When I first moved here everyone raved about this place. I used to order all the time despite being so expensive but the food was really good. I don't know if the chef changed but the quality changed and it's now not that great. I typically get orange beef which comes with white rice. The beef slices used to look like actual beef. Now I'm not sure what this is. It looks good but taste is not go great. I need suggestions on a new go to spot. read more

Summer Palace - Chinese Near Me - Windermere, Florida

We love Summer Palace! It's nothing fancy per se, but the food is good for take-out and the staff is always very friendly! read more

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Ordered delivery from this place via door dash. Food showed up pretty quickly which made me believe it was not really made to order. I ordered the General Tsao's chicken, Mongolian Beef, veggie fried rice, fried dumplings, and two egg rolls. The chicken was pretty good. Solid 7/10. Flavorful and plentiful. A bit overcooked, but still good. The beef was better, 8/10. The rice, was 7/10. Not a lot of veggies but still pretty good. Egg rolls 3/10. I didn't care for them much and likely won't order again. Dumplings, 3/10. Same as the egg rolls. Overall, Summer Palace is just ok for me. A solid 7/10 for basic American Chinese food with a few hits and some misses given the quantity of food they are preparing. Although I may order from them again, I'd likely skip the apps and only order a few entrées which all come with white rice. read more

The food and service are consistent. Love that pepper steak and fried rice combo and their spareribs are amazing.

First Time LAST TIME They will serve your food in poisoning containers. I specifically asked for NO STYROFOAM and lady LIED and told me its regular boxes. When confronted her about it, she got RUDE and told me that's what they use. Styrofoam (polystyrene) is harmful for hot food because high temperatures cause the container to break down, leaching toxic chemicals like styrene and benzene directly into the food. These chemicals are linked to health risks including cancer, nervous system issues, and reproductive damage. The foam can also warp or melt into food. The food would be great if the packaging didn't leach poison into your body!! read more

We ordered from here on Uber Eats. We ordered General Tso's chicken with medium spice level and it came with a side of white rice. The food was still steaming hot when we received it. The chicken was like any Chinese place but the spice level was very tamed down. It was a good size portion and was enough for two meals. It was about $18 per meal before tax. read more

Summer Palace - Spicy General Tso's Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Windermere, Florida

So strange all these reviews with "how rude the lady was" well guess what she was very nice. And one of the only places that was open after the hurricane. So idk how rude she can be to be open right after a hurricane. We got soup which was very flavorful and great. The fried rice was also pretty tasty read more

Really enjoyed the food. The house is very nice. Food was hot and delicious would recommend it's just not a sit down. It's strictly takeout place 3 1/2 stars. read more

Food is okay. Not the best. Verrrrry expensive. Spent more than $85 for dinner for 3 people.

The restaurant has really fine well bringing back the flavor and quality that I have come to know them for. Everything was delicious. I am happy to give them a great review and say that they are back in business. Based off of tonight's experience, I highly recommend them. read more

Our food was fresh and amazing. Ordering Over the phone was easy and very friendly. The delivery driver was very kind. He made sure we had everything we ordered. Thanks Summer Palace for your great service. read more

On time, hot food, good flavor. We order very simple fried rice and egg rolls and steamed dumplings, but they are good each time.

*Do not eat here!* This is the worst place I have ever eaten in all of Central Florida. Immediately, when we walked in the lady was rude and dismissive of us. We were the only people in the restaurant. We placed our order and payed at the counter. By time we sat down the food was coming to our table, in to-go boxes and plastic cutlery. How on earth did they prepare 2 entrees in less than 5 minutes?? The food was awful. The rice was completely flavorless and had freezer burn on the mixed vegetables. We ordered sesame chicken and beef lo mein. The beef was chewy and a little slimy. We could not tell what the sesame chicken was made of (pictures provided). It did have some chicken in it but the rest was a slimy goop. Couldn't even wash it down with water as they do not provide cups of water. We ended up walking out, leaving our food there. This place used to be so much better but it seems new owners have taken over and basically ruined it. I wouldn't feed that "food" to my dog. read more

