I'm sad to report that we had a terrible experience this morning for dim sum. I won't go into details, but the main server Janet has a very prickly personality and lacks stomer service. There is also a language barrier. When she does communicate with you, it's like a mom scolding a child for asking questions or wanting something a certain way. The customer is always right. Doesn't seem to be practiced here. There was a bit of deceit on our order with regards to the size of the dish and the price for the upgraded pork. read more

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Food is always consistently good and quickly prepared whether it's take out or eat in. It's primarily a take out place but can be eat in if you'd like. Service is good when you eat in. read more

When we're in the area we always stop here. Super nice, very clean, deliciously fresh food and great prices. Yesterday I had vegetable chow mein, scallion pancakes and perfectly crispy chicken fingers. Thank you again for a wonderful meal read more

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Food and service were great. Delivery was quick. Nice place to keep in mind. Combo plates were good.

Wonderful family owned restaurant with authentic Chinese dishes. My partner orders the steamed tofu with mixed vegetables, which she thoroughly enjoys. Tofu is silky and very flavorful. Dello sauce too. I had the Moo Shu pork which is my "go to dish". Plenty of parking and there is abundant seating. Who knows, you might enjoy this restaurant too. read more

Awesome service, lady was awesome with the kiddo, and food was great. My kid had a hard time picking something they like and they made a dish up for him read more

Golden Tao Restaurant - Amazing rice - Dim Sum Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire

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Had a very good lunch, curry chicken combo with fried rice. Just a lot of curry flavor, little heat. Came with beef teriyaki a bonus! The shrimp with lobster sauce in separate container, over fried rice, crab Rangoon so good. The place is clean, served on time ( to-go was ready) easy to deal with at checkout. We will be back. read more

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Love this place went there for a graduation they had good egg food Yung gravy was amazing

Stopped by for a late lunch. Located off some side streets in Manchester within a small plaza. The hospitality was amazing! Food served fresh with no long wait time. We dined in. The beef teriyaki was my favorite. The meat is tender and marinated to perfection. Two pieces with my lunch combo. I had the chicken and green beans. Very flavorful and good size portion. Came with pork fried rice. My hubby had the sweet and sour chicken. Chicken tenders tossed with the sweet/sour sauce featuring chunks of pineapple and cherry. He loved his dish. We shared the crab rangoons. Filling was nice and creamy. I would definitely return when I'm back in this area. read more

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Ordered to go Pu pu for 2 with PF rice (rice cost extra) also it does NOT come with crab Rangoon The food was hot Food was fresh The meats were dry There wasn't much flavor The cost was 46$ Probably won't be back here I can get pu pu for 2 with rice and crab Rangoon at another location which is good except they weren't open today read more

I chose this place because of the positive Yelp reviews. What a disappointment! I ordered pork fried rice which I had a craving for since I had had it elsewhere some time ago. It was awful, no flavor or taste and the pork was so tough I gave it to my dog. Never again! read more

*sigh* I realize some of you that follow my reviews are gonna say I'm being a "negative Ned" these days. But, guys....this one....we really had high hopes for this one. To start off with the positive, the egg drop soup was the MVP tonight. Aside from having a mysterious sweet aftertaste to it, for the most part, it was pretty amazing! Like, the best we've had since arriving to NH. A solid 8 out of 10. But when we get to the main course of the evening, everything starts to plummet rapidly. So, the so-called "salted spicy jumbo shrimp" was okay. The problem I have with this dish is that it's...neither salted nor spicy. It just tastes like regular fried shrimp. Come to think of it, the fantail shrimp at Weathervane tastes better (golly, I could sure go for some of those now). I actually had to break out the cocktail sauce to aptly enjoy them. 6 out of 10. Also, they give you a LOT of shrimp. Like, enough to feed two people. Wish I'd known that before spending 70 bucks on this shit. That's another thing. Since we had them deliver it as well, the food cost WAY more than it rightfully should have. But considering they price the jumbo shrimp at $20....*long sigh*.....I just...I....guys, this place sucks balls. Let's talk about the fried rice for a minute. As my wife and son both sampled this, I am taking this from their perspective. Which I trust. The fried rice is so bland, it tastes like white rice. Which means they had to have been using that low sodium soy sauce crap that we can't stand. Like, I get that certain people probably need this. But why make low sodium soy the default? I would think most people would require a bit more flavor in their food. But hey--what do I know? Even the egg rolls were devoid of any flavor or seasoning. WTF is happening here?! Look, good Chinese food is hard to come by in most states. I guess it also doesn't help that Chinese food in America is almost never actual Chinese food. But you get out there and find whatever makes your palate happy. As for this place, they may win the award for serving New England's blandest Chinese take-away of all time. Golden Tao is worthy of 2 fried shrimp labeled by false advertising out of 5. read more

