Great service and delicious Chinese food. We had the hot and sour soup, egg rolls, garlic Chicken and Szechuan beef. Lunch portions are large. Came out hot and very flavorful. Will come back and would definitely recommend. read more

Have been going for over 20 years now and yesterday was our first time under new ownership. Service was really good, everyone was very friendly. I always get the same thing for the last 20 years. Hit tea, egg roll, soup, and Peking Dragon Pork. The tea was possibly even better than before. The flavor of the egg roll was good but I have to admit it was greasy. Soup was really good and the pork was just as amazing as always. Still the best Chinese food I've ever had and I'll be back for sure read more

This use to be our favorite Chinese restaurant but since it has been sold it is NOT anymore! We heard is was not the same but decided we needed to see for ourselves. Unfortunately, it is true and the food has changed and is horrible! The lemon chicken breading was falling off the chicken and it was so overcooked that we could not eat it. All other dishes we ordered did not taste the same either............ really disappointing and would not recommend this restaurant to anyone!!! read more

Amazing Food and Service I drove here from Temecula just to get two orders of my favorite egg rolls and also tried a delicious tomato beef entree plus I went with the garlic chicken read more

Peking Dragon Restaurant - Egg rolls - Chinese Near Me - Dana Point, California

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The restaurant appeared to purposefully or at least without thought overbook on what is always a busy holiday. Dozens of people were waiting around for over an hour for their reservation, it was super unprofessional. read more

Great food!!Great Service!!! Highly recommend eating their delicious food!!!!I have nothing bad to say about this place! Perfect little gem!! Try it for yourself read more

Came for lunch today with a friend and absolutely LOVED our experience. We came right around 11:30 am, the staff greeted us very pleasantly and seated us right away. It wasn't very busy at this time. After we were seated the waiting staff came to our table with glasses of water and lemons and immediately asked what our drink order was. Our drinks came out quick and we then ordered 2 lunch entreès. I ordered the chicken chow mein and my friend ordered the Mongolian beef. With each of our lunch specials we were given house special soup, a choice of fried chicken or egg roll and rice. It felt like we were dining in a classy Chinese restaurant as nice soothing music played in the background and the waiting staff was so attentive and kind. All the dishes were absolutely delicious and the hot tea was super yum. This place is definitely a great place for lunch! The chicken chow mein was exquisite. It tasted so authentic like my grandmother's cooking. The Mongolian beef was also very flavorful. read more

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So so so upset this place WAS our favorite. They've changed the recipe for their orange chicken, and chowmein. It is so bad you can't even eat it. We've been customers for 20 years, and now we have to find a new place. I can't believe they would mess with perfection. read more

We have been coming to peking dragon for 35 years and always a 5 star meal. We went to the restaurant yesterday and couldn't finish the slop they are serving there today. I understand Shane sold the company to a relative but the current dishes are not the recipe that Shane used to cook. The garlic chicken and lemon chicken tasted like it was thrown together. It had no flavor and was a different recipe than Shane served us for 35 years. I suggest you pass on this place. It is no longer worthy of a classic Chinese eatery, it was second hand slop and they tried to pass it on to us. YUCK!!!! WE'LL pass read more

Old school Chinese / American restaurant. My GF and I loved everything. In fact we over ordered so we would have leftovers. So good that even though we live in San Diego it's well worth the 40 min trip. The For appetizers we had the Spareribs, Eggrolls and Dumplings. We split the Sizzling Rice soup. It's definitely worth trying once, it's different For our Main Courses we had the Peking Chicken and the Mongolian Beef both keepers. They also made a pretty good Singapore Sling Cocktail. read more

