Sushi offerings are brand new as of Fall 2017 and NOT It included in this review. This is our go to takeout Chinese. Sauces are made from scratch and knife work a nice done on fresh vegetables. Szechuan Chicken with Peanuts sauce is light, fresh and full of flavor. That dish is how I measure my Chinese kitchen quality. That or duck tongues...its always a judgment call. read more

Top notch Chinese restaurent . Highly recommend to try it out . Very good experience with staff , professional and pleasant .

I never went to the Golden Star, but I've been going to Rice Valley at least once a month for the past three years. Overall, the bartenders (especially Eddie) do their best to remember your name, and the staff all seem enthusiastic about the food. I don't sit in the dining room all that often, but when I did (once) the server was attentive. I've personally spoken with the manager, and he was very enthusiastic about the ingredients the restaurant uses and seemed to have a general passion for food. I guess I can understand some of the reviewers comments about the food. The food itself sometimes seems a little under-seasoned, but you cannot deny the use of fresh ingredients. The vegetables are always crunchy and fresh, and I can't seem to find any chinese food restaurants in the area that compare. Whenever I'm ordering, the prices don't seem all that steep, but when I get my bill, I always seem to look it over about three times. I find that some of the chef's specials are similar in size to other entrees, but they cost a bit more - perhaps the preparation involved? All in all, this is still my go-to chinese restaurant when I'm in the Newton/Watertown area. read more

Pretty standard chinese food (good dumplings, crab rangoons). Very delicious Mai Tais that were under $8 a pop. What a good deal! Wine is also very reasonably priced. The server was very nice and came over frequently. The place is pretty big with a long bar that's separated from the dining room. This is a good setup because families can dine without hearing the noise from the bar. read more

Their dinner menu can be a little bit pricey, but Rice Valley is the best Chinese restaurant in the immediate area. Usually I go the luncheon special route which offers a great portion size for around $10 and includes rice, soup & side. My favorite is their General Gau which is 10x better if you eat it in the restaurant rather than ordering takeout. The takeout containers unfortunately make the chicken soggy. read more

Rice Valley - General Gau chicken luncheon special w/ steamed rice & spring roll. (Soup also included, but not pictured) - Chinese Near Me - Newton, Massachusetts

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Ordered pupu platter for two and some beef fried rice Saturday night. All the appetizers tasted like they were leftover from the day or days before. The egg roll was more roll than filling, almost empty inside and a little burnt on the outside. The spare ribs tasted like they'd gone bad. Nothing was hot. The rice was ok. read more

This place used to have consistently delicious quality food. This is the second time we have ordered takeout and the quality has gone downhill. The crab Rangoons are not filled. They are the worst. Tastes frozen. The veggie fried rice was over cooked and the General GAO chicken was very greasy and tasteless. Either the owners have changed hands or the quality just isn't there. They charge way too much for their food as well. Will never order from here again. Much better places to choose from. read more

Rice Valley opened in mid-May and still had it's "Grand Opening" banner in front when I stopped by. The restaurant itself is quite nice and features a bar (with TV) which also looks nice. The service was prompt and friendly, and in no time I was munching on some spring rolls and scallion pancakes. Both were pretty good, but nothing exceptional. For dinner I ordered the Szechuan-Style Chicken with Peanuts and my companion got the Moo-shi Vegetables. We both agreed the food was good, but not great. In a word: standard. I felt that the flavors just needed something more to them. Because the service was great, the location close and the atmosphere nice, I will likely return. However, I will continue my search for excellent Chinese in the Newton area. read more

I'm a fan. I've not experienced any of the customer service issues below. They probably have a good point on the beer and drinks though. I've eaten in the dinning room several times and always had good service, no hair, and OK drinks. Food has been consistently good both dinning in and take out. I think it's better than some of the other options in the area. read more

Rice Valley is local to me and a very nice option for Chinese Food. They offer some non MSG and "healthy" fare in addition to the regular stuff more fun to gorge on. The House Fried rice is particularly delicious, the fried chicken is on par with any in this area as well. The steamed dumpiings, part of my regular Chinese food order among all else I mention here, regardless of where I order from haha, are good, not great. I see a LOT of variability in this item across my area. The egg rolls are kind of strange, the only item I would say is below par to my taste buds. My wife dug the chicken fingers too (her standard order) and is also a huge fan of their scorpion bowls and mai tais as she is expert in this arena. They usually can get your order together for pickup in 15-20 minutes or so, so that is a big plus too. Hooray for Rice Valley and thank you for living near me. read more