Golden Tao Restaurant - Egg drop soup - Dim Sum Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire

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My favorite Chinese food place we come here all the time they are awesome and very welcoming and friendly. I bring my friends here but more importantly I bring my family here and we all love it here. Me and my fiance love the scorpion bowl and he love the seasame chicken and I love the pepper steak or tie bit 3 but I am going to continue trying many more new things as everything is amazing! Thank you Golden Tao for your exemplary service and food read more

Golden Tao Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire

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Went with a friend this morning and ordered a whole lot of food, and everything was very good, especially the scallion pancake, which I'm usually indifferent to. The waitress was friendly and attentive, helping my friend's daughters and refilling waters without being too much. The heat was out, but they pulled up a space heater and I'm pleased enough with the food that I'm going to keep the 5th star. It was pretty empty for Saturday lunch - hopefully they do a lot of takeout, or it gets busier for dinner. read more

I live a few street down and this is my go to place for great Chinese food. We have so many hibachi style restaurants around but if you want traditional Chinese food then definitely come here!! read more

Great Chinese food always hot when I pick it up very friendly I love sweet-and-sour chicken.

I just spent 60 dollars here and it was terrible. The egg rolls tasted like soap and the rice and lo mein were super dry. Won't go back

Fresh made food. Beat Chinese around. Good service, tasty food. Try the Scallion Pancakes, so good. read more

I still love Golden Tao years later. They have the best Chinese food in the area in my opinion. If you haven't ever tried them, I'd encourage you do. Our local restaurants need us now more than ever before. This unassuming restaurant is tucked away in a small strip mall on the West side. I love their combo plate options (my favorite is the create your own CS3 I get mine with pork fried rice, crab rangoon, beef teriyaki, and boneless spare rib), the beef and vegetable moo shu, wonton soup, the homemade pork dumpling soup, peking ravioli, scallion pancakes, spring rolls, and Szechuan spicy beef are what we order the most. In addition to their delicious food, they are owned by the sweetest family. They get to know their customers. When they ask how you are and about you, they really want to know. Other restaurants could learn a lot from them. If you want consistently great food and service, Golden Tao is for you. read more

Golden Tao Restaurant - My favorite is the Combo plate #3. I pick beef teriyaki, boneless spare ribs, and crab rangoon. Always delicious! - Dim Sum Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire

High hopes for this restaurant especially after Jennifer was so nice taking my order. Place looked clean when arrived. Ordered: Chicken fried rice, Sticky, only warm and no taste, Chicken was fine but cool. Egg rolls, Must have been cooked twice, still barely warm, dark brown and insides shriveled. Beef and Broccoli, Large portion,grisly meat, broccoli nice absolutely no taste. Crab rangoon, nicely cooked but inside was cold, can't figure that one out..LOL. Extra duck sauce, not very good. Over $60.00 spent. I have to start giving reviews again cause if others did they would save their money or try another place. If we all do this all these places will start doing the right thing and get better. Can someone please suggest a good chinese place in Manchester? Last time I had great chinese was at Kowloons in Saugus, Ma. Merry Christmas everyone. read more

