Since the restaurant changed hands it has tanked. quality has gone downhill which is why they got to a new locations.

The building is dated, but it's perfectly good Chinese food! We got the generals chicken, Kung pao beef, and sesame chicken. All were great but not spicy at all. My 7 year old ate them all with no complaints. Huge portions! read more

Best Chinese in Longmont. Really generous portions, we always do take out and have a couple meals of our order. The restaurant looks like a nice atmosphere and has a lovely sushi bar. Highly recommended the Royal Wok!! read more

Five years ago when I came here I anticipated awfulness given the Yelp reviews but was pleasantly surprised. A few days ago I revisited and have to say those Yelp reviews were right. Also, the emptiness of the place the whole time we were eating there should have tipped us off from the start. The meal starts with a basket of overfried wontons and sweet and sour sauce. Not my cup of tea (speaking of which - the meal comes with tea), but great if you like a basket of fried stuff. Hide it from the kids who will just keep eating and eating it. I remembered really liking the egg flower soup before, but this time no one liked it at all. It seemed heavy with cornstarch. Minced water chestnuts and peas might have helped, but the texture really needs some attention first. The broccoli chicken was okay. The fish with black bean sauce, however, was so salty we couldn't eat it. Plus, the fish didn't look fresh. Something was off. Pieces were discolored within the same piece. Was it frozen and then cooked? If you still decide to eat here after reading all the reviews from people warning you not to, I can share that at least five years ago I thought the chicken-heavy basil chicken (which includes bok choy, onions, and red bell peppers and needed more veggies) was decent. The service is pretty good. The servers stand in the corners at the ready, and are very efficient and there to help. But really, listen to the reviews. There must be somewhere better. read more

Really bad; the sad demise of a once great Longmont restaurant. There is not much I can say about this one. I would only set foot in here if you like to dine in and eat off of Styrofoam and plasticware. Wait staff was inattentive and nowhere near properly dressed for a restaurant. Please don't walk up to my table wearing a high-rise shirt in your belly hanging out. We had to ask twice for them to even bring us a plastic fork to eat our food with. The days of getting hot tea with your dinner service are over as well. We ordered our usual Staples but the sesame chicken was mostly blobs of gooey bread with no meat inside. The noodle plate was OK but seemingly overly greasy. read more

The best Asian food I have experienced in 60 years. Pot Stickers, wontons, hot sour and wonton soup. Moved here from SoCal. Give them a try. read more

everything was okay, but the aftermath was not. This place gave me and my roommates the worst food poisoning ever. It's been almost 2 days and we still haven't been able to shake it. I felt sick almost immediately after dinner. read more

What happened? Used to love Royal Wok. Picked up food at Royal Wok tonight, it's 5 minutes from my house. I was told food would be ready in 10 minutes. I left my house 10 minutes after placing my order and waited another 10 minutes in the restaurant for my pick up order. Only 1 couple seated in the restaurant. Food was way overcooked, I ordered extra spicy and got 2, count them, 2 red peppers in my meal. Wontons are overcooked to the point of not being able to even crunch them with my teeth and there was about 1/8 tsp. of anything inside! I ordered one meal and wontons on the side. Cost $21.00! Last order I will get there! read more

Have been here a few times and everytime I come here the atmosphere/cleanliness is great the customer service is great and the food is delicious this time me and my husband went and tried a volcano for two and let me tell you it was freaking delicious! I would recommend going during the lunch time to the specials! read more

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I don't care for Chinese food, so I can't comment on the authenticity or lack thereof of Royal Wok, but my choice of eating here and requisite review come thanks to a desperate need for a quick Christmas day lunch. Service wasn't at all friendly, however it was efficient. We hardly waited for our entrees to arrive, and were ushered out just as soon as we finished our plates. Call it efficiency at turning tables, or whatever you want. I didn't bother looking through the menu, as I am averse to all things in Chinese cuisine that are sweet/sticky/saucy/salty, etc., and unfortunately (or fortunately) Royal Wok is one of "those" Chinese locations. I went straight for the "For Your Good Health" section of the menu, where the dishes are purportedly prepared and served without salt, sugar, or corn starch "for a healthy, delicious meal." So from $7.95 to $10.95 you can choose from various proteins, which are paired with plentiful steamed veggies, and of course a pot of sticky white rice on the side. I chose the steamed tofu and hubby chose the chicken. True to the menu, there was neither salt nor sugar nor day-glo bright sauces, just a plate of veggies and our protein of choice. With some soy sauce and a dash of pepper, they actually weren't half-bad, hence the 3-star rating for a cuisine I'm still trying to find a liking for! Hubby also ordered a side of egg rolls (2), and could only eat one, so they probably weren't very good, and he is a fan of these sorts of Chinese joints. Food was obviously on the cheap, and it was quick, and it was Christmas. read more

