parking lot. Low rent. Don't bother read more

We had excellent service from Lindsey, the food was good and overall the customer service is what made the experience great. We will definitely be coming back! read more

The restaurant was extremely crowded so I thought the food must be good here. I ordered sesame chicken, vegetable fried rice, 1 quart of wonton soup, and One eggroll to go. First the wonton soup came in to one point containers with only two wontons in each container,the wonton themselves tasted very Dowie, the fried rice had a very strange aroma and a very weird aftertaste, The sesame chicken was mediocre at best and the eggroll was very small and again not very tasty. As I said the restaurant was crowded and the patrons seem to be enjoying themselves. If you're in the area and just have to have Chinese I guess it's OK but I will never eat there again. read more

A very convenient Chinese food establishment in the area. Have been coming here regularly for over six months now. I have not had a bad dish yet. Would give a full five stars except for the fact that the moo shu pork or beef dishes are very hard to get as they don't always have all the inventory to prepare the meal. Otherwise, no complaints. Always do take out so I can't comment on the buffet. Employees I have dealt with have been very friendly and accommodating. read more

This place has been here for quite a while, perhaps 40+ years or more. It shows sign of its age. It is well known to those from Madison and Mayodan. My wife and I ate here on the recommendation of two former Mayodan fans who like the restaurant a lot. They said it was their favorite Chinese place. I cannot say I agree emphatically but, for a buffet, it was not bad. It was NOT, however, authentic Chinese, but many of the entrees were good by the standards set by East Coast equivalents. That being said, East Coast equivalents cater to a high Americanized pallet. I started with the hot and sour soup which was not bad. They had crispy wontons to top the soup and white pepper on the table which is always a good sign that they know patrons who know Chinese are looking foe white pepper not black. The also had won-ton soup where wonton's could be added separately. That's cool. The egg rolls, very easy to make great, teetered between barely okay and ugh. The chicken wings were the best thing we ate - juicy, perfectly cooked, flavorful, and not overly salty. Pork dishes with mushrooms were down right tasty. So was the pepper steak which was tender but not over cooked. The small noodles (Lo Mein) were good. I did not try the fried rice. They had homemade donuts for dessert that my wife enjoyed. They had HIBACHI / Teriyaki on the menu but not the buffet. This would NOT be my first choice for Chinese in the Triad area, but I could see myself eating here again. The Sampan in Winston-Salem has authentic Chinese but is more expensive. The service here was incredibly friendly so it earned them the three-stars. The two of us, with beverages (tea and coke), were just $18 including tip. see http://www.goldendragonmadison.com/menu/lunch-menu/ see http://www.goldendragonmadison.com/menu/dinner-menu/ The dinner menu looks much better than the buffet, perhaps come back to see what dinner is like off the menu. Had I seemed they had Dumplings on the dinner menu, I would have ordered some. They did have two kinds of hot sauce - one whimpy and the other was Sirachi. The link to their website that includes a proper description of the hours. (They;re closed between 2:30 and 5:00 PM but reopen for dinner. Closed Mondays: web site: http://www.goldendragonmadison.com/ read more

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This place has been here for a while and they haven't really added anything new except for a hibachi grill. That being said they don't need to. The buffet has always been consistently good. All the items are fresh and are constantly maintained and refreshed with new food when they start to become old or cold. It's not a big buffet like the 500 item buffets in Greensboro. It has around 10 to 15 items from different chicken, pork and beef dishes. And the normal fried area and soup bar. All the dishes offered are tasty and flavorful. My favorite has to be the black pepper chicken. Also they have in my opinion the best egg rolls I have ever tasted. They have won over the small town of Madison with consistent service and food. I dont see this place going away anytime soon. read more

It's ok. But it was the first and last time there. Some food is dry and been sitting a while. Some is recently made, but it's meh flavor. Maybe tried to cook it too fast and the meat didn't have much time to cook in. Idk. read more

Are you kidding me? I know this is small town NC, so it's mostly my fault. I'm not a super stringent "won't eat anything that's come into contact with meat" kind of person, but I do expect some options considering this place has "hibachi". However, I'm not sure what the hibachi is for, since there is nothing with which to construct a hibachi meal. Everything on the buffet has meat in it. No green beans, no spring rolls, no veggie dishes - except soggy "vegetable lo mein" that has chicken in it. I thought my meal would be saved by some iceberg lettuce salad, but no luck. The "house" dressing only looks like ginger dressing... and tastes like burnt sesame seeds. This is a vegetarian's worst nightmare. read more

Standard Chinese buffet. Interior decor is impressively eye-popping.

Has to be the worst Chinese food I've ever eaten. Everything had a weird taste to it and just not Chinese food to me. I mean it didn't even have the golden cat at the front where you pay haha. read more

I didn't think the food was all that great it was all dried out they didn't change none of the food for the next lunch or dinner I think of his dinner and it was not fresh if I was you I would never eat there and I was just to any other of my friends not to eat there because the food is severely gross and it ain't fresh not at all read more

Definitely my favorite Chinese place in the area. The buffet has enough options for variety, but not so many as to compromise the quality of the food. Staff is friendly but not annoyingly in-your-face. read more

Excellent food for a small town. I am from California and we have plenty of good Chinese food here and this location is very good and highly recommend. read more

Good Chinese. Nice buffet

We love getting the buffet. Great selection and great food. Only downfall is they're only open certain hours during the day and not all day. This keeps us from eating here as much as we'd like because of our crazy schedules. read more

How this place gonna charge 12 dollars for a buffet and only have 3 main items. Dont get me wrong the food is good. But that buffet is a joke. read more

Worst "Chinese" I've ever had in my life, food is super greasy and there's barely any selection. Most overrated place I've ever seen.

This was my first visit to Golden Dragon. The service was great not as impressed with the food on the buffet bar. The hot and sour soup was good and the pepper steak. The egg rolls were very greasy. I don't think I will try this place again. read more

Excellent fresh food... on the buffet... you won't be dissappointed.

this restaurant was closed 3 nights in a row time after time I've wanted to eat and the hours are ducked FIX THIS BULL&$@&