We were regulars of this restaurant and recently have been very disappointed with the quality of the dishes. The dishes are overpriced and it is not up to the standard of real Chinese food. We would not be going back for a very long time and then maybe will give it another chance in the future. read more

Asparagus beef lunch special with hot and sour soup, fried rice, and wonton chips - it's decent. Service is okay. Clean inside read more

ZERO Stars for Hunan Chef in Pleasanton CA The level of Customer service and the taste /quality of the food at this restaurant was less than desirable and very poor. Went here with my bf and it was our first time there. It will also be the last because it 1) lacked in flavor and quality. There was also what clearly appeared to be black pieces of their old fry pans in the food. Now who wants to eat pieces of black coating that came from the pan they cooked from ?? Not edible AND TOXIC ! Never ever again will we go there. And when we complained about it,..there was one woman who gave us attitude about us saying that we would not eat it nor pay for it. Maybe if they invested in some new pans,....they would not have had wasted their money or food and our appetite. Hopefully we will find a good Chinese restaurant one day soon !!!! read more

This place is coo, but expensive for chinese food. Definitely hits the spot later at night. Was a little worried given the low ratings of chinese food in the area, but it turned out decent. I might have to try another more happening spot the next time i'm in town though read more

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Wow. This was the worst Chinese food I have ever had. By far. I mean, I'm stunned that they have 4 stars here on Yelp and that some of the people giving it good reviews are Chinese. When I got there, there were only two other people in the place so they told me I could sit anywhere so, I chose a booth. The table top was a tablecloth covered by a piece of plexiglass and the plexiglass was FILTHY - food stuck on it, smears of who knows what, etc., so I moved to a table which had only a tablecloth. I ordered two dishes: 1) Chinese mushrooms & bamboo shoots; and 2) Mandarin chicken - and I ordered steamed rice with it. The mushroom dish was in a gloopy brown sauce that you could tell was not freshly made. The button mushrooms were fresh and raw; the black mushrooms were presumably dried because they were so bloated from, I assume, being rehydrated that they were just gooshy blobs with no flavor. The bamboo shoots and water chestnuts were fine. The dish had no flavor what-so-ever, so much so that I did something I don't do -- I added soy sauce and . . . still flavorless. The Mandarin chicken was also strangely flavorless. It looked good with this sticky brown sauce flecked with dried chilies but absolutely no flavor. The chicken wings themselves were deep fried and they were nicely crispy but, again, the sauce just tasted like nothing. The steamed rice was gross as well. I'm half-Japanese and I love the short-grained rice that the Japanese use when I'm eating Japanese food but for Chinese food, I prefer the long-grained, fluffier rice. This rice was . . . I don't know what. It was stuck together in large clumps and over-cooked and pretty awful and . . . if an Asian restaurant can't cook rice . . . I dunno what to say. I learned how to cook rice from my mother (water to the first knuckle of the pinky finger!) and it's perfect every time so, it's pretty hard to mess up rice but . . . they did. Truly the worst Chinese food I have ever had. Yuck. read more

Amazing food!! & fast delivery service! They also modified a dish for me to make it Vegetarian. The "kung pao tofu" was sooooooo yummy!! & my meat eating hubby loved the broccoli beef and Honey walnut prawns. Love love this place! read more

The picky Chinese diner in me is super picky.... and I never thought I'd ever find a Chinese restaurant that I would frequent in Pleasanton, until we tried Hunan Chef. The food is authentically prepared, perfectly flavored.. and the best part is.. not too salty. If you love Asian food, you know restaurants always go heavy handed with salt and soy sauce. Not here at Hunan Chef. Must-haves: Sizzling Rice Soup (it's like the Chinese version of the Matzo Ball soup. Light clear broth with vegetables and crispy rice bits) This will be my winter go-to. Mongolian Beef Paper Wrapped Chicken Garlic Eggplant Stir-fried vegetable delight The white-boy bf loves their sweet and sour pork, and occasionally goes for their cherry pork which is similar in taste, and still yummy. Always service with a smile, and they stay open throughout the day. Big plus for me as my crazy schedules don't permit me to have consistently timed meals every day. read more

