Uncle Yu's is the best Chinese restaurant in the east bay. The mushu pork is the best I've ever had and they wrap it for you at your table. Style : GREAT ,Service : AWESOME ,Value : UNMATCHED. My fiance and I live in Walnut Creek and used to go to a place in Pleasant Hill on a weekly basis. We were in Lafayette one evening and decided to try Uncle Yu's. We never looked back, and it's now our favorite restaurant. read more

What a disappointment... I should have read recent reviews before ordering takeout. I had no idea there are new owners. Uncle Yu was one of my favorite restaurants. Tonight we had to dump everything. We had Yushang eggplant that had no flavor and was floating in oil. The Wonton soup had no taste, and the chow mein was also tasteless and also drenched in oil. It was amazing to me that all the dishes were so awful. read more

I am not sure what all the hype is about. The place was clean and polished as others have said, but the food was mediocre at best. I had the Tofu lunch special which really lacked flavor and had minimal spice although they advertised the dish as spicy. The only think I really enjoyed was the sweet and sour soup which had a nice flavor. This place is very Americanized and the food not that tasty. At these prices there is not much value for your money so I cannot recommend this place read more

We had dinner a couple of weeks ago and we're very surprised We have had dinner many time and the food was always very good This time every dish we had was not good Restaurants need a second chance so we are going back in a couple of weeks to give it another try and will update read more

I love this place! All the servers are super friendly. The food is delicious and the lunch specials can't be beat. Anyone who reads my Yelp posts knows that I'm very particular. Try this place you can't go wrong read more

Love Yu's. Expensive, but totally worth it if you want FRESH good ingredients, cooked just right. Soups are a great deal and made fresh per bowl. The seafood is fresh and delicious - "thai" seafood dish is awesome. The wine list is great especially by the glass - usually hard to find really nice glasses of wine at a chinese restaurant. Parking is easy - park in the huge lot next door - Blockbuster video - lots of available parking at dinner time. Very nice staff - always make me feel good. very attentive. read more

Mediocre, overpriced, food. Terrible service. Went here for lunch with my daughter. The table next to us sat after us and received their first course before our order was even taken. I sat waiting and waiting, eventually having to flag down a waiter to take my order. When we finally got our soup, they only brought me my bowl and forgot to bring my daughters soup. When I asked for it, they got it but brought the wrong soup. I asked them to cancel it and remove it from our order. They decided to bring it anyway and left it on my bill. Our appetizer came out the same time as our entrees. Chow fun was over cooked and mushy. Crab puffs had a strong chemical flavor. Won't be coming back. read more

Well I absolutely LOVE Uncle Yu's but they have one rather tall, craggy faced, arrogant, older waiter who gives me the heebies. All the other people there are wonderful and the food is awesome. It's just that one waiter...he looks angry all the time. YIKES! read more

We really love this place. The people, service, food and the ambiance are excellent! Prices are reasonable and they are even better with parties! I'd definitely recommend to all my friends and will give it "five stars" for ratings! read more

Warning: just took a bite of a pork pot sticker from here and was shocked to see that it was completely undercooked (it was pink and raw looking inside). This says to me that their kitchen is unsafe. read more

We went on Valentines Day. Not many there when we arrived, but still slow to get a waiter. Waiter was rushed and didn't seem to want to take the time to describe menu items. They brought the wrong appetizers, so had to wait for replacements. Two of the three entrees were terrible. I had a fish with bean sauce. The vegetables with it were red and green peppers and large chunks of under cooked onions. Ugh. But the worst part was the fish, very strong fishy flavor. Ugh. The mushu pancakes were all dried out, so also not good. The deserts were so-so. The waiter was very absent most of the time but the bus boys kept the water coming. I used to like Uncle Yus but now I realize why you see no Chinese people eating here. When we want Asian cuisine we will go to Siam Orchid or just about anywhere else. read more