Rice Valley is definitely my favorite Chinese restaurant in the area. Never had a bad meal here, take out or eat in. The cocktails are good as well and the dining room and bar both are a nice place to sit, talk, and enjoy your meal. It is on the pricey side, but you pay for what you get. read more

Just ordered Crispy Sesame Beef and first of all what I got was pork, not even crispy and pretty much a portion of Pork Sweet and Sour sprinkled with a few sesame seeds. If I would have ordered Pork sweet and sour, it would have tasted ok, but since I ordered beef and paid for beef, I am just pure angry! Be aware of what you get! The breading around the meat is so thick, that it is hard to tell, but I cut it away and then the distinct pork taste came through and not only on one piece! I might call the city to inform them about it, but I'm not sure if that might help! I will also post this on other pages. read more

Food is good. Cocktails are good. The food is better when you eat in than take out (which is pretty much the case for any restaurant). I haven't tried the sushi yet, but I question the wisdom of naming Maki rolls after movies about the Holocaust. One is called "Shindler's List" (should be spelled Schindler's) and the other is called "Life Is Beautiful." I found this offensive. If they change the names of these maki rolls, I might return. read more

I was so excited to see that Rice Valley was now offering sushi and decided to stop by and check out the new menu! "Oh, how cute,"I thought, "they decided to name the Maki rolls after famous movies! I like that idea! Let's see... I'll have one Wizard of Oz Roll, a Green Mile, one miso soup and, you know what, I am really hungry go ahead and toss in a Schindler's List roll as well.... wait what?!?!" A Schindler's List Roll, everybody! You can't make that up. Rice Valley wasn't satisfied with having just one holocaust themed sushi roll, however, they decided that there REALLY needed to be two.. after all, we are in Newton, right!?? With that in mind, the Life is Beautiful Roll was born. Nothing gets me in the mood for a nice evening out more than thinking about a family condemned to a Nazi concentration camp where the father is ultimately exterminated.. spoiler alert! Thanks Rice Valley for finally bringing the horrors of the holocaust to my dinner table. Perhaps a "Clueless" roll would make a nice addition to the menu. read more

This was the best Chinese food I've had in a very long time. Reasonably priced, great atmosphere, and superb service. I got the scallion pancakes, Shu Mai, and chicken lo mein. They were all fantastic! The scallion pancakes were thick and flaky... The Shu Mai were divine, juicy and perfectly fried. The lo mien was a little spicier than I expected, but all in all, I had a fantastic meal. Will definitely be back! read more

Rice Valley has never disappointed me and I think it's time I finally wrote a review on it! Atmosphere: Nice and spacious. Beautiful displays in the center of the dining room and the bar is clean and modern looking Pickup is extremely fast and delivery was always less than 45 min for me. I would always recommend eating dine-in or pick up because the crispier cooked food will understandably get a bit soggier. But if it's fresh out of the kitchen, it is absolutely delicious Recommendations - their portions are huge so I would recommend family style when eating here: ALL of the appetizers are recommended, but the ones that I would especially order are -Scallion pancake + ginger sauce: absolutely delicious, nice and crispy and the ginger sauce is to die for! -Pan fried ravioli: crispy on the outside and the pork meat on the inside is juicy and yummy -Boneless Spareribs: tender on the inside and crunchy on the outside -Chicken wings: hands down the best I've ever had Main courses: -General Gau's chicken: I don't know how they were able to do it, but somehow they got the perfect balance - crispy with just the right amount of sauce -Crispy Angel Hair with seafood: nice and crunch noodles with a pretty good seafood selection -Peking Duck: the meat was well cooked and the manager himself prepares the dish in front of us. -Beef Lomein or Beef Udon: great for sharing Service: Waiters/waitress's English weren't the best, but they always made sure that we were well taken care of. Anytime we had a problem with the bill, it would be swiftly taken care of - Despite the mixed reviews about the staff, I haven't had a bad experience with them at all. I also personally think their food is worth every penny. Do not be deterred by the bad reviews! read more