This is based on the two noodles dishes me and my wife had. Visited for late lunch (1pm) on a Tuesday. We are both chinese and will be pickly about certain dishes, especially the two we ordered. The ratings are based on the where we got these dishes, keep in mind this is Pleasanton, not Oakland, San Francisco (which we both grew up), or San Jose. She had the spicy seafood noodle soup, most other places call this Champong (or Jjampong) and is one of the most popular Chinese-Korean dishes made and enjoyed all over Korea. Good amount of seafood, good spicyness, and fresh noodles, 4 stars I had the chinese meat sauce noodles, otherwise known as ja jiang mein. Very good with a good amount of minced pork, Some places skimp on the pork and over do the sauce, this wasn't the case. 4 stars here also. However the prices on the menu indicated $9.95, when we got the check it was $10.95, but there was no taxes added so perhaps they incorporated this into the price. It wasn't worth the fight as we both enjoyed the noodles and decided to let it go. I would only give 2.5 stars to the waiter. Not one to hold a conversion with or become friends, he just did his job and when no one needed his service would sit down and read the paper, but I didn't come to this joint for a 5 star service experience either. So overall I would make this my go to for these noodle dishes for the Tri Valley. read more

The food is okay. The rice was cold. The waitress didn't ask me if I wanted hot water or not, I don't drink tea after 5pm (plus the tea was cold). The door was wide open in water (covi?). The floor was sticky. read more

Still looking for that good Chinese in Pleasanton. Granted this is the first place I've tried other than Uncle Yu's in Livermore (which is great) and PF Changs which is always decent. The food was pretty much blah. Honey Walnut Prawns - Agree with Kaite T. Definately earned them a star. Mongolian Beef - This is what took the review down. It was really spicy and not the oniony/salty type taste I like in my MB. SS Pork, Orange Chicken - Honestly very little taste. The other star was for prompt service and a great overall non-food experience from ordering through to delivery. read more

By far the worst food I've eaten in a long time. Both my wife and I had the same experience when we ordered chicken chow mein, hunan chicken, pork fried rice and crab cream cheese won tons. The food lacked flavor and had a strong bitter taste overall. I'm sorry to say we didn't eat the $50 worth of food as it went straight to the garbage. What we did eat gave one of us diarrhea. I would not recommend this place at all! Sorry, as a Pleasanton resident I was really hoping to rate them high. read more

I too was sad when the original owners decided to shift gears and sell their business earlier this year as I'd been a fan of the family run Hunan Chef Wong since 2000 and had watched their family grow up together at the restaurant (the family shortened the name to Hunan Chef a decade ago to avoid confusion with a another downtown Chinese restaurant with a similar name). On a recent visit I was delighted to see the new owners and chef have resurrected a fresh new Schezuan restaurant in similar surroundings respecting and retaining the original name and recharging the menus with many new, authentic menu choices. My first stop at the new spot was for some take-out. The new menu is very expansive and diverse with many traditional Schezuan dishes listed (in English and Chinese). I asked for help in making my choices and was happily rewarded. The simply listed Fish Filet with Dual Flavor delivered two large well prepared filets one with a fresh green chili sauce the other with fresh red chilies, steamed in a light fish broth garnished with mild red and green chilies and fresh cilantro. The portion was generous and the fish was fresh and tasty. The new chef also makes their own noodles so I ordered the dumplings (potstickers) and two orders of chicken chow mein banking that they would be delish. Both dishes were amazing and the fresh pasta and noodles were yummy and toothsome against both the savory pork and chicken filling of the dumplings and quick sauté of chicken and veggies in the chow mein. The staff were very helpful and visibly excited to help introduce their special dishes and authentic offerings to to their guests. I look forward to many more visits to the new Hunan Chef. read more

Hunan Chef - Fish Filet with Dual Flavors delivers tasty steamed filets in both a fresh red and green chili preparation in a light broth - yum. - Chinese Near Me - Pleasanton, California

The food and service is great! The restaurant is clean. Tables fit for small and big groups. I like the variety of choices in the menu. I have my favorite dishes in each categories. The dish size is bigger than other Chinese restaurants in my neighborhood. The price is very reasonable. The owner is there all the time. She is very helpful when anyone needs food recommandations. The best Chinese restaurant in town! read more

The food is OK in this restaurant, however, the service from waitress is horrible. They don't really have patience to customer, and in the end, they want to rush you out of door, if there are too many customers nearby the door. It ends up no fortune cookies, no fruits. Also the waitress shows very negative attitudes towards my kids, when my kids watched iPAD during lunch. read more

I don't know why i bother. They NEVER get me the food in the time quoted. It's always 20 minutes later than that. Today I called before they were even open at 4pm and asked if I can order food for pick up by 4:45pm. I even showed up at 4:50 knowing they are always late. And here I am, 5pm and it's still not ready. And the women has the nerve to look at me like I'm crazy when this is a constant thing here. She never apologizes. If you are pressed for time- don't waste yours by going here. read more

Reading the reviews of this place makes me wonder if I've lost touch with the American people. Yes, the food here is cheap, but c'mon people. This is the fuel you put into your body. I suppose it's good for what it is: cheap Chinese food at a sit down restaurant. Somewhere in between "Meh. I've experienced better." and "A-OK." How about "Meh-OK?" read more

