Delicious food, beautiful decor and great service ... an all around five star restaurant!!

Food was delicious. Very quick service and beautiful restaurant. Specially liked the LoMein. Chocolate Martini is the bomb!!!!!! read more

I can say nothing bad here. The atmosphere was fabulous. The food was very good. Service was top drawer perfect. We drove out of our way based on suggestions and are very glad we did. It really is nondescript from the outside but go inside before you judge. Chinese-American menu. read more

Three stars because the flavors were on point. Walked in almost to 8:00. The dinning room had maybe 2 other tables. He through our menus down and walked away. When he came back we ordered our drinks , soup and app platter. He kept on coming back asking for our entrees. We were still deciding but he told us the kitchen closed at 8 so hurry up. I was thinking why the heck did he even seat us. We ordered the dragon fly fish to share. However it was full of bones. The waiter said "it's fish, they always have bones". How rude. We were rushed from the start when they should have turned us away. The flavors were there but that is it. read more

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After a thoroughly negative experience here in the summer of 2023, my wife and I decided to give it another whirl on a recent Saturday afternoon. I am happy to say it was a complete redemption. The service was friendly and efficient. The food arrived within minutes. Our dishes (Singapore noodles, Grand Marinier Shrimp and bok choy) were well prepared and tasty. Maybe the previous experience was just an off day for them or maybe we learned our lesson and avoided the dim sum this time around. In any event, I'm glad to add Dragon Palace to my short list of solid Chinese restaurants in the Lowcountry. (3.75 stars). read more

In my opinion one of the best Chinese restaurant in the area. House wonton soup, roasted pork (incredible) - all entrees never disappoint. They have small staff but do a good job staying on top their guest needs. read more

Dragon Palace - Fortune! - Chinese Near Me - Daniel Island, South Carolina

Great people and good food. I highly recommend going in to the restaurant and getting to know each and every person who works hard to make the meal you get special read more

We've heard really good things and finally decided to try it. It wasn't bad, but wasn't the best Chinese we've had either. The prices seem really high for the portion sizes. The spring rolls were really good though and the chicken was good! The rice seemed pretty plain and I wish there was more sauce. Not a bad option, but for the price there are better places. read more

Dragon Palace - General Tsos Chicken, Egg Fried Rice, Spring Rolls - Chinese Near Me - Daniel Island, South Carolina

ordered takeout and was disappointed. the Mongolian beef was short on beef and very long on onions. that said, it was tasty. the fried rice was very sticky...more like steamed rather than fried. will not order that again. read more

Wonderful for 10 plus years even when carried out. However changed ownership Our experience us food not as good read more

I hate leaving bad reviews... but this was bad. We ordered takeout this past Saturday evening before we thought there would be a semi rush. Food was on time... but it was so bland, so soggy. The fried rice tasted like old oil. Not one ounce of flavor. We had their Sweet and Tangy Pork loin, garlic chicken and egg rolls. At their prices- won't be trying it again. read more

Everything was correct and arrived quickly at our home. The food is very good and amazing portions. We had a wonderful meal and had enough for leftovers the next day. We definitely recommend Dragon Palace. read more

Dragon Palace is one of the lone sit down Chinese restaurants in the area that serves decent Chinese food. We have eaten here many times, and it serves the DI area well. We had dinner here on a Friday night, and was surprised on how empty it was at peak dinner time. But it was outnumbered by the number of to go customers who arrived. Clearly this makes up for in house diners. But come here for the experience. The interior decor is very beautiful and shows off some great Chinese culture that is eye catching. With a small bar upon entry, they have a nice sized dining room. Locally owned, they offer hand made dim sum and authentic Chinese cuisine. We enjoyed the roast pork buns, seared chive dumpling and egg rolls to start. Then for dinner we had walnut shrimp and Szechuan chicken. Everything came out hot and made to order, and each dish delivered some great flavor. I liked the different veggies with the Szechuan chicken, and the heat was spot on. My husband always enjoys the walnut shrimp, with it's large shrimp and veggies too. Service here is friendly, attentive, and we always leave very satisfied in both the food flavor and service. Only advice to the restaurant would be to update the menus, as they appear to be rather old and used. But come to Daniel Island to sit down and enjoy authentic Chinese food. read more

