My wife and I were very disappointed in the overall blandness of the food. My wife usually goes for bland food but for the first time ever she said, "this is bland". We got the soup dumpling sampler, vegi noodle stir fry, and vegi dumplings. Everything kind of just tasted the same. The dumplings all tasted like an indiscernible mush in some broth. It's a shame, this is a great location in willow lawn that can't seem to keep a tenant. My guess is this place will join the long line of failed restaurants. Service was pretty good, our waitress was very nice and polite read more

The service was great! The food unfortunately underwhelming, some dishes were salt forward while other dishes were bland. We had a few dumpling dishes that were too "doughy". read more

Run, don't walk. Fantastic take 2. Every meal is spot on. Great service, great food, and great ambiance. Spicy cucumber, garlic green beans, orange chicken and amazing buns. Love! read more

Thought I give this place a try while visiting customers in Richmond. The dumplings were great, just like the ones in Shanghai. The soup dumplings were my favorite. Service was polite and prompt. And the ambiance was happy and now. read more

The soup dumpling sampler platter is so good and all the noodle dishes are a hit. It's very nice inside and family friendly.

Finally some good soup dumplings in RVA. Been here a few times and have tried most on the menu ended up being good.

Given that they still haven't had their grand opening, this modern, trendy restaurant is off to a good start. The service is friendly, if still a little shaky- the server said that they had no sugar free drinks other than water, which I suspect is incorrect, and we had to ask for bowls to mix soy sauce and vinegar. I do wish that the house music was not so loud. The surfaces are all hard, so noise just bounces around, making it hard to hear even table mates. The dumplings came out within ten minutes of being ordered, at the same time as the appetizer, a perfectly crispy, but not greasy, scallion pancake. We had the spinach, pork, and shrimp soup dumplings, the spicy pork and shrimp dumplings (which weren't at all spicy, and were missing the Szechuan tingle I expected from them), and the shrimp crystal dumplings. All were delicious. Be aware that the dumplings are single bite sized, smaller than at other restaurants. They're tasty and tender, but you need to order more than you normally would. I'd suggest getting an order of noodles or rice to round out the meal. We'll definitely be back- there are more dumplings to try! read more

i like the shrimp pork xiu mai cusotomer service was good good overall was good i would come back read more

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Food was average or slightly above average. Service was some of the worst service I have ever had the misfortune to experience. Waitress abandoned us after drink order for at least 20 minutes. We had to ask another waitress to refill water glasses. Didn't refill drinks, never checked on us after someone else brought out the food. Didn't clear off the table after the meal was finished-the minimal expectation for a server. Not returning. read more

Great food and AMAZING service! Visited on Sunday and Yesenia was extremely kind and accommodating, they made sure we got everything we needed and went above and beyond to make sure our first time at Ugly Dumpling was a good experience. 10/10 would come again! read more

Consistently delicious. I wish I had a bigger stomach so I could try it all. This time we got chicken & broccoli, pork xiao long bao, salt/pepper fried chicken, chicken fried dumplings & chicken stir fried noodles and it came out fast. The noodles were the only thing I wouldn't get again as I had to doctor it a bit with soy sauce & hot sauce to give it some flavor. The rest were on point with flavor & presentation. The decor is modern, upbeat music at a comfortable level to have conversations. Elise was attentive & friendly. read more

Met two friends out for a birthday. Second time I've been here. Smokey was our server and did a great job. Was cordial and checked on us. Food was good and priced fairly so we could sample several things. We all LOVED the cucumbers, oddly enough. Their sauce is tasty, Noteworthy also were the soup dumplings. BBQ Pork Bao buns need a little something extra to kick them up a bit, Both of my friends had two different beers and both of their beers were 'off'. Not cold enough. Flat. There was no resolution to come of that. Still would come back though. read more

WAS so excited to try this place. Let me tell you... I wish I could go back and slap some sense into myself. Fried pork chop noodle soup was the biggest letdown. What we got versus what the menu led us to believe we were getting were two completely different things. No vegetables, overcooked noodles, bland meat... Orange chicken was rubbery. Scallion pancake was dripping in oil. Spring rolls were complete mush. The only thing that we actually enjoyed was the broth on the soup (and it came from a can). Just save yourself the trouble and pick up a frozen pizza read more

