Prince Palace Chinese Restaurant

3.5 Below Average

Food  1      Ambience  5      Service  5      Value  3     

The worst meal I have ever had. The beef in the the Beer and Garlic Sauce dish was so chewy and veiny I couldn't eat it. The sauce was also terrible, it was thick and gooey. The Beef Fried Rice was pretty much the same with a flavourless sauce.

Sep 04, 2009 

6 Average

Food  5      Ambience  6      Service  7      Value  6     

Didn't enjoy their yum cha. I've been to all the yum cha places in Canberra and I think that theirs are one of the worst. They don't put enough ingredients into their dim sums. They just fill it in with the cheaper ingredients.

Aug 31, 2009 

9.3 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  10      Service  8      Value  10     

My husband and I had Peking duck on Valentines Day. It was so yummy. The place was packed as well and the service was still good. I saw other people wait but not us. Even our desert - banana fritters came quickly. The place is very beautiful as well. I recommend it. Happy eating!

Feb 16, 2009 

4.3 Below Average

Food  7      Ambience  6      Service  1      Value  3     

Whilst the Yum Cha food very nice the overall service was very poor with long wait times between dishes.

Jan 26, 2009 

8.8 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  9     

The food was great. Meat dishes were mainly meat, not with heaps of vegetable fillers. Battered chicken dishes were some of the best I have ever had. Batter was quite thin and not oily. Portion sizes were good. A good indicator for authenticity is that a large number of Chinese/Asian people eat at the restaurant. We will be eating there again and could become one of our favourites. Fried ice cream balls were not the best I've had. They were a bit like ice and coconut.

Jan 05, 2009 

9.5 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  10      Service  9      Value  10     

I went out for Yum Cha lunch with my family today and we had a wonderful meal. Two people at our table, including myself, are vegetarian and I had worried that there may not be enough variety. I was completely wrong as the waitress went out of her way to make sure we were taken care of.

We also had a young child with us and the staff were most accommodating and very patient with him. The food was served promptly, hot and most of all it was delicious. The service was very friendly and the price at the end of the meal was surprisingly cheap. Our only regret was that we could not fit more in!!

Jan 02, 2009 

2 Not Recommended

Food  2      Ambience  3      Service  1      Value  2     

The food is very bland with little care in cooking. I would not recommend this restaurant unless you want to experience tasteless food. The service leaves a lot to be desired, the wait between mains is ridiculous, do not try the fried ice cream balls, it is more like icewater and coconut balls.

Oct 07, 2008 

9.5 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  8      Service  10      Value  10     

We were looking for an authentic Yum Cha experience here in Canberra and happily we can recommend the Prince Palace Chinese Restaurant. We (my partner and I) went on a Public Holiday Monday and the place was packed to the rafters with a healthy mix of Happy diners from all backgrounds all nattering away over lunch.

We were very impressed with both the service and the attitude of staff where nothing seemed to bother them and they were extremely helpful and pleasant. The food offerings were plentiful and tasty with an abundance of fresh, traditional Yum Cha dishes, which, we both enjoyed. The food seemed to just keep coming and when we finished our culinary experience, we felt suitably full and most contented. After realising that we had been there for nearly two hours of culinary indulgence, we decided to settle our account and were most impressed with the value for money we received once handed the bill.

These days to walk out from an eatery, feeling totally full for less than $35 per person is a rarity. These operators obviously understand the meaning of "value for money" which goes a long way these days. We are planning to return here for Yum Cha again soon and can thoroughly recommend this restaurant to all who seek a quality dining experience at a fair and reasonable price. Well done Prince Palace, where we ate, like Kings!

Oct 06, 2008