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Okay, the Won Ton soup horrible. It was a bland, plain broth, with heavy won ton wrappers which were gummy and had a flavorless filling. I couldn't tell you what meat was in it but I think it was pork. So disappointing. My dog liked the won tons though. The Mongolian Beef tasted more like pepper beef. It's supposed to be spicy. It's like they forgot to add an ingredient. It did have a decent amount of beef which was tender and a good ratio of onions to beef. And it's missing the little white crispy noodles that are usually in a small amount at the bottom. I ate a few bites, looked for the noodles and since it was not spicy, I gave my dog a few pieces. (He liked it). Then, I put it in the refrigerator where it will probably sit for a while before I throw it away. I'm thinking of returning it to them (since it's full) and asking for a refund. I'm really dissatisfied. It's not Mongolian Beef! The Combination Pan Fried Noodles dish was fairly good. It had a surprisingly large amount of meat and shrimp with vegetables. The noodles were crispy in places and soft in others, but that's what I'm accustomed to. I'd have to say that it was the only thing in my order that was edible. That's why they got a second star or I'd have rated this restaurant with only one star. It came with fried rice, probably combination fried rice, but I'm not sure. I had one bite and it was okay, but I never had a second bite. That went in the refrigerator too. I might use it with an egg dish for breakfast someday. Or, it'll go in the trash or the dog bowl. The restaurant appears nice and large but there's no table service during COVID-19, just take out. There were no cars in the parking lot except the same white car I saw parked on the side the day before. Maybe an employee car? During the time I waited for my order, about 15 minutes, at 2pm, I saw 2 take out orders picked up, which surprised me as the parking lot always looks so empty! I haven't driven by there during the lunch hour though. It looks so abandoned. The neon "open" sign is on a side window and should be on the front door. I thought it was closed down every time I drove on Main St. The man who took my order actually told me he didn't recommend two items I chose. And they didn't have eggplant for the Eggplant in Garlic sauce which the man who took my order said was good. I will try other Chinese restaurants in the area as this one is not very tasty or up to my expectations. My dog got lucky. He ate more of the order than I did. $30 mostly wasted. Cross this place off your list. On the East side of Main St. next to Burger King and close to 17th St. read more

Usually the food is very good and the price isn't bad either. However, they must be running low on vegetables because my Cashew Chicken only had celery in it last night. Don't get me wrong, the celery was good, but I like all the other vegetables too... The entrée portion sizes are big enough to split into 2 meals or share with someone. My family loves the Combination LoMein. All of the appetizers and soups are good also. If you're ordering online and you like crispy noodles with your soup don't forget to write it in the special instructions box. * they are generous with the fortune cookies* read more

Lost our online order. Couldn't get a call through until 2.5 hours after order was placed and was told the system had been down. They looked up our order and said it never made it to the kitchen. Said it would be another hour to prepare it - not sure why they wouldn't expedite our order. Super annoyed that now I have to figure out something for dinner for some starving and grumpy kids. I like this place but will wait until we can safely dine in again to support their business. read more

First time eating at the Wok in a long time. We found out that the business was sold. In spite of the new owners, the food remains the same. $7 for lunch, can't complain. read more

I really want to give this place a zero for takeout. I ordered the Mongolian Beef and got 6 tiny slivers of beef and all onions. It was shameful. We also ordered Sweet & Sour Chicken and Curry Chicken and they were both bland and mediocre. Stay away. read more

Terrible terrible terrible! Clearly this was yesterday's lunch that they served us for tonight's dinner. Coconut curry chicken was a mush pit and cashew chicken was almost raw and lukewarm at best. It used to be good! We will finding another Chinese restaurant to dine at. Terrible terrible terrible! read more

Ever since the new owners took over, the food has been over cooked, dried out slop. I have old male waiter who is good. I have eaten there6 to 8 times, since the old owners sold . It is too bad they left. This place is just bad. Have no heat on , so you wear your coat. Really greasy plates. Go somewhere else to be safe. read more

Very rude, made an order and didn't receive what we ordered. Talk to a lady on the phone and she put me on hold and then disconnected the line. When I called back a male answered and he told me "that's how is and there is no refund", then hung up. They switched the Dumpling with Wontons. There Wontons taste like yesterdays, soggy and loaded with oil. We don't like there wontons and ask for our money back on the dumpling and they refused. After eating the Kung Pao Chicken I find it wasn't as good as it used to be. Would recommend this restaurant. read more

