food is fabulous we love going there.......comfortable place lovely restaurant and also bar area

This restaurant has been around for years more of a tourist thing. Services mediocre at best. The eggroll was below. Standard Spare ribs were tough. The Seabass was on the fishy side. We barely ate it, but the server was so clueless didn't even offer to take it off the bill. The Mongolian beef was average the only stand out where the string beans and the scallion pancakes. The sake was actually very good probably because it didn't come from the kitchen. read more

Love the new vibes at Shun Lee Palace. Spectacular service and hospitality from Andy and his team. They bring that old-world level of service that is rare to find these days. Food is great. Highly recommend their popular crispy beef, fried rice and seafood combination. Very generous portions and lots of rich umami flavors. read more

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Top notch food! Service also perfect. Bathrooms surprisingly awesome! The food is clean, healthy and feels good! We have been here twice and throughly enjoyed this upscale Chinese restaurant. They have a sushi section that looks great and we will have to try next! read more

I came here with a group of friends for a bday and let me say the food and service were extremely top notch. I ordered a bunch of dishes, my favorites were definitely the walnut shrimp, the sea bass and the Mongolian sizzling beef plate. Everything was fresh, food was brought out at a timely matter. I ordered their cocktails too 4 different ones, my favorite may be their Singapore sling. If yall want a taste of authentic Chinese food this is your spot. I can say it taste like home read more

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We had booked a table for four, invited another couple and dined there last night. It was going well until a party of maybe eight people arrived and were seated in the raised portion of the restaurant. They were extremely loud, to the point that we had to stop our conversation at many times during the evening. Our part of the restaurant had several other diners, who were making the same complaint so the restaurant staff could ask them to bring down their voices. To no avail. The guests we had invited had specifically us to take them somewhere not too noisy.The opposite happened and we felt quite embarrassed about it. Would not go there again. read more

We recently rediscovered Shun Lee and were happily surprised. They just finished a renovation but kept their old school vibe. I love that they bring a teapot of tea to the table and complimentary noodles with duck sauce. The dining room is cozy and service is efficient. We recently enjoyed the Grand Marnier chicken, which was fabulous, chicken with nuts and their soups are great. I noticed they added sushi to their menu but we have yet to try it. There are so many subpar Chinese restaurants and I'm glad we still have Shun Lee in midtown. Will be adding it to the rotation. read more

New Yorkers don't know how good they have it. Delicious Chinese food, pleasant atmosphere, clean. Plus a lunch special. What more can you ask for? read more

We came here for a birthday party and the ambiance was extremely cozy. The price was well worth the authentic flavors, especially the walnut shrimp, which was plump and juicy. Highly recommend. We also ordered the tequila sunrise and you can really taste the alcohol. I highly recommend eating it family style so you can try a wider variety of dishes and flavors. We got the special roll as our starter and it was by far the best piece of sushi we have ate. The waiter constantly checked on us and even provided us wet towels. read more

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We stopped in for dinner after a movie. The food was very fresh, but was lacking in flavor. Service was great and the ambience is very nice. read more

Great neighborhood restaurant. Lively, welcoming staff, excellent food. Great service. Glad they are back after nicely done renovation. Excellent vegetarian options. read more

Fatty, overpriced duck. The hot‑and‑sour soup wasn't sour at all. When I sent it back, they handed me a packet of vinegar just so they could still charge for it. Total rip‑off. Every other Chinese restaurant in Midtown tastes better and costs about half the price. read more

Came here a few years back during the holidays and had a great time. I heard they had a renovation, and I have to say the restaurant looks even better, while the food still remains good. Although it is quite costly, I'd say it was worth it for one of the few authentic Chinese spots nearby. While they do have some weaknesses in terms of service, that could just be the busy holiday season, and of course them being jsut opened read more

This is not the old shunlee east Not by a wide margin-marginal service and really mediocre food Just what a shame

Quite a nice authentic Chinese restaurant, the food here is amazing and the interior is truly special, a truly upscale NYC restaurant. Service was nice and fast, everyone was surprisingly cheerful. The only con would be the price, but then again every restaurant in that area is too. read more

Very nice interior vibes with great food. Great service and cleanliness. Love the seafood