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The wife and I had been looking for a reason to try out this Chinese Restaurant in the Dana Point Lantern District for a while. Tonight by chance we were in the area and dropped in. I will disclose that my wife is originally from Beijing and is a fine cook as well - so we have high standards for Chinese food in particular. The Peking Dragon did not disappoint. The restaurant is a cute little cottage home converted to a restaurant and while the interior is a bit dated, it was clean and used table clothes on each table. The utensils are a bit old and the dish ware has been around the block (maybe a few extra times), but the staff was well trained and very attentive and the manager checked on us twice as well. We had four dishes ( always planning for a little to-go action). Each were not very attractive from a plating perspective, but were delicious and well prepared in terms (nothing overcooked or undercooked). They maybe a bit heavy on the sauces but nothing was soggy and the favor of the meat and veggies shined through. Since it was our first time, I can recommend one dish over the others, but it was certainly worth a try. The bill was very reasonable and we will return to explore more on the menu. read more

Whoa! Any time you can find a Chinese food restaurant that is serving egg foo yong and chicken chop Suey you know you've hit a gold mine! Great to go great service and the egg foo yong is unique as well as the chicken chop Suey definitely old-school protect this little gem as it is important !!! This restaurant is amazing!! Please support this local family business!!! read more

Super rude staff. Twice in two weeks and both times food was great but very rude both times to me and others near by. Very uncomfortable. Way too $$$$ and closes at 8pm so that was a shock, Use to be great many years ago but I wouldn't go back. I hate paying so much money to be treated so poorly but the staff. Too many awesome places to eat close by. Next time I'll go elsewhere. read more

I wrote that original review 11 years ago, and I can say-with confidence- that Peking Dragon is STILL at the top of the Chinese restaurant hill in The OC. Their Mandarin prawns are still to die for. As is their hot and sour soup, fried rice, and every single dish they offer. Peking Dragon (we have called it, "DP Chinese" for decades) is still the best Chinese in SoCal. Change my mind :) read more

I've never written a Yelp review, but our Christmas Eve was ruined by a take-out disaster. Order for 5pm was finally ready at 7pm. Many people waiting for 1.5-2 hours. Husband missed most of the family gathering because when he finally arrived home at 7:30pm, we ate so fast because the little kids were tired, and even then, one had to leave the gift exchange to go to bed. We thought we were making it a simple Christmas Eve meal. Our friends have carried out for years every Christmas Eve so we felt safe in the decision. The food was poor quality, 2 items were missing and one we received was not ordered. Such a huge disappointment. Will never do again. read more

Our family has been coming here for years and the food was outstanding in very friendly neighborhood atmosphere. Recently as usual ordered take out and the old staff including wife of owner and other family members were nowhere to be found. The young guy at take out seemed friendly but when I paid and started to leave he looked at tip total and grumbled loudly in Chinese! The old crew led by Chef Shan would never had treated a customer this way. Come to find out the place was recently sold! Another former great DP restaurant with a family operation seems like a post covid casualty! Beware! read more

Peking Dragon is one of those Americanized Chinese restaurants in which no self-respecting Chinese person would be caught dead. There aren't even chopsticks on the table, acknowledging that most of their customers wouldn't even use them. For the clientele in Dana Point, Peking Dragon serves bland or overly sweet deep-fried food that their patrons like. I get stuck going here a couple of times a year, but I'm not the one paying, so I can't really complain. Their lunch specials are pricier than the ones in West Los Angeles, ranging in costs from $11.95 to $13.25. Lunch specials come with a soup and your choice of fried chicken or an egg roll. For a place that says it has food for a "healthy lifestyle," the deep-fried appetizers may not quite be in line with that philosophy. If you're a strict vegetarian, you might be best off passing on the appetizers since the egg roll looks like it contains traces of some sort of meat (probably pork). On our recent visit, the Egg Flower soup had been replaced by a Hot and Sour soup. It was easily one of the worst Hot and Sour soups I've ever tasted, like someone had dumped vinegar into the Egg Flower soup. My picky daughter sticks with the chicken chow mein and then somehow manages to avoid eating any of the vegetable or chicken (it's a talent). My pesco-vegetarian husband will usually order one of the shrimp entrees, while I get the chicken with assorted vegetables. The chicken dish is very bland, but it's probably the healthiest dish on the lunch menu, other than the assorted vegetables. I wish they offered more vegetarian dishes on the lunch menu, like a sautéed string beans or eggplant in garlic sauce or tofu, but no such luck. The owners seem very nice, so I feel kind of guilty only giving the place two stars. I'm sure they've compromised their food in an attempt to make their customers happy. If you're looking for an authentic Chinese restaurant, keep looking. However, if American Chinese restaurants are to your liking, Peking Dragon may be your cup of tea. read more