Upgrades rarely equal an overall downgrade, but as unfortunate as it is, this is the case for the once pleasant, Royal Wok. Royal Wok had humble beginnings, a small family restaurant in the parking lot of the local Longmont K-Mart. They started with tables and mismatched dishes, every time you went in for a bite to eat, they seemed to have worked their way up to something new, like maybe better table cloths. It was cute, local and the food was a solid "OK". The service was so personal; as regulars before the move into a rebuilt structure, the manager knew us on sight and would even bring us free crab cheese wantons. It was a nice little place for a nice little meal. Fast forward a few years. While certainly, the new building is pretty to look at inside and out, the quality of service and food has declined immensely. Everything seems dry or bland, the sesame chicken is soggy, as though it's been sitting on a steamer for days and the servers don't even attempt to converse with you, they don't even smile, it's like everyone has chopsticks up their asses. I can only give the Royal Wok 2 stars for fond memories and for the creepy little ginger kid with bad teeth sitting behind us, eating the cream cheese out of everyone's wantons. Only in Longmont. Ugh. read more

I would normally not even admit to having entered a place like this...the standard "Chinese" nightmare that you find all across our country with words like "Tasty", "Wok", "Golden", "Yum", "Palace", etc. in the name on big yellow signs with red lettering...but especially in small towns. This stuff is so NOT Chinese food...I wish someone would come-up with a better term for this Americanized deep-fried everything where every stinkin table is loaded with obscene deep fried puffs of cream cheese with Day-Glow pink gel-dip and other such nastiness. Where 80% of all items are deep-fried lumps of (fill in your sale 'meat' of the day) that are slathered with gelatinous slimes of only slight differing flavors and colors...none of which naturally occur in nature...EW. Everyone looked depressed...or at least in serious need of a blood pressure cuff and defibrillator on standby. The "manager" ran around scowling (probably pissed that she was gonna be late to open her nightime nail makeover salon) and looking generally scary. Aaanyway...pardon the rant...but since I am so rarely up in Longmont (I do not even recognize it any longer) I guess this is just a blast into space...and my friends up there all said it was the best Chinese place in town...OMG! Maybe "Royal Wok means "Run from the building with your hands waving above your head", in Mandarin. However, there ARE some decent dishes to be found in places like this...but you need to identify something close to edible and then triple-check that they can modify it and hope to goodness they have someone from China in the back who gets it. I would rarely use such a term referencing an establishment where I know they are just trying meet what they understand as the "taste" that will bring the people in...but...here it is..in a word...this place was... -- Disgusting -- read more

Da Kernal tells it like it is without the cutie verbiage. This is the best "Chinese" food in Longmont. My two amigos with the poor ratings must have not eaten there recently. I've been to over 78 cities in 19 countries and understand why the illuminate complain that "foreign fare" restaurants aren't authentic. Way too many of us in the USA don't like the taste of authentic foreign fare. Unfortunately these places must serve more than the 147 people that 'demand' truly real live no kidding authentic food. I will admit that the "spicy" items on the menu are not really spicy so my wife always asks them to kick it up a notch & they deliver. The pork & beef dishes are very good. Egg rolls are crispy, rice is rice, and the hot & sour soup is great. read more

I'm irked by stingy restaurants. Specifically, Chinese restaurants that only give you one bowl of rice. More specifically, Chinese restaurants that charge you for extra rice when it costs pennies for pounds. Nothing we had this night will call us to return. The eggrolls were flavorless and greasy; didn't even finish mine. When the Happy Family arrived at our table, I knew I was in for a bland meal. Every thing had a dull brown sheen to it, that sauce lacked flavor and depth. The scallops were tender, but what good is that without flavor. Even the red sweet and sour sauce that they served with the free fried wonton chips lacked that tangy sourness that gets those saliva glands workin'. I'm on a quest you guys, I'm on a serious hunt for GOOD FLavorFUL Chinese food. Not Thai or VIetnamese, or Japanese, but CHINESE food . I've had a bad run of Chinese places and I realized that most of my high ratings Asian places were not Chinese...... I'm off! I'm gone! I'm not comin' back here! read more

Be careful of menu prices. There is a sign near the register saying something to the effect that actual prices might be different than menu prices. Not sure why that should be. Ordered take out, while at store, and bill came to much more than I thought it should be. I asked to have an entree removed from order to bring down cost and they said they could not do this because they did not have the code. This was during order entry phase, food not even cooked yet. I asked them to cancel order and start a new one and again they could not do this. Got food home and realized they had wrong food. Drove back to get correct food. They made no attempt to "make it right". By the time I got back home, all food was cold. Oh, and no fortune cookies this time. Not a good experience. read more