Food is fresh, flavorful it's definitely a place to get your food craving fix. Even the crab Rangoons we fresh and yummy. read more

Golden Tao Restaurant - General Gau's Chicken combination meal - Dim Sum Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire

The sweet and sour chicken was not good, the beef and broccoli was decent, the rice was eehhh. The lady working was super defensive and rude when I told her I didn't like it. read more

Stopped over for a lunch after visiting the SEE museum with the family. We were the only customers there. Ma favorite dish was the pork chow ho fun. It was really tasty and flavorful. I've had chow ho fun in many Chinese restaurants and most were too greasy with no flavor. We also ordered chicken with broccoli (was ok but the sauce was definitely better than what I normally had), vegetarian delight and crispy tofu. I would recommend this place. read more

Nice people, but horrible food. The chicken was terribly dry, the crab rangoon's had no flavor and best of all my container wasn't closed all the way, so it spilled all over me when I took it out of the bag! Definitely disappointed. read more

This is a must go for chinese food in Manchester. Everything I have tried there is delicious and at an affordable price. The combo specials everyday always cost less than 9$ but can give you two full meals out of. They dont use cheap ingredients to make their food and the curry chicken, General Gau's Chicken (CS17) and Szechaun chicken are my favorites (CS6). Must go if you like chinese food and you are in Manchester! read more

Golden Tao Restaurant - CS 6: Szechaun Chicken with Chicken fingers as appetizers. Great portion for a great price - Dim Sum Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire

I have been going here for years now. The food is always great, and the staff is very friendly. The place a gem in the West Side of Manchester read more

This is our go to Chinese food restaurant in Manchester. We usually order the combination plates with a side of egg drop soup. The normal go to for me is general gaus with chicken wings. The chicken wings are well seasoned and juicy. The general gaus is crisp yet tender. The owners are very nice and the service is friendly. read more

Love love LOVE this restaurant! We originally discovered it a while back when we were on the hunt for some salt and pepper pork chops similar to some we love from Chinatown in Boston, and this place is the only place we have found in the area to carry the dish! We absolutely love the salt and spicy pork chops here, as well as the wonton and dumpling soups! The fried rice is delicious as well. The portions are very generous and the staff is always so kind and courteous! They also have a dim sum option available on the weekends, as well as a variety of alcoholic drinks. Highly recommend this location, they offer dine in and takeout. read more

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The best pork fried rice I've had. It's never greasy but very flavorful. The appetizers are always top notch. My mom used the word succulent for the fried shrimp even though she ate them the next day. Teriyaki has a deep flavor & is cooked just right. The staff is very friendly every time I've been there. This place is a hidden gem. read more

This place has gone downhill in the last year or so. I used to rave about how good everything was. Today I decided to give it one more try. I ordered the shrimp lo mein and shrimp fried rice. It was good and the crab Rangoon were decent but the egg rolls were mushy and tasteless. The general gao's chicken was overcooked and dry, More batter than chicken. It will be a long time before I give them another try. read more

Golden Tao Restaurant - Sesame chicken with Crab Rangoon and pork fried rice - Dim Sum Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire

I was drawn here for lunch by the Yelp score but it didn't meet my expectations, though the staff was very nice and attentive. I tried the pan fried dumplings, the boneless spare ribs and white steamed rice. The ribs were very good! Moist, chewy, tender and flavorful like a good char siu. The dumplings were not good, too doughy and lacking flavor. Oh, the black tea was not very flavorful either. I wish them luck - I love patronizing small businesses so I may be back for that reason...and the boneless ribs! read more

My family's and I came here after church on Sunday Wow the food was amazing!! Very hot very very good I would highly recommend this establishment The waitress was so kind and very professional. Great service.. read more

The best Chinese food in New Hampshire! Especially love the Orange Beef - the steak is incredibly tender and the sweet and spicy sauce is delectable! A must visit! read more

