Good menu. Delicious food. Quick delivery service. Highly recommend Swan's Chinese restaurant.read more

The dining room is lovely, but completely empty when we arrived about 7:30 p.m. The staff were a…read morebit brusque. Restaurant is one flight above ground level. Bathrooms are another floor up, across from the kitchens. Not sure what was going on in the kitchen but from the dining room it sounded like they were wrestling or playing soccer up there. Food is not particularly tasty. I don't think it will make you sick or anything, it just have nothing special about it to recommend. The rice was bland as well, although the Hot & Sour soup was good. Beer and wine available in single serve bottles. Service was OK, again, nothing to rave about but adequate. If the food were a bit more flavorful this would be a really nice spot.

Stopped in for a quick snack as we were a bit hungry and it was after lunch and not quite dinner…read more We enjoyed the prawn crackers they served. We ordered spring rolls, sweet and sour wontons and a side order of the egg noodle stir fry. The springs rolls were fine, the wontons weren't quite what I was expecting - the filling was just unseasoned pieces of pork? But the side order of egg noodles was spectacular. I'd come back just for those.

Passing through Kilkenny for work, stopped by for an evening meal. It was lovely. We shared a…read morestarter with shredded pork in iceberg lecture, delicious, Szechwan crispy duck was great.

Best spice bags around. PERIOD! And I've tried over 30 spice bags around Carlow, Wicklow, Kildare…read more Family members also love the food on the menu. Prices are good and service is fast. Some nights tho the place becomes inundated with a million orders and you can be kept waiting That can't be helped though. Would definitely recommend if in the Baltinglass area.

Take-away only. A worth replacement to Second Heaven (closed early this year, replaced by a way…read moremore downmarket Asian takeaway). OK prices for the area; the food's worthwhile though there's nothing all that unusual or exciting on the menu -- typical take-away Chinese for Ireland. Open 7 days, 4 PM to midnight.

My favourite Chinese in Carlow without a shadow of a doubt. It's not the cheapest but it's not…read moresilly money either (about €12 a head will give you a good feed). They deliver pretty quick too compared to some of the other restaurants in Carlow. The only thing I would say they could do to improve would be if they had pictures of what all the dishes actually are. I'd love to try more things but if I'm honest end up ordering the same thing most of the time. Highly recommended if you need to satisfy an aul Chinese craving!!

From the owner: Welcome to Lotus Restaurant Quality Chinese Cuisine in…read moreCarlow Established in 1988, Lotus Chinese Restaurant is the oldest and leading Chinese restaurant in Carlow.Located in the heart of Carlow town, we have a strong reputation for exquisite food,friendly service and a range of Fine Wines. Offering a range of Cantonese,Chinese and European dishes. Various sizes of parties are welcomed.

After we ordered we found the time til our order was due was over an hour. Then they were very late…read moredelivering it. We couldn't contact the restaurant. The phone number didn't work. When the food eventually did arrive it was hot. That's the best I can say for it. The duck was dry and overdone and the chicken balls were mostly batter. The sweet and sour wasn't worth it. I won't be ordering from this place again and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else.

Both the food and service were excellent. We had a great view from our waterside table.read more

Always visit whenever I am in town, some of the best Chinese cuisine I have ever tasted, certainly…read moreTHE best in Clonmel! The staff are incredibly friendly and attentive (especially the manager Ming), they always recognize you (if you frequent more than once) and their positive attitude makes the place a fun and relaxed place to dine. I LOVE spicy food, so I usually opt for the a trio of pork, chicken and shrimp with egg fried rice with spicy szceuchan sauce to boot! Delish! Also, while many other similar restaurants would avoid putting too much shrimp in such a dish (as it is relatively expensive on their part) I am always impressed with this place as they don't scrimp of the shrimp! Their main courses are fairly substantial, so if you don't have a hearty appetite, perhaps skipping the starters would be ideal! That being said, the spring rolls are a must if you feel up to the challenge! Have often frequented the place on special occasions, e.g. birthdays, and the manager always brings out a free dessert for the VIP and the staff all sing happy birthday, which is a real treat, the cherry on top so to speak! Takeaway service is also an option, and there is a seating area available for those waiting to collect their order, with newspapers and magazines to read while you wait. There is also free Wifi, which is always a bonus!