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I love this place. One if the few and only Chinese bistros. Not a buffet, nicer better quality. Decor is ready Chinese decor. A little pricy but so delicious! read more

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Food was amazing and the scenery was great. I would definitely come back again to try the rest of the menu items. The service was also amazing and everyone was nice read more

The food quality is consistently terrific and delicious. This has been my favorite Chinese restaurant in the greater Charleston area for years. Everyone who works here is so friendly and welcoming. It's also beautifully decorated and clean. Highly recommend! read more

Had a Groupon for this place worth $30 and went down to cash in. After pulling up to this little strip mall location, I was surprised by the high end decor inside. This definitely gives the place a nicer feel. Decided to get the Dinner for two. I think it was $40 but that came with plenty of food and gave us a chance to get a sampling of what Dragon Palace had to offer (I put the info from the menu below). Everything was delicious. Probably the best Chinese food I have had down South. To me it still doesn't compare to Chinese from the Northeast but I will go back for sure. Family Dinner for Two 39.50 Cup of Soup (choice of two: hot and sour, wonton, or egg drop) Crispy Spring Rolls Asian Chicken Salad General Tso's Chicken Sauteed Rib Eye Kew read more

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I should have taken pictures, I regret I didn't. The service and food there is just wonderful. I went there because they offer gluten free items, and I love Asian food. I had spring rolls, and yes, I know they have gluten. My allergy is not deadly, I can take small portions of it. At any rate, the spring rolls were delicious!!! They had just been made and you could tell. They were fresh! I had the Sweet and Tangy Pork Loin, and it was terrific too!! They pieces of pork were golden and delicious, just the right amount of sweet and tangy!! Everything was just great, and the server was very helpful also, with my gluten free selections. I will be back, thank you all so very much!! Pineapple Fried Rice......I ordered it to go!! read more

The food is great! Lovely decor! Great service and vibe, we have been coming here for many years and it's consistently good!

When it comes to Chinese food on the island you don't have many choices, but the best choice on the island is Dragon Palace in the Publix shopping plaza. I've used them plenty of times for take out Chinese when I didn't feel like cooking. I'd call in my order and pop on over on my way home to pick up dinner. We usually get the General Tso chicken, crab rangoon, and hot & sour soup. The thing I like about Dragon Palace is the food it cooked to order, so it's always fresh and tasty. read more

It was A-OK, Service was good and the place is comfortable, clean and nicely decorated. We had some eggs rolls and split a chicken dish with fried rice. All good, not necessarily great. Priced OK. Not really your typical Chinese restaurant or take out palce. Really didn't do it for me somehow. Not my first choice, but may be back. read more

The best sit down Chinese Cuisine outside of New York you'll ever get! This is an old-school sit-down "fancy" Chinese restaurant. From the outside Dragon Palace just looks like any other Chinese place in a nondescript strip mall. When you walk in you are greeted with elegant furnishings, ornately carved arches and wall hangings, a stained glass ceiling, and a very friendly staff. The dining room is actually very quiet, and people talk with their "polite, indoor" voices. The hubs and I came here for a date night out, and we were not disappointed. I ordered the Hot and Sour soup and Schezwan chicken. The hubs ordered the Egg drop soup and garlic prawns. One of the greatest failings of Chinese restaurants these days is that the hot and sour soup is all sour from too much vinegar and no spice to speak of. Dragon Palace does not bow to this failing. My soup was well balanced and quite spicy in a very pleasant way. My chicken was perfectly cooked, the sauce was a great glossy texture, very flavorful, and not "gloppy' or over-thickened (another failing of the mediocre Chinese food buffet). The Hub's soup was gorgeous, and his prawns looked, smelled, and tasted like the gods themselves had a hand in preparing them. They do have a children's menu. but I'd like to recommend to you, dear reader, that if you come here, please come sans the Wee Ones for the best experience possible. read more

Food was subpar. Not your traditional cart dim sum place. Very Americanized. Xiaolongbao was terrible, wrapping way too thick that it stuck to the underlayer wrapping. Pork bun and congee although was good - would recommend those. Other than that, would probably not come back read more