Food is good and people are nice. Old school Chinese restaurant . I like it . It clearly has a large group of local regulars.

Don't waste your money on this place. We ordered about 8 different dishes for our family and mostly everything was soggy and flavorless. Save your $ and go elsewhere read more

My mom and I really enjoyed our dinner at the Peking Dragon! There was no wait and we were seated at a nice booth. The food was delicious. We had the egg rolls, beef lo mein, and orange peel chicken. It was more then enough for 2 people and we had to go boxes. It was a great experience and we will be back. read more

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When we crave Chinese food, we come here. Staff are always welcoming and friendly and the food is always good. We love getting their sole fish with vegetables, honey walnut shrimp, Mongolian beef, and house-special fried rice. read more

Been coming here for years, Never have been disappointed! Delicious! Quick & efficient! & enough for leftovers! read more

My all time favorite! Been coming here for many many years and I have never been dissatisfied. Their food is delicious and one of my favorite is the Kung pao chicken but everything I've had here throughout the years is delicious. Highly recommend! read more

Soooo yummy! Their fried rice is the best. The ambience is also a favorite of mine, love the 80s/90s-styled decor so much.

We tried a new place and it was just very average. The wor wonton soup and vegetable fried rice were good, but shrimp with lobster sauce and chicken with vegetables were very under seasoned. Every restaurant has their gems, and I guess we just didn't order the right things. read more

The food is very good. The ambiance is nothing special. Come to eat not linger. Inexpensive.

I understand that everyone is doing their best during covid but my experience last night was worrisome. When we were seated the dining room was pretty empty. Before we could finish our meal every table and booth were full. There was no 6' distance as recommended. There were two other dining areas that sat completely empty. When I asked mgt about it they said it was because they only had two servers. While the food was delicious, we won't be going back until changes are made. read more

The food is outstanding ! [[HIGHLIGHT]]The service is awesome & the ambience is very soft & inviting .[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The staff can not do enough to make your experience a positive one ! Kevin the manager is clearly a working manager & cares about his patrons , read more

My favorite Chinese food I have ever had! So Flavorful! I always get Chicken & Broccoli. But the Lemon Chicken is also good. Egg rolls are excellent! read more

The food was very good and authentic. Service was very lackluster and a bit strange. We had pre-ordered a whole duck and the server brought it out right when we sat down. We told him that only TWO people wanted duck and the rest of our party wanted to order off the menu. For some reason (language barrier?) this was lost on him and, ten minutes later, he brought the carved duck out with pancakes they serve it with. We then ordered - surprisingly the rest of the food came out very good and hot. Server never took our plates away, never asked if we wanted more drinks or dessert, etc. Would have given a 4 star review but the service was really a low point for me. I'm sure we will still try again though! read more

ZERO STARS IF I COULD! Servers are so rude. I ordered a plain fried rice and it was topped with vegetables and toppings. I then asked the server if he could please send it back to kitchen to bring me a new one and he told me "No" and begins picking out the vegetables with HIS HANDS. With no gloves. Did he not experience Covid-19 pandemic and think that's okay? read more

Peking Dragon Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Dana Point, California

The food was super saucy and not as good as other restaurants around the area. It's also really pricey. I was not impressed at all. Probably won't ever go again read more