I love Uncle Yu's especially if I am crazing a chinese chicken salad (not good in takeout). I usually request the outdoor seating and have them light the heaters. It's quaint and nice, even if you are dining alone. This is the place I like to come to be by myself and have a nice dinner. I also order the fried crab wontons -- someone introduced me to them and they are amazing. I got my girlfriend to try them and should fell in love and became an orderer of them. The other thing I really enjoy is the Shrimp with candied pecans (sometimes they are walnuts, depending on where you go). I really love the cream sauce here, but the pecans are not fresh -- they are store bought (I can tell). But, the cream sauce is better than anywhere else I have had this dish. The shrimp is NEVER over cooked. The service is impeccable regardless if you are a with a party or by yourself. I just love this place...my secret get away. read more

Hm. Uncle Yus is typically my go to spot for Chinese food during lunch in Lafayette. When I feel under the weather or just cold, their wor won ton is my favorite. Just tried their lunch special for the first time and was left very unimpressed. Prices change often.. and too quickly. I picked up my lunch, opened it a couple mins later and the "crispy prawns" were extremely soggy. Not only that, the sauce was dripping everywhere. The to-go box was put into the brown downwards, stapled w/ the receipt. No one told me I needed to hold the bag a different direction. It was an expensive soggy mess. I'll probably dine in only in the future.. read more

Have loved this place for years. Quality and consistent food and service. Staff very supportive and full of good advice if asked about the menu. Everything arrives at a nice pace. Not all at once! Ask for higher spice if you like things hot. Predictable menu. Manager could look a little less grim. read more

I agree, each location has its own personality. We have eaten at the San Ramon, Lafayette, and Livermore locations. Unfortunately, due to fire damage, the San Ramon location is closed. The rating fluctuates among three and four stars. The food is never bad, yet, there are times, when the dishes are more on point, than at other times. The Livermore location is best-suited for a date night or evening out. There are menu selection differences among the various locations. So, be open, and don't expect the exact dish at each location. Many we know, including us, use this restaurant as a handy take-out option. read more

Very friendly staff, good food, nice atmosphere. Great Wall is much better, though, and cheaper.

Bland, bland, bland. We ordered the basics for take out: chicken chow mein, beef with broccoli, chicken cashew, pork fried rice and sizzling rice soup. The only way I could add any flavor to these dishes was by adding sweet and sour sauce they gave us for the won tons and saracha hot sauce. We also ordered won tons and crab puffs which were not crispy but soggy and tasted old. They told us 20 mins but we were there in 15 so the food wasn't sitting for a long period of time. For the $60 we paid it was not worth it! Perhaps the cooks that cooked for the people who left good reviews were on vacation tonight! We will not be returning. read more

The service has gone down hill. The servers are rude. The portions are like weight watchers size.

I must be missing something - for 2 of us - a couple main dishes, 2 glasses of wine, and one appetizer - for $75!!! Ok, the interior is nice and the wine list was well done, but this is Chinese food!!! Our entree's were mediocre and the appetizer was, basically, a deep fried sock. It will definitely be a while before we muster up the courage to try this place again... read more

The chinese food here is excellent. The duck is particularly good and the appetizers are great. the treo dish is also excellent. probably the est chinese in lamorinda read more

Always clean, clear, tastes. The vegetables are ALWAYS perfect, not over or under cooked. I am somewhat fixated on their Black fungus beef lunch plate, but everything here is a notch above. The decor is semi-elegant, definitely better than most Chinese restaurants. No MSG! Delicious. read more

Best chines food in the Bay Area! I've been going to this restaurant since I was a little kid. I wish I could eat this everyday!

My friends and I have been coming to Uncle Yu's to celebrate birthdays and other special occasions for several years. We normally come for lunch, tho we have also done dinner here. The staff is always courteous and wonderful with our large group (usually 8 to 12 people at one large table), the food is delicious, and the prices are not what I would consider expensive at all, especially for a restaurant in the LaMorinda area! No one has ever complained about the food. We have ordered separately and also have ordered to share. The selection is quite varied, and portions are generous. We keep coming back because they keep doing things right at this restaurant. read more

The 4 of us had dinner last night. As for the wine list, we didn't even have time to review it before the waiter quickly took it away. Though I prefer more seasoning in the food, all the orders were acceptable. However, the service was lacking. I felt that we were taking precious time from the waiter when we could not immediately decide on our entrees. Only the water server ever came by to refill our glasses. Simply said: Decent food, lousy service. read more

We have eaten here a lot and I would give them a 4*, but their portions are small. We went here with another couple last night. We ordered 4 items to share. We all filled a normal plate ate it and very little was left for any seconds. We let one guy have it - he is the biggest eater and the rest of us went without another bite. They have these huge bowls and nothing in them. Too bad. I would come here more I love their Rainbow chicken. read more

The top chinese restaurant in Lafayette. Service within the restaurant cost one star, the food is great.

