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43 W 65th St, New York, NY 10023, USA

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Shun Lee West New York Reviews from The Last Year

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I came to Shun Lee after I tried to get a table for 2 at

1/5 by Kristine L. on 03/08/2023

I came to Shun Lee after I tried to get a table for 2 at every other restaurant around Lincoln Center on a random Tuesday night. Everywhere had an hour wait but Shun Lee was completely empty. I can see why. While the wait staff was incredibly nice, the food is average and the portions are small. For a few appetizers and fried rice, we spent over $100! For the price, I would recommend going elsewhere.

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The workers are constantly outside smoking and cackling

2/5 by Cailin P. on 02/05/2023

The workers are constantly outside smoking and cackling their spit onto the sidewalk. To see them do that while walking by then returning to work makes me disgusted. Plus, extremely overpriced for their mid food

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While the wait staff here was very kind and attentive, this

2/5 by Brandon B. on 01/31/2023

While the wait staff here was very kind and attentive, this was the only saving grace at Shun Lee West. The quality of the food was atrocious, and the prices were 3-4 times what they should have been given the taste and the portion sizes. We ordered several entrees and side dishes to share, and everything was small and lukewarm. I came here for a special occasion, but the night was entirely thrown off by our dining experience. There are infinitely better Chinese restaurants on the Upper West Side. I suggest that you pass on Shun Lee.

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Night and Day, not in the good way

1/5 by M H on 01/15/2023

I have been going to Shun Lee West since I was a teenager. Many positive memories there since. This is not the same place. Firstly, the food quality has gone from exquisite to mediocre. But, more starkly, the service has gone from warmly accommodating to hostile, arrogant, and rude. Additionally, on my last trip (and it will be my last trip ever), I was required to get up 5 different times to chase down someone for, for instance, a refill for my wife's 5 dollar iced tea, for rice, to order our meals, to ask for the check, and even to actually pay the check. I was in the midst of deciding what to leave for a tip, given all the foregoing, when the head waiter, a man in his 60's who thinks he is a spoiled-rotten, self-absorbed teenager, actually had the chutzpah to hold my card behind his back, and then ordered (not asked, not invited) me to enter my PIN, returning the card brusquely thereafter. Loudly coarse, brute-minded, and lazy to all customers (not just me), if the service has become this nightmarish in conjunction with the food veering strongly to "so-so", why then go and also pay the exorbitant prices? Go down to Mott street and get the same fare (Dim Sum, or Szechuan, or Hunan, etc.) for 25% of the price, and 0% of the headache from the caterwauling, baby-ish head waiter. The foregoing happened, as stated. This is not the same place as it was, in its far better past. AVOID, no need to go here. Nothing to be gained, plenty of money and emotional energy to be drained out of you.

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We had a wonderful family dinner here after Christmas.

5/5 by Cara K. on 12/29/2022

The Peking Duck was delicious! We also enjoyed the Garlic Broccoli and Beef Lo Mien. Particularly good were the vegetable steamed dumplings and the shrimp steamed dumpling. The winner was the BBQ pork sticky buns - superb!! Service was great - it was a little loud but an amazing NYC food experience!

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Gross and obnoxiously overpriced.

1/5 by Lynn S. on 12/26/2022

How do you screw up scallion pancakes? Truly shocking how bad the food is. Even the plain white rice was crusty and tasteless. The chicken and broccoli was bland and I left feeling wildly unsatisfied. Never going back!

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This restaurant is living on borrowed time.

1/5 by Busby W. on 12/25/2022

It used to be worth spending a few extra dollars for the quality but it is now officially over the top. Everyone says, oh it's inflation but $26 for a side of greens thats an appetizer size portion and then on top of it they charge for tea now???? What Chinese restaurant does that and tea thats not brewed but a pot of water with two tea bags of ordinary quality... And not that we had it but Peking Duck for $120? R U kidding me? Next time I want really good Chinese, I'll go to Szechuan Garden on 105th and Broadway... way better quality, authentic and a total bargain in comparison... the last meal I will ever eat there... and might I add, lousy inattentive service that needs to be trained better... And, they dont even offer a fortune cookie!

