Reviews for Shanghai Pine Gardens Restaurant in Newport Beach, CA

We have been in this restaurant before. Only ever for dining in. Simple menu with great choices. We did go two nights in a... row. The first night we had a nice table at the window. And our meal was served very fast. And delicious.... But that evening itseemed that everything to do with take out orders we a big shamble. Lots of unhappy customers and extremely long delays. Thesecond night we had made a reservation. And again our food was served promptly. And another delight. Whenever back on BalboaIsland we will have another meal (or two) here... Read more

We went camping at Newport Dunes went to this restaurant a long time ago ..OMG this place is the best!!!! We drove 20 minutes... looking for it...So glad we found it.. So worth the money... We must have spent $100 cuz we ordered everything... Highlyrecommend this place..???????? Read more

Bland food, the lemon chicken was perfectly crunchy but dry, the lemon sauce was bland and needed more lemon flavor, my fried... rice had a burnt taste and flakes of burnt black throughout, the flies in here would not leave me alone. I ordered the creamcheese appetizer, the outside wrapping was too thick and had a bad aftertaste, this place use to be superb but is no longeranything but barely average in taste. Very disappointing. Read more

Almost Manderin flavor. Customer service could be friendlier. They can do better especially because their Wok fries rice with... excellent heat. They were extremely frugal with ingredients and seasoning. Customer service needs a makeover. Something inthe food left me with a bad case of coughing I had to make a trip to the Rite Aid for immune cleansing support. I was notpleased about that. Read more

Excellent sit-down Chinese cuisine right on Marine Ave in Balboa. I've been going here for years and it's always delicious, top... quality Chinese. Perfect for a couple or a whole family to share dishes. Staff is very friendly, I've always had a greatexperience here. And very reasonable prices, considering the quality and location. Read more

Nice corner spot with big bay windows to people watch while sitting comfortably inside. Food came fast. I was in and out in 20... minutes, tops. But I could've stayed. It wasn't terribly busy while I was there, maybe 5 tables, I just had somewhere else I hadto be. Portion size is average. The item that stood out to me was the hot n sour soup. It really had a nice smokey savoryflavor and the little scallion garnish on top was a great burst of flavor that complimented the base of the soup perfectly. Wasreally impressed with the soup. I ordered fried rice with my kung pao chicken. Fried rice was a little dry but not bad. The mainentree was just average to me. I've had better but I've also had worse. Overall was not bad. Price was reasonable for that areaand place was clean and service was friendly. (Noted : my criticism for these types of Chinese restaurants is high since I makea point to try them whenever and wherever I see one. I've been to over 40 in Southern California. ) Read more

My wife and I enjoyed lunch yesterday at Shanghai Pine Garden and the food was great. We had pot stickers as our appetizer and... followed with Mushu Pork and Orange Chicken and white rice. The food was wonderful and the service was excellent. We will beback to try some of their many other dishes. Read more

We were served by a very polite and professional lady. She was helpful with the menu. We first had the hot and sour soup for our... appetizer. Then I had the Sweet and Sour Pork and my husband ordered the orange chicken from the lunch special section of themenu. We drank water to go with the food. Enjoyed our time in Balboa Island with the lunch at the Shanghai Pine GardensRestaurant. Would recommend! Read more