Ordered delivery. Beef & broccoli, pork dumplings and fried rice. Beef and broccoli was over cooked and generally not good. Dumplings were truly awful. never again. read more

We order Hot and Sour soup a couple times a week, but our favorite Chinese place is closed Tuesdays. This order was a mistake. The smell seemed off, but I decided to give it a taste anyway. Turns out I should have trusted the message my nose was trying to send me. The Ginger Beef was "meh" and the spring rolls were ok, but felt greasy. Owners seemed like nice people and maybe I've just been spoiled by a unique recipe of Hot & Sour soup at Papa Shunde in Hawkwood. Maybe there's other dishes that are amazing, but the items on my order won't have me coming back. read more

Oriental Palace Restaurant - a bowl of soup on a table - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Great mom and pop Chinese food restaurant. The owners are always there and remember who you are. The food is very good. We had the ginger beef and Szechwan eggplant. Both were very good. This is our go to Chinese food place. The service is always good. read more

Oriental Palace Restaurant - Szechwan eggplant - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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How good or bad it is seems to depend a lot on the dish you order. On our first visit we were very happy with what we got, fresh veggies, lots of meat, good taste. The second time we were rather disappointed. Just a small portion of meat, taste was lame and I was still hungry after finishing my plate. What I really like about this place is that they will cook most of the dishes gluten free if you ask for it! Even the lime chicken was made gluten free. The owner is very friendly. Generally speaking it's a good place, you just need to find a dish you really like :) read more

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We've been on the hunt for our new favourite Chinese restaurant and this place is definitely not it. This was the worst meal I've had in a long time - total waste of money. The Shanghai noodles were tasteless and horribly oily, the jewel veg dish was green peppers and celery...and bland, the ginger beef was tasteles, soggy and greasy. I feel like this place has its friends review it because the ratings are so far from what was delivered read more

Coming from San Francisco, I had to try this "ginger beef" that originated here in Calgary and I gotta say it was really great! It's like chicken fried steak meets sweet & sour pork or crispy fried tripas. Weird to say but more celery and carrot would've actually been great, the two go well with the sauce. Overall, a very solid place! Looking forward to trying more of their menu. read more

I didn't expect to find such good Chinese food near my house and with so many vegetarian options! This place has the best fried rice I've had in Calgary so far. I will hopefully be going back more times. All I've been thinking about is the veggie fried rice, it was so good. This place in my opinion is reasonably priced for a good amount of food. The service was good, I loved the homelike vibe this restaurant gave. The food was definitely fresh and very warm. This place has been one of the best places for Chinese food. Will be going back soon :) read more

Oriental Palace Restaurant - plates of food on a table - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Celiacs rejoice! Gluten free Chinese food. My friend mentioned this place to me as they did really good "healthy" Chinese food. So checked into them and the reason behind the healthy is they don't use MSG (which is a form of gluten), and I'd say 60% of their dishes they can do gluten free. Being NFL Sunday at my place we decide Chinese was the pick. We went with chicken fried rice, regular rice, salt & pepper seafood, pork with baby corn and mushrooms, beef and broccoli and chicken with mixed veggies. All of it was delish and there was no food left. It was Just under $70 and it was delivered in about 40 minutes. read more

Maybe its the times with covid and only doing take out but this was the worst I have had from my favourite restaurant, been coming here since 2004. the cantonese chow mien was mushy glop the green beans were mush and the salt and pepper squid were not clean of the skin so was like eating rubber bands. this may be fine for the skip the dishes crowd but not me. read more

Gluten free Chinese! I promise, I did not react! Other than being gluten free, it's a pretty common Chinese food place. I enjoy it mostly because I can eat it without being in pain. It is also quite tasty. They have friendly service that can be a little slow as it's usually only one waitress for quite a few tables. Overall not a bad place to grab a bite of Chinese, especially if you're unable to enjoy gluten! read more

Easily the best Chinese food I've had in yyc. Absolutely love their orange chicken, and their spring rolls are delicious! We love ordering takeout from here and frequently do so. The only reason why I am not giving five stars is because one time I ordered take out on a busy Friday night and the food did not taste as fresh (perhaps it had been prepared en masse prior to the dinnertime rush). However, besides that, the food has always been VERY good, and the staff are friendly as well. A must try for takeout! read more

Really nice husband and wife team running the place. It's a bit dated and run down, but the prices are fair and we just felt welcomed here. They have all the typical Chinese food fare. It tasted decent. The one lemon chicken dish was a bit dry. read more

I think it's very sub par Chinese food. The hot and sour soup was neither hot nor sour. The dumplings are too doughy. The ginger beef was overcooked and you could not really tell that it was beef. It looked more like chicken but didn't taste like either. The beef and broccoli sauce was a bit runny and odd tasting. The one redeeming item was fried squid which was cooked perfectly and had a really good flavor. Also I got a glass of water and it was served to me warm like the pitcher was sitting on a hot pad or something. I don't get the appeal. read more