This is absolutely my favorite Chinese restaurant in Longmont. (And many surrounding cities too, for that matter.) The food is delicious and prepared to order. The staff is super fast and friendly and you will often find the next course of your meal coming out before you are done with the current one. They aren't trying to rush you. They just want to serve you quickly and efficiently. I have been eating at this restaurant for about 20 years. I can honestly say that the food quality has remained consistently good throughout this time and that is a testament to the Chefs and ownership. Not many restaurants stay open this long, let alone expand and grow into larger facilities. At this point, half of what I eat here is nostalgia (owing to the many blissful years I have spent eating here) but even objectively, this is a great restaurant. read more

I used to order from Royal Wok, and dine in, at least once a month when it was a "hole in the wall" joint. I didn't expect gourmet, authentic Chinese; simply a great value, tasty, and fresh version of American Chinese, and I was seldom disappointed. Nice service, too. I have ordered take-out several times since their move to the more upscale premises and have been very disappointed. What went wrong? Did they spend so much on the new building that they had to sack all the staff who could cook and hire cheap labor? Not only did I get a wrong dish, missing items, and higher prices last time I ordered, but the food was over-cooked, too salty, and lacking the right flavors. The moo shu pork was just awful, almost inedible, and that's a dish I have ordered many times from Royal Wok, so it told me a lot about how badly they have lost the plot. I always hate dumping a restaurant after years of loyalty, but I threw the take-out menu away today. I hope they get back on track. I won't be going back unless I hear some good things about them. read more

Warning: Do not eat at an Asian restaurant where Asians do not eat at. Our server was fine. He seemed a bit run down, but I can imagine in that restaurant, everything and everyone must be. That poor kitchen crew... I can only imagine what it's like behind their closed doors. The food was severely less than mediocre. The restaurant smelled of burnt hair for awhile during our meal, which we thought was strange. I barely touched my meal. The inside of my eggroll was grey and slimy. I presume it was filled with cabbage, but I'm not quite sure in retrospect, and my entree had no flavor what so ever. It was just brown. Besides the awful food, another thing that really did it for me was when we were cashing out, a woman, who I believe was as least partial owner, let someone cut ahead of us to make a take out order and completely ignored us when we thanked her. We didn't even get a head nod or eye contact. Nothing. She is clearly there solely to make money. Maybe if the food was better and she recognized her patrons for spending money at her establishment, it would be more than just a gross "Chinese" restaurant in Longmont, CO. read more

Adequate at best. Very greasy egg rolls. The egg foo yung was different than anything I've ever had. It as basically fried dough with specks of scrambled egg. Weird. Wife had a scallop dish which was decent but nothing special. We live in town and won't be back. read more

The chinese here is fairly decent, although it has changed in flavor of the same dishes over the years and some of them have begun to go downhill or are just mostly bland. In terms of portions if you order something with seafood you can expect to get mostly vegetables with a few shrimp. The last Kung Pao Shrimp I ordered I only got 4 shrimp with about a pound of vegetables, so it really wasn't worth the price. Majority of the dishes seem to be that way as of late. Majority of their appetizers are very good, and the pu pu platter is something we order almost every time with everything it comes with being pretty good. As far as service goes, I would say there is great room for improvement as the service is usually pretty hostile in a sense and they get angry if you need to omit an ingredient for food allergy which is pretty unfortunate. Then even if they agree there is a good chance you'll get it anyways and your entire meal is inedible. Pricing is pretty decent if not batter than most places so that is a major advantage and thusly you can expect to wait if you try to eat here around dinner time as it will be packed. Overall having eaten here sparingly over the last decade this being one of the better options of chinese there are better ones in the area to go to with better food and service. read more

This is definitely one of my favorite restaurants in town. Good service, great food. I would recommend the Orange Chicken, or the Sweet and Sour Chicken. read more

I hate to do this but have to add to the chorus of 1 star reviews. We used to order from Royal Wok at least once a month and very much enjoyed it. We moved across town about 9 months ago and, because of COVID, started looking for delivery restaurants. Having been happy with this place in the part, we ordered from them. Yuck! Something has really changed. Everything we got was bland. The order took two hours to get here for starters. It was warm on arrival but tasted like cardboard. We were shocked. The shrimp toast had no shrimp on it and, in fact, I think it was sesame toast, despite us paying for shrimp toast. The hunan beef had a pepper next to it on the menu (so should be at least mildly spicy, right?) but it was not just spiceless but also flavorless. Everything else in our order was bland also. We tried flavoring them with the accompanied plum, soy, and mustard sauces but none improved the flavor. In the end I had a chemical aftertaste in my mouth. So sad, cause we used to love this place but Royal Wok is dead to us. They won't be receiving any more of our hard earned money. read more