I have eaten via Grubhub with Ugly Dumpling numerous times. When it is good, it is very good, 5 star. I really enjoy their dumpling and noodles. However, and its a big however, if I order 4 dishes odds are great that two of them will be inedibly hot, as though they have had chili oil poured all over and in them. I am not talking about the items marked as spicy, I am talking about those that are not. Tonight is was the shrimp and pork dumplings, after one bite, they went into the trash. This is really frustrating, as they do not offer a spice level. As such, plan on $60 orders having only $30 of edible food. read more

I recently went to ugly dumpling with my friend on Sunday and I had an amazing experience. Yesenia my server was extremely kind and attentive. I felt so welcomed and the atmosphere was amazing! read more

4 of us went here last night. We were seated quickly. We ordered 3 bar drinks and a couple non bar drinks along with edamame, pork chop fried rice and popcorn chicken as appetizers. If you want anything brought out together, forget about it. Appetizers were brought out one by one, a few minutes apart. (No drinks yet other than water and a soda). I was told the apps were average. I did have some edamame. Hard to measure that up. Bar drinks were brought out one by one into the dining room intermittently. One took about 20 minutes after asking twice. None of the entrees were brought out together. 3 were rice dishes and the 4th were dumplings. Bu the time the final entree was brought out, the person with the first entree brought out was almost finished. The rice was reeeaaalllly average. Blas and slightly gummy. Not great. I did not partake, but the pork and crab dumplings were probably the best thing in the table, although nothing special. Hopefully the service will improve with time, but I don't think we will be back. read more

AWFUL experience!!! Will never ever ever go back. The food does not arrive at the same time and some dishes never came.

It's a lovely place with satisfying aesthetics. I ordered shrimp fried rice, soup dumplings, and fried dumplings, and everything was great. My only issue was that the soup dumplings stuck to the parchment paper inside the steam basket, so I had to be extra careful not to tear them and accidentally spill the broth. read more

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the food was good, but the service is terrible. for the price you're paying it should not be this bad. I came here twice, once in a group of 8 and once with another person, and both times it took the server 15 minutes to even approach the table. main courses came out before appetizers or even waters, and they got our orders wrong both times. i wish I could say the food is worth the inconvenience, especially as someone who has to drive 45 minutes one way to get there, but it isn't. read more

Ok so I've tried this place a total of 3 times and each time something is wrong. Today I went in because I was willling to try it immediately i felt hot I asked if I could eat out side to witch they said no Then they said no unfortunately our patio isn't open ( ok well it's 85-88 degrees inside and I can't eat outside so I walked out fix your dang ac or open you patio this isn't how you run a business place will go under if they don't fix themselves quick read more

Tried Ugly Dumpling for the first time this evening. Probably the last time. Overall rating 3/10. Yes, I spoke with the manager. For details on our experience, see below. It's a long post, designed to explain why we were so unhappy with this experience! Arrived about 5:50. Maybe 1/3 of tables occupied. Seated immediately. Waitress Kaya arrived quickly upon being seated. Wanted to give us the opportunity to order appetizers (1/2 off) before happy hour ended in 7 minutes. Splendid! She did not ask if we wanted cocktails also on happy hour. We hadn't planned on them, but may have been tempted with encouragement (not an issue, just an observation). She put order in. Shortly thereafter, she returned to take drink and food order for the 3 of us. One person ordered soup dumpling sample platter and an iced tea with honey and "100% sugar". Second person ordered sample platter. I ordered the spicy pork and shrimp wontons and beef and shishito pepper noodle soup. Appetizers came. Cream cheese rangoons were average. Spring rolls very good. Here's where everything went south. One sampler platter and the soup arrived. The 2 of us started eating. Dumplings were average. Soup was tasty but just above room temperature. About 5 minutes later Kaya checked on us. Said tea would be out shortly. I asked about the dumplings and wontons--one person still without food. She said it's "family style" and the kitchen sends it out when ready. Person with no food ordered pork and shrimp wonton soup to go with the dumplings he had not yet received. A little while later, one person finished their meal. Still did not receive tea. Told Kaya forget the tea, as she was finished eating. Kaya promptly returned with the tea and indicated it was no charge. A server brought the newly ordered soup. After the soups were eaten; still no wontons or the second sampler. We asked to cancel the 2 dishes she said she would if they were not yet made and could give us to-go boxes if they were. She went to check and returned carrying the 2 dishes. I asked for the check. I politely explained how dissatisfied we were with the timing of the meal. I also asked her why we saw people who arrived after us get sampler platters while we waited so long. She said that it is when they are ready in the kitchen and they put the tag on it. Seeing I was not satisfied she said I could talk to the manager. I said that would be wonderful. Manager came. He listened and said that it is served family style and food comes out at different times. He did not seem to care about our concerns or experience. He said they were busy and sometimes there is a back-up. The restaurant was not full and he could not explain why others received the same dish we had waited for. He may have said he was sorry we were not happy but there was no interest or true apology. At least 4 different times servers came to our table with food we did not order that was meant for a different table. Had the manager truly listened and if I thought he was going to try to figure out what happened and try to improve the food preparation/delivery I would probably try them again. I do not know if the kitchen was making things out of order or if the prepared food was sitting under a warmer waiting for the waitress to pick it up or if there was some other issue. Does this "family style" make any sense? read more