Fantastic service. Small, comfy, welcoming and great pricing. Food is tasty, and staff is fantastic. We even caught them in the middle of their family dinner and they would get up to clean off our plates. Going as far as removing the used plastic packets from our plates to give us more room to eat on them. Unrivalled service and fantastic place over all would highly recommend. We will be eating here far more often from now on! read more

Terrible food!! Don't waste your hard earned money here! Ate there today, what a crime to give people old shrunken green beans that should have been thrown out!!! Despicable! read more

Oriental Palace Restaurant - a man standing in front of a lake - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Favorite restaurant. We've been going here since I was a little kid. They taught me how to use chopsticks. We order dinner for two from them several times a year. Highly recommended. read more

I have been a loyal customer for decades. Last night's take-out was the worst food I have ever seen. The meats were unidentifiable. The sauces were grainy and tasteless. The batters were gooey and inedible. I could not tell the difference between the ginger fried chicken and the ginger fried beef. The beef broccoli beef was grey and tasteless. The broccoli was yellow & stale. The vegetable dish was overcooked and tasteless. The hot & sour soup, which is normally fantastic, was like glue without flavour or heat. We requested extra spice on a couple of dishes and they came with no determinable spice. We paid over $100.00 for filling a compost bag full with inedible gluey tasteless garbage. So very disappointed. We will likely never cross their threshold again. read more

BEST dumplings. Love the Beef with green onions. Overall, food is delicate and delicious. Fresh. Not a huge fan of their wonton soup though. I think it is new ownership in last couple of years. Seems nice. Questionable use of personal space, but very friendly. read more

Didn't get what we ordered and tried to make the most of the wrong dishes but we were somewhat disappointed.

What an incredibly excellent surprise to find a restaurant knowledgeable in gluten free Chinese cooking! The three dishes we had were delicious, and the staff were very familiar with Celiac restrictions after working with two newly diagnosed long-time customers. They had plentiful GF options. I'm VERY excited to go back. read more

Tasty as usual! Yummy ginger beef! Try the green beans in garlic sauce as well! Owners and staff are always friendly and make you feel at home. read more

After having takeout from here tonight I felt it necessary to update my review. This used to be our favorite Chinese spot, although being as we don't live close we didn't visit as often as we would have liked. When the new owners took over a number of years ago, the food remained the same, as good as ever. Sadly this is no longer the case. The items that used to set them apart from other run-of-the-mill Chinese places have all changed and not for the better. The ginger beef is ok, but the same stuff you get everywhere else. The deep fried wings are limp and soggy and seem undercooked. The dumplings were cold and soggy and the red sauce was missing. This was also the case the last time we ate here, but we figured we'd give them another shot. Sadly, it seems that for whatever reason the food that made them so much better than everywhere else just isn't that good anymore. We'll try them again down the road sometime and hopefully things will improve. read more

Amazing! I didn't know a place like this existed in Calgary! About 65 percent of the menu is gluten free and no msg is added. The food tastes great and does not leave you feeling heavy and sick afterwards, even for my family who are not gluten intolerant. Awesome customer service as well; I ordered from this restaurant on Halloween night and the owner personally delivered it all the way to the deep southeast of Calgary at a very reasonable cost. He says that there is a possibility for a south Calgary opening in the near future! I can't wait :) read more

This is my second take out experience with Oriental Palace and so far food and service have been consistent. Phoning in the order is quick and easy and they seem to know their menu really well both by the dish name and number. Time to fill the order has consistenty been 20 minutes and the folks at the restaurant have been really friendly when you arrive to pick up your order. The food is good, nothing stands out as spectacular or the best Chinese food I've ever had but consistently good. The ginger beef (I know I know its not really chinese but I like it) is crispy and has a decent amount of sauce. The Palace Style Chicken is moist and again a good amount of sauce. Veggies are fresh, crisp and the sauce tasty. Serving sizes are decent. At the end of the day likely not different that what I could get at any number of other Chinese restaurants but this one is just down the street, consistently good service and quality and the price is fair compared to others. This will be my source for Chinese and I'd love to give it more stars but 3 seems fair as it is A-OK but not enough to take it to a 4 star. read more

It's been great to find - good service, friendly and attentive. Good, typical Chinese fare, tasty and predictable and a big selection of Gluten free options. read more

I have been taking friends to this small, but friendly place for nearly two decades, but last evening our group was very disappointed with the quality of the food. Although the servicer was friendly & kept refilling our water glasses, the water was at room temperature. The Wor Wonton soup broth had an unappealing flavour & the too large vegetable/meat chunks needed to be cut before they could be eaten. The deep fried shrimp appetizer was terrible - thick rock hard batter surrounding small dried out small shrimp. One of my favourite dishes here for many years has been the Oriental Palace's version of beef satay. Although the meat was tender, this time the garlic sauce, along with most of the other dishes, were overloaded with salt. The shrimp fried rice was tasty, but another big disappointment was the ginger beef - tough & stringy - more like beef jerky than the crispy coated article one expects. I'm not sure if there has been a change in ownership recently or if the regular chef was not working that day, but the whole dinner experience was unsatisfactory in the extreme. Sadly I & my friends will not be returning. Restaurants like The Emerald Gardens or New Dynasty serve consistently much better meals at lower prices. read more