Dragon Palace - Chinese Near Me - Daniel Island, South Carolina

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Dragons Palace on Daniel Island in the past was one of my wives and my favorite restaurant. One of the things that have always drawn us to the restaurant was the beautiful decor. The interior of the building does not correlate to the shopping center outside. Once you step inside it is like being transported to a far east building. With beautiful and ornate designs all over the walls. This, fortunately, has not changed and the restaurant is still just as beautiful as ever. The other aspect that kept us coming back was the service. In the past, it was always fantastic. With knowledgeable staff and quick food service, there has never been anything to complain about. This, fortunately, has not changed either. The one thing that has changed is the food. The first few times that we visited the food was amazing. So much so, that we arranged a dinner date with friends there and everyone enjoyed it. During this last visit, everything went as expected from our past visits. However, when the food came out, although beautiful in appearance, the taste was lacking. This is not something that is to be expected of Chinese food. There should be bold strong flavors. The food we recently recieved was underwhelming and blan. Hopefully it was just a fluke and it will be back to normal soon. read more

Dragon Palace - Chinese Near Me - Daniel Island, South Carolina

I haven't been here for years. The place still looks amazing. Great ambience lighting and food. The place got packed literally in minutes. There were only like 2 servers and they did their best to serve everyone. I took my mother here for the first time. She loved the free crispy wonton chips with orange sauce that were put on the table. We ordered calamari which of course she raved about especially the sauce that she was able to dip into it. She got Mongolian Beef and it had the right amount of spice that was isolated to the beef only not necessarily on everything on the plate. I got the pancit or rice noodles with chicken. This reminded me of here own home made pancit. She normally would never eat someone else's version but she did like this one. The place did take some time since they seemed short-handed and it was packed. I even saw our server roll her eyes when I asked for chopsticks and more water and a to-go box. Not gonna hold that against her this time since I will definitely return. read more

Dragon Palace - Free crunchies. - Chinese Near Me - Daniel Island, South Carolina

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Dragon Palace is not the Chinese restaurant I think people expect when they walk in. As in, it's not a fast food Chinese takeout spot where you run in for your number 5 and packets of soy sauce. Instead, it's in my opinion a step above when you consider the ambiance and food. The restaurant is decorated very lavishly with wooden carvings and Asian inspired art, even on the ceiling. The decor may seem over the top for some but I do think it's fitting for the restaurant. I've always believed that the prices were reasonable for the quality and quantity of food that you receive. The general tso's chicken is a favorite of mine and can easily feed two people. This visit, we also ordered the lettuce wraps, wonton soup, and chicken dumplings. The lettuce wraps were good. The chicken and vegetables were cooked well and did have good flavor. The wonton soup was also good as were the dumplings, though I will say that the wontons and dumplings tasted the exact same. The only difference was that they were folded differently. The general tso's chicken is lightly fried and served with pineapple, bell pepper, broccoli, and rice. The chicken was cooked nicely and not overly coated or fried. The broccoli was also cooked well and was freshly prepared. Overall, we felt very satisfied with our dinner. The service was good as well. Our sever was polite, attentive, answered our questions well, and seemed very knowledgeable about the menu. read more

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Take out lunch on a Saturday for two people $45 because you cannot get the lunch menu on Saturday. So much disappointing.

Extremely disappointed! food was cold and had to send back multiple dishes. Food was not like it used to be. Service was poor as well. Will not go back! read more

We decided to give Dragon Palace a try and went the night of Chinese New Year this year. I remember why I rated them that way last time...its the service. We ordered a total of 8 entrees that evening (lucky 8) since it was Chinese New Year. Usually, we would try and cook 8 or even 12 course meals on New Years, but this was the easiest alternative, plus no prepping, cooking or cleanup involved. The food is spot on, but our waiter just needs to be more attentive. He brought us 3 small bowls of rice and we have a family of 5, not to mention, we ordered more than three dinner entrees. Once the restaurant started getting busy, he was no where to be found except helping other patrons. When he finally did, we were ready to leave. I asked to box the leftovers home and no white rice was included either. Our drinks needed refills as well... read more