Manchester top rated Chinese food spot. It's great....food is clean and fast. On the higher end for fast Chinese-American cuisine. However their popularity has led to higher prices, smaller portions, and big holiday crowds (not their fault). I still eat here from time to time, but new portions and pricing keep it out of my top stop. read more

The food was good. The price was a little expensive than another Chinese restaurant, but it was fine. The problem is that employees don't care about smoking cigarettes inside. read more

Recently moved to Manchester and saw how well this place was rated so I decided to give them a shot. I will commend the woman who answered the phone, she was very kind and seemed very grateful for my order during these difficult times. My food was ready when I got there, and it was a quick and easy in and out. Unfortunately the food did not live up to expectations. It was maybe a fifteen, twenty minute drive home. The general tso's chicken was kind of tough and the batter was heavy, the chicken teriyaki was rubbery and bland, the fried shrimp and chicken wings were good, the boneless spareribs flavorless and tough, and the pork fried rice was standard takeout fare. I love Chinese food, perhaps when things are closer to normal and dine in is an option I'll give that a shot, but I don't think I'll do takeout again. read more

Golden Tao Restaurant - General tso's combo with fried shrimp and a tidbit 2 - Dim Sum Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire

Came here last night with very low expectations. Got the General Gao's plus some dumplings, w/ crab rangoon and chicken chow mein, eh... ...not overly impressed. Asked for tea and was really surprised about what happened next: this place is the first ever Chinese restaurant that I ask for tea which did not provide me with a pitcher of warm tea, but rather a single serving baggy in a mug of new england tea. No sugar, no sweetener, and not even a mention of whether I would have liked it perhaps? Really strange all around experience from past Chinese restaurants I have visited and really half assed it seemed. Now, generally, I take my tea/coffee plain so no big deal but this was already a red flag, or lack of trying? Surprisingly, the food itself was tasty so it countered the above negative. The sauces were yummy, and the dumplings were really good. Service was OK minus the above tea mention? Portions however, were regrettably small, despite the tasty mention above (rice was served in the smallest cup) and perhaps one of the smallest servings I have also ever seen in a Chinese restaurant, given that generally Chinese places serve an abundance of food. Now, my focus is always on quality vs. quantity, but when I am noticing how small the servings are, I feel we have a problem lol. Manchester seems to be lacking in its culinary offerings, which is why this place may have been rated so highly? I would say this place is passable for take out, but nothing screams at me to return here in a hurry, and I would be willing to try other places before setting foot here again. read more

Went with my girlfriend and her daughter because I'd heard about how good this place was. I was SEVERELY disappointed. I love good Chinese food and was looking forward to eating here. We ordered the PuPu platter and it was awful. Overcooked, undercooked, overseasoned, underseasoned...it was a mess. The fried chicken nearly broke a tooth on me. The rangoons were soft and greasy to the point of being inedible. Very disappointed. 1 Star. read more

Had a delicious meal here. Scallion pancake, moo shu vegetables, and general gao's tofu. Highly recommend the scallion pancake and general gao's tofu. Tofu was unbreaded - just the right amount of crunch on the outside and soft on the inside. It was accompanied in a sweet sauce with bell pepper, pineapple, and marachino cherries. Tucked around the edges was perfectly cooked broccoli. The meal could have easily fed three. Less than $25. Our waitress was friendly, attentive and on-the-ball, refilling our waters before they could reach less than half. Will most definitely come back here, and can't wait to try dim sum, which is apparently every weekend from 11AM-3PM. read more

Golden Tao Restaurant - Scallion Pancake, General Gao Tofu, Vegetable Moo Shu - Dim Sum Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire

Really large space in dingy unkempt plaza Thankfully inside does not match the ugly plaza Very good service Went there for dim sum and was very sad to see it was only offered on the weekends... But I did have the hot and sour soup and it was very very good Had another pork and shrimp dumpling appetizer and found it to be not ground pork but overly tough pieces of pork...the ginger sauce that came with it was very good. read more

Golden Tao Restaurant - Only on weekends!!! - Dim Sum Near Me - Manchester, New Hampshire