Dragon Palace

Reviews

• David G.

  star star star star star_border 10 June 2026

  BYOB. What can I say, this place remains decent. Service and environment are excellent. The food is good, but not great. Prices are very good.
  
  Was here two-three months ago during early weekday lunch and someone approached table with sign asking for money. Restaurant quickly ushered them away, offering free food. Good or bad, I shall leave up to you, but it dominated the visit. Was here month later with a group of twenty and everything was perfect.

• Kevin X.

  star star star star_border star_border 9 June 2026

  Dragon Palace really has me torn. If you don't speak and can't read Chinese, you're basically SOL. Otherwise, this restaurant offer tasty, authentic Szechuan cuisine, completed with a mini-buffet of scallion pancakes, soup, and other quick and always-available starter dishes.
  
  The main thing with Dragon Palace is that their actual menu is entirely in Chinese. If you are looking for authentic Chinese food, you basically have to order in Chinese. Otherwise, you'll be saddled with some Americanized dishes and your entire experience ruined. Honestly, given the number of reviews asking for an English menu that preserves the authentic Chinese fare to no avail, I think this restaurant is trying to whittle/self-select their fan base to only the Chinese population.
  
  Once you get past the language hurdle, the food and experience are both great. The food is tangy and mildly spicy at times, and this is as close as I've gotten to decent, legitimately Szechuan fare in a long time, and definitely for the central New Jersey area.
  
  Good value, great food, authentic experience... you just have to speak Chinese to get it.

• Yang X.

  star star star star star_border 30 May 2026

  Value: 7/10
  Experience: 7/10
  Taste: 8/10
  
  My family has been coming back to this place for years. The food is solid and not too expensive. They also have free soups/congee, pickled veggies, and scallion pancakes you can self serve. If you're looking for some solid and authentic Chinese food, this is the place to go. I highly recommend the fried fish!

• Chris L.

  star star star star star_border 25 May 2026

  What a good value for weekday lunch.  For $8, you get to enjoy a pretty authentic dish and full access to the mini buffet which usually includes three soups, fried rice, and scallion pancake. Although these buffet items are pretty average, I can't complain because the price is so good!
  I have been here a few times and recommend these dishes:
  -The tofu on sizzling platter is very tender with a delicious gravy with peas and carrots
  -The water cooked fish is excellent.  Well spiced and really something you should definitely get if you come here.  I think I always get this when I come in a group haha
  -The beef tendon and vegetable tastes clean and refined. Would also recommend if you are into tendon
  If you are in the area during the weekday for lunch, definitely check Dragon Palace out. You will not be disappointed!

• Bodhi G.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 19 May 2026

  If you are not Chinese,  just drive past this place and save your time. The first time I went tg here was with a Chinese person,  and everything was great. Tried going there by myself and had a horrible experience.
  
  They will likely pretend that they didn't see you, even after you walk up to the counter and wait to be seated.  If you're still not leaving,  you might be able to get seated but again,  it will take a long time before one of the waiters hanging around aimlessly choose to acknowledge your existence.  
  
  Oh, and the real menu is in Chinese.  Maybe I should have led with that.