I could have given a better review if only considering food, but the service was so atrocious that this is the best I can manage. No friendly greeting, menus thrown on the table, rushed ordering after waiting a long time for someone to come to the table, and cold food when delivered were some of the "highlights". Two of the group were celebrating birthdays. When their sundaes were delivered no spoons accompanied. One of our party got up asked for spoons and were given one fork! We've never had these problems in San Ramon or Livermore - well worth the drive to be treated with respect. read more

We were with a large group of about 70 for a memorial lunch. The Chinese menu was a bit Americanized, but certainly delicious. The hot and sour soup, Mongolian beef, walnut prawns, orange chicken and sweet and sour pork were very good. The egg rolls, noodles and mixed stir fry were average. The service was attentive and fairly fast for a large number of people. read more

Quiet & sparkling clean! Fine service & delicious duck! Unexpectedly good wine list...nice place to talk & enjoy your friends. Surprised by some bad reviews read more

By far the best Chinese food this side of the tunnel. I have never had a bad dish here. I can even find dishes my kids will eat (garlic noodles... Addictive!). I honestly don't understand the negative reviews. read more

We have been ordering from Uncle Yu's for a while now. Foods is good, quality is always the same. I usually get the dinner portion, which is a generous size. I like that they open at 11 am for lunch, so I can pick up by 11.30. read more

Overall a 3+ experience. Staff was friendly and helpful. Clean and modern place. First time I have been to a Chinese restaurant with a gluten-free menu (full page!). Food was fresh but overall taste was average. Cost is on the high side. Parking can be a challenge. read more

If you are a Chinese food snob, you will still like Uncle Yu's. The quality of the food is comparable to the best in Chinatown and the service is first class. read more

Uncle Yus is delicious. They have excellent tacos and nachos. Their enchiladas are muy rico also...especially with mole. They also have really good fejoada. Their falafles are truly amazing. read more

When did pine nuts become part of Chinese cuisine? I have one food allergy, pine nuts. It is so severe that I don't even have to eat a pine nut, having it touch the other food on the plate is enough to send me into anaphylactic shock. Uncle Yu's impressive menu included a variety of dishes with almond, cashews, walnuts etc, the standard nuts found in Chinese cooking. The menu includes an appetizer, goat cheese with caramelized apple on wonton crisps. NO MENTION on the menu that it has PINE NUTS in it and on it. I ate some of the greens in the center of the appetizer, I took a bite out of the appetizer; something is not right, the inside of my mouth starts to develop hives, my chest and throat are getting tight. Oh crap. I took the appetizer over to one of the waiters, and both he and the manager tell me the PINE NUTS are listed as ingredients. WRONG. Okay I don't want something else to eat and I don't want to argue as they frantically look it up on the menu only to find out PINE NUTS are NOT listed as an ingredient. I need several Benadryl's, double the adult dosage, ASAP. (One of the member's of our dinner party ran to the drug store.) Uncle Yu's YUK. It ruined my night. I hadn't seen my friend in five years and I am now trying to getting this allergic reaction under control and avoid going to the hospital. I could not leave until the medication took effect and then I had to make sure I was not too sleepy to make the 20 mile drive home. But geez, the waiter and manager were so attentive thereafter; they made sure every time a dish was brought to the table that I understood it had almonds or walnuts in it. They didn't even take the appetizer off the bill. As our party was leaving the manager assured me he would talk to his executive chef. WHY? How about a trip to the printer's, get that menu updated? Uncles Yu's YUK. read more