Usually I would recommend this place. Though after coming here for christmas day dinner this year I was not pleased at all. I know it was very busy and they seemed very short staffed. I get it its holiday time... but the food was soooo not like it usually is like. I had corn soup which came out pretty hot which is a good thing. It went downhill from then though. I got chicken and Broccoli and the chicken tasted like fish a little bit and parts were cold and some pieces of chicken were hot. I then tasted the lo mein and oh man could I really taste the salt.. the spare ribs were so so. Not to mention waiting like an hour and half for this meal. We usually come here for christmas day dinner but after this experience... may need to rethink it. One last tid bit...I over heard them say to the table next to us how they ran out of Wonton Soup!!! read more

Take out Good service Boring food for price Lower prices on take out. Ambiance ? For take out? read more

It's not what it used to be. Especially in terms of eye appeal. It looks a little dated. But I am happy to report. The food is still excellent. It's very expensive compared to your neighborhood Chinese restaurant but for the most part, the food here is not like your local Chinese restaurant. All the soups are outstanding. The ribs were meaty and delicious. Beijing duck still the best. General Tso's maybe the best I ever tasted. And that server was great. 10 of us and everything came out exactly as ordered. Plenty of street parking after 7 o'clock during the week. In Manhattan that's a big, big plus. read more

Ordered food in for an office lunch and everything was delicious. Timely delivery too.

Not certain how this place has survived so long. It's pricey and the quality if the food is poor; each dish lacked character. Egg drop soup inedible due to over-salting; wontons in the Cantonese soup were undercooked and of poor taste. All seven dishes ordered were mediocre or simply poor. Nothing was worthwhile. Chose to eat here due to location. Never again! Star rating is for ambience and service. read more

It used to be one of the best chinese restaurants in NYC but unfortunately no longer The waiter mr Wong was great and from the old time era Unfortunately the whole lobster i ordered was not live not fresh as i was told but a frozen or old from another era Being that i do not intend to return i just left it almost whole in its plate and no one asked why read more

Ordered the vegetarian singapore noodles and the general tso chicken and it was amazing. Fast service Delicious food cant ask for more read more

Listen, I love this place. I will always go back, probably long after I should. I love the food and am grateful for the dark decor masking the SERIOUS filth. I mean, there's no other way to say it. The food is good, and the service is speedy. And I know it's hard to keep things clean in the city- but could you please tryyyyyyyy read more

Just OK... the food was very greasy, the crispy beef was very overdone. The server was very attentive and pleasant. I wish the food was better read more

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I've been to the west side location multiple times, but not since COVID. There was a big article in The NY Times that inspired me to try the east side location. This was clearly a mistake. Once you get past the hideous entryway carpet, the rest of the interior is old and pretty worn. Clearly hasn't been renovated since the 80s. We ordered dishes that we've ordered in the past at the west side location. The egg drop soup and fried vegetable dumplings were very good. It went down hill from there. The chicken with three types of nuts was ok, the sauce wasn't as good as the west side location and they inexplicably added red and green peppers. Here is where things went down hill. My wife was served a tiny bowl of room temperature rice with not one but TWO long strands of black hair in the rice. Neither of us have black hair. We couldn't even get a waiter to come over to complain to. We had to get up and bring the rice over to them to complain. This ruined the entire meal. Also we ordered dry shredded crispy beef but they brought out lo mein which we sent back. Once we saw the hair no one was hungry anymore and I had to go up to the host to tell them to cancel the second dish. They took it off the bill but they brought it out anyway. The beef was very chewy and the sauce was terrible. Another disappointment. The waiters were very apologetic after they realized all the issues. But it took them like 15 minutes to even acknowledge them. I recommend walking a couple blocks south to Peking Duck House. MUCH better food and more consistent. I would not return. Also 84 degrees outside and there was no AC! FAR too hot and uncomfortable! read more

Shun Lee Palace - Dirtiest and most worn out entry way carpet I've ever seen! - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

It was mostly good but misleading. What I mean by that is the ants climb tree dish was supposed to have beef. We called after delivery as we saw no beef and the woman that picked up said she confirmed with the kitchen that they added beef. She said next time call and she'll add more, I'm not sure why that's not the standard. We live a block away and were excited to try this place, but for $36 and no protein, just noodles, there are much better options. read more

Shun Lee Palace - ANTS CLIMB TREE - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