Great service. No crowds. Consistently great food. I try to order something different every time I dine there. Portions are always large enough to have a second meal at home the next day. No noise to shout over. Dinner conversation is easy. Tea is served in a mug rather than a tiny cup. No refills necessary: read more

This place has delicious Chinese food. The higher prices are totally worth it and I am ecstatic they recently added sushi to the menu. Very fresh and tasty as well as reasonably priced. The place is nice and clean inside and takeout is very easy. I definitely recommend you give it a try! read more

Flavorless and undercooked, we will not return. Egg foo young was slimy, scallion pancakes were doughy, atmosphere was depressing.

Lovely and attentive staff! Very good and fresh food! Best Mai Tais around. Only complaint is the regular Bar Patrons who have the most foul language ever! Not usually offended by this, but it is consistent and over the top. Management, please address this, Many of your local walk in customers are put off. You have such an awesome restaurant that we all enjoy! We don't always sit in the bar area, but sometimes wait for our takeout orders there. read more

The 4 of us had good expectations and were disappointed . The server had difficulty understanding our questions about items on their menu. She seemed to be in a hurry to take our orders and leave our table. And there was only one other table occupied in the entire restaurant . The food was not all that good, we didn't eat the majority of it and brought it home to probably throw out. Probably will not return there again and will not recommend to friends and family. read more

Food has no taste, service is non existing. My first and last time here. Waitress was not friendly and kind rude to be honest. Definitely do not recommend read more

The only place I'll go for Chinese food now... they set the bar just too high with their crab rangoons! Worth every dollar

Went last Saturday to get take out. Food was great as always but they forgot my duck sauce. Need to support local restaurants so do what you normally do just at home. Food here is always good. read more

This review is from dinner on 06/15/2013 My wife and I decided after a long day of shopping to sit and have a nice quiet Chinese dinner. We ordered the PU-PU Platter comes with Egg rolls, boneless spareribs, beef teriyaki, chicken fingers, chicken wings, fried jumbo shrimp, we also ordered a side order of pork fried rice. Because my wife does not eat shrimp, she asked to substitute with additional egg rolls. The service was so slow and we were the only ones in the restaurant except for two people at the bar. It took over 40 minutes for the food to hit the table. The wings were cold and greasy, there was enough fat on the spare ribs to render a duck, the teriyaki was so tough I could not chew it. For $35.00 + tax, this was not a good value. Hope we have better luck next time we want Chinese food. read more

Solid Chinese food option outside of Chinatown or Quincy and hands down best Chinese food in the area. Delivery is super quick, eat-in service is great too. Highly recommend! All the Americanized Chinese staples plus some more authentic dishes and sushi. read more

Dear Rice valley, We were two people in for dinner tonight. We ordered one appetizer and two main courses. The waitress asked us if we would like rice with that. We asked what types of rice are available and she said "white, brown, and fried rice". My son wanted fried rice, I chose white, and we both assumed we were going to get small sides of rice such as with the white rice When we received a very large main course bowl of pork fried rice, I asked the waitress about whether that was a dinner-order or a side-order. She said "pork fried rice only comes in one size, dinner size", desultorily, as if we already should have known that. If that is in fact the case, she should have told us when it was obvious earlier on that we were just wondering sides, not as a main course. She should have told us that the white rice comes as a two dollar side order and that the pork fried rice comes as a nine dollar main dish. She did not volunteer in any way an apology or an explanation for not having told us. I think that this is wrong and disingenuous. I made mild complaint when she was there about this matter but nothing happened on the bill. My son did not want me to protest during the course of the meal so as not to ruin the meal, but I think that this is a bad policy that you have. He did not enjoy his sweet and sour pork. read more

Most disgusting restaurant I've ever eaten at. My parents and I were in the middle of dinner and we found 2 long pieces of hair. When we complained about it, nothing was done. They said they couldn't do anything about it. The workers there are so rude and I don't recommend this place read more