Been here 2 times so far, the food is absolutely amazing! Everything comes out fresh and hot, family style. We always get the szechuan pork, chicken, soup dumplings. Also the soy wings and the hot and sour soup are the best ive had ever. Ambiance is super clean and cozy. It has a nice clean modern aesthetic, and the service has been impeccable everytime i go. Make sure to use the chinese vinnegar and hot chili oil cause that really makes it!! I will come here everytime i pass through Richmond :D read more

I had high hopes, but the spicy chicken wontons were not at all spicy nor even very flavorful. The pork soup dumplings were good. Overall it was expensive for a meal that was just ok. read more

Meh except for the soup dumplings. The restaurant ambiance is pretty. Went during lunch hours on a Monday. We were seated quickly. However, it took a long while for the waitress to come by to take our orders. Ordered the braised beef soup, chicken noodles, wonton soup, shrimp fired rice and pork/chicken dumplings. The soups are small, like small cereal bowl small and costs $15. Definitely not worth it...the meat wasn't very tender and it was a little on the sour spectrum. Really disappointed. Chicken noodles...just skip it. Not good at all...also small cereal bowl. Couldn't finish because it didnt taste great. Shrimp rice was very under salted. Added soy sauce and salt to make it taste passable. This type of food should not be very hard to make tasty. A big no for me. read more

I visited the newly opened Ugly Dumpling during lunch rush, with a 30-45 minute wait, but the kind staff made it manageable. We tried the shrimp fried rice, orange chicken, fried pork chop, spring rolls, and pork soup dumplings--all tasty and served quickly. Highlights were the flavorful shrimp fried rice and the rich, savory pork soup dumplings. Despite the crowd, the great food and friendly service made it worth it! read more

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5 stars Excellent Food and Service love the vibe here too will be back!! Great Dumplings, Dim Sum and green beans!

My work ordered a huge order and everything was perfect! They labeled each name and had enough sauce to share with silverware too! Usually when we order big orders like this restaurants mess it up but not ugly dumpling! They did amazing! Thank you and keep doing what you are doing! Food was amazing too!! We will definitely order again! read more

3/28/25 visit. There are still some new business kinks I'm assuming need to be worked out. The food was fine not amazing not bad,it was fresh though. But my partners entrée came out before the appetizers, yet the rice for his dish didn't come out until after the apps. My drink (hot green jasmine tea) didn't come until half way through our meal and our server I assume forgot to put my dumpling order in as we had to ask about it and at that point we were almost finished anyways. Everyone was very nice and friendly but it was a little weird when the person who brought our check (not our server) just hovered over us waiting for payment instead of circling back around to give us a second to look over the check. I would give them another try if I was already in the shopping center but probably wouldn't go out of my way to go again. read more

Ugly Dumpling - Chicken & Brocolli - Dim Sum Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

WOW I ate here a few weeks ago and haven't stopped thinking about how amazing the service was. My server, lauren, was attentive, efficient, welcoming, and made me feel right at home. Lauren is awesome and Ugly Dumpling is so lucky to have her!! read more

The sichuan dumplings were yummy. I liked the pork and crab dumplings too! The typical pork dumplings were yummy too. I liked the vibe and the design of the restaurant too! read more

I joined a friend at the Ugly Dumpling in Willow Lawn (Richmond) and wasn't impressed with the food or service. I order hot & sour soup, which I order at any Chinese restaurant. It had a layer of oil on the top. Once I could get below the oil layer, the soup was bland without the range of flavors and textures I expect. I exchanged the hot & sour soup for wonton soup. The broth was watery and without any flavor or spice. The wontons were good but didn't really have strong interest. The scallion pancake was good but lacking in scallions, which contributes a lot to the flavor, and the pan fried pork buns were tasty with the sauce provided. Our server needed reminding a couple of times including asking her to bring my friend's main dish after all of my food was on the table for about 5 minutes. It was lunch and the restaurant was a little busy but not busy enough to warrant these types of mistakes. I really enjoy Chinese and Asian food. If that's what you want, go somewhere else. This is Chinese Lite. One final point, the Suggested Tip at the bottom of the receipt was based on the total of my check BEFORE the cost of the hot and sour soup was deducted and on the total with tax. Very disappointed. read more