Old restaurant new business, go here now! Awesome tasting food and great service! You must try: Pan fried sesame cake Sautéed Chinese yam Honey walnut prawns Salt pepper pork chops Hot sour soup they still have many Difference hand made noodle! Thank you new hunan chef for rocking our socks off on our first visit! We'll definitely be back! read more

The restaurant looks like it used to be a Denny's, because there are faded booths around the perimeter and the floor is cracked and dirty in places. We ordered Kung Pao Chicken. The order arrived in about three minutes. It looked like a bunch of chopped up thigh meat pieces, raw peanuts and raw green peppers. The onions weren't cooked enough. It definitely needed more time in the wok. But I guess they were in a hurry. The food was served in a bland sauce, that did not taste like Kung Pao chicken sauce. We took a few bites, were very disappointed, paid and left with the food still on the plates. I don't understand the positive reviews. Either they're fake or they're written by people who have never eaten Chinese food except at the local mall food court. I will not be coming back here and do not recommend this restaurant. read more

We went there with my mom didn't receive great service from the start. We sat down to eat and another family that came in after us had their food way before we did and were eating before we even had an appetizer. When we did get the food everything came in at once and the pork fried rice was all fat. Fat pieces of pork that when picked out filled the whole plate. But the icing on the cake was a potsticker with huge black hairs coming out of it like it had whiskers. Disgusting! Then they still charges us 41.00 for the meal. Wtf? read more

Have come here quite a few times with a pretty large group, always treated amazingly by the staff, the people here are soo nice. And the food never disappoints; I've liked everything I have tried. Can easily recommend to anyone. read more

This place is very dirty. Windows are covered by dusty. Bathroom smells very bad. The food is oily contains MSG. The owner/waitress is very rude. never come to this place !!! read more

I will literally drive all the way to Pleasanton for this Chinese food, it's a must if you haven't tried it!! Spicy Chicken (they make it extra spicy if you can hang) SOOOO GOOD & the Honey Walnut prawn is probably one of the biggest prawns I've seen used for that dish! LOVE THIS PLACE!! read more

Decent Food, took so long to get food. Got the house noodles and they were incredible but the broccoli chicken was not worth the price

If you want some fast chinese food...and I do mean fast..then you seriously need to check this place out. I felt like we were literally in and out in like 5 mins! You walk in and the restaurant is nice with a fountain in the middle. The friendly guy at the counter takes your order...one mongolian beef and one orange chicken lunch special - to go please. The guy says the order to the guys in the open kitchen and we get our food within minutes! One star off though for having more green onions and regular onions in my mongolian beef instead of MORE BEEF! Next time, please add a little more BEEF! That's what I wanted! But the place gets 4 stars for fast, friendly service and good food...just don't be too stingy with the beef please!....k thx! read more

I happened to stumble upon this place when I was craving Chinese take out on a Monday and my regular spot was closed that day. I ordered the walnut prawns and they were delicious. I typically am not a fan of walnut prawns because I don't like all the mayonnaise they slather on them. But after reading so many raves on yelp, I decided to give them a try. I was not disappointed! I also ordered the mongolian beef which was also very good. The chow mein was good but a little too greasy as others have mentioned. Last week, my bf and I decided to dine in and we were both quite impressed. The service and food were fantastic. This time, we tried a tofu dish, seafood combination and hot and sour soup. We loved the hot and sour soup! Probably one of the best I've ever had. This will probably be our regular spot for Chinese food. read more

I love that the shrimps in the honey walnut shrimp are big and thick, it also has a citrus taste compared to the regular ones you find in other Chinese resto. Their hot and sour soup is not too sour and feels so "cleansing". The combo fried rice is not oily. Mongolian beef is tender, taste is okay. Their house tea is refreshing and is not diluted. The service is also good. The lady who attended to us was nice and sweet. read more

This place is as good as it gets! The food is always great and consistent. I have been coming to this restaurant for more than 20 years. The service is great and the food is outstanding. We went today and it was a bit after 3pm, but they still let us order off the lunch menu. I ordered the shredded pork in garlic sauce. It was PERFECT! Yummy pork with mushrooms, bamboo shoots, bell pepper all cut into tiny strips and stir fried with this yummy garlic sauce, served with rice and a spring roll, soup and hot tea all for one great price. These guys rock, everyone should give them a shout out, you won't be sorry if you are out in the P-town area and want a good meal. read more

Food was mediocre at best. Seemed like old chicken and deep fried squid was chewy and just greasy batter