Our local Chinese restaurant sadly closed down, so after reading all the recent 5 star reviews of Peking Dragon, we had high hopes and were willing to make the longer drive. And, given the crazy amount we paid at pickup, even higher hopes! The food was disappointing. We honestly couldn't tell the difference between the sweet and sour pork and lemon chicken from the taste!! Both over-breaded and in incredibly cloying sugar sauce. No hint of lemon. Could literally only tell them apart because there was pineapple in one of them! Nothing special to say about the pork fried rice. Watch out for the chicken chow mein if you are allergic to shrimp. The vegetable spring rolls and eggplant dish were good, but not enough to leave us feeling satisfied with the meal and the amount we paid for it. read more

Under new ownership and the food is currently outstanding. Open 7 days a week! [[HIGHLIGHT]]They have slightly given the interior a new look.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]A nice setting at night with a new atmosphere, unlike any other in Dana Point.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

after waiting 45 minutes after my original pick up time... I finally got my food. I had them double check to confirm my order was correct. They overbooked for the holidays and I wasn't the only one waiting 45 mins +. I get home, and I don't have my eggrolls. I tried calling but no answer for two hours. After finally picking up... the owner accuses me of lying about receiving the eggrolls, complete unprofessional behavior. I do not know how this joint is still open. I was not fond of being accused as a liar. Shame on Shane. Never eating there again. . read more

They changed the egg rolls to cheaper quality. Looks like egg rolls you get from panda express or the Costco frozen aisle. I know it is new owners probably looking to save money, when people like Peking dragon because of their quality. So sad, that is one of the reasons I went to the restaurant. I hope they change them back soon. read more

Great food all around. Nice ambiance, full bar, which is rare at most Chinese restaurants. Wonderful experience.

Our family has been going for at least 15 years and the food is always hot and fresh. When my brother visits from out of state, he always want to go. The best Chinese food in south OC. read more

NOT CHINESE APPROVED! Beef chow mein $11.95 they use some kind of yellow noodle so is more chewy than soft type that absorb the sauce. My biggest problem is it is way too SWEET. Why would you make this dish so sweet instead savory flavor? it's worse than the chow meni I could get at Fast Chinese food restaurant. Very large portion, lot of carbs and the ingredients was just ok. Beef w broccoli $13.75 same beef meat as chow mein, some kind whatever piece that's not high quality.Flavor was NOT so wrong but not authentic either. The cooking skill is def not there to minimize cooking time. I can def make something like that at home myself. I came w a friend who doesn't eat too exotic so two of my orders were very basic dishes for a Chinese restaurant because I do not want surprise but both FAILED! I heard hostess and waiters mostly speak mandarin so I was hoping this place is at least decent even it is in Dana Point. Price tag is kind high for what it is despite it does has very nice ambiance and excellent service. Sorry Peking Dragon, you may win the love of people in South OC but not me. BTW, there fortune cookies are not individual plastic wrapped, it tasted old and powdery. Peking Dragon is so not dragonlicious! read more

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We have loved Peking Dragon for years! Since the 1980's. But, the last 2 visits were awful... sadly I believe it is under new ownership and the recipes are not the same. Everything tastes the same. We all ordered different things and they all were bland and of the same flavor. Every dish was the same unpleasant flavor even though we ordered Mongolian beef, shrimp with vegetables, and cashew chicken. It was very disappointing. There was no service. I sat for the majority of my visit with an empty glass of water. It was all I was drinking with my meal. We had to get up multiple times to get any service and even had to take silverware from off the tables next to us as our food was getting cold and no one offered us any silverware to eat with. [[HIGHLIGHT]]There were only 3 other tables one was a party of 8. Then our table party of 4 and a single party. We all were looking at each other because there was no one in sight for long periods of the meal.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I will never go back. We all agreed that it was not very good on our last visit but even worse this time. We will miss the old Peking Dragon in its glory years but we can no longer recommend this restaurant to anyone. Guess we need to find a new favorite Chinese food restaurant in town! Sad... read more