Friday night I ate at Emperor's Palace after catching up with friends at Phil Carroll's…read more I was curious to try Chinese food in Ireland. As I drove through much of Ireland even the smallest of villages had at least one Chinese restaurant. There didn't seem to be any other ethnic restaurants apart from your occasional spotting of an Indian restaurant. So being the adventurous person that I am, I decided to try Emperor Palace. First of all, the manager Ming is a real delight. He made sure we were looked after from beginning to end. I really appreciated his hospitality. The other staff members were wonderful as well. We started with what is called lettuce wraps (in the US). I don't know what's is called on the menu but it's ground beef, spices, and cups of lettuce. It was delicious. For a main course we had a couple of sauteed lobsters, served on top of lo mein noodles. We had a side of asparagus. Everything was very good. Believe it or not, they make a delicious Irish coffee. I highly recommend it. Do stop by if in the Clonmel/Cashel area. Enjoy!

The food was delicious! We were a party of four & ordered sweet & sour chicken, king prawn chow…read moremein, beef chow mein, & satay chicken with plain rice & chicken dumplings. Everyone was happy with their dish - all came out in a timely manner & very hot! The chicken dumplings were crispy & the best I've ever had. The restaurant is very pretty & very clean. I highly recommend it & would go again if I'm ever back in the area.

Was in the lemon tree on Christmas Eve. It was swamped with takeaways, but they said they had a…read moretable for 6 people. Well, I have never seen the place so badly. Sat down, and a 1 basket of prawn crackers was thrown on the table for 6. We tried to order drinks, and after 1 person ordered a bottle of wine and 3 glasses. The server disappeared and got 3 glasses of red wine. No bottle. She came back around 20 minutes later and took the remaining drinks order, and we corrected her that it was a bottle of wine and 3 glasses, not just 3 glasses of wine. So she says that my mistake is on the house, and then she comes back and says we will charge you for 2 glasses. She took our order, and we had to say it so many times for her to get it right. Well, as that was going on, there were lots of kids running around and causing a lot of noise It took 45 minutes for 4 starters to come out. My mum asked 9 different times for a jug of water, and eventually, the server brought over 2 little tea pots of water and said this was all we had left. They were there's was bit floating in them. After finishing eating after 45, our table hadn't been cleared. Eventually, we asked for the bill because we were fed up waiting, and we had to dispute the bill because they said we got food we never got. I ended up with food poisoning that night bad dirraroe and vomiting We will never go back and wouldn't recommend anyone else to go there

Excellent service from all and the good was great . Quick and tasty …read more Will call again .

I visited this place for the first time at the weekend…read more We walked up a flight of stairs to find a friendly waitress at the top of stairs who opened the glass door and welcomed us in with a smile on her face! We were told we could sit anywhere(which is always nice! I hate when you are shoved in beside someone and there is no one else in the restaurant!) It was busy enough vibe as there were 2 groups of people. We were immediately served prawn crackers in a lovely oriental bowl, we ordered chicken in black bean sauce and tofu in black bean sauce and enquired about what beer was the nicest, the waitress recommended a nice chinese beer, can't think of the name of it now, but it was the cheapest one on the menu, which made it all the nicer! :) Fresh jug of water and ice was promptly brought to our table and our dinner arrived shortly afterwards. We finished everything! Yum! For desert we had banana fritters, which was served with honey and icecream. Delicious! I saw on the menu they serve cocktails that are €4.50, which is a very good price, so I must go back to try those! The service and food were all top notch! Will definitely be back! :)