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Long long long time customer and was just treated terribly

1/5 by Ben P. on 12/25/2022

Long long long time customer and was just treated terribly for a pick up order. Placed a large order for Christmas dinner. Called it in spoke to a real person. Confirmed pick up would be an hour. Waited the hour and walked over. Greeted by two giggling twitty women who rudely dismissed me with a wave of the arm when I inquired where to pick up. My 1st time picking up. Waited politely to speak with the counter person among the thirty other people. Was asked if I would be ok waiting another 1.5hrs. Every person there was told a timeframe and then asked to wait an hour more. Really terrible service by Shun Lee. Just shameful. Messing up Christmas dinner for so many people. If you're too busy don't take the order. If I'm not important as a customer perhaps I'll go somewhere else. Maybe Legend 72. Or Redfarm.

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Older restaurant.

3/5 by Jonathan R. on 12/24/2022

Nice staff. Food fair. Service so so. Nice front staff. A reservation is a must. Big menu. Din sun. Fried rice. Soups. Typical chinese.

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I can't imagine returning.

1/5 by Tony A. on 12/22/2022

Overpriced. Odd and jarring decor. Everything was bland and unremarkable. Everything LOOKS good when it is presented, but when you take a bite, your mouth senses an absence of anything that might make you want a second bite. I take it Shun Lee was, in years past, a great place. Now, well, it's more Sarah Lee. I suspect this is one of those restaurants that endures just because of its location.

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used to be the best peking duck but tonight.

1/5 by Cecilia K. on 12/22/2022

...the duck must have been nuked. So dry...how a Peking duck can be dry and 6 legs to boot and no skin which is the best part of it. Very disappointed

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Abominable

1/5 by marc on 10/16/2022

I have been going to Shun Lee Cafe for over 20 years, and I have usually loved it. Last night was a disaster. Fortunately we arrived at 6 p.m. because we had tickets for the ballet at 8. The service was abominable and no one cared! We waited 20 minutes to order drinks. By 7 p.m. our main appetizer had not come. Each time I tried to speak to one of several waiters, they an away. They said they were busy (over the years Shun Lee is always busy due to pre-Lincoln Ctr events). By 7:15 (1 and 1/4 hours after we'd arrived) we demanded and received our main courses. The jumbo shrimp were cloyingly sweet, the shredded beef was super salty. When I tried three times to speak with manager, he waved me off. We had to rush through our food and wait forever for the bill to make it for an 8 p.m. curtain. No one apologized, no one cared at all, no excuses were made. Shun Lee is now at the top of my list of pre-pandemic places that I loved but where I will never return. Does anyone at Shun Lee care?

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Our current favorite Chinese restaurant in central NY since Mr K's closed

5/5 by Jules060617 on 09/18/2022

The main Shun Lee is currently undergoing building refurbishment and only serves take-out so we have moved across to the West side to find our favorite Chinese dishes. It has a lovely evening dining room and a more spartan lunch setting. The food remains excellent.

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We used to come here all the time and we were excited to

3/5 by Michael R. on 07/22/2022

We used to come here all the time and we were excited to know the cafe was open. Things have changed. No more carts. Recipes are different. The front door is locked. And prices have certainly increased. My kids used to love the lemon chicken balls - two big crispy but light balls ceremonially drenched in lemon sauce. Now there are three small very crispy - maybe too fried - dense balls served with a small bowl of sauce you spoon over the balls yourself. The crispy beef is good and crispy but again it used to be lighter and more delicate. Rice noodles, our favorite, are only served on weekends now. Disappointing since we were there on a weekday. Not sure we'll rush back like we used to.