Rice Valley came onto the Newton scene as one of the few places that would deliver and it also offered a fresher, healthier take on Chinese food. It was never outstanding, but it was good enough years ago. Putting aside the fact that the menu has not changed in all those many years, the delivery option has also become unattractive. There is now a 25 minimum for delivery, that on top of the fact that any time you order the estimated delivery time is "45 minutes" which has no relation to fact. And the food is only so-so. Grub Hub, here I come. read more

I'm glad I gave Rice Valley a second chance. I came here with some friends and everything was delicious. Even the sauteed chicken with vegetables which can be either too bland or drenched in some sticky soy sauce concoction. My two other favorites were the scallion pancakes and crispy aromatic shrimp. Delish! The restaurant's interior is nice and the waiter was attentive with refilling the water. The prices are a little more expensive than some neighboring places but I find the food to be fresher. Anyway, I'll definitely order from here again! Yum! read more

This place is my go to fav place to get Chi food. It's actually much healthier, lighter, and fresher than most places you'll find. I like that it's in my neighborhood. The staff is friendly too, and the vibe is nice for eat in or takeout:) read more

Great food and nice people. They have the typical American-Chinese foods but also some authentic Chinese dishes too. I like the shrimp dishes and the house rice. read more

I think the food is amazing and it made my taste bud tingle. Good food good taste. Expensive but worth it. Then crab ragoon 100% I recommend this to anyone who wants to eat here. But I would carry at least $50 if you're eating for 2. read more

Every year we go there for an end of the year gathering with our friends. This year was no different. At the end of the night, we decided to split the bill, $35/person. Everyone had cash but me and my wife. I told the waitress, please put $70 on the card and the rest in cash. That would take care of the bill and tip, which was 20% tip. I got my receipt and signed it. A few minutes later, fraud protection from my bank called and said i had TWO charges from Rice Valley. I asked the waitress and she said that she made a two charges by mistake. But the funny thing is that the "mistake" that was voided was never presented to me until I brought it up. I asked for the voided receipt and she started yelling to the bar and brought it to me, AFTER I asked. The voided receipt was the exact amount of the bill minus my $70. So she was going to pocket the $140 and charge me twice. How would I be able to prove that we gave cash the next day? So we really liked the place, but they blatantly tried to steal my money. So if you go, PAY CASH! I have the receipts and can post them if needed. read more

Oh dear, this is perhaps some of the worst Chinese food I've ever had and that includes a hole-in-the-wall Midwest town with a population of 1000. I ordered the chow fun for $8.50. The beef was completely overcooked and leathery. The vegetables were soggy and brown-yellow. The rice noodles were still stuck together so they were cooked on the outside but the noodles packed on the inside were still raw. The portion size is also small but if it were bigger, I couldn't have stomached it anyway. I can't come back here after this dish. read more

I've been going to Rice Valley for about 8 or 9 years. It's a nice restaurant, with good service, very good food, and great Mai Tai's! Our favorite menu items are the lettuce wraps, boneless pork strips, chicken wings, and veggie fried rice. We've had the salt and pepper prawns, which are good, but not like the delicious ones we use to get in Malaysia. General Gao's is good, as are all the typical dishes. I do prefer to dine in as I always enjoy the food more when it's on a plate and not out of a container... it's just not the same. We go to Rice Valley about 1 time evey six week or so. read more

This restaurant seems to have declined again, but maybe I caught them on a bad night. The tofu --- overcooked and too crispy to eat. The fish--overcooked and soggy. We are taking a break from Rice Valley. read more

My wife and I discovered this place a few months back and have returned almost weekly. My wife's favorite is the spicy wontons in peanut sauce, although not quite spicy enough for my palate I do enjoy them. We often order moo shi beef which can be assembled table side. The restaurant is clean and the service attentive. We will most definitely return. read more

Actually, I tried this restaurant because the Yelp reviews were so good. I love Chinese food and am from the Bay Area, where I am used to eating authentic Asian cuisine. I was a little skeptical at first of this place because it's right on a major road and looks a little dark from the outside, but I was wrong. The food was great. The prices are typical for Chinese food and our waiter was good. They look like they do a large take out business too. Definitely going back. read more

Ordered takeout. Mediocre Americanizes Chinese food that is grossly overpriced. Hot and sour soup in a short deli container costs 4.5 , and it's very blah. I say if they drop price by 40% I'd order when in mood for cheap Chinese read more