Summer Palace - There were bit of chicken in the sesame chicken but we couldn't figure out what the slimy goop was - Chinese Near Me - Windermere, Florida

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I have been getting food from here for years. It is great. Well it's December 26, 2024, we just got our dinner from here and I have to say we were completely disappointed. Normally, I do not change a review but the food quality has gone down drastically. It's a shame because we really love Summer Palace. read more

We have eaten at Summer Palace for years and I am sad to say today is the last time I will ever go there. They USED to be very good. I used to LOVE their food. THAT HAS CHANGED !!! I wish I had believed the bad reviews that I read. I didn't want to be unhappy with this food. We got 2 lunches. The prices have gone way up and quality way down. Lunch prices were $15.00 each. Both had a lot of rice, not much meat and very crunchy almost not cooked vegetables and it was very bland, almost no flavor. I called to let them know I was disappointed and the lady was very rude and SHE REALLY DID NOT CARE. I will NEVER go back. read more

Just moved to the area, and the choices for Asian cuisine is very slim. This place seemed to be the closest option for us when it comes to Chinese food. The reviews didn't sound great, but honestly the place is not bad. This review is based on one visit where we did takeout for Chinese food only. Can't comment on the sushi. Beef and broccoli - standard offering. It was cooked well and good ratio of both beef and broccoli General Tso tofu - good flavor and lots of tofu, but the batter was not sticking to the tofu and wasn't really crispy compared to other places Krab rangoon - The filling was a bit salty and had cream cheese and chive and no surimi (fake crab). A bit different than other places where it was more sweet and had the fake crab with the cream cheese Sweet and sour shrimp - Batter was tasty, but too thick which made the middle a bit soggy and bready. So overall, pretty decent choice for Chinese. Will probably try other items on the menu or even try to eat in to see if the quality is different than the takeout. But definitely will get takeout here when we are craving some Chinese takeout. read more

Great pepper steak and fried rice. Service is always great even over the phone. Always fresh.

Do not order from this restaurant or even sit down to eat. Check ALL NEGATIVE REVIEWS on Google and Yelp. The woman who answers the phone can't speak English very well at all and more importantly can't understand what the customer is saying because she keeps saying "speak slower" (which makes absolutely no difference) and then she will say you are "rude" for not speaking slower. I had the absolute worst conversation with her just now. My husbands food is still ordered and expected via Uber eats delivery. I am deeply concerned based on her attitude that the food will either (a) never arrive and yes, that has happened before, or very late (that has happened before) or it will be somehow "altered" due to her "fishy attitude". If he gets sick from the food tonite, we will let you know for sure. But this place is technically the only Chinese restaurant around in this part of Florida and they seriously rest on their laurels of a reputation gone by the wayside. Sorry/--but it's true. Food arrives dry and cold most times. When dining in, the food doesn't match the meal description or look appetizing. This place used to be very good years ago, but now it's a pit. There must be new ownership or something because it is NOT what it used to be. I'm giving it 1 star rating because it has a building standing. Don't bother you won't like it. For them to mark themselves as a New York style Chinese cuisine is beyond laughable. Yeah, I'm in New Yorker. read more

We were staying at Disney and used Door Dash. The food was fresh, still hot, and large portions. I would definitely recommend!

Surprisingly okay. I do wish they offered Shashimi in there all you can eat.. or less rice on the nigiris.. What did I get I got the All You Can Eat Sushi. Now I know of this place for a long time, but I didn't know they had AYCE! My friend told me about it and we went to try it! The menu for the AYCE sushi is very limited...but have a number of options available. I just went for the nigiris. The nigiris were surprisingly not bad! All these are made to order, it isn't a place where they are already made and you just go and pick them up. They give you a sheet and you fill in what you want. The nigiri fish slices were surprisingly pretty thick but the rice pieces underneath was also very thick... the nigiris came with 2 in every order. Environment This is in the Summerport plaza tucked away in the corner. It is a very small restaurant, seems like it is a take out restaurant more. There are about less than 15 tables available inside to sit, you can also sit at the bar. Definitely not a romantic spot. Niceness of the staff There wasn't very much interactions with the staff, she just took our order and left. She did not caution me about anything even when I ordered more than what I could eat. I initially thought it was 1 piece of nigiri per order but it is actually 2... so I got about 18 pieces. At least I got my monies worth right? But be careful not to get too much cause they have the right to charge you for not finishing the food Dollar It was 20.95 for all you can eat. But be cautious not to order too much, they charge 0.25 per roll and 1.25 per nigiri piece that was not eaten! Order what you can eat! Yes? I would definitely come here again for Sushi. #WendyWanders read more