A few months back I gave this restaurant a five star review. It was a wonderful eatery. The food was delectable the prices reasonable the service outstanding. After I wrote the five star review the staff was wonderfully kind to my Steve and I but they had been nice to us before the review they are just wonderful people. Today September 8th is the day my husband and I decided never to go back. No one told us about the changes in the kitchen. We were expecting the 9.95 lunch special we always got the way the photograph outside the restaurant shows it. Rice or noodles the main dish and two chicken dumplings. My Steve and I ordered the chicken with broccoli without the broccoli. Steve doesn't like the broccoli and I love it but my stomach my no longer does. All we got was the noodles and two chicken dumplings. Where was our chicken. When my husband asked he was told the cooks put it in the white rice or noodles now. There was no chicken in the noodles, or if there was it was too miniscule to be seen by the human eye. 90 percent was miniscule because we couldn't see it. All the way at the bottom of the dish of noodles were three pieces of chicken. They were justvl about invisible because they weren't that big and were hiding in the noodles. We are honest people. We wouldn't have asked for chicken if we had seen the three small pieces at the bottom of the dish. But still we paid for two orders of chicken not three small pieces hiding at the bottom of a dish of noodles. Our waitress then brought one order of chicken not two just plain chicken that was inedible and had none of the seasonings it used to have. The manager said Management decided everything would go into the rice or noodles now it was too much trouble to cook everything separately. Why is it that when something works someone's got to change it. If it ain't broke don't fix it. The manager said If you don't want to come back that's your decision. No one cared that two good stomers were never returning that we weren't satisfied with our experience. I guess people in charge no longer care about customers as people we're nothing more than cash cows. Well they need to be reminded. Customers pay the freight. Without us no one would have a business folks wouldn't have jobs. I would like to personalize this. Would the folks in charge eat this slop that now passes for chicken. We will miss our Ugly Dumpling where the food used to be delicious. We will miss the nice people who work here. From Steve If the cooks in the kitchen, don't want to do what they get paid for, then hire people who will. And fire the current kitchen staff. Besides, the chicken we finally got, didn't look like it was thoroughly cooked. That's why they need to be cooked separately. From Jackie. I need to be honest. Thereb read more

We are visiting from Calif and stumbled upon The Ugly Dumpling. We were in search of good soup dumplings. Such a creative restaurant name and the food and service did not disappoint. Our server Siobhan was very attentive and her recommendations were perfect. We look forward to coming back! read more

First time visit. Went for lunch today. The sweet and sour soup is some of the best I've had! Excellent dumplings and orange chicken! Service was awesome! Thank you. read more

Great food for reasonable price. You can also see chefs making real dumplings. We have been here 4 times and will be bacn

Was excited to try for lunch after seeing lots of positive reviews. Server explained that the food comes out as ready which was fine but after 30 minutes only one dish had come out. After our orders were dropped twice leaving the kitchen we were told they were remaking our food. After another 30 minutes watching other tables get their orders only 2 orders of dumplings came out with two more dishes missing. I explained that we had to leave since we had been there for 1 1/2 hours. Server said she could take 30% off the one dish I hadn't received yet. So after almost two hours with having to take 2 items to go they took $3.00 off the bill. Server apologized but no manager came to speak to us. read more

this was the absolute worst service EVER. 5 people for dinner, meals came out 20 minutes apart. First meals were cold and inedible and the manager could have cared less. Also took her 15 minutes to get to our table. NEVER EVER again!!! She also said I was aggressive because I complained... no one else at the table thought that at all.... Sad read more

Super yummy high quality food. The workers are very nice :). The restaurant was also very pretty and had a nice vibe.

We went an our server was very good we ordered soup dumplings pork and chicken those were sooooooooooooo good the service was very nice and the music is good 5 stars read more

The atmosphere is there and it's nice, but the food was very flavorless, even with added soy sauce etc the meat was chewy, maybe because it's new but as of right now I cannot recommend. Service was good and had the food out pretty fast. read more