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“...For a gourmet restaurant I was not overly impressed with the quality of the food. My main course was served on the cold side as was the appetizer...
“...Let me start this. Everything about it was terrible- the service rude and unhelpful, the food overcooked and greasy and the decoration shabby and tacky...
“...The dumplings were excellent, but the sweet and sour pork was wayyyy too fatty and sweet....
“...food was decent, restaurant was not bad....
“...Appetizers: The dumplings were fine, the cucumber salad, tough, but edible. Entrees: Chicken w/chef's special sauce, completely ordinary, but served ho...
“...Shun Lee offers gourmet upscale Chinese in Midtown East which has very few good Chinese restaurants. However, Shun Lee seems past it's prime, and has s...
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ambiance
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“...This is my all time favorite place for BEİJİNG duck. I've been coming here for years and yes sometimes I wait like an idiot for the damn BE&#...
“...Let me start this review with warning to anyone planning to visit this restaurant. Everything about it was terrible- the service rude and unhelpful, th...
“...We hadn't visited Shun Lee Palace in a year or two, so we were happy to return Sunday night when a friend visiting from out of town was in the mood to meet for something around the corner from her hotel...
“...The Peaking Duck is so delicious! They come prepare the duck at your table. Although this place is expensive, it is a good restaurant to go to on occas...
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service
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“... service, as always here, was polished and suave and the food, as always, was impeccable. We had spicy chicken soong (one of my very favorites) and por...
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Shun away (pardon the bad pun) from this place if you want
- Good quality preparation
- Good value for your money
- Excellent service
The good aspects
- Great high-end setup
- Good drinks collection
- Good location in Midtown
I ordered the sea bass fish and the dumplings...
“... XO Chicken tasted like KFC, and crispy scallops, flat, soggy and ordinary taste. service and ambience very nice...
“... Felt we were invisible to captains. I'm a native NYer and have had better food in some of my neighborhood haunts at half the price with better service...
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value
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“...All I really need to say is the food was absolutely delicious. In addition, the atmosphere was calm and relaxed and the service was very respectable...
“...As far as Chinese food goes - it's tops - add to that ***** star service - prices are a tad high - what more could one ask for except more moderate prices on the $9...
“...Loved this place! We were able to get reservations on NYE and it was great. Excellent service-a friend had a shellfish allergy and they prepared and se...
“...Went there for dinner last night with a large group. Saw the prices on the dinner menu ($28 for orange beef?!?) and expected it to be family style...
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restaurant
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“... (BONUS: The restaurant happily allows you to BYOB, but call ahead to confirm the corkage fee -- we were quoted $25/bottle on the phone, but charged $30/bottle on our bill, which they quickly adjusted when we mentioned this...
“...The Peaking Duck is so . Although this place is expensive, it is a good restaurant to go to on occasion! I have not gotten anything I dislike from here...
“... Still, if you're willing to pay the high prices, you can get a very nice Chinese m. Definitely better than almost any other Midtown Chinese restaurant...
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staff
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“...We were dressed more properly than 90% of the other people in the restaurant and we were respectful of the staff in every way, yet we still had the worst table and the worst service in the restaurant...
“... Chicken chow mein ok. Very attentive staff...
“... After a quick drink our group got a t. Most of the wait staff were wearing these over worn 'mess jackets', complete with shoulder knots, a funny sight...
“... I'm a native NYer and have had better food in some of my neighborhood haunts . Time for them to shake up the staff if they want to survive and compete...
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peking
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“...Where else would you go for dinner on Christmas? Shun Lee. Food also impresses (especially peking duck and, believe it or not, their Tiramisu dessert!)...
“... We were welcomed warmly and professionally with attentive service, and went on to enjoy New York's best Beijing (peking) duck and a delicious Lion's Head dish...
“... My colleague ordered the Buddha vegetables and he mentio.
peking duck is a better bet if you are in Midtown East and have a craving for Chinese food...
“... They will prep anything you want which is so nice. Highly recommend the peking duck, lions head meatballs and my fav...
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