The quality has been diminishing for a while. Tonight was the worst so we're done. Virtually no duck in the duck roll. Almost no pork in the pork fried rice. A small amount of chicken in the chow mein. However, we got 4 bags of noodles (so unnecessary). Very high prices and subpar experience means it's time to end our relationship and find another Chinese restaurant in the neighborhood. read more

The most disgusting food ever in NY. Never order or eat from here. Waste of money and the food is absolutely garbage. Ordered food for the kids over $180 and if I wasn't far away I would bring it back to have them eat their own food. Terrible read more

Frequent customer, but no longer. Tonights take out meal was sooo dissapointing! Dried out spareribs, tough filet mignon, tasteless fried rice. Is ita new chef or a new owner? don't know but its not the shun lee i always loved read more

Upscale, pricey, and meh. Seriously, that about covers it all - its elegant, the decor is calming, white linen on the tables, nifty art on the walls, etc. The service is about the same, elegant, refined, and that's when the hiccups start - it just doesn't follow through all the way (share plates offered, but not delivered, spilled tea, etc) The food is about the same too - good, but not *that* good, a tad over-oily, muted flavors, and all in all, not really anything befitting the price (or heck, anything much beyond a run of the mill Chinatown restaurant) So yeah, don't go... read more

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Man has Shun Lee gone downhill. I've gone here a dozen times over the past 6-8 years, and I was always a fan, even despite their exorbitant prices. So, I was surprised to see that their yelp rating is down to 3 stars. But after our meal tonight, it makes sense. We had hot and sour soup, duck egg roll, lettuce wraps, general Tsos chicken and young chow fried rice. And honestly, none of it was good. The soup was just fine. The lettuce wraps were filled with oily and bland chicken, my wife didn't even eat hers. The general tsos chicken was fairly flavorless. Mostly just fried chunks of bland chicken. The young chow fried rice was flavorless too. What makes it really tough is that at the prices they charge, everything should be top notch. $10 for an egg roll? $22 for 2 lettuce wraps? $31 for general tsos and another $27 for a side of fried rice? These prices are 2X most other chinese restaurants and it just doesn't make sense given how downhill the food has gone. At these prices, just go to mr chows. Disappointing to see this NYC staple have gone so downhill : ( read more

I never make reviews, yet I have to for this place. The worst dining experience of my life. Food was bland and had a stale almost rotten taste. Charged $10 for water without being informed there was a charge for water nor a mention of the price in the menu. Scallion pancakes were overly oily with the oil flavor being old. Dumplings were improperly rolled with the filling being clumped in the center instead of evenly spread. Fish was so slimy I almost gagged. Orange beef tasted like chewed up hamburger coated with orange candy. In fact, I feel nauseous from eating here. When leaving, we overheard a waiter mention something about rats in the kitchen in Chinese. read more

I happen to stop by for lunch at this location we came in & had no problem being seated. Once seated we got some sparkling water & stuck with the tea, not bad. To start I had the Hot & sour soup, good soup even better adding the delicious giant noodles very good on their own better with some added sauce or in the soup. Dishes to share we tried the Filet mignon with veggies very good nice tasting meat, good broccoli. Also had The Xo prawns they were good as well, decent size shrimp these are fried but are not bad at all.... topped this with some brown rice & it was a just enough food. As for the restaurant nice size, simple decor ..service was good & prices are high for Chinese food but not so terrible that u can give it a try. read more

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The mariner Prawns was my fav dish. I don't come here often but when I do that's what I order.

Excellent food. Always the best Chinese I have had! Great taste and good quality ingedients

Pros: - No tourists - Great service - Good food - ambiance- I love white tablecloth, and kitschy decor Con (but not really).: Pricey, but what isn't ? I haven't been here in over 20 years, but I'm happy I came tonight read more

Food was very good and takeout did not take to long (~30 min) . Loved the soup dumplings and moo shu pork. Will be returning

We used to love this place! When my dad was working he would eat there every week! Lately the food has been very mediocre if not inedible! The dry sautéed crispy beef was soggy , tough crispy beef the last 2 times we ordered it! This is not the Shun Lee that I remember! The only thing that has gone up are the prices! Ridiculously overpriced for such poor quality! read more

Used to love this place..high prices..no taste. Blah taste that almost rivals corner takeout at best.lo mein with few vegetables and a very greasy spring roll...no crispy noodles..nochopsticks...good bye shun lee...btw we were disappointed a few years ago and worth another try...will not try again. read more