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My family went to this restaurant last Saturday (7/16/22)

1/5 by Jin Woo P. on 07/20/2022

My family went to this restaurant last Saturday (7/16/22) for dinner after an event in the Lincoln Center. We ordered 3 foods including an Orange Beef with two bowls of rice. The orange beef was not fresh and very hard to chew. I knew instantly that it was made hours ago, perhaps days ago, kept in the refrigerator and warmed in the microwave oven before brought to me. The brown rice was like a stone (again must have been made days ago), the white rice was a bit better, still not fresh. I enjoyed dining in this restaurant many times, but now the quality has gone down so much that I decided not to go there any more. Everything is very old including the rest room area. The entire restaurant has to be renovated and cleaned up. It was a big disappointment.

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Nice place around Lincoln Center! Good for parties and

4/5 by Adele L. on 07/20/2022

Nice place around Lincoln Center! Good for parties and gatherings. The main courses are nice, I wouldn't recommend the dim sum though.

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Old style NYC Chinese restaurant.

3/5 by Michael R. on 07/17/2022

Not bad, but nothing special. The place needs a major redesign to warrant the price.

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This is the best real Chinese restaurant in the West Side.

5/5 by Jennifer T N. on 07/14/2022

The shrimp balls were yummy and decadent, the pan fried vegetable dumplings very delicious. The brown rice a little hard.

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Shocked at Shun Lee West.

4/5 by Fredda S. on 06/13/2022

For years, friends and I have loved their delicious Beijing Duck. After the pandemic, we were delighted to see the online menu, (updated since Covid) which says the price had risen to $65. So we didn't look at the printed menu before ordering. We were shocked: the bill was $118 for the duck, almost double the price given on the restaurant's own website the day before. So we asked; on the menu, the $118 price was written in ballpoint pen. Though we love the superb service, relative quiet and ambiance, and understand prices are up since the pandemic, we felt this was an unreasonable increase, especially considering that their current website price was almost half what they charged. I have brought many friends there, but we will be trying other restaurants serving this dish that charge appreciably less.

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Good basic Chinese food that you could get pretty much

4/5 by Stuart S. on 05/12/2022

Good basic Chinese food that you could get pretty much anywhere. I expected more from a restaurant carrying the Shun Lee name. Everything was good, nothing was special. The soups and dumplings were ok, The Chicken in Lettuce Leafs, and the Shrimp in Black Bean Sauce were the best we had. Still a star restaurant.

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Excellent dinner before 8 pm event at Lincoln Center

5/5 by Formerly_on_Guam on 05/06/2022

Excellent Chilean sea bass filet in wine sauce and dim sum-style appetizers. Arrived without reservations at 6 PM and were promptly seated. Restaurant appears popular with pre-Lincoln Center audiences (Lincoln Center is 5 minutes walk away) and the service does seem stressed during the pre-performance rush as the restaurant quickly fills. The negative reviews about being "treated like garbage" seem to be associated with trying to order during this rush period. However, prices were appropriate for up-scale Chinese in New York (roughly $35 per person including 20% tip) and less than other restaurants in the area. The meal was delicious, and the staff was sensitive to the need to ensure that we made our curtain. Probably not the best idea to order cocktails and a full dinner after 6:30 if trying to make an 8:00 PM performance

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We went to the restaurant to celebrate my birthday.

4/5 by Holly S. on 05/02/2022

I had always wanted to eat there. To say that we were disappointed is an understatement.We started with a waiter that couldn't understand English. We finally were able to order. When the food came we had to remind the waiter to bring the wine we had ordered.The food was tasteless. I have had better at a local chop suey take out. At these prices, we felt that the staff and chefs were just going through the motions and didn't take pride in their work

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Good quality but overpriced Chinese-American food.

2/5 by E S. on 04/12/2022

I guess there's still a place for this?I know Shun Lee has had historic importance in introducing non-Chinese-Americans to Chinese cuisine. And the prices are not that different from a fancy Italian or French place ($23 pasta dishes, $45 fish). But the lack of authentic flavor makes the cost seem excessive: the sea bass with hot bean sauce was not at all spicy and I did not taste/see any beans. It was just a thick sweet sauce. Aside from the waitstaff, we were the only Asians in the dining area.

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