I ordered a take-out yesterday for our dinner but was highly disappointed that the food tasted like they were leftovers. It's really hard for me to leave a 2 stars because I've been going to this place for quite sometime now and in the past I am always happy. But yesterday was different and I almost want to take the food back to them. We hardly ate it and just decided it's not worth it. read more

My wife and I saw this place and were hungry, so decided to take a risk and try out their food... and we sure are glad we did. The food portions are great, and prices are exactly where I wanted them to be. The owner came and introduced himself and told me about him and his business. Typically I don't like it when that happens because I feel weird.. not this time. I asked him some questions and ended up trying more of his food. Frankly, I am a fan. I will definitely go there again, without a doubt. On a side note, this morning I woke up and had a lingering for his food. I would like to say, his food is great even as leftovers. I had: Sweet and Sour soup Mongolian Lamb Green Beans w/chicken edit: I changed this to star as I think this is worth a visit for sure. I am not saying its Michelin food, but its great for a Chinese craving. read more

Happened to be in Pleasanton for a fundraising walk for diabetic alert dogs, and had a craving some good Chinese food. This satisfied the craving! We had 10 people and one service dog, and it was great they had a large round table that fit all of us. The waiter was great and had a good sense of humor. We ordered two appetizers. Pot stickers and egg rolls. Both were healthy portions. We ordered a huge selection of dishes. Highlights: spicy eggplant. Green beans. Kung pao chicken. Low light was the broccoli. It just seemed so plain compared to the other stuff. We will be back next time we are in town. read more

Very bad service, I ordered food and it took more than 45mins to serve my order to table. Server lady was not polite or bothered to come or tell when the order will arrive. After 30mins she said we have two cooks and both of them are busy, I didn't believe as the people came after us got their food ate and left .We had no choose but to leave. I will NOT COME HERE. read more

I've been here many times and my impression had been excellent. Every dish we ordered were surprising. Even each of the vegetable plates taste uniquely different. read more

This happens to be a frequent location of mine. Their lunch specials are good for the price. There is no line. As soon as you walk in one of the workers will greet you and ask if you have a preference to sit. Once seated with your menu, they leave and come right back with your soup and tea. I can't be exactly sure on the type of tea they have, but to me it has a hint of jasmine in it. The soup used to be more spicy before, but they have toned it down some. It's great for those that don't like the spice. As for the lunch specials, my favorites are the hunan chicken and sweet and sour pork. That's mostly because of the taste and that they are the cheapest of the lunch specials at $7.95. The sweet and sour prawns are great too, but are a couple dollars more and they don't give you as much. The service has always been a good experience and I do recommend this restaurant. read more

If we lived in Pleasanton, we'd probably eat here at least once a week. We still make the trek from South Bay because we love their Jellyfish Chicken Salad! We've dined in and ordered take-out. No complaints and always delicious food, hence 5 stars. We were here last week and I already crave more Hunan Chef. read more

Just a quick update...... The inside of this place is actually quite nice. There's even a little water fall in the middle of the restaurant that my youngest daughter loves. We mostly order from here for delivery, and are always pleased with what they serve. They are very friendly, helpful when you are trying to decide what to order and have always delivered on time. This is pretty much the only Chinese place we order delivery from. And we they are always very consistent. -------------------------------------------------- The outside of this place scares me so I've never been inside. Is it smart to eat food when you're too afraid to go inside? Hmmmm. Anyway, this is the only place I order Chinese food from for delivery. their food is really, really good. They are fast too and the food is always hot. Their prices are super reasonable to me and they always get our order right. I also like that there's no "mystery ingredients" look to their food so my kids love it too. read more

awesome customer service... I am assuming I talked to to owner because when i asked about delivery and said it was not mentioned on the website, he said he would call his sister to fix the page because she made it for him haha. we ordered the orange chicken and Hunan and he said it was pretty much the same thing and gave us other suggestions. We went with the Sha Cha Chicken. We also ordered the Pot stickers and OMG they were amazing and HUGE !!! the food was great the service was friendly and the delivery was pretty darn fast. They deliver to Pleasanton for free !! hooray! Next time we will actually go into the place to eat, but I'm just so happy that my delivery choice is no longer just Pizza (ick!) read more

We ordered to go! They even deliver for free! Their food was really good. Chow mein not too greasy. Sweet and sour pork was really good. Broccoli beef was more beef than broccoli. Their hunan chicken was very good too. And their vegetable deluxe was very good. The seafood chips were too fishy for my taste, but overall it was a great meal. read more

The best Chinese food in Pleasanton. Salt-and-pepper chicken wings are the bomb! This place also delivers pretty quick too. read more

Excellent quality , on time pickup. Kids also like their menu options. Order regularly for last few years. Never had any issues.