Shun Lee Cafe

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   Avi

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 14 December 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   This is a friendly and classic restaurant. The issue is that now we expect it to have a far more creative Chinese food that is steamed and NOT that oily. The service was 100% perfect and the place is very clean an d hospitable.
   

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   Kirsti

   New York City

   28 reviews

   4.0

   28 reviews

   Dined on 13 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Shun Lee is always good and reliable. We go there often and love it. Cocktails are well done. Vegetable spring rolls are excellent. This time, though, one of the main dishes we ordered was not a success. The Grand Marnier Prawns were superb, as they have always been. Oddly we were first seated on the other side, not the main dining room. I asked to be seated in the main dining room, and there was plenty of room. The waiter said I had asked to be seated on this side, which was not true. In Open Table there is no place for such a choice, and I thought that that part is closed at dinner time. This was a mystery to me but resolved to everyody's satisfaction. I recommend a visit to this fun place.
   

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   Jennifer

   VIP

   New York City

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 9 December 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   I have been coming here for years but had not been for a while. It is a shadow of its former self. The service was terrible, the decor rundown and they no longer do the roaming dim sum carts which was the fun! The food is still great but over priced for the current state of things.
   

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   Gary

   VIP

   New York City

   85 reviews

   4.0

   85 reviews

   Dined on 22 October 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Dining room is still Striking, but needs a refresh
   

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   Nathalie

   New York City

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 2 October 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   the spicy shrimp and scallops with hot peppers was gluey, sweet and not a hint of spice. Grossly overpriced for a very disappointing experience.
   

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   Arthur

   VIP

   New York City

   60 reviews

   3.0

   60 reviews

   Dined on 27 September 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   very good food in a pleasant but somewhat worn setting.
   

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   Jess

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 14 September 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We have been there on a number of occasions and will come back in the future.
   

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   Susan Cohen

   New York City

   113 reviews

   2.0

   113 reviews

   Dined on 1 September 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   The restaurant was busy because the Cafe was closed, due to no AC. Service was neglectful: a table which arrived after we did was served and finished before us. We waited almost 1 1/2 hrs before we received our main courses. Dishes are expensive and portions much too large and not worth finishing or taking home. Flavorings were much too salty, gooey and tasteless, with protein amounts very minimal (Ants on a Hill, chicken lo mein). My scallop and shrimp dish had a coating that seemed like it had been put on way before it was cooked and did not seem freshly made. It was a disappointing dinner- we’ve been here before and service and food was better.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Charlotte

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on 5 July 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Haven’t been there in years and it was a shell of its former self.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    VIP

    Naples

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 1 July 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1

    Despite my reservation with Open Table, Shun Lee Cafe was closed when I got there. I was told it was closed weekdays. My group of 6 was extremely disappointed, and we don't understand why Open Table or Shun Lee Cafe didn't notify us of this weekday closure. It is terrible to stand outside a closed restaurant. The Shun Lee restaurant next door offered to seat us, but that is a different venue, and we wanted the cafe.
    

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