Horrible service and dirty restaurant. There was a misunderstanding about my delivery orderso i went to the restaurant. The woman at the front was extremely rude. When I arrived I changed my mind about the food because the restaurant was filthy. I will never order here again. read more

Sumer Palace is a small restaurant located in a strip mall anchored by Publix. The restaurant always appears to be clean and orderly when I stop in. The staff is friendly enough. For starters we ordered the Steamed Dumplings and the Krab Rangoon. The Krab Rangoon turned out to be kind of chewy and a little greasy but the dumplings were perfect. For entrees we picked the Moo Shu Pork, Honey Chicken and the Mongolian Beef. Each entree came with a side of rice. All three dishes were hot and exactly what we expected. The Mongolian Beef was the favorite because it had the perfect balance between sweet and a little spicy. ------------------------------------------ My best advice If you order take out.....When you pick up your order you have to take the responsibility to inventory the contents of your bag before paying and leaving the restaurant. This small act will save you from any misunderstandings. read more

We've ordered from here for years and the food has been decent, just not many options for Chinese in the area. Tonight however was our last. We ordered our food, fast delivery, looked good except we ordered chow mein and got a dish with glassy noodles, not chow mein. My wife called to alert them and the woman on the phone immediately got defensive, told her "you are American, not Chinese", even put a supposed customer on the phone to reiterate the same line of BS. Needless to say my wife has spent extensive time in China and this was not chow mein. Extremely unprofessional, will never order from there again. Sad part is they have no competition, the second a half decent Chinese restaurant opens nearby, they are done. read more

Summer Palace - Not Chow Mein - Chinese Near Me - Windermere, Florida

Food is really fantastic! Dining room isn't open and looks to remain takeout only for the foreseeable future. Food prices continue to climb like most places. read more

Carry out service. I was disappointed after driving 20 minutes to get here to discover that they are still doing carryout only. read more

This will be our last time going to Summer Palace. If we could do a zero or negative stars we would. Unbelievably bad experience. We called to pick up an order. We were told a certain price for the order by the woman on the phone. It seemed very high to begin with but we had friends over and everyone was hungry so we went to the restaurant to pick it up. When we got there, we picked up the food and brought it home. My wife noticed on the receipt that we were charged even more than what I had signed for and we contacted the woman on the phone. She said we were charged for "Uber" pricing and that was why it was more. We said why on earth would we be getting charged more to pick up our own order. She couldn't explain why we were charged even more after picking it up and it looked like she added a tip to the order which was not authorized. We told her this was not right and she began to scream in a way that we couldn't understand her. We mentioned that we will be sure to put this into a review and she gave us attitude about "well you can do whatever you want, I don't care". Obviously for those that don't want to deal with an unscrupulous business and horrendous customer no service, definitely avoid Summer Palace. Their average quality and overpriced food is not worth the hassle and grief and there are so many better Chinese options in the area. read more

Vegetarian- love the general Tso tofu! Has a nice full flavor with just the right amount of kick... a bit on the expensive side, but the food is A+ in my opinion read more

This place is an awesome sushi place. I've yet to try anything else on the menu due to the fact that their sushi combo is such an amazing deal. I got a soup, ginger salad, edamame, a small krab salad roll, a huge fried roll and 4 pieces of nigiri. This sushi combo comes with all that for the low price of $14!! It's honestly too much food and big enough to share I can never eat it all. Next time though I'm gonna force myself to try something else off the menu... maybe. read more