Update, November 30, 2014. Thought we would try it again, in the mood for some Chinese food and they were nearby. What a mistake. Waste of money. The food was extremely mediocre, the curry chicken was designated hot, my grandmother could've eaten it, but she's dead. at the end of our meal we were waiting for our check to show up and my wife noticed the trim on the window next to us. I then went to the restroom, and noticed the door stained it is. Check out the photos, and imagine what the kitchen must be like read more

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1st time trying their food and will be the last. Ordered Hunan Beef and with the steak, all I could taste was flour. There was about 3 pieces of broccoli and spit out the 1st bite. This is honestly the 1st time I've thrown out an entire meal, worst take out I've had in a long time read more

Having heard the business had changed hands I was looking forward to some Chinese....Wow! what a disappointment, wife ordered Buddhas delight, man, talk about soggy veggies, like they were sitting in a heat tray for hours, my order was S/S chicken and Szechuan spicy beef. To say the chicken was not very crispy would be a vast understatement and like my wife's plate the Szechuan beef veggies also very soggy, I have had crisper veggies at a Chinese buffet. The place was dirty and the menus were very greasy to the touch. Also keep in mind if chop sticks come in unsealed package they may be reused.. sanitized but reused. The one star is for the reasonable prices, Enter at your own peril. read more

I just recently started coming back here (new location for a while now) after moving back to Longmont, and I remember absolutely loving the food here. The new location is good for them, definitely an upgrade and a place where the kitchen can't heat up the entire dining area. Since I've been back the food has been generally as good (lo mein seems to have taken a hit, but the egg drop soup is still fantastic). The service is very friendly (aside from the lady at the front who is so brusque and bitter that it has always been a bit laughable rather than a cause for genuine concern). And even when it's quite busy, there is hardly a wait on tables or orders. Overall, great (greasy, Americanized) Chinese food. I love it! read more

I have been a loyal customer over thirty years. But last week will probably be the last for me and many friends. Quality of food, flavor, and cleanliness of The Royal Wok has deteriorated basically since new owners, or management has been replace. It's too bad, but guess most resturants go the full cycle over time. From excellent to very mediocre and not a special place to take family or out of town guests. It was a special place to take folks, but not any more. So sad. Now where to in Longmont for great Chinese??? read more

I am not sure where to start on this place. We ordered carry out and upon walking in for the first time it was set up like every other Chinese spot. Get home break out the goods and upon taking a bite of the chicken fried rice all I taste is fish so I figure why not try another maybe just a different taste but nope fish taste again. The Mongolian beef had one scallion in it and it was slimy and seemed to be rotten and the meat was so so. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone I have given up on Chinese food in Longmont have yet to find even half way decent place. Save your money stay away from here. read more

We've been regulars here for years. The quality has decreased, the food was only slightly warm when we picked up and the beef was practically inedible. The last time the soup was so salty we nearly couldn't eat it. Too bad. Used to be our favorite. read more

Don't waste your money. I have had their food before and it was mediocre, today it was just plain lousy, no flavor, and no spiciness. The hot & sour soup had zero 'hot' (no spice) and not much flavor. They must have been out of garlic as the vegetables in garlic sauce had no garlic flavor and it had been requested no sweetness for sauce and it was very sweet. These were lunch specials and they put the egg roll in with the other stuff so it was very soggy, no cream cheese wonton, four soggy chips, plus no fortune cookies included even though it says they are. It was a shame our favorite place "Colorado Wok' in Louisville is closed on Tuesdays as we just had a hankering for Chinese food so we went to Royal Wok, unfortunately this was not the place to go to, won't be back and don't recommend it. read more

We just had the best dinner ever! Jacky Quyang was our server and he made our evening extra special. He recommended dishes to us and kept the tea coming! I've eaten at the Royal Wok numerous times over the past 20+ years and this was the best ever! I highly recommend Royal Wok for a fine Chinese dinner! read more

Curb side pickup! Not likely! 15 minutes late on order! Wrong food; 3 entrees and can't even get that right. I'll go to East Asian Moon or anywhere else from now on. Called them on the phone to straighten out order, what do you know, he can barely speak English...now. read more