We both got shrimp fried rice and it was very good, even though I think of this meal as being more Thai. I did have a problem with the appetizer. We got the seafood roll, and while it did have some shrimp in it, that was the only identifiable seafood. Tha amount of pineapple in the roll totally dominated the roll. The atmosphere was definitely Chinese and the service was very good. I will be back. read more

Stopped by here wanting to sit down and eat some yummy Chinese food. I checked the menu beforehand and saw they had a kids menu and assumed it would be great for my 2 year old to go. Heads up for parents of little ones- they DO NOT have high chairs or booster seats! The waiter did try and stack 2 cushions on top of each other for my son to sit but they were covered in a plastic material and he quickly slid off and under the table. Also to note, I am 6 months pregnant and he took my cushion to use for my son's "booster" which was a little odd in my opinion. The environment is really appealing and it is just a shame it wasn't more accommodating. I feel like they shouldn't have a kids menu if they don't particularly want to serve children. The food was pretty basic but not bad. We ordered to-go after all that played out. Sesame chicken and shrimp vegetable. It was good but I'd rather try somewhere new next time. read more

Just got a takeout order with 2/3 dishes having long hairs in them. Grossed out and unable to eat the dishes, we tossed them and ate the egg rolls and fried rice. From what I tasted of the Mongolian beef and the mandarin chicken I really liked it. Fresh vegetables, light sauces. But, given the the hair situation, what was an exciting Christmas takeout meal (drove from downtown to DI) is now a rather hungry evening. Invest in hairnets. read more

This is a locally owned Chinese bistro on Daniel Island. The inside decor is impressive but curiously empty of evening diners, however they do a huge take-out business. The menu seems typical. The service was good. This is a good choice to satisfy your Chinese food cravings. read more

Dragon Palace - Chinese Near Me - Daniel Island, South Carolina

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I haven't been to this place in a couple of years. Great food. Nice people. Fresh!! I had the lunch special of salt and pepper shrimp. It was yummy. read more

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Great Chinese food. Wonderful staff and menu choices.

I love this restaurant it's always amazing and has wonderful service. But tonight that was definitely not the case i was very disappointed . And even after the fact when we told them they drew no attention to it not even apologizing. I would also like to add that the food was cold when they brought it out and had to make the majority of it a second time. read more

THE best Chinese restaurant I've encountered in Charleston. This much more resembles the Chinese restaurants I frequented when I lived in Chicago. The food was great, the service was excellent, decor is as I would expect from a nice Chinese restaurant. I loved everything about this restaurant. My only wish is that it was closer to my area. It's a bit of a drive for me to go here. Otherwise, I would be ordering from there every week! read more

The best Chinese food I have been able to find in Charleston. Generally speaking, Chinese food in the South consists of mystery meat cooked in mystery oil, topped with salt.... and served with a side of MSG. I'm super happy to report that I found tasty, fresh and "real" Chinese food at Dragon Palace! The staff is friendly and efficient and the dining room is always clean and provides a nice atmosphere. They also offer a rare Dim Sum menu! It's a hike for me to get to this great little spot, but it is definitely worth the trip every time. I highly recommend Dragon Palace for a date night or family occasion in a great atmosphere with excellent service and delicious Chinese cuisine as authentic as you can get on an island in South Carolina. read more

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Decent Chinese takeout. You know what you're going to get for the night price, fast.

This Chinese restaurant is unlike any other I've ever been to. Located on Daniel Island in the Publix Shopping Center, this restaurant is appointed with incredibly beautiful woodwork and Chinese art representative of one of China's past dynasties. The quality ambiance of the restaurant interior feels like an elite 5 Star restaurant and certainly is not what one would expect. Everything my family and I have ever had here is terrific. I especially recommend the Sweet and Tangy Pork Loin (especially for those wanting something similar yet different from your typical Sweet and Sour Chicken/Pork/Shrimp). I also recommend the Chinese doughnuts which are glazed and cooked differently than I've ever had at any other Chinese restaurant. I definitely recommend them (especially for lunch as the prices are appreciably less then). read more

Dragon Palace - Sweet and Tangy Pork Loin (with pineapples and bell peppers) and Whole Grain Rice - Chinese Near Me - Daniel Island, South Carolina