Summer Palace - Sushi Combo - Chinese Near Me - Windermere, Florida

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Change of opinion. Their driver just MADE me give him a 15% or he wouldn't leave. Never giving these guys my business again. Apparently they don't understand the concept of how tips work, in retrospect I should've left $0 and just told him to get the F off my porch. I hope he enjoys his $6, because it will be the last they'll get from me. Never in all my years has anyone ever said that to me. I think it just caught me so offguard I ended up doing it, the more I think about it the more upset I get because I should've handled that differently. I hope the restaurant reads this so they understand that this one prick just cost them about $700 in business a year from my family. I know in the grand scheme of things that isnt a lot of money, but with any luck about 30 families will follow suit over time. read more

Nasty place...The rice and beef was not fresh and without a doubted old reheated food. Place is dirty and makes you wonder about cleanliness of the kitchen. Avoid this place!!!! I see a few good reviews either they've been hired or they got lucky! Disgusting! read more

Our favorite Chinese/ Japanese restaurant in the area. We eat there weekly. Fresh sushi fresh vegetables accommodating staff, skilled employees, convenient location and thorough menu. One of our favorites. read more

What a huge disappointment with Summer Palace. When it first opened the food was really good, but now it's just hanging on by a thread. There have been at least two occasions where I've ordered food and the shrimp was spoiled. I mean spoiled to the point where you could actually taste it it was disgusting. I can't bring myself to eat there again. read more

Ordered food from here and went to pick it up and the guy in the front gave me my order so I left the restaurant as I get into my car a woman comes up to me and says I need to see your order and receipt I proceeded to show it to her and she starts saying you need to see me the guy that gave you the food doesn't speak English and works in the kitchen how did I know smh he spoke to me clearly mind you she wasn't there and it was my first time ordering from this place and my last food was disgusting and woman working there is so darn rude. Do Not Order From This Place. read more

We order for delivery once a week and it's always good. It feels great to have a place that is consistent with their flavors and food preparation. Has that NY style taste for sure in their shrimp fried rice. Definitely recommend. read more

The delivery was fast, arrived earlier than expected and the food was great!!! I'll definitely be ordering again and now my regular goto Chinese Restaurant! read more

I love this place! Staff is super friendly all the time and the food is amazeballs. Huge portions that I can spread across two, sometimes 3 meals after. It's a little further from my apartment, but it's worth the drive being the closest place to grab quality Chinese cuisine in my city read more

Summer Palace - Chicken with Broccoli, Egg Roll, Egg Drop Soup, Wonton Soup, (not pictured) Orange Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Windermere, Florida

Always good food and fresh. Unfortunately they aren't doing all you can eat but hopefully that cones back around soon.

We tried this place with high hopes since we recently moved into the area. Everything we got that night tasted bad and was low quality. We will try again in the near future and I will update my review accordingly! read more

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The quest good Chinese food continues in Windermere area. Tried this place based on the reviews. Trying to find some crispy honey chicken and some great fried. My wife asked before we ordered if it is crunchy honey chicken and they confirmed it was so we ordered. What we got was the most slimy soft chicken that had no taste at all. Not crispy or light and tasty like promised. Just drenched in honey garlic sauce with no texture at all. It was a disgrace. I worked at several Chinese restaurants growing up in Miami and crispy crunchy honey chicken was so easy to get. I have lived in Orlando for 6 years now and have yet to find good honey chicken that is crispy. Also the fried rice here was horrible as well with no taste and undercooked pork Wish this place was better I had high hopes. read more

Summer Palace - Drenched is honey sauce with no favor and no texture - Chinese Near Me - Windermere, Florida

Ripoff there website does not match items descriptions and poor customer service. I called to let them know about an item which I always order from other restaurants and the person who responded acted like I was a liar and don't know of the items trying to school me on something I have been ordering for over 15 yrs in different Chinese restaurant and this one they don't provide all the items listed. Think twice before you order or go over. This place sucks. read more